Best Strategy Games of the 2010s
Terrariaon 3 of 22 rankings2
StarCraft II: Wings of Libertyon 2 of 22 rankings3
Fable IIIon 2 of 22 rankings4
Sid Meier's Civilization Von 2 of 22 rankings5
XCOM 2on 1 of 22 rankings6
Apex Legendson 1 of 22 rankings7
Slime Rancheron 1 of 22 rankings8
Conan Exileson 1 of 22 rankings9
Stardew Valleyon 1 of 22 rankings10
Mount & Blade: Warbandon 1 of 22 rankings11
The Wonderful 101on 1 of 22 rankings12
Fire Emblem: Three Houseson 1 of 22 rankings13
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battleon 1 of 22 rankings14
Dota 2on 1 of 22 rankings15
Kenshion 1 of 22 rankings16
FTL: Faster Than Lighton 1 of 22 rankings17
Rainbow Six Siegeon 1 of 22 rankings18
Total War: Three Kingdomson 1 of 22 rankings19
The Long Darkon 1 of 22 rankings20
Gremlins, Inc.on 1 of 22 rankings21
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Voidon 1 of 22 rankings22
XCOM: Enemy Unknownon 1 of 22 rankings23
Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year Editionon 1 of 22 rankings24
Clash Royaleon 1 of 22 rankings25
Sid Meier's Civilization VIon 1 of 22 rankings26
The Banner Sagaon 1 of 22 rankingsHow this ranking is made
According to Made the Cut's census of 22 independent rankings, recounted 16 October 2026, the best Strategy game of the 2010s is Terraria, followed by StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and Fable III.
How this is counted
This chart counts 22 ranking sources, one voice each: the published ranking of games from that source with the most titles whose genre is Strategy and released in the 2010s, cut down to those titles, in the order that source listed them. A title's place is its average position across all sources counted: a title someone left off their ranking counts as tied with their last place (here, that source ranked titles of this kind and left this one out). A small pull toward the middle keeps one enthusiastic list from crowning a #1. Every title in the computed chart has a numbered position, with its source count shown beside it. It is recounted whenever a ranking is published, changed or removed, last on 16 October 2026. Member rankings and attributed external lists use the same calculation. Multiple lists from one member or external author count once; linked slices add no extra vote. Frozen links, private or unlisted lists and unmatched titles are never counted. The full method.
12 of the 22 published rankings of games this counts, in the order they were published.