Best PC Strategy Games
Terrariaon 3 of 34 rankings2
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaoson 2 of 34 rankings3
StarCrafton 2 of 34 rankings4
StarCraft II: Wings of Libertyon 2 of 34 rankings5
Fable IIIon 2 of 34 rankings6
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earthon 2 of 34 rankings7
Sid Meier's Civilization Von 2 of 34 rankings8
XCOM 2on 1 of 34 rankings9
Apex Legendson 1 of 34 rankings10
League of Legendson 1 of 34 rankings11
Baldur's Gate IIIon 1 of 34 rankings12
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteouson 1 of 34 rankings13
Slime Rancheron 1 of 34 rankings14
Conan Exileson 1 of 34 rankings15
Stardew Valleyon 1 of 34 rankings16
Astlibra Revisionon 1 of 34 rankings17
Honkai: Star Railon 1 of 34 rankings18
X-COM: UFO Defenseon 1 of 34 rankings19
Helldivers 2on 1 of 34 rankings20
RollerCoaster Tycoonon 1 of 34 rankings21
Dota 2on 1 of 34 rankings22
Kenshion 1 of 34 rankings23
Medieval II: Total Waron 1 of 34 rankings24
Sid Meier's Civilization IIon 1 of 34 rankings25
Company of Heroeson 1 of 34 rankings26
Rainbow Six Siegeon 1 of 34 rankings27
Homeworldon 1 of 34 rankings28
Total War: Three Kingdomson 1 of 34 rankings29
The Long Darkon 1 of 34 rankings30
Marvel's Midnight Sunson 1 of 34 rankings31
Europa Universalis Von 1 of 34 rankings32
FTL: Faster Than Lighton 1 of 34 rankings33
Gremlins, Inc.on 1 of 34 rankings34
Frostpunk 2on 1 of 34 rankings35
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Voidon 1 of 34 rankings36
Victoria 3on 1 of 34 rankings37
XCOM: Enemy Unknownon 1 of 34 rankings38
Command & Conquer: Red Alerton 1 of 34 rankings39
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cellon 1 of 34 rankings40
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Completeon 1 of 34 rankings41
Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year Editionon 1 of 34 rankings42
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of Waron 1 of 34 rankings43
lines 98on 1 of 34 rankings44
Cossacks: European Warson 1 of 34 rankings45
Europa Universalis IIIon 1 of 34 rankings46
Sunderfolkon 1 of 34 rankings47
Ghost Masteron 1 of 34 rankings48
Dwarf Fortresson 2 of 34 rankings49
Monster Trainon 1 of 34 rankings50
Sid Meier's Civilization VIon 1 of 34 rankings51
Mount & Blade: Warbandon 1 of 34 rankings52
SimCity 2000on 1 of 34 rankings53
The Banner Sagaon 1 of 34 rankings54
Mewgenicson 1 of 34 rankingsHow this ranking is made
According to Made the Cut's census of 34 independent rankings, recounted 20 October 2026, the best PC Strategy game is Terraria, followed by Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and StarCraft.
How this is counted
This chart counts 34 ranking sources, one voice each: the published ranking of games from that source with the most titles whose genre is Strategy and on PC, 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 20 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 34 published rankings of games this counts, in the order they were published.