PC Strategy Games

Armies of Exigo

Armies of Exigo

Platform: PC
November 30, 2004
Worlds collide in Armies of Exigo, a fantasy RTS where the boundaries of the battlefield are broken and war is waged both above and below the ground. This game takes strategy to new depths as elves, beasts, knights, and creatures of the darkness are locked in an epic battle for survival. In the world of Exigo, where peace and prosperity have reigned for years, the empires of man and beast faces their greatest threat yet. A sinister force known as The Fallen has awaken to strike where the inhabitants of this world least expect - from underground. Users will take control of massive armies, wage wars in the forests and river valleys of the surface, then descend into the caverns and catacombs of the underworld to face off against the dark evil. [Electronic Arts]
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.0
Army Men: RTS

Army Men: RTS

Platform: PC
March 24, 2002
A deep and strategic war game without the intimidation factor of other Real-Time Strategies. Army Men: RTS features an intuitive interface and easy-to-learn controls. This is not another plastic soldier game; the game forces players to think about how to strategically build and manage troops, vehicles and buildings while involved in a full out war! [3DO]
Metascore:
67
User Score:
8.4
Artifact

Artifact

Platform: PC
November 28, 2018
A collaboration between legendary game designer Richard Garfield and Valve, Artifact promises the deepest gameplay and the highest-fidelity experience ever seen in a trading card game.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
2.2
As Far As The Eye

As Far As The Eye

Platform: PC
September 10, 2020
You play as the Pupils, a civilization that must reach the center of the world. You'll have to manage their resources, their buildings. Help them grow wiser through agriculture, crafting, scientific and mystical research before the world is submerged. Be careful though, you have to manage your tribe perfectly and make sure they're not starving or taken by surprise by the waters.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.3
Ash of Gods: Redemption

Ash of Gods: Redemption

Platform: PC
March 23, 2018
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.9
Ash of Gods: The Way

Ash of Gods: The Way

Platform: PC
April 27, 2023
Plan and execute the perfect strategy to emerge victorious from each hand crafted battle in this turn-based tactical battle game. Every fight has different rules and objectives. Prepare your force with the right characters, spells and items to conquer every foe!
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.8
Ashes of the Singularity

Ashes of the Singularity

Platform: PC
October 22, 2015
Humanity long ago shed its mortal skin and developed into beings of pure consciousness. But the Singularity is a thing of the past and the very future of human existence is being threatened. Though the post-humans wield godlike power, they find themselves at war for domination of not just the Milky Way but all galaxies with Haalee, the sentient AI, who is bent on saving the universe from post-human predation.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
6.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

Platform: PC
November 10, 2016
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.6
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

Platform: PC
September 21, 2023
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and an unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
tbd
Astronaut: The Best

Astronaut: The Best

Platform: PC
August 15, 2023
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're incompetent screwups. Your duty is to turn them into national heroes, or the government will have you killed.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
Asylum

Asylum

Platform: PC
March 13, 2025
Use waves of monsters to overcome the tower defence and escape the asylum.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Athena Crisis

Athena Crisis

Platform: PC
September 23, 2024
Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that places you in command of 40+ units in your journey across the multiverse. Embark on a challenging single-player quest or dive into the thrill of ranked or casual multiplayer modes to become the best Athena Crisis player!
Metascore:
83
User Score:
tbd
Atlas Reactor

Atlas Reactor

Platform: PC
October 4, 2016
Face off in fast-paced, turn-based PvP with Atlas Reactor – a competitive game that fuses simultaneous turns with team tactics. Read minds, master customizable Freelancers, and outwit your enemies in a world where a 20-second turn can change the tide of battle.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.5
ATOM RPG Trudograd

ATOM RPG Trudograd

Platform: PC
September 13, 2021
Atom RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of Atom RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.1
Atom Zombie Smasher

Atom Zombie Smasher

Platform: PC
January 23, 2011
Players must save survivors from the 1961 zombie apocalypse by assembling an army of mercenaries and firing nuclear missiles from orbit to destroy the oncoming horde.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.2
Attack of the Earthlings

Attack of the Earthlings

Platform: PC
February 8, 2018
Take on Galactoil, a comically dysfunctional intergalactic energy corporation, and its larger-than-life employees in a tactical-stealth game that fuses satisfying strategic gameplay and dark comedy in a quirky single-player story.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
6.2
Augmented Empire

Augmented Empire

Platform: PC
April 16, 2025
Blending stunning visuals and turn-based action, Augmented Empire brings a cyberpunk tale of disparity and hope to VR. From the armchair of your secluded hideout, control a team of six misfits in a world rendered as ‘augmented reality.’ In 2058, the city of New Savannah is divided into three tiers via the Citizen Grade System. While the citizens deemed of high societal value live in luxury at the summit, outliers and criminals languish in squalor at the island’s depths. From the creators of Esper 2 and A Night Sky, Augmented Empire combines tactical action and a vibrant cast of characters – including the voice talents of Kate Mulgrew, Nick Frost and Garrick Hagon – into an unforgettable VR-RPG experience. [Oculus.com]
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory

Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory

Platform: PC
July 10, 2002
When he saw the magnificent sunrise burning through the mist on the morning of the Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon thought he could see his destiny. The combined Russian and Austrian armies were following the French emperor's script to the letter. The Allies believed they were superior in the numbers and that Napoleon, who had fallen back from the best defensive position in the area, the Pratzen Heights, was afraid of a confrontation. The Allied high command was wrong. The latest game in The Greatest Battles Series. Originally based on the Sid Meiers' "Gettysburg" engine, this game will be the basis for an entire new series of grand battles. [Shrapnel Games]
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.4
Automachef

Automachef

Platform: PC
July 23, 2019
Welcome to Automachef, a resource management puzzler where you design kitchens, program machinery and watch your genius come to life. It’s time to engineer tomorrow’s kitchen, today.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
5.3
Autonauts

Autonauts

Platform: PC
October 17, 2019
You are responsible for colonising uninhabited planets. Start from nothing and harness natural resources to build a robot empire that can be taught anything. Automation is the name of the game - progress through the technological ages, automate life itself and achieve absolute autonomy.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.8
Aven Colony

Aven Colony

Platform: PC
July 25, 2017
Aven Colony puts you in charge of humanity's first extrasolar settlement on Aven Prime, an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and jungles light years from earth. Build the infrastructure, look after the well-being of your citizens, manage your resources, and guide your colony to prosperity -- all while dealing with the harsh and often dangerous realities of an alien world. Features: * Build: Take charge of humanity's first extrasolar settlement on a new alien world. Build and expand your small colonies into massive, sprawling cities. * Discover: Deploy your crack team of pioneers to take on alien lifeforms and unlock the secrets of Aven Prime, as you tackle the campaign and sandbox modes. * Survive: Prepare for harsh winters, electrical storms and much more in this cruel and often dangerous new environment.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
8.1
Awesomenauts

Awesomenauts

Platform: PC
August 1, 2012
The game features the most awesome mercenaries in the galaxy in their fight for territorial supremacy. Awesomenauts brings Russian monkeys with jetpacks, giant robots, and lots of other mighty aliens to the two-dimensional console battlefield. Combining classic platforming-action with modern online multiplayer functionality, the action-packed gameplay offers everything the 16-bit generation and modern gamers love.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.0
Axis & Allies

Axis & Allies

Platform: PC
November 2, 2004
In Axis & Allies: RTS, players relive and experience the most epic struggle in the history of mankind, World War II. Players direct the military and economic destiny of any one of the world's most powerful countries - United States, England, Germany, The Soviet Union or Japan. Axis & Allies: RTS not only captures the intensity of war but also allows players to change the outcome of the major battles and campaigns of World War II. Confronted with the strategic and tactical situations experienced by the top generals and national leaders of the period, players have to make critical decisions that determine the fate and the destiny of the world. Axis & Allies: RTS features gameplay elements such as unique organization of units; command of land, sea, and air units in real-time; dynamic fronts and supply lines; interaction with Generals and Leaders of the era; and intense online play with a powerful random scenario generator. [Atari]
Metascore:
65
User Score:
8.4
Aztez

Aztez

Platform: PC
August 1, 2017
Aztez is a highly stylized beat 'em up set in the world of the Aztec Empire. Take on the role of an elite close combat unit and undergo missions on behalf of the Empire in turn based strategy mode, and fight against warriors and mythological foes alike using 8 unique weapons in real time combat mode.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
5.3
Backpack Hero

Backpack Hero

Platform: PC
November 14, 2023
Backpack Hero is the inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your bag, and vanquish your foes! It isn't just about what you carry, but how you organize items within your bag! Their placement has huge effects on their power! You can move items to increase their power! There's more to Backpack Hero than just organizing your backpack. You explore ancient dungeons, caves, swamps, and more! Don't get lost! When you aren't putting your life in danger, you will use the resources you have gathered to upgrade your town! By organizing the perfect town, you will restore the world of Orderia and rescue the animals who live there! Your progress in the overworld unlocks new content but it won't give you any unfair advantages on a trip into the dungeons.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Bad North

Bad North

Platform: PC
November 16, 2018
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island. Everything is at stake: fail, and watch the blood of your subjects stain the ground red.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.1
Balatro

Balatro

Platform: PC
February 20, 2024
Balatro is a poker-inspired roguelike deck builder all about creating powerful synergies and winning big. Combine valid poker hands with unique Joker cards in order to create varied synergies and builds. Earn enough chips to beat devious blinds, all while uncovering hidden bonus hands and decks as you progress. You're going to need every edge you can get in order to reach the boss blind, beat the final ante and secure victory.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
tbd
Ballionaire

Ballionaire

Platform: PC
December 10, 2024
Ballionaire is a physics-driven roguelike full of kinetic chaos! Build the perfect pachinko board and trigger insane combos. Break the game with rule-bending boons. Overcome arduous tribulations as you climb the ranks of the Ballionaires.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Banished

Banished

Platform: PC
February 18, 2014
In this city-building strategy game, control a group of exiled travelers who opt to restart their lives in a new land. They bring only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.1
Banner of the Maid

Banner of the Maid

Platform: PC
May 27, 2019
Banner of the Maid is a turn-base strategy game set in the time of the French Revolution. You will lead the army to break through the difficulties and experience the different stories of that most uncommon time with wine of salon and the smoke of battlefield.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.1
BANNERMEN

BANNERMEN

Platform: PC
February 21, 2019
Take on the role of a fallen lord on his journey back to become one of the mightiest in the realm. Make your banner strike fear into your opponents and challenge the multiplayer ladder in action packed skirmishes.
Metascore:
51
User Score:
7.1
Banners of Ruin

Banners of Ruin

Platform: PC
July 30, 2021
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Base One

Base One

Platform: PC
May 11, 2021
Base One is a space base builder game where you take control of a network of space stations and its crew's tasks and wellbeing. Maintain your resources and defenses as you navigate the wide array of dangers ahead of you!
Metascore:
56
User Score:
tbd
Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front

Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front

Platform: PC
September 12, 2014
In Battle Academy 2, players will be able to take command of Soviet and German forces at the tactical level. While this sequel includes everything that made the previous game so absorbing and accessible, it also introduces new features for a deeper and richer strategy experience. With more than 130 units, a brand new skirmish mode, random map generator, 4 single players campaigns, versus and cooperative multiplayer modes and enhanced with new tactical tools, players are bound to fight some unforgettable battles in Mother Russia.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
6.0
Battle Brothers

Battle Brothers

Platform: PC
March 24, 2017
Battle Brothers is a turn based strategy RPG mix which has you leading a mercenary company in a gritty, low-power, medieval fantasy world.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.0
Battle Isle: The Andosia War

Battle Isle: The Andosia War

Platform: PC
November 29, 2000
On the border between exciting real-time maneuvers and the demands of strategic planning, a new exciting kind of game experience emerges where there is a time for cool planning, quick reactions, discovery of stunning landscapes, and time for pursuing mission goals! [Blue Byte]
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.7
Battle Realms

Battle Realms

Platform: PC
November 7, 2001
A fantasy RTS combining a unique Living Resource System with a detailed combat model. After seven years of exile, Kenji returns to his war-torn homeland. Will he rise above his bitterness and liberate the land under the Dragon Clan flag, or will he give in to his darker side and conquer it as his father's Serpent Clan did so many years ago? Regardless of Kenji's choice, his actions will force him into conflict with the sinister Lotus Clan, the noble Wolf Clan and a mysterious foe from the past. [Ubi Soft]
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.6
Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf

Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf

Platform: PC
November 5, 2002
Winter of the Wolf takes place seven years prior to the events in Battle Realms. The Wolf Clan has suffered under the lash of its Lotus slave masters for three decades, toiling endlessly in the brutal depths of the shale mines. As Grayback, new chieftain of the Wolf Clan, players must unite the scattered Wolves and win their freedom from tyranny. At their disposal are slaves wielding shale-breaking sledgehammers strong enough to shatter iron; hurling burning pitch to sear the flesh from their enemies' bones; even brawling two-fisted with massive slabs of stone. Grayback must use his knowledge of the mines to defeat superior forces, rediscover the powers of the lost Druidesses, and convince his fellow slaves to risk everything for their chance at freedom. [Ubi Soft]
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.4
Battle Suit Aces

Battle Suit Aces

Platform: PC
October 7, 2025
As the Captain of the USS Zephyr, hunt for clues to turn the tide against the Frenzied swarm in this narratively-driven card-battling RPG. Get to know more than 50 fully voiced charming characters as you uncover their rich lives and learn what makes them tick. Directly impact the game’s narrative and cultivate a personalized adventure by strengthening your relationships with various Factions and their pilots. Between the plot-driven missions you’ll form lasting friendships with your crew. Will you help a crew member resolve a familial issue, continue the hunt for alien Relic suits, or decide to work with your favorite Faction to gain their favor and aid?
Metascore:
89
User Score:
tbd
Battle Train

Battle Train

Platform: PC
June 18, 2025
In Battle Train, you'll outfit your train with powerful upgrades, lay down tracks to your enemy’s base, and annihilate them with explosive payloads, natural disasters, and yes - family-friendly taunts. It’s a fast-paced, over-the-top deck-building and rail strategy game where no track is too twisted, and no engine is too explosive. Whether you’re launching natural disasters, hurling explosive trains, or delivering devastating taunts, Battle Train promises a ride like no other!
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Battle Worlds: Kronos

Battle Worlds: Kronos

Platform: PC
November 4, 2013
Battle Worlds: Kronos is a turn-based strategy game in the tradition of Battle Isle, Advance Wars and Panzer General. Have you ever wondered what games like that would look like today? Well, the makers of this game did. Thus, the game.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.1
Battlecruiser Millennium

Battlecruiser Millennium

Platform: PC
November 18, 2001
The sequel to the critically acclaimed and industry recognized, Battlecruiser space simulation series. [3000 A.D.]
Metascore:
68
User Score:
4.6
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada

Platform: PC
April 21, 2016
Developed on Unreal Engine 4, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is an RTS in which the player takes command of one of these battlefleets composed of the most powerful spaceships from the Imperial, Chaos, Eldar and Ork forces, in a no-quarter-given struggle for the control of the Gothic sector of space.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.6
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2

Platform: PC
January 24, 2019
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.6
BattleForge

BattleForge

Platform: PC
March 23, 2009
BattleForge is a fantasy online real-time strategy game where you assemble your own army with collectible trading cards. Win, trade and buy your cards online to create your ultimate deck. Mix and match the elements of your cards to play with your friends online and conquer massive online battlegrounds. For mortals caught in a clash between insane gods and ancient giants, standing together is the only option. Using the forces of Fire, Frost, Nature and Shadow a mysterious Forge which makes legends come to life, is their single hope to create armies powerful enough to overcome these impossible odds. It is now time to set out and reclaim an epic fantasy world which has been overthrown by sinister powers in the twilight of a dying sun. [Electronic Arts]
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.1
Battleplan: American Civil War

Battleplan: American Civil War

Platform: PC
July 4, 2014
Battleplan: American Civil War is an exciting top-down real time/turn-based hybrid strategy game. Take command of either Confederate or Union troops and fight your way through ten of the American Civil War's most famous battles. Experience the excitement and satisfaction of co-ordinating plans, seeing them through, revising them dynamically and achieving victory over an opponent with several strategies to employ against you. A pure strategy experience, Battleplan: American Civil War's gameplay focuses solely on battle management - the only thing you have to worry about is where best to send your troops and how best to keep them supplied. The short, demanding battles can be ideal for brief journeys as each can take as little as ten minutes to play.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
6.0
Battlerite

Battlerite

Platform: PC
November 8, 2017
BATTLERITE is an action-packed team arena brawler. Experience the unique combination of a top-down shooter with a fast-paced fighting game. Challenge friends and others in a battle of reaction, unleashing the champion within you.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.3
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

Platform: PC
August 31, 2017
In Battlestar Galactica Deadlock™ you’ll take command of the Colonial Fleet in defense of the Twelve Colonies during the First Cylon War. Lead many different types of ships in this 3D tactical game. Every decision counts, your strategy will be vital – can you ensure mankind’s survival?
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.2
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes

Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes

Platform: PC
May 11, 2026
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is a story-rich tactical roguelite with hard choices and intense space battles. You are a Gunstar Captain leading a fleet of survivors escaping the Cylon Fleet’s devastating onslaught on humankind. Admiral Adama has called for you to rejoin humanity’s last hope: the Battlestar Galactica. Prepare, fight, and survive at all costs. So say we all.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Battlestations: Midway

Battlestations: Midway

Platform: PC
January 30, 2007
Battlestations: Midway offers a totally new approach to air, sea and underwater combat, accurately reflecting the atmosphere and situation in the Pacific during 1942. Players take direct control of battleships, aircraft carriers, submarines and planes in a 'free-control' environment, with seamless switching between any of the units under your command: engage in dogfights with enemy fighters through flak-infested skies, utilise the silent attack of your submarine to unleash torpedoes on unsuspecting enemies, or command the awesome firepower of an entire carrier group. Featuring a number of game modes, including single-player campaigns for both Japanese and American sides, 'career' missions focusing on specific units, and broadband multiplayer modes for up to 16 people, Battlestations: Midway is a game on the grandest scale, bringing the air and sea battles of the Pacific to life like never before. [SCi Games]
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.3
Battlestations: Pacific

Battlestations: Pacific

Platform: PC
May 12, 2009
Battlestations: Pacific takes the action/strategy gameplay of Battlestations: Midway to the next level with more intense, strategic combat. Players can take to the skies and seas through two massive, action-packed campaigns across 28 missions, featuring some of the most decisive naval battles in history. A historically accurate U.S. campaign puts players in command of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific fleet through the Battles of Guadalcanal and on to Iwo Jima, Okinawa and victory. For the first time, players have a chance to rewrite history, commanding a Japanese campaign as the Imperial Japanese Navy from Pearl Harbor to Asia, Australia and beyond, expanding its empire throughout the Pacific Rim. Battlestations: Pacific takes the battle online with a massively enhanced multiplayer experience, offering five new and innovative co-op and team-based modes for up to eight players. ‘Siege’ and ‘Duel’ offer an all-out action experience, allowing players to control a selection of war machines as each side battles to turn the tide of war; joining forces for ‘Competitive’, players compete side-by-side against the opposing AI forces; ‘Escort’ allows for a mix of action and strategy, with players escorting or attacking a key naval unit as it heads to its destination; and ‘Island Capture’ offers a compelling strategic experience, with players not only battling for supremacy of the seas, but also capturing and controlling the island archipelago. [Eidos Interactive]
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.0
BattleTech

BattleTech

Platform: PC
April 24, 2018
Assume command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.0
BattleTech: Flashpoint

BattleTech: Flashpoint

Platform: PC
November 27, 2018
BATTLETECH's first-ever expansion adds new gameplay, depth, and over 30 hours of new content to your mercenary experience. Introducing Flashpoints: high-stakes, branching short stories that link together mercenary missions, crew conversations, special events, critical choices, and rare bonus rewards to take BATTLETECH's endgame and Career-Mode gameplay to the next level. Flashpoints embroil you in the feuds and machinations of the various Great Houses of the Inner Sphere, and are designed to keep even the most hardened mercenary commanders on their toes. In addition to narrative twists and turns, some Flashpoint stories feature consecutive deployments in which players can’t repair or heal between missions, while others feature infiltration contracts that restrict the tonnage of deployable BattleMechs.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.2
BattleTech: Heavy Metal

BattleTech: Heavy Metal

Platform: PC
November 21, 2019
Eight new ‘Mechs have been added to the world of BATTLETECH, including seven classic designs from the original board game along with a never-before-seen ‘Mech designed exclusively for this expansion. New methods of destruction await as eight devastating weapons systems are now available to wreak havoc like never before. Heavy Metal takes ‘Mech action to the next level with a brand new Flashpoint Mini-Campaign featuring two legendary characters from the famous mercenary group, Wolf’s Dragoons, and a mysterious derelict cargo ship.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
Battlezone: Combat Commander

Battlezone: Combat Commander

Platform: PC
March 1, 2018
Battlezone: Combat Commander remasters FPS-RTS classic Battlezone II with new visuals, new achievements, Steam Workshop support and more. The solar system is at war. Take command.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
6.3
BCT Commander

BCT Commander

Platform: PC
February 23, 2002
Based on the battalion/brigade level tactical simulator, JANUS, and designed for and used by the army to train its senior commanders, this windows-based simulation retains all of the realism of its mainframe-based predecessor, while improving on the user interface by using windows-style point and click commands. [Shrapnel Games]
Metascore:
61
User Score:
tbd
Bear and Breakfast

Bear and Breakfast

Platform: PC
July 28, 2022
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.8
Beauty Factory

Beauty Factory

Platform: PC
October 31, 2007
Become the CEO of a beauty products company. Follow your intuition when selecting market offers and make appropriate economic decisions in order to develop your company into an impressive corporation. You will begin by researching several product types - perfume, lipsticks, eyeshadows, nail polish, blush or mascara. The development of ingredients and scent composition are just the beginning. Later on, you will have to take care of appropriate packaging design, positioning and promotion. The sale of your product is the final stage, which will allow you to expand market possibilites of your company. Check how it feels to be a big success in great business. [City Interactive]
Metascore:
22
User Score:
2.3
Before We Leave

Before We Leave

Platform: PC
May 13, 2021
Before We Leave is a non-violent city building game set in your own cozy corner of the universe. Rediscover and rebuild civilization. Create a multi-planet resource network. Overcome ancient challenges and fend off hungry space whales.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.4
Beholder

Beholder

Platform: PC
November 9, 2016
You’re a State-installed Landlord in a totalitarian State. You must spy on tenants, peep, eavesdrop and profile! You must report on anyone capable of plotting subversion against the State.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.9
Beholder 2

Beholder 2

Platform: PC
December 4, 2018
You are a newly employed department officer within the Ministry of a totalitarian State. While you are poised to have an illustrious career and possibly become Prime Minister someday, the way up won't be easy. So, how high up the career ladder will you climb? The choice is still yours to make!
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.9
Beholder 3

Beholder 3

Platform: PC
March 3, 2022
A totalitarian state that controls everything and everyone through oppressive laws, total surveillance, and intimidation. You are Frank Schwarz, a husband, and father who lost his cushy office job at the Ministry after someone set him up. The only way to avoid jail time was to make a deal with a high-ranking security officer. Now a government spy working undercover as a landlord, you must break into tenants' apartments, search them for contraband and eliminate anyone your boss wants out of the picture. At the same time, you'll have to spy and scheme against co-workers and superiors in the Ministry to work your way back up the ladder. Different factions are secretly vying for power over the Ministry and the country play them against each other to your advantage. Can you get your old life back, or even something better? Will you fight for change and truth or uphold the status quo? Who are you willing to sacrifice to get what you want?
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.1
Besieger

Besieger

Platform: PC
June 2, 2004
Besieger introduces a world filled with feudal rivalry in which players can wage war as either Viking or Cimmerian warriors. Build flying vehicles for combat or siege towns on horseback in an effort to conquer factions such as Ogres, Werewolves, Centaurs, and other non-human races. The armored walls of a citadel can be shattered using a battering ram and competitors can pocket enemy buildings and equipment. Players can also retreat and accumulate forces behind their own armored citadel for a counterattack. Progressive economics allow players to spend resources constructing 40 types of buildings and honing over 50 different units for battle. Workers are created without cost to the player but must be trained for fighting and other special skills. This experience and fighting efficiency carry over as levels are defeated. [DreamCatcher Interactive]
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.4
Beware Planet Earth!

Beware Planet Earth!

Platform: PC
August 30, 2012
Beware Planet Earth! is a mix of classic tower defense and time management. Save your cows from the Martian invasion by building an effective defense using towers, traps and objects, and also by firing your Zapper directly at the invading force of little green men!
Metascore:
68
User Score:
5.1
Beyond Contact

Beyond Contact

Platform: PC
April 4, 2023
In the year 2766, Quinn Hicks an elite member of Space Corps, the expeditionary arm of the UWC, is called in to respond to a growing crisis at the edge of known space. The planet of Ketern is breaking apart, a yet unknown energy source emanating from the planet's interior is threatening the civilization that calls Ketern home... Beyond Contact is a fiercely formidable survival game, inspired by the art and style of pulp science-fiction comics, the moral dilemmas of contemporary science-fiction films, and the unforgiving gameplay of survival genre classics. Taking place on the often mysterious and always deadly, procedurally-generated, alien world of Ketern, Beyond Contact features exploration and discovery, a robust system of research and crafting, intuitive base building and defense, farming and creature feeding, narrative-driven objectives to save the inhabitants of the planet, and enough flora, fauna, extreme weather, and environmental hazards to kill even the toughest players 1000 times over... and trust us if the planet gets the chance, it will.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
tbd
Big Biz Tycoon

Big Biz Tycoon

Platform: PC
May 29, 2002
It's your job to design and build an office from the ground up. You will be designing everything from the bathroom location to the board room specifications. You will hire, fire and reward your employees... Are you a NATURAL LEADER or just someone who is destined for middle management forever? [Activision Value]
Metascore:
50
User Score:
3.5
Big Oil: Build an Oil Empire

Big Oil: Build an Oil Empire

Platform: PC
July 31, 2006
Big Oil leads you into times of the oil industry pioneers. Start your career in one of the historical scenarios or face the challenge of modern times. Found your very own company and lead it to the biggest oil imperium on earth. Whether in single player or multiplayer, demonstrate your strategic ability to become the next "Anaconda" Rockefeller of the BIG OIL world. Build an oil empire. Turn crude to cash. Seventeen historical and modern scenarios from the beginning of the 20th Century until today. Challenging game modes such as historical scenarios, easy or advanced mode, single-player or multiplayer up to 6 players. Extra class graphics with the 3D-Oxygene-Engine. Over 300 different buildings and vehicles out of 3 centuries. Exact historical events such as earthquakes, wars and other catastrophes with direct influence on your company. Complex simulation of real cities like Los Angeles with job market, infrastructure and schools. [Tri Synergy]
Metascore:
31
User Score:
4.1
Big Pharma

Big Pharma

Platform: PC
August 27, 2015
What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good?
Metascore:
72
User Score:
6.4
Bio Inc. Redemption

Bio Inc. Redemption

Platform: PC
March 8, 2018
Bio Inc.: Redemption is a complex biomedical simulator in which you make life or death decisions. Create the ultimate illness to infect and torment your victim or play as the head of a medical team and hopefully find a cure to save your patient. Will you be the plague or preserve humanity? Including over 600 actual diseases, virus, symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments and other medical conditions, Bio Inc.: Redemption is frighteningly realistic. It will captivate you for hours, bringing you into a microscopic world of epic plague proportions! As the sequel to the worldwide mobile hit Bio Inc. (enjoyed by over 15 million players), Bio Inc.: Redemption was rebuilt from the ground up to make it the most realistic and visually stunning medical condition simulator available.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
6.9
Birth of America

Birth of America

Platform: PC
July 26, 2006
The year 2005 marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the French & Indian Wars. Twenty years later, the War of the American Independance began. These two events marked the real start of a new era, the end of an empire, the birth of a nation. In Birth of America, the player controls one of the major contenders of these 2 conflicts, trying to achieve military and political victory. It is a rather complete and detailed simulation of the two most important wars in Colonial America - from 1755 to 1783 - but with a simple and elegant new simultaneous turn-based engine. [Strategy First]
Metascore:
71
User Score:
5.7
Black & White

Black & White

Platform: PC
March 26, 2001
Peter Molyneux's highly anticipated "god game," a blend of the genres including strategy, sim, RPG, and puzzle, features the player as a new god in the lands of Eden who must reign with the help of uniquely evolving animals in either a benign or evil fashion.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
7.8
Black & White 2

Black & White 2

Platform: PC
October 4, 2005
In this real-time strategy sequel, you'll reprise your role as a powerful deity in search of a following and return to the once idyllic world of Eden, where the discovery of weaponry and warfare has tainted the beautiful landscape. With the help of your gigantic Creature that you raise from infancy, you must earn the respect and worship of the natives. How you choose to do that, whether through nurturing them or terrorizing them, is up to you.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.2
Black & White 2 - Battle of the Gods

Black & White 2 - Battle of the Gods

Platform: PC
April 24, 2006
The Battle of the Gods expansion pack for Black & White 2 offers player a host of new challenges in a much darker, more sinister game world. It takes the player back once more to the world of Eden where something strange has started to happen: The Aztecs have not accepted defeat lightly and by making a huge number of human sacrifices they have raised their own evil deity, forcing the player to return to Eden to fight it head on. As customary in the Black & White world, the player has the freedom to choose how they will rise to this new challenge by either countering the evil deity’s actions with good deeds or attempting to defeat him with extreme evil. Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods features a brand new creature, two new lands and four new miracles. An all new enemy unit AI system enhances the battle experience but players have to watch out for two new enemy armies and their ultimate weapon: the new enemy creature. There are also six new challenges and other new content for players of the PC game to explore. [Electronic Arts]
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.6
Black & White: Creature Isle

Black & White: Creature Isle

Platform: PC
January 21, 2002
Travel with your creature to an undiscovered island and encounter the mysterious Brotherhood of Creatures. Undertake their rigorous trials and expand the power of your creature as he learns new skills and abilities. Successfully complete the challenges and earn the group's highest honor -- the Mark of the Brotherhood. [Electronic Arts]
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.3
Black Book

Black Book

Platform: PC
August 10, 2021
A fusion of card-based RPGs and Adventure games, "Black Book" is a haunting tale of a young sorceress, who gave her life to serve the dark forces. Dive into the cold, yet alluring world of Russian folktales - and uncover the secrets that hide in the darkness. A young girl named Vasilisa, destined to become a witch, decides to throw her fate away and marry her beloved - but that dream is shattered when her betrothed dies under mysterious circumstances. Aching for her lost love, Vasilisa seeks out Black Book - a demonic artifact, said to be powerful enough to grant any wish to the one who uncovers all 7 of its seals. Join Vasilisa in her adventures across Russian countryside, as she solves the woes of common folk by confronting demons and performing exorcisms.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.3
Black Jacket

Black Jacket

Platform: PC
May 12, 2026
Gamble your way out of hell in this blackjack-inspired rogue-lite deckbuilder. Play powerful card combos or cheat to outwit your opponents and earn your freedom. Win their Soul coins! Bribe the ferryman! And uncover the story of those who stand in your way.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
Black Legend

Black Legend

Platform: PC
March 25, 2021
Lead a band of Mercenaries into a city covered by a mysterious deadly fog. Face a cult that has formed around the creator of this fog. Piece together stories from the few survivors, items and locations to discover the truth behind the situation, and stop the spread.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
tbd
Blackguards

Blackguards

Platform: PC
January 22, 2014
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards - the new turn-based RPG by Daedalic Entertainment - explores this very question. The player takes on the role of a convicted murderer, who with the help of a team of more-than-questionable characters, must save the world from a dark menace. During the wild chase throughout the South of Aventuria, the world of The Dark Eye, there is more to fight than vicious creatures - chapter by chapter, a story full of intrigue and surprising twists unfolds. But when life and death are in the player's hands, how far will they go to reach their goals?
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.1
Blackguards 2

Blackguards 2

Platform: PC
January 20, 2015
Blackguards 2 ia an SRPG focusing on turn-based, strategic battles with a group of scoundrels as anti-heroes.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.4
Blitzkrieg (2003)

Blitzkrieg (2003)

Platform: PC
May 12, 2003
Eisenhower, Rommel, Zhukov; Assume your rightful place among the great generals commanding the Allies, Germans or Soviets as they advance through the decisive battles of WWII. Blitzkrieg is the latest development in WWII real-time strategy gaming combining flexibility, historic accuracy and endless playability into one of the most challenging and enjoyable games yet! Blitzkrieg's unique and completely flexible campaign structure puts you in control of deciding how your forces will fare in each of the major engagements that comprise three central Campaigns. Hardcore vets have the option of engaging the enemy immediately in a desperate struggle for battlefield dominance, or more cautious players can choose from pre-defined or unlimited randomly generated side missions as they gain experience, promotions and weapons upgrades as well as wear down the enemy before the central conflict. [Nival Interactive]
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.8
Blitzkrieg 2

Blitzkrieg 2

Platform: PC
October 2, 2005
An epic WWII RTS game where you strategically plan and command battles in multiple WWII theatres, choose reinforcements and use a wide range of new combat units through 3 global campaigns on the side of the Soviet Armed Forces, US Army or German Wehrmacht. Blitzkrieg II builds upon the success of the best selling Blitzkrieg and comes with tremendous focus on dynamic gameplay, new strategic opportunities and gritty realism of WWII battles. The new 3D graphic engine is a significant step above the original game and will get you in control of the most dramatic and bloody conflict of the past century. [CDV Software]
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.2
Blitzkrieg 3

Blitzkrieg 3

Platform: PC
June 2, 2017
Blitzkrieg 3 is a World War II real-time strategy game from Nival.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
4.0
Blitzkrieg II: Fall of the Reich

Blitzkrieg II: Fall of the Reich

Platform: PC
February 22, 2007
Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich spans three major offensives from the final days of fighting on the Eastern front and covers both the Soviet and German campaigns in the long "Siege of Budapest,” "Fortress Kurland," and the Soviet "Operation Bagration." Sixteen historically based missions across 10 new maps will challenge beginning and veteran strategists as they try to either capture or defend the remnants of the German war machine during the final days of World War II in Europe. [CDV Software]
Metascore:
55
User Score:
tbd
Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon

Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon

Platform: PC
June 13, 2004
Burning Horizon, throws you in even more dramatic battles of WWII. Burning Horizon offers a huge 18-missions-campaign around General Rommel, giving you the opportunity to play famous battles like Ardennes, Tripolis, Tobruk, El Alamein, Sicily and, of course, Normandy. Furthermore, the add-on contains 8 single missions, with an entire new nation at war: Japan. 50 new units like Zero fighters and Blenheim bombers, the M5 Stuart and many specialized German tanks, US Marines and Afrika Korps units fill the strategy package. Burning Horizon gives the parties a better AI: the enemy seeks weak spots in your lines, clears minefields, handles his air force cleverly. The mission objectives offer a wide range, e.g. airborne assaults, evacuations, covert ops, defense manoeuvres, counter attacks or assassinations. [CDV Software]
Metascore:
75
User Score:
6.7
Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder

Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder

Platform: PC
November 30, 2004
Get involved! Epic 18 mission campaign with the American legend General Patton. Follow Patton from the landing in Casablanca through seven countries: Fight for Northern Africa, Operation Husky (battle for Sicily 1943), breakout from the Normandy bridgehead (Operation Cobra), the Race through France, Battle of the Bulge, Rhine crossing near Oppenheim, Commando Hammelburg (Patton's attempt to free his son-in-law from German imprisonment) and the capture of a secret underground weapon factory in Pilsen. [CDV]
Metascore:
73
User Score:
6.4
Block'hood

Block'hood

Platform: PC
May 10, 2017
Block’hood is a neighborhood-building simulator that celebrates the diversity and experimentation of cities and the unique ecosystems within them. Budding city planners will have access to 90+ building blocks to arrange and combine and to create unique neighborhoods and discover the implications of their designs.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.6
Blockbuster Inc.

Blockbuster Inc.

Platform: PC
June 6, 2024
Welcome to Blockbuster Inc., the next-generation simulation game where you take the reins of your movie studio and pave your way to the cinematic hall of fame. Create groundbreaking films, nurture the next generation of acting talents, and usher in a new era in the movie industry. Create your own sets, design your movies, choose actors, and pick their costumes, decide on camera movement and the behaviour of the actors, and that is not the end! After shooting the movie you can decide upon the sound design, layout of scenes and sfx! Will you dominate the red carpet, winning accolades and securing your place in cinematic history? Manage your studio's reputation, make strategic decisions, and bask in the glory of your award-winning success.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Blood Bar Tycoon

Blood Bar Tycoon

Platform: PC
May 22, 2025
Blood Bar Tycoon is a vampire bar management game. Build bars and blood factories, lure humans to harvest their blood, process it, and serve your customers: other vampires. Research quirky machines and deal with hunters! Expand through Crimson City to become a mighty Elder!
Metascore:
63
User Score:
tbd
Bloodline Champions

Bloodline Champions

Platform: PC
January 13, 2011
Bloodline Champions is a PVP game with short, intense matches for up to ten players divided into two teams. Chance is not a factor, spells and abilities do a set amount of damage. Random elements such as critical hits and passive abilities do not exist. Every spell is aimed and can be avoided by enemy players, making every ability dependent on individual player skill. Without mana and creeps, the game has almost zero downtime and is instead based on short cooldowns, this coupled with the absence of elements such as grind and farming ensures that every match is full of action.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.7
Bloodsports.TV

Bloodsports.TV

Platform: PC
March 30, 2015
Co-op action set in a deadly post-apocalyptic Sweden.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
6.2
Blooming Business: Casino

Blooming Business: Casino

Platform: PC
May 23, 2023
In this tycoon game, inspired by the rise of Las Vegas in the 1950s, explore a retro fantasy world and take your place from a small operation to a grand success! Design, build and run your casino in this bustling world where the sky's the limit. Work alongside cute animals who are anything but cuddly. Make sure to maximize client types and visitor satisfaction while juggling their increasingly complicated demands.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Bomber Crew

Bomber Crew

Platform: PC
October 19, 2017
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.6
Brass Tactics

Brass Tactics

Platform: PC
February 22, 2018
The scions have fallen - master the table, or lose the war. Experience real-time strategy as it was meant to be: in full VR. From the lead designer of Age of Empires II comes a living tabletop battlefield, where your forces are always at your fingertips. Solo or with a friend, it all comes down to Brass Tactics.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Bravada

Bravada

Platform: PC
May 14, 2014
You play a young beardless dwarf who dreams about adventures and heroic deeds. Usually dwarves have beards, but for some mystical reasons beard of our hero is not grows. So he decide to make a journey with his friend the bat to solve this problem. During the game you control a group of units each with its own specialties and features. Units can get levels and transform into other forms by your choice. Combats is turn based but fast due to clever control system.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.3
Breach & Clear: Deadline

Breach & Clear: Deadline

Platform: PC
July 20, 2015
A deadly new breed of human monster is on the rise, and it’s up to players to stop the infestation before it spreads. Breach & Clear: DEADline is the all-new follow up to Breach & Clear, the critically acclaimed and commercially successful hybrid tactical strategy game.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
6.7
Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead

Platform: PC
November 19, 2020
Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead combines the challenging puzzle gameplay of Bridge Constructor with the post-apocalyptic zombie universe of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Join a group of survivors as they fight against hordes of undead walkers and a hostile human community. Build bridges and other constructions through bleak landscapes and ruined structures. Team up with fan-favorite characters like Daryl, Michonne and Eugene, and create safe passage for iconic vehicles from the series. Use movable level objects, explosives and baits to your advantage as you lure walkers into lethal traps and guide your survivors to safety. Enjoy the physics-based frenzy and ragdoll animations as walkers succumb to the forces of gravity.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
4.6
Brigade E5: New Jagged Union

Brigade E5: New Jagged Union

Platform: PC
October 17, 2006
Brigade E5: New Jagged Union is set in the fictional, small tropical country of Palinero. Players are required to assemble a band of mercenaries and take control of a rapidly deteriorating situation in order to survive the imminent civil war and avoid having their country left in complete ruins. Brigade E5: New Jagged Union is a tactical strategy title. The story offers players the opportunity to experience three different viewpoints of the conflict, or work outside the political structure to achieve their own goals towards global domination. Game play for the title is based on an innovative combat system called SPM (Smart Pause Mode) that successfully blends together the elements of both real-time and turn-based games. [Strategy First, Inc.]
Metascore:
41
User Score:
6.8
Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia

Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia

Platform: PC
May 10, 2022
Conquer the continent in this grand strategy simulation game. The continent of Runersia is home to six major powers with more than 40 bases, 100 knights, and 50 types of monsters. Select a ruler, compose your platoons of knights and monsters, and march to claim enemy bases. The player chooses how they will battle, so devise the best strategy to lead your nation toward continental conquest. How will your legend unfold?
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

Platform: PC
June 19, 2025
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay. Featuring over 300 realistic military units and technologies, each battle offers an immersive experience with endless replayability. Experience a gripping narrative-driven campaign featuring 19 handcrafted missions set in the Baltic region, played from both the United States and Russian perspectives. The campaign features a thrilling plot of escalating global tensions, where each mission presents new tactical challenges and story developments. Whether defending key positions with elite units or launching bold combined arms offensives, every mission is designed to test your command skills in dynamic, realistic warfare scenarios.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
tbd
Broken Lines

Broken Lines

Platform: PC
February 25, 2020
Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of World War II. It’s a game about a group of eight soldiers who crash-land behind enemy lines. It’s up to you to lead them home while fending off the enemy and helping them deal with the horrors of war.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.2
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