Best Rated Grand Strategy Games Under $20
The best rated Grand Strategy games on Steam for games under $20. Scores are weighted by review volume, so small-sample flukes stay off the list.
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Our score adjusts Steam's raw rating for sample size. The fewer reviews a game has, the more its score gets pulled toward the site-wide average, so a tiny game can't fluke its way to #1.
- 1STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack43,23095.37%97.73%
- 2Sid Meier's Civilization V211,03095.27%95.60%
- 3Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,50393.39%95.64%
- 4Total War: WARHAMMER II121,47492.40%92.99%
- 5Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,39191.99%96.72%
- 6Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 7Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,35190.14%93.17%
- 8Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition27,65189.94%91.67%
- 9Hearts of Iron IV361,66089.78%89.83%
- 10Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic27,40189.58%91.18%
- 11Songs of Syx9,28289.55%94.25%
- 12Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition38,15389.51%90.64%
- 13Airships: Conquer the Skies6,61989.46%95.92%
- 14Age of History II50,19289.02%89.78%
- 15Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword5,09888.91%96.23%
- 16Victoria II20,39188.67%90.38%
- 17Creeper World 44,73188.31%94.93%
- 18Crusader Kings II75,44888.23%88.64%
- 19Crusader Kings III146,93988.04%88.24%
- 20Dune: Imperium4,40487.88%94.01%
- 21Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew6,58487.87%91.04%
- 22Sid Meier's Civilization IV3,67587.57%92.44%
- 23Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition88,41687.34%87.58%
- 24Panzer Corps Gold2,73887.10%91.93%
- 25Knights of Honor2,39287.09%92.56%
- 26Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,81287.07%89.49%
- 27Supreme Commander 212,98186.89%88.21%
- 28City Bus Manager2,87286.89%90.77%
- 29Master of Orion 21,75986.87%96.48%
- 30Ultimate General: Civil War8,61186.87%88.83%
- 31Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith2,17386.73%93.88%
- 32Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms8,21486.65%88.43%
- 33Tiny Civilization2,18986.59%93.01%
- 34Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,10386.48%89.82%
- 35Fantasy Map Simulator4,35086.39%89.17%
- 36Heart of the Machine2,13386.29%91.51%
- 37Cataclismo4,34786.28%88.80%
- 38Sid Meier’s Civilization VI379,97986.22%86.17%
- 39Spirit Island1,69486.15%91.85%
- 40Xenonauts5,07586.09%86.72%
- 41Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,67886.09%87.96%
- 42Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,58185.90%86.72%
- 43Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension1,44985.88%90.68%
- 44Stellaris196,73185.87%85.76%
- 45Dummynation3,27385.85%87.90%
- 46Reshaping Mars83385.66%84.27%
- 47Buggos1,43685.52%87.88%
- 48AI War 21,56385.46%87.27%
- 49Panzer Corps 24,19985.46%84.71%
- 50Shadow Empire1,95685.42%83.59%
- 51Warlock - Master of the Arcane2,65185.34%85.93%
- 52ZEPHON1,92885.33%83.04%
- 53Plebby Quest: The Crusades2,91085.25%85.46%
- 54Hexarchy1,65285.24%81.96%
- 55The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia1,62385.21%85.40%
- 56Roma Invicta25385.13%83.00%
- 57Interstellar Space: Genesis85085.12%84.35%
- 58Age of History 318,82485.06%84.99%
- 59Field of Glory: Empires86984.94%82.16%
- 60Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 27,50084.91%84.55%
- 61AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.77%82.25%
- 62NationWar2:Chronicle42984.74%79.72%
- 63Planetary Annihilation: TITANS14,71484.72%84.40%
- 64Wooden Battles53784.67%79.52%
- 65Songs of Silence2,76184.65%80.59%
- 66Carrier Command 23,77884.63%81.60%
- 67SpellForce: Conquest of Eo2,68084.61%80.26%
- 68Oriental Empires3,00984.56%80.53%
- 69Europa Universalis III Complete2,05484.50%81.16%
- 70Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition1,71284.48%76.93%
- 71Anno 1404 - History Edition3,61584.45%82.43%
- 72Old World6,90684.44%82.51%
- 73Age of Conquest IV2,82384.43%81.76%
- 74Fantasy General II1,98484.42%80.59%
- 75SuperPower 2 Steam Edition2,85884.36%79.39%
- 76Unity of Command II2,21384.16%79.53%
- 77ENDLESS Legend19,08684.07%83.49%
- 78Breachway1,52483.93%75.72%
- 79NEBULOUS: Fleet Command4,43883.93%81.10%
- 80Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 73,06483.89%79.67%
- 81ENDLESS Space 223,10583.87%83.30%
- 82Age of Gladiators76983.79%77.63%
- 83Xenonauts 25,84783.79%81.41%
- 84Master of Magic1,23183.62%70.92%
- 85Distant Worlds: Universe1,85683.60%75.11%
- 86Driftland: The Magic Revival2,01683.53%72.37%
- 87Norland10,49583.36%81.63%
- 88Europa Universalis IV143,22883.29%83.16%
- 89Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61283.23%75.77%
- 90Armello16,06683.12%81.84%
- 91Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes2,53183.00%74.40%
- 92Total War: ATTILA37,78183.00%82.42%
- 93Sailing Era5,08982.98%78.66%
- 94ENDLESS Space - Definitive Edition9,60982.92%80.57%
- 95Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War18,78082.91%81.70%
- 96Medieval: Total War - Collection2,46282.89%71.16%
- 97Three Kingdoms: Innovatory98182.83%58.82%
- 98Terra Invicta9,94182.72%80.25%
- 99A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition1,96882.71%70.17%
- 100Total War: THREE KINGDOMS93,77282.51%82.23%
