Best Rated Grand Strategy Games Under $40
The best rated Grand Strategy games on Steam for games under $40. 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 Pack42,96995.32%97.73%
- 2Sid Meier's Civilization V210,42895.12%95.60%
- 3Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,23693.34%95.66%
- 4Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,31391.88%96.73%
- 5Empires of the Undergrowth18,63291.08%94.38%
- 6Total War: SHOGUN 267,47290.91%91.80%
- 7Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,32190.04%93.16%
- 8Crusader Kings II73,83889.86%90.53%
- 9Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition27,43389.86%91.65%
- 10Victoria II19,98489.74%92.14%
- 11Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic26,84189.52%91.23%
- 12Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition37,95489.46%90.65%
- 13Songs of Syx9,06589.45%94.43%
- 14Airships: Conquer the Skies6,57789.29%95.91%
- 15Age of History II49,91389.03%89.84%
- 16Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword5,05188.73%96.24%
- 17Creeper World 44,70888.14%94.92%
- 18Dune: Imperium4,31587.68%94.02%
- 19Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew6,48687.35%91.06%
- 20Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit4,08987.12%92.44%
- 21Sid Meier's Civilization IV3,64486.93%92.40%
- 22Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,75686.91%89.44%
- 23Prehistoric Kingdom6,59386.90%89.87%
- 24Supreme Commander 212,94286.79%88.22%
- 25Ultimate General: Civil War8,56486.77%88.91%
- 26Master of Orion 21,74086.64%96.44%
- 27Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms8,04686.56%88.57%
- 28Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith2,17186.53%93.87%
- 29Panzer Corps Gold2,73186.43%91.87%
- 30Tiny Civilization2,17686.42%93.24%
- 31Knights of Honor2,38686.41%92.58%
- 32City Bus Manager2,83186.23%90.78%
- 33Cataclismo4,26086.19%89.13%
- 34Fantasy Map Simulator4,24086.18%89.10%
- 35Heart of the Machine2,09086.08%91.53%
- 36Spirit Island1,66285.92%91.82%
- 37Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,09385.79%89.87%
- 38Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension1,45085.67%90.69%
- 39Dummynation3,20685.63%87.80%
- 40Xenonauts5,06385.56%86.79%
- 41Buggos1,42885.51%87.96%
- 42Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,66485.36%87.92%
- 43AI War 21,55485.29%87.52%
- 44Warlock - Master of the Arcane2,63685.19%86.15%
- 45Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,56585.19%86.77%
- 46Plebby Quest: The Crusades2,89985.07%85.51%
- 47The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia1,62385.00%85.40%
- 48Age of History 318,49784.98%85.00%
- 49Reshaping Mars83284.89%84.25%
- 50Interstellar Space: Genesis84284.88%84.20%
- 51Panzer Corps 24,17784.87%84.70%
- 52Shadow Empire1,93684.77%83.88%
- 53Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 27,42284.74%84.48%
- 54NationWar2:Chronicle42584.72%79.53%
- 55Field of Glory: Empires86884.71%82.03%
- 56ZEPHON1,87984.69%83.34%
- 57Europa Universalis III Complete1,99684.67%83.32%
- 58Roma Invicta24984.64%82.73%
- 59Planetary Annihilation: TITANS14,66884.62%84.40%
- 60AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.56%82.18%
- 61Hexarchy1,62184.52%81.92%
- 62Wooden Battles53484.41%79.21%
- 63Line War1,18284.40%79.86%
- 64Age of Gladiators76784.29%77.71%
- 65Anno 1404 - History Edition3,57684.27%82.41%
- 66Manor Lords89,87984.24%84.17%
- 67Age of Conquest IV2,81984.24%81.77%
- 68Fantasy General II1,96984.23%80.60%
- 69Songs of Silence2,72284.05%80.79%
- 70Carrier Command 23,74584.02%81.55%
- 71Ymir1,11584.00%75.61%
- 72ENDLESS Legend19,05783.98%83.48%
- 73Unity of Command II2,19283.97%79.56%
- 74SpellForce: Conquest of Eo2,65183.95%80.20%
- 75Oriental Empires2,99583.92%80.53%
- 76Old World6,78983.91%82.38%
- 77ENDLESS Space 223,00083.82%83.34%
- 78Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition1,71183.78%76.97%
- 79NEBULOUS: Fleet Command4,38983.77%81.11%
- 80Breachway1,47883.75%75.71%
- 81Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 73,04283.74%79.78%
- 82SuperPower 2 Steam Edition2,85583.72%79.44%
- 83Democracy 46,37183.71%81.78%
- 84Xenonauts 25,68583.69%81.50%
- 85Master of Magic1,21783.42%70.91%
- 86Distant Worlds: Universe1,85583.40%75.09%
- 87Norland10,29983.25%81.60%
- 88Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61483.06%75.86%
- 89Armello16,04383.02%81.82%
- 90Driftland: The Magic Revival2,01082.83%72.34%
- 91Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War18,51882.82%81.68%
- 92Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes2,52982.81%74.38%
- 93ENDLESS Space - Definitive Edition9,59282.80%80.58%
- 94Sailing Era5,01782.78%78.47%
- 95Terra Invicta9,72682.71%80.41%
- 96NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening2,71182.67%74.29%
- 97Three Kingdoms: Innovatory98082.62%58.98%
- 98A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition1,95782.51%70.11%
- 99Total War: THREE KINGDOMS93,41582.49%82.23%
- 100Galactic Civilizations IV2,54582.41%72.46%
