Best Rated Strategy Games Under $20
The best rated 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.
- 1Schedule I301,94797.46%97.86%
- 2Balatro192,69197.25%97.87%
- 3Totally Accurate Battle Simulator150,50097.04%97.82%
- 4Slay the Spire213,06197.03%97.57%
- 5Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition152,92496.94%97.70%
- 6Bloons TD 6388,21296.90%97.20%
- 7Dyson Sphere Program90,84996.29%97.49%
- 8Inscryption145,26196.11%96.85%
- 9Volcano Princess48,02295.68%97.82%
- 10STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack42,51495.37%97.72%
- 11Cookie Clicker91,07795.36%96.46%
- 12Cult of the Lamb124,19795.09%95.87%
- 13Teardown131,38395.09%95.83%
- 14Age of Empires II (Retired)102,60094.90%95.83%
- 15Don't Starve Together532,35594.84%95.02%
- 16Rhythm Doctor26,40694.68%98.20%
- 17Tabletop Simulator73,25194.67%95.93%
- 18Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition178,93494.45%94.95%
- 19Your Only Move Is HUSTLE42,60994.35%96.45%
- 20FTL: Faster Than Light78,05094.02%95.13%
- 21Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,26293.82%96.02%
- 22Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,90593.61%97.55%
- 23Dorfromantik29,27993.57%96.36%
- 24Game Dev Tycoon44,87593.41%95.20%
- 25Nubby's Number Factory18,57793.25%97.49%
- 26Papa's Freezeria Deluxe12,92093.24%99.23%
- 27HuniePop31,62393.14%95.59%
- 28Barotrauma86,85493.12%94.01%
- 29Mini Motorways23,94993.06%96.27%
- 30Plague Inc: Evolved62,90993.05%94.26%
- 31Mindustry26,85692.96%95.78%
- 32Thronefall23,07692.95%96.23%
- 33Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense16,58892.80%97.27%
- 34Cities: Skylines289,15092.63%92.89%
- 35Nodebuster13,76392.50%97.58%
- 36shapez 2 - Factory14,47992.44%97.31%
- 37Gunpoint13,28192.32%97.53%
- 38Tactical Breach Wizards11,79892.22%98.00%
- 39PlateUp!26,42592.18%94.75%
- 40Rusty's Retirement14,58792.17%96.82%
- 41Darkwood24,32392.15%94.93%
- 42XCOM: Enemy Unknown58,26292.05%93.19%
- 43Mini Metro16,52792.05%96.07%
- 44Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,18492.04%96.73%
- 45Love Is All Around45,85291.86%93.28%
- 46shapez15,50391.81%95.96%
- 47SPORE71,48291.70%92.58%
- 48Kingdoms and Castles31,13791.56%93.54%
- 49Into the Breach21,98091.48%94.24%
- 50ShellShock Live35,49291.34%93.01%
- 5160 Seconds! Reatomized19,09291.31%94.41%
- 52觅长生31,39991.26%93.13%
- 53Insurgency124,70491.23%91.69%
- 54Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,45091.19%96.75%
- 55Company of Heroes18,41391.17%94.31%
- 56Loop Hero36,27791.16%92.76%
- 57ISLANDERS16,74991.06%94.45%
- 58Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,68491.05%94.66%
- 59Total War: SHOGUN 266,99090.95%91.78%
- 60Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga14,53290.80%94.53%
- 61Brutal Legend20,16890.63%93.23%
- 62Stronghold HD (2012)10,32690.55%95.55%
- 63Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,64390.51%94.47%
- 64Dungeon Defenders18,86690.48%93.17%
- 65Bloons TD 511,86990.43%94.67%
- 669 Kings21,98790.42%92.70%
- 67Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,84290.40%94.63%
- 68Monster Train 29,73690.36%95.46%
- 69Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,22390.25%92.44%
- 70Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth112,23490.23%94.18%
- 71Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,29190.21%93.17%
- 72Minami Lane6,50290.21%97.45%
- 73Orcs Must Die!8,45890.21%95.90%
- 74The Farmer Was Replaced8,60390.19%95.76%
- 75(the) Gnorp Apologue9,71390.18%95.11%
- 76Wingspan11,66590.18%94.28%
- 77Door Kickers: Action Squad10,53090.18%94.72%
- 78Beholder30,56490.14%91.69%
- 79Scribblenauts Unlimited12,29290.10%93.94%
- 80Forts24,72990.09%91.99%
- 81Five Nights at Freddy's 416,65290.08%92.90%
- 82Hearts of Iron IV366,94990.06%90.19%
- 83Turmoil15,92590.06%92.99%
- 84Worms Armageddon10,78590.03%94.33%
- 85Knowledge, or know Lady8,84190.02%95.25%
- 86Rusted Warfare - RTS7,26090.01%96.36%
- 87Orcs Must Die! 219,56189.99%92.34%
- 88Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition27,16189.93%91.60%
- 89Victoria II19,94189.90%92.16%
- 90Do Not Feed the Monkeys12,42089.90%93.53%
- 91Crazy Machines 310,07989.89%94.35%
- 92Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense10,63089.88%94.11%
- 93Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense7,81589.85%95.56%
- 94Door Kickers10,02389.79%94.18%
- 95100% Orange Juice29,94589.68%91.11%
