Best Rated Strategy Games Under $40
The best rated 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.
- 1Schedule I311,76597.41%97.81%
- 2RimWorld244,38597.35%97.85%
- 3Balatro196,51697.22%97.84%
- 4Totally Accurate Battle Simulator152,86997.03%97.82%
- 5Factorio233,08997.00%97.51%
- 6Slay the Spire217,30396.92%97.48%
- 7Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition154,82996.92%97.69%
- 8Bloons TD 6392,70196.88%97.19%
- 9Dispatch181,95796.87%97.53%
- 10Satisfactory277,33296.83%97.26%
- 11Dyson Sphere Program91,41196.22%97.46%
- 12Inscryption147,65996.07%96.82%
- 13Volcano Princess48,82895.61%97.80%
- 14STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack42,96995.32%97.73%
- 15Cookie Clicker92,46195.30%96.42%
- 16Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition205,02195.16%95.65%
- 17Sid Meier's Civilization V210,42895.12%95.60%
- 18Cult of the Lamb127,06795.08%95.88%
- 19Teardown134,43795.08%95.83%
- 20Age of Empires II (Retired)102,75394.87%95.83%
- 21Don't Starve Together540,96094.75%94.93%
- 22Kenshi115,45194.73%95.57%
- 23Tabletop Simulator74,03594.63%95.94%
- 24Rhythm Doctor26,83794.57%98.16%
- 25Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition181,33294.40%94.93%
- 26Your Only Move Is HUSTLE44,38294.36%96.49%
- 27FTL: Faster Than Light78,49093.96%95.11%
- 28Timberborn40,93793.81%95.98%
- 29Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,37893.74%96.03%
- 30Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,01293.46%97.52%
- 31Dorfromantik29,51293.45%96.34%
- 32Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,23693.34%95.66%
- 33Game Dev Tycoon45,04493.33%95.19%
- 34House Flipper111,14393.24%93.99%
- 35The WereCleaner13,05593.13%99.41%
- 36Barotrauma88,90793.10%94.02%
- 37Nubby's Number Factory19,17293.03%97.38%
- 38Wandering Sword44,26893.02%94.85%
- 39HuniePop31,66793.02%95.58%
- 40Plague Inc: Evolved65,27592.98%94.21%
- 41Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,18692.97%99.25%
- 42Mini Motorways24,29792.97%96.27%
- 43Mindustry27,75292.86%95.72%
- 44Thronefall23,42692.80%96.16%
- 45Library Of Ruina44,34392.72%94.47%
- 46Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense16,95492.69%97.27%
- 47Cities: Skylines291,09792.62%92.88%
- 48Monster Train22,90792.55%95.87%
- 49Against the Storm37,09992.45%94.47%
- 50Dwarf Fortress31,36592.41%94.79%
- 51shapez 2 - Factory15,01892.22%97.07%
- 52Frostpunk136,77492.20%92.73%
- 53Desperados III16,53492.16%96.52%
- 54Gunpoint13,31992.12%97.51%
- 55Nodebuster13,97392.11%97.43%
- 56PlateUp!26,88292.07%94.72%
- 57Tactical Breach Wizards12,04692.06%97.97%
- 58Darkwood24,77792.03%94.89%
- 59XCOM: Enemy Unknown58,49992.00%93.21%
- 60Rusty's Retirement14,75891.95%96.71%
- 61Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,31391.88%96.73%
- 62Mini Metro16,69591.87%96.02%
- 63Sultan's Game34,76991.84%93.83%
- 64Love Is All Around45,88191.75%93.24%
- 65SPORE72,39891.68%92.61%
- 66shapez15,76091.67%95.93%
- 67Kingdoms and Castles31,34591.47%93.56%
- 68Age of Mythology: Extended Edition36,20991.45%93.24%
- 69Into the Breach22,17091.35%94.24%
- 70Door Kickers 2: Task Force North13,48091.33%96.07%
- 71Darkest Dungeon161,04691.28%91.67%
- 7260 Seconds! Reatomized19,43291.22%94.46%
- 73Wildermyth18,21391.22%94.67%
- 74ShellShock Live35,56491.21%92.97%
- 75Insurgency124,67591.19%91.69%
- 76觅长生31,82891.14%93.09%
- 77Empires of the Undergrowth18,63291.08%94.38%
- 78Loop Hero36,47491.06%92.73%
- 79Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,63591.02%96.74%
- 80Company of Heroes18,64590.99%94.24%
- 81Dungeons 318,69890.95%94.17%
- 82Total War: SHOGUN 267,47290.91%91.80%
- 83Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,82490.90%94.67%
- 84ISLANDERS16,77590.89%94.43%
- 85Two Point Museum13,03990.84%95.37%
- 86Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game17,80090.67%93.88%
- 87Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga14,70790.63%94.50%
- 88Caves of Qud12,52890.57%95.06%
- 89Shakes and Fidget36,83490.54%92.06%
- 90Brutal Legend20,33990.49%93.22%
- 91Stronghold HD (2012)10,41390.35%95.54%
- 92One-armed robber52,10490.32%91.36%
- 93Dungeon Defenders18,96490.27%93.09%
- 94Arma 3294,60690.24%90.42%
- 95Bloons TD 511,93890.23%94.66%
- 96Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,90890.20%94.61%
- 979 Kings22,79490.19%92.50%
- 98Monster Train 210,04590.14%95.32%
- 99Town to City6,93990.13%97.61%
- 100Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,78690.12%94.37%
