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 I318,68797.49%97.78%
- 2RimWorld247,49997.47%97.85%
- 3Balatro199,59697.37%97.83%
- 4Factorio235,52397.14%97.52%
- 5Totally Accurate Battle Simulator154,19297.05%97.82%
- 6Slay the Spire219,19697.05%97.45%
- 7Bloons TD 6396,22496.96%97.18%
- 8Satisfactory280,63296.95%97.26%
- 9Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition156,13896.94%97.69%
- 10Dispatch184,26396.82%97.50%
- 11Dyson Sphere Program91,78696.21%97.42%
- 12Inscryption148,73096.09%96.82%
- 13Volcano Princess49,20695.66%97.79%
- 14STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack43,23095.37%97.73%
- 15Cookie Clicker93,39295.33%96.41%
- 16Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition206,59995.29%95.63%
- 17Sid Meier's Civilization V211,03095.27%95.60%
- 18Cult of the Lamb129,92395.12%95.89%
- 19Teardown136,38495.12%95.85%
- 20Age of Empires II (Retired)102,87194.89%95.83%
- 21Don't Starve Together544,11694.78%94.90%
- 22Kenshi116,86894.77%95.59%
- 23Tabletop Simulator74,57494.67%95.94%
- 24Rhythm Doctor27,04194.65%98.15%
- 25Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition183,11194.56%94.91%
- 26Your Only Move Is HUSTLE45,41894.47%96.51%
- 27FTL: Faster Than Light78,81693.97%95.08%
- 28Timberborn41,85293.89%95.97%
- 29Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,47493.79%96.03%
- 30Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,10893.72%97.48%
- 31Dorfromantik29,63893.51%96.32%
- 32Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,50393.39%95.64%
- 33Game Dev Tycoon45,12993.37%95.18%
- 34House Flipper112,04693.25%93.97%
- 35Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,34593.23%99.26%
- 36Nubby's Number Factory19,60193.21%97.31%
- 37Barotrauma89,96093.13%94.02%
- 38Wandering Sword45,63893.12%94.86%
- 39Persona 3 Reload64,01393.11%94.35%
- 40HuniePop31,66993.08%95.57%
- 41Mini Motorways24,45893.05%96.26%
- 42Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense17,23093.04%97.25%
- 43Plague Inc: Evolved65,93693.02%94.20%
- 44Mindustry28,19592.97%95.73%
- 45The WereCleaner13,24192.90%99.42%
- 46Thronefall23,72392.88%96.13%
- 47Library Of Ruina45,19592.79%94.47%
- 48Cities: Skylines291,17292.71%92.86%
- 49Monster Train22,96092.61%95.84%
- 50Against the Storm37,56492.49%94.44%
- 51Dwarf Fortress31,52692.44%94.74%
- 52Total War: WARHAMMER II121,47492.40%92.99%
- 53Desperados III16,64292.25%96.50%
- 54Frostpunk137,55692.23%92.74%
- 55Gunpoint13,33092.23%97.51%
- 56Tactical Breach Wizards12,19092.19%97.93%
- 57Nodebuster14,06392.18%97.39%
- 58PlateUp!27,19692.18%94.75%
- 59Darkwood25,01292.11%94.89%
- 60Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors19,15092.08%96.16%
- 61XCOM: Enemy Unknown58,72292.03%93.20%
- 62Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,39191.99%96.72%
- 63Rusty's Retirement14,85891.97%96.70%
- 64shapez 2 - Factory15,34091.94%96.94%
- 65Sultan's Game35,23891.93%93.84%
- 66Love Is All Around45,88691.79%93.23%
- 67shapez15,95191.78%95.91%
- 68SPORE72,78391.73%92.63%
- 69Mini Metro16,76791.62%96.00%
- 70Kingdoms and Castles31,43891.54%93.57%
- 71Age of Mythology: Extended Edition36,30191.51%93.26%
- 72Darkest Dungeon162,96191.45%91.65%
- 73Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,83491.44%96.68%
- 74Door Kickers 2: Task Force North13,63691.43%96.02%
- 75Into the Breach22,41691.40%94.17%
- 7660 Seconds! Reatomized19,63791.32%94.44%
- 77Wildermyth18,27291.30%94.65%
- 78ShellShock Live35,62391.23%92.93%
- 79Insurgency124,58491.20%91.69%
- 80觅长生32,12091.20%93.07%
- 81Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 82Loop Hero36,56391.10%92.72%
- 83Company of Heroes18,78591.08%94.22%
- 84Two Point Museum13,49991.04%95.38%
- 85Dungeons 318,72891.03%94.15%
- 86Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,90991.01%94.68%
- 87ISLANDERS16,78890.99%94.44%
- 88Total War: SHOGUN 267,94190.87%91.71%
- 89Stronghold HD (2012)10,44590.76%95.53%
- 90Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game18,02990.75%93.84%
- 91Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga14,86390.74%94.48%
- 92Caves of Qud12,67390.69%95.04%
- 93Bloons TD 511,97790.63%94.68%
- 94Monster Train 210,18590.59%95.32%
- 95Planet Coaster72,20990.58%91.32%
- 96Shakes and Fidget36,84790.57%92.03%
- 97Dungeon Defenders19,00490.57%93.09%
- 98Brutal Legend20,47690.54%93.16%
- 99Planet Zoo97,81090.45%90.98%
- 100Orcs Must Die!8,52690.41%95.84%
