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 I301,94797.46%97.86%
- 2RimWorld240,69397.39%97.88%
- 3Balatro192,69197.25%97.87%
- 4Totally Accurate Battle Simulator150,50097.04%97.82%
- 5Slay the Spire213,06197.03%97.57%
- 6Factorio230,35697.01%97.51%
- 7Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition152,92496.94%97.70%
- 8Dispatch175,80296.93%97.59%
- 9Bloons TD 6388,21296.90%97.20%
- 10Satisfactory272,41396.83%97.25%
- 11Dyson Sphere Program90,84996.29%97.49%
- 12Inscryption145,26196.11%96.85%
- 13Volcano Princess48,02295.68%97.82%
- 14STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack42,51495.37%97.72%
- 15Cookie Clicker91,07795.36%96.46%
- 16Sid Meier's Civilization V209,75895.13%95.59%
- 17Cult of the Lamb124,19795.09%95.87%
- 18Teardown131,38395.09%95.83%
- 19Age of Empires II (Retired)102,60094.90%95.83%
- 20Don't Starve Together532,35594.84%95.02%
- 21Kenshi113,28294.75%95.57%
- 22Rhythm Doctor26,40694.68%98.20%
- 23Tabletop Simulator73,25194.67%95.93%
- 24Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition178,93494.45%94.95%
- 25Your Only Move Is HUSTLE42,60994.35%96.45%
- 26FTL: Faster Than Light78,05094.02%95.13%
- 27Timberborn39,88393.83%95.95%
- 28Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,26293.82%96.02%
- 29Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,90593.61%97.55%
- 30Dorfromantik29,27993.57%96.36%
- 31Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition35,87893.41%95.65%
- 32Game Dev Tycoon44,87593.41%95.20%
- 33House Flipper109,76293.30%94.02%
- 34Nubby's Number Factory18,57793.25%97.49%
- 35Papa's Freezeria Deluxe12,92093.24%99.23%
- 36HuniePop31,62393.14%95.59%
- 37Barotrauma86,85493.12%94.01%
- 38Mini Motorways23,94993.06%96.27%
- 39Wandering Sword42,24993.05%94.86%
- 40Plague Inc: Evolved62,90993.05%94.26%
- 41Mindustry26,85692.96%95.78%
- 42Thronefall23,07692.95%96.23%
- 43Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense16,58892.80%97.27%
- 44Library Of Ruina42,51692.73%94.45%
- 45Monster Train22,84392.69%95.88%
- 46Cities: Skylines289,15092.63%92.89%
- 47Against the Storm36,13492.63%94.63%
- 48Dwarf Fortress31,10892.53%94.83%
- 49Nodebuster13,76392.50%97.58%
- 50shapez 2 - Factory14,47992.44%97.31%
- 51Gunpoint13,28192.32%97.53%
- 52Desperados III16,38392.29%96.51%
- 53Frostpunk135,20292.22%92.72%
- 54Tactical Breach Wizards11,79892.22%98.00%
- 55PlateUp!26,42592.18%94.75%
- 56Rusty's Retirement14,58792.17%96.82%
- 57Darkwood24,32392.15%94.93%
- 58XCOM: Enemy Unknown58,26292.05%93.19%
- 59Mini Metro16,52792.05%96.07%
- 60Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,18492.04%96.73%
- 61Sultan's Game34,11091.93%93.84%
- 62Love Is All Around45,85291.86%93.28%
- 63shapez15,50391.81%95.96%
- 64SPORE71,48291.70%92.58%
- 65Kingdoms and Castles31,13791.56%93.54%
- 66Age of Mythology: Extended Edition36,10291.52%93.22%
- 67Into the Breach21,98091.48%94.24%
- 68Door Kickers 2: Task Force North13,16791.48%96.10%
- 69Wildermyth18,15891.39%94.69%
- 70ShellShock Live35,49291.34%93.01%
- 7160 Seconds! Reatomized19,09291.31%94.41%
- 72Darkest Dungeon159,86091.31%91.68%
- 73觅长生31,39991.26%93.13%
- 74Insurgency124,70491.23%91.69%
- 75Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,45091.19%96.75%
- 76Empires of the Undergrowth18,04991.18%94.39%
- 77Company of Heroes18,41391.17%94.31%
- 78Loop Hero36,27791.16%92.76%
- 79Dungeons 318,64891.12%94.19%
- 80ISLANDERS16,74991.06%94.45%
- 81Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,68491.05%94.66%
- 82Total War: SHOGUN 266,99090.95%91.78%
- 83Two Point Museum11,92090.92%95.55%
- 84Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga14,53290.80%94.53%
- 85Caves of Qud12,34590.79%95.16%
- 86Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game17,39390.76%93.84%
- 87Brutal Legend20,16890.63%93.23%
- 88Stronghold HD (2012)10,32690.55%95.55%
- 89Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,64390.51%94.47%
- 90Dungeon Defenders18,86690.48%93.17%
- 91Bloons TD 511,86990.43%94.67%
- 929 Kings21,98790.42%92.70%
- 93Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,84290.40%94.63%
- 94Monster Train 29,73690.36%95.46%
- 95Epic Battle Fantasy 56,01390.35%98.60%
- 96Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,22390.25%92.44%
