Hidden Gem Strategy Games Under $5
Highly rated Strategy games on Steam for games under $5, capped at 25,000 reviews. The cap filters out everything you've already heard of.
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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.
- 1Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,10893.72%97.48%
- 2Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,34593.23%99.26%
- 3Nubby's Number Factory19,60193.21%97.31%
- 4Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense17,23093.04%97.25%
- 5The WereCleaner13,24192.90%99.42%
- 6Monster Train22,96092.61%95.84%
- 7Gunpoint13,33092.23%97.51%
- 8Nodebuster14,06392.18%97.39%
- 9Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,39191.99%96.72%
- 10Rusty's Retirement14,85891.97%96.70%
- 11shapez15,95191.78%95.91%
- 12Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,83491.44%96.68%
- 1360 Seconds! Reatomized19,63791.32%94.44%
- 14Company of Heroes18,78591.08%94.22%
- 15Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,90991.01%94.68%
- 16ISLANDERS16,78890.99%94.44%
- 17Stronghold HD (2012)10,44590.76%95.53%
- 18Bloons TD 511,97790.63%94.68%
- 19Dungeon Defenders19,00490.57%93.09%
- 20Brutal Legend20,47690.54%93.16%
- 21Orcs Must Die!8,52690.41%95.84%
- 22Rusted Warfare - RTS7,59790.33%96.33%
- 23Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,24890.17%92.42%
- 24Minami Lane6,75690.09%97.35%
- 25Turmoil16,16890.00%92.98%
- 26Worms Armageddon10,95189.96%94.32%
- 27Knowledge, or know Lady8,98689.93%95.21%
- 28Orcs Must Die! 219,63789.85%92.23%
- 29Learn to Fly 311,31689.79%94.68%
- 30Door Kickers10,05889.70%94.18%
- 31Door Kickers: Action Squad10,61589.64%94.71%
- 32Scribblenauts Unlimited12,39689.64%93.97%
- 33(the) Gnorp Apologue9,96289.53%94.81%
- 34Luck be a Landlord11,54489.49%93.23%
- 35Do Not Feed the Monkeys12,75589.47%93.55%
- 36Mr.Mine18,67089.37%91.62%
- 37Crazy Machines 310,10389.33%94.35%
- 38RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,32589.33%94.31%
- 39Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,82989.23%96.38%
- 40Long Live The Queen7,16889.21%94.84%
- 41Heat Signature7,42389.15%94.49%
- 42Tavern Master13,28989.14%92.12%
- 43Kabuto Park4,64189.10%99.50%
- 44Motorsport Manager14,22889.00%91.68%
- 45Defense Grid: The Awakening5,37589.00%96.09%
- 46Kingdom: Classic22,75488.98%90.64%
- 47Tropico 412,76388.83%91.69%
- 48Victoria II20,39188.67%90.38%
- 49Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus14,63688.65%91.02%
- 50Monster Sanctuary12,69688.56%91.22%
- 51Ninja Kiwi Archive5,82588.55%93.30%
- 52SteamWorld Heist6,24388.51%93.85%
- 53The Escapists16,20388.29%90.21%
- 54Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,55688.24%91.44%
- 55Sanctum 214,38988.21%89.90%
- 56Wall World12,70788.19%90.56%
- 57The Riftbreaker: Prologue4,13088.18%95.45%
- 58Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe3,72288.18%98.68%
- 59GemCraft - Chasing Shadows4,41388.16%94.90%
- 60House of Detention10,63087.96%90.58%
- 61Cook, Serve, Delicious!5,71987.91%94.28%
- 62Valkyria Chronicles13,32787.89%89.93%
- 63Moonbase Alpha12,87487.79%90.53%
- 64Warsim: The Realm of Aslona2,22287.63%95.99%
- 65Sid Meier's Civilization IV3,67587.57%92.44%
- 66Bloons Monkey City6,79687.55%91.04%
- 67Party Hard12,67287.53%90.11%
- 68Feign6,34887.51%91.18%
- 69Jagged Alliance 314,90387.49%89.04%
- 70Craft The World17,10087.43%88.40%
- 71911 Operator19,83687.37%88.47%
- 72Mister Furry: Hot Muscles4,53887.19%91.63%
- 73Rock of Ages4,10487.19%92.08%
- 74Toribash16,83287.15%88.32%
- 75Infested Planet3,04887.15%93.60%
- 76Beholder: Conductor5,35587.13%91.35%
- 77Knights of Honor2,39287.09%92.56%
- 78Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,82387.07%94.19%
- 79Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,81287.07%89.49%
- 80Zeus + Poseidon1,97287.02%96.35%
- 81Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense4,24587.00%91.28%
- 82X-Morph: Defense4,24386.99%91.26%
- 83Dungeon Warfare2,02386.97%95.80%
- 84Fights in Tight Spaces3,94186.96%89.95%
- 85Supreme Commander 212,98186.89%88.21%
- 86Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,77286.88%88.79%
- 87Factory Town4,48486.86%90.61%
- 88Worms Ultimate Mayhem6,26586.86%88.59%
- 89RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack5,87186.83%89.64%
- 90Invisible, Inc.5,79086.82%91.24%
- 91Cheeky Chooks2,75086.79%93.78%
- 92Gladio and Glory4,21086.79%90.59%
- 93Outpath3,12886.78%92.65%
- 94Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue1,55686.77%93.12%
- 95Dragon Cliff8,20386.73%88.61%
- 96Predynastic Egypt1,93186.71%91.56%
- 97Russian Life Simulator8,37086.70%88.52%
- 98Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut6,60886.68%88.94%
- 99112 Operator7,36886.67%88.68%
- 100Bomber Crew15,53986.64%87.58%
