Best Rated Grand Strategy Games Under $40
The best rated Grand 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.
- 1STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack42,89895.32%97.73%
- 2Sid Meier's Civilization V210,24295.12%95.60%
- 3Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,16893.34%95.66%
- 4Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,28191.87%96.70%
- 5Empires of the Undergrowth18,50491.08%94.37%
- 6Total War: SHOGUN 267,37190.92%91.80%
- 7Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,31690.06%93.17%
- 8Crusader Kings II73,78789.88%90.54%
- 9Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition27,37789.85%91.63%
- 10Victoria II19,97489.75%92.14%
- 11Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic26,68589.51%91.21%
- 12Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition37,88689.48%90.67%
- 13Songs of Syx8,96989.48%94.49%
- 14Airships: Conquer the Skies6,55889.30%95.90%
- 15Age of History II49,85489.02%89.83%
- 16Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword5,03588.75%96.23%
- 17Creeper World 44,69688.17%94.95%
- 18Dune: Imperium4,27387.70%94.06%
- 19Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew6,44887.40%91.14%
- 20Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit4,07687.14%92.44%
- 21Sid Meier's Civilization IV3,63286.96%92.43%
- 22Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,73886.94%89.47%
- 23Prehistoric Kingdom6,52086.88%89.80%
- 24Supreme Commander 212,91786.81%88.23%
- 25Ultimate General: Civil War8,54586.79%88.92%
- 26Master of Orion 21,73486.67%96.42%
- 27Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms8,01186.58%88.58%
- 28Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith2,17186.57%93.87%
- 29Tiny Civilization2,17386.46%93.28%
- 30Panzer Corps Gold2,72586.46%91.89%
- 31Knights of Honor2,38186.43%92.52%
- 32City Bus Manager2,81686.27%90.87%
- 33Cataclismo4,24086.23%89.17%
- 34Fantasy Map Simulator4,19686.19%89.06%
- 35Heart of the Machine2,07486.12%91.61%
- 36Sid Meier’s Civilization VI376,70486.06%86.09%
- 37Spirit Island1,64585.93%91.73%
- 38Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,08985.82%89.85%
- 39Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension1,45085.70%90.69%
- 40Dummynation3,17985.65%87.76%
- 41Xenonauts5,05885.58%86.77%
- 42Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,65885.41%88.00%
- 43Buggos1,42185.34%87.90%
- 44AI War 21,55185.33%87.56%
- 45Warlock - Master of the Arcane2,63785.23%86.16%
- 46Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,55885.22%86.78%
- 47Plebby Quest: The Crusades2,89785.10%85.54%
- 48Age of History 318,38285.04%85.08%
- 49The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia1,62385.04%85.40%
- 50Reshaping Mars83084.93%84.34%
- 51Roma Invicta24984.92%82.73%
- 52Interstellar Space: Genesis84284.92%84.20%
- 53Panzer Corps 24,16884.90%84.72%
- 54Shadow Empire1,92884.81%83.92%
- 55Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 27,39784.77%84.49%
- 56NationWar2:Chronicle42384.76%79.67%
- 57Field of Glory: Empires86884.74%82.03%
- 58ZEPHON1,85784.73%83.41%
- 59Europa Universalis III Complete1,99584.69%83.26%
- 60Wooden Battles53284.68%79.14%
- 61Planetary Annihilation: TITANS14,63984.62%84.37%
- 62AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.59%82.18%
- 63Hexarchy1,60684.55%81.88%
- 64Age of Gladiators76884.46%77.73%
- 65Line War1,17984.43%79.81%
- 66Anno 1404 - History Edition3,56584.31%82.44%
- 67Age of Conquest IV2,81484.27%81.77%
- 68Manor Lords89,29184.26%84.18%
- 69Fantasy General II1,96884.24%80.49%
- 70Songs of Silence2,70584.08%80.78%
- 71Carrier Command 23,73884.04%81.54%
- 72Ymir1,11584.04%75.61%
- 73Unity of Command II2,17984.04%79.72%
- 74ENDLESS Legend19,03884.00%83.49%
- 75SpellForce: Conquest of Eo2,64283.97%80.17%
- 76Oriental Empires2,99383.95%80.52%
- 77Old World6,73883.91%82.32%
- 78NEBULOUS: Fleet Command4,36583.84%81.24%
- 79ENDLESS Space 222,98683.84%83.34%
- 80Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition1,71083.81%76.96%
- 81Breachway1,46783.79%75.66%
- 82Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 73,03483.76%79.73%
- 83SuperPower 2 Steam Edition2,85283.75%79.45%
- 84Democracy 46,36383.74%81.79%
- 85Xenonauts 25,62083.72%81.48%
- 86Master of Magic1,21583.46%70.95%
- 87Distant Worlds: Universe1,85383.44%75.12%
- 88Norland10,22783.24%81.55%
- 89Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61383.10%75.93%
- 90Armello16,03783.04%81.84%
- 91Driftland: The Magic Revival2,00782.87%72.35%
- 92Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War18,41782.85%81.70%
- 93Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes2,52582.85%74.42%
- 94Terra Invicta9,50882.83%80.57%
- 95ENDLESS Space - Definitive Edition9,60082.83%80.59%
- 96Sailing Era4,99982.81%78.48%
- 97Three Kingdoms: Innovatory97982.66%58.94%
- 98A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition1,94782.55%70.06%
- 99Galactic Civilizations IV2,50582.52%72.69%
- 100Total War: THREE KINGDOMS93,32382.49%82.23%
