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 Pack42,51495.37%97.72%
- 2Sid Meier's Civilization V209,75895.13%95.59%
- 3Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition35,87893.41%95.65%
- 4Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,18492.04%96.73%
- 5Empires of the Undergrowth18,04991.18%94.39%
- 6Total War: SHOGUN 266,99090.95%91.78%
- 7Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,29190.21%93.17%
- 8Hearts of Iron IV366,94990.06%90.19%
- 9Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition27,16189.93%91.60%
- 10Victoria II19,94189.90%92.16%
- 11Songs of Syx8,28089.80%95.12%
- 12Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic26,15289.60%91.21%
- 13Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition37,64189.57%90.68%
- 14Airships: Conquer the Skies6,50989.53%95.88%
- 15Age of History II49,64789.07%89.81%
- 16Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword4,98588.99%96.21%
- 17Creeper World 44,66688.43%94.94%
- 18Dune: Imperium4,11187.91%94.04%
- 19Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew6,30787.64%91.20%
- 20Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit4,03387.43%92.49%
- 21Sid Meier's Civilization IV3,60787.25%92.40%
- 22Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,67287.16%89.46%
- 23Ultimate General: Civil War8,48487.03%88.97%
- 24Master of Orion 21,71887.01%96.45%
- 25Prehistoric Kingdom6,10986.98%89.59%
- 26Supreme Commander 212,86286.96%88.18%
- 27Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith2,16786.90%93.86%
- 28Tiny Civilization2,15886.83%93.51%
- 29Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms7,89386.78%88.53%
- 30Knights of Honor2,37286.78%92.62%
- 31Panzer Corps Gold2,71886.78%91.87%
- 32City Bus Manager2,77286.57%90.84%
- 33Cataclismo4,16586.54%89.29%
- 34Fantasy Map Simulator4,06286.51%89.27%
- 35Heart of the Machine2,01186.51%92.04%
- 36Spirit Island1,58986.26%91.69%
- 37Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game2,08286.15%89.82%
- 38Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension1,45086.05%90.62%
- 39Dummynation3,09385.99%87.91%
- 40Xenonauts5,04385.86%86.79%
- 41Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,63985.75%87.92%
- 42AI War 21,54585.69%87.64%
- 43Buggos1,37085.67%87.66%
- 44Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,53785.57%86.73%
- 45Warlock - Master of the Arcane2,63385.55%86.18%
- 46Plebby Quest: The Crusades2,88885.42%85.53%
- 47The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia1,62185.40%85.44%
- 48Roma Invicta24885.33%82.66%
- 49Reshaping Mars83085.32%84.46%
- 50Interstellar Space: Genesis82985.28%83.96%
- 51Age of History 317,98885.27%85.20%
- 52Panzer Corps 24,12885.22%84.81%
- 53NationWar2:Chronicle42185.16%79.57%
- 54Shadow Empire1,89785.15%83.87%
- 55Field of Glory: Empires86485.14%82.18%
- 56ZEPHON1,78585.12%83.59%
- 57Wooden Battles52985.08%79.21%
- 58Europa Universalis III Complete1,99285.04%83.28%
- 59Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 27,26884.97%84.40%
- 60AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.95%82.18%
- 61Hexarchy1,57584.94%82.10%
- 62Line War1,16884.85%80.22%
- 63Age of Gladiators75684.84%77.51%
- 64Planetary Annihilation: TITANS14,53284.79%84.38%
- 65Fantasy General II1,95184.62%80.68%
- 66Anno 1404 - History Edition3,51884.61%82.40%
- 67NEBULOUS: Fleet Command4,11084.54%82.46%
- 68Songs of Silence2,66684.45%80.91%
- 69Manor Lords87,72684.43%84.33%
- 70Ymir1,11384.42%75.74%
- 71Unity of Command II2,14684.39%79.73%
- 72Carrier Command 23,69684.38%81.66%
- 73SpellForce: Conquest of Eo2,61184.32%80.20%
- 74Oriental Empires2,99484.27%80.53%
- 75Breachway1,42384.15%75.40%
- 76Old World6,59484.15%82.26%
- 77Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition1,70484.14%76.82%
- 78ENDLESS Legend19,00684.13%83.46%
- 79Xenonauts 25,36684.10%81.70%
- 80SuperPower 2 Steam Edition2,84884.08%79.49%
- 81Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 73,01784.08%79.71%
- 82Democracy 46,31584.03%81.88%
- 83ENDLESS Space 222,90783.97%83.35%
- 84Master of Magic1,19583.85%70.96%
- 85Distant Worlds: Universe1,84783.79%75.09%
- 86Norland10,00383.51%81.63%
- 87Medieval Kingdom Wars2,60983.45%76.01%
- 88Driftland: The Magic Revival1,99583.23%72.38%
- 89Armello16,01383.21%81.85%
- 90Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes2,52183.18%74.41%
- 91Sailing Era4,95083.10%78.48%
- 92Terra Invicta9,30783.09%80.63%
- 93NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening2,65783.07%74.33%
- 94Three Kingdoms: Innovatory97683.06%59.12%
- 95ENDLESS Space - Definitive Edition9,58083.05%80.62%
- 96Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War17,95683.00%81.67%
- 97Galactic Civilizations IV2,45382.92%72.85%
- 98A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition1,93382.91%70.05%
