Best Rated Strategy Games Under $20
The best rated Strategy games on Steam for games under $20. 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 I316,00897.40%97.78%
- 2Balatro198,51797.24%97.84%
- 3Totally Accurate Battle Simulator154,00097.06%97.82%
- 4Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition155,91196.95%97.70%
- 5Slay the Spire218,43796.93%97.46%
- 6Bloons TD 6395,07596.89%97.18%
- 7Dyson Sphere Program91,70696.23%97.42%
- 8Inscryption148,54296.10%96.82%
- 9Volcano Princess49,13295.68%97.79%
- 10STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack43,17795.40%97.73%
- 11Cookie Clicker93,19195.34%96.42%
- 12Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition205,96995.16%95.64%
- 13Sid Meier's Civilization V210,80695.14%95.60%
- 14Age of Empires II (Retired)102,85194.90%95.83%
- 15Don't Starve Together543,04294.74%94.91%
- 16Rhythm Doctor27,01894.69%98.15%
- 17Tabletop Simulator74,49294.68%95.94%
- 18Your Only Move Is HUSTLE45,21794.48%96.50%
- 19FTL: Faster Than Light78,75293.99%95.09%
- 20Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,07993.60%97.48%
- 21Dorfromantik29,61393.55%96.33%
- 22Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,44393.42%95.64%
- 23Game Dev Tycoon45,11293.40%95.19%
- 24Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,31693.36%99.26%
- 25House Flipper111,79193.27%93.97%
- 26Wandering Sword45,41293.15%94.87%
- 27Barotrauma89,75293.14%94.01%
- 28HuniePop31,67293.11%95.57%
- 29The WereCleaner13,19793.10%99.41%
- 30Mini Motorways24,42193.09%96.27%
- 31Nubby's Number Factory19,52393.06%97.30%
- 32Plague Inc: Evolved65,84393.04%94.21%
- 33Mindustry28,10992.99%95.72%
- 34Thronefall23,67492.92%96.13%
- 35Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense17,19392.90%97.25%
- 36Nodebuster14,05892.38%97.39%
- 37shapez 2 - Factory15,27392.37%96.97%
- 38Frostpunk137,36692.24%92.74%
- 39Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors19,01192.24%96.16%
- 40PlateUp!27,16492.22%94.75%
- 41Darkwood24,97492.15%94.88%
- 42Rusty's Retirement14,85592.12%96.69%
- 43Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,37292.09%96.73%
- 44XCOM: Enemy Unknown58,68092.06%93.20%
- 45Gunpoint13,33092.05%97.51%
- 46Mini Metro16,75992.02%96.00%
- 47Tactical Breach Wizards12,16491.99%97.93%
- 48shapez15,89291.82%95.90%
- 49Love Is All Around45,89491.82%93.23%
- 50SPORE72,72191.74%92.62%
- 51Kingdoms and Castles31,42091.58%93.57%
- 52Into the Breach22,35391.45%94.19%
- 5360 Seconds! Reatomized19,59791.37%94.44%
- 54ShellShock Live35,61591.27%92.94%
- 55Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,81291.27%96.68%
- 56觅长生32,07591.23%93.07%
- 57Insurgency124,60891.21%91.69%
- 58Company of Heroes18,74591.17%94.25%
- 59Wildermyth18,24591.16%94.66%
- 60Loop Hero36,54391.13%92.72%
- 61Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,88991.10%94.68%
- 62ISLANDERS16,78591.04%94.44%
- 63Brutal Legend20,45390.64%93.20%
- 64Shakes and Fidget36,84790.60%92.03%
- 65Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga14,82390.58%94.50%
- 66Stronghold HD (2012)10,44490.58%95.53%
- 67Bloons TD 511,97090.46%94.68%
- 68Dungeon Defenders18,99790.44%93.09%
- 69Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,93890.41%94.60%
- 70Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,87690.38%94.30%
- 71One-armed robber53,28890.36%91.31%
- 72Epic Battle Fantasy 56,12490.36%98.56%
- 739 Kings23,19890.36%92.49%
- 74The Farmer Was Replaced9,41990.29%95.55%
- 75Learn to Fly 311,30290.29%94.67%
- 76Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,34890.23%93.18%
- 77Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,24890.22%92.42%
- 78Orcs Must Die!8,52390.21%95.83%
- 79Minami Lane6,71490.17%97.38%
- 80Door Kickers: Action Squad10,61290.16%94.71%
- 81Beholder31,08290.10%91.64%
- 82Rusted Warfare - RTS7,56990.10%96.30%
- 83Turmoil16,14390.08%92.98%
- 84(the) Gnorp Apologue9,95790.06%94.81%
- 85Knowledge, or know Lady8,97890.05%95.21%
- 86Forts25,39990.02%91.87%
- 87Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition27,61389.98%91.67%
- 88Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense8,04989.96%95.60%
- 89Wingspan11,99989.95%94.27%
- 90Orcs Must Die! 219,63489.95%92.26%
- 91Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth112,27089.92%94.12%
- 92Crusader Kings II73,93789.91%90.53%
- 93Victoria II20,02489.91%92.15%
- 94Five Nights at Freddy's 416,96989.91%92.93%
- 95Scribblenauts Unlimited12,38489.86%93.97%
- 96Kabuto Park4,62389.81%99.50%
- 97Door Kickers10,05789.81%94.18%
- 98Worms Armageddon10,93589.76%94.32%
- 99Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense10,89389.72%93.68%
- 100Do Not Feed the Monkeys12,72389.68%93.54%
