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 I320,68297.48%97.77%
- 2Balatro200,29697.37%97.83%
- 3Totally Accurate Battle Simulator154,19297.05%97.82%
- 4Slay the Spire219,62197.04%97.45%
- 5Bloons TD 6397,62696.96%97.18%
- 6Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition156,13896.94%97.69%
- 7Dyson Sphere Program91,78696.21%97.42%
- 8Inscryption148,73096.09%96.82%
- 9Volcano Princess49,20695.66%97.79%
- 10STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack43,23095.37%97.73%
- 11Cookie Clicker93,39295.33%96.41%
- 12Age of Empires II (Retired)102,87194.89%95.83%
- 13Kenshi116,86894.77%95.59%
- 14Don't Starve Together544,83894.77%94.89%
- 15Tabletop Simulator74,57494.67%95.94%
- 16Rhythm Doctor27,04194.65%98.15%
- 17Your Only Move Is HUSTLE45,41894.47%96.51%
- 18FTL: Faster Than Light78,81693.97%95.08%
- 19Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,47493.79%96.03%
- 20Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,10893.72%97.48%
- 21Dorfromantik29,63893.51%96.32%
- 22Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,50393.39%95.64%
- 23Game Dev Tycoon45,12993.37%95.18%
- 24Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,34593.23%99.26%
- 25Nubby's Number Factory19,60193.21%97.31%
- 26HuniePop31,66993.08%95.57%
- 27Mini Motorways24,45893.05%96.26%
- 28Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense17,23093.04%97.25%
- 29Plague Inc: Evolved65,93693.02%94.20%
- 30Mindustry28,19592.97%95.73%
- 31The WereCleaner13,24192.90%99.42%
- 32Thronefall23,72392.88%96.13%
- 33Against the Storm37,56492.49%94.44%
- 34Gunpoint13,33092.23%97.51%
- 35Tactical Breach Wizards12,19092.19%97.93%
- 36Nodebuster14,06392.18%97.39%
- 37PlateUp!27,19692.18%94.75%
- 38Darkwood25,01292.11%94.89%
- 39Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors19,15092.08%96.16%
- 40XCOM: Enemy Unknown58,72292.03%93.20%
- 41Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,39191.99%96.72%
- 42Rusty's Retirement14,85891.97%96.70%
- 43shapez 2 - Factory15,34091.94%96.94%
- 44Love Is All Around45,88691.79%93.23%
- 45shapez15,95191.78%95.91%
- 46SPORE72,78391.73%92.63%
- 47Mini Metro16,76791.62%96.00%
- 48Kingdoms and Castles31,43891.54%93.57%
- 49Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,83491.44%96.68%
- 50Darkest Dungeon163,39791.43%91.64%
- 51Into the Breach22,41691.40%94.17%
- 5260 Seconds! Reatomized19,63791.32%94.44%
- 53ShellShock Live35,62391.23%92.93%
- 54Insurgency124,58491.20%91.69%
- 55觅长生32,12091.20%93.07%
- 56Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 57Loop Hero36,56391.10%92.72%
- 58Company of Heroes18,78591.08%94.22%
- 59Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,90991.01%94.68%
- 60ISLANDERS16,78890.99%94.44%
- 61Stronghold HD (2012)10,44590.76%95.53%
- 62Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga14,86390.74%94.48%
- 63Bloons TD 511,97790.63%94.68%
- 64Shakes and Fidget36,84790.57%92.03%
- 65Dungeon Defenders19,00490.57%93.09%
- 66Brutal Legend20,47690.54%93.16%
- 67Orcs Must Die!8,52690.41%95.84%
- 68Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth112,27790.36%94.10%
- 69One-armed robber53,49190.33%91.30%
- 70Rusted Warfare - RTS7,59790.33%96.33%
- 71Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,95590.31%94.60%
- 72Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,89990.29%94.25%
- 739 Kings23,33390.24%92.41%
- 74Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,24890.17%92.42%
- 75Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense8,06690.16%95.59%
- 76Wingspan12,02990.15%94.29%
- 77Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,35190.14%93.17%
- 78The Farmer Was Replaced9,49090.12%95.57%
- 79Minami Lane6,75690.09%97.35%
- 80Beholder31,15290.06%91.63%
- 81Turmoil16,16890.00%92.98%
- 82Forts25,44090.00%91.89%
- 83Worms Armageddon10,95189.96%94.32%
- 84Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition27,65189.94%91.67%
- 85Knowledge, or know Lady8,98689.93%95.21%
- 86Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense10,91189.88%93.65%
- 87Orcs Must Die! 219,63789.85%92.23%
- 88Learn to Fly 311,31689.79%94.68%
- 89Door Kickers10,05889.70%94.18%
- 90Five Nights at Freddy's 417,00189.69%92.89%
- 91Shogun Showdown7,07889.66%95.14%
- 92Door Kickers: Action Squad10,61589.64%94.71%
- 93Scribblenauts Unlimited12,39689.64%93.97%
- 94Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic27,40189.58%91.18%
- 95100% Orange Juice30,21689.56%91.01%
- 96(the) Gnorp Apologue9,96289.53%94.81%
- 97Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition38,15389.51%90.64%
- 98Luck be a Landlord11,54489.49%93.23%
- 99Do Not Feed the Monkeys12,75589.47%93.55%
- 100DICEOMANCER5,61989.46%96.01%
