Best Rated Strategy Games Under $40
The best rated 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.
- 1Schedule I309,29197.43%97.82%
- 2RimWorld243,59797.37%97.86%
- 3Balatro195,63497.24%97.85%
- 4Totally Accurate Battle Simulator152,33997.06%97.82%
- 5Factorio232,46597.01%97.51%
- 6Slay the Spire216,66296.96%97.49%
- 7Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition154,35796.95%97.70%
- 8Dispatch180,81696.90%97.54%
- 9Bloons TD 6391,55396.90%97.19%
- 10Satisfactory276,33696.85%97.26%
- 11Dyson Sphere Program91,27996.28%97.47%
- 12Inscryption147,18396.10%96.82%
- 13Volcano Princess48,60695.69%97.80%
- 14STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack42,90595.41%97.73%
- 15Cookie Clicker92,20795.35%96.42%
- 16Sid Meier's Civilization V210,25595.14%95.60%
- 17Cult of the Lamb126,65495.12%95.88%
- 18Teardown133,98095.11%95.83%
- 19Age of Empires II (Retired)102,73294.91%95.83%
- 20Don't Starve Together539,94494.77%94.94%
- 21Kenshi114,97794.76%95.56%
- 22Tabletop Simulator73,86794.69%95.94%
- 23Rhythm Doctor26,75294.69%98.14%
- 24Your Only Move Is HUSTLE44,07294.44%96.48%
- 25Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition180,89294.43%94.93%
- 26FTL: Faster Than Light78,39094.02%95.11%
- 27Timberborn40,69893.90%95.98%
- 28Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,35393.84%96.02%
- 29Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,98693.63%97.53%
- 30Dorfromantik29,47693.59%96.35%
- 31Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,17593.45%95.66%
- 32Game Dev Tycoon44,99993.42%95.19%
- 33Nubby's Number Factory19,08493.30%97.42%
- 34House Flipper110,88493.29%94.00%
- 35Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,13793.28%99.25%
- 36HuniePop31,66393.15%95.58%
- 37Barotrauma88,42493.14%94.01%
- 38The WereCleaner12,98893.14%99.42%
- 39Mini Motorways24,23893.11%96.27%
- 40Wandering Sword43,61393.11%94.86%
- 41Plague Inc: Evolved64,97193.05%94.22%
- 42Mindustry27,58792.99%95.72%
- 43Thronefall23,37592.97%96.18%
- 44Library Of Ruina43,97592.79%94.46%
- 45Monster Train22,89892.71%95.87%
- 46Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense16,87992.69%97.26%
- 47Cities: Skylines290,73592.63%92.88%
- 48Against the Storm36,94992.57%94.49%
- 49Dwarf Fortress31,30292.53%94.79%
- 50Nodebuster13,95092.44%97.45%
- 51shapez 2 - Factory14,92192.44%97.12%
- 52Desperados III16,50792.34%96.52%
- 53Gunpoint13,31192.34%97.51%
- 54Tactical Breach Wizards11,99892.27%97.95%
- 55Frostpunk136,38792.23%92.73%
- 56PlateUp!26,75192.20%94.72%
- 57Darkwood24,67392.18%94.91%
- 58Rusty's Retirement14,73292.17%96.73%
- 59XCOM: Enemy Unknown58,44192.08%93.21%
- 60Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,28392.07%96.70%
- 61Sultan's Game34,63891.96%93.83%
- 62Mini Metro16,65091.88%96.03%
- 63shapez15,70591.86%95.94%
- 64Love Is All Around45,87691.86%93.25%
- 65SPORE72,24191.73%92.60%
- 66Kingdoms and Castles31,28991.59%93.55%
- 67Age of Mythology: Extended Edition36,18391.55%93.24%
- 68Door Kickers 2: Task Force North13,42091.53%96.07%
- 69Into the Breach22,13091.50%94.23%
- 70Wildermyth18,20591.41%94.68%
- 7160 Seconds! Reatomized19,35291.40%94.47%
- 72ShellShock Live35,55991.32%92.97%
- 73Darkest Dungeon160,82091.30%91.67%
- 74觅长生31,75091.26%93.09%
- 75Empires of the Undergrowth18,51691.25%94.38%
- 76Insurgency124,68491.23%91.69%
- 77Company of Heroes18,59091.19%94.28%
- 78Loop Hero36,45391.16%92.73%
- 79Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,78491.09%94.67%
- 80ISLANDERS16,77691.08%94.43%
- 81Two Point Museum12,92291.03%95.35%
- 82Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,60191.02%96.72%
- 83Total War: SHOGUN 267,37890.98%91.80%
- 84Dungeons 318,68390.97%94.18%
- 85Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga14,66590.84%94.51%
- 86Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game17,71790.83%93.86%
- 87Caves of Qud12,48090.82%95.12%
- 88Shakes and Fidget36,84090.66%92.07%
- 89Stronghold HD (2012)10,41190.60%95.54%
- 90Brutal Legend20,30590.49%93.21%
- 91Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,75690.46%94.38%
- 92Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,89290.43%94.62%
- 93One-armed robber51,70090.40%91.36%
- 94Monster Train 29,99790.39%95.32%
- 95Dungeon Defenders18,95190.29%93.09%
- 96Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,23790.27%92.43%
- 97Arma 3294,34490.25%90.41%
- 98Bloons TD 511,91890.25%94.66%
- 99Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth112,25190.24%94.16%
- 100Wingspan11,85790.24%94.27%
