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 I309,12697.42%97.82%
- 2RimWorld243,52497.35%97.86%
- 3Balatro195,58197.22%97.85%
- 4Totally Accurate Battle Simulator152,27797.03%97.82%
- 5Factorio232,42996.99%97.51%
- 6Slay the Spire216,62796.94%97.49%
- 7Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition154,32496.92%97.70%
- 8Bloons TD 6391,48396.89%97.19%
- 9Dispatch180,70396.88%97.54%
- 10Satisfactory276,23196.83%97.26%
- 11Dyson Sphere Program91,26896.24%97.47%
- 12Inscryption147,15396.07%96.82%
- 13Volcano Princess48,59895.61%97.80%
- 14STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack42,89895.32%97.73%
- 15Cookie Clicker92,17395.30%96.42%
- 16Sid Meier's Civilization V210,24295.12%95.60%
- 17Cult of the Lamb126,62495.08%95.88%
- 18Teardown133,94395.08%95.83%
- 19Age of Empires II (Retired)102,73294.87%95.83%
- 20Don't Starve Together539,86094.76%94.95%
- 21Kenshi114,92294.72%95.56%
- 22Tabletop Simulator73,84994.63%95.94%
- 23Rhythm Doctor26,74994.56%98.14%
- 24Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition180,84794.41%94.93%
- 25Your Only Move Is HUSTLE44,04294.35%96.48%
- 26FTL: Faster Than Light78,37993.96%95.11%
- 27Timberborn40,67393.81%95.98%
- 28Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,34593.74%96.02%
- 29Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,98493.48%97.53%
- 30Dorfromantik29,47093.47%96.35%
- 31Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,16893.34%95.66%
- 32Game Dev Tycoon44,99393.33%95.19%
- 33House Flipper110,85593.25%94.00%
- 34The WereCleaner12,98893.14%99.42%
- 35Nubby's Number Factory19,07793.14%97.42%
- 36Barotrauma88,39793.10%94.02%
- 37Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,13393.08%99.25%
- 38HuniePop31,66293.04%95.58%
- 39Wandering Sword43,57493.02%94.87%
- 40Plague Inc: Evolved64,95092.98%94.22%
- 41Mini Motorways24,23492.97%96.27%
- 42Mindustry27,57792.86%95.72%
- 43Thronefall23,36992.83%96.18%
- 44Library Of Ruina43,94992.71%94.47%
- 45Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense16,87992.69%97.26%
- 46Cities: Skylines290,71092.62%92.88%
- 47Monster Train22,89792.56%95.87%
- 48Against the Storm36,93592.47%94.49%
- 49Dwarf Fortress31,30292.41%94.79%
- 50shapez 2 - Factory14,90692.25%97.14%
- 51Nodebuster13,94792.24%97.45%
- 52Frostpunk136,35692.20%92.73%
- 53Desperados III16,50592.16%96.52%
- 54Gunpoint13,31192.14%97.51%
- 55PlateUp!26,74392.07%94.72%
- 56Tactical Breach Wizards11,99292.05%97.95%
- 57Darkwood24,66692.05%94.92%
- 58XCOM: Enemy Unknown58,44092.01%93.21%
- 59Rusty's Retirement14,72991.98%96.74%
- 60Mini Metro16,65091.88%96.03%
- 61Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,28191.87%96.70%
- 62Sultan's Game34,62691.85%93.83%
- 63Love Is All Around45,87391.78%93.26%
- 64SPORE72,22691.67%92.60%
- 65shapez15,69991.67%95.94%
- 66Kingdoms and Castles31,28591.47%93.55%
- 67Age of Mythology: Extended Edition36,17991.45%93.24%
- 68Into the Breach22,12691.35%94.23%
- 69Door Kickers 2: Task Force North13,41791.33%96.06%
- 70Darkest Dungeon160,79791.28%91.67%
- 71Wildermyth18,20091.24%94.68%
- 7260 Seconds! Reatomized19,34791.24%94.47%
- 73ShellShock Live35,55891.21%92.97%
- 74Insurgency124,68791.20%91.69%
- 75觅长生31,74391.15%93.09%
- 76Empires of the Undergrowth18,50491.08%94.37%
- 77Loop Hero36,45091.06%92.73%
- 78Company of Heroes18,58691.03%94.28%
- 79Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,60191.02%96.72%
- 80Dungeons 318,68390.97%94.18%
- 81Total War: SHOGUN 267,37190.92%91.80%
- 82Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,78390.90%94.66%
- 83ISLANDERS16,77590.90%94.43%
- 84Two Point Museum12,91690.82%95.34%
- 85Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game17,70390.67%93.88%
- 86Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga14,66290.65%94.51%
- 87Caves of Qud12,47990.61%95.12%
- 88Shakes and Fidget36,83690.56%92.07%
- 89Brutal Legend20,30590.49%93.21%
- 90Stronghold HD (2012)10,40990.37%95.54%
- 91One-armed robber51,67490.33%91.37%
- 92Dungeon Defenders18,95190.29%93.09%
- 93Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,75490.26%94.39%
- 94Bloons TD 511,91890.25%94.66%
- 95Arma 3294,32090.23%90.41%
- 96Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,89090.21%94.62%
- 979 Kings22,60390.19%92.49%
- 98Monster Train 29,99090.14%95.32%
- 99Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,23790.12%92.43%
- 100Epic Battle Fantasy 56,06890.12%98.58%
