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.
  1. 1Schedule I97.42%
  2. 2RimWorld97.35%
  3. 3Balatro97.22%
  4. 4Totally Accurate Battle Simulator97.03%
  5. 5Factorio96.99%
  6. 6Slay the Spire96.94%
  7. 7Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition96.92%
  8. 8Bloons TD 696.89%
  9. 9Dispatch96.88%
  10. 10Satisfactory96.83%
  11. 11Dyson Sphere Program96.24%
  12. 12Inscryption96.07%
  13. 13Volcano Princess95.61%
  14. 14STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack95.32%
  15. 15Cookie Clicker95.30%
  16. 16Sid Meier's Civilization V95.12%
  17. 17Cult of the Lamb95.08%
  18. 18Teardown95.08%
  19. 19Age of Empires II (Retired)94.87%
  20. 20Don't Starve Together94.76%
  21. 21Kenshi94.72%
  22. 22Tabletop Simulator94.63%
  23. 23Rhythm Doctor94.56%
  24. 24Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition94.41%
  25. 25Your Only Move Is HUSTLE94.35%
  26. 26FTL: Faster Than Light93.96%
  27. 27Timberborn93.81%
  28. 28Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun93.74%
  29. 29Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)93.48%
  30. 30Dorfromantik93.47%
  31. 31Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition93.34%
  32. 32Game Dev Tycoon93.33%
  33. 33House Flipper93.25%
  34. 34The WereCleaner93.14%
  35. 35Nubby's Number Factory93.14%
  36. 36Barotrauma93.10%
  37. 37Papa's Freezeria Deluxe93.08%
  38. 38HuniePop93.04%
  39. 39Wandering Sword93.02%
  40. 40Plague Inc: Evolved92.98%
  41. 41Mini Motorways92.97%
  42. 42Mindustry92.86%
  43. 43Thronefall92.83%
  44. 44Library Of Ruina92.71%
  45. 45Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense92.69%
  46. 46Cities: Skylines92.62%
  47. 47Monster Train92.56%
  48. 48Against the Storm92.47%
  49. 49Dwarf Fortress92.41%
  50. 50shapez 2 - Factory92.25%
  51. 51Nodebuster92.24%
  52. 52Frostpunk92.20%
  53. 53Desperados III92.16%
  54. 54Gunpoint92.14%
  55. 55PlateUp!92.07%
  56. 56Tactical Breach Wizards92.05%
  57. 57Darkwood92.05%
  58. 58XCOM: Enemy Unknown92.01%
  59. 59Rusty's Retirement91.98%
  60. 60Mini Metro91.88%
  61. 61Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance91.87%
  62. 62Sultan's Game91.85%
  63. 63Love Is All Around91.78%
  64. 64SPORE91.67%
  65. 65shapez91.67%
  66. 66Kingdoms and Castles91.47%
  67. 67Age of Mythology: Extended Edition91.45%
  68. 68Into the Breach91.35%
  69. 69Door Kickers 2: Task Force North91.33%
  70. 70Darkest Dungeon91.28%
  71. 71Wildermyth91.24%
  72. 7260 Seconds! Reatomized91.24%
  73. 73ShellShock Live91.21%
  74. 74Insurgency91.20%
  75. 75觅长生91.15%
  76. 76Empires of the Undergrowth91.08%
  77. 77Loop Hero91.06%
  78. 78Company of Heroes91.03%
  79. 79Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense91.02%
  80. 80Dungeons 390.97%
  81. 81Total War: SHOGUN 290.92%
  82. 82Rise of Nations: Extended Edition90.90%
  83. 83ISLANDERS90.90%
  84. 84Two Point Museum90.82%
  85. 85Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game90.67%
  86. 86Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga90.65%
  87. 87Caves of Qud90.61%
  88. 88Shakes and Fidget90.56%
  89. 89Brutal Legend90.49%
  90. 90Stronghold HD (2012)90.37%
  91. 91One-armed robber90.33%
  92. 92Dungeon Defenders90.29%
  93. 93Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander90.26%
  94. 94Bloons TD 590.25%
  95. 95Arma 390.23%
  96. 96Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)90.21%
  97. 979 Kings90.19%
  98. 98Monster Train 290.14%
  99. 99Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead90.12%
  100. 100Epic Battle Fantasy 590.12%