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 I316,00897.40%97.78%
- 2RimWorld246,29197.36%97.85%
- 3Balatro198,51797.24%97.84%
- 4Totally Accurate Battle Simulator154,00097.06%97.82%
- 5Factorio234,61497.02%97.51%
- 6Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition155,91196.95%97.70%
- 7Slay the Spire218,43796.93%97.46%
- 8Bloons TD 6395,07596.89%97.18%
- 9Dispatch183,96396.88%97.51%
- 10Satisfactory279,42096.85%97.27%
- 11Dyson Sphere Program91,70696.23%97.42%
- 12Inscryption148,54296.10%96.82%
- 13Volcano Princess49,13295.68%97.79%
- 14STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack43,17795.40%97.73%
- 15Cookie Clicker93,19195.34%96.42%
- 16Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition205,96995.16%95.64%
- 17Cult of the Lamb129,66395.14%95.89%
- 18Sid Meier's Civilization V210,80695.14%95.60%
- 19Teardown136,05695.13%95.85%
- 20Age of Empires II (Retired)102,85194.90%95.83%
- 21Kenshi116,65094.78%95.59%
- 22Don't Starve Together543,04294.74%94.91%
- 23Rhythm Doctor27,01894.69%98.15%
- 24Tabletop Simulator74,49294.68%95.94%
- 25Your Only Move Is HUSTLE45,21794.48%96.50%
- 26Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition182,32894.42%94.92%
- 27FTL: Faster Than Light78,75293.99%95.09%
- 28Timberborn41,65393.91%95.97%
- 29Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,45793.82%96.03%
- 30Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,07993.60%97.48%
- 31Dorfromantik29,61393.55%96.33%
- 32Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition36,44393.42%95.64%
- 33Game Dev Tycoon45,11293.40%95.19%
- 34Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,31693.36%99.26%
- 35House Flipper111,79193.27%93.97%
- 36Wandering Sword45,41293.15%94.87%
- 37Barotrauma89,75293.14%94.01%
- 38HuniePop31,67293.11%95.57%
- 39The WereCleaner13,19793.10%99.41%
- 40Mini Motorways24,42193.09%96.27%
- 41Nubby's Number Factory19,52393.06%97.30%
- 42Plague Inc: Evolved65,84393.04%94.21%
- 43Mindustry28,10992.99%95.72%
- 44Thronefall23,67492.92%96.13%
- 45Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense17,19392.90%97.25%
- 46Library Of Ruina45,07492.81%94.47%
- 47Monster Train22,94592.66%95.85%
- 48Cities: Skylines292,25392.62%92.87%
- 49Against the Storm37,48292.52%94.43%
- 50Dwarf Fortress31,50392.48%94.75%
- 51Nodebuster14,05892.38%97.39%
- 52shapez 2 - Factory15,27392.37%96.97%
- 53Desperados III16,61392.35%96.52%
- 54Frostpunk137,36692.24%92.74%
- 55Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors19,01192.24%96.16%
- 56PlateUp!27,16492.22%94.75%
- 57Darkwood24,97492.15%94.88%
- 58Rusty's Retirement14,85592.12%96.69%
- 59Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,37292.09%96.73%
- 60XCOM: Enemy Unknown58,68092.06%93.20%
- 61Gunpoint13,33092.05%97.51%
- 62Mini Metro16,75992.02%96.00%
- 63Tactical Breach Wizards12,16491.99%97.93%
- 64Sultan's Game35,19091.95%93.83%
- 65shapez15,89291.82%95.90%
- 66Love Is All Around45,89491.82%93.23%
- 67SPORE72,72191.74%92.62%
- 68Kingdoms and Castles31,42091.58%93.57%
- 69Age of Mythology: Extended Edition36,28391.54%93.26%
- 70Door Kickers 2: Task Force North13,60591.54%96.05%
- 71Into the Breach22,35391.45%94.19%
- 7260 Seconds! Reatomized19,59791.37%94.44%
- 73Darkest Dungeon162,45091.29%91.65%
- 74ShellShock Live35,61591.27%92.94%
- 75Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,81291.27%96.68%
- 76Empires of the Undergrowth18,90591.26%94.36%
- 77觅长生32,07591.23%93.07%
- 78Insurgency124,60891.21%91.69%
- 79Company of Heroes18,74591.17%94.25%
- 80Wildermyth18,24591.16%94.66%
- 81Loop Hero36,54391.13%92.72%
- 82Two Point Museum13,43091.11%95.41%
- 83Dungeons 318,71991.11%94.15%
- 84Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,88991.10%94.68%
- 85ISLANDERS16,78591.04%94.44%
- 86Total War: SHOGUN 267,69490.98%91.81%
- 87Caves of Qud12,64690.84%95.05%
- 88Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game17,99190.80%93.84%
- 89Brutal Legend20,45390.64%93.20%
- 90Shakes and Fidget36,84790.60%92.03%
- 91Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga14,82390.58%94.50%
- 92Stronghold HD (2012)10,44490.58%95.53%
- 93Bloons TD 511,97090.46%94.68%
- 94Dungeon Defenders18,99790.44%93.09%
- 95Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,93890.41%94.60%
- 96Monster Train 210,14790.40%95.32%
- 97Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,87690.38%94.30%
- 98One-armed robber53,28890.36%91.31%
- 99Epic Battle Fantasy 56,12490.36%98.56%
- 1009 Kings23,19890.36%92.49%
