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 I97.43%
  2. 2RimWorld97.37%
  3. 3Balatro97.24%
  4. 4Totally Accurate Battle Simulator97.06%
  5. 5Factorio97.01%
  6. 6Slay the Spire96.96%
  7. 7Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition96.95%
  8. 8Dispatch96.90%
  9. 9Bloons TD 696.90%
  10. 10Satisfactory96.85%
  11. 11Dyson Sphere Program96.28%
  12. 12Inscryption96.10%
  13. 13Volcano Princess95.69%
  14. 14STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack95.41%
  15. 15Cookie Clicker95.35%
  16. 16Sid Meier's Civilization V95.14%
  17. 17Cult of the Lamb95.12%
  18. 18Teardown95.11%
  19. 19Age of Empires II (Retired)94.91%
  20. 20Don't Starve Together94.77%
  21. 21Kenshi94.76%
  22. 22Tabletop Simulator94.69%
  23. 23Rhythm Doctor94.69%
  24. 24Your Only Move Is HUSTLE94.44%
  25. 25Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition94.43%
  26. 26FTL: Faster Than Light94.02%
  27. 27Timberborn93.90%
  28. 28Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun93.84%
  29. 29Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)93.63%
  30. 30Dorfromantik93.59%
  31. 31Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition93.45%
  32. 32Game Dev Tycoon93.42%
  33. 33Nubby's Number Factory93.30%
  34. 34House Flipper93.29%
  35. 35Papa's Freezeria Deluxe93.28%
  36. 36HuniePop93.15%
  37. 37Barotrauma93.14%
  38. 38The WereCleaner93.14%
  39. 39Mini Motorways93.11%
  40. 40Wandering Sword93.11%
  41. 41Plague Inc: Evolved93.05%
  42. 42Mindustry92.99%
  43. 43Thronefall92.97%
  44. 44Library Of Ruina92.79%
  45. 45Monster Train92.71%
  46. 46Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense92.69%
  47. 47Cities: Skylines92.63%
  48. 48Against the Storm92.57%
  49. 49Dwarf Fortress92.53%
  50. 50Nodebuster92.44%
  51. 51shapez 2 - Factory92.44%
  52. 52Desperados III92.34%
  53. 53Gunpoint92.34%
  54. 54Tactical Breach Wizards92.27%
  55. 55Frostpunk92.23%
  56. 56PlateUp!92.20%
  57. 57Darkwood92.18%
  58. 58Rusty's Retirement92.17%
  59. 59XCOM: Enemy Unknown92.08%
  60. 60Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance92.07%
  61. 61Sultan's Game91.96%
  62. 62Mini Metro91.88%
  63. 63shapez91.86%
  64. 64Love Is All Around91.86%
  65. 65SPORE91.73%
  66. 66Kingdoms and Castles91.59%
  67. 67Age of Mythology: Extended Edition91.55%
  68. 68Door Kickers 2: Task Force North91.53%
  69. 69Into the Breach91.50%
  70. 70Wildermyth91.41%
  71. 7160 Seconds! Reatomized91.40%
  72. 72ShellShock Live91.32%
  73. 73Darkest Dungeon91.30%
  74. 74觅长生91.26%
  75. 75Empires of the Undergrowth91.25%
  76. 76Insurgency91.23%
  77. 77Company of Heroes91.19%
  78. 78Loop Hero91.16%
  79. 79Rise of Nations: Extended Edition91.09%
  80. 80ISLANDERS91.08%
  81. 81Two Point Museum91.03%
  82. 82Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense91.02%
  83. 83Total War: SHOGUN 290.98%
  84. 84Dungeons 390.97%
  85. 85Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga90.84%
  86. 86Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game90.83%
  87. 87Caves of Qud90.82%
  88. 88Shakes and Fidget90.66%
  89. 89Stronghold HD (2012)90.60%
  90. 90Brutal Legend90.49%
  91. 91Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander90.46%
  92. 92Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)90.43%
  93. 93One-armed robber90.40%
  94. 94Monster Train 290.39%
  95. 95Dungeon Defenders90.29%
  96. 96Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead90.27%
  97. 97Arma 390.25%
  98. 98Bloons TD 590.25%
  99. 99Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth190.24%
  100. 100Wingspan90.24%