Hidden Gem Strategy Games
Highly rated Strategy games that never got big: under $20, fewer than 25,000 reviews. The review cap filters out everything you've already heard of.
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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.
- 1Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,10893.72%97.48%
- 2Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,34593.23%99.26%
- 3Nubby's Number Factory19,60193.21%97.31%
- 4Mini Motorways24,45893.05%96.26%
- 5Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense17,23093.04%97.25%
- 6The WereCleaner13,24192.90%99.42%
- 7Thronefall23,72392.88%96.13%
- 8Gunpoint13,33092.23%97.51%
- 9Tactical Breach Wizards12,19092.19%97.93%
- 10Nodebuster14,06392.18%97.39%
- 11Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors19,15092.08%96.16%
- 12Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,39191.99%96.72%
- 13Rusty's Retirement14,85891.97%96.70%
- 14shapez 2 - Factory15,34091.94%96.94%
- 15shapez15,95191.78%95.91%
- 16Mini Metro16,76791.62%96.00%
- 17Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,83491.44%96.68%
- 18Into the Breach22,41691.40%94.17%
- 1960 Seconds! Reatomized19,63791.32%94.44%
- 20Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 21Company of Heroes18,78591.08%94.22%
- 22Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,90991.01%94.68%
- 23ISLANDERS16,78890.99%94.44%
- 24Stronghold HD (2012)10,44590.76%95.53%
- 25Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga14,86390.74%94.48%
- 26Bloons TD 511,97790.63%94.68%
- 27Dungeon Defenders19,00490.57%93.09%
- 28Brutal Legend20,47690.54%93.16%
- 29Orcs Must Die!8,52690.41%95.84%
- 30Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth112,27790.36%94.10%
- 31Rusted Warfare - RTS7,59790.33%96.33%
- 32Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,95590.31%94.60%
- 33Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,89990.29%94.25%
- 349 Kings23,33390.24%92.41%
- 35Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,24890.17%92.42%
- 36Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense8,06690.16%95.59%
- 37Wingspan12,02990.15%94.29%
- 38Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,35190.14%93.17%
- 39The Farmer Was Replaced9,49090.12%95.57%
- 40Minami Lane6,75690.09%97.35%
- 41Turmoil16,16890.00%92.98%
- 42Worms Armageddon10,95189.96%94.32%
- 43Knowledge, or know Lady8,98689.93%95.21%
- 44Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense10,91189.88%93.65%
- 45Orcs Must Die! 219,63789.85%92.23%
- 46Learn to Fly 311,31689.79%94.68%
- 47Door Kickers10,05889.70%94.18%
- 48Five Nights at Freddy's 417,00189.69%92.89%
- 49Shogun Showdown7,07889.66%95.14%
- 50Door Kickers: Action Squad10,61589.64%94.71%
- 51Scribblenauts Unlimited12,39689.64%93.97%
- 52(the) Gnorp Apologue9,96289.53%94.81%
- 53Luck be a Landlord11,54489.49%93.23%
- 54Do Not Feed the Monkeys12,75589.47%93.55%
- 55DICEOMANCER5,61989.46%96.01%
- 56Mr.Mine18,67089.37%91.62%
- 57Animal Revolt Battle Simulator6,86989.35%95.41%
- 58Crazy Machines 310,10389.33%94.35%
- 59RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,32589.33%94.31%
- 60Backpack Battles20,72489.26%91.22%
- 61Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,82989.23%96.38%
- 62Long Live The Queen7,16889.21%94.84%
- 63Braid9,95389.18%93.19%
- 64Heat Signature7,42389.15%94.49%
- 65Tavern Master13,28989.14%92.12%
- 66Elin9,22389.11%93.36%
- 67Kabuto Park4,64189.10%99.50%
- 68Sandustry5,05289.02%97.25%
- 69Motorsport Manager14,22889.00%91.68%
- 70Defense Grid: The Awakening5,37589.00%96.09%
- 71Kingdom: Classic22,75488.98%90.64%
- 72Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword5,09888.91%96.23%
- 73Cobalt Core4,39288.91%96.04%
- 74Emberward4,14088.86%96.93%
- 75The Battle of Polytopia6,01088.85%93.96%
- 76Tropico 412,76388.83%91.69%
- 77The Last Spell13,74888.78%91.40%
- 78One Step From Eden7,66388.69%93.28%
- 79Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition11,74388.69%92.46%
- 80Victoria II20,39188.67%90.38%
- 81The Wandering Village8,49388.62%91.97%
- 82Pit People8,17788.60%92.78%
- 83Monster Sanctuary12,69688.56%91.22%
- 84Ninja Kiwi Archive5,82588.55%93.30%
- 85SteamWorld Heist6,24388.51%93.85%
- 86Depersonalization6,85188.38%93.04%
- 87Easy Red 215,15988.32%90.40%
- 88The Escapists16,20388.29%90.21%
- 89Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,55688.24%91.44%
- 90Sanctum 214,38988.21%89.90%
- 91Wall World12,70788.19%90.56%
- 92The Riftbreaker: Prologue4,13088.18%95.45%
- 93Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe3,72288.18%98.68%
- 94GemCraft - Chasing Shadows4,41388.16%94.90%
- 95Black Book6,74588.01%92.20%
- 96MineMogul4,43387.95%96.28%
- 97Cook, Serve, Delicious!5,71987.91%94.28%
- 98Valkyria Chronicles13,32787.89%89.93%
- 99Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew6,58487.87%91.04%
- 100House of Detention10,62287.84%90.58%
