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)21,07993.60%97.48%
- 2Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,31693.36%99.26%
- 3The WereCleaner13,19793.10%99.41%
- 4Mini Motorways24,42193.09%96.27%
- 5Nubby's Number Factory19,52393.06%97.30%
- 6Thronefall23,67492.92%96.13%
- 7Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense17,19392.90%97.25%
- 8Nodebuster14,05892.38%97.39%
- 9shapez 2 - Factory15,27392.37%96.97%
- 10Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors19,01192.24%96.16%
- 11Darkwood24,97492.15%94.88%
- 12Rusty's Retirement14,85592.12%96.69%
- 13Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance14,37292.09%96.73%
- 14Gunpoint13,33092.05%97.51%
- 15Mini Metro16,75992.02%96.00%
- 16Tactical Breach Wizards12,16491.99%97.93%
- 17shapez15,89291.82%95.90%
- 18Into the Breach22,35391.45%94.19%
- 1960 Seconds! Reatomized19,59791.37%94.44%
- 20Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,81291.27%96.68%
- 21Company of Heroes18,74591.17%94.25%
- 22Wildermyth18,24591.16%94.66%
- 23Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,88991.10%94.68%
- 24ISLANDERS16,78591.04%94.44%
- 25Brutal Legend20,45390.64%93.20%
- 26Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga14,82390.58%94.50%
- 27Stronghold HD (2012)10,44490.58%95.53%
- 28Bloons TD 511,97090.46%94.68%
- 29Dungeon Defenders18,99790.44%93.09%
- 30Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)11,93890.41%94.60%
- 31Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,87690.38%94.30%
- 32Epic Battle Fantasy 56,12490.36%98.56%
- 339 Kings23,19890.36%92.49%
- 34The Farmer Was Replaced9,41990.29%95.55%
- 35Learn to Fly 311,30290.29%94.67%
- 36Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,34890.23%93.18%
- 37Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,24890.22%92.42%
- 38Orcs Must Die!8,52390.21%95.83%
- 39Minami Lane6,71490.17%97.38%
- 40Door Kickers: Action Squad10,61290.16%94.71%
- 41Rusted Warfare - RTS7,56990.10%96.30%
- 42Turmoil16,14390.08%92.98%
- 43(the) Gnorp Apologue9,95790.06%94.81%
- 44Knowledge, or know Lady8,97890.05%95.21%
- 45Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense8,04989.96%95.60%
- 46Wingspan11,99989.95%94.27%
- 47Orcs Must Die! 219,63489.95%92.26%
- 48Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth112,27089.92%94.12%
- 49Victoria II20,02489.91%92.15%
- 50Five Nights at Freddy's 416,96989.91%92.93%
- 51Scribblenauts Unlimited12,38489.86%93.97%
- 52Kabuto Park4,62389.81%99.50%
- 53Door Kickers10,05789.81%94.18%
- 54Worms Armageddon10,93589.76%94.32%
- 55Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense10,89389.72%93.68%
- 56Do Not Feed the Monkeys12,72389.68%93.54%
- 57Luck be a Landlord11,53289.60%93.23%
- 58Crazy Machines 310,09889.58%94.35%
- 59Animal Revolt Battle Simulator6,85489.52%95.42%
- 60Shogun Showdown7,04489.45%95.19%
- 61Mr.Mine18,66289.44%91.64%
- 62RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,31389.41%94.31%
- 63Backpack Battles20,69489.37%91.23%
- 64Parkitect8,14089.36%94.20%
- 65Heat Signature7,42289.28%94.50%
- 66DICEOMANCER5,61389.23%96.04%
- 67Tavern Master13,27489.22%92.14%
- 68Elin9,18689.22%93.36%
- 69Airships: Conquer the Skies6,60889.20%95.88%
- 70Defense Grid: The Awakening5,37489.15%96.11%
- 71TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children9,85089.07%93.43%
- 72Motorsport Manager14,22089.06%91.68%
- 73Kingdom: Classic22,74589.02%90.64%
- 74Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,82788.98%96.37%
- 75Long Live The Queen7,16988.98%94.84%
- 76Braid9,95488.97%93.18%
- 77Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe3,71288.95%98.68%
- 78Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition11,68988.93%92.49%
- 79Tropico 412,74988.93%91.69%
- 80Sandustry4,87388.86%97.25%
- 81Monster Sanctuary12,67588.65%91.21%
- 82Cobalt Core4,38088.65%96.05%
- 83Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword5,07788.63%96.22%
- 84Emberward3,84588.62%96.96%
- 85Cook, Serve, Delicious!5,71788.60%94.30%
- 86Depersonalization6,84888.52%93.05%
- 87One Step From Eden7,66288.46%93.28%
- 88Easy Red 215,01188.40%90.39%
- 89Pit People8,17488.38%92.78%
- 90The Escapists16,20588.38%90.22%
- 91TheoTown4,80588.37%94.67%
- 92Halo Wars: Definitive Edition9,53688.35%91.43%
- 93The Riftbreaker: Prologue4,13188.34%95.42%
- 94Ninja Kiwi Archive5,81588.33%93.34%
- 95GemCraft - Chasing Shadows4,40888.32%94.92%
- 96MineMogul4,38988.29%96.29%
- 97Wall World12,64688.28%90.56%
- 98SteamWorld Heist6,23288.27%93.87%
- 99The Battle of Polytopia6,00188.22%93.97%
- 100Sanctum 214,39188.06%89.90%
