Hidden Gem Strategy Games Under $5
Highly rated Strategy games on Steam for games under $5, capped at 25,000 reviews. The 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%
- 2Nubby's Number Factory19,60193.21%97.31%
- 3The WereCleaner13,24192.90%99.42%
- 4Nodebuster14,06392.18%97.39%
- 5Rusty's Retirement14,85891.97%96.70%
- 6shapez15,95191.78%95.91%
- 7ISLANDERS16,78890.99%94.44%
- 8Stronghold HD (2012)10,44590.76%95.53%
- 9Rusted Warfare - RTS7,59790.33%96.33%
- 10Minami Lane6,75690.09%97.35%
- 11Learn to Fly 311,31689.79%94.68%
- 12Scribblenauts Unlimited12,39689.64%93.97%
- 13Mr.Mine18,67089.37%91.62%
- 14Crazy Machines 310,10389.33%94.35%
- 15RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,32589.33%94.31%
- 16Long Live The Queen7,16889.21%94.84%
- 17Kabuto Park4,64189.10%99.50%
- 18Kingdom: Classic22,75488.98%90.64%
- 19The Battle of Polytopia6,01088.85%93.96%
- 20Tropico 412,76388.83%91.69%
- 21Ninja Kiwi Archive5,82588.55%93.30%
- 22The Escapists16,20388.29%90.21%
- 23The Riftbreaker: Prologue4,13088.18%95.45%
- 24GemCraft - Chasing Shadows4,41388.16%94.90%
- 25House of Detention10,62287.84%90.58%
- 26Moonbase Alpha12,87487.79%90.53%
- 27Bloons Monkey City6,79687.55%91.04%
- 28Feign6,34887.51%91.18%
- 29Toribash16,83287.15%88.32%
- 30Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,82387.07%94.19%
- 31Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,81287.07%89.49%
- 32Mister Furry: Hot Muscles4,57787.02%91.57%
- 33Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense4,24587.00%91.28%
- 34Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,77286.88%88.79%
- 35RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack5,87186.83%89.64%
- 36Vault of the Void3,01186.81%92.23%
- 37Cheeky Chooks2,75086.79%93.78%
- 38Gladio and Glory4,21086.79%90.59%
- 39Outpath3,12886.78%92.65%
- 40Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue1,55686.77%93.12%
- 41Shadowrun Returns13,81086.62%87.66%
- 42Tiny Civilization2,18986.59%93.01%
- 43Russian Life Simulator8,38186.57%88.52%
- 44Legend Creatures(传奇生物)3,94786.50%89.84%
- 45SUMMERHOUSE3,37586.46%92.98%
- 4612 Labours of Hercules3,04186.43%93.55%
- 47Sentinels of the Multiverse1,68386.34%89.66%
- 48Master Healer Kale with useless party1,96186.10%95.46%
- 49Tower Tactics: Liberation1,25786.06%88.31%
- 50Malware1,21685.99%87.75%
- 51Star Realms2,24185.96%86.79%
- 52Bloons Adventure Time TD4,79485.85%87.23%
- 53Warpips5,21485.84%87.11%
- 54Realm Grinder7,44285.80%86.63%
- 55CastleStorm1,63385.77%89.34%
- 56Time Walker: Dark World1,51085.76%85.63%
- 57Unholy Heights1,65285.75%89.16%
- 58Mythgard1,35085.73%85.41%
- 59Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,73785.73%87.72%
- 60Rock 'N' Roll Defense3,96985.72%87.07%
- 61Tannenberg9,80685.70%86.22%
- 62Just King1,48985.69%89.12%
- 63挂机神话1,73685.69%89.92%
- 64The Perfect Tower II4,46185.62%86.59%
- 65Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves1,93985.59%87.67%
- 66Grim Nights1,55285.56%88.02%
- 67Dice People74185.56%90.69%
- 68Buggos1,43685.52%87.88%
- 69Dominion2,27685.51%86.95%
- 70Swarm Queen41285.48%92.72%
- 71Bombergrounds: Battle Royale8,33785.45%85.76%
- 72The Defender: Farm and Castle1,09585.38%89.32%
- 73Necrosmith5,36685.38%85.74%
- 74Super Sanctum TD1,58185.36%86.46%
- 75Mage and Monsters92285.33%89.48%
- 76Iratus: Lord of the Dead8,27085.33%85.50%
- 77B100X - Auto Dungeon RPG97685.29%80.33%
- 78Card Hunter5,33185.28%85.46%
- 79Kingdom: New Lands12,39985.26%85.32%
- 80Stars in Shadow83785.21%78.49%
- 81Space Run2,15185.20%85.26%
- 82Knights and Merchants4,96185.19%85.20%
- 83Fhtagn Simulator57085.18%89.12%
- 84Roguebook4,59085.17%83.83%
- 85Of Guards And Thieves4,32085.16%85.12%
- 86Ultimate Zombie Defense4,80185.16%85.11%
- 87Natural Selection 213,37285.15%85.13%
- 88Journey to Incrementalia91785.14%87.24%
- 89AutoChess of Gensokyo38285.13%68.32%
- 90War Selection23,62885.12%85.09%
- 91Settlement Survival8,09985.12%85.04%
- 92Holyday City: Reloaded1,64185.11%81.05%
- 93Idling to Rule the Gods2,13785.09%84.65%
- 94The Magician's Research26585.06%58.11%
- 95Ballionaire2,68285.04%84.49%
- 96Zombidle : REMONSTERED1,80185.03%85.45%
- 97Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest86985.02%83.20%
- 98PickCrafter7,15685.02%86.08%
- 99Idle Research1,90884.98%83.91%
- 100God Awe-full Clicker39284.98%64.54%
