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Best grand strategy games

Ranked by the Terpsis rating: critics, players and reach.

106 games
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sid Meier's Civilization V
2010 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
96% · 211 K reviews
Rome: Total War - Collection
Rome: Total War - Collection
2007 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
95% · 17 K reviews
Crusader Kings III
Crusader Kings III
2020 · Grand strategy · isometric
90% · 142 K reviews
Total War: SHOGUN 2
Total War: SHOGUN 2
2011 · Real-time strategy · isometric
92% · 68 K reviews
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
2016 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
86% · 380 K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
2006 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
92% · 4 K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Total War: WARHAMMER II
2017 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
93% · 121 K reviews
Hearts of Iron IV
Hearts of Iron IV
2016 · Grand strategy · isometric
90% · 362 K reviews
Europa Universalis IV
Europa Universalis IV
2013 · Grand strategy · isometric
87% · 135 K reviews
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
2019 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
82% · 94 K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER
Total War: WARHAMMER
2016 · Real-time strategy · isometric
79% · 52 K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Total War: WARHAMMER III
2022 · Grand strategy · isometric
72% · 150 K reviews
Crusader Kings II
Crusader Kings II
2012 · Grand strategy · isometric
91% · 74 K reviews
Stellaris
Stellaris
2016 · Grand strategy · isometric
86% · 197 K reviews
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
2011 · Real-time strategy · isometric
97% · 14 K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
2006 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
89% · 8 K reviews
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
2007 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
96% · 5 K reviews
STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack
STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack
2010 · Real-time strategy · isometric
98% · 43 K reviews
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
2012 · Simulation
93% · 16 K reviews
ENDLESS Legend
ENDLESS Legend
2014 · Grand strategy · isometric
83% · 19 K reviews
Total War: NAPOLEON
Total War: NAPOLEON
2010 · Grand strategy · isometric
92% · 28 K reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
2025 · Real-time strategy
86% · 13 K reviews
ENDLESS Space 2
ENDLESS Space 2
2017 · Grand strategy · isometric
83% · 23 K reviews
Total War: MEDIEVAL II
Total War: MEDIEVAL II
2006 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
96% · 37 K reviews
Age of Wonders 4
Age of Wonders 4
2023 · Grand strategy · isometric
81% · 23 K reviews
Total War: ATTILA
Total War: ATTILA
2015 · Grand strategy · isometric
82% · 38 K reviews
Total War: EMPIRE
Total War: EMPIRE
2009 · Grand strategy · isometric
91% · 38 K reviews
Victoria 3
Victoria 3
2022 · Grand strategy · isometric
70% · 61 K reviews
Empires of the Undergrowth
Empires of the Undergrowth
2024 · City builder · isometric
94% · 19 K reviews
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
2024 · City builder · isometric
91% · 28 K reviews
Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath
Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath
2009 · Action · isometric
93% · 6 K reviews
Total War: ROME II
Total War: ROME II
2013 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
88% · 89 K reviews
Airships: Conquer the Skies
Airships: Conquer the Skies
2018 · Grand strategy · 2D
96% · 7 K reviews
Age of History II
Age of History II
2018 · Grand strategy
90% · 51 K reviews
Farthest Frontier
Farthest Frontier
2025 · City builder · isometric
86% · 26 K reviews
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
2019 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
80% · 7 K reviews
Supreme Commander 2
Supreme Commander 2
2010 · Real-time strategy · isometric
88% · 13 K reviews
Victoria II
Victoria II
2010 · Grand strategy
92% · 20 K reviews
Songs of Syx
Early Access
Songs of Syx
2020 · City builder · isometric
94% · 9 K reviews
Age of Wonders III
Age of Wonders III
2014 · Turn-based strategy
77% · 13 K reviews
Creeper World 4
Creeper World 4
2020 · Tower defense · isometric
95% · 5 K reviews
Galactic Civilizations III
Galactic Civilizations III
2015 · Grand strategy
77% · 10 K reviews
Songs of Conquest
Songs of Conquest
2024 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
86% · 14 K reviews
Dune: Imperium
Dune: Imperium
2024 · Card game · isometric
94% · 4 K reviews
The Battle of Polytopia
The Battle of Polytopia
2020 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
94% · 6 K reviews
Cataclismo
Cataclismo
2025 · Simulation
89% · 4 K reviews
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Early Access
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
2026 · Grand strategy · isometric
87% · 23 K reviews
Panzer Corps 2
Panzer Corps 2
2020 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
85% · 4 K reviews