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Best grand strategy games

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

112 games
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sid Meier's Civilization V
2010 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
95% · 128 K reviews
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
2016 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
86% · 277 K reviews
Rome: Total War - Collection
Rome: Total War - Collection
2007 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
94% · 13 K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
2006 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
92% · 3 K reviews
Crusader Kings III
Crusader Kings III
2020 · Grand strategy · isometric
90% · 94 K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Total War: WARHAMMER II
2017 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
92% · 85 K reviews
Total War: SHOGUN 2
Total War: SHOGUN 2
2011 · Real-time strategy · isometric
91% · 69 K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Total War: WARHAMMER III
2022 · Grand strategy · isometric
72% · 107 K reviews
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
2019 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
82% · 63 K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER
Total War: WARHAMMER
2016 · Real-time strategy · isometric
79% · 32 K reviews
Hearts of Iron IV
Hearts of Iron IV
2016 · Grand strategy · isometric
90% · 263 K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
2006 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
90% · 6 K reviews
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
2007 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
96% · 4 K reviews
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
2011 · Real-time strategy · isometric
96% · 10 K reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
2025 · Real-time strategy
86% · 13 K reviews
STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack
STAR WARS Empire at War - Gold Pack
2010 · Real-time strategy · isometric
97% · 36 K reviews
ENDLESS Legend
ENDLESS Legend
2014 · Grand strategy · isometric
83% · 14 K reviews
Total War: NAPOLEON
Total War: NAPOLEON
2010 · Grand strategy · isometric
91% · 18 K reviews
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
2012 · Simulation
93% · 10 K reviews
Stellaris
Stellaris
2016 · Grand strategy · isometric
85% · 140 K reviews
ENDLESS Space 2
ENDLESS Space 2
2017 · Grand strategy · isometric
83% · 17 K reviews
Europa Universalis IV
Europa Universalis IV
2013 · Grand strategy · isometric
86% · 92 K reviews
Total War: ATTILA
Total War: ATTILA
2015 · Grand strategy · isometric
82% · 27 K reviews
Age of Wonders 4
Age of Wonders 4
2023 · Grand strategy · isometric
81% · 17 K reviews
Total War: MEDIEVAL II
Total War: MEDIEVAL II
2006 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
95% · 28 K reviews
Farthest Frontier
Farthest Frontier
2025 · City builder · isometric
86% · 25 K reviews
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
2024 · City builder · isometric
91% · 25 K reviews
Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath
Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath
2009 · Action · isometric
93% · 6 K reviews
Empires of the Undergrowth
Empires of the Undergrowth
2024 · City builder · isometric
94% · 18 K reviews
Airships: Conquer the Skies
Airships: Conquer the Skies
2018 · Grand strategy · 2D
95% · 6 K reviews
Victoria 3
Victoria 3
2022 · Grand strategy · isometric
71% · 41 K reviews
Songs of Syx
Early Access
Songs of Syx
2020 · City builder · isometric
94% · 9 K reviews
MENACE
Early Access
MENACE
2026 · RPG · isometric
90% · 13 K reviews
Crusader Kings II
Crusader Kings II
2012 · Grand strategy · isometric
90% · 74 K reviews
Supreme Commander 2
Supreme Commander 2
2010 · Real-time strategy · isometric
87% · 8 K reviews
Age of History II
Age of History II
2018 · Grand strategy
89% · 48 K reviews
Prehistoric Kingdom
Early Access
Prehistoric Kingdom
2022 · Simulation · isometric
90% · 6 K reviews
Dune: Imperium
Dune: Imperium
2024 · Card game · isometric
94% · 4 K reviews
Galactic Civilizations III
Galactic Civilizations III
2015 · Grand strategy
77% · 8 K reviews
Creeper World 4
Creeper World 4
2020 · Tower defense · isometric
94% · 5 K reviews
Age of Wonders III
Age of Wonders III
2014 · Turn-based strategy
81% · 7 K reviews
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
2019 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
79% · 5 K reviews
Total War: ROME II
Total War: ROME II
2013 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
87% · 55 K reviews
The Battle of Polytopia
The Battle of Polytopia
2020 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
94% · 5 K reviews
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit
2018 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
92% · 4 K reviews
Panzer Corps 2
Panzer Corps 2
2020 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
85% · 4 K reviews
Total War: EMPIRE
Total War: EMPIRE
2009 · Grand strategy · isometric
89% · 21 K reviews
Nova Roma
Early Access
Nova Roma
2026 · City builder · isometric
93% · 2 K reviews