The most interesting strategy games this year (5)

All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.

Strategy
Nova Roma

Nova Roma

PC

Strategy

2025

An RTS set in the ancient era. Nova Roma tasks the player with building a mighty city able to resist invaders and nature, meeting our people's needs, providing them with goods and entertainment, as well as gaining the gods' favor.

Project Wunderwaffe: War in Ukraine

Project Wunderwaffe: War in Ukraine

PC

Strategy

2025

An expansion to the Polish strategy-simulation game from 2022. Project Wunderwaffe: War in Ukraine follows the modern war in Ukraine after the Russian invasion. It's our goal to build a logistics center to manufacture and deliver supplies to the Ukrainian troops.

Ratatan

Ratatan

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

Strategy

2025

A rhythm game and the spiritual successor to the iconic Patapon series. It was co-created by Ratata Arts and TVT, some of its developers including Hiroyuki Kotani (the creator of Patapon) and the composer Kenmei Adachi.

Crossroads Inn 2

Crossroads Inn 2

PC

Strategy

2025

The second installment in a series revolving around running a tavern. Crossroads Inn 2 has us building our own inn, preparing recipes, recruiting employees and shaping history through RPG-inspired quests.

EA Sports FC Tactical

EA Sports FC Tactical

Mobile

Strategy

September 2025

A mobile turn-based sports strategy game, and part of the new series originating with EA Sports FC 24.

Prison Architect 2

Prison Architect 2

PCPlayStationXbox

Strategy

September 2025

The second installment in a series of prison management games. The biggest novelty in Prison Architect 2 are fully 3D visuals. The game also improves the prisoners' AI.

Mars Tactics

Mars Tactics

PC

Strategy

2025

A tactical turn-based strategy game set on Mars, about a conflict between corporations and rebelling workers. Mars Tactics revolves around managing resources and manpower, as well as combat featuring destructible environment.

Railway Empire 2: Bella Italia

Railway Empire 2: Bella Italia

PCPlayStationXbox

Strategy

February 25, 2025

The fourth add-on for the popular economic strategy about railways. Railway Empire 2: Bella Italia DLC takes us to Italy and the expansion offers new maps featuring the north and the south of the country. We can also play new scenarious, buy new locomotives and transport new types of cargo.

Songs of Silence: Lighteaters

Songs of Silence: Lighteaters

PC

Strategy

February 20, 2025

The first add-on for the RTS & 4X strategy hybrid, with additional card game and RPG mechanics. Songs of Silence: Lighteaters concentrates on the titular ancient beings living in Silence. It also introduces new character archetypes, as well as new battle & strategy cards.

Monster Train 2

Monster Train 2

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

Strategy

May 21, 2025

A sequel of the 2020 strategy, card game and roguelike hybrid. In Monster Train 2 we take control over angels and demons, exploring hell, heaven and the abyss on board the titular train. We participate in turn-based battles and the sequel introduces new types of cards, new challenges and new events.

Junxions

Junxions

PC

Strategy

2025

Junxions is a simulation strategy about building road infrastructure and trying to achieve smooth traffic flow. We can plan roads and sidewalks, as well as place traffic lights and signs. The game offers a challenge mode and a sandbox mode. It also supports mods.

Copa City

Copa City

PC

Strategy

2025

A football tycoon strategy game, focused on preparing our home city for football matches. In Copa City we must build the infrastructure, promote upcoming events and satisfy the fans. The game offers several licensed clubs and stadiums, as well as various modes.

None Shall Intrude

None Shall Intrude

PC

Strategy

January 21, 2025

A roguelike with card game and RPG elements. In None Shall Intrude we play as a boss conquering the fantasy land. The core of the game are turn-based battles. We can win them by skillfully using cards and their combinations, as well as relying on unique powers. This allows us to seize new territories.

As We Descend

As We Descend

PC

Strategy

May 28, 2025, Early Access

Project Thea

Project Thea

PC

Strategy

2025

A combination of a strategy game, an RPG, a survival title and a card game, heavily focused on Slavic folklore. Project Thea takes us to a post-apocalyptic world combining magic with technology and featuring humans and mythical creatures living together. We can explore the world alone or in online coop.

Anoxia Station

Anoxia Station

PC

Strategy

2025

A turn-based strategy made in a style of a horror. The story of Anoxia Station takes places in the year 1988, after a supervolcano eruption. We must manage a mining station, trying to gather resources needed for the humanity's survival. An important part of the game is to manage our subordinates, as they may be hostile towards each other or have other plans.

Blood Bar Tycoon

Blood Bar Tycoon

PC

Strategy

February 4, 2025

An economic strategy about running a bar meant for vampires. In Blood Bar Tycoon we can prepare rooms for our guests, as well as hire the required personnel. We are also able to attract humans and suck out their blood needed for the cocktails, while trying to avoid the attention of hunters and the wrath of Elders at the same time.

Tavern Keeper

Tavern Keeper

PC

Strategy

2025, Early Access

An economy strategy, in which the players are tasked with managing taverns located across a fantasy realm. You have to build inns, acquire supplies, prepare drinks and meals based on the best recipes, hire employees, tend to customers' needs and balance costs and income.

Seed

Seed

PC

Strategy

2025

An online strategy game that allows you to build a colony on a foreign, but Earth-like planet - and then manage it and take care of the well-being of the individual inhabitants. The concept of the game was born out of a scientific experiment known as Bioshpere 2.