Best Grand Strategy Steam Games on Sale

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March of the Eagles “he Who Fears Being Conquered Is Sure Of Defeat.”The war-game March of the Eagles focuses on the dramatic conflicts of Europe during 1805 to 1820. Explore one of the defining periods in European history with this experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy, Paradox Development Studio.

Price -86% 2.92€
Rating 6.5
Release 18 Feb 2013
Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.

Price -96% 0.39€
Rating 7.5
Release 17 Oct 2012
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.

Price -95% 0.59€
Rating 7.9
Release 04 Jul 2012
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.

Price -87% 2.52€
Rating 9.1
Release 12 Jun 2012
Warlock - Master of the Arcane In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.

Price -75% 5.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 08 May 2012
A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI Experience the dramatic conflict of samurai culture and modern weaponry between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan.

Price -81% 5.99€
Rating 6.7
Release 22 Mar 2012
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!

Price -50% 4.74€
Rating 7.4
Release 02 Dec 2011
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.

Price -80% 1.99€
Rating 9.4
Release 28 Sep 2011
Cossacks: Art of War Cossacks: The Art of War continues the history of the great battles of XVII–XVIII centuries

Price -84% 0.82€
Rating 7.5
Release 26 Aug 2011
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.

Price -92% 0.82€
Rating 8.6
Release 08 Apr 2011
Total War: SHOGUN 2 Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.

Price -91% 2.77€
Rating 8.9
Release 14 Mar 2011
Sid Meier's Civilization® V Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

Price -93% 2.21€
Rating 9.5
Release 23 Sep 2010
Star Ruler Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...

Price -93% 0.50€
Rating 7.7
Release 20 Sep 2010
Victoria II Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...

Price -90% 2.18€
Rating 9.0
Release 30 Aug 2010
Making History II: The War of the World What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?

Price -87% 2.02€
Rating 7.5
Release 27 Aug 2010
Supreme Commander 2 Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!

Price -83% 2.27€
Rating 8.6
Release 01 Mar 2010
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release

Price -75% 6.24€
Rating 8.9
Release 25 Feb 2010
Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game Taking place from 1936-64, Arsenal of Democracy lets you play as any nation during the era of WW2, complete with detailed models for economics, diplomacy, research, and intelligence. Warfare is also fully represented with all three branches of operations: land, sea, and air.

Price -94% 0.63€
Rating 7.9
Release 23 Feb 2010
King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame Welcome to the lost age of chivalry, where magic and myth is alive, and you are destined to be one of the living legends: Arthur, the son of Uther Pendragon, the Once and Future King of the prophecies. Fulfill your destiny and claim your rightful place on the throne of Britannia.

Price -85% 1.59€
Rating 6.6
Release 24 Nov 2009
AI War: Fleet Command "You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...

Price -93% 0.76€
Rating 7.9
Release 21 Oct 2009
Hearts of Iron III Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.

Price -93% 0.72€
Rating 7.4
Release 07 Aug 2009
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

Price -84% 4.20€
Rating 8.9
Release 04 Mar 2009
Knights of Honor As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence.

Price -75% 2.49€
Rating 8.9
Release 04 Feb 2009
Europa Universalis III Complete Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.

Price -70% 4.49€
Rating 8.0
Release 04 Feb 2009
Hearts of Iron 2 Complete Includes Hearts of Iron II plus the two expansions, Doomsday and Armageddon When Germany is defeated in 1945, the Allies and the new Soviet alliance fight for supremacy. World War III is drawing closer. Play as the ruler of one of 175 countries through World Wars II and III.

Price -93% 1.18€
Rating 8.1
Release 23 Jan 2009
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...

Price -81% 3.94€
Rating 8.3
Release 23 Sep 2008
Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms is the official expansion to last year's award-winning Medieval II: Total War, presenting players with all-new territories to explore, troops to command, and enemies to conquer.

Price -75% 6.24€
Rating 8.9
Release 28 Aug 2007
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.

Price -80% 4.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 24 Jul 2007
Making History: The Calm & the Storm <p>Making History® delivers the open-ended gameplay of strategy-game classics, but with compelling new economic, military, and diplomatic systems and deep research that lets you play with real historical challenges.

Price -85% 0.62€
Rating 7.5
Release 13 Mar 2007
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.

Price -75% 6.24€
Rating 9.4
Release 15 Nov 2006
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

Price -94% 0.31€
Rating 8.7
Release 25 Oct 2006
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...

Price -80% 3.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 25 Oct 2006

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