Strategy Hidden Gems on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated strategy games.

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OH! RPG! Heroes always win! But what happens to those who don't? Play as unique and colorful characters as the world comes to an end after our heroes' utter defeat.

Price -92% 0.79€
Rating 6.8
Release 11 Dec 2015
Lords of Magic: Special Edition Urak, once peaceful, is now a land of darkness, chaos and death. The people yearn for a champion to drive away the forces of evil. That champion is you.

Price -80% 1.01€
Rating 8.6
Release 03 Dec 2015
Immortal Empire Immortal Empire is a multiplayer tactics role playing game. Control a party of up to 5 immortals as you travel through a unique fantasy world, using spells and strategy to defeat your enemies. Play co-op, versus, or solo through a compelling campaign storyline with fully voiced characters.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.8
Release 03 Dec 2015
Conquest of Elysium 4 Conquest of Elysium 4 is a quick turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like. The game is full of depth, details and monsters. There are also a huge number of factions, each with its own unique gameplay and magic rituals.

Price -68% 7.87€
Rating 8.4
Release 16 Nov 2015
Evil Defenders Evil Defenders is a fun, frenetic defense game: build and upgrade your towers, сast spells to repel enemy forces, use special landmarks and defend the Lands of Evil from invaders! Feel free to play the game in many different ways through unique tower upgrades, a deep skill tree and 100 in-game achievements.

Price 3.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 11 Nov 2015
The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition In this tactical combat & dungeon crawler mash-up, explore a massive dungeon, full of danger, mystery and secrets. Fight your way through hordes of enemies and powerful creatures, with your tank, healer & damage dealers party.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 06 Nov 2015
Boogeyman Live your childhood nightmare and try to survive against the Boogeyman. Equipped with only your flashlight, survive each night until the morning light.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 02 Nov 2015
Chaos Reborn Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.

Price -96% 0.43€
Rating 7.2
Release 26 Oct 2015
Reverse Crawl A dungeon crawl where YOU are the dungeon! Lead your minions in tactical turn-based combat against the pesky heroes, and unlock a variety of evil Powers. With a dynamic campaign system and a branching storyline, "Reverse Crawl" lets you experience an RPG from a whole new angle!

Price -85% 0.77€
Rating 8.3
Release 24 Sep 2015
Concrete Jungle A city planning deck-building game. Place buildings using cards in your deck and earn new ones as you progress! A genre-blending game packed with cool ideas that swaps micro-management for a more puzzle-like approach to city planning.

Price -94% 0.43€
Rating 8.2
Release 23 Sep 2015
Braveland Pirate The Braveland trilogy concludes with the most exciting book of all, number three – welcome to Braveland Pirate strategy game! A crew of pirates led by Captain Jim embarks on a search for the Eternal Treasure.

Price -93% 1.38€
Rating 8.0
Release 14 Sep 2015
DungeonUp A challenging rogue-like puzzler inspired by the classic Tower of the Sorcerer. Play as a human knight who fights his way out of a deep dungeon by slaying monsters and solving intricate puzzles.

Price -89% 0.46€
Rating 7.7
Release 04 Sep 2015
Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc Relive the most intense battle scenarios of medieval Europe in this third-person 3D epic saga. Brandish your sword as you slay enemies amidst adrenaline-pumping action while you lead your troops to victory.

Price -68% 2.27€
Rating 8.6
Release 03 Sep 2015
Company of Heroes 2 - The British Forces This latest multiplayer standalone entry in the COH2 series features this iconic Allied army. Experience a unique tech-tree that challenges the player to balance the constant trade-off between mobility and defense. Surprise opponents with your development choices and an open end game configuration.

Price 11.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 02 Sep 2015
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence Become a Daimyo of the Warring States period of Japanese history in NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION, a historical simulation game of conquest and domination. It is the 30th anniversary of this series and this current release, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, is the crown of the series.

Price -36% 38.53€
Rating 7.9
Release 01 Sep 2015
Dead In Bermuda DEAD IN BERMUDA is a survival management game with RPG and adventure elements. Lead a team of 8 survivors from a plane crash. Assign them to tasks, gain experience, develop your survival skills, research and craft new items, explore the island and solve its mysteries.

Price -93% 1.08€
Rating 7.0
Release 27 Aug 2015
Crookz - The Big Heist Crookz - The Big Heist is a tactical strategy game set in the funky 1970’s with a slick and groovy atmosphere. Show off the art of thieving by plotting stylish heists and robberies; utilizing espionage and quick-thinking to avoid detection.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 25 Aug 2015
Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!

Price -84% 4.57€
Rating 7.7
Release 25 Aug 2015
Farm Frenzy Collection Enjoy the farmhouse gems with this solid set of 12 Farm Frenzy titles! Join Scarlett throughout all of her adventures in hundreds of farming challenges. Raise chickens, ostriches, and dolphins. Bake cakes, grow crops, and sell items at markets. It's an all-out farming assault with one of the most enjoyed series ever!

Price -64% 7.26€
Rating 8.9
Release 21 Aug 2015
In Between In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.

Price -97% 0.40€
Rating 7.9
Release 21 Aug 2015
Forget Me Not: My Organic Garden “Master, Master! I did it!!” "I can hear you, no need to shout! Oh, my! This is a rather firm Kidney." My Organic Garden is an avant-garde organ-clicking game. Whether it’s to get Master’s praise, or to please the customer, click away and ship those organs!

Price -80% 1.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 21 Aug 2015
Egyptian Senet The Mysterious Afterlife Journey And The Favorite Pastime Of The Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Don't Miss The Opportunity To Play The World's Oldest Board Game From Ancient Egypt.

Price -96% 0.44€
Rating 7.3
Release 20 Aug 2015
Industry Giant 2 Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!

Price -81% 1.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 14 Aug 2015
Pike and Shot : Campaigns The ultimate wargame set in the age of Pike and Shot is back. You are now in full charge of your nation’s armies, throughout a long campaign in the struggle for dominance.

Price 38.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 13 Aug 2015
Space Hulk: Ascension (Classic) Space Hulk: Ascension is a 3D, digital, turn based, strategy game, which re-interprets the classic board game experience, and adds new RPG style mechanics, new weapons and missions, new enemy types, 3 playable chapters and loads of other new features to the single player experience.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 12 Aug 2015
12 Labours of Hercules III: Girl Power Help Megara free the hero and then accompany him in all of his adventures, including the forest of the Amazons and Mount Olympus in 12 Labours of Hercules III: Girl Power!

Price -77% 0.69€
Rating 8.3
Release 07 Aug 2015
King of Dragon Pass Create your own epic saga of survival, mythology and diplomacy! Rule your clan, make strategic decisions that affect the game world, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling.

Price -97% 0.45€
Rating 7.6
Release 28 Jul 2015
Gary Grigsby's War in the East War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!

Price -89% 9.36€
Rating 8.4
Release 09 Jul 2015
Age of Fear: The Undead King Play as either Sir Edward, a noble Knight defending the Human Kingdom, or Krill, a wicked Necromancer with an unearthly lust for power! The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy (full of humour!) that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.

Price -96% 0.95€
Rating 8.2
Release 26 Jun 2015
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Kakushin with Power Up Kit An extension of the 12th release in the Nobunaga’s Ambition series, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Iron Triangle, has appeared at the Steam Store as Nobunaga’s Ambition: Iron Triangle w/Power-up Kit!

Price 50.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 25 Jun 2015
SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection SHOGUN: Total War™ is the first, original title in a 15 year series of award-winning strategy games. This Collection Edition also includes the Mongol Invasion Expansion Pack.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 25 Jun 2015
Tomb of Tyrants Claim and defend the Tomb of Tyrants against greedy adventurers by matching tiles to build a deadly dungeon full of traps, minions, and more!

Price 7.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 25 Jun 2015
Airport Madness: World Edition Insanely addictive, easy to learn, impossible to master! Airport Madness is an airport strategy game. Designed by real air traffic controllers, Airport Madness captures the fun aspects of air traffic control. The decisions and actions you make in this game are identical to real-world airport ops.

Price -88% 1.09€
Rating 7.3
Release 28 May 2015
Chip's Challenge 1 Before Chip can join the Bit Busters computer club and hang out with the girl of his dreams, Melinda the Mental Marvel, he must solve all 144 challenging puzzles. Your bird's-eye view can help Chip rush through the puzzles and mazes before he's deleted by monsters, traps and the passage of time.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 28 May 2015
Portal of Evil: Stolen Runes Collector's Edition The gates to another world will open soon! You can stop the impending disaster, but to do so at all costs to return the stolen stamps! Vanessa is the only heiress of Abraham Van Helsinga, a member of the secret order of light guarding the peace of our world.

Price 14.79€
Rating 8.5
Release 26 May 2015
Fine Sweeper Fine Sweeper is a Minesweeper variant with additional features such as a campaign mode, “classic mode”, item drops, leader-boards, and achievements.

Price 5.89€
Rating 8.2
Release 25 May 2015

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