Best free strategy games
Play freeware "strategy" games for every PC operating system sorted by user rating.
In strategy video games the player has to think and plan every move to successfully progress in the game and win. In most strategy games, the game world is represented from a top-down or isometric perspective in order to help the player to manage armies, construct buildings, etc. Strategy games often involve exploring, manage the economy of an empire, fight tactical battles. Some of the most popular strategy subgenres are: real-time or turn-based strategy, 4x (eXpand, eXplor, eXploid, eXterminate), wargames.
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The Ur-Quan Masters
strategy / space exploration
Toys For Bob

Battle for Wesnoth
strategy / turn-based tactics
David White

0 A.D.
strategy / real-time strategy
Wildfire Games

StarCraft II
strategy / real-time strategy
Blizzard

Card Hunter
strategy / board game
Blue Manchu

StarCraft Anthology
strategy / real-time strategy
Blizzard

FreeCol
strategy / 4X
The Freecol Team

Widelands
strategy / real-time strategy
Widelands Development Team

atWar
strategy
atWar team

Order of Battle: World War II
strategy / wargame
The Artistocrats

Savage: The Battle for Newerth
strategy / real-time strategy
S2 Games

Scorched Earth
strategy / artillery
Wendell Hicken

Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander
strategy / space combat
Interstel

The Settlers Online
strategy / MMORTS
Blue Byte Software

Hedgewars
strategy / artillery
The Freecol Team

Alien Assault
strategy / turn-based tactics
Teardown

Imperia Online
strategy / MMORTS
Imperia Online Ltd.

LordsAWar!
strategy / turn-based tactics
LordsAWar! team

FreeOrion
strategy / 4X
FreeOrion project

CaesarIA
strategy / city building
rdt.32

Command & Conquer
strategy / real-time strategy
Virgin Interactive