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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strategy / real-time strategy
Wildfire Games
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Battle for Wesnoth

strategy / turn-based tactics
David White
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The Ur-Quan Masters

strategy / space exploration
Toys For Bob
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StarCraft Anthology

strategy / real-time strategy
Blizzard
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Freeciv

strategy / 4X
The Freeciv project
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FreeCol

strategy / 4X
The Freecol Team
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Armoured Commander

strategy / turn-based tactics
Gregory Adam Scott
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Clonk Endeavour

strategy
RedWolf Design
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Card Hunter

strategy / board game
Blue Manchu
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Widelands

strategy / real-time strategy
Widelands Development Team
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atWar

strategy
atWar team
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Savage: The Battle for Newerth

strategy / real-time strategy
S2 Games
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Scorched Earth

strategy / artillery
Wendell Hicken
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Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander

strategy / space combat
Interstel
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The Settlers Online

strategy / MMORTS
Blue Byte Software
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Hedgewars

strategy / artillery
The Freecol Team
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StarCraft II

strategy / real-time strategy
Blizzard
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Alien Assault

strategy / turn-based tactics
Teardown
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LordsAWar!

strategy / turn-based tactics
LordsAWar! team
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Command & Conquer

strategy / real-time strategy
Virgin Interactive
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FreeOrion

strategy / 4X
FreeOrion project

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