Welcome to part two of my “The 100 Best Strategy Games To Play In 2025”! This time we are going to take a look at the best strategy games that occupy the places from 50th to 25th! There’s an eclectic mix of all kinds of titles, from exciting real-time strategy games to 4X classics, hardcore wargames, and some amazing turn-based strategy titles. I highly advise you to check the first part of this list, in which you can find the first fifty of The 100 Best Strategy Games to Play In 2025! Join me and let’s find out which games are worth your precious time and hard-earned money!
50 – Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
Are you aware of how over the top the Warhammer 40,000 universe is? I’m sure you are, but if you aren’t, the spaceships are as big as cities and look like cathedrals. Yes, really. So, what if I told you that you can take control of those? That’s right! Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is a real-time strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, where players command massive fleets of warships in epic space battles. Players can choose from several factions, including the Imperium of Man, Chaos, Eldar, Orks, and more, each with unique ships, abilities, and strategies. The game emphasizes large-scale tactical combat, where players must carefully position their fleets, manage their active abilities and outmanoeuvre their enemies in intense space engagements. It sounds much simpler than it is because allow me to remind you that space battles in the Warhammer universe are very similar to naval engagements of the 17th and 18th centuries. This also means that the game is quite a spectacle, with amazing graphics and effects that bring the Warhammer 40,000 universe’s excessive nature to life.
49 – Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection
For just $19,99, Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection is the best deal on this list. Comprising every Command & Conquer game since the series inception, there are thousands of hours of playtime in here, not to mention that these are some of the best real-time strategy games ever made: Red Alert 2, Tiberian Sun, Generals: Zero Hour, and even Renegade, the series only first-person shooter!
If you never played it, here’s what most of these games are all about: players command powerful military as they build their bases, gather resources and fight it out on high-stakes, fast-paced real-time battles. Every game in the Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection is a worthy experience, having 17 of them for the price of a small indie game is just perfection.
48 – Invisible, Inc.
Invisible, Inc. is a turn-based tactical strategy game set in a cyberpunk world where players control a team of elite spies infiltrating high-security facilities to try and save their spy organization. Created by Klei Entertainment, a studio/publisher better known for some of the best indie classics of the early 2010s like Shank and Shank 2, Don’t Starve and Mark of the Ninja. Invisible, Inc. stands out amongst the turn-based strategy games because of its focus on stealth, instead of combat. As each turn goes by, the enemy will become more alert to your presence and start reinforcing their security measures, creating a constant sense of high risk and high reward. Each agent has unique abilities, and every map is randomly generated.
Its focus on decision-making, resource management, and high-stakes espionage makes it a standout title for strategy enthusiasts looking for a unique and intense strategy experience in 2025.
47 – Unity of Command II
Here’s another approachable wargame for those of you who want to get into the rabbit hole of realistic warfare. In this case, realistic means that you’ll be exchanging your machine guns and rifles for roads and logistics. You see, Unity of Command II is a turn-based strategy (war)game set during World War II, focusing on operational-level warfare, meaning that battlefields are abstracted, and so are your units. You’ll be planning theater-wide movements of tens of thousands of men and equipment, and you have to keep them fed, and with enough ammunition and fuel to sustain your operations. While the first Unity of Command is equally as excellent as the second, the fact that there’s more content in this one for almost the same price should sway you into getting it. This one also features the Western European and North African forces, while the first was exclusively set on the Eastern Front. The user interface is easy to learn, and while the focus on logistics might seem odd at first, if you’re looking for a nice, entry-level strategy game that’s a bit more complex than what you’re usually used to, Unity of Command II is the place to start.
46 – Field of Glory: Kingdoms
Now we go to the opposite side of the historically accurate spectrum. What Three Kingdoms is for fantastical history, Field of Glory: Kingdoms is for realistic medieval depictions. I reviewed it when it came out (the review got over 20,000 viewers, which is surprising to me, with the game being such a realistic take), and I called it a great game in its own right, with excellent and well-thought-out mechanics that do their best to bring the reality of medieval warfare to life. The social aspect of medieval life is also present, alongside a deep economic system, with its impact on social classes, religion and minorities, as well as the dilemmas those topics brought to kingdom management. Most importantly, Field of Glory: Kingdoms has the “just one more turn” feeling to it that kept me glued to it for an entire week of vacations I took while reviewing it.
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