Top-earning Strategy games on Steam

81 Strategy games tracked, about $2.43B gross between them. Games can sit in more than one genre.

#	Game	Sep ’26	Lifetime gross	Multiple	Value	Reviews
	7 Days to Die$7DD · The Fun PimpsPC · PS · Xbox	~$695Kdown29%	~$208M$125M–$333M	2.4×	$17.4M$9.56M–$25.2M	87%Very Positive
	Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord$MBIB · TaleWorlds EntertainmentPC · PS · Xbox	~$784Kdown34%	~$206M$123M–$329M	1.9×	$17.9M$9.83M–$25.9M	87%Very Positive
	Satisfactory$SATI · Coffee Stain StudiosPC	~$608Kdown40%	~$139M$83.3M–$222M	2.5×	$24.5M$13.4M–$35.5M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
4	Squad$SQUA · OffworldPC	~$647Kdown29%	~$117M$70.3M–$187M	2.0×	$13.2M$7.26M–$19.1M	82%Very Positive
5	Hell Let Loose$HLL · Expression GamesPC · PS · Xbox	~$302Kdown38%	~$103M$61.8M–$165M	2.0×	$8M$4.4M–$11.6M	83%Very Positive
6	RimWorld$RIMW · Ludeon StudiosPC	~$566Kdown11%	~$97.5M$58.5M–$156M	2.6×	$14M$7.71M–$20.3M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
7	Factorio$FACT · Wube Software LTD.PC · Switch	~$430Kdown13%	~$93.4M$56.1M–$149M	2.6×	$10.4M$5.74M–$15.1M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
8	Schedule I$SCI · TVGSPC	~$921Kdown33%	~$86.1M$51.7M–$138M	2.4×	$30.2M$16.6M–$43.8M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
9	Raft$RAFT · Redbeet InteractivePC	~$322Kdown11%	~$79.6M$47.8M–$127M	2.2×	$7.25M$3.99M–$10.5M	93%Very Positive
10	Kerbal Space Program$KSP · SquadPC · Xbox	~$399Kdown32%	~$77.7M$46.6M–$124M	3.8×	$16.7M$9.19M–$24.2M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
11	Don't Starve Together$DTST · Klei EntertainmentPC · Switch	~$250Kdown25%	~$77M$46.2M–$123M	2.5×	$7.74M$4.26M–$11.2M	94%Very Positive
12	Slay the Spire$SLSP · Mega CritPC · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$288Kdown8.1%	~$64.2M$38.5M–$103M	2.2×	$11M$6.06M–$16M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
13	Darkest Dungeon®$DADU · Red Hook StudiosPC · Xbox · Switch	~$219Kdown25%	~$53.7M$32.2M–$85.9M	2.7×	$4.34M$2.39M–$6.29M	91%Very Positive
14	The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome$STBD · ConchShip GamesPC	~$92.9Kdown40%	~$52.6M$31.6M–$84.2M	2.3×	$6.8M$3.74M–$9.86M	65%Mixed
15	Overcooked! 2$OV2 · Ghost Town Games Ltd.PC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$281Kdown38%	~$47.5M$28.5M–$75.9M	2.5×	$7.09M$3.9M–$10.3M	90%Very Positive
16	The Long Dark$LODA · Hinterland Studio Inc.PC · PS · Xbox	~$144Kup5.7%	~$46.6M$28M–$74.6M	2.0×	$3.73M$2.05M–$5.41M	89%Very Positive
17	Prison Architect$PRAR · Introversion SoftwarePC · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$1.39Mup1,908%	~$46.4M$27.8M–$74.2M	3.0×	$4.43M$2.43M–$6.42M	89%Very Positive
18	Oxygen Not Included$ONI · Klei EntertainmentPC	~$139Kdown29%	~$44.9M$26.9M–$71.8M	2.5×	$4.99M$2.75M–$7.24M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
19	The Isle$ISLE · Afterthought LLCPC	~$675Kdown16%	~$44.7M$26.8M–$71.5M	2.4×	$11.6M$6.38M–$16.8M	80%Very Positive
20	Space Engineers$SPEN · Keen Software HousePC · PS · Xbox	~$54.2Kdown4.3%	~$43.2M$25.9M–$69.1M	2.0×	$1.1M$602K–$1.59M	89%Very Positive
21	Northgard: Definitive Edition$NDE · Shiro GamesPC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$75.3Kup9.4%	~$42.3M$25.4M–$67.7M	2.2×	$1.83M$1.01M–$2.66M	85%Very Positive
22	Inscryption$INSC · Daniel Mullins GamesPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$143Kdown22%	~$38.1M$22.9M–$61M	2.8×	$4.63M$2.55M–$6.72M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
23	Geometry Dash$GEDA · RobTop GamesPC · iOS · Android	~$471Kdown22%	~$37.5M$22.5M–$60M	2.0×	$12.7M$6.97M–$18.4M	93%Very Positive
24	Foxhole$FOXH · Siege CampPC	~$146Kdown39%	~$37.3M$22.4M–$59.6M	1.7×	$4.57M$2.52M–$6.63M	79%Mostly Positive
25	Totally Accurate Battle Simulator$TABS · LandfallPC · PS · Switch	~$203Kdown20%	~$36.5M$21.9M–$58.5M	2.4×	$5.29M$2.91M–$7.67M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
26	Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition$PWRE · Owlcat GamesPC · PS · Xbox	~$269Kdown3.6%	~$35.6M$21.4M–$57M	2.2×	$4.13M$2.27M–$5.99M	83%Very Positive
27	Balatro$BALA · LocalThunkPC · Switch · iOS · Android	~$227Kdown24%	~$34.9M$21M–$55.9M	2.2×	$6.09M$3.35M–$8.84M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
28	This War of Mine$TWM · 11 bit studiosPC · iOS · Android	~$53.4Kdown2.2%	~$32.8M$19.7M–$52.5M	2.4×	$1.33M$732K–$1.93M	93%Very Positive
29	Barotrauma$BARO · FakeFishPC	~$236Kdown28%	~$31.8M$19.1M–$50.9M	2.6×	$6.19M$3.4M–$8.98M	94%Very Positive
30	Insurgency$INSU · New World InteractivePC	~$8,332down17%	~$30.7M$18.4M–$49.2M	2.2×	$233K$128K–$337K	91%Very Positive
31	Stranded Deep$STDE · Beam Team GamesPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$62.3Kup45%	~$28.6M$17.2M–$45.8M	2.1×	$1.1M$603K–$1.59M	74%Mostly Positive
32	Dyson Sphere Program$DSP2 · Youthcat StudioPC	~$67.7Kdown2.8%	~$28.1M$16.9M–$44.9M	2.4×	$1.74M$957K–$2.52M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
33	Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun$STBS · Mimimi GamesPC · Xbox	~$38.3Kup37%	~$21.8M$13.1M–$34.8M	2.3×	$608K$334K–$882K	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
34	Ravenfield$RAVE · SteelRaven7PC	~$83.2Kdown12%	~$21.7M$13M–$34.7M	2.4×	$2.04M$1.12M–$2.95M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
35	Lobotomy Corporation \| Monster Management Simulation$LCMM · ProjectMoonPC	~$161Kdown43%	~$20M$12M–$32M	2.8×	$5.69M$3.13M–$8.25M	94%Very Positive
36	Golf With Your Friends$GWYF · Blacklight InteractivePC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$86.5Kdown34%	~$18.8M$11.3M–$30.2M	1.8×	$1.74M$957K–$2.52M	88%Very Positive
37	Banished$BANI · Shining Rock Software LLCPC	~$14.4Kdown27%	~$17.7M$10.6M–$28.3M	2.4×	$340K$187K–$492K	90%Very Positive
38	Verdun$VERD · BlackMill GamesPC · PS · Xbox	~$13.4Kdown4.7%	~$17.6M$10.6M–$28.2M	2.0×	$221K$121K–$320K	87%Very Positive
39	Plague Inc: Evolved$PIE · Ndemic CreationsPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$83Kdown33%	~$16.8M$10.1M–$26.9M	2.9×	$3.35M$1.84M–$4.86M	94%Very Positive
40	Tabletop Simulator$TASI · Berserk GamesPC	~$52.8Kdown29%	~$15.5M$9.29M–$24.8M	2.1×	$1.3M$714K–$1.88M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
41	Besiege$BESI · Spiderling StudiosPC · Xbox	~$29.5Kdown17%	~$15.3M$9.18M–$24.5M	3.3×	$961K$529K–$1.39M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
42	FTL: Faster Than Light$FFTL · Subset GamesPC · iOS	~$32.8Kup24%	~$13.4M$8.04M–$21.4M	2.6×	$543K$298K–$787K	94%Very Positive
43	Papers, Please$PAPL · Lucas PopePC · iOS · Android	~$43.6Kdown37%	~$13.2M$7.9M–$21.1M	2.3×	$1.03M$568K–$1.5M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
44	For The King$KIN2 · IronOak GamesPC · Switch	~$26.3Kdown26%	~$12.7M$7.62M–$20.3M	2.3×	$637K$350K–$924K	87%Very Positive
45	Game Dev Tycoon$GDT · Greenheart Games 💚PC · Switch · iOS · Android	~$10.9Kdown21%	~$8.98M$5.39M–$14.4M	2.1×	$284K$156K–$412K	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
46	Volcano Princess$VOPR · 养蛋人 Egg HatcherPC	~$29.4Kdown35%	~$8.55M$5.13M–$13.7M	2.5×	$936K$515K–$1.36M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
47	Peglin$PEGL · Red Nexus Games Inc.PC · iOS · Android	~$24.2Kdown44%	~$7.98M$4.79M–$12.8M	1.9×	$584K$321K–$846K	83%Very Positive
48	Liar's Bar$LSB · Curve AnimationPC	~$31.4Kdown28%	~$7.62M$4.57M–$12.2M	2.0×	$849K$467K–$1.23M	89%Very Positive
49	Stick Fight: The Game$SFG · Landfall WestPC · Xbox · Switch	~$12.5Kdown4.7%	~$7.1M$4.26M–$11.4M	2.3×	$288K$158K–$418K	93%Very Positive
50	Cookie Clicker$COCL · OrteilPC · Android	~$46.9Kdown2.0%	~$7.08M$4.25M–$11.3M	2.4×	$1.05M$576K–$1.52M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
51	ShellShock Live$SHLI · kChamp GamesPC · PS · Xbox · iOS	~$5,056down29%	~$5.4M$3.24M–$8.65M	2.0×	$114K$62.9K–$166K	93%Very Positive
52	Buckshot Roulette$BURO · Mike KlubnikaPC	~$50.8Kdown25%	~$4.79M$2.88M–$7.67M	2.9×	$1.46M$802K–$2.11M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
53	Total Tank Simulator$TTS · Noobz from PolandPC	~$16.4Kup4.8%	~$3.63M$2.18M–$5.8M	1.9×	$276K$152K–$400K	81%Very Positive
54	Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale$RISS · EasyGameStationPC	~$6,111up73%	~$3.61M$2.17M–$5.78M	2.5×	$90.1K$49.5K–$131K	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
55	Turmoil$TURM · GamiousPC · Switch · iOS	~$10.7Kup13%	~$3.46M$2.08M–$5.54M	2.8×	$278K$153K–$403K	92%Very Positive
56	Kingdoms Reborn$KIRE · EarthshinePC	~$10.6Kup6.5%	~$3.3M$1.98M–$5.29M	2.8×	$227K$125K–$329K	90%Very Positive
57	Polarity$POLA · Bluebutton GamesPC	~$955down25%	~$2.79M$1.67M–$4.46M	1.7×	$7,410$4,075–$10.7K	78%Mostly Positive
58	Syrian Warfare$SYWA · Cats Who PlayPC	~$6,020down24%	~$2.14M$1.28M–$3.42M	2.4×	$122K$67.1K–$177K	86%Very Positive
59	Wall World$WAWO · AlawarPC	~$12.3Kup31%	~$1.59M$955K–$2.55M	2.2×	$239K$132K–$347K	90%Very Positive
60	Papa's Freezeria Deluxe$PSFD · Flipline StudiosPC	~$9,899down15%	~$1.49M$892K–$2.38M	2.7×	$244K$134K–$354K	99%Overwhelmingly Positive
61	KINGDOMS$KING · OreolPC	~$1,497up100%	~$1.43M$858K–$2.29M	2.1×	$17.8K$9,773–$25.8K	71%Mostly Positive
62	SKALD: Against the Black Priory$SABP · High North Studios ASPC	~$7,533up0.0%	~$1.04M$626K–$1.67M	2.2×	$172K$94.5K–$249K	93%Very Positive
63	SpaceChem$SPAC · ZachtronicsPC	~$1,449up50%	~$727K$436K–$1.16M	2.5×	$20.7K$11.4K–$30K	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
64	Ship Graveyard Simulator$SGS · Games IncubatorPC · Xbox	~$7,577down34%	~$671K$403K–$1.07M	1.8×	$87.2K$47.9K–$126K	64%Mixed
65	Shovel Knight Dig$SKD · NitromePC · iOS	~$1,860down25%	~$666K$400K–$1.07M	2.4×	$73.3K$40.3K–$106K	75%Mostly Positive
66	Decision: Red Daze$DRD · FlyAnvilPC	~$1,036down85%	~$538K$323K–$860K	1.7×	$42.1K$23.2K–$61.1K	74%Mostly Positive
67	Warside$WARS · LAVABIRDPC	~$3,254down80%	~$471K$283K–$754K	2.1×	$135K$74.5K–$196K	68%Mixed
68	SAELIG$SAEL · Atorcoppe GamesPC	~$4,146up75%	~$465K$279K–$743K	2.1×	$76K$41.8K–$110K	87%Very Positive
69	Drug Lord Tycoon$DLT · DuhndalPC	~$1,950up43%	~$437K$262K–$699K	2.2×	$74.7K$41.1K–$108K	83%Very Positive
70	Space Tyrant$SPTY · Blue Wizard DigitalPC	—	~$362K$217K–$579K	1.9×	$4,425$2,434–$6,417	83%Very Positive
71	IDUN - Frontline Survival$IFS · IDUN InteractivePC	~$2,979down45%	~$352K$211K–$563K	1.8×	$74.1K$40.7K–$107K	76%Mostly Positive
72	Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale$MKST · SlothwerksPC	~$888up200%	~$277K$166K–$443K	2.5×	$12.1K$6,667–$17.6K	90%Very Positive
73	Age of Gladiators$AGGL · Creative Storm EntertainmentPC	~$602—	~$276K$166K–$441K	2.6×	$8,404$4,622–$12.2K	77%Mostly Positive
74	Forged Battalion$FOBA · PetroglyphPC	~$172up0.0%	~$262K$157K–$420K	1.8×	$2,561$1,409–$3,714	62%Mixed
75	Hasbro's BATTLESHIP$HSB · Marmalade Game Studio LtdPC	~$2,448up25%	~$222K$133K–$355K	1.8×	$40.2K$22.1K–$58.3K	83%Very Positive
76	Drawful 2$DR2 · Jackbox Games, Inc.PC · PS · Switch	~$307down50%	~$179K$108K–$287K	2.1×	$7,006$3,854–$10.2K	91%Very Positive
77	Fhtagn Simulator$FHSI · 锁眼工作室PC	~$479up200%	~$109K$65.4K–$174K	1.9×	$5,307$2,919–$7,695	89%Very Positive
78	Creeper World: Anniversary Edition$CWAE · Knuckle CrackerPC	~$159down60%	~$86.9K$52.1K–$139K	3.1×	$9,236$5,080–$13.4K	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
79	Mars Power Industries Deluxe$MPID · 7A GamesPC	~$0down100%	~$70.6K$42.4K–$113K	2.5×	$3,748$2,061–$5,435	93%Very Positive
80	Labyronia RPG$LARP · LabyrinthinePC	~$141—	~$69.4K$41.7K–$111K	1.7×	$1,887$1,038–$2,736	72%Mostly Positive
81	Happy Quest$HAQU · HappyGamesPC	—	~$42.6K$25.5K–$68.1K	1.8×	$477$262–$691	83%Very Positive

Top-earning Strategy games on Steam

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