Best tactical games on Steam
Games where positioning beats reflexes. Ranked by review score weighted by how many reviews stand behind it, not by the raw percentage. A game with 40,000 reviews at 92% places above one with 210 at 96%, because a small crowd of enthusiasts is not the same thing as a verdict.
40 games, best first
ranked by weighted review score
98%#1Left 4 Dead 2
98%#2Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
97%#3Counter-Strike
96%#4Counter-Strike: Source
98%#5STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
97%#6Ravenfield
96%#7Teardown
96%#8Left 4 Dead
96%−75%#9Sid Meier's Civilization® V
96%#10Age of Empires II (Retired)
95%#11Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
94%−30%#12Phasmophobia
95%#13FTL: Faster Than Light
96%−90%#14Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
99%#15The WereCleaner
96%#16Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
95%#17Wandering Sword
95%#18STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)
96%#19Cruelty Squad
97%#20Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
94%#21Plague Inc: Evolved
97%#22Desperados III
98%#23Tactical Breach Wizards
93%#24Total War: WARHAMMER II
93%−25%#25Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
93%#26Hitman: Absolution™
93%#27XCOM: Enemy Unknown
96%#28STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
94%#29Transistor
93%−67%#30PAYDAY™ The Heist
94%#31Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
96%#32Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
93%#33Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
94%−80%#34Into the Breach
93%#35DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS
92%−40%#36METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
95%#37Rome: Total War™ - Collection
92%#38Insurgency
94%#39Company of Heroes
93%#40Loop Hero
The badge on each cover is the share of Steam reviews that are positive. Only games with at least 200reviews are eligible, and the order weights that share by how many reviews back it, so a large review count beats a slightly higher percentage from a small one. Prices are today’s US Steam prices and update hourly; player counts are live from Coilr’s own tracking.