The Best Strategy Games for Android

Update : UFO added at rank #16.
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Homeworld 3 (2024)

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PC Windows Android

Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.

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  • real-time
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • battle
  • sci-fi
  • resource
  • rogue-like
  • space

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Company of Heroes 3 (2023)

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PC Windows Android Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Company of Heroes 3 is an explosive real-time strategy game with stunning cinematic presentation and bombastic firefights. With its wide range of content, from single-player to co-op to PvP, and its brilliantly detailed maps and animations, Company of Heroes 3 is sure to provide hours of thrilling entertainment.

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What we like:
  • Dynamic campaign mode
  • Beautiful visuals
  • Variety of factions with unique abilities and upgrades
  • Interesting tactical choices in the heat of battle
  • Scripted missions with bespoke objectives
What could be improved:
  • Campaign can be too easy at times
  • Not enough multiplayer maps at launch

  • real-time
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • artillery
  • battle
  • tanks
  • war
  • world-war-2
  • squad
  • cover

3

Kingdom Rush Frontiers TD (2023)

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IOS iPhone Android

Defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your enemies to a pulp.

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  • turn-based
  • card
  • strategy
  • rpg
  • battler
  • tower-defense
  • japanese
  • tactical
  • historical
  • grand-strategy
  • pvp
  • stylized
  • jrpg
  • anime

4

Undead Horde 2: Necropolis (2022)

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early access Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!

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  • protagonist
  • collector
  • creature
  • strategy
  • rpg
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • hack-and-slash
  • villain
  • building
  • zombies
  • top-down
  • action
  • third-person
  • real-time

5

Yggdra Union (2023)

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early access PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

In order to recapture her homeland, Yggdra gathers her allies and confronts the empire. "Yggdra Union" is a tactics RPG that features three elements: the "Union System", in which players team up with her allies to launch attacks, the exhilarating "Clash" through army battles, and the "Tactics Card".


  • card
  • rpg
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • battle
  • card-battle
  • fight
  • anime
  • empire
  • fantasy

6

Galaxy Life (2022)

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Android PC Windows

The universe is full of Starlings, tiny orange aliens that want to take over the galaxy. Create your own space colony, fight epic battles and discover new planets. Train your soldiers, develop your technology and create unimaginable gadgets. Enjoy this huge social game with friends!

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  • strategy
  • wargame
  • city-building
  • 2.5d
  • aliens
  • base-building
  • isometric
  • mmo
  • cartoony
  • real-time
  • pirates
  • sci-fi
  • multiplayer
  • pvp
  • military

7

The Battle of Polytopia (2016)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Linux Mac OS Android Nintendo Switch

The Battle of Polytopia is a simplified 4X game that allows players to experience the Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate aspects of the genre in under an hour. Available for mobile devices, it's the pocket-sized 4X that anyone can play anywhere.

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What we like:
  • Distillation of the 4X genre in a great turn-based action game
  • Mechanism for competitive play
  • Addresses limitations of chess
What could be improved:
  • Limited multiplayer and co-op options
  • Not ideal for players who want a longer game

  • turn-based
  • 4x
  • strategy
  • civilization
  • diplomacy
  • empire
  • multiplayer
  • building
  • economy
  • tactical
  • real-time

8

Element (2018)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Android Linux Mac OS IOS iPhone

✨ Element Clicker ✨In Element Clicker, you click on elements to gain even more elements! Every 3 hours, you get a new element added to your collection. Each element is crafted by our amazing community on Discord. Come hang out with us and let’s grow into something extraordinary! 🌟

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  • strategy
  • fantasy
  • 4x
  • tactical
  • real-time
  • turn-based
  • post-apocalyptic
  • battle
  • resource
  • simulation
  • war
  • empire

9

Northgard (2018)

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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

Join the Viking explorers in Northgard, a new land filled with danger, riches, and mystery. Assemble your settlement, assign your vikings to various jobs, and manage your resources carefully to survive harsh winters and fend off vicious beasts. Expand, conquer, trade or become a God in a game that offers unique strategies and victory conditions. With multi-level AI and dedicated servers, you can play against your friends and grind your way up to the final Norse God rank.


What we like:
  • Fun and addicting RTS game
  • Focuses on core mechanics of building and expanding settlement with minimal micromanagement
  • Offers a less time-consuming experience compared to other RTS games
  • Immersive atmosphere with breathtaking landscapes
  • Challenges players to think strategically and make tough decisions
What could be improved:
  • Slow-paced gameplay for RTS games
  • Inconsistent balancing with some clans being overpowered
  • Low playerbase

  • strategy
  • real-time
  • city-building
  • trading
  • resource-management
  • military
  • mythology
  • tile
  • vikings
  • simulation
  • management
  • 4x
  • base-building
  • multiplayer
  • war

10

Wolf Game: Wild Animal Wars (2022)

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  • strategy
  • empire
  • subscription
  • real-time
  • open-world
  • battle

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