The Best Strategy Games for IOS iPhone

Update : GameLib added at rank #44.
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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.


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

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Minecraft Legends (2023)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!


  • strategy
  • real-time
  • battle
  • cooperative
  • multiplayer
  • resource
  • tactical
  • action-strategy
  • action

3

Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out (2023)

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Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

Survive an apocalyptic world in Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out, where every decision you make shapes your clan's fate. Engage with gods, manage resources, and navigate a rich lore-filled saga. With stunning hand-drawn artwork and immersive storytelling, this game offers a unique blend of strategy and narrative gameplay.


What we like:
  • Engrossing lore
  • Unique resource management gameplay
  • Beautiful hand-drawn artwork
  • Immersive survival element
  • Excellent storytelling
What could be improved:
  • Limited access to rituals
  • Consequences of actions not always clear
  • Repetitive tasks

  • turn-based
  • choices
  • lore
  • survival
  • survival-storybook
  • strategy
  • system-driven
  • procedural
  • grand-strategy
  • socio-economy
  • stand-alone
  • narrative
  • old-school
  • simulation
  • combining

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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!


  • 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".

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

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Panzer Corps 2 (2020)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone

Experience World War II from the Axis perspective in Panzer Corps 2's massive branching campaign with over a thousand unique units, challenging you to use strategy and tactics to outsmart your enemies, not just outclick them. With a comprehensive modding system, the game will offer endless replayability. Whether you want to challenge your friends online, or enjoy user-created content, Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate wargame experience.


What we like:
  • Fun turn-based wargame with great attention to detail and awesome visuals
  • Random Scenario generator adds tons of replayability and variety
  • Combination of all the good parts of previous Panzer General/Corps games combined into one
  • Lovely visuals and solid engine
  • Some interesting (albeit somewhat half-baked) mechanisms, such as splitting your unit to facilitate encirclements.
What could be improved:
  • No grand map
  • Mission tree cut down to total victory or game over, no interesting mission paths
  • Little infantry variation
  • Potential for more alt history campaigns and areas to explore

  • strategy
  • turn-based
  • world-war-2
  • tactical
  • historical
  • artillery
  • tanks
  • wargame
  • war
  • hex
  • battle
  • card

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Kingdom Eighties (2023)

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

Kingdom Eighties is a standalone expansion to the award-winning Kingdom series. A singleplayer epic adventure of micro-strategy and base building. Defend your town against the mysterious Greed, and discover the secrets of your family lineage!


  • pixel
  • micro-strategy
  • colony
  • base-building
  • city-building
  • tower-defense
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • survival
  • economy
  • resource-management
  • building
  • skateboard
  • medieval
  • procedural

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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.


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

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Wolf Game: Wild Animal Wars (2022)

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

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Tiny Connections (2023)

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Mac OS Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

Embark on a journey, where each puzzle takes you to a new corner of the globe. Your mission is to connect homes to essential services like electricity & water, battling against time to ensure communities flourish!


  • strategy
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • grand-strategy
  • card
  • simulation
  • puzzle
  • immersive
  • cinematic
  • cute
  • time-management
  • casual
  • off-road
  • turn-based
  • relaxing

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