The best PS4 strategy games

474 strategy games came out on PlayStation 4. These are the 50 best reviewed. Ranked by Metacritic score where a game has one, otherwise by its RAWG player rating; player ratings only count with at least 25 votes behind them.

1. Divinity: Original Sin II

   2018 · Larian Studios · Metacritic 95

   The Divine is dead. The Void approaches. And the powers latent within you are soon to awaken. The battle for Divinity has begun.

2. Ticket to Ride

   2018 · Asmodee Digital · Metacritic 91

   Ticket to Ride is a turn-based strategy game, an adaptation of a board game of the same name.

3. Tumblestone

   2016 · TQAG · Metacritic 91

   Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years. Race your friends in multiplayer or challenge yourself in story mode.

4. Civilization VI

   2019 · Firaxis Games · Metacritic 88

   The sixth installment in Sid Meier’s Civilization series. Like in all previous Civilization games, the player controls one of eighteen unique historical…

5. XCOM 2

   2016 · Firaxis Games · Metacritic 88

   The game continues the previous game line: XCOM Enemy Unknown. In XCOM 2 we see the Earth under the rule of aliens.

6. Divinity: Original Sin

   2015 · Larian Studios · Metacritic 87

   Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure! Discuss your decisions with companions; fight foes in turn-based combat…

7. Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

   2015 · Obsidian Entertainment · Metacritic 87

   Wasteland 30th Anniversary BundleWasteland 1 - The Original Classic Wasteland - 30th Anniversary Edition remaster (due early 2019) Wasteland 2: Director's…

8. Persona 3 Reload

   2024 · P-Studio · user score 87/100 from 110 ratings

   Step into the shoes of a transfer student thrust into an unexpected fate when entering the hour "hidden" between one day and the next.

9. Dragon Age: Inquisition

   2014 · BioWare · Metacritic 86

   You have to revive and lead the Inquisition, which aims to eradicate evil in the land of Thedas.

10. Slay the Spire

    2019 · MegaCrit · Metacritic 86

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could.

11. Inscryption

    2022 · Daniel Mullins Game · Metacritic 86

    From the creator of Pony Island and The Hex comes the latest mind melting, self-destructing love letter to video games.

12. Balatro

    2024 · LocalThunk · user score 86/100 from 285 ratings

    Balatro is a poker-inspired roguelike deck builder all about creating powerful synergies and winning big.

13. Game Dev Story

    2019 · Kairosoft · Metacritic 86

    Manage your own game company and try to create a million-selling game in this unique simulation.

14. Octopath Traveler II

    2023 · Square Enix · user score 86/100 from 29 ratings

    This game is a brand-new entry in the OCTOPATH TRAVELER series, the first installment of which was initially released in 2018 and sold over 3 million…

15. Cities: Skylines

    2017 · Tantalus Media · Metacritic 85

    Cities: Skylines is a traditional city-building game, which allows players to experience urban planning in all aspects including zoning, road placement…

16. Frostpunk

    2019 · 11 Bit Studios · Metacritic 85

    In an ultimately frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold.

17. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

    2017 · Mimimi Productions · Metacritic 85

    The game takes place in Japan during the Edo period (early 17th century).

18. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition

    2019 · Beamdog · Metacritic 85

    The original Planescape: Torment was released in 1999 to widespread critical acclaim. It won RPG of the Year from multiple outlets for its unconventional…

19. Kingdom: Two Crowns

    2018 · Noio · Metacritic 85

    In the award-winning Kingdom series, players took on the role of a monarch struggling to build their kingdom up from nothing.

20. Darkest Dungeon

    2016 · Red Hook Studios · Metacritic 84

    Darkest Dungeon is a roguelike RPG developed by Red Hook Studios.

21. Desperados III

    2020 · Mimimi Productions · Metacritic 84

    Desperados III is a modern real-time tactics game set in a ruthless Wild West scenario.

22. Persona 3 Portable

    2023 · Atlus · Metacritic 84

    Terrible creatures lurk in the dark, preying on those who wander into the hidden hour between one day and the next.

23. Griftlands

    2021 · Klei Entertainment · Metacritic 84

    Griftlands is a deck-building rogue-like where you fight and negotiate your way through a broken-down sci-fi world.

24. Dungeon Village

    2019 · Kairosoft · Metacritic 84

    Welcome to an epic RPG world in which the town you build can grow from humble hamlet into a mecca for the land's most ambitious adventurers!

25. Valkyria Chronicles Remastered

    2016 · Media.Vision · Metacritic 84

    Valkyria Chronicles is back and now beautifully remastered in HD for the PlayStation®4.

26. Prison Architect

    2016 · Double Eleven · Metacritic 83

    Prison Architect is a person construction and management simulator developed by Introversion Software.

27. Wasteland 3

    2020 · inXile Entertainment · Metacritic 83

    From the creators of Wasteland 2 and Torment: Tides of Numenera comes Wasteland 3! Following the critically acclaimed releases of 2014's Wasteland 2 and…

28. Planet Coaster: Console Edition

    2020 · Frontier Developments · Metacritic 83

    Surprise, delight and thrill crowds as you build the theme park of your dreams. Build and design incredible coaster parks with unparalleled attention to…

29. The Banner Saga 3

    2018 · Stoic Studio · Metacritic 83

    Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making.

30. Wargroove

    2019 · Chucklefish · Metacritic 83

    Wargroove is a high fantasy game that was strongly inspired by such turn-based tactics games as Advance Wars and Fire Emblem.

31. Valkyria Chronicles 4

    2018 · Sega · Metacritic 83

    A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Valkyria Chronicles 4 takes place in the same timeframe as the original Valkyria Chronicles, but focuses…

32. Cult of the Lamb

    2022 · Massive Monster · user score 82/100 from 454 ratings

    Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland worshippers and…

33. The Banner Saga 2

    2016 · Stoic Studio · Metacritic 82

    Middle of the trilogy, Banner Saga 2 keeps the core of a tactical fantasy game with RPG elements.

34. Invisible, Inc.

    2016 · Klei Entertainment · Metacritic 82

    Developed by the Canadian Klei Entertainment, Invisible Inc. is a turn-based strategy with elements of stealth and roguelike.

35. Dragon Quest Builders

    2016 · Square Enix · Metacritic 82

    Generations ago, the realm of Alefgard was plunged into darkness by the terrible and treacherous Dragonlord, ruler of all monsters.

36. The Banner Saga

    2016 · Stoic Studio · Metacritic 81

    The game takes place in a Viking world inhabited by three races (humans, Varls, and Dredges) created by different gods.

37. SteamWorld Heist

    2016 · Image & Form · Metacritic 81

    Steamworld Heist is a pirate-themed turn-based strategy with shooter and platformer elements.

38. The Jackbox Party Pack 3

    2016 · Jackbox Games · Metacritic 81

    The threequel to the party game phenomenon features FIVE new sense-shattering games!Quiplash 2 (3-8 players)The say-anything sequel.

39. Torment: Tides of Numenera

    2017 · inXile Entertainment · Metacritic 81

    Torment: Tides of Numenera is a role-playing game developed by inXile Entertainment in 2017.

40. Age of Wonders: Planetfall

    2019 · Triumph Studios · Metacritic 81

    Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders and Overlord series…

41. Defense Grid 2

    2014 · Hidden Path Entertainment · Metacritic 81

    Defense Grid 2 is the next evolution in tower defense. In Defense Grid 2 players will discover new additions that will require the player to change their…

42. Wingspan

    2024 · Monster Couch · Metacritic 81

    You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of…

43. Chess Ultra

    2017 · Ripstone · Metacritic 81

    Introducing the most breathtaking chess game ever made. Chess Ultra injects the greatest strategy game of all time with a modern twist; offering the…

44. Order of Battle: World War II

    2021 · The Artistocrats · Metacritic 81

    Just Updated Blitzkrieg, the new DLC for Order of Battle: World War II, is OUT! In this new DLC you take command of the German armed forces for the first…

45. Children of Zodiarcs

    2017 · Cardboard Utopia · Metacritic 81

    Children of Zodiarcs is a story-driven, tactical RPG set in the fantasy realm of Lumus; a world divided by affluence and poverty.

46. Plague Inc: Evolved

    2016 · Ndemic Creations · Metacritic 80

    Plague Inc: Evolved is a biological simulation/strategy game developed by Ndemic Creations.

47. Kena: Bridge of Spirits

    2021 · Ember Lab · Metacritic 80

    Kena Bridge of Spirits is an upcoming game from Ember Lab, a small studio with a background in animation and film.

48. Kingdom: New Lands

    2018 · Noio · Metacritic 80

    Tales spread of far off isles with mysteries waiting to be discovered. Rulers will need all the strength of their subjects to sail away and find new…

49. Faeria

    2020 · Abrakam · Metacritic 80

    The game is played with cards on a special field. The goal of the game is to "kill" the opponent, laying out cards on the field.

50. Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

    2019 · Beamdog · Metacritic 80

    Evil stirs beneath the Spine of the World. In the northernmost reaches of the Forgotten Realms lies the region of icy tundra known as Icewind Dale.

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