As gamers, we've fought in countless battles on alien worlds and sci-fi futures, taking control of one-person armies like Commander Shepard, the Doom Slayer, or Master Chief… but what about when the situation calls for an actual army? Well then, you need our list of the best sci-fi strategy games ever made.
We've reached out across time and space to build this list, looking at modern hits and bona fide classics. Real-time strategy, turn-based, grand strategy, squad-based tactics — it's all on the table. The only rule here is that this is a list of boots-on-the-ground strategy games; after all, the troops do the dying, the fleet just does the flying. Check out our best space strategy games list if you want to command fleets of starships.
