Top rated free Strategy games that last about an hour

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Dominion of Darkness

Story-driven simulator of the Dark Lord/Lady. Use your armies, cunning and magic to conquer Free Peoples.

Adeptus7

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(255 total ratings)

Strategy

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Battle for Wesnoth

An open source turn based strategy game.

Wesnoth

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(139 total ratings)

Strategy

GIF

Dice Gambit: The First Act

Lead your family as they cleanse the city, grow in power and make friends with eccentric nobles to save the city.

Spelkollektivet

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(57 total ratings)

Strategy

0 A.D: Empires Ascendant

Empires Ascendant is a free, open-source, historical Real Time Strategy (RTS) game by Wildfire Games.

Wildfire Games

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(51 total ratings)

Strategy

GIF

DualForce Idle

Tower Defense + Idle, where you play for both sides!

nerdError

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(223 total ratings)

Strategy

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Epic Battle Fantasy 3

A silly turn-based JRPG that will keep you busy for 10 hours - and it's 100% free!

Matt "Kupo" Roszak

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(27 total ratings)

Role Playing

Gulch Guardians

cute + tough card tactics autobattles

cryy22

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(54 total ratings)

Strategy

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Star★Vaders

Mecha roguelike-deckbuilding tactical shoot-em-up!

Star★Vaders

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(23 total ratings)

Card Game

Leo's Amazing Subjects

A fun educational experience with Leo.

RexHax

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(11 total ratings)

Strategy

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Timeline

A minimalistic management game.

edmond00

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(217 total ratings)

Simulation

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One Armed Bandit

Drunk lady punches things in a casino

AutomonDev

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Strategy

Orbles

Retrieve the Solar Orbs before being overwhelmed by Purants!

bippinbits

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(103 total ratings)

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Tech Giants

Take your place amongst the legends

Rebellium

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(41 total ratings)

Simulation

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Age of Conquest IV

Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.

Noble Master ᴳᵃᵐᵉˢ

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(33 total ratings)

Strategy

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Idu

Grow plants with a mind of their own

epcc

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(11 total ratings)

Simulation

Become the Moon

The Deckbuilding Auto-Battler

Feldspar Games

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Card Game

Fog of Life 2

Traverse a life in fog.

vlowoid

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(40 total ratings)

Adventure

GIF

Command & Control 3 Demo

Assume the role of a special forces commander, fighting against a terrorist organization named "Dawn of Freedom".

macondos

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Strategy

Heart of Muriet (Demo)

Unique voxel fantasy RTS

CRATR.games

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(18 total ratings)

Strategy

The Airline Project - v2

Become the CEO of your own airline in this tycoon game.

Tjoeker

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(37 total ratings)

Simulation

Orbital Defense Program

An orbital tower defense game with roguelite elements.

CyreneGames

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(30 total ratings)

Strategy

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You TD 2

Rebirth of a classic mod

Praytic

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Strategy

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Reflector: Laser Defense

roguelike colony management in an hour

Oatmeal Problem

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Strategy

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Rex's Productive Offices

RexHax

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(9 total ratings)

Strategy

Bloodletter

May your dubious methods work and god spede you.

ALDAMAMI GAMES

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Card Game

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GIF

Skeletris

A casual roguelike with Tetris vibes

Ghast

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(47 total ratings)

Strategy

Magic Realm

Science vs Magic

Leonardo Dantas

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Strategy

TrafficWorlds

A traffic management game

ThetaGames

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(21 total ratings)

Strategy

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ChessLike

Chess Meets Brough!

Jambav

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Strategy

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King of Deadlands (Early Demo Update 1.5)

Mix of falling block puzzle, strategy and roguelite genres set in a fantasy world.

Przemyslaw Jelonek

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(8 total ratings)

Puzzle

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There Was Time Now

A game about "science" and "time"

pbrane

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(39 total ratings)

Adventure

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Shrek's Wonderland

YOU CANNOT ESCAPE SHREK!!!

Joe Capo

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Survival

Farlanders: Prologue

Mars colony city-builder with terraforming

Andriy Bychkovskyi

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(14 total ratings)

Strategy

Titan Tactics

A simple tactics game with PS1 aesthetics!

Team Potato

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(30 total ratings)

Strategy

Spirits of Steel: A New Dawn

An alt history simulator / grand strategy game.

GavGrub

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(16 total ratings)

Strategy

Crashland Adventure

After terrible creatures destroyed your homeland, you now seek revenge in an infinitely generated universe.

Maelvomen

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(9 total ratings)

Adventure

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