Top rated Strategy games that last about an hour

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Backpack Hero

$19.99

The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!

Thejaspel

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(2,034 total ratings)

Role Playing

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Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(337 total ratings)

Action

Hero's Hour

$18

Old-school strategy RPG with real-time battles.

ThingOnItsOwn

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(311 total ratings)

Strategy

Overland

$19.99

A squad-based survival strategy game with procedurally generated levels set in post-apocalyptic North America.

Finji

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(1,083 total ratings)

Strategy

Battle for Wesnoth

An open source turn based strategy game.

Wesnoth

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(110 total ratings)

Strategy

Dominion of Darkness

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

Adeptus7

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(81 total ratings)

Strategy

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0 A.D: Empires Ascendant

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

Wildfire Games

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(45 total ratings)

Strategy

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DualForce Idle

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

nerdError

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(195 total ratings)

Strategy

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Gulch Guardians

cute + tough card tactics autobattles

cryy22

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(47 total ratings)

Strategy

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Brutal Orchestra

$20

Welcome to Purgatory.

ItsTheTalia

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(27 total ratings)

Role Playing

Slipways

$16.99

Weave isolated planets into a vast trade empire. Enjoy the depth of a space grand strategy game in 60 minutes flat.

Jakub Wasilewski

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(22 total ratings)

Strategy

Star★Vaders

Mecha roguelike-deckbuilding tactical shoot-em-up!

Star★Vaders

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(21 total ratings)

Card Game

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 4.8 out of 5 stars

(22 total ratings)

Role Playing

Tower Escape

$7.99

Reverse Tower Defense, you are the Baddies!

SlightlyMadman

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(40 total ratings)

Strategy

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Orbles

bippinbits

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(95 total ratings)

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Timeline

A minimalistic management game.

edmond00

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(199 total ratings)

Simulation

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Orbital Defense Program

An orbital tower defense game with roguelite elements.

CyreneGames

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(24 total ratings)

Strategy

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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

(31 total ratings)

Strategy

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Reflector: Laser Defense

roguelike colony management in an hour

MichaelMakesGames

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(11 total ratings)

Strategy

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Tech Giants

Take your place amongst the legends

Rebellium

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(15 total ratings)

Simulation

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Glittermitten Grove

$10

Grow plants and build treehouses in this magical land of faerie delights!

Twinbeard

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(149 total ratings)

Strategy

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Death Crown — itch.io edition

$9.99

Death Crown is a minimalistic RTS in 1bit style, where you will be Death sheself.

CO5MONAUT

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(47 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

Leo's Amazing Subjects

A fun educational experience with Leo.

RexHax

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(9 total ratings)

Strategy

Warnament Supporter's Pack

A deep grand strategy video game that takes only minutes to start conquering the world. Comes with a scenario editor.

Luden.io

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(11 total ratings)

Strategy

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Skeletris

A casual roguelike with Tetris vibes

Ghast

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(45 total ratings)

Strategy

Magic Realm

Science vs Magic

Leonardo Dantas

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Strategy

Shrek's Wonderland

YOU CANNOT ESCAPE SHREK!!!

Joe Capo

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Survival

Fog of Life 2

Traverse a life in fog.

vlowoid

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(36 total ratings)

Adventure

Become the Moon

Moonlit Deckbuilding Auto-Battler

Feldspar Games

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(9 total ratings)

Card Game

Wizard Banished

evolving incremental/rpg wizard game

opwis

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(29 total ratings)

Strategy

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TrafficWorlds

A traffic management game

ThetaGames

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(21 total ratings)

Strategy

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Chess Wars

A chess-inspired game with turn-based battles and items!

DT Mark

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Strategy

ChessLike

Chess Meets Brough!

Jambav

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Strategy

Play in browser

Hex Empire 3

$9.99

Turn-based strategy game for misanthropists

uunxx

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Strategy

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