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Upcoming strategy games: 70 coming in 2026
Positioning, resource management and long-run decisions, turn-based or real-time. These have not been released, so none of them carry a score. They are ordered by when you can play them. For strategy games you can play today, see the ranked strategy games.
Every upcoming strategy games we track
- as Steam has it
Aegis Force: The Scorian WarAnticipation 84
Aegis Force is a story-driven tactical RPG that blends turn-based strategic combat with full world and town exploration. It captures the essence of genre-defining JRPG classics with colorful pixel art 2.5D visuals, a morally complex story, and an intricately detailed world with secrets to discover.
- as Steam has it
Math-HavocAnticipation 81
Solve fast. Think faster. Math-Havoc is a rapid-fire logic game where every second counts. Chain correct answers, push your limits, and survive as long as you can.
- as Steam has it
BOYKISSER IS COMINGAnticipation 80
A simple tower defense game where you need to protect your house from Boykissers
- as Steam has it
Fantasy Miner: Idle DepthsAnticipation 79
Dig for ore, discover new resources, smelt ingots, and unlock hundreds of upgrades in this fantasy mining idle game. Mine faster, dig deeper, and watch your progress grow.
- as Steam has it
Minimon: Tiny Idle TacticsAnticipation 33
A tiny monster-taming auto-battler that lives in the corner of your screen, and they never stop grinding. Catch 90 Minimon, build busted team comps, and rake in loot while you work, browse, or play something else entirely. They battle. You profit.
- as Steam has it
SollervirAnticipation 33
A loop-defense game of random summons and on-field combinations. Grow nine basic unit types into 80 characters, including Legend Mechas and Ascended Forms. Conquer 20 chapters, Endless Mode, 171 achievements, damage matchups, wild events, and distinct Korean battle voices for active skills.
- as Steam has it
Tabletop GalaxyAnticipation 32
10 turn-based board and card games. Play, share, host, or spectate! A lobby system designed for whichever! Tweak the difficulty to play at your desired level.
- as Steam has it
We Are GumAnticipation 31
A wholesome yet challenging puzzle game about goofy alien bubble gums that all move simultaneously and try to find their way home. Stick to walls, drag heavy stones, and turn simple steps into brain-melting puzzle.
- as Steam has it
Text Survival Rules - MicroAnticipation 31
Amid info nodes, you’re a codebreaker—each choice shifts the story. Click nodes for clues, pull key details from text, crack codes, link logic. When all light up, truth emerges: unravel with reason, or get stuck in a thought labyrinth? It depends on your calls.
- as Steam has it
DeclareAnticipation 28
Declare is a fast-paced card game designed for 2 players, utilizing a standard 52-card deck. Using strategy, probability, and deception, the goal of the game is to have the computer have the highest amount of points before you receive more than or equal to 100 points.
- as Steam has it
Volley GunsAnticipation 27
Volleyball x Guns! Bump, Set, and Spike your way to the top in bombastic Volley Guns matches with up to 4 players. Use unique weapons, crazy items, and zany characters on the courts in Volley Guns!
- as Steam has it
Rule SeekerAnticipation 23
This is a bullet hell shooter where you combine skills to enhance weapons, armor, and runes—creating your own combat style. Plan carefully and manage limited resources to survive relentless enemies and enjoy the power of your custom build.
- as Steam has it
FAVORAnticipation 22
Tabletop drafting card game for 3 to 5 players. Draft a card, pass the hand, and what you leave behind arms your rivals. Ten heirs, three acts, one crown. Easy to learn, rewarding to master, with secrets to discover every game. Online multiplayer, CPU heirs, and leaderboards.
- as Steam has it
Story BoredAnticipation 20
DIRECT, CAST, AND DRAW... THEN PRAY YOUR FRIENDS KNOW HOW TO VOICE IT OVER...
- as Steam has it
AethermoorAnticipation 19
A dark-fantasy build-craft RPG for theorycrafters, forging toward competitive async PvP. Sink scarce points into deep talent trees, master a five-ability loadout, and prove it in deterministic, decision-driven battles. Climb the roguelite campaign now — the arena is the destination.
- as Steam has it
Grave New WorldAnticipation 19
A tactical Tetris roguelike set in a dark Lovecraftian world. Build a powerful deck of shape cards, outsmart the undead, and master fast-paced runs where every piece can change the battlefield.
- as Steam has it
Cyber Classics CollectionAnticipation 18
A growing cyberpunk collection of classic card, board, puzzle and arcade games plus local duels — each rebuilt as a clean, responsive game table with bots, rule variants and a shared neon interface.
- as Steam has it
MyHiStoryAnticipation 18
Build a deck of historical and legendary figures, spells, and equipment in a turn-based 1v1 card battler. Control a positional battlefield, answer actions with Chain Responses, test Fate, Ascend key units, and combine allies to reduce your opponent's 4,000 Life to zero.
- as Steam has it
Deck & ConnAnticipation 92
Take command of a nuclear-powered space corvette in a Cold War-flavored sci-fi campaign. Balance tactics, crew, and limited resources in a dynamic forever-war. Retro pixel art meets deep strategy fifteen minutes into the future of 1989.
- as Steam has it
Zad ArcheryAnticipation 91
Shoot down waves of targets, collect their loot, and grow stronger through upgrades and skills in this expanding incremental game.
- as Steam has it
GrailAnticipation 82
Grail is an autobattler where you build a deck that plays automatically. Upgrade, enchant and stickerize cards to create clever cascading effects that defeat monsters and other players.
- as Steam has it
Galactum MeridianAnticipation 34
Lead humanity's first deep survey beyond Sol in a research-first space strategy game. Explore star systems, investigate worlds, deploy probes, and turn scientific discoveries into strategic power.
- as Steam has it
Craft. Sell. Goblin. Repeat.Anticipation 27
Build and manage your own goblin shop. Craft unique weapons with minigames and negotiate their price! Hire workers to help you run the business! Become the richest merchant in the kingdom!
- as Steam has it
Aerial_Knight's MrFreezyAnticipation 21
Play as a woman who's an axe-wielding serial killer in this light-hearted puzzle game about decapitating men, uncover the disturbing story behind New Detroit’s infamous serial killer, Mr. Freezy.
- as Steam has it
PackpunkAnticipation 17
Packpunk is an asynchronous PvP auto-battler. You pack a grid of gear onto your rig and watch the run play out on its own.
- as Steam has it
Service Equals SurvivalAnticipation 14
Service Equals Survival is an incremental real-time strategy and tower defence game, where you are a commander tasked with eliminating as many bugs as possible. Featuring limb-damage on bugs, turrets, airstrikes, and barbed wire.
- as Steam has it
LunokhodAnticipation 13
A simple retro sci-fi base builder with a socialist twist. Mine resources, build structures, prepare for crisis. Launch the Buran rocket, and usher in a new era of socialist production.
- as Steam has it
sussy babies: rebornAnticipation 13
Sussy Babies: Reborn is a psychological horror experience, where you and your friend get trapped in a mysterious mine system, the deeper you go, the stranger the mines become, and the more challenging it gets to find your way out.
- as Steam has it
Indoor Football Manager 2Anticipation 12
Draw your own plays, then watch them work. An 8-on-8 indoor football management sim — design a playbook, build a roster nobody else wanted, and turn a broke arena team into a dynasty. Solo or with friends. No account, no server.
- as Steam has it
Fablewood ChroniclesAnticipation 12
Civilization, automated. Build a nation of moveable regions that runs while you work, then come back and see who took the crown while you were gone.
- as Steam has it
Shardwatch DominionAnticipation 11
Build and upgrade towers to defend your crystal fortress from endless waves of enemies in this classic circular tower defense game. Strategic placement and powerful upgrades are key to survival.
- as Steam has it
Solar FrontierAnticipation 10
A sci-fi turn-based stategy game, where you settle, terraform, and invade other planets. Replay with different species, each offering a unique experience for robots, aliens, humans, or insects.
- as Steam has it
Padel TycoonAnticipation 9
Build a padel empire from a single bucket of used balls to the Lunar Major in the world's first padel business game. Buy courts, hire managers to run them and watch the numbers climb across three locations. An idle clicker with 20 businesses, 46 upgrades and an empire that earns while you're away.
- as Steam has it
Untouchable GroundAnticipation 8
You are a wandering fox, caught between warring animal clans, forgotten forest gods, and a secret that can unravel the world. The forest watches. Every step, every choice, could be your last.
- as Steam has it
Hot Dog Simulator: Food TruckAnticipation 7
Run your own hot dog food truck! Grill, toast, top and serve before your customers lose patience. Chop toppings, refill sauces, and watch out for the thief eyeing your tips. Earn stars, hire staff, and grow from a quiet city corner all the way to the Eiffel Tower.
- as Steam has it
Grim LootersAnticipation 3
Grim Looters is an online multiplayer card game for 3 to 6 players. Fight monsters, loot powerful gear, and curse your rivals as you race to Level 10. Backstab, sabotage, and roll the dice in fast, chaotic matches where winning means dragging everyone else down.
- as Steam has it
Fleet HuntersAnticipation 3
A playful, modern take on classic grid-based naval battles. Both fleets fire at once as you hunt down your opponent’s hidden ships in fast real-time duels. Play solo, with friends, online, or over LAN or switch to turn-based Classic Mode.
- as Steam has it
Ember CovenantAnticipation 0
A dark-fantasy roguelike deckbuilder where burning cards fuels your power—and your enemies. Build a deck, master five Sigils, complete Litanies, break four Seals, and decide how much Heat you are willing to unleash.
- as Steam has it
TyrAnticipation 85
Tyr is a multiplayer tank shooter. Pilot heavy-armored vehicles with unique capabilities and upgrade them as you battle for victory with your team.
- as Steam has it
NBA 2K27Anticipation 97
The hustle doesn’t stop and the run never ends in NBA 2K27. Chase greatness around the clock in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, and MyNBA, and make your hoop dreams a reality.
Date moved. Previously Sep 4, 2026, read on 30 August 2026.
- as Steam has it
SpeedRunners 2: King of SpeedAnticipation 96
The ultimate competitive platformer is back! Outrun, outjump, and outsmart your rivals in cutthroat online/local races, now up to 8 players online. Master the movement, learn meticulously designed maps, use powerful pick-ups, swing around with a grappling hook, and don't get knocked off-screen!
- as Steam has it
Chaos FrontAnticipation 90
A turn-based space mecha mercenary game. You can recruit pilots and captains with varying stories and skills, buy and modify spaceships, mecha, artillery, and fighters, take missions, participate in battles between Galactic Powers, change the situations, and experience different stories.
- as Steam has it
BioEdenAnticipation 88
Step into a cozy management journey as a Keeper and bring life back to a world quietly waiting to be healed. Craft the perfect biome for dozens of wonderful animal species and use your ingenuity to restore your planet, one ecosystem at a time.
- as Steam has it
ShoreTilesAnticipation 79
Build your island around a fragile lighthouse in this Gloomy tile-placement strategy game. Balance growth, economy, and defense - because when night falls, THEY will rise from the depths.
- as Steam has it
BeetleballAnticipation 30
Score goals with dungballs in Beetleball, the Greatest Online Multiplayer Class-based Dung Beetle Soccer Game TO EVER EXIST
- as Steam has it
The Undercut: Racing ManagerAnticipation 27
Circuits come and go. Sponsors rise and fall. Every season reshuffles the deck. A retro motorsport management sim with physics-driven races, procedurally generated tracks, and a dynamic world that never plays the same way twice.
- as Steam has it
Dread AdmiralAnticipation 14
Dread Admiral is a turn-based naval roguelite where every ship you lose is gone forever. Forge a floating empire, fend off the Black Fleet, and protect your Flagship through a brutal campaign to destroy the Dread Admiral himself.
- as Steam has it
Dungeon SettlersAnticipation 98
A colony sim based dungeon crawler where you manage your expedition to build a settlement in barren land, provide food and shelter for your people, lead them deep into the merciless dungeon, overcome challenging combat by your strategy.
- as Steam has it
Retro Arcade Shop SimulatorAnticipation 83
Build and manage your ultimate retro arcade! Buy classic Arcade Machines, Galaxy Pinball, and Gift Claw games, or invest in Cinema 8D, Go-Karts, and Racing Simulators. Manage the economy, hire staff, and repair your machines to keep the tokens rolling in!
- as Steam has it
Airline FounderAnticipation 13
Starting from a single base airport, build your own airline. Establish routes, and fine-tune your pricing and service strategies; manage flight schedules, your staff, your fleet, public reputation, and more. Ultimately, grow from a regional carrier into a global aviation network.
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Tower LabAnticipation 79
Enemies have no health, push them off instead. Weaponize physics in this roguelite tower defense game. Draft a deck, chain towers into living contraptions, grow and shrink every projectile, and launch hordes of robots off the edge.
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WanderburgAnticipation 87
Drive your Castle on Wheels into battle in this minimalist medieval roguelike of roaming fortresses! Devour entire villages, build your modular arsenal of siege weapons and arcane machinery as you grow with every stronghold you crush.
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WARDOGSAnticipation 99
WARDOGS is a TACTICAL ALL OUT WARFARE FPS where one hundred players split across three teams fight over the control zone. Set in the derelict industrial mountains of Eastern Europe on a destructible battlefield where teamwork pays and cash is king.
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Welcome to ElderfieldAnticipation 95
Welcome to Elderfield, a cozy horror RPG with hand-drawn art and dark lofi music. Manage your farm, befriend or romance the locals, investigate mysteries, decorate your home, fight terrifying creatures, fish, cook, seek the Old Gods, die in your sleep, and more... There's lots to do in Elderfield!
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Frontier: Path of ShadowsAnticipation 14
X-COM inspired tactical game. 25th century. The war with the mysterious Utopia is over — but new threats emerge. Come to the vast Frontier: assemble your crew, face tough choices, explore unknown worlds and win tactical battles!
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Anime Shop Simulator ✨Anticipation 94
Manage your own anime shop 🎌. Play solo or team up with friends 🤝 in 4-player co-op mode to grow your business 📈 Stock shelves with manga, figures, and collectible cards in this immersive first-person game 🕹️.
- as Steam has it
AniimoAnticipation 99
Aniimo is a free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG. Explore the vast continent of Idyll, Twine with unique Aniimo, unlock new abilities. Travel to a sky-floating metropolis, meet other Pathfinders, and battle in exciting competitions. Choose your Aniimo and begin your epic journey!
- as Steam has it
Kernel HeartsAnticipation 23
Gather your allies. Eliminate Angels. Transform into a Magical Girl. Slay god. Kernel Hearts is a Multiplayer Co-Op Roguelike Action RPG about four magical girls and their attempt to save a world that's drowning in ashes
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EA SPORTS FC™ 27Anticipation 81
Welcome to The World’s Game in EA SPORTS FC™ 27. Step into The Grounds to experience a football playground where the streets meet the stadium, and feel greater control in every mode as community-driven innovations deliver more true-to-football gameplay.
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Transport Fever 3Anticipation 87
Transport Fever 3, the ultimate transport tycoon returns, bigger, deeper, and more dynamic than ever. Build the routes that transform the world across land, sea, and sky using over a century of evolving transport options. Design and build your ideal transport network.
- August 2026window, not a date
Airport City Transport ManagerAnticipation 89
Tired of repetitive farm sims and basic plane games? Put your farm on hold. Start building a tiny town and transform it into a massive megapolis with a world-class modern airport! We constantly update the game to ensure you are always engaged—both on the ground and in the air.
- August 2026window, not a date
Automon ArenaAnticipation 75
Capture creatures with trash bags and scrap your way to the top! Automon Arena is a fast auto-battler where you bag wild animals and fight other kids until only one survives!
- August 2026window, not a date
Backpack InspectorAnticipation 92
Fantasy customs officer simulator. Decide the fate of the heroes who want to get into the kingdom, on whose guard you stand. Check their backpacks for forbidden artifacts, stolen items, and contraband. Be watchful, for the glory of the crown!
- August 2026window, not a date
Banana KingdomAnticipation 84
An addictive retro strategy simulation! Simple rules with deep strategy. A powerful, highly flexible map editor. Built by a developer who has sunk countless hours into strategy games, with one concept in mind: the perfect companion for an immortal life.
- August 2026window, not a date
Break The RunAnticipation 42
The enemy will dodge your skills. Discern their abilities, find a way to defeat them, and stop their advance. This is a strategic action RTS where you assemble a team of four characters and battle using hundreds of different skills.
- August 2026window, not a date
Cats in WonderlandAnticipation 79
The Queen of Hearts had a fit of rage after the Cheshire Cat refused to be her pet and ordered the capture of all the cats in Wonderland. Find them before her and prevent anything bad from happening.
- August 2026window, not a date
For the Fatherland: Chronicle of Park Chung-heeAnticipation 86
January 1, 1960. Become Major General Park Chung-hee at a turning point in Korean history. Preserve democracy and rise as the father of a nation—or cling to power and become a dictator. The fate of the Republic of Korea is in your hands.
- 2027window, not a date
Heroes of Might and Magic III RemakeAnticipation 75
Rediscover the critically acclaimed turn-based strategy classic and its two expansions, faithfully rebuilt in full 3D and 4K. Explore a vibrant fantasy world and lead mighty heroes in epic battles.
- August 2026window, not a date
Legend of RealmAnticipation 77
"Legend of Realm" is a strategy game blending dough figurine and facial makeup art. Spanning ancient to medieval, it condenses history into a polyhedral world. Control a region, use strategy and diplomacy, command troops, relive battles. Decisions shape history and battles forge legends.
- August 2026window, not a date
Unknown Operations : The HabitusAnticipation 77
primarily solo-developed tactical WWII FPS with sabotage, destructible environments, tanks and vehicles, inspired by real events. Experience the opening chapters of Eduard Pěnkava's story and take part in dangerous operations behind enemy lines.
Matched on store genre and description rather than player tags, because unreleased games have none. That will occasionally pull in a game that mentions the subject without being about it.
Already out
Our ranked list of strategy games you can play now is computed from player sentiment, critic aggregates and reach, which is the evidence these upcoming titles do not have yet.
Common questions
What upcoming strategy games are coming out next?
Aegis Force: The Scorian War is the next one with a firm date, 30 August 2026 as its Steam listing has it. 60 of the 70 on this page carry a real date; the rest give a window only.
How are these strategy games chosen?
An unreleased game has no player tags, because nobody has played it. So these are matched on the store genres and description text rather than on the tags behind our released strategy games pages. That is a weaker match: a description mentioning the subject is not the same evidence as thousands of players tagging a game with it.
Why is there no ranking here?
Because there is nothing to rank on. The GamingPickz Score is computed from player sentiment, critic aggregates and reach, none of which exist before a game is released. Ordering these by anticipation would be an opinion dressed as a measurement, so they are ordered by date instead.