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Upcoming strategy games: 70 coming in 2026

Read from Steam on 30 August 2026 · 60 with a firm date · Free to read, nothing here is paid for

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

  1. 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.

    ZenahiveAdventureIndieRPGNo price set

  2. 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.

    João LemesCasualIndieStrategyNo price set

  3. as Steam has it

    BOYKISSER IS COMINGAnticipation 80

    A simple tower defense game where you need to protect your house from Boykissers

    akhsotoenCasualIndieStrategyNo price set

  4. 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.

    SuperioritaCasualIndieStrategyNo price set

  5. 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.

    Reign of GamingCasualIndieRPGNo price set

  6. 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.

    leonardocodeIndieRPGStrategyNo price set

  7. 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.

    PeparbCasualIndieSimulationNo price set

  8. 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.

    Wethmon TeamAdventureCasualIndieNo price set

  9. 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.

    冷漠乌鸦AdventureIndieSimulationFree

  10. 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.

    LazyPandaCasualIndieStrategyNo price set

  11. 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!

    Todd's TeamSportsFree To PlayFree

  12. 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.

    RuleActionIndieStrategyNo price set

  13. 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.

    Corkscrew GamesCasualIndieStrategyNo price set

  14. as Steam has it

    Story BoredAnticipation 20

    DIRECT, CAST, AND DRAW... THEN PRAY YOUR FRIENDS KNOW HOW TO VOICE IT OVER...

    NotoActionCasualIndieNo price set

  15. 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.

    Jonathan CogswellIndieRPGStrategyNo price set

  16. 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.

    grishkogameplayStrategyNo price set

  17. 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.

    Blacksmith ForgeCasualIndieStrategyNo price set

  18. 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.

    BurnRiverCasualRPGStrategyNo price set

  19. 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.

    Funtime ElectricsSimulationStrategyNo price set

  20. 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.

    Samharia StudiosActionCasualIndieNo price set

  21. 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.

    Sokpop CollectiveIndieStrategyNo price set

  22. 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.

    Hedra GamesIndieSimulationStrategyNo price set

  23. 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!

    Adrià RaventósIndieSimulationStrategyNo price set

  24. 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.

    Aerial_KnightCasualIndieStrategyNo price set

  25. 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.

    Glitch SquirrelCasualIndieStrategyFree

  26. 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.

    Leave No Trace StudiosActionStrategyNo price set

  27. 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.

    Lunokhod LabsStrategyNo price set

  28. 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.

    TheGrowingGamerActionAdventureCasualNo price set

  29. 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.

    Statline StudiosIndieSimulationSportsNo price set

  30. 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.

    DevelopesqueCasualSimulationStrategyNo price set

  31. 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.

    grishkogameplayStrategyNo price set

  32. 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.

    Zachary BrownStrategyNo price set

  33. 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.

    Santiago Piedras GonzalezCasualIndieSimulationNo price set

  34. 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.

    v.a.c.u.u.m.ActionAdventureIndieNo price set

  35. 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.

    Feha Game StudiosCasualIndieSimulationNo price set

  36. 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.

    katapeltisCasualIndieStrategyNo price set

  37. 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.

    Gnarly Labs SRLActionCasualIndieNo price set

  38. 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.

    UAB DimetrisIndieRPGStrategyNo price set

  39. 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.

    Stoke GamesActionIndieStrategyFree

  40. 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.

    Visual ConceptsSports$69.99

    Date moved. Previously Sep 4, 2026, read on 30 August 2026.

  41. 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!

    Fair Play LabsActionIndieRacingNo price set

  42. 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.

    Han ZhiyuIndieRPGStrategyNo price set

  43. 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.

    Broken Arms GamesSimulationStrategy$19.99

  44. 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.

    Voxel StudiosCasualIndieStrategyNo price set

  45. 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

    Bugfight StudioActionIndieSportsNo price set

  46. 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.

    Staz.TechIndieSimulationStrategyNo price set

  47. 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.

    Tescrin GamesIndieStrategyNo price set

  48. 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.

    CanOpenerSimulationStrategyEarly AccessNo price set

  49. 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!

    Alt Tab GameIndieSimulationEarly AccessNo price set

  50. 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.

    NerowanSimulationStrategyEarly AccessNo price set

  51. as Steam has it

    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.

    Devon PowellActionCasualIndieNo price set

  52. as Steam has it

    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.

    RandwerkActionCasualIndieNo price set

  53. as Steam has it

    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.

    BULKHEADActionIndieMassively Multiplayer$39.99

  54. as Steam has it

    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!

    Chris CoteAdventureCasualIndieNo price set

  55. as Steam has it

    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!

    Oduvan GamesIndieRPGStrategyNo price set

  56. as Steam has it

    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 🕹️.

    One More TimeActionAdventureCasualNo price set

  57. 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!

    Pawprint StudioActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFree

  58. 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

    Ephemera GamesActionIndieRPGNo price set

  59. as Steam has it

    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.

    EA CANADASimulationSports$69.99

  60. as Steam has it

    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.

    Urban GamesCasualSimulationStrategy$49.99

  61. 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.

    Game Insight UABCasualSimulationStrategyFree

  62. 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!

    GralStrategyEarly AccessNo price set

  63. 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!

    Fesunenko GamesAdventureCasualIndieNo price set

  64. 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.

    Midori GamesSimulationStrategyEarly AccessNo price set

  65. 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.

    WinglessActionNo price set

  66. 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.

    Gray BossAdventureCasualNo price set

  67. 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.

    KMS STUDIOIndieSimulationStrategyNo price set

  68. 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.

    UbisoftRPGStrategyNo price set

  69. 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.

    烛星游戏SimulationStrategyNo price set

  70. 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.

    JenTakStudioGamesActionEarly AccessNo price set

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

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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.