Xbox Game Pass: Your Ultimate Guide to Strategy Games
Xbox Game Pass boasts a surprisingly robust selection of strategy games, a genre once largely absent from consoles. From grand galactic empires to quirky invertebrate warfare, there's a title for every armchair general. This guide highlights the best strategy and tactical games available, with separate sections for Xbox and PC. Tactical games are included due to their shared strategic elements.
Note: This list was updated January 5, 2025, reflecting the exciting additions expected in 2025, including Commandos: Origins and Football Manager 25. A new strategy game was also added in December 2024; see the Quick Links below for details.
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Xbox Game Pass Strategy Games:
- Aliens: Dark Descent
- Age of Empires 4: Anniversary Edition
- Age of Mythology: Retold
- Halo Wars
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
- Wartales
- Metal Slug Tactics
- Dungeons 4
- Humankind
- Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord
- Slay The Spire
- Wildfrost
- Stellaris
- Gears Tactics
- Crusader Kings 3
- Minecraft Legends
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PC Game Pass Strategy Games:
- StarCraft Remastered & StarCraft 2
- Frostpunk 2
- Against The Storm
- Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
- Dungeon Keeper 2
- Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
Featured Game: Aliens: Dark Descent
A High-Stress Tactical Experience for Alien Fans