Grand Strategy gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Grand Strategy, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 1,492 games in the catalog, 925 with a sales estimate.
Games
1,492
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$5.8B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$13.9K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
33.0%
305 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Hearts of Iron IV 21.3%
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 10.7%
- Stellaris 8.1%
- Europa Universalis IV 8.0%
- Manor Lords 5.2%
- Other (920 games) 46.7%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Grand Strategy games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hearts of Iron IV Paradox Development Studio | 2016-06-06 | 376,916 | 93,196 | 24,876,456 | $1,243,574,035 |
| 2 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2016-10-20 | 379,187 | 162,314 | 10,427,643 | $624,615,816 |
| 3 |  Stellaris Paradox Development Studio | 2016-05-09 | 197,238 | 68,517 | 9,421,418 | $470,976,686 |
| 4 |  Europa Universalis IV Paradox Development Studio, Paradox Tinto | 2013-08-13 | 137,413 | 47,844 | 9,314,085 | $465,611,109 |
| 5 |  Manor Lords Slavic Magic | 2024-04-26 | 91,731 | 170,000 | 7,650,000 | $305,882,308 |
| 6 |  Crusader Kings III Paradox Development Studio | 2020-09-01 | 143,788 | 98,474 | 4,950,079 | $247,454,449 |
| 7 |  Sid Meier's Civilization VII Firaxis Games | 2025-02-11 | 61,977 | 84,558 | 3,408,735 | $238,543,275 |
| 8 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2017-09-28 | 121,473 | 84,254 | 3,644,190 | $218,614,958 |
| 9 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive | 2022-02-16 | 148,642 | 166,519 | 3,270,124 | $196,174,739 |
| 10 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2010-09-23 | 210,854 | 91,020 | 6,325,620 | $189,515,575 |
| 11 |  Victoria 3 Paradox Development Studio | 2022-10-25 | 61,219 | 69,663 | 2,234,058 | $111,628,431 |
| 12 |  Total War: THREE KINGDOMS CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2019-05-23 | 93,727 | 191,816 | 2,099,485 | $83,958,405 |
| 13 |  Total War: WARHAMMER CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac) | 2016-05-24 | 52,338 | 111,909 | 1,291,675 | $77,487,583 |
| 14 |  Europa Universalis V Paradox Tinto | 2025-11-04 | 30,741 | 77,260 | 1,232,842 | $73,958,192 |
| 15 |  Imperator: Rome Paradox Development Studio | 2019-04-25 | 26,910 | 13,616 | 1,776,060 | $71,024,639 |
| 16 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive | 2013-09-02 | 88,357 | 118,240 | 1,943,854 | $58,296,181 |
| 17 |  ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2020-01-15 | 16,172 | 16,482 | 889,460 | $53,358,705 |
| 18 |  ENDLESS Spaceâ„¢ 2 AMPLITUDE Studios | 2017-05-18 | 23,095 | 53,435 | 1,222,210 | $48,876,178 |
| 19 |  Total War: SHOGUN 2 The Creative Assembly | - | 67,844 | 53,955 | 1,618,650 | $48,478,568 |
| 20 |  Against the Storm Eremite Games | 2023-12-08 | 37,504 | 12,832 | 1,164,634 | $34,927,374 |
| 21 |  HUMANKINDâ„¢ AMPLITUDE Studios | 2021-08-17 | 28,829 | 55,232 | 634,238 | $31,705,558 |
| 22 |  Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2014-10-23 | 23,171 | 86,747 | 693,976 | $27,731,281 |
| 23 |  Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic 3Division | 2024-06-20 | 27,352 | 8,221 | 658,329 | $26,326,577 |
| 24 |  Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES CREATIVE ASSEMBLY | 2024-07-25 | 6,746 | 6,305 | 647,616 | $25,878,735 |
| 25 |  Age of Wonders 4 Triumph Studios | 2023-05-03 | 23,059 | 42,826 | 507,298 | $25,359,827 |
Releases per year
Is Grand Strategy trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
12
2010
6
2011
10
2012
6
2013
25
2014
26
2015
34
2016
38
2017
29
2018
47
2019
80
2020
65
2021
78
2022
93
2023
111
2024
148
2025
174
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Grand Strategy games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 Creative Assembly | 7 |
| 2 |  Falling Frontier Stutter Fox Studios | 37 |
| 3 |  Dust Front RTS rtsDimon | 55 |
| 4 |  Transport Fever 3 Urban Games | 82 |
| 5 |  Espiocracy Ex Vivo Studios | 177 |
| 6 |  Fragile Existence Fragile Continuum | 204 |
| 7 |  Sanctuary: Shattered Sun Enhearten Media | 252 |
| 8 |  UFLâ„¢ XTEN Limited | 256 |
| 9 |  Afterworld Paradox Development Studio | 265 |
| 10 |  Systemic War Play of Battle SA | 384 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Grand Strategy games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $73,958,192 |
| 2 |  | $19,413,967 |
| 3 |  | $15,210,996 |
| 4 |  | $12,698,265 |
| 5 |  | $4,957,408 |
| 6 |  | $4,622,376 |
| 7 |  | $3,597,500 |
| 8 |  | $2,770,686 |
| 9 |  | $2,223,688 |
| 10 |  | $2,104,714 |