Grand Strategy gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Grand Strategy, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 1,634 games in the catalog, 1,048 with a sales estimate.
Games
1,634
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$5.9B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$10.2K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
30.8%
323 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Hearts of Iron IV 20.2%
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 10.6%
- Stellaris 7.8%
- Europa Universalis IV 7.7%
- Crusader Kings III 3.8%
- Other (1043 games) 50.0%
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 | 363,397 | 93,196 | 23,984,202 | $1,198,970,258 |
| 2 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2016-10-20 | 380,963 | 162,314 | 10,476,483 | $627,541,332 |
| 3 |  Stellaris Paradox Development Studio | 2016-05-09 | 197,422 | 68,517 | 9,291,866 | $464,500,381 |
| 4 |  Europa Universalis IV Paradox Development Studio, Paradox Tinto | 2013-08-13 | 135,165 | 47,844 | 9,161,713 | $457,994,033 |
| 5 |  Crusader Kings III Paradox Development Studio | 2020-09-01 | 143,243 | 98,474 | 4,469,693 | $223,439,953 |
| 6 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2017-09-28 | 121,510 | 84,254 | 3,645,300 | $218,681,547 |
| 7 |  Sid Meier's Civilization VII Firaxis Games | 2025-02-10 | 63,081 | 84,558 | 3,007,087 | $210,435,948 |
| 8 |  Manor Lords Slavic Magic | 2024-04-26 | 93,307 | 170,000 | 5,100,000 | $203,921,538 |
| 9 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive | 2022-02-16 | 151,400 | 166,519 | 3,330,800 | $199,814,692 |
| 10 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2010-09-23 | 211,242 | 91,020 | 6,337,260 | $189,864,310 |
| 11 |  Imperator: Rome Paradox Development Studio | 2019-04-25 | 26,942 | 13,616 | 3,152,214 | $126,057,038 |
| 12 |  Total War: THREE KINGDOMS CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2019-05-23 | 94,113 | 191,816 | 2,070,486 | $82,798,735 |
| 13 |  Total War: WARHAMMER CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac) | 2016-05-24 | 52,390 | 111,909 | 1,292,958 | $77,564,550 |
| 14 |  Europa Universalis V Paradox Tinto | 2025-11-04 | 31,194 | 77,260 | 1,186,142 | $71,156,659 |
| 15 |  Transport Fever 3 Urban Games | 2026-09-29 | 8,040 | 47,109 | 1,413,270 | $70,649,367 |
| 16 |  Victoria 3 Paradox Development Studio | 2022-10-25 | 61,031 | 69,663 | 1,342,682 | $67,089,344 |
| 17 |  Against the Storm Eremite Games | 2023-12-08 | 37,911 | 12,832 | 2,064,043 | $61,900,650 |
| 18 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive | 2013-09-02 | 88,940 | 118,240 | 1,956,680 | $58,680,833 |
| 19 |  ENDLESS Spaceâ„¢ 2 AMPLITUDE Studios | 2017-05-18 | 23,159 | 53,435 | 1,221,399 | $48,843,746 |
| 20 |  Total War: SHOGUN 2 The Creative Assembly | - | 69,750 | 53,955 | 1,618,650 | $48,478,568 |
| 21 |  Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic 3Division | 2024-06-20 | 27,829 | 8,221 | 1,168,818 | $46,741,032 |
| 22 |  ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2020-01-15 | 16,432 | 16,482 | 734,196 | $44,044,418 |
| 23 |  X4: Foundations Egosoft | 2018-11-30 | 30,568 | 15,074 | 747,218 | $37,353,428 |
| 24 |  Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2009-03-04 | 38,356 | 10,479 | 1,610,952 | $32,202,930 |
| 25 |  HUMANKINDâ„¢ AMPLITUDE Studios | 2021-08-17 | 28,937 | 55,232 | 636,614 | $31,824,334 |
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
39
2017
31
2018
48
2019
87
2020
78
2021
93
2022
114
2023
132
2024
166
2025
228
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Grand Strategy games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 Creative Assembly | 6 |
| 2 |  Falling Frontier Stutter Fox Studios | 35 |
| 3 |  Dust Front RTS rtsDimon | 52 |
| 4 |  Espiocracy Ex Vivo Studios | 166 |
| 5 |  Fragile Existence Fragile Continuum | 192 |
| 6 |  Afterworld Paradox Development Studio | 235 |
| 7 |  Sanctuary: Shattered Sun Enhearten Media | 241 |
| 8 |  UFLâ„¢ XTEN Limited | 255 |
| 9 |  Systemic War Play of Battle SA | 364 |
| 10 |  Gilded Destiny Aquila Interactive | 440 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Grand Strategy games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $70,649,367 |
| 2 |  | $20,166,436 |
| 3 |  | $16,373,906 |
| 4 |  | $15,210,996 |
| 5 |  | $11,788,252 |
| 6 |  | $7,620,494 |
| 7 |  | $7,120,176 |
| 8 |  | $5,857,550 |
| 9 |  | $5,133,595 |
| 10 |  | $4,863,104 |