In this list you can find games that will get you thinking and carefully planning your strategies. The free strategy games list include classics such as the Command & Conquer series from Electronic Arts. There are also city-building games and turn-based wargames, as if to cather to all tastes. Don’t forget the Civilization and Colonization homages, and we end up with a great selection that is always growing.

1821: The Struggle For Freedom is a previously commercial strategy game that is now available from free, thanks to developers Icehole Games.

8 Kingdoms is a 3D turn-based fantasy strategic game in which players become kings, build their empires and conquer enemy kingdoms. Theme is inspired by the world of fantasy.

Join the human resistance force against the oncoming alien invasion. A turn based top down strategy game taking place on abandoned space ships infested with deadly aliens.

Army of Earth is a free multiplayer strategy online game with some action elements, placing the players in an alien world in conflict. Hundreds of players can play simultaneously...

Attack of the Paper Zombies is a strategy game where your small band of space marines hold off and defeats a giant horde of alien zombies. Even though there are hundreds more...

Base Invaders is a cartoony action-oriented strategy game which pits the crafty, trap utilizing player against hordes of dim-witted invaders bent on destroying his Tower.

The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. Build up a great army, gradually turning raw recruits into hardened veterans.

Battleships Forever is a freeware tactical Real Time Strategy game that puts you in command of a small fleet of warships in space. Combat and damage mechanics are extremely detailed.

Bos Wars is a free game in a futuristic setting that plays not unlike the Command & Conquer series. This real-time strategy game asks the player for some thought...

C-evo follows the spirit of popular turn-based strategy games from the mid 90s, but with more emphasis on powerful AI and careful design of the rules, resulting in a true challenge.