Best Strategy Games On Xbox Game Pass (January 2025)

Xbox Game Pass: Your Ultimate Guide to Strategy Games (Updated January 5, 2025)

Console strategy games were once a rarity, but the Xbox ecosystem has changed that. Xbox Game Pass offers a robust selection for armchair generals, from galactic empires to quirky invertebrate warfare. We've included tactical games as well, given their strategic overlap.

This guide highlights the best strategy titles currently available on Xbox Game Pass. Whether you crave complex empire building or simpler, bomb-slinging antics, there's something for everyone.

Recent Additions & Upcoming Releases:

2025 is shaping up to be a strong year for strategy games on Xbox Game Pass, following a successful 2024. Confirmed additions like Commandos: Origins and Football Manager 25 promise exciting new options for fans. A noteworthy strategy game was also added in December 2024; check it out below!

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• Top 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

• Top 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

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• Wildfrost

Aliens: Dark Descent

A High-Stress Tactical Experience True to the Franchise