Best Strategy Games On Xbox Game Pass (January 2025)

Xbox Game Pass: A Strategist's Paradise

Xbox Game Pass has significantly expanded its strategy game library, offering a diverse range of titles for console players. Gone are the days when console strategy games were few and far between. Whether you crave galactic empire building or prefer directing quirky creatures in bombastic battles, Game Pass caters to all tastes.

This list includes tactical games, which share significant overlap with the strategy genre.

Updated January 5, 2025 by Mark Sammut: 2025 promises exciting additions to Xbox Game Pass, including anticipated strategy titles. Confirmed additions like Commandos: Origins and Football Manager 25 are generating buzz. Furthermore, a noteworthy strategy game was added in December 2024. See below for quick links.

Quick Links

• 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

• 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

• Recently Added (December 2024):

  • Wildfrost

Aliens: Dark Descent

A High-Stress Tactical Experience True to the Franchise