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Hardest Strategy games

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----Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

25. Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

5 Difficulties2018 / Nintendo 3DS
----Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade

26. Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade

5 Difficulties1999 / PC (Microsoft Windows)
----Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom

27. Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom

1 Difficulty1998 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
----Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

28. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

4 Difficulties2015 / PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
----Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

29. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

7 Difficulties2021 / PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
----Crusader Kings III

30. Crusader Kings III

6 Difficulties2020 / PlayStation 5, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
----King's Bounty: The Legend

31. King's Bounty: The Legend

4 Difficulties2008 / PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
----Sins of a Solar Empire II

32. Sins of a Solar Empire II

6 Difficulties2022 / PC (Microsoft Windows)
----Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

33. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

1 Difficulty2004 / PlayStation 2
----Against the Storm

34. Against the Storm

4 Difficulties2023 / PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
----Rome: Total War

35. Rome: Total War

4 Difficulties2004 / PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Android, and more
----Shogun: Total War

36. Shogun: Total War

3 Difficulties2000 / PC (Microsoft Windows)
----Sins of a Solar Empire

37. Sins of a Solar Empire

6 Difficulties2008 / PC (Microsoft Windows)
----Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

38. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

1 Difficulty2010 / PlayStation Portable
----XCOM: Enemy Within

39. XCOM: Enemy Within

4 Difficulties2013 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
----Jagged Alliance 2

40. Jagged Alliance 2

3 Difficulties1999 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
----Medieval: Total War

41. Medieval: Total War

4 Difficulties2002 / PC (Microsoft Windows)
----Pikmin 4

42. Pikmin 4

3 Difficulties2023 / Nintendo Switch
----Into the Breach

43. Into the Breach

4 Difficulties2018 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Google Stadia, and more
----Dungeon Keeper 2

44. Dungeon Keeper 2

1 Difficulty1999 / PC (Microsoft Windows)
----Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

45. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

3 Difficulties2004 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox, and more
----Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

46. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

5 Difficulties2023 / PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
----Dispatch

47. Dispatch

1 Difficulty2025 / PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and more
----Master of Orion

48. Master of Orion

5 Difficulties1993 / DOS, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more