Best Strategy Xbox 360 Games in 2026

Skyrim reimagines the open world fantasy epic, pushing the game play and technology of a virtual world to new heights

Play any type of character you can imagine, and do whatever you want; the legendary freedom of choice, storytelling

Skyrim's new game engine brings to life a complete virtual world with rolling clouds, rugged mountains and ancient dungeons

Madden NFL 15 transforms you into your rival's worst nightmare with a new breed of defense built to challenge the best offenses in the NFL

Bluff your way to victory in this hilarious new dice game! Bamboozled is party style bluffing game where players must roll the dice and tie or beat the previous player, but if they don't they have to bluff!

Each players starts with 3 lives. If you get caught bluffing, you lose a life, but if you get away with a bluff, you get a Bamboozled Card. Cards can help you get out of a bind, change the dice, or even give you a life back.

Make sure to watch our how to play video! Only takes 3 minutes to learn and 15 minutes to play! Great for a quick game night, but don't be surprised if it lasts all night for those that want to get revenge!

Horror on a global scale - No longer confined to a specific location, the outbreak of the C-virus is worldwide with the action taking place in North America, Eastern Europe and China

Multiple characters and intertwined storylines - Experience the horror playing as Leon S. Kennedy, Chris Redfield, and Jake Muller with their respective partners

Solo or co-op - Resident Evil 6 delivers both single and co-op gameplay either offline or online

Expansive Empires: see the marvels of your empire spread across the map. Settle in Uncharted lands, improve your surroundings, build new districts, and see your cities - and Your civilization - prosper

Active research: unlock boosts that speed your civilization's progress through history. To advance more quickly, use your units to actively explore, develop your environment, and discover new cultures

Dynamic diplomacy: interactions with other civilizations change over the course of the game, from primitive first interactions where conflict is a fact of life, to late game alliances and negotiations

Optimized for Consoles: Doom 3 BFG Edition features 5.1 surround sound, Xbox 360 Achievements, PS3 trophies, improved rendering and lighting, and a new check point save system allowing for smoother progression through the game.

Stunning 3D Visuals: Doom 3, Resurrection of Evil and the all-new 'Lost Mission' have all been optimized in stereoscopic 3D for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, further immersing the player in the demonic world of this terrifying horror masterpiece.

The Lost Mission: Doom 3 BFG Edition includes an all-new chapter in the Doom 3 experience - 'The Lost Mission', featuring seven heart-pounding single-player levels and a completely new storyline that will have players once again on the edge of their seats.

Select from among the largest character roster in the Tekken series, including familiar faces as well as brand-new fighters

Employ each character's unique techniques, moves and attack combinations to powerful effect

Experience an array of gameplay modes, new features and new environments that heighten the fighting intensity

Mecha overload: Over 50 playable and upgradable characters and over 70 playable and upgradeable Mobile Suits combed from the Gundam universe, including new Mobile Suits from Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Mobile Suit Gundam UC and many more

Anime in motion: Experience the Gundam anime and manga series come to life with an entirely new cel-shaded graphical treatment

Deeper gameplay systems: Enhanced and aggressive enemy AI adds to the challenge while new gameplay systems, including Partner Strike, Emergency Dash and Recovery Gauge expand the level of strategy and depth to the gameplay

Control armies in a whole new way as strategy gaming meets the epic Halo universe

Enter year 2531 with the crew of the Spirit of Fire and see the early stages of the war against Convent

Fight as either UNSC or Covenant and employ everything from special Marine units and Warthogs to threatening Scarabs

Advanced Collision System - The physicality of the modern game has been realized in PES 2016 with a significantly improved collision system, calculating how players interact, creating a unique outcome depending on type of impact.

Aerial Strength - With the new physicality system, aerial battles are a completely unique experience this year. Use the left stick to battle the opposition to disrupt a larger more powerful player, or find the best position to make the header/volley.

1v1 Control - In PES 2016 the 1v1 player control have been enhanced, offering a wide range of movements with the existing controls.

For the first time, create a witch or wizard character in your likeness that will become part of the gameplay through Kinect’s scanning technology.

Experience unforgettable moments from all eight films - from having your wand choose you at Ollivanders and being Sorted as a first-year student at Hogwarts, to battling You-Know-Who in a climactic wizard battle

Cast spells at your opponents by performing the proper casting maneuvers and calling out spell names utilizing Kinect’s controller-free and voice recognition capabilities.

Cops & Criminals Meet in a World Full of Crime - Lead your crew as detective Nick Mendoza in an episodic crime drama single player Campaign or as cops and criminals in intense high-speed Battlefield multiplayer. You’re on one side of the law or the other - time to hit the streets.

Seize and Detain - More money, more problems. Take control using new tactics to gather intel, obtain warrants and takedown with non-lethal force to make his arrests. Secure the cash in a thrilling new battlefield playground.

The Fastest Battlefield Ever - Fulfill your need for speed in thrilling new action packed modes that make for intense and fluid gameplay. Hop in new powerful muscle cars, sleek bikes or even give your whole crew a lift in transport or armored trucks.

Custom Made for Next Gen Enjoy amazing high-definition anime style cel shading and high quality textures shine to truly deliver an awesome next gen experience

Innovative Battle System Battle using a unique hybrid turn based action RPG system that combines free roam and turn-based action Up to three players during battle

Dynamic Enemy Transformation Adjust your battle strategy in the ongoing struggle between light and darkness Beware of enemies lurking in the shadows as their stats attacks and potency will change as will their physical form

Sudden Strike 4: Complete Collection offers realistic real-time strategy gameplay with tactical depth and a historic al setting across 11 campaigns.

Contains all free content updates available, with over 10 new maps and gameplay refinements.

Command German and Soviet forces in the Battle of Kursk - one of the largest tank battles of World War II!

Select teams from real NBA rosters

Customize players

Compete in tournaments, and play through regular seasons

Japan’s beloved puzzle game series Puyo Puyo and the world-renowned Tetris game franchise have teamed up again to deliver even more Puyo-popping and Tetrimino-clearing fun in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2.

Playing is easy: match 4 or more same-colored Puyos or complete a line of blocks to clear them from your board and dump Garbage into your opponent’s game. But keep an eye on what’s coming your way too.

Play traditional Puyo Puyo and Tetris…or mix them together to level up your game. Offline or online, you’ll have loads of modes that let you play the way you want from single-player Adventure to couch-competition Versus to ranked Online matches, and more.

Highly Stylized Action Combat - The creators of this game were responsible for the action hits - Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry 4.

Fight With Ability - The soul of combat comes down to how the game is played, where you strike the enemy, and how you react to their attacks.

Epic Adventure - Dragon's Dogma is built from the ground up as an action experience for consoles with a continuous, epic storyline that stands alone in style, scope and substance.

New type of action game - Asura's Wrath will seamlessly blend action and narrative and will adopt an episodic nature, more akin to a TV drama series.

Relentless action - Asura's Wrath keeps placing gamers in tight situations and says 'now get out of that.'

What the ? - Unique enemies and planetary sized bosses will continually challenge players' expectations.

With the Kinect, Use your Kung Fu moves as Po to punch, kick and block enemies

Play as Po and become a Kung Fu master with the help of the Furious Five

All new story adventure with epic battles and new barbaric enemies

THE POWER OF FOX ENGINE - Ground Zeroes showcases Kojima Productions' stunning FOX Engine, a true next-generation game engine which revolutionizes the Metal Gear Solid experience.

INTRODUCTION TO OPEN WORLD DESIGN - The first Metal Gear Solid title to offer open world gameplay. Ground Zeroes offers total freedom of play: how missions are undertaken is entirely down to the user.

UNRESTRICTED STEALTH - Imagine classic Metal Gear gameplay but with no restrictions or boundaries. Players use intelligence and cerebral strategy to sneak their way through entire missions, or go in all guns blazing.

Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 for the Xbox 360 brings back the fan-favorite real-time strategy game

The Soviets created a time-travel device which creates interesting plot twists

Play as the Allies, the Soviets, or the Empire of the Rising Sun

R.U.S.E. displays maps a hundred times larger than in traditional RTS games, which makes raises strategy to an unprecedented scale and gives deception a lot more depth.

RTS action that includes becoming a master of deception on the battlefield using tactics like decoys, camouflage, radio silence, deciphering to mislead enemies.

Experience war as a strategist commanding a huge spectrum of mechanized and infantry units.

Defensive Skill Stick - NHL 08 gave you true offensive prowess with the Skill Stick, and this year, you have the power to stop it. Block passing lanes with 360 control of your stick or kill an opponent's one timer game by lifting their stick just before they receive a pass

Be A Pro - A dynamic 3rd person camera puts you in the role of one player on a team. The Performance Tracker will rate your play in over 50 categories, to make sure you know what parts of your game need to improve. Start your career off in the ranks of the AHL and become one of the best in the NHL. Your very own hockey card will mark your progress, from your rookie beginnings to a potentially legendary ending

Create-A-Play Breakouts - create a winning strategy in both online and offline play. Make breakout plays from your own zone or set up behind your net and tell your right winger to look for the flip dump from the defenseman

Choose from four colonial powerhouse: England, France, Spain and the Netherlands, each providing different benefits and unique gameplay styles

Take on four extensive single player campaigns following each nation on their path to Supremacy

Appoint a leader for your adventure from four different character classes: the explorer, the Merchant, the buccaneer and the pirate SS - each providing their own advantages and disadvantages

Brand New in box. The product ships with all relevant accessories

Recruit mercenaries, find upgrades and build an indomitable army!

Blackguards 2 offers an open, dynamic world map which changes according to your strategic decisions!

A story with many twists and turns, fateful decisions and more than 20 hours of challenging gameplay awaits you!

Two playable armies, each with distinctive technology, abilities, weapons, vehicles, and structures

Focused on key Capture, Construct and Destroy objectives, but open-ended to allow improvised strategy and tactics

Complete individual assignments and objectives to gain experience and rank during a single mission

Campaign mode composed of 35 Missions distributed along 7 different Operations

Varied mission types, including attack, infiltration, defense, escort, sabotage and ambush

Unique combination of two strategy game mechanics - high-level strategic management and turn-based tactics

By Rising Star Games

Featuring deep Gaea Mission campaigns, free roaming modes, unique game mechanics and intense strategy gameplay.

Refresh the RTS genre with a bold new take on the classic franchise.

Fast and fluid fighting tactics combine with real time 3D strategy elements to bring the monsters to life on a breathtaking scale

Completely customizable with devastating attacks, the towering Bakugan can now be directly controlled during their massive battles

Wide open destructible environments