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Top sellers · Strategy

Where itch.io itself ranks 925 games in this category, read once on 2026-10-17. The positions are itch.io’s; the climb columns and the line beside each game are ours, computed from what this chart said before.

How this chart is moving — turnover, entries and exits since the last walk, and the top 20 day by day ↓

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Top sellers · Strategy

1–50 of 925 · read 2026-10-17
#Game7d30dPeak 30dOn chartHistory
1
University Football · dashaunstudios$10
131 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's University Football chart across 14 readings: climbing, #2 to #1 (best #1, worst #2).
2
Lancer Tactics · Olive$20
131 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Lancer Tactics chart across 14 readings: climbing, #3 to #2 (best #2, worst #3).
3
18xx n' Chill · The Boardgames Family$5
newnew35 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's 18xx n' Chill chart across 5 readings: climbing, #7 to #3 (best #3, worst #7).
4
Pokémon TD: Reborn · yNvRR
newnew41 of 31 walked days
5
Rescue the Hostages: Twenty Deadly Questions · Rescue the Hostages$5
131 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Rescue the Hostages: Twenty Deadly Questions chart across 14 readings: slipping, #1 to #5 (best #1, worst #5).
6
Battle for Wesnoth · Wesnoth
628 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Battle for Wesnoth chart across 14 readings: climbing, #8 to #6 (best #6, worst #16).
7
RALA:/:sutura Advance · solmare$3.99
newnew56 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's RALA:/:sutura Advance chart across 6 readings: climbing, #12 to #7 (best #5, worst #12).
8
Rune Breakers - MSX2 · BigFive Studios$5
newnew83 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Rune Breakers - MSX2 chart across 3 readings: climbing, #11 to #8 (best #8, worst #11).
9
Buckshot Roulette · Mike Klubnika$2.99
431 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Buckshot Roulette chart across 14 readings: slipping, #6 to #9 (best #5, worst #9).
10
PokéPath TD · Khydra
431 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's PokéPath TD chart across 14 readings: climbing, #68 to #10 (best #4, worst #68).
11
Mindustry · Anuke
531 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Mindustry chart across 14 readings: slipping, #5 to #11 (best #5, worst #14).
12
ReBirth: Military Strategy & Nation Building · HanX Games$2
newnew72 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's ReBirth: Military Strategy & Nation Building chart across 2 readings: slipping, #7 to #12 (best #7, worst #12).
13
Tuman: Command · Bezdelie
new510 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Tuman: Command chart across 10 readings: climbing, #26 to #13 (best #5, worst #26).
14
Dispatches 1940 · Monograph Games$5.24
931 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Dispatches 1940 chart across 14 readings: climbing, #22 to #14 (best #10, worst #63).
15
Hollow Chess · Twindark$2.99
newnew122 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Hollow Chess chart across 2 readings: slipping, #12 to #15 (best #12, worst #15).
16
Cinco Paus · Michael Brough$10
1028 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Cinco Paus chart across 14 readings: climbing, #104 to #16 (best #16, worst #125).
17
Dungeons & Dynasties · Bretticus82
531 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Dungeons & Dynasties chart across 14 readings: slipping, #9 to #17 (best #5, worst #17).
18
Empire Deluxe Combined Edition · Killer Bee Software$19.99
1423 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Empire Deluxe Combined Edition chart across 14 readings: climbing, #59 to #18 (best #18, worst #147).
19
Aquila VII · wasdlab$4.99
newnew162 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Aquila VII chart across 2 readings: slipping, #16 to #19 (best #16, worst #19).
20
Command & Conquer for Atari ST · indyjo
1723 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Command & Conquer for Atari ST chart across 14 readings: climbing, #50 to #20 (best #17, worst #497).
21
Deeper · Sterium$5
newnew212 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Deeper chart across 3 readings: climbing, #90 to #21 (best #21, worst #125).
22
Doodle Empires · TanTan$6.99
1231 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Doodle Empires chart across 14 readings: slipping, #17 to #22 (best #13, worst #34).
23
The Hive · Skydome Entertainment$4.99
1222 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's The Hive chart across 14 readings: slipping, #16 to #23 (best #12, worst #200).
24
TANKMAGE · Vyskei Games$4.99
1212 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's TANKMAGE chart across 14 readings: climbing, #74 to #24 (best #12, worst #274).
25
Grand Fantasy Empires · RJLJones
new1510 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Grand Fantasy Empires chart across 12 readings: climbing, #29 to #25 (best #15, worst #117).
26
From Rust To Ash · LokiStriker$5
1730 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's From Rust To Ash chart across 14 readings: climbing, #30 to #26 (best #25, worst #107).
27
You Must Fight Back! · BlingBlongGames$1
newnew212 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's You Must Fight Back! chart across 2 readings: slipping, #21 to #27 (best #21, worst #27).
28
Skystones Rebirth · liis06$2
193 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Skystones Rebirth chart across 14 readings: climbing, #659 to #28 (best #19, worst #707).
29
CHEESEONOMICS DELUXE · Samwow$9.99
new414 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's CHEESEONOMICS DELUXE chart across 14 readings: slipping, #4 to #29 (best #4, worst #385).
30
Pokémon Survivor Burst · Clessio
newnew301 of 31 walked days
31
RALA:/:ephemera · solmare
newnew224 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's RALA:/:ephemera chart across 4 readings: climbing, #38 to #31 (best #22, worst #38).
32
A Kingdom for Keflings · NinjaBee$7.50
431 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's A Kingdom for Keflings chart across 14 readings: slipping, #7 to #32 (best #6, worst #32).
33
Flux Formulae · Zeolite Studios$2.99
newnew233 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Flux Formulae chart across 3 readings: slipping, #23 to #33 (best #23, worst #33).
34
Remnants of the Precursors · Ray Fowler
1027 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Remnants of the Precursors chart across 14 readings: slipping, #28 to #34 (best #13, worst #130).
35
Songs of Syx · Jake the Dondorian$25
1028 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Songs of Syx chart across 14 readings: slipping, #13 to #35 (best #13, worst #116).
36
Void War · Tundra$20
2613 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Void War chart across 14 readings: climbing, #115 to #36 (best #36, worst #147).
37
Boeckham's Football Manager · olipool
new326 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Boeckham's Football Manager chart across 14 readings: climbing, #732 to #37 (best #32, worst #757).
38
UnReal World · Enormous Elk$12.50
1120 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's UnReal World chart across 14 readings: climbing, #70 to #38 (best #25, worst #161).
39
AnimeBiz Magnate Supporters Edition · Magnate Games$11.99
395 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's AnimeBiz Magnate Supporters Edition chart across 14 readings: climbing, #567 to #39 (best #39, worst #573).
40
Blue & Gold: Sea and Field · Chronicles of the Whispering Pixel$1
newnew401 of 31 walked days
41
Warnament Grand Strategy · Luden.io$12.99
3028 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Warnament Grand Strategy chart across 14 readings: climbing, #97 to #41 (best #30, worst #131).
42
Luck be a Landlord · TrampolineTales$7.99
1019 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Luck be a Landlord chart across 14 readings: slipping, #10 to #42 (best #10, worst #85).
43
Great Battles · GrandOperations
newnew431 of 31 walked days
44
War of the Zikoi · Papi & Sohn
newnew441 of 31 walked days
45
Dead End Zx Spectrum 48k · Mjnurney£1
newnew451 of 31 walked days
46
Bag Brawl · LongDh
newnew461 of 31 walked days
47
Ruby's Vitten Party [VTuber Game] · KripKode
471 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Ruby's Vitten Party [VTuber Game] chart across 14 readings: climbing, #345 to #47 (best #47, worst #374).
48
One More Incident · beefyshank$9.99
newnew481 of 31 walked days
49
Tactical Grid · genia23$5
newnew491 of 31 walked daysPosition on itch.io's Tactical Grid chart across 2 readings: climbing, #424 to #49 (best #49, worst #424).
50
XENO SQUAD 128 AMSTRAD CPC · Tollis
newnew501 of 31 walked days

This chart on 2026-10-17, kept as an archive of its top 100; every walked day has one, and each links its neighbours.

A climb is places gained, so a positive number means it moved up this chart. The line rises when the game is climbing, which is the opposite direction to the raw position. new means the chart was walked then and this one was not on it; an em dash means the chart itself has nothing that far back. Peak is the best position held in the last 30 days, and On chart counts the walked days in that window on which it sat inside the top 100.

How this chart is moving

Every figure below is about our own record of itch.io’s ordering: what its top 100 looked like on earlier walks, and what changed between them.

Turnover, 7d
72%
of today's top 100 were not in the top 100 on 2026-10-10
Since last walk
23 of 100
entered the top 100; a gap of 1 day
Distinct games, 30d
396
held a top-100 place across 31 walks

Since the last walk

Top 100: 2026-10-17 02:00 against 2026-10-16 02:00 UTC, a gap of 1 day. Both readings are itch.io’s own ordering, read by us; the movement is what changed between the two walks.

Entered
23
Left
23
Up
6
Down
66
Unchanged
5
itch.io

Entered the top

10 of 23
NowGame
4
Pokémon TD: Reborn · yNvRR
21
Deeper · Sterium
23
The Hive · Skydome Entertainment
30
Pokémon Survivor Burst · Clessio
35
Songs of Syx · Jake the Dondorian
36
Void War · Tundra
38
UnReal World · Enormous Elk
39
AnimeBiz Magnate Supporters Edition · Magnate Games
40
Blue & Gold: Sea and Field · Chronicles of the Whispering Pixel
43
Great Battles · GrandOperations
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Left the top

10 of 23
WasGame
69
Last Landing (Demo) · Studio YUL
71
Japaman Clicker V Glutton Edition[JA/EN] · kissho222
72
Riftborne · Riftborne
80
Freeways · Captain Games
81
Slice & Dice · tann
83
MMT President Simulator - Standard Edition · dquinn03
84
Fate & Stone · Axolotes_y_Dados
85
Nauticrawl · Armor Games Studios
86
Solitomb · Jakub Wasilewski
87
Chronos Trials RPG · Vistaye Games
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Biggest climbs

6
NowWasPlacesGame
2663+37
From Rust To Ash · LokiStriker
613+7
Battle for Wesnoth · Wesnoth
2228+6
Doodle Empires · TanTan
1620+4
Cinco Paus · Michael Brough
1822+4
Empire Deluxe Combined Edition · Killer Bee Software
1415+1
Dispatches 1940 · Monograph Games
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Biggest falls

10 of 66
NowWasPlacesGame
9336-57
Boomtown · steveromain
7638-38
To the Stars Idle · sarret
9055-35
Desert Stormfront · Noble Master ᴳᵃᵐᵉˢ
8450-34
Mega Dystopia Micro Architect (MDMA) · gytiszal
5329-24
Artillary Duel Amiga ECS · Mjnurney
6137-24
Seedship · Space Goblin Games
6339-24
Slipways · Jakub Wasilewski
6541-24
Pull Shift: Extraction · Unmbox Games
6642-24
Castle: Build&Defend · Cineeeekk
6744-23
simmiland · Sokpop Collective
itch.io's own chart

Top 20, day by day

31 walked days

84 games held a top-20 place over the last 30 days; 11 of today's top 20 were there 7 days ago.

Top 20 of itch.io’s chart over 31 walked days84 games held a top-20 place over the last 30 days; 11 of today's top 20 were there 7 days ago.#1#5#10#15#20University FootballLancer Tactics18xx n' ChillPokémon TD: RebornRescue the Hostages: …Battle for WesnothRALA:/:sutura AdvanceRune Breakers - MSX2Buckshot RoulettePokéPath TDMindustryReBirth: Military Str …Tuman: CommandDispatches 1940Hollow ChessCinco PausDungeons & DynastiesEmpire Deluxe Combine …Aquila VIICommand & Conquer for …09-1709-2410-0110-0810-1510-17
Every game on the drawing
GameDays in topBestFirst dayLast day
University Football3112026-09-172026-10-17
Lancer Tactics3112026-09-172026-10-17
18xx n' Chill532026-10-132026-10-17
Pokémon TD: Reborn142026-10-172026-10-17
Rescue the Hostages: Twenty Deadly Questions3112026-09-172026-10-17
Battle for Wesnoth2462026-09-222026-10-17
RALA:/:sutura Advance652026-10-122026-10-17
Rune Breakers - MSX2382026-10-152026-10-17
Buckshot Roulette3142026-09-172026-10-17
PokéPath TD2942026-09-172026-10-17
Mindustry2552026-09-192026-10-17
ReBirth: Military Strategy & Nation Building272026-10-162026-10-17
Tuman: Command952026-10-092026-10-17
Dispatches 19402192026-09-172026-10-17
Hollow Chess2122026-10-162026-10-17
Cinco Paus11102026-09-182026-10-17
Dungeons & Dynasties3152026-09-172026-10-17
Empire Deluxe Combined Edition4142026-09-222026-10-17
Aquila VII2162026-10-162026-10-17
Command & Conquer for Atari ST2172026-10-162026-10-17
TANKMAGE4122026-10-132026-10-16
Grand Fantasy Empires3152026-10-142026-10-16
A Kingdom for Keflings2642026-09-172026-10-15
Remnants of the Precursors10102026-09-252026-10-15
Boomtown772026-10-092026-10-15
Skystones Rebirth1192026-10-152026-10-15
Sovereign Project5142026-10-102026-10-15
Doodle Empires13122026-09-172026-10-14
StateOS: The Political Sandbox8102026-10-072026-10-14
To the Stars Idle2202026-10-132026-10-14
Japaman Clicker V Glutton Edition[JA/EN]1542026-09-172026-10-13
Slice & Dice11142026-09-182026-10-12
Artillary Duel Amiga ECS2122026-10-112026-10-12
Last Landing (Demo)1172026-10-122026-10-12
Freeways1182026-10-122026-10-12
PopRise - Record Label Simulator1192026-10-122026-10-12
Stormlamp1162026-10-112026-10-11
Songs of Syx8102026-09-202026-10-11
Power The Grid4142026-09-172026-10-10
Dispatches 19412162026-09-172026-10-10
Inkarn8: First Pages6102026-10-042026-10-10
Ancient Fronts1072026-09-172026-10-09
CHEESEONOMICS DELUXE942026-10-012026-10-09
Number 10 ZX Spectrum 48k4122026-10-062026-10-09
The Hive10122026-09-232026-10-09
Spore & Skog: The Divine Forage2132026-10-072026-10-08
Luck be a Landlord4102026-10-032026-10-08
Sepulkrant982026-09-262026-10-08
Camping Tycoon Simulator3122026-10-042026-10-06
Terraformental1762026-09-192026-10-06
Software Inc.2142026-10-052026-10-06
MenCrush582026-09-212026-10-05
Command Farm2112026-10-042026-10-05
Panzer Marshal3122026-10-022026-10-05
City MSX1192026-10-052026-10-05
Democratic Socialism Simulator1142026-10-042026-10-04
PC Kaiser Vollversion1152026-10-042026-10-04
Super Slotzee882026-09-232026-10-04
Star Cadre: Team Command4102026-10-012026-10-04
Olympus: Cartas de sangre1142026-09-172026-10-03
Zaga-33692026-09-272026-10-03
From Rust To Ash3172026-09-192026-10-03
Riftborne1272026-09-172026-10-03
Nightmare Neighborhood582026-09-282026-10-02
Stick War 2: Definitive Edition1182026-10-022026-10-02
Tablut (C64 and Android)4132026-09-262026-09-30
Tic-Tactics3142026-09-282026-09-30
Lead Simulacrum Public Early Access 0.1.21202026-09-292026-09-29
Backpack Hero5112026-09-242026-09-28
Chronos Trials RPG1202026-09-282026-09-28
Montabi992026-09-172026-09-27
Turnstile '962152026-09-252026-09-26
UnReal World5112026-09-212026-09-25
Knockout Fever Girls: Step & Strike!2182026-09-232026-09-24
Retro Platform Quest – Classic Adventure572026-09-192026-09-23
Airships: Conquer the Skies2182026-09-212026-09-22
Crown Below1202026-09-222026-09-22
Inflation Royale 2542026-09-172026-09-21
Whalelord3162026-09-182026-09-21
Terraformer Wars1182026-09-202026-09-20
BattleBoard2182026-09-192026-09-20
Broken Front2142026-09-172026-09-18
Get Off My Planet1172026-09-172026-09-17
STRATA 0.9 — POLIS DEV.13.71182026-09-172026-09-17

A line joins two consecutive walked days on both of which the game was inside the top 20; a gap is a gap. A filled mark is an entry, a hollow one an exit, and a ring with a dot is a game that came and went within one walked day. Lines for games in today’s top 20 carry a label; games that have left are named in the table.