Best Strategy Games to Play While You Exercise

Our top rated strategy games for a treadmill or exercise bike. Want more? Browse every review or see our overall best of list.

1. 

   Slay the Spire 3/3

   Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

   Slay the Spire offers a uniquely addictive gameplay experience. The blend of deck-building and roguelike mechanics creates a fresh and engaging challenge every time you...

2. 

   Cobalt Core 3/3

   Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

   Cobalt Core offers an adrenaline-pumping experience with its blend of fast-paced action and strategic elements.

3. 

   Don't Starve Together 3/3

   Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: No

   Don't Starve Together masterfully combines elements of survival, strategy, and crafting.

4. 

   Bloons TD 6 3/3

   Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

   Bloons TD 6 offers a delightful blend of strategic tower defense gameplay that keeps you engaged and your mind sharp, even while exercising.

5. 

   RimWorld 3/3

   Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

   RimWorld, developed by Ludeon Studios, is an indie colony simulation game that combines elements of strategy, resource management, and storytelling.

6. 

   Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition 3/3

   Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

   Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition is a delightful tower defense game that manages to captivate players with its charming art style and innovative mechanics.

7. 

   World of Tanks Blitz 3/3

   Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: No

   World of Tanks Blitz takes the iconic, tank-based warfare experience of its predecessor and shrinks it down to the palm of your hand.

8. 

   Cookie Clicker 3/3

   Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

   Cookie Clicker is an incremental game that thrives on a simple yet addictive premise: you click on a cookie to earn more cookies, which you...

9. 

   Prison Architect 3/3

   Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

   In Prison Architect, you step into the shoes of a prison warden, taking on the monumental task of building and managing a correctional facility.

10. 

    Northgard 3/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Sometimes

    Northgard is a real-time strategy game that transports players to the Viking Age, where you lead a clan of Vikings as they explore, settle, and...

11. 

    Sid Meier’s Civilization VI 2.67/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    Sid Meier's Civilization VI offers an engaging and immersive experience that can easily wrap you into its world of building empires and strategizing for dominance....

12. 

    Cities: Skylines 2.67/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    Cities: Skylines is a city-building simulation game that allows players to create and manage their own city from the ground up.

13. 

    Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition 2.67/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    The gameplay in Divinity: Original Sin 2 is engaging and rich, allowing players to lose themselves in its world.

14. 

    Balatro 2.67/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    Balatro is a unique blend of roguelike mechanics and deck-building strategies combined with a hefty dose of charm and whimsy.

15. 

    Totally Accurate Battle Simulator 2.67/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (TABS) is a quirky simulation game that lets players pit wacky units against each other in a myriad of battle scenarios....

16. 

    Teardown 2.67/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    Teardown is a voxel-based sandbox game that lets players unleash their inner demolitionist, combining creativity and chaos in a destructible world.

17. 

    The Long Dark 2.67/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    The Long Dark is an atmospheric survival game set in the frigid wilderness of Canada, where you'll face the harsh elements as a pilot stranded...

18. 

    Cult of the Lamb 2.67/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    Cult of the Lamb is a remarkable blend of action, roguelite, and management simulation.

19. 

    House Flipper 2.67/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    The gameplay in House Flipper is immersive and surprisingly addicting.

20. 

    Schedule I 2.67/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Sometimes

    In the world of exercise and gaming, Schedule I is a unique title that cleverly blends engaging gameplay with your workout routine.

21. 

    Clicker Heroes 2.67/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    Clicker Heroes is an addictive incremental game where you tap your way through vast worlds, defeating monsters, unlocking heroes, and continually accumulating gold.

22. 

    Planet Coaster 2.66/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    If you’ve ever dreamed of building the theme park of your fantasies while also squeezing in some physical activity, then Planet Coaster could be the...

23. 

    Inkbound 2.65/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Sometimes

    Inkbound captivates players with its intriguing narrative and creative world-building.

24. 

    Manor Lords 2.5/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    Manor Lords, developed by Slavic Magic, is a unique blend of city-building, strategy, and medieval simulation that immerses players in the art of managing a...

25. 

    Plague Inc: Evolved 2.5/3

    Treadmill and bike 3/3. Pause friendly: Yes

    As a fitness and gaming enthusiast, I am always on the hunt for games that can keep the adrenaline pumping while allowing me to squeeze...