This study examined the effect of various types of epitaxial strain on the magnetic properties of SrRuO₃ thin films. Epitaxial SrTiO₃(001), SrTiO₃(110), and SrTiO₃(111) substrates were used to apply different crystal symmetries to the grown films. The films were grown using pulsed laser deposition. The X-ray diffraction patterns of the films grown under optimum conditions showed very clear peaks for the SrRuO₃ film and SrTiO₃ substrates. The saturated magnetic moment at 5 K after 7 Tesla field cooling was 1.2-1.4μB/Ru. The magnetic easy axis for all three types of films was along the surface normal. The magnetic transition temperature for the SrRuO₃ film with lower symmetry was slightly larger than the SrRuO₃ film with higher symmetry.