PCGame

Best Tactical games on PC

These action, strategy, and simulation games emphasize planning, positioning, timing, and adapting decisions as situations change.

  • Planning and situational decision-making
  • Careful positioning and timing

Related: Strategy, Shooter, Multiplayer, FPS

956 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
Historical survival strategy built around a hazardous wagon journey
79% positive 1,299 reviews
Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
World War II real-time strategy with campaign planning and reinforcements
85% positive 1,298 reviews
Rogue Waters
Rogue Waters
Pirate tactical roguelite combining naval volleys and boarding battles
74% positive 1,291 reviews
The Light Brigade: Definitive Edition
The Light Brigade: Definitive Edition
Single-player VR roguelite shooter with magic and procedural battlegrounds
88% positive 1,278 reviews
Sumerian Six
Sumerian Six
Real-time stealth tactics with scientist commandos against occult Nazis
95% positive 1,275 reviews
Tower Tactics: Liberation
Tower Tactics: Liberation
Tower defense deckbuilder with spells, trinkets, and changing routes
88% positive 1,257 reviews
Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Real-time grand strategy controlling nations from World War II onward
77% positive 1,255 reviews
Love n War: Hero by Chance
Love n War: Hero by Chance
Fantasy tower defense with unit upgrades and adult romance
79% positive 1,248 reviews
Spellmasons
Spellmasons
Turn-based tactical roguelike built around combining spells in combat
91% positive 1,246 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou
Historical grand strategy about governing and conquering Sengoku Japan
87% positive 1,244 reviews
Field of Glory II
Field of Glory II
Turn-based ancient warfare with historical and what-if battles
83% positive 1,240 reviews
Aircraft Carrier Survival
Aircraft Carrier Survival
World War II carrier strategy with crew and aircraft management
60% positive 1,236 reviews
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
World War II naval simulation defending convoys from U-boats
74% positive 1,231 reviews
Stormbound
Stormbound
Turn-based card battler where positioning shapes online matches
70% positive Free
Warriors of the Nile 2
Warriors of the Nile 2
Turn-based tactics roguelite with Egyptian warriors and shifting skill builds
89% positive 1,216 reviews
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
World War II real-time strategy with British and German campaigns
92% positive 1,210 reviews
The Settlers: New Allies
The Settlers: New Allies
Real-time strategy with settlement building and online skirmishes
49% positive 1,210 reviews
Warhammer Quest (Classic)
Warhammer Quest (Classic)
Turn-based dungeon crawler with party leveling and Warhammer monsters
69% positive 1,188 reviews
Space Hulk: Tactics (Classic)
Space Hulk: Tactics (Classic)
Turn-based board-game tactics with Space Marines and alien Genestealers
63% positive 1,188 reviews
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
Sci-fi strategy and action built around carrier-led island conquest
48% positive 1,185 reviews
Home Wars
Home Wars
Toy soldier strategy against invading bugs with first-person battles
79% positive 1,185 reviews
Yokai Art: Night Parade of One Hundred Demons
Yokai Art: Night Parade of One Hundred Demons
Grid-based tower defense against yokai with upgradeable units
89% positive 1,182 reviews
Empire of the Ants
Empire of the Ants
Third-person real-time strategy with ant armies and forest battles
76% positive 1,167 reviews
WARMACHINE: Tactics
WARMACHINE: Tactics
Turn-based battles with steam-powered warjacks and customizable squads
44% positive Free