Best Turn-Based games on PC
Games divide play into distinct turns, with players choosing actions before play advances to the next turn or round.
- Actions resolved in discrete turns
- Time to consider each move
- Strategy built around turn order
Related: Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based Combat, Strategy, Tactical
779 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Turn-based historical strategy with expanding cities and five victory paths
86% positive
379K reviews
Slay the Spire
Single-player roguelike deckbuilder with shifting paths, cards, and relics
97% positive
219K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Turn-based 4X strategy across history on a hex grid
96% positive
211K reviews
Balatro
Poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder built around scoring synergies and escalating blinds
98% positive
199K reviews
Darkest Dungeon®
Dark fantasy roguelike RPG about stress, survival, and permanent death
92% positive
163K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Fantasy grand strategy mixing turn-based conquest with real-time battles
93% positive
121K reviews
XCOM® 2
Turn-based tactical strategy against alien rulers on occupied Earth
85% positive
110K reviews
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Grand strategy in ancient China with turn-based rule and real-time battles
82% positive
94K reviews
Dota Underlords
Free-to-play auto battler about building crews and stacking alliances
82% positive
Free
OMORI
Story-rich psychological horror RPG with turn-based combat and branching endings
97% positive
89K reviews
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Historical grand strategy with turn-based empire management and real-time battles
88% positive
88K reviews
Persona 4 Golden
Story-rich turn-based JRPG about friends investigating serial murders
97% positive
87K reviews
South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
Turn-based comedy RPG styled like a playable South Park episode
98% positive
73K reviews
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Turn-based sci-fi strategy balancing squad combat and base management
93% positive
59K reviews
Age of History II
Turn-based grand strategy across history with extensive scenario editing
90% positive
50K reviews
Wandering Sword
2.5D wuxia RPG with tiled turn-based or real-time combat
95% positive
46K reviews
Library Of Ruina
Turn-based deckbuilding RPG where librarians battle guests for books
94% positive
45K reviews
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Free-to-play card strategy with quick duels and anime characters
83% positive
Free
For The King
Turn-based roguelite RPG with dice-driven combat and cooperative runs
88% positive
44K reviews
RISK: Global Domination
Turn-based digital board game of armies, alliances, and conquest
79% positive
Free
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Eighteenth-century grand strategy with turn-based campaigns and real-time battles
91% positive
38K reviews
Total War: ATTILA
Historical grand strategy of Roman survival and real-time warfare
82% positive
38K reviews
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Turn-based crime RPG mixing heartfelt drama with absurd comedy
94% positive
38K reviews
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Medieval grand strategy with turn-based rule and real-time battles
96% positive
36K reviews