Best Turn-Based Strategy games on PC
Turn-based strategy games divide play into discrete turns, giving players time to plan each action before play advances. They can focus on empire management, battlefield tactics, party combat, or card-based decisions.
- Discrete turns and deliberate pacing
- Tactical or long-term planning
- Choices made without real-time pressure
Related: Strategy, Turn-Based Combat, Grand Strategy, Tactical RPG
2,228 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Turn-based historical strategy with expanding cities and five victory paths
85% positive
290K reviews
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Party-based fantasy RPG with flexible builds and tactical turn-based combat
95% positive
189K reviews
Balatro
Poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder built around scoring synergies and escalating blinds
98% positive
168K reviews
Demo Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Turn-based 4X strategy across history on a hex grid
95% positive
134K reviews
Limbus Company
Free-to-play turn-based RPG with tactical clashes and a dystopian story
86% positive
Free
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Fantasy grand strategy with turn-based campaigns and real-time battles
65% positive
115K reviews
Persona 5 Royal
Story-driven turn-based JRPG about teenage thieves changing corrupt hearts
96% positive
99K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Fantasy grand strategy mixing turn-based conquest with real-time battles
92% positive
91K reviews
War of the Three Kingdoms
Multiplayer card battles with hidden roles in ancient China
14% positive
Free
XCOM® 2
Turn-based tactical strategy against alien rulers on occupied Earth
83% positive
83K reviews
Persona 4 Golden
Story-rich turn-based JRPG about friends investigating serial murders
97% positive
77K reviews
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Grand strategy in ancient China with turn-based rule and real-time battles
72% positive
75K reviews
South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
Turn-based comedy RPG styled like a playable South Park episode
97% positive
66K reviews
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Historical grand strategy with turn-based empire management and real-time battles
83% positive
61K reviews
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Free-to-play World War II card battles with frontline tactics
69% positive
Free
Age of History II
Turn-based grand strategy across history with extensive scenario editing
89% positive
55K reviews
Mewgenics
A turn-based roguelite where you breed cats for tactical battles
89% positive
53K reviews
FPS Chess
Competitive chess matches where captures become first-person shooter duels
83% positive
Free
Victoria 3
Historical grand strategy centered on economics, politics, and social change
63% positive
49K reviews
Demo Persona 3 Reload
Story-driven JRPG balancing daily life with turn-based dungeon battles
95% positive
48K reviews
RISK: Global Domination
Turn-based digital board game of armies, alliances, and conquest
79% positive
Free
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Turn-based historical 4X strategy across three evolving ages
48% positive
47K reviews
Library Of Ruina
Turn-based deckbuilding RPG where librarians battle guests for books
94% positive
44K reviews
Demo XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Turn-based sci-fi strategy balancing squad combat and base management
92% positive
42K reviews