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
2,038 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
First-person party RPG remaking a punishing 1981 dungeon crawl
76% positive
1,270 reviews
Monster Slayers
Turn-based deck-building RPG with randomized runs and lasting upgrades
79% positive
1,269 reviews
Demo Egypt: Old Kingdom
Turn-based strategy about building pyramids and governing ancient Egypt
87% positive
1,264 reviews
The Shrouded Isle
Turn-based cult management with hidden sins and seasonal sacrifices
71% positive
1,254 reviews
Blackguards 2
Turn-based tactical RPG about recruiting allies to seize a throne
70% positive
1,244 reviews
Horizon's Gate
Open-world tactical RPG with ship battles and crew customization
94% positive
1,240 reviews
Demo Fuga: Melodies of Steel
Turn-based tactical RPG about children fighting from a giant tank
93% positive
1,239 reviews
Eador. Imperium
Turn-based fantasy strategy with empire management and hero-led battles
75% positive
1,229 reviews
Demo King's Bounty: Armored Princess
Fantasy strategy RPG with real-time exploration and turn-based army battles
91% positive
1,227 reviews
Demo Warriors of the Nile 2
Turn-based tactics roguelite with Egyptian warriors and shifting skill builds
86% positive
1,217 reviews
火焰征程
Turn-based card battles with custom decks and player-to-player trading
75% positive
Free
Taimanin Squad
Turn-based squad RPG built around collecting and training female ninjas
45% positive
Free
Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach (Classic)
Turn-based sci-fi tactics with units that advance between battles
86% positive
1,196 reviews
Demo Sword of the Stars: The Pit
Turn-based sci-fi roguelike with crafting and deadly alien floors
84% positive
1,194 reviews
Warhammer Quest (Classic)
Turn-based dungeon crawler with party leveling and Warhammer monsters
69% positive
1,188 reviews
Space Hulk: Tactics (Classic)
Turn-based board-game tactics with Space Marines and alien Genestealers
63% positive
1,188 reviews
The Walking Dead: No Man's Land
Turn-based zombie tactics with survivor squads and a fortified camp
73% positive
Free
Knightica
Turn-based roguelike auto-battler built around troop placement and unit combinations
70% positive
1,179 reviews
Nowhere Prophet
Post-apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with tactical combat and permanent follower losses
71% positive
1,175 reviews
Demo ARIA CHRONICLE
Turn-based dungeon RPG where your heroes' mental state affects combat
79% positive
1,174 reviews
KROSMAGA
Turn-based card battles that combine deck building with tower defense
75% positive
Free
Koi-Koi Japan [Hanafuda playing cards]
Japanese card game about scoring combinations and pushing for more
92% positive
1,171 reviews
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne
Fantasy visual novel with tactical sections and a sixth throne claimant
88% positive
1,171 reviews
Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
Turn-based fantasy strategy where rival gods vie for ascension
89% positive
1,169 reviews