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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Demo Dreadlands
Turn-based gang tactics where breaking enemy morale can decide battles
56% positive
163 reviews
Echo Generation: Midnight Edition
Turn-based adventure RPG about kids investigating a supernatural small-town mystery
93% positive
163 reviews
Demo Dark Chess
Turn-based chess with hidden enemy pieces and rule-breaking opponents
75% positive
163 reviews
Demo Acceptable Losses
World War I command simulation balancing orders against soldiers' lives
80% positive
163 reviews
The Chronicles of Dragon Wing - Reborn
Turn-based tactics where hexagonal terrain affects movement and defense
77% positive
162 reviews
Coral Cove
Hex-grid merge puzzle about restoring reefs with careful coral placement
94% positive
Free
Deck of Souls
Turn-based deckbuilding RPG where enemy souls become your cards
83% positive
162 reviews
Demo Cell Command
Turn-based tactics where moving grows your cells and attacking shrinks them
97% positive
162 reviews
Demo Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
World War II hex-based tactics across British and American campaigns
88% positive
161 reviews
Demo Primateria
A roguelike card battler where creatures fuse into stronger units
82% positive
161 reviews
the World According to Girl
A deckbuilding roguelike about raising a girl to save humanity
69% positive
161 reviews
CasinoLife Poker - #1 Free Texas Holdem 3D
Multiplayer Texas Hold'em with virtual chips and customizable avatars
60% positive
Free
Eisenwald: Blood of November
Medieval sandbox RPG with turn-based battles and competing political clans
53% positive
159 reviews
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Tenkasousei with Power Up Kit
Historical strategy game with castle management and real-time battles
72% positive
159 reviews
Tokaido
Turn-based board game about choosing stops along an ancient Japanese road
67% positive
159 reviews
Ouroboros
A time-travel RPG built around loops and alternate story paths
93% positive
159 reviews
Makai Kingdom: Reclaimed and Rebound
Fantasy strategy RPG about summoning armies to reclaim a Netherworld
88% positive
159 reviews
SPINNERS
A free incremental clicker about collecting spinners and increasing speed
72% positive
Free
iBomber Defense Pacific
Tower defense with surprise attacks from jungle and sea
86% positive
158 reviews
UFO2: Extraterrestrials
Alien invasion strategy with real-time air battles and turn-based squads
58% positive
158 reviews
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
World War II tactical wargame with real-time or turn-based battles
78% positive
158 reviews
Etherlords
Turn-based fantasy strategy where heroes fight with decks of spells
42% positive
157 reviews
Victory and Glory: Napoleon
Turn-based Napoleonic strategy built around shifting European alliances
78% positive
156 reviews
Demo Spire of Sorcery
Turn-based party RPG where spells and potions share a token system
43% positive
156 reviews