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
2,039 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
World War II tactics combining turn-based orders with real-time action
87% positive
52 reviews
Civil War: 1863
Turn-based Civil War battles commanding Union and Confederate forces
59% positive
51 reviews
Gem Wizards Tactics
Turn-based hex-grid tactics where unit abilities reshape the battlefield
73% positive
51 reviews
Demo Sainthood
Time-management adventure about serving an island community and pursuing sainthood
92% positive
51 reviews
STARWEAVE
Turn-based tactics where squad members can reject their prescribed roles
96% positive
51 reviews
WildFront
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilding with minions to summon and sacrifice
86% positive
Free
三国英雄列传 (Legendary Heros in the Three Kingdoms)
Turn-based strategy RPG with equipment-based progression rather than leveling
70% positive
50 reviews
Pacific General
Hex-based World War II tactics with land, air, and naval battles
74% positive
50 reviews
Demo CyberTD
Tower defense built around a single tower and upgrade cards
68% positive
50 reviews
Average Routine
Anime turn-based RPG with character collecting and team building
86% positive
Free
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV with Power Up Kit
Historical turn-based grand strategy with diplomacy and castle sieges
51% positive
49 reviews
Demo Into the Crypt
A roguelike deckbuilder with separate decks for cooperative crypt runs
79% positive
48 reviews
Hyper Empire
Fast-paced 4X strategy with short campaigns and automatic space battles
79% positive
48 reviews
DEMONS
Co-op turn-based card strategy against a cult's demonic ritual
72% positive
47 reviews
Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf
Turn-based tactical RPG where positioning enables coordinated attacks
56% positive
45 reviews
Stronghold Defenders
Turn-based tower defense with worker allocation and roguelite progression
75% positive
44 reviews
Doors of Insanity: ReOpened
Turn-based roguelite deckbuilder through an absurd maze of doors
74% positive
43 reviews
Aveyond 3-4: The Darkthrop Prophecy
Story-driven pixel JRPG about mastering magic and stopping a prophecy
88% positive
42 reviews
开局一把剑
Single-player roguelike dungeon RPG built around flexible skill combinations
69% positive
42 reviews
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
Turn-based historical strategy about ruling and unifying the Three Kingdoms
73% positive
41 reviews
Rebel Fury
Turn-based Civil War wargame across six historical battles
90% positive
40 reviews
Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars
Fantasy 4X strategy with tactical battles and naval warfare
87% positive
39 reviews
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI with Power Up Kit
Historical turn-based strategy shaped by geography, economics, and diplomacy
53% positive
38 reviews
Demo Space Order Mine
Turn-based strategy roguelike mixing reverse minesweeper with inventory management
79% positive
38 reviews