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
888 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
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Turn-based 4X strategy across history on a hex grid
96% positive
211K reviews
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Party-based fantasy RPG with flexible builds and tactical turn-based combat
96% positive
206K reviews
Balatro
Poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder built around scoring synergies and escalating blinds
98% positive
199K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Fantasy grand strategy with turn-based campaigns and real-time battles
72% positive
149K reviews
Persona 5 Royal
Story-driven turn-based JRPG about teenage thieves changing corrupt hearts
96% positive
140K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Fantasy grand strategy mixing turn-based conquest with real-time battles
93% positive
121K reviews
Limbus Company
Free-to-play turn-based RPG with tactical clashes and a dystopian story
88% positive
Free
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
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
Persona 3 Reload
Story-driven JRPG balancing daily life with turn-based dungeon battles
94% positive
64K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Turn-based historical 4X strategy across three evolving ages
47% positive
62K reviews
Victoria 3
Historical grand strategy centered on economics, politics, and social change
70% positive
61K reviews
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Turn-based sci-fi strategy balancing squad combat and base management
93% positive
59K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER
Fantasy grand strategy with turn-based campaigns and real-time battles
79% positive
52K reviews
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Free-to-play World War II card battles with frontline tactics
68% positive
Free
Age of History II
Turn-based grand strategy across history with extensive scenario editing
90% positive
50K reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Choice-driven isometric RPG with tactical battles across uncharted space
88% positive
48K reviews
Wandering Sword
2.5D wuxia RPG with tiled turn-based or real-time combat
95% positive
46K reviews
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
Turn-based 2D fighter where every move is planned ahead
97% positive
45K reviews
Library Of Ruina
Turn-based deckbuilding RPG where librarians battle guests for books
94% positive
45K reviews