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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X-COM: UFO Defense
Turn-based alien defense with squad battles and global strategy
96% positive
3,292 reviews
The Banner Saga 2
Turn-based strategy RPG about keeping a Viking caravan alive
89% positive
3,284 reviews
Disgaea 5 Complete
Turn-based strategy RPG with rebel armies and customizable units
87% positive
3,274 reviews
Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition
Murder mystery board game about finding the culprit, weapon, and room
88% positive
3,264 reviews
Shadows Over Loathing
Prohibition-era comedy RPG about a missing uncle and strange artifacts
96% positive
3,263 reviews
Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East
Turn-based fantasy strategy with Orc armies, heroes, and city management
92% positive
3,258 reviews
Digimon Survive
Visual novel and tactical RPG about surviving a monster-filled world
78% positive
3,252 reviews
Age of Conquest IV
Turn-based conquest strategy across historical maps and rival nations
82% positive
Free
Scythe: Digital Edition
Turn-based board game strategy in alternate-history Europa with mechs
89% positive
3,223 reviews
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE
Turn-based historical strategy where any officer can shape events
51% positive
3,218 reviews
Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)
Turn-based fantasy RPG built around changing your party's jobs
81% positive
3,215 reviews
Solasta II
Turn-based fantasy RPG with tabletop rules and wilderness exploration
73% positive
3,201 reviews
Worms Clan Wars
Turn-based worm battles with explosive weapons and clan competition
78% positive
3,193 reviews
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Age of History 2: Definitive Edition
Turn-based grand strategy spanning early civilizations and the distant future
84% positive
3,182 reviews
Demo Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Turn-based roguelike where dice replace cards in combat
92% positive
3,129 reviews
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Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
Cyberpunk tactical RPG with gridless movement, stealth, and crew management
92% positive
3,108 reviews
Terraformers
Turn-based Mars strategy with card projects and procedural runs
87% positive
3,093 reviews
Millennia
Turn-based 4X strategy spanning history and branching into alternate ages
67% positive
3,062 reviews
Trials of Fire
Turn-based deck-building RPG with three-hero battles and overworld exploration
86% positive
3,058 reviews
RAID: Shadow Legends
Turn-based fantasy RPG with champion collection and customizable team builds
62% positive
Free
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 7
Historical strategy RPG with large armies and officer-led tactical battles
79% positive
2,997 reviews
Miscrits: World of Creatures
Creature-collecting RPG with evolving teams and turn-based arena battles
91% positive
Free
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Historical turn-based 4X strategy about building and expanding civilizations
92% positive
2,966 reviews
Nordhold
Nordic roguelite tower defense with village building and randomized upgrades
86% positive
2,958 reviews