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.
Panzer Corps Gold
World War II hex wargame with persistent campaign armies
92% positive
2,738 reviews
THE GAME OF LIFE
Digital board game about spins, life choices, and retirement
72% positive
2,733 reviews
Ascension
Cultivation 4X strategy about rebuilding and expanding a sect
60% positive
2,701 reviews
dotAGE
Turn-based village builder where workers prepare for foretold disasters
95% positive
2,684 reviews
SpellForce: Conquest of Eo
Turn-based fantasy strategy with a roaming wizard tower
80% positive
2,680 reviews
Ballionaire
Pachinko roguelike where falling balls trigger money-making chains
84% positive
2,674 reviews
Warlock - Master of the Arcane
Turn-based fantasy empire building with spells and army combat
86% positive
2,643 reviews
Galactic Civilizations IV
Turn-based space 4X with custom civilizations and starship design
72% positive
2,608 reviews
Crystal Project
Nonlinear voxel RPG with turn-based battles and platforming exploration
92% positive
2,599 reviews
Slice & Dice
Turn-based dice roguelike with five heroes and run-ending defeats
97% positive
2,580 reviews
Dead State: Reanimated
Turn-based zombie survival RPG with scavenging and shelter management
73% positive
2,564 reviews
Warriors of the Nile
Turn-based tactics roguelite with three units and randomized upgrades
79% positive
2,546 reviews
Urtuk: The Desolation
Open-world tactical RPG with hex-grid battles and extracted enemy traits
88% positive
2,545 reviews
我来自江湖 From Jianghu
Text-based martial arts RPG about building and leading a sect
82% positive
2,536 reviews
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
Fantasy 4X strategy with hero progression and tactical battles
74% positive
2,531 reviews
Mighty Party
Fast-paced strategy RPG with collectible heroes and tactical PvP battles
57% positive
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SteamWorld Heist II
Side-view turn-based tactics with ricochet shots and submarine battles
93% positive
2,490 reviews
Sid Meier's Starships
Turn-based space strategy built around customizable fleet battles
50% positive
2,476 reviews
Medieval: Total War™ - Collection
Medieval grand strategy with turn-based conquest and real-time battles
71% positive
2,462 reviews
LONESTAR
Turn-based roguelike bounty hunts built around spaceship unit combinations
91% positive
2,440 reviews
Omerta - City of Gangsters
Gangster strategy and turn-based combat in Prohibition-era Atlantic City
67% positive
2,406 reviews
Lost Eidolons
Turn-based tactical RPG about leading a rebellion through grid battles
68% positive
2,404 reviews
大千世界
Open-world pixel-art RPG with turn-based battles and flexible questing
86% positive
2,362 reviews
Through the Ages
Turn-based civilization board game built on cards and resource management
91% positive
2,347 reviews