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.
Cardboard Town
Card-based city builder balancing resources against random disasters
80% positive
2,321 reviews
Chess Ultra
3D chess matches with AI opponents, puzzles, and online play
75% positive
2,318 reviews
Arco
Mesoamerican fantasy RPG with simultaneous-turn combat and story choices
96% positive
2,313 reviews
Slipways
Turn-based space strategy puzzle about linking planets for trade
93% positive
2,311 reviews
Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
Historical 4X strategy with production chains and simultaneous turns
69% positive
2,299 reviews
Sunderfolk
Co-op tactical RPG where phones act as individual controllers
90% positive
2,291 reviews
Pathway
Turn-based squad tactics against Nazi forces on randomized desert expeditions
77% positive
2,263 reviews
TerraScape
Medieval city-building puzzle where nearby buildings shape your score
89% positive
2,248 reviews
Star Realms
Turn-based space card battles with decks built as you play
87% positive
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Sheltered 2
Post-apocalyptic survival strategy with shelter management and rival factions
45% positive
2,221 reviews
英雄群侠传II
Wuxia role-playing game with martial arts training and party battles
89% positive
2,215 reviews
Unity of Command II
Turn-based World War II wargame centered on supply lines
80% positive
2,213 reviews
Persona 5 Tactica
Turn-based tactical RPG with the Phantom Thieves in grid battles
73% positive
2,208 reviews
Gorky 17
Turn-based tactical RPG about fighting monsters in a ruined town
81% positive
2,181 reviews
Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith
Turn-based fantasy strategy about rival gods fighting for dominion
94% positive
2,173 reviews
Thea 2: The Shattering
Turn-based survival strategy with Slavic myth and card-based conflicts
80% positive
2,167 reviews
The Nameless: Slay Dragon
Dark fantasy RPG with turn-based combat and branching choices
91% positive
2,152 reviews
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
Anime roguelike deckbuilder built around colored mana and flexible decks
93% positive
2,147 reviews
As Far As The Eye
Turn-based nomadic city builder racing a rising flood
72% positive
2,127 reviews
Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty
Historical strategy game commanding Han armies in real-time battles
67% positive
2,099 reviews
Screeps: World
Persistent multiplayer strategy sandbox where your JavaScript controls a colony
86% positive
2,098 reviews
King's Bounty: Warriors of the North
Viking fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based battles against undead armies
79% positive
2,067 reviews
Lost: Find
Turn-based dice battles with rerolls, skills, and boss fights
87% positive
2,053 reviews
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
Zombie survival strategy sim about reclaiming a ruined city
86% positive
2,050 reviews