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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.

Heroes of Science and Fiction
Heroes of Science and Fiction
Turn-based sci-fi strategy with rival factions and tactical battles
90% positive 934 reviews
Rome: Total War™ - Alexander
Rome: Total War™ - Alexander
Historical strategy expansion following Alexander's conquest of Persia
76% positive 930 reviews
The Iron Oath
The Iron Oath
Turn-based tactical RPG about building and leading a mercenary company
77% positive 925 reviews
Alpha League HD
Alpha League HD
Free-to-play roguelike auto battler with hero builds and randomized maps
88% positive Free
Pox Nora
Pox Nora
Turn-based card tactics with faction decks and online battles
77% positive Free
Hex of Steel
Hex of Steel
Turn-based WWII wargame spanning major fronts on hex-grid maps
95% positive 906 reviews
Pawnbarian
Pawnbarian
Turn-based puzzle roguelike where chess moves guide dungeon battles
89% positive 902 reviews
The Dungeon Beneath
The Dungeon Beneath
Tactical roguelite autobattler where party placement shapes dungeon runs
89% positive 898 reviews
懒人修仙传2
懒人修仙传2
Text-based idle RPG about cultivating an immortal through careful loadouts
71% positive 897 reviews
Disgaea 4 Complete+
Disgaea 4 Complete+
Turn-based strategy RPG about a vampire leading a revolt in Hades
88% positive 895 reviews
The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An
The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An
Turn-based tactical RPG with fog, weather, and late Han history
91% positive 888 reviews
Bastard Bonds
Bastard Bonds
Turn-based tactical RPG about recruiting outcasts on a prison island
89% positive 887 reviews
Wolfstride
Wolfstride
Turn-based mecha RPG mixing arena battles with city errands
89% positive 886 reviews
Field of Glory: Empires
Field of Glory: Empires
Classical-era grand strategy where expanding empires face decadence
82% positive 869 reviews
Combat Mission Shock Force 2
Combat Mission Shock Force 2
Modern tactical wargame with real-time or simultaneous-turn combat in Syria
81% positive 868 reviews
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder with reactive combat and branching dungeon paths
92% positive 867 reviews
Interstellar Space: Genesis
Interstellar Space: Genesis
Turn-based space strategy with remote exploration and custom warships
84% positive 850 reviews
King Arthur: Legion IX
King Arthur: Legion IX
Turn-based tactical RPG leading undead Romans through dark fantasy Avalon
73% positive 842 reviews
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)
Turn-based space strategy with starbase rebuilding and fleet combat
79% positive 841 reviews
Blood Rage: Digital Edition
Blood Rage: Digital Edition
Viking strategy board game with card drafting before Ragnarök
56% positive 839 reviews
Death Roads: Tournament
Death Roads: Tournament
Turn-based car combat deckbuilder where vehicle parts change your cards
82% positive 839 reviews
Stars in Shadow
Stars in Shadow
Turn-based space strategy with streamlined empires and tactical fleet battles
78% positive 837 reviews
Antihero
Antihero
Turn-based board game of theft, bribery, and gang rivalry
88% positive 834 reviews
The Troop
The Troop
Turn-based Normandy battles with tanks and persistent campaign forces
84% positive 833 reviews