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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.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms X with Power Up Kit
Romance of the Three Kingdoms X with Power Up Kit
Turn-based historical strategy with playable officers and multi-city campaigns
83% positive 738 reviews
Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
Dark turn-based RPG with interconnected exploration and weapon-driven battles
93% positive 735 reviews
A Gay Love Story About Gay Love
A Gay Love Story About Gay Love
Short, choice-driven RPG about childhood friends divided by war
89% positive 732 reviews
Everdell
Everdell
Woodland strategy board game with worker placement and card combos
90% positive 732 reviews
Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
Political strategy sim guiding socialist states through Cold War upheaval
93% positive 729 reviews
Dawnfolk
Dawnfolk
Fantasy city-building puzzle where light pushes back the darkness
95% positive 729 reviews
Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
Fantasy roguelike where poker hands activate your combat gear
87% positive 724 reviews
Dogs of War Online
Dogs of War Online
Free-to-play turn-based tactics with mercenary squads and faction battles
63% positive Free
Lawgivers II
Lawgivers II
Turn-based political sandbox about elections, lawmaking, and governing nations
70% positive 710 reviews
Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
Space 4X strategy with faction-specific travel and custom warships
88% positive 709 reviews
Yacht Dice
Yacht Dice
Tabletop dice game with rerolls and scorecard decisions
78% positive 700 reviews
Dice Kingdoms
Dice Kingdoms
Turn-based island strategy with dice rolls, city building, and conquest
84% positive 698 reviews
Urban Strife
Urban Strife
Turn-based survival RPG with tactical gunfights and shelter defense
70% positive 693 reviews
Crown Wars: The Black Prince
Crown Wars: The Black Prince
Single-player medieval fantasy RPG with turn-based tactical combat
60% positive 690 reviews
Crowntakers
Crowntakers
Turn-based fantasy tactics with randomized journeys and hex-grid battles
73% positive 688 reviews
Ascension to the Throne
Ascension to the Throne
Fantasy strategy RPG with open exploration and turn-based army battles
90% positive 687 reviews
Headquarters: World War II
Headquarters: World War II
Turn-based World War II tactics with terrain and armor positioning
77% positive 687 reviews
Dungeon Inn
Dungeon Inn
Turn-based inn management where rival guilds must stay apart
93% positive 673 reviews
Second Front
Second Front
Turn-based World War II wargame with hex-grid battles and scenario editing
79% positive 671 reviews
Burden of Command™
Burden of Command™
World War II tactical RPG about command and hard choices
84% positive 657 reviews
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
Turn-based fantasy strategy with magic, diplomacy, and city sieges
90% positive 652 reviews
Warside
Warside
Pixel-art turn-based tactics with commanders and land, sea, and air units
70% positive 648 reviews
LUNAR Remastered Collection
LUNAR Remastered Collection
Two fantasy JRPGs pairing turn-based battles with animated storytelling
91% positive 647 reviews
Pandora: First Contact
Pandora: First Contact
Turn-based sci-fi 4X strategy about colonizing a hostile planet
63% positive 645 reviews