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.
Deepest Chamber: Resurrection
Roguelite deckbuilder with three-hero parties and card-boosting combat
80% positive
574 reviews
Conquest of Elysium 4
Turn-based fantasy strategy where each faction plays by different rules
89% positive
567 reviews
Heroes Wanted
Roguelike deckbuilder where elemental hero cards form combat combinations
82% positive
565 reviews
Chains of Freedom
Turn-based squad tactics amid a post-apocalyptic mind-control conspiracy
81% positive
560 reviews
Demise of Nations
Turn-based 4X strategy across ancient and modern conflicts
81% positive
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Sandwalkers
Turn-based caravan RPG with harsh weather and successive expeditions
75% positive
558 reviews
Civilization IV®: Warlords
Turn-based historical strategy about conquest, vassals, and military expansion
90% positive
553 reviews
Imperiums: Greek Wars
Turn-based 4X strategy in ancient Greece with myth-inspired quests
85% positive
549 reviews
Caravaneer 2
Post-apocalyptic trading RPG with caravan survival and turn-based combat
95% positive
546 reviews
Disciples III - Renaissance Steam Special Edition
Turn-based fantasy strategy RPG with customizable heroes and rival factions
51% positive
544 reviews
Kingdom's Deck
Card-based kingdom builder balancing resource production and siege defense
73% positive
543 reviews
The Succession of Changing Kings
Turn-based medieval kingdom management with faction politics and deadly choices
86% positive
543 reviews
Fabled Lands
Open-world gamebook RPG built around choices and risky encounters
80% positive
542 reviews
UFO: Afterlight
Sci-fi strategy on Mars with tactical battles against aliens
66% positive
537 reviews
Seer's Gambit
Roguelite auto-battler built around party composition and timed abilities
76% positive
531 reviews
Dimensionals
Turn-based RPG with three-hero parties and roguelike raids
80% positive
531 reviews
Zoeti
Turn-based roguelite card battler built around poker hands
64% positive
525 reviews
Super Bullet Break
Turn-based deckbuilder where collected characters become your battle cards
80% positive
516 reviews
Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition
Turn-based tactics with mercenaries and an island to reclaim
78% positive
512 reviews
Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic)
Real-time car combat tactics with slow-motion orders and upgrades
62% positive
512 reviews
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
Turn-based World War II wargame centered on Germany's land battles
85% positive
512 reviews
Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos
Traditional roguelike dungeon crawler with procedural levels and character builds
50% positive
511 reviews
Monster Battles
Inventory-based auto battler with monster fusion and player-built opponents
75% positive
511 reviews
Jagged Alliance: Rage!
Turn-based jungle tactics with outnumbered mercenaries facing dehydration
51% positive
506 reviews