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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.

Battle Worlds: Kronos
Battle Worlds: Kronos
Turn-based sci-fi strategy across campaigns and asynchronous multiplayer battles
68% positive 327 reviews
Total Tank Generals
Total Tank Generals
Turn-based World War II strategy with hex battles and stacked units
74% positive 324 reviews
SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS™
SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS™
Nonlinear turn-based RPG with four protagonists and tactical party battles
79% positive 322 reviews
Imperia Online
Imperia Online
Medieval multiplayer strategy about building empires and waging alliance wars
59% positive Free
Fantasy Wars
Fantasy Wars
Turn-based fantasy strategy built around terrain and coordinated units
86% positive 318 reviews
Hive
Hive
Boardless strategy game where insect tiles surround the opposing queen
84% positive 312 reviews
Lost For Swords
Lost For Swords
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your cards shape dungeon rooms
90% positive 308 reviews
Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition
Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition
Turn-based space strategy in a race for habitable worlds
50% positive 306 reviews
Wanna Survive
Wanna Survive
Turn-based zombie tactics where positioning and rations decide survival
93% positive 304 reviews
幻想三国志2
幻想三国志2
Three Kingdoms fantasy RPG with branching stories and timed combos
83% positive 301 reviews
Master of Chess
Master of Chess
Chess career simulator built around matches, training, and tournaments
83% positive 299 reviews
Antisquad
Antisquad
Turn-based tactics about a private squad taking questionable contracts
52% positive 298 reviews
Commander: The Great War
Commander: The Great War
Turn-based World War I strategy on a large hex map
80% positive 295 reviews
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
Turn-based historical wargames spanning medieval battles and World War II
69% positive 293 reviews
Space Empires IV Deluxe
Space Empires IV Deluxe
Turn-based space 4X strategy with ship design and tactical warfare
86% positive 291 reviews
Making History: The Second World War
Making History: The Second World War
Turn-based World War II strategy where any nation can change history
78% positive 291 reviews
魔女黏糊笔记
魔女黏糊笔记
Turn-based deckbuilding roguelike with contested attacks and dodge cards
81% positive 290 reviews
Wartune Reborn
Wartune Reborn
Free-to-play fantasy RPG with turn-based battles and castle management
63% positive Free
Anno 1602 History Edition
Anno 1602 History Edition
Island colony-building strategy with economic management and varied scenarios
79% positive 288 reviews
Heroes of Steel RPG
Heroes of Steel RPG
Turn-based fantasy RPG with a four-hero party and tactical battles
78% positive 286 reviews
Forgotten but Unbroken
Forgotten but Unbroken
World War II turn-based tactics with soldier and base management
77% positive 282 reviews
Rogue Hex
Rogue Hex
Turn-based civilization strategy with card drafting and roguelike runs
88% positive 282 reviews
Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition
Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition
Chess matches with varied sets, tutorials, and rating boards
73% positive 280 reviews
Age of Gladiators II: Rome
Age of Gladiators II: Rome
Roman gladiator management with turn-based arena battles and school upgrades
67% positive 279 reviews