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 Academy 2: Eastern Front
Turn-based World War II tactics in campaigns and random skirmishes
92% positive
243 reviews
富甲天下5
Three Kingdoms board strategy with resource gathering and sieges
57% positive
241 reviews
Rogue Fable IV
Turn-based dungeon crawler with short runs and tactical combat
94% positive
241 reviews
USC: Counterforce
Turn-based squad tactics against aliens on destructible battlefields
67% positive
241 reviews
Richman 8
Turn-based board game about buying property and bankrupting rivals
65% positive
239 reviews
汉武大帝传-经典策略战棋
Turn-based tactics with historical generals in Western Han campaigns
69% positive
237 reviews
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3
Turn-based tank RPG about children searching for their missing friend
90% positive
237 reviews
Franchise Hockey Manager 9
Hockey management sim with NHL history and custom leagues
83% positive
234 reviews
Anno 1701 History Edition
3D city-building strategy with economic planning and campaign missions
85% positive
233 reviews
SGS Taipings
Turn-based wargame pitting Taiping rebels against Qing forces
78% positive
231 reviews
SOK
Minimalist Sokoban puzzles where boxes move only by pushing
89% positive
229 reviews
LOOTPLOT
Roguelike strategy game about arranging items to hit score targets
94% positive
229 reviews
Strategic War in Europe
Turn-based World War II strategy across land, sea, and air
50% positive
223 reviews
Mary Skelter 2
First-person dungeon crawler with turn-based battles and pursuing Nightmares
77% positive
223 reviews
Chess'Extra
Free chess variant with a larger board and new pieces
89% positive
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M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration
Top-down sci-fi strategy about building colonies and fighting rivals
88% positive
212 reviews
Tennis Elbow Manager 2
Tennis management simulation with coaching and playable tournament matches
91% positive
210 reviews
Franchise Hockey Manager 10
Hockey management sim spanning modern leagues and historical seasons
81% positive
207 reviews
Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
World War II strategy linking Mortain operations to real-time battles
71% positive
206 reviews
Franchise Hockey Manager 8
Hockey management sim with historical seasons and custom leagues
80% positive
203 reviews
镖行天下
Martial arts strategy game with courier routes and tactical battles
90% positive
202 reviews
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown
Turn-based tactics with solo Turtles and changing battlefields
89% positive
201 reviews
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 6
Real-time strategy with large battles that reshape Three Kingdoms history
82% positive
198 reviews
Elven Legacy
Turn-based fantasy strategy with elven battles and choice-driven endings
75% positive
194 reviews