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.
Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
Tactical fantasy RPG with customizable squads and automatic battles
94% positive
15K reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Turn-based tactical RPG about stopping a galaxy-spanning plague
77% positive
15K reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Turn-based squad tactics against awakening Necrons in their tombs
91% positive
15K reviews
Total War: ROME REMASTERED
Historical grand strategy combining turn-based empire management with real-time battles
77% positive
14K reviews
The Last Spell
Turn-based tactical RPG about defending a city from nightly hordes
91% positive
14K reviews
Shadowrun Returns
Isometric tactical RPG tracing a murder through cyberpunk Seattle
88% positive
14K reviews
Songs of Conquest
Turn-based fantasy strategy with tactical battles and kingdom building
86% positive
14K reviews
Child of Light
Watercolor fairy-tale RPG with turn-based battles and a stolen sun
91% positive
13K reviews
Valkyria Chronicles™
Tactical RPG blending turn-based planning with direct battlefield control
90% positive
13K reviews
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition
Creature-collecting JRPG with turn-based battles and digital mysteries
90% positive
13K reviews
Across the Obelisk
Cooperative roguelike deckbuilder with four-hero parties and branching runs
80% positive
13K reviews
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Turn-based demon-collecting JRPG with two choice-driven story paths
92% positive
13K reviews
Age of Wonders III
Turn-based fantasy 4X with empire building and tactical battles
80% positive
13K reviews
Tactical Breach Wizards
Turn-based wizard tactics with spell combos and window shoves
98% positive
12K reviews
Wingspan
Turn-based card strategy about building bird-filled wildlife preserves
94% positive
12K reviews
Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
Open-world fantasy RPG with turn-based battles shaped by elemental spells
92% positive
12K reviews
Worms Armageddon
Turn-based 2D artillery strategy with bizarre weapons and multiplayer battles
94% positive
11K reviews
WAKFU
Free-to-play tactical MMORPG with grid-based combat, crafting, and politics
76% positive
Free
Gems of War - Puzzle RPG
Fantasy match-three RPG with collectible troops and turn-based battles
79% positive
Free
Galactic Civilizations III
Turn-based space 4X with custom ships and multiple victory paths
77% positive
10K reviews
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Turn-based fantasy RPG about guild requests and a missing bracer
94% positive
10K reviews
West of Loathing
Open-world comedy RPG with stick figures and turn-based combat
98% positive
10K reviews
Monster Train 2
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder about defending three levels of a train
95% positive
10K reviews
Talisman: Digital Classic Edition
Fantasy board game adaptation driven by dice, cards, and rivalry
78% positive
10K reviews