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.
Axis & Allies 1942 Online
Turn-based World War II board game with asynchronous online matches
78% positive
5,119 reviews
Worms Reloaded
Turn-based 2D strategy with armed worms and four-player battles
87% positive
5,101 reviews
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Turn-based historical 4X expansion focused on richer late-game strategy
96% positive
5,096 reviews
Xenonauts
Turn-based alien defense strategy with squad combat and global management
87% positive
5,075 reviews
Hard West
Isometric Western tactics with supernatural threats and branching choices
75% positive
4,936 reviews
Riichi City - Japanese Mahjong
Free-to-play online riichi mahjong with anime characters and detailed lessons
47% positive
Free
The World of Kungfu: Dragon and Eagle
Turn-based martial arts RPG with rival factions and branching choices
67% positive
4,852 reviews
Disgaea PC
Turn-based tactical RPG about reclaiming a throne through grid battles
87% positive
4,825 reviews
Phantom Doctrine
Cold War turn-based tactics with spies, stealth, and investigations
74% positive
4,698 reviews
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Turn-based tactical RPG where choices reshape a civil war
73% positive
4,614 reviews
Roguebook
Turn-based deckbuilding roguelike with two heroes and ink-based exploration
84% positive
4,590 reviews
Phantom Brigade
Mech tactics with timeline planning and simultaneous real-time execution
81% positive
4,573 reviews
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Turn-based roguelike where dice replace cards in combat
92% positive
4,555 reviews
Esports Godfather
MOBA esports management sim with card-driven matches and changing rules
91% positive
4,552 reviews
再刷一把 PlayAgain
Turn-based party RPG about climbing a tower and collecting loot
66% positive
4,525 reviews
Curious Expedition
Turn-based expedition roguelike about treasure hunting and managing sanity
91% positive
4,512 reviews
Terminus: Zombie Survivors
Turn-based zombie survival roguelike across a randomly generated city
94% positive
4,505 reviews
ATOM RPG Trudograd
Isometric, turn-based RPG searching a post-nuclear Soviet city
83% positive
4,448 reviews
StarVaders
Roguelike deckbuilder with grid-based mech combat against alien invaders
97% positive
4,386 reviews
Football, Tactics & Glory
Turn-based soccer strategy with player development and club management
87% positive
4,383 reviews
Heroes of Might & Magic V
Turn-based fantasy strategy with city building and tactical army battles
88% positive
4,308 reviews
Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
Isometric party-based RPG where choices shape life aboard a generation ship
88% positive
4,273 reviews
Yarimono
Monster-collecting RPG with turn-based battles and a one-hit move
87% positive
4,205 reviews
Panzer Corps 2
Hex-based World War II strategy with persistent campaign units
85% positive
4,199 reviews