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
2,228 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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DarkRanger
Turn-based strategy RPG with weapons that switch automatically by distance
66% positive
53 reviews
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Noir Lords
Roguelite deckbuilder with tactical card battles lasting under five minutes
92% positive
53 reviews
Galaxy Hunter
Turn-based card strategy built around hunters and their combat vehicles
96% positive
53 reviews
Dog in the Machine
Turn-based tactical roguelite with dogs and battlefield chain reactions
100% positive
53 reviews
零域都市：猫娘编队
A tactical card RPG with catgirl squads and mid-battle transformations
74% positive
Free
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Ranseiki with Power Up Kit
Historical strategy game with real-time battles to unify Japan
62% positive
52 reviews
Blocks!: Julius Caesar
Turn-based wargame about Caesar and Pompey's struggle for Rome
58% positive
52 reviews
Dr. Kobushi's Labyrinthine Laboratory
Turn-based box-pushing puzzles in a laboratory tower guarded by robots
94% positive
52 reviews
富甲天下2
Turn-based Three Kingdoms board game about conquering every city
90% positive
52 reviews
Tinker Shot
Turn-based roguelike with custom-built abilities and physics-driven battles
90% positive
52 reviews
Hollywood Mogul 4
Text-based studio management about making movies and series in Hollywood
73% positive
52 reviews
Demo Runeveil
A roguelike deckbuilder where you play your whole hand together
90% positive
52 reviews
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StacKit
Turn-based tactical shooter where ammunition order shapes each fight
90% positive
Free
Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
World War II tactics combining turn-based orders with real-time action
87% positive
52 reviews
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Grim Siege
Turn-based card duels where you build towers or destroy them
90% positive
Free
Civil War: 1863
Turn-based Civil War battles commanding Union and Confederate forces
59% positive
51 reviews
Gem Wizards Tactics
Turn-based hex-grid tactics where unit abilities reshape the battlefield
73% positive
51 reviews
Demo Sainthood
Time-management adventure about serving an island community and pursuing sainthood
92% positive
51 reviews
STARWEAVE
Turn-based tactics where squad members can reject their prescribed roles
96% positive
51 reviews
WildFront
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilding with minions to summon and sacrifice
86% positive
Free
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BattleTabs
Turn-based naval duels with hidden fleets and ship abilities
88% positive
Free
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POTUS Election Sim
Political career simulation spanning local government and the White House
55% positive
51 reviews
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Crown Marshal
Medieval fantasy auto battler with turn-based deployment and growing armies
82% positive
Free
三国英雄列传 (Legendary Heros in the Three Kingdoms)
Turn-based strategy RPG with equipment-based progression rather than leveling
70% positive
50 reviews