Best Turn-Based Tactics games on PC
Turn-based tactics games divide combat or competition into discrete turns, giving players time to choose moves, attacks, and other actions. They emphasize tactical decisions rather than real-time execution.
- Alternating turns or action phases
- Planning before committing actions
- Tactical choices without real-time pressure
Related: Turn-Based Combat, Tactical, Turn-Based Strategy, Strategy
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Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust
Martial arts text adventure with romance and light turn-based combat
83% positive
497 reviews
Cat Chess
Classic chess with animated cats standing in for traditional pieces
86% positive
497 reviews
天师
A turn-based RPG drawing on Taoist traditions and supernatural folklore
57% positive
495 reviews
超将棋
Physics-based shogi where you flick pieces off the board
87% positive
Free
Demo FRONT MISSION 3: Remake
Turn-based mech tactics about secret weapons and a global conspiracy
73% positive
490 reviews
Trust Me, I Nailed It
Turn-based strategy puzzles where you script battles on an editing timeline
95% positive
Free
Demo Police Shootout
First-person police simulation with turn-based combat and suspect negotiations
55% positive
487 reviews
Panzer Strategy
Turn-based WWII wargame where cutting supply lines weakens enemy armies
65% positive
486 reviews
Demo Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
Real-time medieval army tactics with pausable battles and campaign decisions
90% positive
485 reviews
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII with Power Up Kit
Historical strategy about rival warlords and real-time army battles
72% positive
483 reviews
Demo Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party?
A board game RPG with dice movement and card battles
87% positive
482 reviews
Demo Turnbound
A strategic auto-battler where equipment placement shapes each fight
77% positive
480 reviews
Generals & Rulers
Turn-based grand strategy about expanding a country through medieval warfare
70% positive
477 reviews
Horizon
Turn-based space strategy with alien diplomacy and tactical ship combat
59% positive
475 reviews
Tenebris: Terra Incognita
Dark science-fiction tactical RPG about squads battling insect swarms
79% positive
475 reviews
Braveland Pirate
Turn-based pirate tactics across islands in search of treasure
85% positive
474 reviews
Evil Democracy: 1932
Turn-based political strategy about winning elections in interwar Europe
78% positive
474 reviews
幻想枝魂 Soul Fantasy
A turn-based pixel-art RPG built around an A-SOUL fan story
97% positive
Free
The Caligula Effect 2
Turn-based JRPG about escaping a virtual world built from regrets
92% positive
473 reviews
Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes
Turn-based fantasy tactics with antiheroes and RPG parody
62% positive
469 reviews
Control Craft 2
Real-time strategy with rapid troop commands and base captures
76% positive
469 reviews
Demo Dobbel Dungeon
Turn-based tactical RPG where dice rolls power each hero's actions
91% positive
465 reviews
Combat Mission Black Sea
Modern tactical wargame commanding squads in a fictional Ukraine conflict
80% positive
463 reviews
Refactor
Turn-based tower defense where you shape the enemy's route
85% positive
462 reviews