Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
371 Turn-Based Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
Released: Jun 20, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents.
Endless Space
Released: Jul 4, 2012
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
This galaxy is ancient, and its first intelligent life was the civilization we call the Endless.
Worms W.M.D
Released: Aug 23, 2016
Critic rating: 79.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The worms are back in their most destructive game yet!
Artifact
Released: Nov 28, 2018
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A collaboration between legendary card game designer Richard Garfield and Valve, Artifact Classic is a digital card game that combines deeply strategic, competitive gameplay with the rich setting of Dota 2.
Shadowrun Returns
Released: Jul 25, 2013
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The year is 2054.
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
Released: Nov 2, 2004
Critic rating: 75.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Lord of the Rings:The Third Age introduces entirely new characters which aren't mentioned in the books or movies.
Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi
Released: Mar 29, 2002
Critic rating: 73.9 / 100 • 53 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade is a Japanese tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Released: Sep 22, 2008
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A complete reimagining of Sid Meier's 1994 classic, Colonization is a total conversion of Civilization IV that combines Civilization's addictive gameplay with all-new graphics and features that add more depth to the franchise.
Divinity: Dragon Commander
Released: Aug 6, 2013
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
You are the Dragon Commander.
Hogs of War
Released: Sep 5, 2000
Critic rating: 73.7 / 100 • 49 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Hogs of War is a turn-based tactics game where players take turns controlling individual members of their squad of hogs to engage in combat with the opposition, similar to Worms.
The Elder Scrolls: Legends
Released: Mar 9, 2017
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Elder Scrolls: Legends is a strategy card game that explores the series' characters, creatures, deities, and lore.
Evoland
Released: Apr 4, 2013
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Evoland is a game and a story.
Wakfu
Released: Feb 29, 2012
Critic rating: 73.4 / 100 • 41 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Immerse yourself in the WAKFU universe with this free to play MMORPG.
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
Released: May 2, 2018
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history.
Blood Bowl 2
Released: Sep 22, 2015
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humor and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop’s famous board game.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
Released: Sep 13, 2007
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Embark on a journey after you get turned into a Pokémon as a result of a freak accident, causing you to lose your memory as well as contact with and knowledge of your previous adventuring partner, with whom you were on a secret mission to save the world.
Pokémon Scarlet
Released: Nov 18, 2022
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games, the newest chapters in the Pokémon series, are coming to Nintendo Switch later this year.
Hand of Fate 2
Released: Nov 7, 2017
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hand of Fate 2 is a dungeon crawler set in a world of dark fantasy.
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception
Released: Sep 24, 2015
Critic rating: 66.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception is a grand tale that will enchant the hearts and minds of players as it takes them on an incredible journey.
Pokémon Emerald Version
Released: Sep 16, 2004
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokémon Emerald Version is a sister game to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
For the King
Released: Apr 19, 2018
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
For The King is a turn based roguelike, RPG that can be played solo or cooperatively online and features strategic adventuring, turn based combat, and persistent choices.
Pokémon Stadium
Released: Apr 30, 1999
Critic rating: 72.6 / 100 • 293 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
In the game's Stadium Mode, one player competes in 80 different battles, divided into four tournaments.
Knights of Pen and Paper II
Released: Oct 20, 2015
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references.
Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi
Released: Apr 20, 1990
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
Fire Emblem: The Dark Dragon and Sword of Light is the first game in the Fire Emblem series, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
Battle for Wesnoth
Released: Aug 2, 2005
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100 • 39 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Amiga
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme.