Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
371 Turn-Based Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Puzzle Quest 2
Released: Jun 22, 2010
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Puzzle Quest 2 is a video game developed by Infinite Interactive for the Nintendo DS, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7, and Microsoft Windows.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Released: Nov 17, 2016
Critic rating: 72.2 / 100 • 93 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
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Super Auto Pets
Released: Apr 20, 2021
Critic rating: 72.2 / 100 • 46 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer
In Super Auto Pets you build a team from a lovable cast of animals who will fight for you.
Heroes of Might and Magic IV: Winds of War
Released: Feb 25, 2003
Critic rating: 71.9 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Winds of War is the second and final expansion for Heroes of Might and Magic IV.
Shelter
Released: Aug 28, 2013
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Shelter is a survival video game developed by Might and Delight for Windows and Mac.
Pokémon Colosseum
Released: Nov 21, 2003
Critic rating: 71.8 / 100 • 132 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
Pokemon fans can now battle their favorite Pokemon on the grand stage.
Armello
Released: Jan 22, 2015
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Armello is a grand swashbuckling adventure that combines three styles of play; The deep tactics of card games with the rich strategy of table top board games, combined with a character role-playing system.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Released: Feb 11, 2025
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Rule as one of many legendary leaders from throughout history.
Battle Chess
Released: Oct 1, 1988
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 61 votes
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, Apple IIGS, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Commodore CDTV, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Apple II
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Battle Chess was developed by Interplay as their first project after severing ties with Electronic Arts.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
Released: Nov 17, 2005
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100 • 110 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
You, a regular human, find yourself trapped in the body of a Pokémon in a world inhabited by Pokémon.
Age of Empires: Mythologies
Released: Nov 24, 2008
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Inspired by the hit PC title and built on the game engine behind the critically acclaimed Age of Empires: Age of Kings, Age of Empires: Mythologies will be the ultimate portable tactical strategy game with its refined gameplay, inspired design, fantastic multiplayer, and extensive replay value.
Age of Wonders III
Released: Mar 31, 2014
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Age of Wonders III, like the previous games in the series is a turn-based strategy game set within a high fantasy universe where the player assumes the role of a political-military leader.
Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition
Released: Jun 25, 2008
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Connect more than cities!
Worms Battlegrounds
Released: May 30, 2014
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Worms Battlegrounds is an artillery strategy video game developed and published by Team17.
Tom Clancy's EndWar
Released: Nov 4, 2008
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In addition to traditional RTS controls, EndWar goes beyond other Real Time Strategy games by letting you use your own voice to control your units, offering you true control at the speed of thought.
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen
Released: Apr 26, 2018
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remake of the first Utawarerumono title featuring remastered artwork and battle sections are now in 3D.
Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East
Released: Oct 11, 2007
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tribes of the East is the second expansion pack to the turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic V.
Temtem
Released: Sep 6, 2022
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Temtem is a massively multiplayer creature collection adventure inspired by Pokémon.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team
Released: Nov 17, 2005
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
You, a regular human, find yourself trapped in the body of a Pokémon in a world inhabited by Pokémon.
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Released: Mar 15, 2001
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100 • 103 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
This is a Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout Universe.
Poker Night 2
Released: Apr 24, 2013
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Sport, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Poker Night 2 is a poker video game developed by Telltale Games.
Dungeons of Dredmor
Released: Jul 13, 2011
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The roguelike games are back!
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Released: Apr 23, 2020
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a dark, challenging turn-based roguelike RPG where you play as an evil necromancer escaping from your dungeon prison to once again embark on the domination of the world.
Hard West
Released: Nov 4, 2015
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to the Wild West like you’ve never seen it before.
Rome: Total War - Alexander
Released: Jun 19, 2006
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The second expansion for Rome: Total War, Alexander is set much earlier time period than the original game, beginning in 336 BC.