Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
370 Turn-Based Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
Released: Jun 28, 2007
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd is the third installment in the main Trails series, serving as a direct sequel to the events of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC and the ending to the Liberl arc.
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Released: Sep 12, 2009
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version are paired Generation IV remakes of the Generation II games Pokémon Gold and Silver.
Magic: The Gathering
Released: Feb 28, 1997
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Magic: The Gathering is a computer game published by MicroProse in April 1997 based on the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
Released: May 28, 2020
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure is the fifth installment in the main Trails series, serving as a direct sequel to the events of the The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and the ending to the Crossbell arc.
XCOM: Enemy Within
Released: Nov 12, 2013
Critic rating: 89.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
XCOM: Enemy Within is a non-console expansion pack for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a turn-based tactical strategy game.
King's Bounty: The Legend
Released: Sep 23, 2008
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
King's Bounty: The Legend is a Real-time / Turn-based Strategy with RPG elements.
Jagged Alliance 2
Released: Apr 19, 1999
Critic rating: 86.4 / 100 • 51 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Jagged Alliance 2 is a perfect blend of strategy, roleplaying and tactical combat.
Medieval: Total War
Released: Aug 19, 2002
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Experience the middle Ages in all their blood-soaked magnificence.
Pokémon Silver Version
Released: Nov 21, 1999
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokemon Silver is a role-playing game played from a top-down perspective, in which the player explores the world, catches wild creatures called Pokemon, and trains them through turn-based battles.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Released: Dec 6, 2004
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is a sequel to the blockbuster RPG Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic.
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World
Released: Jul 9, 2013
Critic rating: 85.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World is the second expansion pack for Civilization V - the critically acclaimed 2010 PC Game of the Year.
Triangle Strategy
Released: Mar 4, 2022
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Three nations battle for control of the dwindling resources of salt and iron in this HD-2D adventure tactical RPG.
Into the Breach
Released: Feb 27, 2018
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The remnants of human civilization are threatened by gigantic creatures breeding beneath the earth.
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra
Released: Jul 6, 2006
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
The story of Xenosaga III starts a year after "Xenosaga II" ended.
Valkyrie Profile
Released: Dec 22, 1999
Critic rating: 86.1 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Valkyrie Profile is a role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation.
Master of Orion
Released: Sep 6, 1993
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Master of Orion is a competitive game of interstellar conquest that combines exploration with conflict.
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Released: Aug 29, 2017
Critic rating: 86.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen adds extensive new content in the fight against Advent when additional resistance factions form in order to eliminate the alien threat on Earth.
The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos
Released: Sep 17, 2020
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk.
Pokémon Blue Version
Released: Oct 15, 1996
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100 • 487 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokémon Blue is the third core series Pokémon game released as a minor revision of Pokémon Red and Green, which were released earlier that year.
Off
Released: Jun 5, 2008
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100 • 55 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The player is tasked with controlling the Batter and guiding him on his quest to "purify" the world of spirits.
Space Rangers 2: Dominators
Released: Nov 25, 2004
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Reboot is an expansion pack for the critically acclaimed Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Released: Feb 14, 2003
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Squaresoft brings its popular Final Fantasy franchise to the Game Boy Advance in the form of strategic warfare.
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Released: Sep 21, 2010
Critic rating: 86.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game in which players lead a civilization from the ancient era through the future.
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
Released: Nov 19, 2009
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
This new world of King's Bounty: Armored Princess is full of mysteries and dangers.
Total War: Shogun 2
Released: Mar 15, 2011
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Total War: Shogun 2 you choose from one of 9 (10 with Ikko-Ikki dlc) clans, each with their own unique traits and skills and each with their own RPG-style warlord to lead them.