Best Turn-Based Strategy Games
371 Turn-Based Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Monster Train
Released: May 21, 2020
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Hell has frozen over.
Fire Emblem Fates: Special Edition
Released: Feb 19, 2016
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Fire Emblem Fates - Special Edition was a limited time bundle containing both base stories, Birthright and Conquest, and gave access to DLC for the 3rd story, Revelation, when it became available.
Hearthstone
Released: Mar 11, 2014
Critic rating: 88.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Hearthstone is a free-to-play digital collectible card game set in the Warcraft universe.
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Released: Jan 21, 2008
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Days of Ruin takes place in an entirely new world where a large-scale meteor shower triggered massive global destruction that eradicated 90 percent of the population.
Monster Sanctuary
Released: Dec 7, 2020
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A pixel art monster collecting game featuring sideview visuals, metroidvania like exploration and challenging turn based combat.
XCOM 2 Collection
Released: Feb 1, 2018
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The XCOM 2 Collection includes the award-winning strategy game XCOM 2, the War of the Chosen expansion, and four DLC packs (Resistance Warrior Pack, Anarchy’s Children, Alien Hunters, Shen’s Last Gift, Tactical Legacy Pack) for a bundled discount.
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Released: May 23, 2013
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Building on the styles of ATLUS' Persona, Devil Summoner, and Devil Survivor titles, SMTIV is the first true successor to 2004's Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne.
Lisa: The Joyful
Released: Aug 24, 2015
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100 • 44 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Traverse the world as Buddy.
Wartales
Released: Apr 12, 2023
Critic rating: 86.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe.
Pokémon X
Released: Oct 12, 2013
Critic rating: 87.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An all-new 3D Pokemon adventure packed with never-before-seen Pokemon will launch worldwide in October 2013.
Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium
Released: Dec 21, 2023
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM is the official sequel to the mobile game Girls' Frontline.
Honkai: Star Rail
Released: Apr 26, 2023
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Honkai: Star Rail is an all-new strategy-RPG title in the Honkai series that takes players on a cosmic adventure across the stars.
Pokémon Black Version 2
Released: Jun 23, 2012
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 are the second and final paired versions of Generation V and are the sequels of Pokémon Black and White, respectively.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Released: Apr 20, 2017
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
In 1992, the second game in the Fire Emblem series, Fire Emblem Gaiden, launched exclusively in Japan.
Pokémon Sapphire Version
Released: Nov 21, 2002
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100 • 308 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sequel to Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions (1999), Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions offer 135 new Pokémon, more complex battling and training systems, new crime organizations, a longer and more story-focused campaign and upgraded graphics to create a new and technically improved Pokémon experience.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Released: Oct 25, 2007
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
School is out for the summer, but mischievous Luso Clemens must first face detention to make up for his misbehavior.
Suikoden III
Released: Jul 11, 2002
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Fifteen years after the events of Suikoden II, the stories of Hugo (the son of a village chief), Chris (the virtuous Knight of Zexen), and Geddoe (the rebellious unit commander) intertwine as they gather the 108 Stars of Destiny.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Released: Mar 9, 2006
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
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 SC is the second installment in the main Trails series, serving as a direct sequel to the events of the The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Heroes of Might and Magic 3.5: In the Wake of Gods
Released: Dec 31, 2001
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Heroes of Might and Magic 3.5: In the Wake of Gods or WoG is an extensive fan-made modification of Heroes of Might and Magic III.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
Released: Sep 25, 2014
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is the seventh installment in the main Trails series, serving as a direct sequel to the events of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel.
Teamfight Tactics
Released: Jun 26, 2019
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100 • 130 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Teamfight Tactics is a round-based strategy game that pits you against seven opponents in a free-for-all race to build a powerful team that fights on your behalf.
Darkest Dungeon
Released: Jan 19, 2016
Critic rating: 83.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring.
Black Book
Released: Aug 10, 2021
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A fusion of card-based RPGs and Adventure games, “Black Book” is a haunting tale of a young sorceress, who gave her life to serve the dark forces.
Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion
Released: Sep 25, 2005
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The first expansion pack for Rome: Total War, Barbarian Invasion takes the action forward in time 349 years after the end of the original game.
Lara Croft Go
Released: Aug 27, 2015
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Lara Croft GO expands the turn-based puzzle gameplay and takes you on an adventure set in a long-forgotten world.