Turn Based Strategy Games
From seminal franchises such as Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics, to modern classics such as The Banner Saga and the Valkyria Chronicles series, turn based strategy games are known for a more slow and methodical pace compared to their real time counterparts such as Warcraft and Starcraft. These games ask players to think through complex arrangements and consider the ramifications of every move. Alongside the grand strategy genre, these are some of the most “brainy” games you can find.
Turn-based 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) strategy game series where players build a thriving civilization through ages of advancements.
- Historical Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- iPhone
- iPad
- Steam
- Playstation
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox
+3The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme.
- Turn Based Game
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
- Flathub
- Flatpak
+3Freeciv is an open-source, turn-based strategy game based on Civilization II. Inspired by the history of human civilization, the game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the stone age to the space age...
- Turn Based Game
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Flathub
Hedgewars is a turn based strategy, artillery, action and comedy game, featuring the antics of pink hedgehogs with attitude as they battle from the depths of hell to the depths of space. As commander, it's your job to assemble your crack team of hedgehog soldiers and bring...
- Turn Based Game
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- iPhone
- BSD
- iPad
- PortableApps.com
XCOM is a series of sci-fi video games surrounding an Extraterrestrial Combat Unit setup by the nations of Earth to combat an alien invasion.
- Turn Based Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Steam
- GOG.com
Descend into Humanity’s last hope. The Daughters, echoes of the greatest warrior to ever live, are all who stand before Suffering and death.
- Role-playing Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
- Steam
- GOG.com
- GOG Galaxy
- Playstation
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox
+4Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation to guide through the years in order to create a dominant global empire.
- Historical Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Steam
+8Worms is a series of artillery strategy computer games developed by British company Team17. Players control a small platoon of worms across a deformable landscape, battling other computer- or player-controlled teams.
- Turn Based Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Steam
- Playstation
- Xbox
+7Relive the Final Fantasy universe through this tactical RPG with deep historical roots as the first of a kind for the Final Fantasy series. The game debuted for Sony's PSP in 2007 and has finally made it to modern mobile devices with a mobile-focused interface.
- Turn Based Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Playstation
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Songs of Conquest is a turn-based strategy game inspired by 90s classics. Lead powerful magicians called Wielders and venture to lands unknown. Wage battle against armies that dare oppose you and hunt for powerful artifacts. The world is ripe for the taking – seize it!
- Turn Based Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
+5FreeCol is a 4X video game, a clone of Sid Meier's Colonization. While remaining faithful to the original in terms of mechanics and gameplay, FreeCol sports a new set of redesigned graphics. Moreover, in addition to the classical Colonization rules, it features an additional...
- Turn Based Game
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+2Imperial Domination II is a turn-based strategy game, set after the conquests of Alexander the Great and before the rise of the Romans. Expand your empire by trade, diplomacy, knowledge or just brute force. It's up to your to decide the fate of Europe.
- Turn Based Game
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
+2Etherlords is a series of turn-based strategy games set in a fantasy universe, combining elements of RPG, collectible card games, and tactical battles.
- Role-playing Game
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
+7FreeOrion is a turn-based space empire and galactic conquest (4X) computer game being designed and built by the FreeOrion project. FreeOrion is inspired by the tradition of the Master of Orion games, but is not a clone or remake of that series or any other game.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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