Turn Based Games

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  1. Civilization icon
     134 likes

    Turn-based 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) strategy game series where players build a thriving civilization through ages of advancements.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    Civilization VI
    Civilization VI
    Civilization VI
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    Civilization VI
    37 alternatives
  2. Unciv icon
     30 likes

    UnCiv offers a streamlined, gameplay-focused reimplementation of the hugely popular Civilization that's ad-free, open-source and built for speed. The game loads and plays very fast, offering a balanced design that lets players focus on...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • itch.io
    World screen
    Tech tree
    City screen
    +1
    Policy trees
    10 alternatives
  3. FreeCiv icon
     71 likes

    Freeciv 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...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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    FreeCiv screenshot 1
    37 alternatives
  4. Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a Roguelike RPG, with pixel art graphics and lots of variety and replayability. Every game is unique, with four different playable characters, randomized levels and enemies, and over 150 items to collect and use.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • F-Droid
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  5. Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic world. Surviving is difficult: you have been thrown, ill-equipped, into a landscape now riddled with monstrosities of which flesh eating zombies are neither the strangest nor the deadliest.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
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    Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead screenshot 1
  6. Hedgewars icon
     48 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com
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    16 alternatives
  7. X-COM icon
     20 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
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    X-COM screenshot 1
    21 alternatives
  8. CHRONO TRIGGER is a timeless RPG classic in the vein of the Final Fantasy series released initially for the SNES gaming system in 1995. The game has been ported to multiple other systems and is now available for modern mobile devices as well.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Steam
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    CHRONO TRIGGER screenshot 1
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    21 alternatives
  9. Sea of Stars icon
     1 like

    Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG that combines traditional influences with modern mechanics. It includes Eclipse Magic, interactive environments, strategic combat, platformer-inspired navigation, and original characters and story arcs in a pixel-art world.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    Engaging Turn-Based Combat
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    +17
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    18 alternatives
  10. Scorched3D icon
     5 likes

    A modernization of the classic DOS game Scorched Earth 'The Mother Of All Games' on which it is based. Scorched 3D incorporates a lively three dimensional landscape that includes animated jets, naval vessels, water, and even birds, in...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    11 alternatives
  11. Worms icon
     28 likes

    Worms 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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    Worms 2
    Worms Armageddon
    +7
    Worms World Party
    16 alternatives
  12. Cockatrice icon
     4 likes

    Cockatrice is an open-source, multiplatform program for playing tabletop card games over a network. The program's server design prevents users from manipulating the game for unfair advantage. The client also provides a single-player mode, which allows users to brew while...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    7 alternatives
  13. Scorched Earth is a artillery video game in which tanks do turn-based battle in two-dimensional terrain, with each player adjusting the angle and power of their tank turret before each shot.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • MS-DOS
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    11 alternatives
  14. 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!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Songs of Conquest screenshot 1
    Songs of Conquest screenshot 1
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  15. A classic 2D RPG with Swords, Magic and … Mechs. Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech as you follow a group of heroes on their journey through the war-ridden land of Valandis.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Online
    • Mac
    Chained Echoes screenshot 1
    Chained Echoes screenshot 1
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    +8
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    18 alternatives
  16. Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    Steam Banner
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    +8
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    5 alternatives
  17. FreeCol icon
     13 likes

    FreeCol 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...

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    20 alternatives
  18. Wagic icon
     3 likes

    Wagic, the Homebrew, is a C++ game engine that allows to play card games against an AI on Android (phones and tablets), iOS (iPhone/iPad), Sony PSP, Windows desktops, MacOS, Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    18 alternatives
  19. Hearthstone icon
     25 likes

    Pick up your cards and throw down the gauntlet! In Hearthstone, you play the hero in a fast-paced, whimsical card game of cunning strategy. In minutes, you’ll be unleashing powerful cards to sling spells, summon minions, and seize control of an ever-shifting battlefield.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Battle.net App
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    Hearthstone screenshot 1
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    +5
    Hearthstone screenshot 3
    31 alternatives
  20. Imperial 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    34 alternatives
  21. TripleA icon
     9 likes

    TripleA is a free (under GPL) turn based strategy game based on Axis & Allies board game. A wide variety of map scenarios have been developed for TripleA (World War II, Punic Wars, Napoleonic wars, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
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  22. Named after the game itself, Magic: The Gathering was published by MicroProse in February 1997. The game takes place in the plane of Shandalar, where the player must travel the land and fight random enemies to gain cards, and defeat five wizards representing the five colors.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    MTGA: Game
    MTGA: Deck Builder
    MTGA: Deck Builder
    +14
    MTGA: Play Menu
    25 alternatives