The Best Strategy turn-based Games - Page 5

Update : Sid Meier\'s Civilization VII added at rank #5.
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XCOM: Chimera Squad (2020)

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PC Windows

XCOM: Chimera Squad offers an engaging turn-based tactical combat experience in a post-invasion world where humans and aliens cooperate to build a new civilization. You will lead an elite force to combat underground threats in City 31, where you'll deploy unique agents with complementing abilities for devastating combos. This game features a strategic layer to manage your headquarters, offering a great challenge to test your skills.


What we like:
  • Lightweight game with basic XCOM elements
  • Cool new villains
  • Replayable with different characters
  • Comfortable difficulty
  • Good additions to X-COM formula
What could be improved:
  • Weak troops hinder the game's fun
  • Poor tactical and movement mechanics
  • Cringe story with preset agents
  • Breach mechanic doesn't work well

  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • squad
  • aliens
  • strategy
  • cover
  • combat
  • war
  • battle

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HITMAN World of Assassination Part One (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Step into the shoes of Agent 47 and explore the six iconic locations from HITMAN (2016) in Part One of HITMAN World of Assassination.


  • spy-thriller
  • turn-based
  • battler
  • card
  • strategy
  • assassin
  • historical
  • stylized
  • grand-strategy
  • rogue-like
  • alternate
  • rpg
  • wargame
  • tactical

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Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box (2023)

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early access Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

For the first time ever, get all six Borderlands adventures together in one mayhem-fueled package, all at an incredible value! Includes all six acclaimed base games from the Borderlands franchise: Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Tales from the Borderlands, Borderlands 3, and New Tales from the Borderlands, as well as all of their add-on content, in one giant bundle.

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  • turn-based
  • card
  • diplomacy
  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • rpg
  • wargame
  • japanese
  • cooperative
  • immersive
  • 4x
  • military
  • tactical
  • jrpg

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Concordia (2021)

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Build your trade empire in ancient Rome and become the greatest merchant with Concordia: Digital Edition. This turn-based strategy game lets you face 2 to 6 players in the fight for wealth and influence. The rules are easy to learn, but mastering it can take a lifetime. With additional maps and expansions, the replayability of Concordia is infinite. You can challenge your friends in multiplayer mode, play against AI or both. The authentic feel of the board game plus the intuitive UI makes it the perfect addition to your gaming collection.


What we like:
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Nice design and animations
  • Replayability for single player
  • A great starting point for complex board games
  • Solid AI with good difficulty scaling
What could be improved:
  • Needs to be played with friends
  • Some confusion even after the tutorial
  • Limited maps and requires all players to own same content
  • UI improvements needed for better gameplay experience
  • Game may be too short and lacks option for direct sabotage of competitors

  • board-game
  • rome
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • asynchronous
  • tabletop
  • multiplayer
  • deckbuilder
  • card
  • 4-player
  • local
  • resource-management
  • easy-to-learn
  • empire
  • building

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The Banner Saga (2014)

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Linux Playstation 4 Android Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • rpg
  • strategy
  • battle
  • combat
  • mythology
  • grid
  • narrative
  • fantasy

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Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia (2020)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

The continent of Runersia is home to six major powers with more than 40 bases, 100 knights, and 50 types of monsters. Select a ruler, organize knights and monsters into troops, and conquer enemy bases!


  • strategy
  • turn-based
  • hex
  • battle
  • tactical
  • dragon
  • fantasy
  • grid
  • dark
  • rpg
  • map
  • japanese
  • top-down

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Girls ' Frontline 2: Exilium (2023)

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Android IOS iPhone

Hello Commanders, Please board the Elmo and set off into the breaking dawn.


  • strategy
  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • 3d
  • rich
  • cover
  • anime
  • interactive
  • combat
  • world-war-2

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Total War: Attila (2015)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...


  • strategy
  • battle
  • real-time
  • historical
  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • war
  • empire
  • military
  • naval
  • economy
  • grand-strategy

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Sid Meier's Civilization VI (2016)

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Lead your civilization to greatness in Sid Meier's Civilization® VI by expanding your cities and engaging in espionage. With endless customization options and challenging diplomatic relationships, you will enjoy an engaging and rewarding experience. The game is packed with content, has brilliant visuals and a fantastic musical score, making it an utterly compelling and deeply satisfying experience for players of all ages.


What we like:
  • Attention-grabbing gameplay
  • Endless possibilities and variables to account for, including many DLCs
  • Fun to play with friends
  • Good for all ages
What could be improved:
  • Aesthetic choices may not appeal to all
  • Agenda system can be annoying
  • Workers expire after improvements
  • Might be a letdown for fans of Civ V

  • strategy
  • empire
  • turn-based
  • military
  • 4x
  • tile
  • war
  • city-building
  • historical
  • tactical
  • economy
  • resource
  • card

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The Banner Saga 3 (2018)

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Experience the epic conclusion of The Banner Saga trilogy in a dark and desperate world-ending event. As you lead over 40 powerful heroes through tough odds, your decisions truly impact the game's outcome. The storyline concludes in a beautifully animated epic finale with a Grammy-nominated soundtrack that'll leave you feeling both triumphant and nostalgic.


What we like:
  • Excellent storytelling, art and setting
  • Innovative custom battles
  • A fitting end to the saga
  • The series ages very well
  • Grammy-nominated soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Some outcomes of fights seem meaningless
  • Lack of impact for decisions made earlier in the game

  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • battle
  • wave
  • rpg
  • strategy
  • narrative
  • combat
  • fight
  • story
  • grid
  • fantasy
  • hand-drawn

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