Core Mechanics
Best Turn-based combat Games
Combat resolved in discrete turns
48 games ranked by turn-based combat intensity
Monster Train 2
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatDialogue choicesMethodicalDeck buildingFantasy mythology
Turmoil
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatAsync communityResource managementMethodicalCompetitive ranked
Loop Hero
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artDialogue choicesResource managementTurn-based combatMinimalist
Cobalt Core
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatPixel artPuzzle solvingDeck buildingMethodical
Field of Glory: Empires
Windows
Map scaleTurn-based combatMethodicalResource managementTech/research trees
Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
WindowsmacOSLinux
Map scaleTurn-based combatAsync communityMethodicalTech/research trees
Into the Breach
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatPixel artMethodicalPuzzle solvingSci-fi technology
WWII英雄列伝 最強の虎 クルト・クニスペル
Windows
Turn-based combatMethodicalWar and conflictResource managementDeep systems
Peglin
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatRoguelike loopsPixel artPhysics puzzlesSolo contemplative
WORLD OF HORROR
WindowsmacOS
Cosmic horrorPixel artTurn-based combatAnime/mangaTense
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatMethodicalSci-fi technologySolo contemplativeExploration
XCOM® 2
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatPuzzle solvingMethodicalSci-fi technologyRoguelike loops
Songs of Conquest
WindowsmacOS
Local multiplayerTurn-based combatMethodicalSpreadsheet territoryTech/research trees
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
Windows
City/empire buildingTurn-based combatExplorationSandboxSolo contemplative
Aggressors: Ancient Rome
Windows
Map scaleTurn-based combatMethodicalTech/research treesSpreadsheet territory
Dorfromantik
Windows
Puzzle solvingCity/empire buildingTurn-based combatSandboxMinimalist
Company of Heroes 3
Windows
Warfare emphasisTurn-based combatDialogue choicesSolo contemplativeMethodical
Disciples: Liberation
Windows
Turn-based combatTenseMethodicalSolo contemplativeCompetitive ranked
In Stars And Time
Windows
Turn-based combatPixel artDialogue choicesAnime/mangaLinear story
Cento
Windows
Pixel artTurn-based combatSkill masteryMethodicalDeck building
Interstellar Space: Genesis
Windows
Map scaleTurn-based combatExplorationSandboxOpen world
Fights in Tight Spaces
Windows
Turn-based combatMethodicalDeck buildingSolo contemplativeResource management
Total War: ROME REMASTERED
WindowsmacOSLinux
Map scaleTurn-based combatMethodicalResource managementTech/research trees
Super Lesbian Animal RPG
Windows
Pixel artTurn-based combatFantasy mythologyWhimsicalLinear story
Inkulinati
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatLocal multiplayerMethodicalWhimsicalCompetitive ranked
Darkest Dungeon®
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatCosmic horrorExplorationTenseSkill mastery
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
Windows
MethodicalTech/research treesSpreadsheet territoryTerritory controlCity/empire building
Shadow Empire
Windows
Map scaleAsync communityMethodicalResource managementTech/research trees
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
WindowsmacOSLinux
Map scaleExplorationMethodicalTech/research treesTurn-based combat
HUMANKIND™
WindowsmacOS
City/empire buildingOpen worldMethodicalResource managementTech/research trees
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
WindowsmacOSLinux
City/empire buildingSpreadsheet territoryMethodicalMulti-hour deep divesDiplomacy
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
WindowsmacOS
Map scaleMethodicalSpreadsheet territoryMulti-hour deep divesDiplomacy
Total War: ATTILA
WindowsLinux
Map scaleOpen worldMethodicalResource managementTurn-based combat
Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
Windows
MethodicalTech/research treesSpreadsheet territoryTerritory controlCity/empire building
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WindowsmacOSLinux
Map scaleTurn-based combatResource managementMethodicalTerritory control
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
WindowsmacOSLinux
Map scaleMethodicalSpreadsheet territoryMulti-hour deep divesDiplomacy
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
WindowsmacOS
Map scaleLocal multiplayerMethodicalResource managementTech/research trees
Imperiums: Greek Wars
Windows
Map scaleExplorationSpreadsheet territoryResource managementTech/research trees
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
WindowsmacOS
Map scaleMethodicalTurn-based combatTerritory controlSpreadsheet territory
Total War: WARHAMMER III
WindowsmacOSLinux
Map scaleMethodicalTurn-based combatTerritory controlSpreadsheet territory
Rule the Waves 3
Windows
Warfare emphasisMethodicalTerritory controlSolo contemplativeTurn-based combat
Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
Windows
City/empire buildingMethodicalResource managementTech/research treesSpreadsheet territory
Millennia
Windows
Map scaleMethodicalResource managementTech/research treesTurn-based combat
Strategic Mind: The Pacific
Windows
Warfare emphasisSolo contemplativeMethodicalTurn-based combatTerritory control
Thea: The Awakening
Windows
Fantasy mythologyDialogue choicesResource managementTech/research treesTurn-based combat
Thea 2: The Shattering
Windows
Deck buildingResource managementTech/research treesTurn-based combatTerritory control
A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
WindowsmacOSLinux
SandboxCity/empire buildingMethodicalResource managementReal-time combat
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
WindowsLinux
Map scaleMethodicalTech/research treesSpreadsheet territoryTerritory control