Core Mechanics
Best Turn-based combat Games
Combat resolved in discrete turns
48 games ranked by turn-based combat intensity
Fights in Tight Spaces
Windows
Turn-based combatMelee combatMethodicalDeck buildingSolo contemplative
Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
WindowsmacOSLinux
Map scaleTurn-based combatAsync communityMethodicalTech/research trees
Loop Hero
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artDialogue choicesResource managementTurn-based combatMinimalist
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Windows
Warfare emphasisTurn-based combatDeck buildingWar and conflictTerritory control
Inkulinati
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatLocal multiplayerDeck buildingMethodicalWhimsical
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
Windows
City/empire buildingTurn-based combatExplorationSandboxSolo contemplative
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 conflictVehicle controlResource management
Peglin
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatDeck buildingRoguelike loopsPixel artPhysics puzzles
STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™
WindowsmacOSLinux
Dialogue choicesTurn-based combatLinear storySci-fi technologySolo contemplative
Cobalt Core
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatPixel artPuzzle solvingRoguelike loopsDeck building
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatMethodicalSci-fi technologySolo contemplativeExploration
Field of Glory: Empires
Windows
Map scaleTurn-based combatMethodicalResource managementTech/research trees
Songs of Conquest
WindowsmacOS
Local multiplayerTurn-based combatMethodicalSpreadsheet territoryTech/research trees
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
Dota Underlords
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatAutomation designMethodicalResource managementCompetitive ranked
Interstellar Space: Genesis
Windows
Map scaleTurn-based combatExplorationSandboxOpen world
Total War: ROME REMASTERED
WindowsmacOSLinux
Map scaleTurn-based combatMethodicalResource managementTech/research trees
WORLD OF HORROR
WindowsmacOS
Cosmic horrorPixel artTurn-based combatAnime/mangaRoguelike loops
Monster Train 2
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatDialogue choicesMethodicalDeck buildingFantasy mythology
Super Lesbian Animal RPG
Windows
Pixel artTurn-based combatFantasy mythologyWhimsicalLinear story
Darkest Dungeon®
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatCosmic horrorExplorationTenseSkill mastery
XCOM® 2
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatPuzzle solvingMethodicalSci-fi technologyRoguelike loops
Turmoil
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatAsync communityResource managementMethodicalCompetitive ranked
HUMANKIND™
WindowsmacOS
City/empire buildingOpen worldMethodicalResource managementTech/research trees
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
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
Thea 2: The Shattering
Windows
Deck buildingRoguelike loopsResource managementTech/research treesTurn-based combat
Thea: The Awakening
Windows
Fantasy mythologyDialogue choicesRoguelike loopsResource managementTech/research trees
Rule the Waves 3
Windows
Warfare emphasisDialogue choicesMethodicalTerritory controlSolo contemplative
Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
Windows
City/empire buildingMethodicalResource managementTech/research treesSpreadsheet territory
Millennia
Windows
Map scaleMethodicalResource managementTech/research treesTurn-based combat