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Best turn-based strategy games

Ranked by the Terpsis rating: critics, players and reach.

297 games
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Divinity: Original Sin 2
2017 · RPG · isometric
96% · 207 K reviews
Balatro
Balatro
2024 · Card game · 2D
98% · 199 K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sid Meier's Civilization V
2010 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
96% · 211 K reviews
Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire
2019 · Card game · 2D
97% · 219 K reviews
Rome: Total War - Collection
Rome: Total War - Collection
2007 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
95% · 17 K reviews
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Metaphor: ReFantazio
2024 · RPG · third person
90% · 44 K reviews
Total War: SHOGUN 2
Total War: SHOGUN 2
2011 · Real-time strategy · isometric
92% · 68 K reviews
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
2016 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
86% · 380 K reviews
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2012 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
93% · 59 K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
2006 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
92% · 4 K reviews
Persona 3 Reload
Persona 3 Reload
2024 · JRPG · third person
94% · 65 K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Total War: WARHAMMER II
2017 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
93% · 121 K reviews
Into the Breach
Into the Breach
2018 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
94% · 22 K reviews
South Park: The Stick of Truth
South Park: The Stick of Truth
2014 · RPG
98% · 74 K reviews
Mewgenics
Mewgenics
2026 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
90% · 55 K reviews
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
2024 · JRPG · third person
92% · 13 K reviews
Monster Train 2
Monster Train 2
2025 · Card game · 2D
95% · 10 K reviews
Chained Echoes
Chained Echoes
2022 · RPG · isometric
89% · 8 K reviews
XCOM 2
XCOM 2
2016 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
85% · 110 K reviews
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon
2016 · RPG · 2D
92% · 163 K reviews
Divinity: Original Sin
Divinity: Original Sin
2015 · RPG
89% · 33 K reviews
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
2018 · RPG · isometric
88% · 20 K reviews
Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
2014 · RPG · isometric
92% · 12 K reviews
West of Loathing
West of Loathing
2017 · RPG · 2D
98% · 10 K reviews
Monster Train
Monster Train
2020 · Card game · 2D
96% · 23 K reviews
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
2015 · RPG · isometric
94% · 25 K reviews
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
2025 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
89% · 7 K reviews
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
2019 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
82% · 94 K reviews
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
2023 · RPG · isometric
93% · 18 K reviews
Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyria Chronicles
2014 · JRPG · third person
90% · 13 K reviews
Tactical Breach Wizards
Tactical Breach Wizards
2024 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
98% · 12 K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER
Total War: WARHAMMER
2016 · Real-time strategy · isometric
79% · 52 K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Total War: WARHAMMER III
2022 · Grand strategy · isometric
72% · 150 K reviews
Dorfromantik
Dorfromantik
2022 · Puzzle · isometric
96% · 30 K reviews
STAR WARS Zero Company
STAR WARS Zero Company
2026 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
83% · 23 K reviews
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
2009 · RPG · isometric
94% · 18 K reviews
SteamWorld Heist
SteamWorld Heist
2016 · Turn-based strategy · 2D
94% · 6 K reviews
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy
2025 · Adventure
88% · 9 K reviews
Lara Croft GO
Lara Croft GO
2016 · Puzzle · isometric
93% · 4 K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
2006 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
89% · 8 K reviews
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
2007 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
96% · 5 K reviews
Shogun Showdown
Shogun Showdown
2024 · Turn-based strategy · 2D
95% · 7 K reviews
Invisible, Inc.
Invisible, Inc.
2015 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
91% · 6 K reviews
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Valkyria Chronicles 4
2018 · RPG
86% · 7 K reviews
Marvel's Midnight Suns
Marvel's Midnight Suns
2022 · Card game · third person
82% · 25 K reviews
Caves of Qud
Caves of Qud
2024 · RPG · isometric
95% · 13 K reviews
ISLANDERS
ISLANDERS
2019 · City builder · isometric
94% · 17 K reviews
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
2026 · RPG · third person
77% · 9 K reviews