TOP 100 TURN-BASED GAMES

Ah, turn-based games - the genre where time seems to stand still as each player takes their sweet time figuring out their next move. But don't let that fool you, turn-based games can be a blast! Players love this genre because it allows for strategic decision-making and a slower pace of gameplay, perfect for those who like to take their time and really think things through. On this site, we've put together a well-picked list of the top turn-based games out there. From classics like Chess and Checkers to modern favorites like XCOM and Civilization, there's something for everyone. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the slow and steady gameplay of turn-based games. Who needs real-time action when you can take your time and outsmart your opponents?

#901
Games like Fallout

Fallout

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac, Console
  • Release: 1997
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#902
Games like King's Bounty: Armored Princess

King's Bounty: Armored Princess

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2009
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#903
Games like Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne

Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2010
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#904
Games like Medieval: Total War

Medieval: Total War

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2002
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#905
Games like Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms:
  • Release: 2005
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#906
Games like Shadow Hearts: Covenant

Shadow Hearts: Covenant

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PS2
  • Release: 2004
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#907
Games like XCOM 2

XCOM 2

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Xbox One
  • Release: 2016
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#908
Games like Decisive Battles of WWII Vol 2: Korsun Pocket

Decisive Battles of WWII Vol 2: Korsun Pocket

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2003
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#909
Games like Runestone Keeper

Runestone Keeper

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Android
  • Release: 2015
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#910
Games like Vietnam ‘65

Vietnam ‘65

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2015
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#911
Games like Luck be a Landlord

Luck be a Landlord

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android
  • Release: 2023
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#912
Games like Sail

Sail

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2022
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#913
Games like UndercoverAgent

UndercoverAgent

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Mac, PC
  • Release: 2021
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#914
Games like Asdivine Hearts

Asdivine Hearts

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, PS4, Switch, Android, PS Vita, Wii U, Xbox One, PS3
  • Release: 2016
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#915
Games like Zoria: Prologue (2020)

Zoria: Prologue (2020)

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2020
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#916
Games like Vagrus - The Riven Realms

Vagrus - The Riven Realms

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2021
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#917
Games like Demon's Rise - Lords of Chaos

Demon's Rise - Lords of Chaos

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Switch, iPhone / iPad
  • Release: 2018
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#918
Games like Realms of Arkania 2 - Star Trail Classic

Realms of Arkania 2 - Star Trail Classic

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2014
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#919
Games like Ebony Spire: Heresy

Ebony Spire: Heresy

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2017
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#920
Games like Burgle Bros.

Burgle Bros.

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Android
  • Release: 2017
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#921
Games like Prismata

Prismata

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2018
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#922
Games like Vault of the Void

Vault of the Void

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2022
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#923
Games like StarCrawlers Chimera

StarCrawlers Chimera

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2021
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#924
Games like Aeon's End

Aeon's End

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Android, iPhone / iPad, Mac
  • Release: 2019
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#925
Games like Deep Space Battle Simulator

Deep Space Battle Simulator

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2021
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#926
Games like Tina: Swordswoman of the Scarlet Prison

Tina: Swordswoman of the Scarlet Prison

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2019
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#927
Games like Field of Glory: Empires

Field of Glory: Empires

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2019
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#928
Games like DungeonTop

DungeonTop

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Switch, PS4, PC
  • Release: 2020
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#929
Games like Trapper Knight, Sharpshooter Princess

Trapper Knight, Sharpshooter Princess

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2017
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#930
Games like Pirates Outlaws

Pirates Outlaws

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, PS4, Switch, Android, Xbox One, XSX
  • Release: 2019
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#931
Games like Zen Chess: Mate in Four

Zen Chess: Mate in Four

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Mac, PC
  • Release: 2019
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#932
Games like Gordian Quest

Gordian Quest

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Switch
  • Release: 2022
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#933
Games like The Tenth Line

The Tenth Line

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch
  • Release: 2017
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#934
Games like Haque

Haque

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2017
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#935
Games like Dungeons of Dredmor

Dungeons of Dredmor

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2011
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#936
Games like Noara: The Conspiracy

Noara: The Conspiracy

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2021
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#937
Games like Stacks:Space!

Stacks:Space!

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Mac, PC, Android
  • Release: 2023
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#938
Games like CountryBalls Heroes

CountryBalls Heroes

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2021
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#939
Games like Tank Warfare: Tunisia 1943

Tank Warfare: Tunisia 1943

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2017
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#940
Games like King of the World

King of the World

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2018
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#941
Games like Chessarama

Chessarama

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Xbox One, XSX
  • Release: 2023
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#942
Games like WitchSpring R

WitchSpring R

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Switch, PS5
  • Release: 2023
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#943
Games like Soul Wargame

Soul Wargame

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Mac, PC
  • Release: 2023
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#944
Games like Etrian Odyssey II HD

Etrian Odyssey II HD

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Switch
  • Release: 2023
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#945
Games like Solitairica

Solitairica

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android
  • Release: 2016
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#946
Games like Megadimension Neptunia VII

Megadimension Neptunia VII

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PS4, PC, Switch
  • Release: 2016
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#947
Games like Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era

Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2023
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#948
Games like Worldless

Worldless

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, XSX, Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox One
  • Release: 2023
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#949
Games like Costume Quest

Costume Quest

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, Mac, iPhone / iPad, PS3
  • Release: 2011
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#950
Games like Risk

Risk

  • License: commercial
  • Platforms: PC, Console, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, PS3, Xbox 360
  • Release: 2015
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#951
Games like Fights in Tight Spaces

Fights in Tight Spaces

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, XSX, Switch, PS4, Xbox One
  • Release: 2020
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#952
Games like Breach & Clear

Breach & Clear

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Android
  • Release: 2014
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#953
Games like Silent Storm

Silent Storm

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2004
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#954
Games like Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy

  • License: commercial
  • Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android, 3DS, Switch, PS4, Wii, Wii U
  • Release: 2021
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#955
Games like Ancient Empires II

Ancient Empires II

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2005
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#956
Games like Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: DS, PC, iPhone / iPad, PS4, Switch, Android, PS3, Xbox 360
  • Release: 2011
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#957
Games like Fantasy General

Fantasy General

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2021
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#958
Games like Massive Assault

Massive Assault

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2003
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#959
Games like Rogue

Rogue

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Android, PC, Mac, Switch
  • Release: 1985
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#960
Games like Valkyria Chronicles

Valkyria Chronicles

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Console, PS3, PC, PS4, Switch
  • Release: 2008
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#961
Games like Shining Force III

Shining Force III

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms:
  • Release: 1997
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#962
Games like Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: XSX, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PS5
  • Release: 2009
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#963
Games like Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PS2, DS
  • Release: 2009
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#964
Games like Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PS2, PS3
  • Release: 2007
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#965
Games like Empire: Total War

Empire: Total War

  • License: Commercial
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2009
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#966
Games like Shadowrun Returns

Shadowrun Returns

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android, Switch, XSX, PS4, PS5, Xbox One
  • Release: 2013
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#967
Games like Steel Panthers

Steel Panthers

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 1995
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#968
Games like Avernum II: Crystal Souls

Avernum II: Crystal Souls

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad
  • Release: 2015
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#969
Games like The Last Spell

The Last Spell

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Mac, Switch, PC, PS5, PS4
  • Release: 2023
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#970
Games like Atlas Reactor

Atlas Reactor

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2016
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#971
Games like Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls

Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, PS Vita
  • Release: 2017
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#972
Games like This Way Madness Lies

This Way Madness Lies

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Switch, PS5
  • Release: 2022
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#973
Games like Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded-

Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded-

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Switch, PS4, PC
  • Release: 2018
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#974
Games like Virgo Versus The Zodiac

Virgo Versus The Zodiac

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, PS4, PS5
  • Release: 2019
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#975
Games like Wandering Sword

Wandering Sword

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2023
  • Rating: 8.2/10

#976
Games like Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2

Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms:
  • Release: 2005
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#977
Games like Worms W.M.D.

Worms W.M.D.

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Mac, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Android
  • Release: 2016
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#978
Games like Heroes of Might and Magic V

Heroes of Might and Magic V

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2006
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#979
Games like Go

Go

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Android, Mac
  • Release: 2024
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#980
Games like Chaos

Chaos

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android
  • Release: 2020
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#981
Games like MoonBase Commander

MoonBase Commander

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2002
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#982
Games like Battletech

Battletech

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2018
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#983
Games like Total War: Warhammer 2

Total War: Warhammer 2

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2017
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#984
Games like Cthulhu Saves the World

Cthulhu Saves the World

  • License: commercial
  • Platforms: PC, Console, iPhone / iPad, Android, Mac, Xbox 360
  • Release: 2011
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#985
Games like Coromon

Coromon

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Android
  • Release: 2022
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#986
Games like Romancing SaGa: -Minstrel Song- Remastered

Romancing SaGa: -Minstrel Song- Remastered

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Android, PC, PS4, Switch, PS5
  • Release: 2022
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#987
Games like Hero's Hour

Hero's Hour

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2022
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#988
Games like SaGa Frontier Remastered

SaGa Frontier Remastered

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PS4, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android, Switch
  • Release: 2021
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#989
Games like Long Gone Days

Long Gone Days

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, XSX, PS5, PS4, Xbox One
  • Release: 2023
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#990
Games like Frontline: The Great Patriotic War

Frontline: The Great Patriotic War

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2019
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#991
Games like Primateria

Primateria

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2024
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#992
Games like Mech Armada

Mech Armada

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, XSX, Xbox One
  • Release: 2022
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#993
Games like Oaken

Oaken

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: Switch, PC, Mac, XSX, PS5, PS4, Xbox One
  • Release: 2023
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#994
Games like Ratings War

Ratings War

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android
  • Release: 2015
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#995
Games like The Amber Throne

The Amber Throne

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2015
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#996
Games like Ananias Roguelike

Ananias Roguelike

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 2017
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#997
Games like Special Tactics

Special Tactics

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC
  • Release: 2016
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#998
Games like Demise of Nations

Demise of Nations

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Android
  • Release: 2017
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#999
Games like Septerra Core

Septerra Core

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC, Mac
  • Release: 1999
  • Rating: 8.1/10

#1000
Games like Magi: Mind Game

Magi: Mind Game

  • License: n/a
  • Platforms: PC
  • Release: 2022
  • Rating: 8.1/10