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Best turn-based strategy games

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

315 games
Persona 5 Royal
Persona 5 Royal
2022 · JRPG · third person
96% · 94 K reviews
Balatro
Balatro
2024 · Card game · 2D
97% · 163 K reviews
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Divinity: Original Sin 2
2017 · RPG · isometric
95% · 182 K reviews
Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire
2019 · Card game · 2D
97% · 193 K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sid Meier's Civilization V
2010 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
95% · 128 K reviews
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
2016 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
86% · 277 K reviews
Rome: Total War - Collection
Rome: Total War - Collection
2007 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
94% · 13 K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
2006 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
92% · 3 K reviews
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Metaphor: ReFantazio
2024 · RPG · third person
89% · 26 K reviews
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2012 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
93% · 40 K reviews
Persona 3 Reload
Persona 3 Reload
2024 · JRPG · third person
95% · 46 K reviews
Mewgenics
Mewgenics
2026 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
90% · 51 K reviews
South Park: The Stick of Truth
South Park: The Stick of Truth
2014 · RPG
97% · 61 K reviews
Into the Breach
Into the Breach
2018 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
93% · 19 K reviews
Monster Train 2
Monster Train 2
2025 · Card game · 2D
95% · 9 K reviews
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
2024 · JRPG · third person
91% · 8 K reviews
XCOM 2
XCOM 2
2016 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
84% · 80 K reviews
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon
2016 · RPG · 2D
91% · 142 K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Total War: WARHAMMER II
2017 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
92% · 85 K reviews
West of Loathing
West of Loathing
2017 · RPG · 2D
97% · 10 K reviews
Chained Echoes
Chained Echoes
2022 · RPG · isometric
88% · 8 K reviews
Divinity: Original Sin
Divinity: Original Sin
2015 · RPG
88% · 28 K reviews
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
2018 · RPG · isometric
87% · 15 K reviews
Monster Train
Monster Train
2020 · Card game · 2D
95% · 20 K reviews
Total War: SHOGUN 2
Total War: SHOGUN 2
2011 · Real-time strategy · isometric
91% · 69 K reviews
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
2015 · RPG · isometric
95% · 17 K reviews
Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
2014 · RPG · isometric
90% · 8 K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Total War: WARHAMMER III
2022 · Grand strategy · isometric
72% · 107 K reviews
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
2023 · RPG · isometric
93% · 14 K reviews
Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyria Chronicles
2014 · JRPG · third person
89% · 11 K reviews
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
2019 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
82% · 63 K reviews
Dorfromantik
Dorfromantik
2022 · Puzzle · isometric
96% · 28 K reviews
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
2025 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
89% · 6 K reviews
Tactical Breach Wizards
Tactical Breach Wizards
2024 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
97% · 12 K reviews
FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE
FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE
2026 · RPG · isometric
96% · 5 K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER
Total War: WARHAMMER
2016 · Real-time strategy · isometric
79% · 32 K reviews
Lara Croft GO
Lara Croft GO
2016 · Puzzle · isometric
94% · 3 K reviews
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy
2025 · Adventure
88% · 7 K reviews
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
2009 · RPG · isometric
93% · 14 K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
2006 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
90% · 6 K reviews
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
2007 · Turn-based strategy · isometric
96% · 4 K reviews
SteamWorld Heist
SteamWorld Heist
2016 · Turn-based strategy · 2D
93% · 4 K reviews
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
2017 · RPG · 2D
85% · 33 K reviews
Shogun Showdown
Shogun Showdown
2024 · Turn-based strategy · 2D
95% · 6 K reviews
STAR WARS Zero Company
STAR WARS Zero Company
2026 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
83% · 23 K reviews
Invisible, Inc.
Invisible, Inc.
2015 · Turn-based tactics · isometric
91% · 5 K reviews
ISLANDERS
ISLANDERS
2019 · City builder · isometric
94% · 16 K reviews
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Valkyria Chronicles 4
2018 · RPG
86% · 6 K reviews