The Ancients is a turn-based survival strategy game where you lead a prehistoric hunter-gatherer tribe through the last ice age. Survive the elements, hunt fierce animals, migrate to new continents, advance your technology, make social and political tribe decisions, and evolve your civilization.

Field of Glory: Kingdoms is the new game from award-winning studio AGEOD, makers of some of the best grand strategy games of all times. It is set in 1054, just after the Great Schism, and it encompasses more than two centuries of epic European, African, and Middle Eastern history.

3 hot supermodels must survive on a dangerous exotic island. Enough for the rescue squad to come? Fight off waves of monsters of increasing difficulty as you wait for the rescue squad to come for you.

The War of Crowns rages on. Knights and brigands run rampant throughout the land, sowing destruction. From your castle base, rise to become the lord who leads the battle against the forces of evil in this turn-based tactics and strategy game.

Beyond is a sci-fi turn-based strategy game set in a generated solar system that orbits a distant star every round. Play as one of five alien species as you race to collect resources, build your military, develop new tech, expand the area you control, and drive opposing factions from the system.

eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.

Lost Surreal Hell is a Turn Based RPG, where you collect all the rare elements, and evolve your attacks, BUT if you wander too far off the path, you may end up stuck in a strange surreal hell full of aesthetic clashing, disjointed worlds full of surreal comedy shows, brainwashing, a strange company running a dying MMO in the backrooms and a dark truth.

Follow the journey of the main character as they "mysteriously appear" in a colourful, dream-like world.
It is very clear there is something wrong with this world however, as if you've been there before, and the world already knows about you.

Turn based strategy meets action RPG in this dungeon crawling looter. Venture forth alone or with friends through online co-op. Conquer as a single champion or with a party of up to 6. Master deep and satisfying, tactical combat. Recover the Stolen Realm.

Thyria is an RPG, a unique combination of dynamic exploration, turn-based combat and crafting. Summon and train a team of Guardians, who will accompany Thyria into the minds of the cursed villagers. Help them vanquish their nightmares.

More than 1,300 heroes from the Sengoku period, including Oda Nobunaga, Hashiba Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, as well as Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Mori Motonari, and Sanada Yukimura, appear! Aim to unify the world by playing the bitter and brave military commander characters drawn specifically for this work.

You are a God! You are master and ruler of a loyal nation. You have unimaginable powers at your disposal. You have claimed this world as yours. But there are others who stand in your way. You must defeat and destroy these pretenders. Only then can you ascend to godhood and become the new Pantokrator.

Dominions 6 is a turn based 4x strategy game suitable for both play vs AI, player vs player. Team play vs AI or players also works great as everyone can do their turns at once. The game has a huge variety of units, spells, magic items and different nations to play.

In Dominions you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to huge titans or large monuments. The pretender gods have different strengths dependent on what kind of god you choose and what nation you play.

When you start the game you decide what kind of god you are and how your Dominion affects your lands, followers and sacred soldiers. It is an expression of your divine might and the faith of your followers. If your dominion dies, so do you. Your dominion also inspires your sacred warriors and gives them powers derived from your dominion.

In order to win and become the one true god you have to defeat your enemies one of three different ways: conquer their lands, extinguish their dominion or claim the Thrones of Ascension.

Dominions is set in a fantasy world that draws inspiration from historical nations, cultures and myths. You will not encounter the elves of conventional fantasy in this game. Instead you might lead a nation of vanir from old norse myth. Aztecs, romans, israelites, greeks, kievian rus and lovecraftian horrors are just a few of the inspirational sources of the game.

The first Dominions game was released in 2002 and was well received by strategy gamers. Since then Dominions has been much refined and Dominions series is still actively played making it one of the longest running 4x turn based strategy games.

No-Skin is a roguelike game characterized by a horror atmosphere and a smooth yet complex gameplay. Face the horrors that the house hides behind every corner and discover who the No-Skin Man truly is!

An action-packed fantasy RPG with over 100 million Summoners around the world!

Jump into the Sky Arena, a world under battle over the vital resource: Mana Crystals.
Summon over 1,000 different types of monsters to compete for victory in the Sky Arena.

Assemble the greatest team of monsters for strategic victories!

This 360° STG offers the tension of a dogfight and a turn-based strategy. As a hero with the superpower of time-stopping, you fight, talk, and maintain your aircraft in the inner universe, aiming to save everything in the world.

Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!

A Villain Protagonist, High Fantasy, Horror RPG in which you, Player, will control Scythe and his party of Deathtouched as they take part in a story rich conquest through the world of Trebezia. Gods and Goddesses will try to stop you... but hey you're the villain... and being evil is so. much. fun.

Build your own city in a post-apocalyptic future. Scavenge and fight for resources, everything counts! Restore civilization on the ashes of the fallen world! Explore wastelands to gather resources, protect and take care of your people! Fight off raiders, wild tribesman and natural disasters.

Chessarama is a collection of originally designed chess-like games. Choose a game, quickly learn its rules and play through the campaigns, community levels or build your own puzzles to challenge other players. Endless replayability and fun await you. Welcome to Chessarama!

Lead four Time Walkers to torture the Dark Lord and his subordinates with more than 40 skills. Match different skill builds without class limits. Archer healer, assassin tank or wizard warrior? All up to you.

Choose four Heroes before battles, match them with different abilities to produce amazing chain reaction. Create your unique Time Walker every time you start!

Manage the resources you collect in every battle. Merge to get advanced abilities or Reforge to your luck.

Never ignore Talents. Unlock new heroes and abilities to give Dark Lord’s subordinates an impressive lesson.

Looking for more power? Try Advanced Heroes and EX Abilities! Merge three same basic hero items into an advanced one! Merge two Level III abilities into a moer powerful EX ability.

Time Walkers power will be stronger and stronger during the war against Dark Lord. Take them to the deep side and reveal Dark Lord’s plots!

Cross Blitz is an exciting turn-based RPG card battler set in a wondrous world teeming with vibrant characters and fierce battles. Explore Cross Dawn Isle and uncover its secrets as you level up, craft new cards, build the perfect deck and battle your way to victory!

Guards II is a pocket turn-based tactic game with extremely simple rules but very deep mechanics. The player needs to swap two heroes to make a move. It may sound easy, but in reality, it requires a lot of thinking and planning ahead.

Features
-Original Turn-based Battle System.
-Eight heroes with unique abilities and battle techniques.
-Skills system with variety of options.
-Deep upgrade tree for each hero.
-Reworked item system with many additions.
-Five different worlds with a unique bestiary, divided into a total of 80 missions.
-Challenge mode with an additional 80 missions, higher difficulty, new enemies, and other additions.
-Special in-game achievements for each mission to test the player's skills.

Gameplay
The main feature of the game is a unique turn-based battle system. You command a team of 4 heroes, with 3 of them fighting on the front line, while the 4th recovers health behind the backs of their teammates. To make a move, you need to change the positions of any two heroes. If a hero moves from the back line to the front, they unleash a super attack. For example, the Monster Hunter fires an arrow storm that damages all enemies in the line and reduces their resistances, while the Alchemist heals an ally with a restoration potion.

New features in the sequel.
Guards II is a sequel that introduces some completely new features. Firstly, all heroes and enemies have one of four attack types: Physical, Fire, Magic, and Death. Each unit has resistances against certain attack types and vulnerabilities to others. Finding the best mix of attack type and enemy defenses is one of the main strategic elements of the game.

Another great addition to the game is the heroes' stances. Now, all heroes have two stances that can be changed following certain rules. Each stance has a different attack type, resistances, way of performing a regular attack, and effects of the ultimate ability. For example, the Mage in the first stance is just an ordinary mage, casting magic balls for regular attacks and stronger magic balls for the ultimate ability. However, when changed to the Fire Mage form, it can attack any enemy on the battlefield with a regular attack, while the ultimate ability sends three meteors to a single enemy in each line. All heroes have two stances, offering different gameplay styles.

Skills & Upgrades
In the original game, each hero had only 9 upgrades. Now, each hero has a unique tech tree with over 30 upgrades, each with 2-3 levels. The player chooses which upgrades to learn first. Additionally, the item system has been completely reworked. All items are no longer for one-time usage. Instead, players gather a new resource that determines how many items they can bring into battle. The higher the value the player has, the stronger items they can take with them. Finally, the number of skills has been increased from 5 to 7. These additional skills bring a lot of new strategic elements to the game. You can discover them in the game! Players can even bring a 5th hero into battle!

Story and Challenge modes
On top of that, Guards II offers 160 missions divided into five completely different worlds, each featuring unique monsters with their own abilities, as well as challenging end-world bosses. The game also includes a challenging Challenge mode designed for true strategy fans, which is exceptionally tough to beat. Furthermore, all missions in the game come with special in-game achievements that test the tactical skills of hardcore players.

All of these features make Guards II one of the most captivating strategy games that all strategy fans should definitely give a try!

Best PC Turn Based Strategy Games

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Echo Generation: Midnight Edition

Sandwalkers

The Ancients

Field of Glory: Kingdoms

Bikini Island

Crown Wars: The Black Prince

Beyond

Nexus 5X

Anomaly Collapse

Lost Surreal Hell

Stolen Realm

Thyria

Empires Shall Fall

Tenka Touitsu SSB

Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator

No-Skin

Summoners War

#INNER UNIVERSE 1F0000

Dark Deity 2

Lucid Soul

Post-Apo Builder

Chessarama

Time Walker: Dark World

Cross Blitz

Guards II: Chaos in Hell

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