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The best turn-based tactics games

Turn-based tactical video games are a genre of strategy games where gameplay is divided into turns, during which players take sequential actions with their units or characters. In turn-based tactical games, players typically control a group of units, such as soldiers, heroes, or specialized characters, and navigate them across a grid-based map or environment. Each turn, players can move their units, attack enemies, use special abilities, or perform other actions within the game's mechanics and rules.

The turn-based nature of these games allows players to carefully consider their options and plan their moves strategically, taking into account factors like terrain, unit strengths and weaknesses, and the overall objectives of the game. Typically, the outcome of battles or encounters is determined by a combination of factors such as unit statistics, positioning, and sometimes random chance. Some well-known examples of turn-based tactical games include the XCOM series, Heroes of Might and Magic series, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Jagged Alliance. 

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Gemfire

DOS1992 KOEI
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UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS1988 Intergalactic Development
UMS, short for Universal Military Simulator, is a computer-based wargame simulation developed by Rainbird Software in 1988. It was designed with the intention of providing players with a comprehensive and realistic military simula...
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Heroes of Might and Magic

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected New World Computing
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Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Star General

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected Catware, Inc.
Star General is a turn-based strategy game developed by Catware and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for Windows. The game is set in a science fiction universe where play...
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Mech War

DOS1992
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Gulf Strike

DOS1986 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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Battle Isle 2200

DOS1994protected Blue Byte Software
With Battle Isle 2200 (1994), the series goes full 3D cinematic—with cutscenes so dramatic you’d think they were auditioning for a soap opera in space. The gameplay is classic hex strategy, but now with upgraded visual...
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Panzer General 2

Windows XP/98/951997protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected Blue Byte Software
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Siege

DOS1992 Mindcraft Software
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Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999

DOS1997protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Patton vs. Rommel

DOS1987 Electronic Arts
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS1989 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x1993 White Wolf Productions
Empire Deluxe is a classic turn-based strategy game that was originally released in the early 1990s. Developed by Mark Baldwin and Bob Rakowsky of White Wolf Productions and published by New World Computing, it is a successor...
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Front Lines

DOS1994 Impressions Games
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MacArthur's War

DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Merchant Colony

DOS1991 Impressions Games
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Roadwar Europa

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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UFO 2000

Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware
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Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Nectaris

DOS1995 Hudson soft
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5th Fleet

DOS1994
This 1994 naval strategy game for DOS is based on the board game of the same name, which means you’ll spend more time squinting at menus than blowing up ships. It’s cerebral, methodical, and incredibly satisfying - if ...
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Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 Cornerstone Software
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Midway Campaign

DOS1983 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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V for victory: Velikiye Luki

DOS1992protected Atomic Games
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Roadwar 2000

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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King's Bounty

DOSMac OS1990 New World Computing
King’s Bounty is a turn-based strategy game with RPG elements, originally released in 1990 by New World Computing. It was created by Jon Van Caneghem, also known for the Might and Magic series. This game is often regarded as...