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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Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Windows XP/98/952002protected4.1/5 Triumph Studios
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DOS19864.1/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Mythos Software
X-COM: Apocalypse is the third installment of the very popular X-COM franchise. After X-COM: Ufo Defence and Terror From the Deep, fans expected another smash hit. Apocalypse is quite different under many aspects, from gameplay to aesthetics. X-COM Apocalypse was designed by Julian Gollop (the same designer that brought the original X-COM to l...
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DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.1/5 White Wolf Productions
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DOS1987protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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DOS1989protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
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DOS1994protected4.1/5 Blue Byte Software
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DOS1997protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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DOS1993protected4.1/5 Blue Byte Software
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DOS19934.1/5 Blue Byte Software
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DOS19874/5 Electronic Arts
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Windows XP/98/951997protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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DOS19924/5
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DOS1992protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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DOS19884/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions
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DOS19924/5 KOEI
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DOS19894/5 Chip
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DOS19834/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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DOS19874/5 Personal Software Services
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Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected4/5 Catware, Inc.
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DOS19924/5 Target Games Limited
Laser Squad is an abandoned turn-based strategy/tactical game designed by Julian Gollop (the mind behind the X-COM series). Laser Squad was developed by Target Games Limited and released by MicroLeague Multimedia in 1992 for DOS and other 8-bit systems. Laser Squad is considered as a precursor of X-COM: Ufo Defense.
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DOS19954/5 Hudson soft
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DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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DOS1988protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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DOS19863.9/5 Cases Computer Simulations
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DOSMac19903.9/5 New World Computing
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DOS19853.9/5 MicroProse Software