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Turn-based tactical games sorted by year, newest first

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. 

empire-deluxe-07

Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions
fantasy-empires-07

Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected3.9/5 Silicon Knights
gary-grisby-war-in-russia-08

Gary Grigsby's War in Russia

DOS1993protected3.7/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
metal-marines-01

Metal Marines

Windows 3.x19933.9/5 Namco
great-war-14-18-02

The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Blue Byte Software
vvictoryjuno-4

V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
v4vmarket_007

V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
a-line-in-the-sand-03

A Line in the Sand

DOS1992protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
carrier-strike-south-pacific-04

Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44

DOS1992protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
conflict-korea-05

Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
decisive-civil-war-3-10

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS19923.5/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
grisby-pacific-war-03

Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
gemfire-03

Gemfire

DOS19924/5 KOEI
hi-command-03

High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS19924.1/5 Colorado Computer Creations
laser-squad-07

Laser Squad

DOS19923.9/5 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.
mechwar-2

Mech War

DOS19924.1/5
siege-06

Siege

DOS19924/5 Mindcraft Software
spacecrusade-1

Space Crusade

DOS19924.2/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
v4vvelikiye_005

V for victory: Velikiye Luki

DOS1992protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
battleisle1-1

Battle Isle

DOS1991protected3.7/5 Blue Byte Software
great-napoleonic-battles-01

Great Napoleonic Battles

DOS19913.8/5 Impressions Games
lempereur-02

L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI
la-grande-armee-03

La Grande Armee

DOS19913.9/5 SDJ Enterprises
merchant-colony-07

Merchant Colony

DOS19914.2/5 Impressions Games
perfectgeneral-1

The Perfect General

DOS19914.2/5 White Wolf Productions
The Perfect General is a turn-based strategy military game developed by White Wolf Productions and released in 1991 by Quantun Quality Production. The Perfect General gameplay is quite simple compared to other wargames, but it's based on a solid set of rules and let the players progress at their own pace through missions and scenarios. The Perfect ...
v4victory-4

V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
blitzardennes-2

Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes

DOS19903.5/5 Command Simulations
decision_gettysburg-02

Decision at Gettysburg

DOS19903.7/5 TigLon Software
frontline-v14-01

Frontline

DOS19903/5 Cases Computer Simulations
full-metal-planete-05

Full Metal Planete

DOSMac19903.9/5 Hitech Productions