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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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UFO 2000

Windows XP/98/95Linux2004freeware
Imagine X-COM but with fewer excuses to blame the developers when you miss a 95% chance shot—because in UFO 2000 (2004), the chaos was entirely player-driven. A free, open-so...
ums-2-07

UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac OS1990 Intergalactic Development
UMS 2: Nations at War is a serious military strategy game that takes itself very seriously indeed. It simulates modern warfare with an emphasis on realism, logistics, and command s...
ums-1

UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS1988 Intergalactic Development
UMS: The Universal Military Simulator is exactly what its name promises and maybe a little more than you bargained for. Released in 1988, it offers a sandbox approach to warfare th...
v4victory-4

V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected Atomic Games
vvictoryjuno-4

V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword

DOS1993protected Atomic Games
v4vmarket_007

V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected Atomic Games
v4vvelikiye_005

V for victory: Velikiye Luki

DOS1992protected Atomic Games
vulcan-04

Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign

DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
war40k-chaosgate-05

Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate

Windows XP/98/951998protected Random Games
waterloo-02

Waterloo

DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Waterloo (1989, DOS) is not here to entertain you with flashy graphics or arcade thrills. Instead, it calmly places Napoleon and Wellington on the table and expects you to think. A...
xcom3-09

X-COM: Apocalypse

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected Mythos Software
X-COM: Apocalypse takes the familiar alien invasion formula and tosses it into a sprawling futuristic city, where things feel both more chaotic and oddly more personal. Instead of ...
xcom2-7

X-COM: Terror from the Deep

DOS1995protected MicroProse Software
X-COM: Terror from the Deep (also known as X-COM 2) is a DOS science fiction tactical strategy game and the sequel to one of the most popular DOS games in history, X-COM: UFO ...
ufo-5

X-COM: Ufo Defense

DOS1994protected MicroProse Software
X-COM: UFO Defense is the granddaddy of tactical strategy, the game that made countless players paranoid about what might be lurking just outside radar range. It blends base manage...
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