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The 22 Best Turn-Based Strategy Games of All Time

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You just have to turn your brain power on to the maximum when you're knee-deep in a turn-based strategy game. There's so much that goes into picking the right troops for battle, choosing the right attacks to maintain a successful offensive, and making the right decisions outside of combat to maintain one's very own kingdom or an entirely different hub of importance. We've played our fair share of great games from the genre, which flood the PC gaming space and are also quite prevalent on handheld/mobile devices. Home consoles are also home to a nice gathering of genre greats, so there is an abundance of modern-day methods for playing classic strategy RPGs. Here is our list of the 22 best turn-based strategy games of all time.

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Best Turn-Based Strategy Games

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1. ‘Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri’

Available on: PC - GOG.com

Download Now, $5.99

2. ‘Heroes of Might and Magic IV’

Available on: PC - GOG.com

Download Now, $9.99

3. ‘Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions’

Available on: PSP, iOS, Android

Buy Now, Price Varies

4. ‘Fire Emblem: Awakening’

Available on: Nintendo 3DS

Buy Now, $45.99

5. ‘Fire Emblem: Three Houses’

Available on: Nintendo Switch

Buy Now, $51

6. ‘Sid Meier's Civilization V’

Available on: PC - Steam

Download Now, $29.99

7. ‘Wargroove’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

Download Now, $19.99

8. ‘Triangle Strategy’

Available on: Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $41.50

9. ‘Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle’

Available on: Nintendo Switch

Buy Now, $25.88

10. ‘Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope’

Available on: Nintendo Switch

Buy Now, $34.90

11. ‘XCOM: Enemy Unknown’

Available on: PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita, PC - Steam, GOG.com, iOS, Android

Download Now, $29.99

12. ‘XCOM 2’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, Epic Games Store, iOS, Android

Buy Now, $19.99

13. ‘Into the Breach’

Available on: PC - Steam, GOG.com iOS, Android

Download Now, $14.89

14. ‘Unity of Command II’

Available on: PC - Steam

Download Now, $29.99

15. ‘Gears Tactics’

Available on: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $14.95

16. ‘BattleTech’

Available on: PC - Steam

Download Now, $39.99

17. ‘The Banner Saga 3’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, GOG.com

Buy Now, $11.76

18. ‘Total War: Shogun 2’

Available on: PC - Steam, iOS

Download Now, $29.99

19. ‘Tactics Ogre: Reborn'

Available on: PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $29.99

20. ‘Marvel's Midnight Suns’

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $99.99

21. ‘Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp’

Available on: Nintendo Switch

Buy Now, $58.99

22. ‘Panzer Corps 2’

Available on: PC - Steam

Download Now, $39.99
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