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$9.99XCOM®: Chimera Squad
Apr 23 · Firaxis Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
StrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedSingleplayerAliensSci-fiFuturisticTacticalTurn-Based Combat👍 20,605
$19.99XCOM® 2
Feb 4 · Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Both: Tactical · Turn-Based Tactics · Sci-fi
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
StrategyTurn-Based CombatTacticalCharacter CustomizationRPGTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayerSci-fiWarMilitary👍 80,018
$4.99X-COM: UFO Defense
Sep 4 · MicroProse Software, Inc
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi · Aliens
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
StrategyClassicTurn-Based StrategySci-fiAliensTurn-BasedTacticalDifficultSingleplayerTurn-Based Tactics👍 3,206
$24.99Xenonauts
Jun 16 · Goldhawk Interactive
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Base Building
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Turn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based CombatBase BuildingGrand StrategyManagementSingleplayerStrategyTacticalAliens👍 3,815
$4.99X-COM: Terror From the Deep
May 4 · MicroProse Software, Inc
Both: Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension.Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth.
StrategyTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategySci-fiClassicTacticalAliensUnderwaterTurn-Based TacticsDifficult👍 764
$39.99Xenonauts 2
Apr 2 · Goldhawk Interactive
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTurn-Based CombatTacticalTurn-BasedPvECharacter Customization👍 4,857
$29.99Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Sep 21 · Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Turn-Based StrategyStrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayerHistorical4XAddictiveSingleplayerHex GridGrand Strategy👍 128,211
$39.99BATTLETECH
Apr 24 · Harebrained Schemes
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based · Sci-fi
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
MechsStrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-BasedSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyTacticalRobotsActionCharacter Customization👍 23,025
$4.99X-COM: Apocalypse
Sep 4 · MicroProse Software, Inc
Both: Turn-Based · Tactical · Sci-fi
There's something evil in the city tonight... Earth has been ravaged by human excess, petty conflict and alien invasion. The world's population has been herded into huge cities, the first of which was Mega Primus. 2084: A Utopia shattered, social collapse and civil unrest reigns in Mega Primus. Fiendish aliens terrorize the city.
StrategyTurn-BasedTacticalSci-fiAliensClassicReal-Time with PauseTurn-Based StrategyIsometricSingleplayer👍 847
$24.99Chains of Freedom
Apr 15 · Nordcurrent
Both: Tactical · Turn-Based Tactics · Sci-fi
Embark on a thrilling journey in a high-stakes, turn-based tactics game. Lead an elite squad in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European country as you unravel a conspiracy threatening the state. Navigate intense strategic battles and adapt to ever-evolving challenges to prevail.
StrategyTurn-Based CombatTacticalTurn-Based TacticsSci-fiCombatTurn-Based StrategyCinematicRealisticThird Person👍 520
FreeClatter
Dec 10 · Facepunch Studios
Both: Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics
Create and command your own customizable squads of fighting robots in this turn-based, arena tactics game.
StrategyIndieTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatTurn-Based TacticsTacticalMultiplayerCuteCharacter Customization👍 369
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf
Sep 21 · HeroCraft PC
Both: Turn-Based · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy
A unique combination of turn-based strategy, RPG and collectible card game. Win tough battles using a vast arsenal of weapons, abilities and the cunning of the sky warriors! Success on the battlefield depends on choosing the right mix of cards and planning your decisions meticulously.
Turn-BasedStrategyWarRPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyCard GameBoard GameTacticalDifficult👍 943
$14.99Into the Breach
Feb 27 · Subset Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyIndiePixel GraphicsTurn-Based TacticsMechsRoguelikePuzzleTurn-BasedRoguelite👍 19,019
$19.99Warbanners
Oct 18 · Crasleen Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy
Warbanners: the turn-based, tactical strategy game with role-playing elements that lets you manage a squad of mercenaries, and survive 42 campaign missions. Your goal? To earn a place among ancient legends!
Turn-Based TacticsTurn-Based CombatTactical RPGTurn-BasedTurn-Based Strategy2DStrategyStrategy RPGTacticalFantasy👍 567
$19.99Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
Sep 30 · Tortuga Team
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Turn-Based TacticsTactical RPGTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPGTacticalStrategySci-fiSingleplayerSpaceIsometric👍 358
$5.99Antisquad
May 22 · InsGames
Both: Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical
Widely known in small circles as AntiSquad, they are a military tactical response unit. These hardened military professionals, tired of bureaucracy, politics and serving the armed forces, have established a private paramilitary formation located in south United States.
StrategyTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyActionAdventureTacticalSingleplayerIndieTurn-Based Tactics👍 132
RAM Pressure
Sep 15 · QuadCom Interactive, GDT
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based · Tactical
Tactical story-driven online multiplayer game combining the turn-based combat of X-COM with a deep, well-grounded sci-fi setting. Experience intense tactical online multiplayer action and explore a deep plot and unique storyline built on both single-player and multiplayer missions.
StrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-BasedFree to PlayTacticalMultiplayerSci-fiFuturisticActionAtmospheric
$34.99UFO2: Extraterrestrials
Jun 15 · Chaos Concept
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi
Are strategy games with strong RPG elements your cup of tea? Did you enjoy games like Xcom: UFO Defence, the Fallout series, the Civilization series, the Heroes of Might and magic? And now you are looking for something new to satisfy your craving for turn-based fun?
RPGStrategyTactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based Strategy3DSci-fiTurn-Based CombatAliensTactical👍 144
$9.99Silent Storm Gold Edition
Oct 2 · Nival
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based · Tactical
Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...
Turn-Based TacticsStrategyRPGTurn-BasedWorld War IITacticalTactical RPGTurn-Based StrategyAlternate HistoryClassic👍 963
$9.99Fallen: A2P Protocol
Aug 14 · Red Katana
Both: Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical
A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.
RPGStrategyTurn-BasedIndiePost-apocalypticTurn-Based StrategyTacticalTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayerIsometric👍 177
$39.99Aliens: Dark Descent
Jun 19 · Tindalos Interactive
Both: Tactical · Sci-fi · Aliens
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
StrategyTacticalActionRTSReal Time TacticsSingleplayerSci-fiAliensTop-DownDark👍 15,320
-70%$10.49Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Dec 4 · The Bearded Ladies
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical · Turn-Based
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based CombatPost-apocalypticTurn-Based TacticsTacticalTurn-BasedAdventureStealthSingleplayer👍 13,308
$39.99Phantom Doctrine
Aug 14 · CreativeForge Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical · Turn-Based Strategy
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Turn-Based TacticsStrategyCold WarStealthRPGTacticalSingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedCharacter Customization👍 3,821
Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch - Enhanced Edition
Oct 16 · Rodeo Games
Both: Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical
Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch is a turn-based strategy game, set on the edge of Imperial space, where your Space Marines will take on the Tyranids in a series of tactical engagements.
StrategyTurn-BasedRPGAdventureActionTurn-Based StrategyTacticalSingleplayer👍 725
$19.99Battle Worlds: Kronos
Nov 4 · KING Art
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Sci-fi
Battle Worlds: Kronos is a classic turn-based strategy game in the tradition of Battle Isle, Advance Wars and Panzer General. Have you ever wondered what games like that would look like today? Well, we did. As a result, we decided to develope Battle Worlds: Kronos.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedSci-fiMultiplayerIndieSingleplayerHex GridAsynchronous MultiplayerTactical👍 252
$24.99Phoenix Point
Dec 3 · Snapshot Games Inc.
Both: Tactical · Turn-Based Strategy · Aliens
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
TacticalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyRPGStrategyProcedural GenerationThird-Person ShooterPerma DeathPvEAliens👍 5,379
$9.99Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition
Apr 23 · Sir-Tech, Madlab Software
Both: Turn-Based · Tactical · Turn-Based Strategy
Experience a true classic! This Gold edition includes the original Jagged Alliance plus the add-on Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games. Take a trip into retro land and learn why this is considered to be one the best turn-based games of all times.
StrategyRPGClassicActionTurn-BasedTacticalTurn-Based StrategySingleplayerTurn-Based TacticsTactical RPG👍 167
-35%$12.99Anomaly Collapse
Apr 11 · RocketPunch Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based
Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities. Immerse yourself in a story where every move counts!
Turn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedTurn-Based CombatParty-Based RPGRogueliteStrategyRoguelikeSingleplayer2D👍 567
$3.99WARED
Jun 19 · Rostislavs Lihacs
Both: Turn-Based · Tactical · Turn-Based Strategy
There is a belief that wars are won by soldiers. But sometimes, wars are won long before even beginning. Have mode 1v1 to play with friend at evening.
StrategyIndieCasualPuzzleTurn-BasedTacticalRPGRogueliteTurn-Based StrategyStory Rich
-70%$2.99Templar Battleforce
Sep 21 · Trese Brothers
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Difficult · Turn-Based
An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.
Turn-Based TacticsTactical RPGPerma DeathDifficultTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPG2DCharacter CustomizationRoguelike👍 931
$9.99Blackguards
Jan 22 · Daedalic Entertainment
Both: Turn-Based · Tactical · Turn-Based Strategy
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
RPGTurn-BasedStrategyTacticalFantasyIndieSingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyAdventureTactical RPG👍 3,002
$24.99Frozen Synapse
May 26 · Mode 7
Both: Turn-Based · Tactical · Turn-Based Strategy
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
StrategyTurn-BasedTacticalIndieAsynchronous MultiplayerGreat SoundtrackCyberpunkMultiplayerTurn-Based StrategySci-fi👍 1,108
-34%$19.79Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
Jun 2 · Trese Brothers
Both: Tactical · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Turn-Based CombatTacticalIsometricCyberpunkPerma DeathTurn-Based TacticsPost-apocalypticTurn-Based StrategyTactical RPGStealth👍 2,938


