Turn-Based Strategy Hidden Gems on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated turn-based strategy games.

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1980 Welcome to the 1980s! This is a city which just started to develop, and you're in charge of this small urban village. How will the city's future be tied to this place? Manage your land, construct new buildings, explore the stories, and find out the ultimate fate of this urban village!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 31 Aug 2020
Combat Mission Shock Force 2 The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.

Price -95% 3.15€
Rating 7.8
Release 31 Aug 2020
Hex of Steel Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!

Price 24.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 31 Aug 2020
Popup Dungeon A tactical roguelike RPG inspired by our favorite tabletop games that lets you create any ability, item, villain, hero, and game imaginable.

Price -99% 0.19€
Rating 7.3
Release 12 Aug 2020
Incremental Adventures Lead your heroes in their neverending adventures! A minimalistic Idle game where combat is fully automated. It's up to you to make the most of that automation to reach extremely high numbers!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.4
Release 11 Aug 2020
Godhood Create your Religion, raise your Disciples, and guide them to bring you glory! Inspire growth in your Disciples so they may challenge the false gods and convert their followers. Defeat your rivals, and become the One Truth!

Price 24.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 11 Aug 2020
Imperiums: Greek Wars Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!

Price 29.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 30 Jul 2020
ARIA CHRONICLE Randomized dungeons, strategic battles, diverse growth factors, unique characters... ARIA CHRONICLE offers an unparalleled gaming experience. Let’s set out to help the Princess of Tamageria!

Price -63% 5.69€
Rating 7.6
Release 11 Jul 2020
DungeonTop A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!

Price -80% 2.71€
Rating 7.7
Release 21 Jun 2020
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!

Price -82% 6.27€
Rating 7.9
Release 22 May 2020
东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards Touhou Hakanai Cards is an autochess-like leisure game, includes different styles and distinct characteristics roles, you can use these distinctive characters to organize your own team. Structure you battle economics and use the varied and graceful character cards to fight!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.1
Release 20 May 2020
Wintermoor Tactics Club Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels.

Price -96% 0.66€
Rating 8.3
Release 05 May 2020
Help Will Come Tomorrow In an uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, in a wake of October Revolution, a group of passengers survives the mysterious catastrophe of Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until rescue arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, their own prejudice.

Price -98% 0.58€
Rating 7.6
Release 21 Apr 2020
Pirates Outlaws Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.

Price 16.79€
Rating 7.9
Release 13 Apr 2020
Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game Lock 'n Load Tactical is fast and Furious tactical combat that is fast to learn. In LnLT you get squads, weapon teams, armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, and, in the modern-era games, helicopters. Individuals such as Leaders, Medics, Snipers, Chaplains, Advisors, and, of course, Heroes.

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 02 Apr 2020
Lawgivers Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.

Price 6.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 02 Apr 2020
Sagrada A game of dice drafting and window crafting.

Price -96% 0.34€
Rating 8.8
Release 31 Mar 2020
Iron Danger Iron Danger is a tactical combat puzzler with a unique time manipulation mechanic. A never before seen combination that blends the tactical depth of turn-based games with the exciting action of real-time games.

Price -98% 0.49€
Rating 7.0
Release 25 Mar 2020
Roundguard Roundguard is a bouncy dungeon crawler with pinball physics, lots of loot, and a randomized castle full of oddballs. Press your luck against hordes of dangerously cute monsters and challenging roguelike elements in this all-round bouncy adventure!

Price -96% 0.89€
Rating 7.7
Release 13 Mar 2020
Langrisser I & II The battle between light and chaos comes to a head in this remake of legendary Strategy RPGs Langrisser I and Langrisser II.

Price -81% 9.92€
Rating 7.0
Release 10 Mar 2020
The Political Machine 2020 Win the hearts and minds of America’s voters and take the 2020 presidential election by storm in Stardock’s popular political strategy game. Choose a candidate and run against a computer opponent or a candidate controlled by another person over the Internet.

Price 32.72€
Rating 7.9
Release 03 Mar 2020
MechDefender - Tower Defense MechDefender is an innovative fusion of two gaming genres - seamlessly blending the intense action of a top-down shooter with the strategic depth of tower defense.

Price -74% 0.26€
Rating 7.2
Release 03 Mar 2020
Master of Magic Classic Master of Magic is a classic, one of the most popular strategy games of the 90s. It is a 4X fantasy strategy game that allows you to play as an extremely powerful wizard, leading your troops and overcoming your magical opponents.

Price -78% 1.33€
Rating 9.1
Release 25 Feb 2020
VenusBlood FRONTIER International Loki Muspelheim, an exiled member of demon nobility strives for the throne of the Dark Lord who has wronged him. To succeed the throne and exact his revenge, he must obtain the hidden treasure on the Floating Continent of Yggdrasil, protected by the goddesses of the seasons and their Chief God Odin.

Price 33.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 07 Feb 2020
Mortal Glory Mortal Glory is a fantasy-themed tactical roguelike game about recruiting a team of gladiators and pitting them against brutal competition in a blood-soaked tournament. Train your gladiators, find a legendary sword, learn ancient spells, recruit a celebrity, cheat - do whatever it takes to bring glory to your name!

Price -72% 2.24€
Rating 8.1
Release 29 Jan 2020
Strategic Command: World War I Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.

Price -94% 2.59€
Rating 8.6
Release 05 Dec 2019
Strategic Mind: The Pacific Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.

Price -98% 0.71€
Rating 7.2
Release 25 Oct 2019
Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics 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.

Price 19.50€
Rating 7.2
Release 30 Sep 2019
Overland Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game.

Price 19.50€
Rating 7.0
Release 19 Sep 2019
Interstellar Space: Genesis Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!

Price -98% 0.60€
Rating 7.9
Release 25 Jul 2019
Nowhere Prophet Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.

Price -98% 0.62€
Rating 6.9
Release 19 Jul 2019
Galaxy Squad Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.1
Release 15 Jul 2019
Field of Glory: Empires Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.

Price -94% 2.69€
Rating 7.8
Release 11 Jul 2019
World of Myths Take control of the battle, crush the opponent’s temples and rise to victory in a card game where the usual tactics don't work. Pledge loyalty to your favorite Mythology. Bring back the glory of the ancient Gods or become a God yourself.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 30 May 2019
China: Mao's legacy Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase...

Price -66% 2.38€
Rating 8.7
Release 24 May 2019
Precipice A game of diplomacy and war in the atomic age. Safeguard your closest allies and change unfavorable regimes without giving away your long-term ambitions. Every action risks an enemy reprisal, and if nobody backs down from a standoff, we all lose.

Price 6.59€
Rating 7.5
Release 01 May 2019

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