Hidden Turn-Based Strategy Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated turn-based strategy games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Turn-Based Strategy games on Steam.

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Wolfstride Get wrecked in this immature grown-up RPG about a trio of troublemakers stumbling their way through a giant mecha tournament. Repair and upgrade the team’s hand-me-down rig, pick up odd jobs to pay the bills, and battle the best-of-the-best all while running from the regrettable choices of the past.

Price -97% 0.41€
Rating 8.4
Release 07 Dec 2021
CountryBalls Heroes CountryBalls Heroes is a game where you get to play as your favorite Countryball. Become a legend by leading massive Countryball armies. Create your forces, build master-planned cities, gather powerful artifacts and prove that your Countryball is the most powerful.

Price -89% 1.44€
Rating 7.5
Release 16 Nov 2021
Candy Disaster - Tower Defense Candy Disaster is 3D trap-style tower defense game where you guard candies against alien thieves! Unlock powerful and clever traps, choose your arsenal for different bases, and find the deadliest trap combination - then watch those space goons walk into their death!

Price -40% 6.95€
Rating 7.5
Release 12 Nov 2021
Deep Space Battle Simulator Two teams of players control their capital ship in an epic battle. Customize your ship, control its movement, weapons, and energy distribution or go to one of the hangars to join the battle in a smaller fighter!

Price -91% 0.96€
Rating 7.4
Release 05 Nov 2021
Terraformers: First Steps on Mars Terraformers: First Steps on Mars is a free prologue of Terraformers, featuring an exclusive challenge to lead humanity's first attempt at settling the Red Planet.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 23 Oct 2021
DUSK '82: ULTIMATE EDITION DUSK '82 is a simple but addictive action-puzzler demake of the cult shooter DUSK, inspired by classics like Chip's Challenge and Sokoban.

Price -96% 0.29€
Rating 8.8
Release 22 Oct 2021
Midnight Protocol Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.

Price -99% 0.25€
Rating 8.0
Release 13 Oct 2021
Variables 2 After two years of precipitation, we re-made this variable sequel after thinking about it! Variable 2 is a unique stand-alone tower defense game. We have enriched the building and elements of tower defense, and the experience in the game can be changed according to your ideas!

Price -77% 2.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 01 Oct 2021
Yacht Dice Yacht Dice is a classic dice game popular around the world, each player by throwing dice statistics score to carry on the game, the player with the highest score wins. Invite friends to play online, or compete against players from around the world.

Price -25% 0.74€
Rating 7.6
Release 30 Sep 2021
西游记2021 This game takes Sun Wukong, Tang monk, pig Bajie, sand monk and little white dragon as the protagonists. It tells the story of their journey to the west to learn scriptures, going through difficulties and dangers, subduing demons and subduing demons, and finally obtaining the Scriptures.

Price 8.19€
Rating 8.7
Release 30 Sep 2021
Pawnbarian Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!

Price -96% 0.35€
Rating 8.4
Release 24 Sep 2021
Armoured Commander II In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight with and against over 800 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.1
Release 04 Sep 2021
Star Dynasties Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.

Price -72% 8.41€
Rating 7.0
Release 01 Sep 2021
Dust to the End Nuclear war ended human civilization, but it could never uproot the evil within our hearts. Fight, trade, negotiate, raid– do whatever it takes to survive in the wasteland. You will have to be as clever as ruthless to thrive in a broken world, torn by war, cruelty, hunger and slavery.

Price -93% 0.74€
Rating 7.6
Release 11 Aug 2021
Gomoku Let's Go Gomoku: One of the most popular classic board games for all ages. Experience Zen style visuals, various levels of AI, seamless online multiplayer and Endgame challenges!

Price 2.39€
Rating 8.3
Release 28 Jul 2021
That Time I Got Reincarnated as an Orc Okubo Tatsuya is a 35-year-old convenience store clerk. He is an introvert, has no friends. One day, he received a text message signed "The Goddess": "Do you want to be a hero in another world?" Accidentally, he reincarnated in another world and became an orc—

Price 15.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 23 Jul 2021
军团战棋Legion War "Legion War" is a 4X strategy game in a fantasy setting. You can build and expand your territory, explore unknown lands, and search for mysterious treasure, cultivate your own heroes and troops while exterminating your opponent's, and challenge the god who rules the world behind the scenes.

Price 8.19€
Rating 8.5
Release 14 Jul 2021
Eiyu*Senki Gold – A New Conquest A young man takes up his sword and leads an army in search of his missing past. Carefully plan strategic turn-based battles against adorable portrayals of historical and mythical world heroes, as you conquer the globe... for not well explained reasons!

Price 29.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 25 Jun 2021
Mercenaries Blaze “Mercenaries Blaze”is the 5th fantasy tactical simulation RPG. Turn-based battles are carried out on an isometric map. Attack and defense results vary depending on the direction you face, distance and elevation, making gameplay challenging enough to satisfy the even pickiest strategy lovers.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.2
Release 10 Jun 2021
Gaia Project Gaia Project is the digital adaptation of the boardgame Gaia Project created by Helge Ostertag and Jens Drögemüller and published by "Feuerland Verlag". It is a 1-4 player strategy game. It plays in the same universe as Terra Mystica and continues the adventure in the far future.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 31 May 2021
Causa, Voices of the Dusk Causa, Voices of the Dusk is an intriguing turn-based strategy card game with innovative game mechanics. Sacrifice cards to raise your Cause, and bring them back later for unexpected powerful plays. Prove your abilities in battle and draft your way to Victory in extremely challenging campaigns.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.9
Release 26 May 2021
Rogue State Revolution Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.

Price -98% 0.27€
Rating 7.3
Release 18 Mar 2021
Geneforge 1 - Mutagen Unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. Use battle or cunning to change the world, served by your own army of custom-made mutant monsters. Over 80 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Multitudes of skills, abilities, factions, treasures, and servants to create.

Price 16.79€
Rating 8.7
Release 24 Feb 2021
Chess Evolved Online secretly the most overpowered game in existence

Price Free to play
Rating 8.6
Release 22 Feb 2021