Best Turn-Based 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 games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Turn-Based games on Steam.

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Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire Even if the regime is totally inept and corrupt, don't suppose for a moment that you as the liberator will be greeted with open arms.JAGGED ALLIANCE 2: WILDFIRE brings you back to Arulco. The population is being terrorized by a reckless army; in the meantime the main export goods are drugs.

Price -92% 0.73€
Rating 7.5
Release 16 Nov 2012
King's Bounty: Warriors of the North King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North is the next chapter in the cult RPG/adventure saga.

Price -90% 1.00€
Rating 7.7
Release 25 Oct 2012
Conquest of Elysium 3 Conquest of Elysium 3 (CoE3) is a streamlined turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like and the complex undertones of Illwinter's Dominions series. While CoE3 appears to be a simple game with limited options at first glance, delving further into the game reveals a game of complex decision making and risky endeavors.

Price -78% 2.23€
Rating 7.5
Release 24 Oct 2012
Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.

Price -98% 0.27€
Rating 7.5
Release 17 Oct 2012
XCOM: Enemy Unknown The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!

Price -97% 0.66€
Rating 9.2
Release 11 Oct 2012
Of Orcs And Men You have been appointed to fulfill an extremely dangerous mission, deep in enemy territory: to kill one man... the Emperor himself. Lead the revolution of the Orcs and Goblins!

Price -95% 0.82€
Rating 7.2
Release 11 Oct 2012
Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition This bonecrunching sport features 23 playable races, each with its own style, vicious moves, rankings & more!

Price -92% 1.25€
Rating 7.8
Release 11 Oct 2012
Worms Revolution Worms™ Revolution is the latest game in the classic turn-based strategy series to come to the PC.

Price -96% 0.68€
Rating 8.5
Release 10 Oct 2012
STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ 5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark?

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.2
Release 23 Aug 2012
Battle vs Chess Commanders, assemble your armies! BATTLE vs. CHESS calls for an interactive feather duster, chartering the successful chess game principle into the present day multimedia world. Animated fantasy figurines assemble in magical worlds and await your command!

Price -99% 0.41€
Rating 6.9
Release 16 Aug 2012
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the Endless universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 04 Jul 2012
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 The Startling Developments Detective Agency springs into action as On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 begins, set in motion by a call from a mysterious source. The ever escalating perils on the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness will season our tender heroes to their very core!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.0
Release 25 Jun 2012
Magical Diary: Horse Hall You have been invited to attend a magical school. You can make new friends, learn spells, face exams, run for class office, and try to find a date for the May Day Ball.

Price -92% 1.19€
Rating 8.5
Release 31 May 2012
Warlock - Master of the Arcane In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.

Price 23.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 08 May 2012
Avernum: Escape From the Pit Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.

Price 9.75€
Rating 8.7
Release 11 Apr 2012
Jagged Alliance - Back in Action A contemporary remake of the much-loved series of turn-based mercenary-themed strategy games.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.0
Release 08 Feb 2012
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!

Price -50% 4.74€
Rating 7.4
Release 02 Dec 2011
Worms Throw a grenade down memory lane with the original and classic turn-based strategy game Worms™! Up to 4 teams of worms do battle over an ever-changing battlefield with falling weapon crates, crazed exploding sheep and more besides. Winner of many industry awards, find out what all the fuss was about.

Price -93% 0.46€
Rating 7.8
Release 19 Oct 2011
Costume Quest A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.

Price -93% 0.74€
Rating 9.0
Release 14 Oct 2011
Memoir '44 Online Days of Wonder’s best-selling World War II board game is now available as a turn-based multiplayer online game on Steam!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.2
Release 12 Oct 2011
Worms Ultimate Mayhem Load your weapons and experience a whole new dimension in destructive turn-based cartoon action!

Price -94% 0.88€
Rating 8.6
Release 28 Sep 2011
Avadon: The Black Fortress Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)

Price -77% 2.30€
Rating 7.7
Release 17 Aug 2011
Cthulhu Saves the World The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!

Price -87% 0.39€
Rating 8.8
Release 13 Jul 2011
Dungeons of Dredmor Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.

Price -49% 4.01€
Rating 9.1
Release 13 Jul 2011