Tactics
Role-playing games and strategies in the genres labeled "Tactics" have a unique combat system where victory depends on a large number of parameters. Among them are not only the parameters of the units themselves but also their positioning, actions, timing of the attack, and much more. Tactical games are often built on a turn-based type of combat (tactical turn-based), but there are also real-time tactics (real-time tactics, RTT). Very rarely are tactical elements applied in other genres; for example, in shooters, tactical capabilities in such games are limited.
Years
Platforms
Statuses
Best Games in the Tactics genre of 2015 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 1 December 2015
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Rainbow Six: Siege is a tactical first-person shooter where the main idea is to show the actions of counter-terrorist national organizations in the field during...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Xbox One → 23 April 2015
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Adventure, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, PC → 11 October 1994
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
92/100
Final Fantasy VI is a turn-based tactical strategy role-playing adventure game with an isometric view. The war of magicians left behind only ashes and suffering...
Action, Warships / Submarines, Isometric, Historical, Free game, Tactics, MMO, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter
Game released: PC → 17 September 2015
VGTimes:
7.6/10
Players:
5/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
81/100
A multiplayer online action game that immerses you in the world of large-scale naval battles of the first half of the twentieth century. More than a hundred...
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Sandbox, Role-playing game, Stealth, Tactics, Zombies, Survival, Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox One → 27 April 2015
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
72/100
State of Decay — Year-One Survival Edition is an action-horror game with a third-person view and stealth elements. The developers have added new weapons...
Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Windows Phone, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Linux → 17 April 2014
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A turn-based strategy puzzle set in the Hitman universe, where Agent 47 tackles missions across levels presented as miniature dioramas. The player moves along fixed...
Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Windows Phone → 27 August 2015
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Lara Croft GO is a turn-based tactical puzzle game with an isometric camera view about everyone's favorite tomb raider. The game continues the traditions of Hitman...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC → 26 March 2015
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance is a Japanese-style turn-based tactical RPG. The main character is the demon Killia, who opposes the emperor who rules hell. You...
Business / Management, Top-down view, Flight Simulator, Arcade, Tactics, Strategy, In real time, Adventure, Simulation, Casual game
Game released: PC, Mac, Android, iOS → 28 May 2015
Steam:
79/100
Airport Madness: World Edition is a fun arcade airport simulator with a top-down view. The game features 12 real world airports, from San Francisco to Dubai. You...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Linux → 7 June 2016
Players:
10/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
86/100
SteamWorld Heist is a stylish and fun strategic shooter in the steampunk genre about pirates and robots. The main character is pirate Piper Faraday, who gathers a...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 26 April 2016
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
60/100
A tactical stealth game about someone trying to stop noisy parties hosted by neighbours across the United States. Rather than call the police, the protagonist uses...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Tactics, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation, Strategy
Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 4 March 2022
Steam:
60/100
Legend of Ixtona is a tactical role-playing game with anime fantasy elements and an isometric view. Peace was to reign in the lands of Ixtona after the long war...
