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
All platformsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/SPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo SwitchiOSAndroidMacLinuxiPad
Statuses
Best Games in the Tactics genre of 2020 (Game released)
Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 30 June 2020
Players:
6.2/10
Metacritic:
81/100
The vast majority of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm that caused strange, zombie-like creatures to appear. The survivors call them Husks. The last of...
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game, Tactics, Survival, Battle Royale
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 21 December 2017
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
81/100
PUBG: Battlegrounds is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical shooter in third-person perspective, where only the last surviving participant wins. In this survival...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 27 August 2019
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A dynamic PVP shooter about hunting monsters that combines elements of dark action and survival. The game takes place in the late 19th century in the swampy areas...
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...
Strategy, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Science fiction, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Old school, Space
Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 19 January 2023
Steam:
87/100
A science fiction tower defense in the spirit of old-school strategies. The action takes place in a retro-futuristic world where a colony is under threat from...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox Series X/S, Mac, Linux → 16 June 2020
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Desperados 3 is the continuation of the popular tactical strategy series Desperados from the creators of Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. The game allows you...
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game
Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 20 November 2014
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Kingdom Rush Origins is a great continuation of the tower defense game with beautiful hand-drawn graphics, which tells the story of the war of one kingdom with...
Online, Card game, Top-down view, Free game, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Collectible card game (CCG)
Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 15 April 2020
Players:
5.9/10
Steam:
80/100
KARDS — The WWII Card Game is a collectible card game set in World War II. The game uses traditional CCG elements and mechanics inspired by classic...
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Linux → 17 September 2019
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Rebel Cops is a tactical strategy with step-by-step battles and isometric type of camera, which is the spin-off of the This Is the Police series. In the game, you...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 1 February 2018
Players:
8.1/10
Metacritic:
77/100
XCOM 2: Collection — the complete edition of the turn-based strategy game XCOM 2, which includes not only the original game but also previously released DLCs and...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Mac, Linux → 25 February 2020
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Broken Lines is a tactical turn-based strategy with RPG elements and an isometric camera view. Set during World War II, the game follows a group of eight soldiers...
Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Stadia, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 14 July 2020
Players:
10/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Orcs Must Die! 3 is a continuation of the tactical action game with elements of “tower defense” and a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The new part of the...
Simulation, Top-down view, Strategy, Tactics, Indie, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Roguelike, Casual game
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5 → 23 April 2020
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A continuation of the original 911 Operator idea, but on a larger scale - now the whole world is under control. As an emergency services dispatcher, you will have...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux → 24 January 2020
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
58/100
Metacritic:
56/100
An updated version of the cult real-time strategy from 2001. In the modern edition you will find improved graphics and artificial intelligence, a user-friendly...
Action, Strategy, Tactics, Side view, Third-person view, In real time, Shooter, Online, Battle Royale
Game released: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 1 December 2020
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
60/100
Metacritic:
70/100
Worms Rumble is a new part of the tactical action strategy with a side view in the legendary Worms series of games about funny worms. The sequel was the first game...