Tactics for PC — top best games in the Tactics genre

Counter-Strike 2 - a game in the Tactics genre

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Game released: PC → 27 September 2023

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Improved and redesigned version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, created on the Source 2 engine. The game received a new interface, reworked maps (some of...

WARDOGS

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Sandbox, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Construction

Early Access: PC → 10 September 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 74/100

A large-scale tactical first-person shooter that combines dynamic gunfights with elements of construction and destruction in a vast combat sandbox. Battles unfold...

Escape from Tarkov

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Online, First-person view, Tactics, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 15 November 2025; Beta testing: PC → 28 July 2017

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Survival game with elements of first-person stealth shooter and RPG in a visual style of post-USSR, set in the fictional city of Tarkov. Players make forays into...

Dispatch

Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Comics, Indie, Tactics, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 22 October 2025

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Adventure from the creators of The Wolf Among Us and Tales from the Borderlands. The story is about a superhero whose mech armor was broken by his arch-nemesis...

Battlefield 6

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: PC → 10 October 2025

VGTimes: 4.8/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Battlefield 6 is a multiplayer first-person shooter and the thirteenth game in the main series. The developers have returned to the formula beloved by gamers, with...

Fortnite

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 30 June 2020; Early Access: PC → 23 April 2018

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm that brought strange zombie-like creatures into existence. The survivors call them Husks. The last remnants of...

Jagged Alliance 3

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 14 July 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the Jagged Alliance series, the plot of which tells about mercenaries. A squad of three mercenaries roams locations and participates in turn-based...

Bodycam

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 7 June 2024; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 79/100

Multiplayer tactical shooter with body camera view, real-life graphics and 3v3 combat. In deathmatch mode, two teams of one to three players compete to be the last...

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Steampunk, Science fiction, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 7 December 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Players will take on the role of a Rogue Trader, descendant of an ancient dynasty of brave privateers, ruling their own trading empire and exploring the outskirts...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 28 October 2022

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 43/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the continuation of the popular series of first-person adventure shooters in the Call of Duty series. The game is a direct...

Valorant

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: PC → 2 June 2020

Players: 4.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A tactical multiplayer team-based first-person shooter developed by Riot Games, creators of League of Legends, with a focus on esports. The game feels like a mix...

RimWorld

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Roguelike, Survival, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 17 October 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 87/100

RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group of people who...

King's Bounty 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 24 August 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Nostria was once a magical place where everyone had a chance at a good life. Today, the kingdom is in decline: robbers prowl everywhere, creatures of darkness are...

Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy

Game released: PC → 24 September 2026

Steam: 91/100

The player defends the kingdom from waves of enemies by placing various towers. There are also several brave heroes with unique skills that help maintain the...

Wartales

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Open world, Medieval era

Early Access: PC → 1 December 2021; Game released: PC → 12 April 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A hundred years have passed since the world witnessed the fall of the once great Edoran Empire at the hands of an unprecedented plague that swept through the...

The Finals

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Free game, Tactics

Game released: PC → 7 December 2023

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Multiplayer shooter with crafting elements. Players find themselves on a spectacular show, where the best participants receive fame and demand. You can play in your...

Ready or Not

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics

Early Access: PC → 18 December 2021; Game released: PC → 13 December 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The game takes place in the cramped slums of an alternative America, where economic collapse has greatly affected the differences between social groups of people...

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Tactics, Remake

Game released: PC → 28 August 2025

VGTimes: 8.8/10

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. The game's plot unfolds in 1964 during the Cold War. Naked Snake is a professional special agent and soldier-spy who is...

Menace

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Strategy

Early Access: PC → 5 February 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 91/100

The game takes place in the distant Waybeck system, where lawlessness reigns. Players take control of a squad of marines and later team up with mercenaries and...

StarSavior

Role-playing game, Adventure, Online, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 11 December 2025

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 72/100

A step-by-step role-playing game set in a world where the light of the stars is gradually fading. After the victory of the legendary Star Savior, a new Trial...

Hearts of Iron 4

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 6 June 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Hearts of Iron 4 is a historical top-down real-time tactical strategy game. The player is given the opportunity to fully manage an individual state, its diplomacy...

Star Wars Zero Company

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Star Wars, Strategy

Game released: PC → 27 August 2026

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Step-by-step tactics in the universe of "Star Wars" in the spirit of the XCOM game series. The events unfold at the twilight of the Clone Wars. The player will lead...

Loop Hero

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy, Tactics, Indie

Game released: PC → 4 March 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A Russian roguelike that tells the story of how the evil Lich created a time loop, erased the memory of all residents and plunged the world into chaos. The player...

Horizon Walker

Role-playing game, Adult game, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 25 August 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 77/100

The events of the game take place on Earth, where portals have opened, from which monsters poured in and began to destroy cities. Players take control of a team of...

PUBG: Battlegrounds

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game, Tactics, Survival, Battle Royale

Game released: PC → 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...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Online

Game released: PC → 4 October 2019

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Breakpoint is a direct continuation of the military shooter in an open world Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands. The game takes place on a fictional island in the...

Hunt: Showdown 1896

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Steampunk, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Tactics, Open world

Game released: PC → 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...

Dragon Age: Origins

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics

Game released: PC → 5 November 2009

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Dragon Age: Origins is a tactical role-playing game with third-person perspective in a fantasy setting. You have to save Ferelden from the creatures of darkness. To...

World of Tanks

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Tactics

Game released: PC → 29 April 2021

Players: 3.8/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 78/100

An online simulator in which players control tanks in battles on various maps. You can choose from over 600 tanks from different countries and eras, each with its...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Shooter, First-person view, Online, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies, Action

Game released: PC → 10 November 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 46/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Direct continuation of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2022. John Price faces off against a new terrorist leader. Ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov...

Football Manager 27

Strategy, Simulation, Football, Business / Management, Sports game, Tactics

Game in development: PC → 10 November 2026

The latest installment in the football management series features an updated interface, improved navigation, and additional tools for managing your team. Familiar...

Squad

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics

Early Access: PC → 15 December 2015; Game released: PC → 23 September 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 47/100

Squad is a competitive tactical shooter with a first-person view. The main feature of the game is large-scale battles in the style of the Battlefield series. The...

Counter-Strike: Source

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics, Online

Game released: PC → 22 December 2005

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Counter-Strike: Source is an improved version of the tactical competitive first-person shooter Counter-Strike. The game will delight you with all the beauties of...

Weird West

Role-playing game, Isometric, Adventure, Action, Tactics, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 31 March 2022

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The game takes place in the world of the unusual and gloomy Wild West, where sheriffs and bandits exist along with fantastic creatures. Players find themselves in a...

Front Mission 3: Remake

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Action

Game released: PC → 30 January 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Remake of Front Mission 3 with updated graphics, new features, and various improvements. The events of the game take place in the year 2112 in a world where...

Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics, Medieval era, Role-playing game, Strategy

Game released: PC → 17 January 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A dynamic action-slasher film set in the era of the Three Kingdoms of China. The player becomes part of the legendary events, fighting for one of the sides in the...

Total War: Medieval 3

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Tactics, Medieval era, Grand strategy

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.3/10

A return to the historical roots of the Total War series: Medieval, with the ability for players to influence history and develop medieval states. Created as the...

Roco Kingdom

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Open world, Role-playing game

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An adventure in an open world with the collection of magical creatures. The action takes place on the continent of Karosia, where exploring the world, developing...

Dragon Age: Inquisition

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Open world

Game released: PC → 4 June 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Dragon Age: Inquisition is a tactical role-playing game with third-person perspective in a fantasy setting. Players will have to revive and lead the Inquisition...

Cities: Skylines

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Tactics, City Building, Construction

Game released: PC → 10 March 2015

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Cities: Skylines is a city planning simulator with a developed management system and metropolitan management. As mayor, you'll have to take care of education...

Tactics

Best Games in the Tactics genre for PC