Tactics for PC — top best games in the Tactics genre / Page 4

Call of War - a game in the Tactics genre

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Free game, Tactics

Game released: PC → 21 October 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Call of War is a free-to-play top-down real-time tactical strategy game. You have to lead one of the powerful nations during the Second World War. The game has a...

Magicka 2

Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PC → 26 May 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A cooperative action-adventure set in a fantasy world shaped by Norse folklore, Magicka 2 follows a Midgård left almost without Wizards after the Wizard Wars. A...

Old World

Strategy, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Simulation, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 18 May 2022

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Old World is a turn-based global strategy game that will allow you to create the greatest dynasties in world history. Mohawk Games is led by gaming industry...

Europa Universalis 5

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

Game released: PC → 4 November 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Continuation of the cult series of global strategies Europa Universalis, covering about five hundred years of world history. The world is a complex simulation with...

March of Giants

Strategy, Online, In real time, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, MOBA

Game in development: PC → 2026

Free 4v4 MOBA focused on large-scale battles in a ruined urban environment. The gameplay revolves around giant commanders, each with a unique set of abilities and...

Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall

Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Cyberpunk, Tactics

Game released: PC → 27 February 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

At the center of the story is a small team of runners, each with their own beliefs, goals, and past. Team members have different skills, abilities, strengths, and...

Lost Light

Action, Third-person view, Tactics, Online, Free game, Shooter

Early Access: PC → 5 August 2022; Game released: PC → 1 September 2022

Players: 6/10

Steam: 52/100

Lost Light is a tactical online action game with a third-person view. You have to join the Fireflies special group and uncover a sinister conspiracy connected with...

Battlefield REDSEC

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Battle Royale, Action

Game released: PC → 28 October 2025

Players: 4.7/10

Steam: 42/100

A free Battle Royale mode for Battlefield 6, available separately and without purchasing the main game. The battle takes place on the massive Fort Lindon map in...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike, Dungeons, Indie

Game released: PC → 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...

The Ouroboros King

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game, Tactics, Roguelike, Board / Group Game

Game released: PC → 27 February 2023

Steam: 80/100

An unusual strategy game that combines classic chess with roguelike elements. Each playthrough offers a new set of challenges, forcing you to adapt to changing...

DIOXIDE

Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tactics, Science fiction, Action

Game in development: PC → 2027

A tactical shooter from the creators of the Forgive Me Father series, set in a world of industrial post-apocalypse. In conditions where people have become cheap...

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

Tactics, Adventure, Isometric, Stealth, Fantasy, Strategy, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 17 August 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Tactical stealth strategy from the creators of Desperados 3. A crew of cursed pirates on a living ghost ship sail the Dark Caribbean seas. They battle the...

Banner Saga 3

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Indie

Game released: PC → 24 July 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Banner Saga 3 is the third and final installment in a series of tactical turn-based role-playing games in which your decisions, sometimes very difficult, have very...

Eternal Return

Free game, Anime / Manga, Online, Action, Indie, Tactics, Strategy, Isometric, Battle Royale, MOBA

Early Access: PC → 14 October 2020; Game released: PC → 20 July 2023

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Free multiplayer battle royale action game. The game takes place on the deserted island of Lumia. A mysterious organization known as AGLAIA conducts experiments on...

Fate Trigger

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Free game, Tactics, Battle Royale

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.8/10

Free battle royale with anime characters in the spirit of PUBG: Battlegrounds. Battles take place against the backdrop of a ruined world, where a mysterious...

Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Roguelike, Space, Replayability

Game released: PC → 11 May 2026

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The player controls a combat spaceship and tries to lead a fleet of refugees to the star cruiser "Galactica". They will need to allocate resources, confront the...

Police Stories

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 19 September 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Police Stories is a top-down tactical shooter with horror elements. You will play as a policeman and, together with your partner Rick, go to storm various premises...

Element TD

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Futurism (Future), Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 January 2017

Steam: 76/100

Element TD is a fantastic tower defense strategy game in an isometric view. In this game you have to defend your towers from enemy armies...

Empyrion - Galactic Survival

Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Space

Early Access: PC → 5 August 2015; Game released: PC → 5 August 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 78/100

Empyrion — Galactic Survival is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting in which you can explore an open world, fly in space and...

Insurgency: Sandstorm

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

Game released: PC → 12 December 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Insurgency: Sandstorm is an improved version of the tactical online first-person shooter Insurgency. Now the main game engine is Unreal Engine 4, in addition to new...

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Strategy, DLC, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 29 August 2017

Players: 9/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 88/100

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is an addition to the futuristic tactical strategy with turn-based combat in the XCOM universe. The main feature of the add-on is an...

Gears Tactics

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PC → 28 April 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Gears Tactics is a top-down tactical strategy game set in the futuristic Gears of War universe. The game takes place 12 years before the events of the original...

Wildermyth

Role-playing game, Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Board / Group Game, Fantasy, Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 13 November 2019; Game released: PC → 15 June 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Tactical role-playing game with turn-based battles. The player leads a group of heroes who have left their farming duties to protect their home. Each character has...

Moonbreaker

Strategy, Turn-based, Online, Tactics, Fantasy, Top-down view, Card game, Board / Group Game

Early Access: PC → 30 September 2022; Game released: PC → 1 February 2024

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Unusual step -by -step strategy from the creators subnautica. The game takes place in a large-scale science fiction universe, created in collaboration with writer...

Gambonanza

Turn-based, Chess game, Tactics, Roguelike, Replayability, Arcade

Game released: PC → 1 May 2026

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 10/10

Steam: 74/100

The game offers a completely new take on classic chess, turning it into a dynamic roguelike where the goal is not just to checkmate the king, but to capture every...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Science fiction, Fantasy, Warhammer 40K, Online

Game released: PC → 14 August 2025

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An updated edition of the classic strategy Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War with all additions, improved visuals and full support for modern systems. With reworked...

Atelier Resleriana

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

Game released: PC → 25 January 2024

Players: 1/10

The Kingdom of Lantarna prospered by using the blessing of the white comet — it was called alchemy. However, when the comet disappeared and its blessings...

T.I.M.E

Free game, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics, Futurism (Future), Action

Game released: PC → 21 July 2024

Steam: 69/100

A free arena shooter in which players compete against each other in multiplayer matches (no single player mode) in one-on-one mode using a best-of-three round...

XCOM: Enemy Within

Action, Shooter, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 15 November 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 90/100

An expansion for XCOM: Enemy Unknown that broadens the turn-based strategy with new threats from enemies and aliens. The squad gains new abilities, upgrades, and...

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 4 December 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is an adventure tactical strategy with turn-based combat in a futuristic setting. In the game you have to control a team of mutants...

Rogue Waters

Roguelike, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 30 September 2024

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 75/100

The game takes place in a pirate world that has been cursed. The player recruits a team and sets off to explore the sea. Each character has its own characteristics...

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Science fiction, Survival, Space, Strategy

Game released: PC → 18 February 2026

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The player explores space and pilots a legendary starship. They must survive and find a way home. They must plan a route, manage resources, and make difficult...

Radiant Defense

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 11 July 2014

Steam: 82/100

Radiant Defense is a tactical tower defense game. The player finds himself in a vibrant universe, which has been invaded by numerous hordes of aliens. You have to...

Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade

Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Mysticism / Supernatural, Role-playing game, Card game

Game released: PC → 27 February 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 54/100

A game based on the anime "Magic Battle" (Jujutsu Kaisen). The story is told from the perspective of different characters and is fully voiced. The main character...

Worms 2: Armageddon

Strategy, Puzzle, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

Game released: PC → 26 August 2010

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Worms 2: Armageddon is a special edition of the tactical strategy Worms 2 for consoles and mobile devices. The game will tell about the famous and “unsinkable...

Death Howl

Strategy, Adventure, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 9 December 2025

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Players venture into a dark world of spirits alongside the huntress Ro, who seeks to bring her son back from the dead. The game offers over 25 hours of adventure in...

BattleTech

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

Game released: PC → 24 April 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

BattleTech is a turn-based strategy about large walking robots from the creators of Shadowrun Returns. The events of the game take place in 3025 in the original...

Unrecord

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Tactics

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.5/10

A tactical shooter with a body camera view and real-life graphics. The game tells the story of a policeman who investigates several criminal cases and confronts...

Dead Weight

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Sandbox, Tactics, Steampunk, Strategy, Replayability

Game released: PC → 16 July 2026

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

In the game's steampunk-inspired world, floating islands hold many secrets and dangers. Here, each expedition begins with the selection of a flying ship and the...

Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Remake

Game in development: PC → 16 February 2027

A remake of the Japanese RPG Romancing SaGa 3 from 1995, reinterpreting the classic adventure in full 3D graphics. The story centers around Morastrum, the Star of...

Tactics

Best Games in the Tactics genre for PC