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...

Escape from Tarkov

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

Game released: PC → 15 November 2025

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A survival game with first-person stealth-shooter and RPG elements, set in a post-Soviet visual style in the fictional city of Tarkov. Players...

Dispatch

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

Game released: PC → 22 October 2025

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.7/10

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...

Fortnite

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

Game released: PC → 30 June 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm that caused strange, zombie-like creatures to appear. The survivors called them Husks. The last...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Insurgency

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

Game released: PC → 22 January 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Insurgency is a tactical multiplayer shooter that supports up to 32 players. More than 10 modes are presented, including both cooperative and...

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...

Dreadnought

Role-playing game, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Tactics, Space, MMO

Game released: PC → 14 October 2018

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 74/100

Dreadnought is a free-to-play space simulator with elements of a tactical role-playing game and a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. You will...

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...

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...

Wartales

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

Game released: PC → 12 April 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

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...

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...

Dragon Age: Origins

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

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...

Ready or Not

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

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...

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...

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: 80/100

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...

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...

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...

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...

Age of Wonders 4

Strategy, Online, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Grand strategy, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 2 May 2023

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 83/100

An epic battle for the future of the world is coming! The great wizard kings who have returned to the world wish to rule over mortals like gods. Each...

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...

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...

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...

Company of Heroes

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics, Online, Action

Game released: PC → 13 September 2006

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Tactical real-time strategy from the creators of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. The main action takes place on the battlefields of World War II. In...

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...

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...

Payday 3

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

Game released: PC → 21 September 2023

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 45/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Cooperative online shooter with a first-person view. The main characters are still four robbers, each of whom wears memorable masks. In the story...

XCOM 2

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 4 February 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

XCOM 2 is a tactical turn-based strategy set in a futuristic setting and in the XCOM universe. The game continues the storyline of the first part...

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...

Age of Empires 4: Raiders of the North

Strategy, Online, DLC, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 29 October 2026

Steam: 65/100

An expansion for the grand strategy game Age of Empires 4, adding two full-fledged civilizations: the Vikings and the Scots. Each offers its own...

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: 73/100

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...

Delta Force

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

Game released: PC → 5 December 2024

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 65/100

Reboot of the Delta Force series of tactical military shooters about the everyday life of the American special forces Delta. In single player mode...

Sanctum 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Cooperative (co-op), Strategy

Game released: PC → 29 August 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A first-person shooter with tower defense elements, Sanctum 2 centers on protecting oxygen-producing Cores from alien creatures on the planet LOEK...

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...