Tactics for Xbox Series X/S — top best games in the Tactics genre

Ready or Not - a game in the Tactics genre

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 15 July 2025

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Wartales

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 31 October 2023

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Phoenix Point

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 9 December 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Phoenix Point is a tactical strategy game with turn-based combat in a futuristic setting, which is the spiritual successor to the games in the X-COM franchise. The...

Dispatch

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

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → лето 2026

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

An adventure from the authors of The Wolf Among Us and Tales from the Borderlands. The plot tells about a superhero whose mecha armor was broken by his worst...

Battlefield 6

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 October 2025

VGTimes: 4.8/10

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Battlefield 6 — a multiplayer first-person shooter, the thirteenth game in the main series. The developers returned to the beloved formula with four classes and...

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Collection, Tactics

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 24 October 2023

Metacritic: 74/100

A collection of re-releases of the first parts of MGS, which marked the beginning of the legendary story of the adventures of Solid Snake. The collection includes...

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Steampunk, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 7 December 2023

Players: 9.4/10

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...

Fortnite

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 November 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm, which led to the emergence of strange creatures resembling zombies. The survivors named them "brain-eaters." The...

Weird West

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 8 May 2023

Players: 7.3/10

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...

Lost Eidolons

Role-playing game, Tactics, Third-person view, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 24 August 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The game takes place in the dark world of Artemesia, where the player takes on the role of a mercenary named Eden. The hero has become a victim of a conspiracy and...

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 28 August 2025

VGTimes: 8.8/10

Players: 6.8/10

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...

Company of Heroes 3

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Action, Tactics, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 30 May 2023

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The events of the third part take place in the Mediterranean. The game features an exciting story campaign, the largest in the history of the Company of Heroes...

Jagged Alliance 3

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 16 November 2023

Players: 9/10

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...

Age of Wonders 4

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 2 May 2023

Players: 9.4/10

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 ruler tries to...

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector

Strategy, Turn-based, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Isometric

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 2 December 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a sci-fi turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. As you progress, you will...

Worms Rumble

Action, Strategy, Tactics, Side view, Third-person view, In real time, Shooter

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 23 June 2021

Players: 9.2/10

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...

King's Bounty 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 7 September 2023

Players: 8.3/10

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...

King Arthur: Knight's Tale

Role-playing game, Tactics, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 22 February 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

King Arthur: Knight's Tale is a turn-based tactical role-playing game in a dark fantasy setting, based on the myths of King Arthur. The plot is a modern retelling...

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Tactics, Third-person view, Science fiction, Fantasy

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 18 March 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Jack and his allies, Ash and Jed, are determined to defeat Chaos by opening the gates to the Temple of Chaos. However, doubts remain as to whether they are truly...

Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics, Medieval era

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 17 January 2025

Players: 10/10

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...

Payday 3

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 21 September 2023

Players: 6.6/10

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, the old team...

Marvel's Midnight Suns

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Top-down view, Comics, Turn-based, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 2 December 2022

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Turn-based tactics in the Marvel universe from the creators of XCOM: Enemy Within and XCOM 2. Marvel's Midnight Suns is based on the dark comic book storyline...

HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 31 May 2024

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Co-op shooter with tower defense elements. In the game you have to fight for the future of plastic life. Together with three friends, you will go on an epic...

Backpack Hero

Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy, Dungeons, Tactics, Card game, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 11 June 2024

Players: 10/10

Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing them in a...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 28 October 2022

Players: 6.6/10

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...

Wandering Sword

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

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 21 January 2027

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A Chinese martial arts role-playing game in which the main character is a young swordsman who finds himself embroiled in dangerous events. It explores a huge open...

PUBG: Battlegrounds

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 12 November 2025

Players: 6.7/10

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 Rainbow Six Siege

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 1 December 2020

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Gears Tactics

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 November 2020

Players: 8/10

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...

Valorant

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 2 August 2024

Players: 4.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A tactical multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Riot Games, the creators of League of Legends, focusing on the esports aspect. The game resembles a mix of...

112 Operator

Simulation, Top-down view, Strategy, Tactics, Indie, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Roguelike

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 30 August 2024

Players: 7.9/10

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...

Warpips

Strategy, In real time, Side view, Tanks, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Tactics, Indie

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 12 October 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Warpips is an exciting tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre and with a side view. In the game you have to create an indestructible army by combining...

Front Mission 2: Remake

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 30 April 2024

Metacritic: 64/100

Remake of Front Mission 2 with updated graphics, new features, and various improvements. The plot tells the story of three characters: Ash, Lisa, and Thomas. The...

Hard West 2

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Mysticism / Supernatural, Demons

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2026

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Hard West 2 is a continuation of the exciting turn-based tactical western with an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the Wild West. The main character...

Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 9 October 2025

Players: 5.5/10

A traveler is shipwrecked and loses his memory. On the island, the hero encounters a mysterious witch who can restore memories in exchange for service. There are 9...

Disciples: Liberation

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 21 October 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Disciples: Liberation is a continuation of the famous series of tactical RPGs with strategy elements and an isometric camera view in a dark fantasy setting. You...

Commandos: Origins

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 9 April 2025

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Prequel to the cult military tactics Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines. The game tells the story of the formation of an elite sabotage squad. The heroes participate...

Aliens: Dark Descent

Top-down view, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Strategy, Action, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 20 June 2023

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

A tactical strategy game set in the Alien universe, in which a squad of foot soldiers tries to stop an outbreak of xenomorphs. Many dangers await them: in addition...

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 4 June 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 is the continuation of the first-person tactical shooter in the Sniper: Ghost Warrior series. The game takes place in the fictional...

Wildfrost

Roguelike, Card game, Tactics, Turn-based, Procedural generation

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 December 2024

Metacritic: 80/100

The bitter cold has conquered the world, but Snowdwell and its inhabitants have become humanity's last hope to fight the eternal winter. As players progress, they...

Tactics

Best Games in the Tactics genre for Xbox Series X/S