Turn-based 2009 for PC — top best games in the Turn-based genre

Total War: Empire - a game in the Turn-based genre

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 25 December 2009

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 89/100

The events take place in the era of the 18th century, when the world was engulfed in large-scale wars, colonial ambitions and revolutions. The player takes control...

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Complete (Collector's Edition)

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

Game released: PC → 25 August 2009

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 50/100

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Complete (Collector's Edition) is a turn-based fantasy strategy game with an isometric view. The set includes the original “Heroes of...

Last Remnant

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 9 April 2009

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 66/100

This fantasy role-playing game is set in a world where artifacts of an ancient civilization, known as Remnants, shift the balance of power. Against the backdrop of...

King's Bounty: The Legend

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 30 January 2009

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This fantasy role-playing strategy game follows a royal treasure hunter sent across Endoria to carry out the king’s quests and seek ancient secrets. The journey...

Heroes of Might and Magic

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 14 May 2009

Heroes of Might and Magic — turn-based role-playing game in the fantasy genre. In the Heroes of Might and Magic series, the player will have to fight with...

On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One

Role-playing game, Horror, Third-person view, Turn-based, Comics, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: PC → 30 April 2009

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An episodic RPG adventure set in an alternate version of the 1920s, with a pulp horror atmosphere reminiscent of H. P. Lovecraft’s work. Gabe and Tycho of the...

Heroes of Might and Magic 5 (Gold Edition)

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 1 December 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

A turn-based fantasy strategy game set in the Might & Magic universe, where demonic forces threaten the land and heroes from different factions rally armies to...

King's Bounty: Armored Princess

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 1 April 2010

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 82/100

King's Bounty: Armored Princess is a continuation of a role-playing adventure with turn-based strategy elements in a fantasy world. The game will tell the story of...

Spectromancer

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

Game released: PC → 12 February 2009

Steam: 87/100

A turn-based fantasy card strategy game in which mages duel by casting spells and summoning creatures. Each battle uses five magical elements: Fire, Water, Air...

Worms Forts: Under Siege

Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 2 November 2009

Metacritic: 63/100

A turn-based strategy game in the Worms series, where teams of worms battle for forts and strategically important locations. Players build and expand castles...

Sea Journey

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Puzzle, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 16 March 2009

Sea Journey is a third-person strategy game with warship simulator and puzzle elements from the developers at Avreliy Games. The game is published by DivoGames...

Puzzle Kingdoms

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: PC → 16 April 2009

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 64/100

A turn-based strategy game with puzzle elements, set in the fantasy world of Etheria, where the player builds an army to save the realm from destruction. Troops led...

Combat Mission: Shock Force - British Forces

Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Historical

Game released: PC → 4 December 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 100/100

Combat Mission: Shock Force — British Forces — The backstory of the game takes place in the summer of 2008. Following the attack, Coalition forces led...

Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: PC → 31 March 2009

Players: 9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This science-fantasy role-playing game is set on Septerra, a world where seven continents orbit a vast living computer at different elevations. According to...

Tom Clancy's EndWar (2008)

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

Game released: PC → 24 February 2009

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Set during a futuristic World War III, this military strategy game puts the player in command of an army fighting for one of three factions: the U.S.-led Joint...

Empire: Total War (Special Forces Edition)

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 6 March 2009

Metacritic: 90/100

A historical strategy game set amid the global conflicts of the 18th century, including the American struggle for independence and competition for Eastern trade...

Blood Bowl (2009)

Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, American Football

Game released: PC → 25 June 2009

Metacritic: 64/100

Set in the fantasy world of Warhammer, Blood Bowl combines American football with tactical clashes on the field. Players build a team from orcs, elves, humans...

James Cameron's Avatar: The Game (2009)

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Third-person view, Helicopters, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: PC → 1 December 2009

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 60/100

A science-fiction third-person action shooter based on James Cameron’s film, set on the planet Pandora. The player encounters the Na’vi, Pandora’s indigenous...

Ascension to the Throne

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 26 January 2007

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Ascension to the Throne is a turn-based strategy adventure with role-playing elements. The action takes place in a fairy-tale fantasy setting, in which, according...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 5 September 2009

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This turn-based historical strategy is set in China at the end of the Han Dynasty, during the 2nd and 3rd centuries. The ruler’s goal is to unite the country...

Realms of Arkania 3: Shadows over Riva

Role-playing game, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 15 October 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Realms of Arkania 3: Shadows over Riva is a continuation of the classic party role-playing game with a first-person view and turn-based combat. The events take...

Baseball Mogul 2010

Strategy, Baseball, Business / Management, Sports game, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 25 March 2009

Baseball Mogul 2010 — animated Play-by-Play! The in-game manager mode allows you to call plays and make substitutions as if you were in the dugout. Or retreat...

Commander: Europe at War

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Online

Game released: PC → 20 May 2009

Players: 7.9/10

Commander: Europe at War is a top-down historical strategy game with turn-based combat. The events of the game will take you to the battlefields of World War II...

Empire: Total War - The Warpath Campaign

Strategy, DLC, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 5 October 2009

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 69/100

An expansion for Total War: Empire that broadens the North American campaign and adds five playable American Indian factions. In the Warpath Campaign, the player...

Jagged Alliance 2 (Gold)

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Collection, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Tactics

Game released: PC → 21 January 2009

Players: 10/10

A turn-based tactical role-playing game about the struggle to reclaim Arulco, a small country seized by a dictator. The player assembles a mercenary squad and sets...

Chocolatier

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 13 March 2009

Chocolatier is a simulator with a mixture of action and business simulator from the developers of Big Splash Games LLC. The game is published by PlayFirst...

Sid Meier's Civilization 4: Colonization

Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 27 March 2009

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Sid Meier's Civilization 4: Colonization is an add-on for the turn-based isometric strategy with turn-based battles Sid Meier's Civilization 4. The add-on is a...

Massive Assault Collection

Strategy, Isometric, Collection, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 4 November 2009

Massive Assault Collection is an isometric strategy game with robot simulator elements from the developers of Wargaming.net, Inc.. The game is published by GMX...

Empire: Total War - Special Forces Units & Bonus Content

Strategy, DLC, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 4 March 2009

Steam: 89/100

An add-on for Total War: Empire, this pack adds elite land and naval units from the 18th century to Empire: Total War. It includes six special forces units and...

Elven Legacy: Magic

Strategy, DLC, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 3 December 2009

Steam: 60/100

An expansion for Elven Legacy, this turn-based strategy game follows the spread of a magical corruption that reaches Sylent and drives the Academy’s Masters insane...

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Gold Edition

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PC → 19 January 2009

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos — Gold Edition is a third-person strategy game with a fantasy twist from Black Hole Entertainment. The main publisher of the game is...

On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode Two

Role-playing game, Horror, Third-person view, Turn-based, Comics, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: PC → 16 October 2009

Steam: 88/100

A comedy role-playing adventure with horror elements, based on the Penny Arcade webcomic, unfolds in an alternate version of the 1920s in New Arcadia. The hero...

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two

Role-playing game, Horror, Third-person view, Collection, Turn-based, Comics, Adventure

Game released: PC → 29 October 2008

Metacritic: 78/100

A role-playing adventure with turn-based elements continues the story in the world of Penny Arcade. The player creates and develops a character, choosing its...

Armada 2526

Strategy, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 17 November 2009

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This turn-based science-fiction strategy game follows interstellar expansion, with the player guiding one of 12 races from a single planet toward a galactic empire...

Monster Ball

Strategy, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 17 December 2009

Monster Ball is a third-person strategy game with a touch of horror from developers from Full Control Software and Consulting and WiT Entertainment. The game is...

Mean Girls: High School Showdown

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Puzzle, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 28 February 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Mean Girls: High School Showdown is a top-down role-playing game with a dash of puzzle from the masters at Ladyluck Digital Media Inc. and Legacy Interactive Inc...

Sword of the Stars: Argos Naval Yard

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: PC → 17 June 2009

Sword of the Stars: Argos Naval Yard is a third-person strategy game from Kerberos Productions. The game is published by Paradox Interactive...

Disciples 3: Renaissance

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 13 July 2010

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 56/100

A turn-based fantasy strategy game with role-playing elements, Disciples III: Renaissance centers on a struggle for control of Nevendaar. The Empire, the Legions of...

Elven Legacy

Strategy, DLC, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 9 April 2009

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A turn-based fantasy strategy game and sequel to Fantasy Wars, Elven Legacy follows the elves’ attempt to stop humans from obtaining ancient magic that could...

Massive Assault

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 4 November 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Massive Assault is a strategy wargame. The game takes place in 2056, after the end of World War III. One of the parties to the conflict, the Democratic Alliance...

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Best Games in the Turn-based genre of 2009 for PC