Turn-based Tactics (also known as TBT, or Tactical Turn-based Combat) is a genre of Strategy video games, revolving around military tactics and operational warfare. Turn-based Tactical games are categorized by the players’ expectation to accomplish their tasks using the combat forces offered to them during the battlefield and using the military tactics and operations. In simple, the turn-based tactics gameplay is the stop-action counterpart that players will experience in Real-time Tactics genre and other wargame genres. In large-scale games of turn-based strategy, fights are abstracted, and the gameplay are very close to RTS and board games de-emphasis focus and realism on the collection and conversation of resources in production capacities. The genre offers turn-based gameplay, in which players take their turns, plan their strategies and implement to take down their enemies by destroying their units or blast their structures. Turn-based Tactics has its root in miniature and tactical wargaming, the recreation of fight scenarios using the miniature. Compared to other strategy video games, Turn-based Tactics video games have detailed and complicated environments due to implications of elevation, a line of sight, and hardcover.
#1 Shadowrun: Hong Kong
Shadowrun: Hong Kong is an amazing Hack and Slash, RPG and Action-Adventure video game by Harebrained Schemes. This game is loaded with superb 3D characters to give massive attraction towards its brilliant game play. The game is set in the era of 2056. You will experience the superb Cyberpunk game play. You have to take the control of the city by going through different combats. The combats in this game are strategic and turn based. You will get different upgrades for improving the skills, abilities and more unique spells to have more epic combats at every stage of the game. Shadowrun: Hong Kong is a great game to play and enjoy. Shadowrun: Hong Kong offers beautiful scenarios and visuals, amazingly addictive gameplay and quite fantastic visuals to enjoy. Do try it out, it’s fun to play and enjoy.
#2 Shadowrun Returns
Shadowrun Returns is a Turn-based Tactical RPG and Sci Fi video game by Harebrained Schemes. The game allows you to choose your character from five different races, such as trolls, orcs, elves, dwarves and humans. You can choose to play as one of the six given classes such as Street Samurai, Decker, Rigger, Mage, Shaman or Physical Adept, or you can play without choosing any class. You can explore the game world by going through the strategic combats while completing different quests. You can customize your character at different stages of the game by getting different upgrades and skills including weapons. You will find different items to use or sell while interacting with the environment. Shadowrun Returns is a superb game to play and enjoy.
#3 Shadowrun: Dragonfall
Shadowrun: Dragonfall is a super engaging Action-Adventure, Cyberpunk-RPG and Hack and Slash video game by Harebrained Schemes. This epic game provides with an amazing strategy based game-play that lets you experience a wonderful mix up of all the above mentioned elements. The game is about the return of the dark magic that unleashed powerful mythical creatures and among them was the one mighty Dragon named as Feuerschwinge who emerged from the mountains of Germany and brought heavy destruction and chaos with it. German Forces kept on fighting off the Feuerschwinge and after four months of heavy fights and destruction they finally shot it down and that was called The Dragonfall. Years later in 2054, Germany becomes the hub of tech and the population is now doubled as the Elves and Trolls have joined the populace, giant corporations have corrupted the Govts. and now Germany is in the control of Flux State after the heavy anarchy and chaos. With a lot of new threats and you as a Shadow Runner, the Flux State hires you to go against the re-surfacing Feuerschwinge, eliminate it and restore the order. Would you accept the challenge? Shadowrun: Dragonfall offers brilliant realistic visauls and sounds, a well-written story and an immersive game-play tho enjoy.
#4 Xenonauts
Xenonauts is a Sci-Fi Turn-based Tactical-RPG and Strategy video game that offers a brilliant gameplay with similarities to XCOM series games. The game draws heavy inspiration from the Original X-Com and is set in Alternate timeline of Earth where you take on the role of the Commander of Xenonauts, an organization leading the resistance against the invasion. Your main task is to reorganize your army units, collect the funding for various projects, launch numerous missions to intercept enemy UFos and complete the game objectives by defeating the enemies and capturing all of their ships plus their base. Xenonauts offers similar mechanics to its predecessor and the original game of the series X-Com and allows you to enjoy leading epic missions against the enemies, show off your superior Tactical and Strategy skills, engage in epic combats and enjoy an immersive game-play. With all the refined aesthetics of X-Com, visually stunning and quite brilliant game-play plus the addictive nature, Xenonauts is a wonderful game to play.
#5 Wasteland 2
Wasteland 2 is Tactical Action, RPG and Post-Apocalyptic video game set in an alternate history. Wasteland 2 is the first ever Sequel to the 1988’s popular Wasteland video game and it offers more enhanced game mechanics, graphics and core gameplay etc. The game is based on a Nuclear War that started when a cluster of Meteors hit various Nuclear sites. A huge Nuclear war started out that almost totally devastated the world. The day when all this happened, some of the U.S. Army Engineers were working in a desolate Desert deep into the Southwestern region, minutes after the Cataclysmic event they went into hiding in the prison they were setting up for the Death Row prisoners. The Soldiers sought shelter in the prison and when the time was right, they got back up to the surface and started searching for the Survivors, who ever was found, teamed up with them and all of the survivors formed the Desert Rangers, years after the Nuclear Holocaust. Wasteland 2 starts off 15 years after the events of Wasteland and connects the story to its predecessor in a way that it literally feels like the same. Wasteland 2 is a kind of strategic game that allows you to play as anyone of the available characters, Control a total number of seven characters (Three main and 4 NPCs), Explore the game world, face some of the worst ever mutants and nightmarish creatures, fight them off with all the available weapons such as guns, melee weapons and stuff, earn experience points, develop new skills, get health updates, and complete a number of quests, etc. With all the amazingly bashing Combats, hardcore Action and Thrill, Wasteland 2 offers a fantastic Story-driven gameplay, unique characters and fabulous visuals to enjoy. If you haven’t yet played this game, try it out and enjoy all the Post-Apocalyptic fun.
#6 The Banner Saga
The Banner Saga by Stoic is an amazingly engaging Tactical, Strategy, RPG and Free-to-Play MMO video game. The game allows you to get into the role of Viking who is destined to make strategic choices, make allies and travel to unknown distances in order to eliminate an epic new threat that is about to vandalize a whole civilization. You must find the ones who will accompany you in the harshest of conditions and on unforgiving landscape in a world where everything that’s not you, wants to kill you. This wonderful game provides with a Final Fantasy Tactics and game of Throne type game-play in which you can get attached to anyone emotionally in order to make the game more interesting. The Banner Saga provides with unique aesthetics, a well-written story, an action oriented game-play etc.
#7 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (most commonly known as Fallout) is an RPG (Role Playing Game) open-world single-player video game set in an apocalyptic era in a devastated alternate reality. The game features the protagonist as an inhabitant of a nuclear shelter known as Vault. The player is tasked to find out the water chip to save many people from dying of thrust. The protagonist gets 150 days to find the water chip till the water ends. If he is failed to find out the chip, mutants will attack the vaults and kill everybody.
Because of short options, the protagonist joins the mutant army remaining in disguise, and keeps searching for the water chip. He finally approaches a possible chip location and finds it in the hands of the master. The player must kill the master after long-lasting combat, destroys the whole mutant facility, and returns to the vault. The interesting storyline keeps you tied up to the gaming station for hours.
#8 Skulls of the Shogun
Skulls of the Shogun by Microsoft Studios is an amazing Turn-based Strategy and Tactics video game that lets you set up yourself into the character of General Akamoto who gets stabbed to death on the day of becoming a Shogun. In the land of Dead he realizes that he’ll have to wait for centuries in order to go to the afterlife and becomes frustrated. He battles his way to the afterlife only to find out that his killer Lieutenant Karakawa has stolen his identity and is living in the afterlife as General Akamoto. Karakowa teams up with the protectors and a whole new series of battles starts up between the two sides. Your task is to defeat all the demonic forces, reach to the Karakowa and kill him in order to get back your identity and to enter in the afterlife. Skulls of the Shogun provides with a different touch but same mechanics and game-play as all the other games of the similar type and it’ll definitely make you enjoy and entertain yourself to the limits.
#9 Divinity: Original Sin
Divinity: Original Sin is a marvelous Single-Player, Action-Adventure and a Cooperative Fantasy RPG video game by Larian Studios. The game lets you be a pair (Cooperative) of two Source Hunters who are basically the members of a faction that is destined to eliminate dangerous magic named The Source that with the help of The Sorcerers is swallowing up the realm on a very high pace. Your task is to gather up your party of individuals like you and go on to the most epic quests and adventures to hunt down the Sorcerers and finally eradicate the Dark magic The Source. To achieve the goals, you must get into the brutal combats, explore an open world, join your friends in a Co-Op multiplayer game-play and enjoy this cool game to the limits. With wonderfully created mechanics, enhanced graphics, unique character customization options, regular upgrades and a huge pile of DLC (Downloadable Content), Divinity: Original Sin is a wonder.
#10 Expeditions: Conquistador
Expeditions: Conquistador is an epic Indie, Action-Adventure, MMO, Strategy and RPG video game by Logic Artists that takes you to an amazing era of 16th century and the Spanish explorers who reached the shores of America with the soldiers in search of gold, fame and adventures. This epic game will take you directly to the wilderness of where you’ll have to face Hunger, Harshest territorial difficulties, disease and dangerous creatures that you have never seen before. On this once home of the Aztec Empire, you’ll have to settle down, build structures, train armies, make diplomatic relations to the neighboring settlements and conquer the world that is still vacant and is filled with the epic loot. Expeditions: Conquistador lets you go against the native savages, kill them, loot their resources, go on epic quests to find the unimaginable goods, engage in battles with the natives and lay the bases of your superiority and your rule. Expeditions: Conquistador is an amazing MMO-RTS video game to play and enjoy.
#11 Massive Chalice
Massive Chalice is an Action, Adventure and Turn-based Tactical RPG and Strategy video game by Double Fine Productions. The game takes place on an Epic timeline and lets you be an Immortal Ruler who is destined to lead massive armies of heroes, forge epic matrimonial events to strengthen up the Bloodlines and fight against a 300 years old mystic enemy named as Cadence. With all the strategic elements, Epic battles against the enemies, great heroes and a wonderful medieval era setting, Unique Turn based combats, great weaponry, and Tactics, Massive Chalice takes you to a totally different and one of its kind gaming experience. Massive Chalice offers a truly very well-written storyline, brilliant visuals, loads of fantastic upgrades, DLC and an immersive game-play to enjoy. Try it out for a brilliant Action, Strtegy and Tactical RPG experience and enjoy all the fun.
#12 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a Military Themed Tactical and Turn-Based RTS (Real Time Strategy) and MMO, Role Playing video game set in an era of Global Alien Invasion. The game is developed by Firaxis Games and allows you to control a technically advanced organization named as XCOM and defend the Earth. You are tasked to lead your troops in the field, fight off and capture the aliens, Build research labs, develop new technologies using alien technology, expand your Organization’s operations, manage XCOM’s assets, monitor alien activities and respond to wherever your assistance is required. XCOM: Enemy Unknown is an outstanding strategy video game with a lot of campaigns, action packed game-play, sleek and state of the art Graphics, great cinematic animations, a lot of fun filled mini games etc. XCOM: Enemy Unknown offers an amazing standalone expansion named XCOM: Enemy Within that adds tons of new stuff (Weapons, new missions, more upgrade options etc.) to the main game. XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a great MMO and Strategy video game to play and enjoy. Do try it out.
#13 XCOM 2
XCOM 2 is a brand new Military Theme, Turn-based, Tactical Real Time Strategy and MMO video game by the popular Firaxis games. XCom 2 is the direct sequel to the 2012’s insanely popular XCom: Enemy Unknown and offers a similar gaming experience with enhanced mechanics and loads of new upgrades and perks. According to the story of the game, The aliens invaded again and this time the invasion was so strong and devastating that it sent the humanity in despair. The seized control over the major facilities and defeated the XCOM and surrendered with the Key operatives hiding in places nobody could know about. Alien’s Puppet ADVENT Administration prevailed, and Years later XCOM became a small resistance and started a new oppressive against the Aliens. This is where you get into the play as a Commander and the story takes another turn that writes the fate of Humanity. Now you must blow the soul back into XCOM and let the Aliens know about What XCOM is capable of. XCOM 2 is set in the future in the year 2035, after the events of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and allows you to get in the role of the Commander of an eponymous Tactical and Military Organization named as XCOM. XCOM 2 tasks you to take Charge of the New XCOM base named as Avenger, gather and train your forces and send them on a number of challenging missions in order to oppose the Alien enemies who have occupied a large area of the game world after the Invasion and are engulfing the world slowly but steadily. You must think strategically, deploy your forces on key spots, build new research and technological facilities, find and team up with Central Officer Bradford and launch a massive attack on Alien bases, gather up the resources such as Elerium Core, get Dr. Richard Tygan rescued and defeat the Aliens once and for all. XCOM 2 offers enhanced game mechanics, brilliant visuals, and a totally immersive gameplay along with all the brilliance it can offer. Do give it a go.
#14 Fallen: A2P Protocol
Fallen: A2P Protocol is a wonderful Post-Apocalyptic, Indie, RPG and Strategic video game by Red Katana. The game is set in a brilliant world of visualization and allows you to explore the game world by leading a caravan going on a quest of revenge. You will enjoy the strategic combat system of the game. You will gain experience points and during quests multiple weapons will be available to loot them. The game allows you to have melee combat as well while destroying the enemies. You have the option to adapt different weather conditions to complete the quest and to overcome the penalties in a battlefield. You can customize your character with 20 active and passive skills and you can become a master of every weapon by using it in your quests. You can complete your quests and go on for side missions of the game. Fallen: A2P Protocol is a fantastic game to play and enjoy.
#15 Baldur’s Gate 2: Enhanced Edition
Baldur’s Gate 2: Enhanced Edition is an amazing inclusion to the Dungeons and Dragons series. This remake of Baldur’s Gate II: Shadow of Amn is super fantastic Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game that takes you to an amazing setting of Frogotten Realms and lands you in the continent of Faerun. Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition lets you be any one of the given characters (Neera The Wild Mage, Dorn II-Khan The Blackguard, Rasaad The Monk etc.) and lets you fight against a Wizard named as Irenicus who kidnaps, imprisons and tortures you to strip you off of your unique powers. Your task in the game is to be resistant to all the evil forces, get up and unleash the Hero inside yourself and destroy all the ultimate dark powers to defeat the Evil Wizard. You must go to the limits of destruction if you have to, if the destruction swallows up the realms, let it be. Baldur’s Gate 2: Enhanced Edition offers a fantastic Story, realistic and enhanced visuals, sounds and mechanics along with a very immersive game-play.
#16 Jagged Alliance 2
Jagged Alliance 2 is a Turn-based, Tactical, Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Sir-Tech and published by TalonSoft. It is the 3rd entry in the series of Jagged Alliance and offers the similar gameplay to its earlier games. The game takes place in the fictional country known as Arulco which has under the ruled of a monarch Deidranna. It lets the player control a team of the mercenaries and with the help of citizens. The main goal is to lead a team, fight against enemies using weapons and send the hired team in dangerous missions to conquer other areas of the country. Explore the game world, unearth its secrets and complete a series of challenging missions. The player controls mercenaries who runs, shoots, talks and more. It includes a massive variety of weapons, items, armor, and other equipment for the player use. Jagged Alliance 2 includes core features such as Create your own Team, more than 150 Characters, Recruit teams, 230 new Sectors and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#17 Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut
Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut is a mix of Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, and Role-playing elements developed and published by inXile Entertainment. The game supports Single-player mode and the sequel to the original Role-playing game. It introduces two different factions such as the United States and Soviet Union and the game takes place in the historical world and focuses on a nuclear war. Your ultimate task is to select your faction and choose your character to get into the world where you have to fulfill a variety of missions to earn experience points. Through customization features, you can change the appearance of your character using a variety of combinations and can use over 150 weapons to take down enemies. Navigate the open environment from isometric view and command your team to progress through the game. Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut includes prominent features such as Precious Strikes, Quirks and Perks, Decision Making Gameplay, Customization, and more. Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut is the wonderful game as compared to other games of same genres.
#18 Heroes of Might and Magic V
Heroes of Might and Magic V is a role-playing, turn-based, single, and multiplayer video game published by Ubisoft and developed by Nival Interactive. Like other games in the series, you can take on the role of the commander with magical powers, and your ultimate task is to offer your services for a specific faction, creating an army from different settlements. Navigate the environment to learn new skills, upgrade your character, gain experience points, and create several abilities. Each character has two types of skills as regular and racing.
The game has six different factions: Dungeon, Necropolis, Inferno, Sylvan, Haven, and more. Engage yourself in turn-based combat experience and defeat your opponent team to become the master. As the game proceeds, it becomes challenging. After defeating the minions, you have to fight against the boss and defeat him to clear the level. It is the best game to play and enjoy with superb mechanics, addictive gameplay, and brilliant visuals.
#19 Jagged Alliance: Back in Action
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action is a Tactical Role-playing, Turn-based Strategy and Single-player Simulation developed by Coreplay GmbH and published by THQ Nordic. It is the remake of the original game Jagged Alliance and focuses on mercenary-themed strategy elements. The game takes place in the fictional world and lets the player manipulate the world from an isometric perspective. It puts the player in the fictitious country known as Arulco, where the ruthless leader has threatened the environment and a small group of rebels stand against her. The player can assume the role of the protagonist with a goal to command a small group of rebel through the game to take down the dictator’s iron grip. The player needs to explore the world while using economic and diplomatic and tactical tools to maintain your troops supplied and ready for the next battle. Jagged Alliance: Back in Action offers prominent features such as Smooth Controls, RTS Gameplay, Mix of (RPG, Strategy, Business and Tactics elements), Realistic War Settings, and more. It is the best game to play and enjoy.
#20 Breach and Clear
Breach and Clear is an Action Role-playing, Turn-based Strategy, and Single-player video game created by Mighty Rabbit Studios and published by Gun Media. The game takes place in the beautiful world and lets the player assume the role of the protagonist who is a leader of four Special Forces units. The primary objective of the player to get into the corrupt area and kill all foes within time. It takes place in the real location around the world and allows the player create his unique team contains up to four players, plan out his missions and dominate the battlefield. There are multiple squads available such as US Army Rangers, Canada’s JTF2, US Navy Seals and more. Multiple enemy varieties with various skill sets and abilities. Through customization features, the player can build his arsenal with hundreds of gun combinations, and equip each soldier with a different mixture of perks, armor and more. Breach and Clear offers core features such as different Modes, exciting and Strategic Gameplay, high-quality Graphics, and more. Breach and Clear is the best game as compared to other Turn-based Strategy games.
#21 XCOM 2: Alien Hunters
XCOM 2: Alien Hunters is an Expansion Pack for the original game XCOM 2 developed by Feral Interactive and published by 2K. The game mixes the Turn-based Strategy, Character Customization, Aliens, Tactical, and Sci-fi elements and supports both Single and Multiplayer modes. The expansion pack enables the player to turn his soldiers of XCOM into an alien squad with new armors and weapons to fight against new Alien bosses that will struggle to pursue his team across the gameplay. There are several playable characters available, and the player can choose one of them before getting into the game where he has to battle against another faction to complete his goals to earn points. The player can participate in the turn-based battle, where he must make a strategy to take down his opponents easily. XCOM 2: Alien Hunters offers core features such as Head to Head Multiplayer Mode, lots of Missions, Tactical Guerrilla Combat, Resistance Fighters and more. With addictive gameplay, futuristic environments, highly-detailed world, and beautiful soundtracks, XCOM 2: Alien Hunters is the fantastic game to play and enjoy.
#22 XCOM: Enemy Within
XCOM: Enemy Within is a Downloadable Content Pack for the XCOM: Enemy Unknown released for multiple platforms developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K Games. The DLC pack introduces new gameplay elements, as well as features new themes of transhumanism. The gameplay and plot remain the same like the original title with some extra features. In the game, the player needs to manage the headquarters of XCOM in real-time, but most of the gameplay comprises turn-based combats against rogue human faction and invading aliens. The game includes the Meld (the new resource), the player must lead his army to fight enemies while securing Meld. Single-player campaign consists of forty-seven maps and introduces thirteen maps in multiplayer mode. XCOM: Enemy Within offers core features such as New Soldier Abilities, New Equipment, and Weapons, Strategic Resources, Multiplayer (Maps, Units, and Abilities), etc. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#23 XCOM
XCOM is a Series Multi-genre video games and offers a versatility throughout the series. Strategy, RTS, turn-based tactics, Real-time Tactics, Simulations, Construction and Management, Military and War gaming, Space Flight, FPS, Third-person Shooting, Action, RPG, etc. are all the genres in which XCom offers games. XCom series was originally started back in 1994 by a company known as MicroProse. MicroProse published in total six games with two of them cancelled. The series rocked the markets but soon it lost the business until the series was rebooted in 2005 by 2K Games. The Series once again started with a mega hit XCOM: Enemy Unknown and broke all the previous records. With critically acclaim and commercial success, the company launched an Expansion pack named as XCOM: Enemy Within, back in 2013 and another title XCOM 2 in 2016. From the very beginning to the latest release of the series, XCOM has maintained the standard and the quality of content and is one of the most favorite series of games throughout the world. Players who typically love playing games with Sci-Fi and Action elements, can play the games in the series and enjoy.
#24 Eschalon Book III
Eschalon Book III is a Fantasy-based, Isometric Role-playing, and Single-player Adventure video game developed and published by Basilisk Games for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the fantasy land and puts you in the role of the protagonist, who is looking for his past. As the protagonist, you must explore the land from an isometric perspective, interact with environment consists of dungeons and virtual wilderness full of danger and secrets. The game introduces plenty of fan-requested features and updates. It offers an open-ended environment where you can move freely to find the truth about your past and face brutal creatures while exploring. The ultimate task is to battle against enemies in turn-based combat and attack with traditional weapons during your turn to save his life. The game rewards you with experience points which can be used to unlock additional stuff and weapons. Eschalon Book III includes core features such as Hundreds of Updates, Build Custom Maps, Single-player RPG Gameplay, Enhanced Environment Effects, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#25 Invisible, Inc. Console Edition
Invisible, Inc. Console Edition is a Stealth-based, Turn-based Tactics, and Single-player video game with an emphasis on Rogue-like elements, created and published by Klei Entertainment. In the game, the player takes on the role of the protagonist, a remote operator for an agency that has threatened by multinational companies. The agency sets out the agents on a secret missions to collect resources and support to enable the relocation of the computer system of the agency to the secure heaven within the time limit. The game focuses on an epic gameplay inspired by X-Com, incorporating elements of espionage and stealth. In the game, the player controls the character to perform various missions around the world to retrieve valuables, information, personnel, equipment and more. The environment of the game takes place in the futuristic year 2074, after multinational companies have overthrown the national governments of the world and taken control of the globe. Character Selection, Deep Customization, Five different Modes, Animated Cutscenes, etc. are prominent features of the game.
#26 Arma Tactics
Arma Tactics (Stylized as ARMA TACTICS) is a Turn-based Strategy, and Single-player Simulation developed and published by Bohemia Interactive. Unlike the previous titles, the game focuses on turn-based tactical elements where the player commands the team of several operatives. There are four members each with unique abilities in the team of the player. The game has two different modes such as regular campaign and user created missions. Lots of levels available in the game with increasing difficulty. The player needs to command his team and battle against rival enemies in a turn-based system with a task to eliminate the operatives of opposing team to score the points. During the gameplay, the player can use a variety of weapons and can purchase new using his earned points. The game offers complex gameplay, as the player advances through it. Arma Tactics includes core features such as Two Modes, Four-operator Team, Strategy Gameplay, Purchase Upgrades and Gadgets, and more. Try it out, if you love playing Strategy Games.
#27 Lords of Xulima
Lords of Xulima is a Role-playing and Single-player video game published and developed by Numantian Games for multiple platforms. It mainly revolves around Turn-based RPG gameplay with an emphasis on First-person Perspective. The exploration and movement take place in the 2D isometric perspective, and the player can select his one of nine classes each with its unique abilities, skills and playstyle. At the start of the game, the player has to form a team of six characters and jump into the fantasy-based environment where the player must take his turn, make a strategy and attack enemies to eliminate from the battlefield. The game rewards the player with points and bonuses which the player uses to enhance his skills, abilities, and experience. The environment of the game is navigated from an isometric view, and the player commands a party of six characters. As the game advances, further challenging tasks and levels will be unlocked to experience. With addictive gameplay, superb graphics, and stunning mechanics, Lords of Xulima is the best game to enjoy.
#28 Hero Academy
Hero Academy is an addictive Turn-based Tactical, and Strategy video game developed and published by Robot Entertainment and supports up to Two-player. The game mixes the board and strategy elements and offers the chess-like gameplay, in which the player has to take turns and move his units on a board to attack the opposing team’s units and destroy them to progress through the game. There are a variety of factions available such as Council, Dark Elves, Dwarves, The Tribe, Team Fortress 2 and more. To start the game, the player has to declare his faction and place his units and command his army to defend and attack enemies to crush them. It mainly focuses on strategy elements, requiring the player plan out his strategies and play his each step carefully. In the game, each character has one or many crystals available and his ultimate task is to be the player to either destroy the crystal of the players or eliminate the units. Each turns offer five moves to the player in the game. Hero Academy is the best strategy game to play and enjoy.
#29 Halfway
Halfway is a Role-playing, Turn-based Strategy, 2D Isometric-perspective, and Single-player video game, developed by Robotality and published by Chucklefish for multiple platforms. The game is set a few hundred years ago into the distant future where the humanity has begun to colonize new worlds, and they were alone in the huge galaxy. In the game, the player commands a small team of survivors and face the brutal invasion who are planning to take down the colonies of a human. As the leader, the player needs to command his team of heroes through the terrific and dark corridors of the fleet to slowly take down the enemies. In the game, the player must battle against enemies, face terrible villains and other creatures. The player can compete against enemies in the turn-based system by using cover, equipment, position and skills to his advantage in the battle. There are several playable characters, and each character has its unique abilities and skills as well as personality. Halfway includes core features such as Map Editor, Engrossing Storyline, Unique Characters, Tactical Turn-based Combat, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#30 Dominions 3: The Awakening
Dominions 3: The Awakening is a Turn-based Strategy, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Illwinter Game Design. The game takes place in the fantasy setting and serves as the third title in the series of Dominions and the game comes with improved mechanics, gameplay, and graphics. It mixes the simple gameplay with an extreme variety of strategic options, including six-hundred spells, more than 1500 units, and 300 hundreds items to use. It enables the player to customize his avatar and jump into the fantasy setting with a task to conquer the land by defeating opponents. It offers several maps divided into various provinces which can be dominated in tactical battles. The game rewards the player with points and allows him to use for upgrades, power-ups and boosters. The gameplay becomes challenging to play, as the player advances through the game. The combat takes place in turn-based system where the player takes his turn to attack enemies like traditional Role-playing games. With addictive gameplay, smooth graphics, and brilliant mechanics, Dominions 3: The Awakening is the best game to play.
#31 Space Hulk
Space Hulk combines the Turn-based Strategy, Tactical, Sci-fi, and Board Game elements developed and published by Full Control Studios. The game takes place in the Warhammer 4K Universe and focuses on legendary battles and heroic actions. It lets you manages a small group of a space marine who effort to restore their honor by mounting an assault. You must lead your team, manipulate the environment, make your strategy and struggle to take down your enemies. Participate in turn-based combat and kill the enemy on your turn. There are a series of levels, and each level requires a completion of individual objectives. The game unlocks further content as you progress through the match. You can use your experience points to upgrade your characters. It takes place in the three-dimension world and comprises twelve challenging missions. Space Hulk offers prominent features such as Warhammer 4K Universe, Fearsome Gene Stealers, 3D Environments, Damnation Campaign, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#32 Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius is a Turn-based Strategy, Free-to-play, Anime-based and Single-player Simulation with Visual Novel element developed by Love in Space. The gameplay is a mix of Romance and Role-playing elements, and it puts you in the role of the captain. The game takes place on a fictional planet destroyed by an alien faction. The protagonist named Captain Shields and his minted vessel known as the Sunrider, are the last hope of their people. You have to navigate the environment to find your allies around the starts and recover your hometown and restore the peace. It has a variety of levels, and each level offers challenging gameplay. Find and gather a team of pilot, create a relation with them and take part in battles to defeat the evil factions and win amazing rewards. Command your allies in tactical missions and manage resources to survive longer on the battlefield. Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius offers core features such as Travel through the Galaxy, Hi-Tech Graphics, Command your Team, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#33 Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge is a Turn-based, Strategy, WW2, Tactical and Single-player video game developed by Shenandoah Studio and published by Slitherine Ltd. The game takes place in WWII environment and invites to you control the protagonist named Axis or the team to dominate the snow battlefields. It offers turn-based strategy gameplay in which you must lead your forces and command them to take over important locations, secure supply routes, and fend off enemies by destroying your bases. It has challenging levels filled with complex tasks you must complete each one at any cost to earn points. Different scenarios included in the game that you enjoy. Battle of the Bulge includes core features such as Retina Graphics, Play against AI or Friends, Fast Turn-based, Quick Start Guide, Online Strategy and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#34 XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is a Downloadable Content Pack for the XCOM 2 and focuses on Turn-based Tactics gameplay published by 2K Games and developed by Firaxis Games. The game supports both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and available to play on cross-platform. The DLC pack changes the campaign structure and brings new hero characters, new enemies, modifiers and more. It includes a new set of aliens called the Chosen, a set of three warriors tasked to defeat the XCOM and capture the commander by the Elders such as the Hunter, the Assassin, and the Warlock each with its unique skills and abilities. The Assassin uses the stealth element and is able to abduct the soldiers of the player directly from the playfield, the Warlock uses the psionic powers and can summon enemies during the fight and the Hunter can use long-range rifles to kill his targets. There are a variety of missions, and each mission needs a completion of specific objectives to progress through the game. As the storyline progresses, the Chosen get access to new abilities over time and become able to release an attack on the Avengers. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen includes prominent features such as New Environments, Mission Objectives, Enhanced Strategy Layer, Customization, Challenge Mode, and more. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.