X-COM: Apocalypse
X-COM: Apocalypse is a Real-time Tactics, Turn-base Tactics, and Single-player Strategy video game developed by Mythos Games and published by MicroProse. It is the third title in the series of X-COM game and available to play on Windows. It offers the similar gameplay to its previous titles and introduces new map-like management mode and an isometric combat mode. The game takes place in the city known as Mega-Primus, rather than being spread out entire world like its previous title. Thirteen elected senators control Mega-Primus. A massive corporation maintains the social, economic and environmental structure of the city. In the game, the player must battle against foes in the turn-based system and expand his empire further to progress through the game. As the game advances, it becomes difficult to play, and the player needs more concentration in the game to complete the level. The player as the X-COM commander must battle against alien aggression and unearth their intentions. Be careful! The alien infiltration could see the player under fire from the police, religious sects and a criminal gang. X-COM: Apocalypse includes prominent features such as Fight Alien Invasion, Research Technology, Destroy Alien Sympathizers, Turn-based Tactical Missions, and more.
#1 Atlas Reactor
Atlas Reactor mixes up Turn-based Strategy and MOBA elements together and offers a brilliant PvP experience based on that. Atlas Reactor provides plenty of room for both character selection and modifications and lets you control almost everything virtually. The game refers to the main characters as Freelancers and offers amazing 2v2 and 6v6 matches. With a very exciting Champion-driven gameplay, Atlas Reactor features 5 unique abilities for each character and keeps the customization options available until the end. You can alter character’s appearance, abilities, and skills and turn them into more powerful ones as compared to the enemies. Atlas Reactor offers a Turn-based gameplay so between the turns, it offers 20 to 30 second time period for an attack and because of that, it is a pretty fast-paced game to play. Prep, Dash, Move, and Blast are the four main phases of an attack, and you have to manage your attack in the given time or else you’ll get more damage than the opponents. With plenty of Depth in gameplay, unique characters and skill options, fast-paced gameplay and all the blasting MOBA action, Atlas Reactor is one of the best games of this particular genre.
#2 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.
#3 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.
#4 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.
#5 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.
#6 Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyria Chronicles is a fantastic and unique Action, Tactical-RPG and Turn-based Strategy video game. The game takes you to a World War 2 type of Era in Europe where two most powerful and tactically advanced Factions are raging over the Control. Valkyria Chronicles throws you right in the middle of the conflict after your town gets destroyed and tasks you to save what’s left by simply recruiting individuals like yourself and going against the responsible of all the chaos. The game gets more exciting with the wonderful Turn-base combat and RPG elements and lets you pace further under the Command Mode. Your task is to go against the enemies as a team, destroy enemy installations and defensive structures, engage into amazingly chaotic battles and finally eliminate all the enemies. With every mission cleared, you’ll get money and experience points that you can use to buy upgrades and stuff. With a marvelous setting, well-written storyline, great visuals and an addictive game-play, Valkyria Chronicles is a wonderful game to play and enjoy.
#7 Great Big War Game
Great Big War Game is a wonderful Turn-based Strategy and 2D video game that offers almost 50 Military and hardcore battles focused missions and campaigns. With the cross-platform support and multiplayer options, Great Big War Game is one of the best games to play. The games focuses on an ongoing conflict between the Blue Army and Red Army. As the lieutenant Jenkins of Blue Army, your task is to take order from the high command and lead the Blue Army and engage in hardcore Action and thrill filed battles with the Red Army, capture their outposts, basses and assassinate their generals and hoist the flags of Blue Army over their graves. The turn-based game-play allows you to build defensive structures wherever you go, continuously upgrade them in order to make them impenetrable and train more troops, generate resources and buy more weapons and stuff. With 30 amazing troop units, over 70 maps for skirmishes against the enemies, online Cross Platform multiplayer support, great visuals and an immersive game-play, Great Big War Game is a fun game to play and enjoy.
#8 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.
#9 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.
#10 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is another big name in the Turn-based Tactical-RTS and Action-RPG genres. The game is set in an apocalyptic era in Fallout Universe and focuses on the story of a squad in the fictitious Brotherhood of Steel. The game allows you to be a member of the Squad, go on some amazing missions to annihilate your enemies in tactical and strategy-based battles using the original Fallout Tactics and strategies. Fallout tactics: Brotherhood of Steel offers multiple characters (Humans, Ghouls, Deathclaws, Dogs, Quartermaster, Mechanics, Yeomen, and Medics etc.) to choose between, a lot of NPCs to interact with, amazing campaigns and missions to complete and ultimately enjoy every minute spent on this brilliant game. With amazingly catchy game plot, great story-line and visuals along with a brilliantly immersive game-play, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is one of the best Tactical RTS game to play and enjoy.
#11 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.
#12 Dead State: Reanimated
Dead State: Reanimated is a narrative driven, Indie, survival RPG and Strategic video game by Doublebear productions. The game is set in central Texas on the collapse of civilization and the dawn of the undead apocalypse. You have to explore the game world by going through very serious turn based tactical combat system for the hunt of food and shelter to survive. You have to protect your shelter at any cost in order to survive and to explore the game world with outstanding game play. You will experience different characters in the game like Medic, Sniper, Grenadier, Guard and much more, that will make very challenging fights to deal with. You will experience melee combats along with bow and arrow fight with additional shooting element to enjoy the brilliant game play. Dead State: Reanimated is a superb game with enhanced graphics to have fun with amazing game play.
#13 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.
#14 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.
#15 Battle World: Kronos
Battle World: kronos is an MMO and Turn-Based Real time Strategy and a war-based video game that lands you into a militaristic setting. The game allows you to engage yourself into campaigns, skirmishes and wars against your enemies from the Yerla Faction. You get to control your own troop units, train them and use the most sophisticated weaponry against your enemies. Battle World: kronos lets you explore the game world, assault your enemies using transporting vehicles, Air Support and via troops, seize their properties and loot their resources etc. You can play the game online with your friends in multiplayer gaming mode and make alliances to defeat your enemy with the greatest force, tactical advantage and might. Battle World: kronos is a great strategy and war based MMO video game to play and enjoy. try it out if you haven’t yet and enjoy the ultimate fun.
#16 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.
#17 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.
#18 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.
#19 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.
#20 UFO: Afterlight
UFO: Afterlight is a Turn-based Strategy Real-Time Tactics and video game. The game is set on Planet Mars and takes you on an amazing journey to save the remaining humanity. The humans were left with no choice but to leave after the deadly invasion and worldwide destruction by the Wargots and Starghosts. Your task is to simply to assist the Laputans who are fighting on earth in order to eliminate the enemies. In order to liberate the Humanity from the fears of alien races, you must act as the main command, use your collaborative strategic and tactical approach to eliminate the enemies and eventually bring back the humanity to their original home. With amazing Turn-based Strategic, Tactical and RPG aesthetics, UFO: Afterlight is a wonderful game to play and enjoy.
#21 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.
#22 Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins is an amazing Action-RPG game by BioWare. The game allows you to enjoy melee combat system with Hack and Slash elements. You can explore the stunning game world by going through different quests. You have to save the world from the disastrous event, called as the Blight. You can communicate with the NPCs and make a team of different players. Your companions are controlled by AI to assist you in multiple combats. You have to fight against different types of enemies such as ghosts, giant spiders, darkspawn, walking trees, and dragons. You have to save the world by fighting against these evil forces. You can test your skills and abilities by fighting against the ancient dragon awakened by the Darkspawn. You can choose your character from the six given classes, each class has different fighting tactics having different weapons and different skills. You have to make your character strong and powerful to deal with most horrible battles against your enemies. Dragon Age: Origins is an exciting and engaging game to play with enhanced visuals.
#23 Tryst
Tryst by Bluegiant Interactive is a great Real-Time Strategy and Sci-Fi themed video game that focuses on a destructive and chaotic war between Humans and Machines called The Zali. The game lets you choose a character from choices of Chief Oliver Petrovich and a Rebel Leader Aeryn Ozarr, select the best skills and abilities and lead your forces, go against the Zali and seize control over planet Ishtonia IV Again. Because of the presence of a rare element named Lohum on this planet, you must conquer the planet before the Zali. Use your best strategies, skills and plans to defeat the Zali and throw them out of the planet. With great Visuals, an engaging game-play, wonderful story, a lot of upgrades, DLC and other cool things, Tryst is a marvelous game to play and enjoy.
#24 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.
#25 Warhammer: Mark of Chaos
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos is a Real-time Tactics, Single and Multiplayer game and takes place in the fictional Universe of Warhammer. The game revolves around armies’ battles, base-building and resources management. To get into the game world, the player has to select his nation, recruit his army and train them to fight against other factions and defend his units. Start the game with a little land and expand it further and further by upgrading units and buildings. The ultimate task is to fight against other factions and defeat them by destroying their bases, and members. The player can play as a solo in single-player mode or compete against over four players in multiplayer mode. The game unlocks other buildings, factions, and units as the player progress. He can use different classic weapons throughout the game and take down his enemies by commanding his armies. Warhammer: Mark of Chaos offers key features such as Tactics, RTS Elements, Building, Combat, challenging Tasks and more. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.
#26 Front Wars
Front Wars is a Turn-based, Strategy, Single and Multiplayer video game by Homemade Games. The game offers an exciting gameplay where you have to select your nation and fight against other nations. It takes place in WWII and lets you compete against your friends on Facebook. It offers massive maps consists of two armies, and the ultimate task is to create units and buildings and expand it further and further. The game has a set of levels, and each level is challenging as compared to last one. You can defeat your enemies by destroying their units or capturing their headquarters. The game rewards you with experience points that you can use to unlock powerful units, upgrades and more. Front Wars offers core features such as over Twenty-Six Missions, Fifteen different Units (Ships, Planes, Tanks, etc.), Three different Level Types, Multiplayer and more. Try it out.
#27 Prey
Prey is an Action-Adventure, Open-world, Horror, and Single-player video game developed by Bethesda Studios for multiple platforms. Throughout the gameplay, the player takes on the role of an unnamed protagonist, who finds himself on the space station orbiting the moon. The game takes the player to 2032, where an experiment to alter humanity forever has gone wrong.
The space station has occupied by hostile aliens, and the player has dug into the dark secrets. The player must survive using the tools found on the station. While exploring the station, the player views the environment from a first-person perspective.
The player can equip alien abilities to develop a combination of powers and upgrade the character’s skills as well. The game allows the player to craft useful items with the gadgets and tools on the station to overcome dangerous obstacles. Using the wits and abilities, the player has to defend the conditions for humanity.
#28 X-COM: UFO Defense
X-COM: UFO Defense is a Turn-based Tactics, Strategy, Science-Fiction and Single-player Simulation developed and published by MicroProse Software. The game combines real-time Management with Turn-based tactics and puts the player in the role of the commander of X-Com, an organization protecting planet Earth from alien factions. The game takes place in the fictional environment and tasked the player to build his bases, recruit troops and equip them with deadly weapons. Navigate the environment to discover new technologies and manages personnel, and finance of the organization. The game uses isometric view to explore the world. The main aim of the player is to lead his team in close-combat battles, guide him, and make the best strategy to save the world. As the player gain experience, the game becomes more challenging. Gather resources, and score the highest points to unlock further content in the game. Go on quests and accomplish a series of tasks to progress. X-COM: UFO Defense offers core features such as Manufacture Alien Technologies, Make a strategy to defend the Earth, Command troops in deadly battles, etc. X-COM: UFO Defense is the best video game as compared to other Turn-based Tactics games.
#29 Men of War: Assault Squad
Men of War: Assault Squad is a Real-time Tactics, Strategy, Military-based, Single and Multiplayer video game created by Digitalmindsoft. The game takes place in the WWII-themed world, and it is an expansion pack for Men of War video game. There are five different nations such as Germany, Japan, Russia, USA, etc. and you’re able to choose one of them, lead your army into battle, and fight against other factions to defend your bases. Use different weapons and abilities to defeat your enemies and earn experience points. The game uses isometric view and includes a variety of vehicles like Tank, and a set of weapons such as Machinegun, rifles, rocket launcher, etc. Explore the environment, make your strategy and attack enemies to take down them. Defend your bases and progress through the game to unlock further content in the game world. Men of War: Assault Squad includes core features such as various Historical Settings, Unique Units, different Locations, Multiplayer Maps, Enhance mechanics, impressive Gameplay, Smooth Controls, etc. Men of War: Assault Squad is the best game as compared to other Real-time Tactics, and Strategy games.
#30 Jagged Alliance: Back in Action: Shades of Red
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action: Shades of Red is a Downloadable Content Pack of the original game developed by Coreplay GmbH and published THQ Nordic. It is a mix of Role-playing, Strategy and Single-player Simulation and the story revolves around the protagonist. According to the story, the terrorist known as Ante Silevic has stolen an atomic weapon and invited the leaders of all countries in Eastern Europe. Only three mercenaries are the hope to defend the world against terrorism and chaos such as Ivan Dolvic, Cynthia and Kyle Shadow. This DLC pack introduces a variety of action-packed missions and over 1-hour of additional play time. Select your character and dive into the world where you have to control a character and fight against terrorist to protect the world from devastation. Use different weapons and slaughter terrorist to earn experience points. Navigate the environment from a top-down perspective and immerse yourself in shooting experience. With wonderful mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb graphics, Jagged Alliance: Back in Action: Shades of Red is the best game to play and enjoy.
#31 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.
#32 Master of Magic
Master of Magic combines the elements of Turn-based Strategy, 4X, and Fantasy-based developed by Simtex and published by MicroProse. The game supports Single-player mode and it is the first game in the series of Master of Magic released in 1994. The player assumes the role of the wizard, who is trying to conquer two linked worlds. In the beginning, the player starts off from a small settlement with a task to turn it into a massive city. The player needs to manage resources, recruit armies, build cities, discover new technologies and expand his empire by conquering the world. It offers procedurally generated worlds where the game takes place, each with its unique land size, strength of magic, and difficulty. The player can customize the spell choices, skills and the appearance of the character. There are fourteen different races available and the player can pick one of them to start the game. He can take part in turn-based combat and fight against enemies, after defeating the player can loot their resources and take over their land to expand his Empire. It offers the similar gameplay to Civilization and uses isometric perspective to navigate the world. Master of Magic offers prominent features such as lots of Levels, challenging Objectives, different Worlds, City-Building elements and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#33 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.
#34 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.
#35 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.
#36 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.
#37 Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX centers on Turn-based Strategy, and Role-playing gameplay developed and published by Koei for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. The game brings both Single and Multiplayer modes for a better experience and serves as the 9th title in the series of Romance of the Three Kingdoms released by Koei. The player assumes the role of the ruler and can manipulate the ancient world based on the historical novel called Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It takes place in the fictional China and allows the player to complete a variety of objectives, in which he or she must struggle to bring the city on the map under her or his command. There are fifteen different scenarios available, and each has its unique set of objectives, environments, and challenges. In the beginning, the player needs to establish his Kingdom by placing different types of Building, recruit an army and equip them with weapons to defend the Kingdom and its inhabitant, and lead his or her army in battle. The player must raise up his rank throughout the levels to become the master and unlock additional content like units, troops, upgrades, enemy stronghold and more. Try it out.
#38 Silent Storm
Silent Storm is a Role-playing, Turn-based Tactics, Combat, Strategy, and Single-player video game created by Nival Interactive and published by 1C Company. The game takes place in the historical fictional world in the event of World War II where the player can assume the control of a six elite soldiers on the side of Allied or Axis. After completing the introducing mission, the game automatically unlocks all the basses that complete with an armory, medical station, and Panzer Klein hanger, etc. The game offers a huge range of equipment and weapons that will help the player in during the gameplay. It offers unique turn-based tactics combat system that immerses himself deep into the brilliant game world. Silent Storm includes prominent features such as two different Campaigns, twenty-four new Missions, both male as female characters, Upgrades and fully destructible environment, etc. With incredible storyline, excellent visuals, fantastic game mechanics, and beautiful visual details. Silent Storm is one of the best game as compared to the other same genres.
#39 Silent Storm: Sentinels
Silent Storm: Sentinels is a Downloadable Content Pack for the original game Silent Storm released in 2003. The game combines Tactical Role-playing, Strategy, and Turn-based elements and supports Single-player mode only. It takes place in the fictional World War II Europe with Sci-fi elements. There are different playable characters available, and the player has to choose one of them to jump into the battlefield where he has to command a team up to six soldiers. It has two different factions such as Allied and Axis each with unique abilities, weapons and a variety of missions. Once the player gets into the campaign, he must choose a premade character or create and customize his own to command the team throughout the game. Grenadier, Sniper, Medic, Scout, and Engineer, etc. are prominent classes in the match. The player receives XP points for defeat enemy team and can use them to unlock additional content. It becomes challenging to play, as the player progresses through the game. With prominent features, brilliant mechanics, and excellent graphics, Silent Storm: Sentinels is the best game to play.
#40 Space Hulk Ascension
Space Hulk Ascension is a Turn-based Strategy, Tactical, and Role-playing video game developed and published by Hoplite Research for multiple platforms. The game puts you in the classic board experience and introduces new RPG style mechanics, new weapons, chapters and new enemy types. It takes place in the isolated corridors and the chamber of ancient vessels like Tomb. You assume the role of the protagonist with a task to control your small army of brave Space Marine and battle predators, alien Gene stealer and take down them to survive longer. It has more than 100 Campaigns and Missions available each with a unique set of objectives that you must accomplish at any cost. Through customization, you can create and change the appearance of your character to look unique and can select the best abilities for it. It has three different chapters such as Ultramarines, Blood Angels, and Space Wolves. After selecting the section, you get access to the game world where you must kill enemies in turn-based combat. Space Hulk Ascension is the fantastic game to play and enjoy. Try it out.
#41 Shattered Union
Shattered Union is a Turn-based Tactics and Strategy video game published by 2K Games and developed by PopTop Software. The game takes place in the alternative history of the United States of America, where the presidential candidate named as David Jefferson Adams has been elected the president of USA. Due to the disputed election, David Jefferson becomes the most hated and unpopular president in the history of USA. During the campaign, the player will face tough challenges like foreign attack, civil war, poor economic condition and more. The game uses a hex grid system and introduces a variety of terrains. Before getting into the world, the player has to select his territory and start competing against economic problems. The ultimate task of the player is to make this nation secure, recruit military to defend the nation, and solve the complicated issues to grow as the strong economic power. It has different levels, and each level needs the tactics to solve the problems and progress. With the best mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb visuals, Shattered Union is the excellent game.
#42 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.
#43 Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is a Space Strategy, 4X Turn-based Tactics, Online, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Black Lab Games and published by Slitherine Ltd. The game takes place in the massive space and offers sci-fi environment. It brings a thrilling story, in which after four years of war the human lives are not enough to unlock a deadly stalemate. During the gameplay, the Colonials have tried all the offensives of Cylon, but no victory was received. Suddenly the deadlock is broken by an attack from the Cylons and the terrifying annihilation of Picon. You assume the role of the protagonist and experience the first Cylon war where you have to participate in 3D battles and puts your tactical powers to the test. You need to create your fleets, defend the Quorum alliance and get ready to dig deeper into the conspiracies of the conflict. Battlestar Galactica Deadlock includes core features such as Legendary Names, Command the Colonial Fleet, Tactical Battles, War Room Politics, Join Forces, The Cylon Threat, and more. Try it out.
#44 Jagged Alliance Online: Reloaded
Jagged Alliance Online: Reloaded is a Turn-based Strategy, and Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Cliffhanger Productions. The game focuses on Tactical Combat gameplay and takes place in the stunning environment. Your primary task is to survive and build the frigging merc outfit in the land. You have to establish and train your team of merc chosen from the Jagged Alliance characters, equip them with gear and effort to expand your headquarters to beat the opponents. You can match your tactical skills against other players from all over the land to win the Warzones with your team and lead your empire to victory. There are more than five-hundred weapons which you can use to complete more than a hundred missions. In PvP battles, you can challenge other players and can compete against them to show off your abilities and raise up your level on the leaderboard to become the master. Jagged Alliance Online: Reloaded offers prominent features such as 100 Missions, 40 Mercenaries, 500 Types of Weapons, Build up your Headquarter, Crafting System, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#45 The Banner Saga 2
The Banner Saga 2 is a Tactical Role-playing and Single-player video game created by Stoic and published by Versus Evil for multiple platforms. The game serves as the sequel to The Banner Saga and introduces enhanced gameplay and new features. It revolves around the turn-based combat and offers new units, new enemies, new talents, new objectives and interactive objects. The game comes with The Horse-born race. The favourite heroes are available in the game from the original title return as playable characters. It embarks the player on an emotional journey around a breathtaking world, where the player must lead his team, use his resources wisely, and participate in skilful battles to experience the turn-based gameplay. It takes place in the beautifully 2D hand-drawn world and offers story-driven gameplay. The Banner Saga 2 includes core features such as Build and Manage Caravan, Travel the Landscapes, Improved Strategic Combat, and more. With impressive gameplay, superb mechanics, and smooth controls, The Banner Saga 2 is the wonderful game to play.
#46 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.
#47 Ascendancy
Ascendancy is a Turn-based Strategy, 4X, and Single-player video game developed by The Logic Factory and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment. It takes place in the Sci-fi environment and offers thrilling gameplay revolves around the galactic effort to become the dominant life form. In the game, the player assumes the role of the protagonist, a leader of an alien species, and his/her ultimate task is to guide the people into huge space to find and colonize other worlds. During the gameplay, the player can build structures, craft spaceship, discover new technologies and grow stronger through war. At the beginning of the game, the player has a single colony planet, which the player has to develop at any cost to progress through the game. The player picks up several types of building to construct the surface of the planet and can construct spaceships to leave the planet. The ship travels to other solar systems along the specific paths, known as Star Lanes. With superb gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and smooth controls, Ascendancy is the best game to play and enjoy.
#48 Frontline Tactics
Frontline Tactics is a F2P, Turn-based Tactical and Strategy video game developed by WIT Entertainment and published by Meridian4 for cross-platform. The game takes place in the futuristic year 2025, where the small group of military invades to control the oil-rich nation of Fahrahn. It puts the player in the role of an elite group of soldiers with a task to defeat the rival soldiers and restore the peace to the land before the attack turns into a full scale war. In the game, the player has a chance to embark himself on an intense strategic missions, where he can use the game mechanics and the diverse environments to his advantage. During the gameplay, the player has to command his army and fight against enemies using turn-based mechanics. The player receive an opportunity to upgrade his weapons and purchase upgrades after each completed mission. He can customize his soldiers with weapons, equipment, armor and the unique skills. Other challenging missions will be unlocked as the player advances through the game. With engaging gameplay, superb mechanics, and smooth controls, Frontline Tactics is the best strategic game to play and enjoy.
#49 Underrail
Underrail is an Isometric, Turn-based Role-playing and Single-player video game developed and published by Stygian Software. The game takes place in the far Future when the surface of the planet Earth has been uninhabitable for the long time and the remaining population live in Underrail metro network, where rival factions effort violent to survive in the harsh environment conditions. In the game, the player takes on the role of the new member and starts the game as a blank stage with a task to develop his character. During the gameplay, the storyline is narrated through dialogue with NPCs populating the world of Underrail. The gameplay focuses on Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Role-playing elements with an emphasis on Exploration and Combat. The player navigates the underground world, encounter non-player characters and experience the extensive character customization and detailed crafting system. Underrail offers core features such as Exploration, Conflicting Factions, Surviving Gameplay, Harsh Environment, and more. With brilliant mechanics, smooth controls, and exciting graphics, Underrail is the best game to play.
#50 Might and Magic Heroes VI
Might and Magic Heroes VI is a Role-playing, Turn-based Strategy, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Black Hole Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. It is the sixth title in the series of Heroes of Might and Magic video game and takes place in the fictional world of Ashan. The storyline revolves around the five heirs to the Griffin dynasty embarks on an epic quest to repel the demon invasion. Like previous entries, the player can select between Single-player or Multiplayer modes, and command a number of heroes and towns connected with different factions, controlling armies of creatures between turn-based combat and tactical overland exploration system to complete the conditions of victory. There are different factions available, and each faction has two types of heroes and every unit in the faction has the turns and upgrade combats as they affect the gameplay. During the gameplay, the player can move in the grid-based map to attack enemies. Might and Magic Heroes VI offers prominent features such as Mix the RPG and Turn-based Strategy, Shape your Destiny, Multiple Paths, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.