The Best Tactical Games - Page 5

Update : Day of the Shell added at rank #45.
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Massi (2022)

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IOS iPhone Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X j Nintendo Switch Playstation 5

Massi is a retro platformer game with souls like features. Fully made in hand-made pixel art, fun, fast paced. Fighting, exploration, tight controls, puzzle solving, difficult boss fights.


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • battle
  • combat
  • fight
  • fantasy
  • stealth
  • cover
  • rpg
  • squad
  • soundtrack
  • metroidvania
  • war
  • souls

42

Battle Brothers (2017)

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Android PC Windows Xbox One

Battle Brothers is a gritty 2D turn-based tactical RPG where you lead a group of mercenaries through a low-power medieval fantasy world. With procedurally generated storylines, intense battles, and a unique combat system, this game offers countless hours of addicting gameplay. Get ready to conquer enemies, loot their camps, and train and equip your men to gain a satisfying sense of accomplishment. But beware, the game is also known for its high level of difficulty and frustrating challenges that can make it time-consuming.


What we like:
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Intense tactical battles
  • Satisfying sense of accomplishment
  • Unique turn-based combat system
  • Appealing medieval theme
What could be improved:
  • High level of difficulty
  • Frustrating randomized based mechanics
  • Artificial difficulty
  • Steep learning curve
  • Can be time-consuming

  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • medieval
  • rpg
  • strategy
  • battle
  • fantasy
  • combat

43

Tower Dominion (2025)

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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!


  • rogue-like
  • tower-defense
  • tactical
  • base-building
  • strategy
  • class
  • auto-battler
  • artillery
  • procedural
  • resource-management
  • tile
  • choices
  • empire
  • building
  • innovative

44

Aliens: Dark Descent Windows (2023)

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PC Windows

Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.


  • squad
  • real-time
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • aliens

45

Day of the Shell (2025)

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Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows j Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One

Day of the Shell is a “one-click, one-turn” tactical rogue-lite. In a shattered and flooded world, travel from island to island with only hope and a revolver, challenging and appeasing the gods.

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  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • rogue-like
  • strategy
  • isometric
  • nature
  • grid
  • tactical-lite
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • movement
  • 3d

46

Chains of Freedom (2025)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

Embark on a thrilling journey in a high-stakes, turn-based tactics game. Lead an elite squad in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European country as you unravel a conspiracy threatening the state. Navigate intense strategic battles and adapt to ever-evolving challenges to prevail.


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • squad
  • combat
  • post-apocalyptic
  • dystopian
  • xcom
  • conspiracy
  • strategy
  • military

47

Cross Tails (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X

What will the tails witness after a crossing tale? A tactical RPG that portrays a fantasy story of a war between the canine and the feline tribes playable from both points of view.


  • rpg
  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • japanese
  • strategy
  • war-ravaged
  • jrpg
  • story
  • simulation

48

Squad (2020)

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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

Experience large-scale, intense combat in Squad, where real-world scale firefights take place across 23 massive maps with up to 100 players. Play as one of 10 factions and utilize 15 faction-specific weapons and deployables. Build fortifications and communicate effectively with your team to dominate the ever-changing battlefield. Squad is a visceral, heart-thumping gaming experience for those seeking authentic war simulation.


What we like:
  • Engaging gameplay that requires teamwork and strategy
  • Fun gamemodes like Invasion
  • Great way to spend time with friends and family
  • Has potential for updates
  • Good memories and bonding opportunities
What could be improved:
  • Company prioritizes monetization over promises and community feedback
  • Decreasing quality over time

  • shooter
  • first-person
  • military
  • tactical
  • fps
  • realistic
  • team
  • squad
  • multiplayer
  • wargame
  • in-squad
  • military-issue
  • nine-person
  • simulation
  • combined-arms

49

The Lamplighters League (2023)

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Xbox One PC Windows

Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.

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  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • stealth
  • real-time
  • combat
  • strategy

50

SpellForce: Conquest of Eo - Demon Scourge (2023)

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Playstation 5 j Xbox Series X PC Windows

On a journey to great magical might, explore and control the lands of Eo in this ever-changing turn-based strategy role-playing game. Field armies and heroes in tactical combat, finish hundreds of quests, and gather spells and artefacts to become the most powerful mage of all. 

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  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • rpg
  • fantasy
  • 4x
  • dwarf
  • grand-strategy
  • crafting
  • lore
  • real-time
  • battle
  • horses
  • military
  • combat

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