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Best Turn-Based Games

Top 50 of 474 qualifying games — tagged Turn-Based (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 Grimm's Hollow (2019) Free to Play · Pixel Graphics · RPG · 500K–1M owners · Free 98.6%13,883 reviews 2 Tactical Breach Wizards (2024) Turn-Based Tactics · Puzzle · Turn-Based Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 98.2%9,467 reviews 3 Balatro (2024) Card Game · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Rogue-like · 2M–5M owners · $14.99 98.0%153,566 reviews 4 Slay the Spire (2019) Roguelike Deckbuilder · Card Game · Card Battler · 5M–10M owners · $6.24 97.8%182,277 reviews 5 West of Loathing (2017) RPG · Comedy · Funny · 500K–1M owners · $10.99 97.7%9,758 reviews 6 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (2015) JRPG · Story Rich · RPG · 50K–100K owners · $29.99 97.8%3,719 reviews 7 OMORI (2020) Psychological Horror · Story Rich · Pixel Graphics · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 97.2%80,237 reviews 8 Persona 4 Golden (2020) JRPG · Great Soundtrack · Story Rich · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 97.0%78,346 reviews 9 Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (2019) RPG · Indie · Adventure · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 97.2%5,444 reviews 10 Epic Battle Fantasy 4 (2014) JRPG · Turn-Based · Indie · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 97.0%3,158 reviews 11 Epic Battle Fantasy 3 (2016) JRPG · Funny · RPG · 200K–500K owners · Free 97.0%2,188 reviews 12 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (2022) Choices Matter · Life Sim · Deckbuilding · 200K–500K owners · $12.49 96.7%3,931 reviews 13 沉睡的法则 Things as They Are (2019) JRPG · RPG · Story Rich · 100K–200K owners · $5.99 97.2%1,112 reviews 14 WitchSpring R (2023) Cute · RPG · Funny · 100K–200K owners · $34.99 96.5%6,536 reviews 15 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2007) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · 500K–1M owners · $5.99 96.3%4,592 reviews 16 Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010) Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Turn-Based · 10M–20M owners · $7.49 95.8%204,265 reviews 17 Meg's Monster (2023) Indie · Pixel Graphics · Linear · 20K–50K owners · $14.99 96.9%1,072 reviews 18 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition (2006) Strategy · Medieval · Historical · 1M–2M owners · $24.99 95.7%33,344 reviews 19 Master of Orion 2 (2016) Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based · 100K–200K owners · $5.99 96.5%1,569 reviews 20 Cogmind (2017) Early Access · Traditional Roguelike · Atmospheric · 50K–100K owners · $24.99 96.3%1,792 reviews 21 Shogun Showdown (2024) Replay Value · Strategy RPG · Turn-Based · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 95.8%4,904 reviews 22 LiEat (2016) Story Rich · Pixel Graphics · Indie · 200K–500K owners · $1.19 95.8%4,445 reviews 23 Lords of the Realm II (2015) Strategy · RPG · Medieval · 50K–100K owners · $2.99 96.2%1,519 reviews 24 Caves of Qud (2024) Procedural Generation · Turn-Based Combat · Open World · 200K–500K owners · $29.99 95.2%10,410 reviews 25 dotAGE (2023) Resource Management · Turn-Based · Rogue-lite · 100K–200K owners · $17.59 95.5%2,371 reviews 26 Wandering Sword (2023) RPG · Martial Arts · Pixel Graphics · 500K–1M owners · $24.99 94.9%30,920 reviews 27 Tales of Maj'Eyal (2013) Traditional Roguelike · Rogue-like · Turn-Based · 50K–100K owners · $6.99 95.1%6,712 reviews 28 OCTOPATH TRAVELER II (2023) RPG · Turn-Based · JRPG · 200K–500K owners · $59.99 94.9%13,574 reviews 29 Wildermyth (2021) Party-Based RPG · Choices Matter · Story Rich · 1M–2M owners · $24.99 94.8%17,491 reviews 30 FINAL FANTASY IX (2016) JRPG · Story Rich · Great Soundtrack · 1M–2M owners · $20.99 94.9%11,892 reviews 31 Into the Breach (2018) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Indie · 1M–2M owners · $14.99 94.6%20,216 reviews 32 Card Survival: Tropical Island (2022) Survival · Adventure · Card Game · 50K–100K owners · $24.99 95.1%2,729 reviews 33 Rome: Total War - Collection (2007) Strategy · Historical · Rome · 1M–2M owners · Free 94.6%16,177 reviews 34 Reus 2 (2024) God Game · Colony Sim · Puzzle · 50K–100K owners · $24.99 95.2%1,928 reviews 35 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (2017) JRPG · Anime · RPG · 200K–500K owners · $39.99 94.8%5,445 reviews 36 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2007) Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · 1M–2M owners · $5.99 95.3%1,591 reviews 37 SteamWorld Heist II (2024) Funny · Singleplayer · Turn-Based Tactics · 50K–100K owners · $29.99 95.2%1,885 reviews 38 X-COM: UFO Defense (2008) Strategy · Classic · Turn-Based Strategy · 1M–2M owners · $4.99 94.8%3,799 reviews 39 Shattered Pixel Dungeon (2022) Traditional Roguelike · Dungeon Crawler · Rogue-like · 200K–500K owners · $9.99 95.2%1,606 reviews 40 The Bard's Tale Trilogy (2018) RPG · Dungeon Crawler · Classic · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 95.2%1,423 reviews 41 Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (2009) RPG · Post-apocalyptic · Classic · 1M–2M owners · $9.99 94.3%15,434 reviews 42 Terminus: Zombie Survivors (2024) Survival · Zombies · Rogue-like · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 94.6%3,997 reviews 43 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (2015) RPG · Post-apocalyptic · Classic · 2M–5M owners · $9.99 94.2%22,198 reviews 44 Library Of Ruina (2021) Story Rich · Card Game · Strategy · 1M–2M owners · $29.99 94.1%34,509 reviews 45 Transistor (2014) Great Soundtrack · Female Protagonist · Indie · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 94.1%30,592 reviews 46 Space Rangers HD: A War Apart (2013) Space · RPG · Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 94.3%6,666 reviews 47 Worms Armageddon (2013) Strategy · Multiplayer · Classic · 1M–2M owners · $2.99 94.2%10,107 reviews 48 Soda Dungeon 2 (2020) Free to Play · Idler · RPG · 500K–1M owners · Free 94.4%5,419 reviews 49 Soda Dungeon (2017) Free to Play · RPG · Pixel Graphics · 500K–1M owners · Free 94.3%6,164 reviews 50 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint (2025) Turn-Based Combat · Tactical · Character Customization · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 95.0%1,097 reviews