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Turn-Based Tactics hidden gems on Steam
Every game here is tagged Turn-Based Tactics on Steam, sits between 1,000 and 5,000 reviews, is rated at least 80% positive, and carries a catch drawn from its own negative reviews. All 38 of them. How these pages are made.
Esports Godfather is a MOBA esports management simulation card game. Players build teams, devise strategies, and draft heroes to win championships.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique blend of genres, deep strategic combos, and the satisfying challenge of building a dominant team.
The catchMatches play themselves, with random misses and outcomes you cannot influence.
Games like Esports Godfather →
Phantom Brigade81% positive from 4,363 reviews20236% finish itDeck Playable
Tactical mech combat game with deep pilot customization and a dynamic, evolving overworld. Players command mechs and pilots through a reworked campaign with new challenges.
What players likedPlayers praise Phantom Brigade as a unique tactical mech game akin to XCOM and Battletech, with a standout predictive timeline combat system.
The catchPlanned turns often play out wrong, with sure-hit shots whiffing and orders wasted.
Games like Phantom Brigade →
This is a 3D tactical space combat game where players command Colonial fleets against Cylons. It features WEGO turn-based combat and fleet building with an original story.
What players likedPlayers praise its fantastic strategy and intense, detailed tactical battles, capturing the Battlestar Galactica universe perfectly.
The catchBattles play out slowly and repeat the same routine, with no way to speed turns up.
Games like Battlestar Galactica Deadlock →
Strategy simulation game with city development and tactical battles. Features 3D grand battles, duels, and extensive editing options.
The catchThis Steam release has no English translation and fan patches rarely work.
Games like Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit →
Inkbound87% positive from 4,001 reviews20241% finish itDeck Playable
Turn-based roguelike with simultaneous multiplayer combat. Explore diverse builds and save magical stories in a cooperative adventure.
What players likedPlayers praise this tactical roguelike as a "Slay the Spire" with ability-based combat, offering deep builds and high replayability.
The catchThe developers dropped support, so missing features and bugs are never getting fixed.
Games like Inkbound →
A narrative-driven RPG focused on dialogue and choice in a crumbling society. It emphasizes consequences and player agency over combat.
What players likedPlayers compare it to 90s RPGs, Divinity, and Pillars of Eternity, praising its deep choices, branching paths, and impactful consequences.
The catchForced fights your build cannot win push you into constant save scumming and reloading.
Games like The Age of Decadence →
Roguelike deckbuilder with hex-based tactics. Players position gladiators, use cards, and dual-wield equipment to survive arena combat.
What players likedPlayers praise "Alina of the Arena" as a fun, fast-paced, movement-based card battler, similar to "Fights in Tight Spaces," with diverse classes and weapons.
The catchThin content and few viable builds make runs feel repetitive very quickly.
Games like Alina of the Arena →
Card-based tactical deck-builder with turn-based combat and environmental interaction. Players manage hand, positioning, and momentum in action-movie settings.
What players likedPlayers praise this stylish roguelike deckbuilder as a deeper, more satisfying "John Wick: The Game" with fluid animations and satisfying combos.
The catchCard draw luck decides runs more than tactics, and a bad deck sinks the run.
Games like Fights in Tight Spaces →
Stolen Realm84% positive from 3,870 reviews20246% finish itDeck Playable
Tactical dungeon crawler with simultaneous turn-based combat and deep character customization. Loot transforms playstyle in fast-paced, co-op expeditions.
What players likedPlayers praise its deep character building and co-op, comparing it to FF Tactics with roguelike elements.
The catchBugs run deep, from glitchy co-op and UI to freezes and lost progress.
Games like Stolen Realm →
A tactical RPG where player choices shape the story and allies through a conviction system. Battles emphasize strategic positioning and character abilities on varied terrain.
What players likedPlayers praise its engaging, choice-driven story and deep tactical gameplay, often comparing it to Fire Emblem or Octopath Traveler.
The catchLong cutscenes dominate, leaving only a small slice of the game as actual battles.
Games like TRIANGLE STRATEGY →
This is a strategy RPG with over-the-top, hilarious combat and hundreds of hours of content. Players lead a demon army on a revenge quest across Netherworlds.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a fun, time-wasting game for power-levelers, despite a repetitive board game-like mechanic.
The catchThe PC port randomly hard freezes the whole computer, especially on Windows 11 24H2.
Games like Disgaea 5 Complete →
A turn-based RPG with deep character building and strategic combat. Explore a medieval fantasy sandbox, undertaking quests and trading.
What players likedPlayers praise Low Magic Age as a deep RPG sandbox and D&D simulator with great build-crafting, combat, and economy.
The catchYears into early access it still has no story and the combat loop turns repetitive fast.
Games like Low Magic Age →
Trials of Fire86% positive from 3,255 reviews20217% finish itDeck Verified
Tactical deck-building adventure with multi-character combat and loot-driven progression. Explore a ruined world, strategizing card synergies for survival.
The catchEquipment stuffs your deck with junk cards, so random three card draws decide fights.
Games like Trials of Fire →
This is a modern tactical RPG with gridless movement and deep combat. Players manage reputation and contacts to complete stealthy heists in a collapsed world.
What players likedPlayers praise this X-COM-like cyberpunk tactical RPG for its deep customization, robust stealth, and exceptional developer support.
The catchPiles on so many overlapping systems that it becomes information overload, not depth.
Games like Cyber Knights: Flashpoint →
Tactical RPG with real-time exploration and turn-based combat. Explore a post-apocalyptic world, upgrade abilities, and uncover the Miasma's secrets.
What players likedPlayers praise this XCOM-like tactical RPG for its fun combat, engaging story, and balance of stealth and turn-based battles.
The catchCliched, cringeworthy writing and an insufferable main character sink the story.
Games like Miasma Chronicles →
Tactical turn-based RPG with open-world exploration and a dark fantasy feel. Recruit followers, loot enemies for skills, and survive harsh combat.
What players likedPlayers praise Urtuk: The Desolation as an RPG chess-like game with unique art, diverse characters, and challenging, unforgiving AI.
The catchCombat turns repetitive fast, with randomised battles that all blur together.
Games like Urtuk: The Desolation →
This is a turn-based tactical strategy game with ricochet shooting. Players manage a crew of steambots on naval adventures, customizing their gear and abilities.
What players likedPlayers praise SteamWorld Heist II as a polished 2D XCOM-like with unique ricochet gunplay, improving on the original.
The catchCrossing the map in the slow submarine turns into a chore between missions.
Games like SteamWorld Heist II →
LONESTAR91% positive from 2,401 reviews202511% finish itDeck Verified
A spaceship combat strategy game where players build unit decks and engage in fair, turn-based battles. It features a bounty hunting theme with resource management and event-driven vacations.
What players likedPlayers praise this roguelike builder for its addictive strategic depth, synergy-finding, and replayability, often comparing it to FTL or deckbuilders.
The catchRuns blur into the same thing after the first few, killing the urge to replay.
Games like LONESTAR →
英雄群侠传II89% positive from 2,202 reviews2019
This is a free, single-player, turn-based martial arts RPG with a focus on player choice, exploration, and a slow-paced, thoughtful experience. It features a unique ink-wash art style and a deep martial arts system.
The catchExtra in-game rewards are locked behind leaving a review or proving your purchase.
Games like 英雄群侠传II →
StarVaders98% positive from 2,200 reviews20254% finish itDeck Verified
StarVaders is a deckbuilding roguelike where you pilot mechs in grid-based combat. Build card combos to defeat alien invaders and rewrite fate with time rewinds.
What players likedPlayers praise StarVaders as a unique deckbuilder with tactical grid-based combat, often compared to Slay the Spire and Into the Breach, for its deep synergies and high replayability.
The catchCards mostly just move or shoot, so runs start feeling shallow and samey.
Games like StarVaders →
Sunderfolk90% positive from 2,160 reviews20253% finish itDeck Verified
Tactical co-op RPG with flexible local/online play. Players use skill cards to strategize turn-based combat and explore a village.
What players likedSunderfolk is praised as a "Baldur's Gate" or "Gloomhaven" like board game, shining as a deep, tactical couch co-op experience with friends.
The catchDifficulty spikes brutally at the final boss, which whole groups never manage to beat.
Games like Sunderfolk →
Turn-based fantasy strategy game. Command armies in tactical battles, managing units and resources to conquer Keldonia.
What players likedPlayers compare it to "Civilisation combat without the cities" and praise its fun, large-scale battles with diverse units.
The catchUnits die permanently and there is no undo, so one bad move can sink a mission.
Games like Fantasy General II →
This is a turn-based tactical RPG where you recruit mercenaries, manage their skills, and lead them in strategic combat to liberate a nation from a drug cartel. It features deep squad management and a gritty, realistic feel.
The catchEnemies outnumber and outshoot the player from the very first map, even on novice.
Games like Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire →
Showgunners93% positive from 1,905 reviews20237% finish itDeck Verified
Turn-based tactical shooter with a dynamic show director mechanic. Recruit allies, upgrade skills, and survive brutal arenas for revenge.
What players likedPlayers praise this fast-paced XCOM-like tactics game for its engaging dystopian game show setting and great characters.
The catchThe real time exploration between fights is slow, puzzle filled padding that drags.
Games like Showgunners →
Turn-based roguelike strategy with deck-building and resource management. Players use pigment abilities and recruit fools for revenge in a hellish world.
What players likedPlayers praise its deep, strategic turn-based combat and unique roguelike elements, often comparing it to Rain World and Hieronymous Bosch's art.
The catchRuns are decided by coin flip randomness far more than by planning or skill.
Games like Brutal Orchestra →
This is a guild management and turn-based tactical RPG. Players manage adventurers, accept quests, and engage in strategic combat.
What players likedPlayers praise this tactical RPG for its deep character progression, team management, and engaging combat, often comparing it to XCOM, Fire Emblem, and Darkest Dungeon.
The catchThe writing and dialogue are cringeworthy enough that players end up skipping them.
Games like Our Adventurer Guild →
Fae Tactics85% positive from 1,728 reviews20202% finish itDeck Verified
A turn-based tactical RPG where you summon fae allies and manage elemental magic in a vibrant, conflict-ridden world. Explore, collect fae, and customize abilities in an isometric wonderland.
What players likedPlayers praise Fae Tactics as an enjoyable, challenging, turn-based tactical strategy game with fun mechanics and a good story.
The catchBattles drag, with units crawling a couple of tiles per turn even at double speed.
Games like Fae Tactics →
Disgaea 2 PC92% positive from 1,682 reviews201716% finish itDeck Playable
Disgaea 2 PC is a tactical RPG with deep item customization and a quirky, over-the-top Netherworld setting. Players build a squad of diverse characters to battle through strategic, high-damage encounters.
What players likedPlayers praise Disgaea 2 PC as an awesome tactical RPG that builds on the first game with an adorable story and bonus content.
The catchThe PC port breaks on many machines, with black box text glitches and crashes.
Games like Disgaea 2 PC →
This is a single-player grand strategy game with Japanese-style character art and pixel battles. Players manage land, train soldiers, and conquer territories through strategic decisions and hero recruitment.
The catchCheating AI and every faction gangs up on you
Games like The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia →
Spirit Island92% positive from 1,614 reviews202036% finish itDeck Playable
Cooperative strategy game. Players are spirits defending an island from invaders using unique powers and working with natives.
What players likedPlayers praise this digital adaptation as an excellent, smooth, and challenging port of the deep cooperative strategy board game.
The catchThe interface is cluttered and confusing, leaving you unsure what the game wants next.
Games like Spirit Island →
This is a 3D turn-based strategy game where players command Space Wolves against Orks. Its core loop involves tactical combat with unit progression and environmental advantages.
What players likedPlayers describe it as an early, smaller Battlesector, praised for its tactical turn-based gameplay and authentic Warhammer 40k atmosphere.
The catchThe campaign is just a string of skirmish battles with no story to tie them together.
Games like Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach (Classic) →
Tangledeep82% positive from 1,475 reviews2018Deck Playable
This is a turn-based roguelike RPG with procedural dungeons and a job system. Players explore a labyrinth, fight monsters, and collect items.
What players likedPlayers praise its rewarding strategic depth and moving story, reminiscent of other roguelike dungeon crawlers.
The catchA long standing bug can delete tamed pets and upgraded weapons for good.
Games like Tangledeep →
Beastieball97% positive from 1,427 reviews202425% finish itDeck Verified
Turn-based volleyball RPG with relationship-driven combo moves and open-world coach battles. Strategic team building and tactical grid combat define the core loop.
What players likedPlayers praise Beastieball as a unique tactical turn-based creature collector, often compared to Pokémon or Cassette Beasts mixed with volleyball.
The catchMany beasties still have unfinished art and animations in this early access build.
Games like Beastieball →
Tactical, turn-based RPG with a tile-based combat system. Explore a fantasy world, solve puzzles, and manage a party of heroes.
What players likedPlayers praise its arcade-like fun and smart hardmode, offering high replayability reminiscent of Grimrock.
The catchMissions are puzzles with one intended solution, found by failing and replaying them.
Games like Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest →
This is a tactics-RPG visual novel with active combat and an evocative soundtrack. It features a deep story and customizable controls in a new world.
What players likedPlayers praise the amazing story and memorable characters, despite the slow pacing, reminiscent of a visual novel.
The catchLong stretches of slice of life filler pass between a handful of short battles.
Games like Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception →
This is a tactics-RPG visual novel with active combat and chain attacks. It features a story of forgotten identity and defending loved ones.
What players likedPlayers praise its engaging visual novel storytelling and tactical RPG combat, often comparing its worldbuilding to the Trails series.
The catchA serious war story keeps stalling for hours of harem slice-of-life filler.
Games like Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen →
Turn-based strategy RPG with troop organization and hexagonal map combat. Conquer bases and lead your nation to victory through seasonal phases.
What players likedPlayers praise it as an amazing re-imagining of the original Brigandine, playing very similarly but with better graphics and a new story.
The catchFans of the PS1 original find it stripped back, with less content and depth.
Games like Brigandine The Legend of Runersia →
Real-time strategy wargame with a loop of city management, grand strategy map, and battles. Features troop counter mechanics and historical recruitment.
The catchIt is an unmodernised 1998 game with no modern resolution support and dated visuals.
Games like Heroes of the Three Kingdoms →
