List of turn-based tactics video games

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Turn-based tactics is a video game genre. Chris Crawford,^[1] Julian Gollop, Strategic Simulations, and Blue Byte developed early turn-based tactical games,^[2] which were often inspired by traditional tactical wargames played on tabletops.^[3] Because of their low system requirements, turn-based tactical games were popular on early personal computers. This peaked with the released of X-COM: UFO Defense in 1994.^[2] When X-COM's sequels failed to make the same impression, publishers grew cautious of funding similar games on personal computers.^[4]

As the 1990s continued, 3D graphics grew popular, and gamers increasingly turned to real time strategy games. Though new tactics games continued to be released on personal computers, tactical combat became more of a component in tactical role-playing games,^[2] and tactical games grew more popular on handheld consoles. These complex but accessible games widened the appeal of turn-based tactics.^[1] The 2012 release of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a remake of the 1994 video game, reinvigorated the genre on personal computers and led to many new games using streamlined, modern rules.^[2][4]

Legend

Video game platforms

AMI Amiga AMI32 Amiga CD32 APPII Apple II ATR Atari 8-bit computers BROW Platform not recognized. C64 Commodore 64 CPC Amstrad CPC CROSS Platform not recognized. DOS MS-DOS DROI Android DS Nintendo DS FLASH Adobe Flash GB Game Boy GBA Game Boy Advance GBC Game Boy Color GCN GameCube

iOS iOS JAVASE Java Platform, Standard Edition LIN Linux MAC Mac MOBI Mobile phone MSX MSX NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom NX Nintendo Switch OSX macOS / OS X PCD TurboGrafx-CD / PC Engine CD PCE TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine PET Commodore PET PPC Pocket PC PS1 PlayStation / PSone PS2 PlayStation 2 PS3 PlayStation 3

PS4 PlayStation 4 PS5 PlayStation 5 PSP PlayStation Portable PSV PlayStation Vita SNES Super NES / Super Famicom ST Platform not recognized. TRS80 TRS-80 VC Virtual Console (Wii) WIN Microsoft Windows WIN3X Windows 3.x WIN9X Windows 9x X360 Xbox 360 XBOX Xbox XOne Xbox One ZX ZX Spectrum

List of released games

Year	Title	Developer	Setting	Platform	Notes
1978	Tanktics	Chris Crawford	Historical	APPII, ATR, PET, TRS80
1981	Eastern Front (1941)[1]	Chris Crawford	Historical	ATR	First computer game with a scrolling map
1983	Godzilla	Code Works	Sci-fi	C64
1983	Nobunaga's Ambition	Koei	Historical	GB, GEN, MSX, NES, SNES	First title in the series.
1984	Rebelstar Raiders[5]	Julian Gollop	Sci-fi	ZX
1985	Under Fire!	Avalon Hill	Historical	AMI, C64, DOS
1985	Chaos: The Battle of Wizards	Games Workshop	Fantasy	ZX
1985	Kampfgruppe	SSI	Historical	AMI, APPII, ATR, C64, DOS
1985	Mech Brigade	SSI	Alternate history	APPII, ATR, C64, DOS
1986	Gettysburg: The Turning Point	SSI	Historical	AMI, APPII, ATR, C64, DOS
1986	Ogre[3]	Origin Systems	Sci-fi	APPII, AMI, ATR, ST, C64, DOS, MAC	Based on the 1977 wargame
1986	Rebelstar[5]	Julian Gollop	Sci-fi	ZX, CPC
1987	Breach	Omnitrend Software	Sci-fi	AMI, ST, DOS
1987	Panzer Strike	SSI	Historical	APPII, C64
1988	Famicom Wars[1]	Intelligent	Sci-fi	NES	First title in the Nintendo Wars series.
1988	Grand Fleet	Simulations Canada	Historical	AMI, DOS, ST
1988	Laser Squad[5]	Target	Sci-fi	AMI, C64, CPC, DOS, ST, ZX	By the makers of X-COM: UFO Defense.
1988	Rebelstar II[5]	Julian Gollop	Sci-fi	ZX
1989	Desert Commander	Kemco	Historical	NES
1989	Fire Brigade	Panther	Historical	AMI, DOS, MAC, ST
1989	Military Madness[6]	Hudson	Sci-fi	DROI, WIN98, DOS, PC98, PS1, PCE, X68K	a.k.a. Nectaris
1990	Breach 2	Omnitrend Software	Sci-fi	AMI, ST, DOS
1990	Lords of Chaos	Julian Gollop	Fantasy	AMI, C64, CPC, ST, ZX
1990	Renegade Legion: Interceptor[3]	Strategic Simulations	Sci-fi	AMI, DOS	Based on Renegade Legion
1991	Game Boy Wars[1]	Intelligent	Sci-fi	GB	First title in this sub-series of Nintendo Wars.
1991	The Perfect General	Mark Baldwin	Historical	AMI, DOS	First title in the series.
1991	RoboSport	Maxis	Sci-fi	AMI, DOS, MAC, WIN	4-player squad combat with simultaneous turns.
1991	Battle Isle[3]	Blue Byte	Sci-fi	AMI, DOS
1992	Gemfire	Koei	Fantasy	DOS, GEN, MSX, NES, SNES
1992	History Line: 1914-1918	Blue Byte	Historical	AMI, DOS	a.k.a. Great War: 1914-1918
1992	Sabre Team	Krisalis	Contemporary	AMI, AMI32, DOS, ST
1992	Tegel's Mercenaries	Mindcraft	Sci-fi	DOS	First title in the series.
1993	The Grandest Fleet	Fogstone	Historical	DOS
1993	Metal Marines	Namco	Contemporary	WIN3X, SNES
1993	Patriot	Artech	Historical	DOS
1993	Strike Squad	Mindcraft	Sci-fi	DOS
1993	Taskforce	Mark Sheeky	Sci-fi	Amiga
1994	UFO: Enemy Unknown[7]	Mythos	Sci-fi	AMI, AMI32, DOS, PS1, WIN	a.k.a. X-COM: UFO Defense; first XCOM
1994	Panzer General	SSI	Historical	DOS	First title in the series.
1994	Jagged Alliance[8]	Madlab	Contemporary	DOS	First title in the series.
1994	The Perfect General II	Mark Baldwin	Historical	AMI, DOS
1995	Front Mission	Square	Sci-Fi	SNES
1995	Steel Panthers[3]	SSI	Historical	DOS
1995	X-COM: Terror from the Deep[9]	MicroProse	Sci-fi	DOS, PS1, WIN	Part of the XCOM series
1996	MissionForce: CyberStorm[10]	Dynamix	Sci-fi	WIN
1996	Over the Reich	Big Time Software	Historical	MAC, WIN
1996	Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles	SSI	Historical	DOS
1997	Achtung Spitfire!	Big Time Software	Historical	WIN	Prequel to Over the Reich.
1997	Demonworld	Ikarion	Fantasy	WIN	First title in the series.
1997	Fallen Haven	Micomeq	Fantasy	WIN	First title in the series.
1997	Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000[3]	Holistic	Sci-fi	WIN
1997	Game Boy Wars Turbo[1]	Hudson	Sci-fi	GB	Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
1997	Incubation: Time Is Running Out	Blue Byte	Sci-fi	WIN	Spin-off of Battle Isle.
1997	Steel Panthers III	SSI	Historical	DOS, WIN
1997	X-COM: Apocalypse[11]	Mythos	Sci-fi	DOS, WIN	Part of the XCOM series. Option to use real-time.
1998	101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy	Interactive Simulations	Historical	WIN
1998	CyberStorm 2: Corporate Wars	Dynamix	Sci-fi	WIN
1998	Game Boy Wars 2[1]	Hudson	Sci-fi	GBC	Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
1998	Liberation Day	Micomeq	Fantasy	WIN	Sequel to Fallen Haven.
1998	Soldiers at War	Random	Historical	WIN
1998	Super Famicom Wars[1]	Intelligent	Sci-fi	SNES	Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
1998	Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate[12]	Random	Sci-fi	WIN
1999	Gorky 17[13] (Odium)	Metropolis Software	Sci-fi	WIN, LIN, OSX
1999	Jagged Alliance 2[14]	Sir-Tech	Contemporary	AMIOS, LIN, WIN
2000	Avalon Hill's Squad Leader	Random	Historical	WIN
2000	Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord	Battlefront.com	Historical	MAC, WIN	First title in the series.
2000	Hogs of War	Infogrames, Sheffield House	Fantasy	PS1, WIN	Also features artillery game elements.
2000	Ring of Red	Konami	Alternate history	PS2
2000	Shadow Watch	Red Storm	Sci-fi	WIN
2000	Steel Panthers: World at War	Matrix	Historical	WIN	Remake of Steel Panthers
2001	Advance Wars[15]	Intelligent	Sci-fi	GBA	First title in this sub-series of Nintendo Wars.
2001	Etherlords	Nival Interactive	Fantasy	WIN	Card battle game
2001	Fallout Tactics[16]	Micro Forté	Sci-fi	WIN	Spin-off of Fallout. Option to use real-time.
2001	Game Boy Wars 3[1]	Hudson	Sci-fi	GBC	Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
2002	Combat Mission II	Battlefront.com	Historical	WIN
2002	Dynasty Tactics	Koei	Historical	PS2	First title in the series.
2002	Laser Squad Nemesis	Codo	Sci-fi	WIN	By the makers of X-COM: UFO Defense.
2002	Paradise Cracked	MiST Land South	Sci-fi	WIN
2003	Advance Wars 2[15]	Intelligent	Sci-fi	GBA	Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
2003	Combat Mission 3	Battlefront.com	Historical	WIN
2003	Dai Senryaku VII	SystemSoft	Historical	Xbox
2003	Dynasty Tactics 2	Koei	Historical	PS2
2003	Etherlords II	Nival Interactive	Fantasy	WIN	Card battle game. Sequel to Etherlords.
2003	Massive Assault	Wargaming	Sci-fi	WIN
2003	Silent Storm[17]	Nival	Alternate history	WIN	First title in the series.
2004	Ancient Empires	Macrospace	Fantasy	MOBI	First title in the series.
2004	Cops 2170: The Power of Law	MiST Land South	Sci-fi	WIN
2004	Future Tactics: The Uprising	Zed Two	Sci-fi	GCN, PS2, WIN, Xbox
2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age	Griptonite Games	Fantasy	GBA
2004	Pathway to Glory	Ubisoft RedLynx	Historical	NGE
2004	Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics	Sensory Sweep	Fantasy	GBA	Based on the anime series YuYu Hakusho.
2005	Advance Wars: Dual Strike[18]	Intelligent	Sci-fi	DS	Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
2005	Ancient Empires II	Macrospace	Fantasy	MOBI
2005	Battles of Prince of Persia	Ubisoft	Fantasy	DS
2005	Domination	Wargaming	Sci-fi	WIN	First title in the series.
2005	Flashpoint Germany	Simulations Canada	Historical	WIN
2005	Hammer & Sickle	Novik&Co, Nival	Alternate history	WIN	Successor to Silent Storm.
2005	High Seize	RedLynx	Historical	NGE
2005	Night Watch	Nival	Contemporary	WIN	Based on the novel of the same name.
2004	Pathway to Glory: Ikusa Islands	Ubisoft RedLynx	Historical	NGE	Sequel to Pathway to Glory
2005	Rebelstar: Tactical Command	Codo	Sci-fi	GBA
2005	Shattered Union[19]	PopTop	Alternate history	WIN, Xbox
2005	The Battle for Wesnoth[20]	Various	Fantasy	CROSS
2006	Field Commander	SOE	Sci-fi	PSP
2006	Pocket UFO	SMK Software	Sci-fi	PPC	Clone of X-COM: UFO Defense.
2007	Band of Bugs	NinjaBee	Fantasy	WIN, X360
2007	Fantasy Wars	Ino-Co Plus	Fantasy	WIN
2007	Panzer Tactics DS	Sproing Interactive	Historical	DS
2007	UFO: Extraterrestrials[21]	Chaos Concept	Sci-fi	WIN	Spiritual successor to X-COM: UFO Defense.
2007	Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command	Ubisoft RedLynx	Sci-fi	PSP, DS
2007	Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge[22]	GFI Russia	Contemporary	WIN
2008	Commanders: Attack of the Genos	Southend Interactive	Alternate history	X360
2008	Advance Wars: Days of Ruin[15]	Intelligent	Sci-fi	DS	Stand alone part of the Nintendo Wars series.
2009	Blood Bowl[23]	Cyanide	Fantasy	WIN	Based on the board game Blood Bowl.
2009	Dragon Quest Wars	Intelligent Systems	Fantasy	DS
2009	Military Madness: Nectaris	Backbone Entertainment	Sci-fi	X360, PS3, Wii
2009	Mytran Wars	StormRegion	Sci-fi	PSP
2010	Jagged Alliance: Back in Action[24]	bitComposer Games	Contemporary	WIN	Remake of Jagged Alliance 2
2010	BBC Battle Academy	Slitherine Software	Historical	WIN, MAC, IOS
2010	Battle Dex	Bandera Games	Contemporary	WIN	Card battle game
2011	Frozen Synapse[25]	Mode 7 Games	Sci-fi	WIN, MAC, LIN, iOS, DROI
2011	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars	Ubisoft Sofia	Contemporary	3DS
2012	XCOM: Enemy Unknown[26]	Firaxis Games	Sci-fi	WIN, Mac, LIN, PS3, X360, PSV	Remake of a classical X-COM: UFO Defense.
2012	Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land[27]	Red Wasp Design	Alternate history	WIN, Mobile	Based on works of H. P. Lovecraft
2013	Arma Tactics	Bohemia Interactive	Contemporary	WIN, LIN, OSX, DROI, iOS
2013	Leviathan: Warships	Pisces Interactive	Sci-fi	WIN, OSX, DROI, iOS
2013	Space Hulk[28]	Full Control	Sci-fi	WIN, MAC	Based on the board game Space Hulk.
2013	Skulls of the Shogun[29]	17-Bit	Historical	WIN, MOBI, X360, MAC, PS4, NX
2014	Xenonauts[30]	Goldhawk Interactive	Sci-fi	WIN
2014	Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front	Slitherine Software	Historical	WIN, MAC, IOS	Sequel to BBC Battle Academy
2014	Blood Bowl Tablet	Cyanide	Fantasy	iOS, DROI	Tablet adaptation of Blood Bowl
2014	Invisible, Inc.[14]	Klei Entertainment	Sci-fi	WIN, Mac, LIN, PS4, iOS	Stealth tactics in an espionage setting.
2014	Panzer Tactics HD	Sproing Interactive	Historical	WIN, iOS
2014	Jagged Alliance: Flashback[31]	Full Control	Contemporary	WIN, LIN, MAC	Part of the Jagged Alliance series.
2014	Space Hulk: Ascension[32]	Full Control	Sci-fi	WIN, LIN, MAC	Based on the board game Space Hulk.
2014	Halfway[33]	Robotality	Sci-fi	LIN, MAC, WIN
2014	Qvadriga[34]	Turnopia	Historical	DROI, iOS, WIN	Chariot racing game
2015	Hard West[35]	CreativeForge Games	Horror	LIN, MAC, WIN, PS4, NX
2015	Massive Chalice	Double Fine	Fantasy	LIN, MAC, WIN, XOne
2015	Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch[12]	Rodeo Games	Sci-fi	iOS, WIN, PS4
2015	Blood Bowl 2[36]	Cyanide	Fantasy	Mac, WIN, PS4, XBOX1
2016	Warbits[37]	Risky Lab	Sci-fi	iOS
2016	XCOM 2[38]	Firaxis Games	Sci-fi	WIN, Mac, LIN, PS4, XBOX1, NX	Sequel of XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
2017	Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock[26]	Black Lab Games	Sci-fi	WIN, PS4, XBOX1, NX
2017	Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[1]	Ubisoft	Fantasy	NX
2017	Tiny Metal	Area 35	Contemporary	WIN, NX, PS4
2018	Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics	Auroch Digital	Sci-fi, Fantasy	WIN, NX, XOne, PS4
2018	Attack of the Earthlings[39]	Team Junkfish	Sci-fi	Win, PS4, XBO
2018	Into the Breach[40]	Subset Games	Sci-fi	WIN, Mac, LIN, NX, Stadia
2018	BattleTech[25]	Harebrained Schemes	Sci-fi	WIN
2018	Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure	Pixel Wizards	Fantasy	WIN, MAC
2018	Phantom Doctrine[41]	CreativeForge Games	Alternate history	WIN, XBOX1, PS4, NX	Strategic turn-based espionage thriller.
2018	Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus[12]	Bulwark Studios	Sci-fi	WIN, LIN, MAC
2018	Jagged Alliance: Rage![42]	Cliffhanger Productions	Contemporary	WIN, PS4, XBOX1	Set 20 years after the first Jagged Alliance.
2018	Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden[14]	The Bearded Ladies	Sci-fi	WIN, PS4, XBOX1
2018	Space Hulk: Tactics[43]	Cyanide	Sci-fi	WIN, PS4, XBOX1
2018	Football, Tactics & Glory[44]	Creoteam	Contemporary	WIN	Sports game
2018	All Walls Must Fall[45]	Inbetweengames	Sci-fi	WIN
2018	Frozen Synapse 2[46]	Mode 7 Games	Sci-fi	WIN, MAC, LIN, iOS, DROI
2019	Wargroove[47]	Chucklefish	Fantasy	WIN, XBOX1, PS4, NX, STADIA
2019	Pathway[48]	Robotality	Sci-fi	LIN, MAC, WIN, NX
2019	Druidstone[14]	Ctrl Alt Ninja	Fantasy	WIN
2019	Phoenix Point[30]	Snapshot Games	Sci-fi	WIN, MAC, XBOX1, PS4, Stadia
2019	Age of Wonders: Planetfall[25]	Triumph Studios	Sci-fi	WIN, PS4, XBOX1, MAC	4X game with turn-based, tactical battles
2019	Rebel Cops[49]	Weappy Studio	Contemporary	WIN, MAC, LIN, PS4, XBOX1, NX, DROI, iOS
2020	Corruption 2029[50]	The Bearded Ladies	Sci-fi	WIN
2020	Gears Tactics[51]	Splash Damage, The Coalition	Sci-fi	WIN, XBOX1, X/S
2020	XCOM: Chimera Squad[52]	Firaxis Games	Sci-fi	WIN
2020	Treachery in Beatdown City[53]	NuChallenger, HurakanWorks	Contemporary	WIN, NX	Mix of real-time brawling and turn-based tactics
2020	Necromunda: Underhive Wars[12]	Rogue Factor	Sci-fi	WIN, PS4, XBOX1
2020	Fort Triumph[54]	CookieByte Entertainment	Fantasy	WIN, MAC, LIN, PS4, XBOX1, NX	Mix of turn-based tactics and strategy game
2021	Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector[55]	Black Lab Games	Sci-fi	WIN, PS4, XBOX1, X/S
2022	Hard West 2[56]	Ice Code Games	Horror	WIN
2022	Desta: The Memories Between	Ustwo	Fantasy	WIN, NX, DROI, iOS
2022	Marvel's Midnight Suns[57]	Firaxis Games	Sci-fi	PS5, WIN, X/S, PS4, XBOX1
2022	Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope	Ubisoft	Fantasy	NX	Sequel to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
2022	WH40K: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters[57]	Complex Games	Scifi	WIN
2023	Showgunners[58]	Artificer	Sci-fi	WIN
2023	Jagged Alliance 3	Haemimont Games	Contemporary	WIN, PS4, PS5, X/S	Sequel to Jagged Alliance 2
2023	Miasma Chronicles[59]	The Bearded Ladies	Sci-fi	WIN, PS5, X/S
2023	Blood Bowl 3[60]	Cyanide	Fantasy	PS4, PS5, WIN, XBOX1, X/S
2023	Fights in Tight Spaces[61]	Ground Shatter	Contemporary	WIN, XBOX1, X/S, NX, PS4, PS5	Mix of deckbuilding and turn-based tactics
2023	The Lamplighters League[62]	Harebrained Schemes	Alternate history	WIN, XBOX1, X/S
2023	Phantom Brigade	Brace Yourself Games	Sci-fi	WIN
TBA	Crimson Fields	Various	Sci-fi	CROSS	Open source clone of Battle Isle.
TBA	UFO: Alien Invasion	Various	Sci-fi	CROSS	Open source clone of X-COM: UFO Defense.

See also

• List of tactical role-playing video games
• List of real-time tactics video games
• List of turn-based strategy video games