The Tactical Zone
Games where careful positioning, planning, tools, and execution matter most.
Latest Standouts
Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.
Gallipoli - Land on the beaches of Gallipoli and fight intense 50-player objective-based battles on the Ottoman Fronts! Experience WW1 trench warfare and desert expeditions as one of 10 historic classes, armed with authentic weaponry. Gallipoli brings the most immersive WW1 FPS battles yet.
Aug 20, 2026
TV Archive: Tidy Up Together - Shelve the videotapes, unlock new skills, and use your unique methods to tidy up the TV archive. Enjoy the online co-op and online PvP with your friends, or go solo! Fill up the shelves and experience a sense of relief and satisfaction.
Aug 14, 2026
Warhounds - Warhounds is a turn-based tactics game about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action movie vibe, inspired by XCOM and Jagged Alliance. Recruit unique fighters, upgrade your base, and fight for Africa’s future. No fake RNG - only true ballistics and lethal tactics.
Aug 11, 2026
Cyberpunk SFX - Cyberpunk SFX is a third-person sci-fi action game set in a world where artificial intelligence has been outlawed. Fight with futuristic weapons, shields, invisibility, and time manipulation to defend synthetic life's right to exist.
Aug 8, 2026
Archon Soul - Archon Soul is a 2D roguelike dice-builder where you create powerful dice using swappable faces, runes, and bodies with unique effects. Draft spells, craft powerful synergies, defeat challenging enemies, and conquer the Archon's palace.
Jul 29, 2026
Fire On Fight : Online Multiplayer Shooter - A fast-paced classic military FPS inspired by old-school online shooters. Battle in online PvP or PvE against intelligent AI bots. Unlock soldiers, weapons, perks, and attachments, earn XP, customize your loadouts, and enjoy full matches with no empty servers.
Jul 27, 2026
Slot & Dungeons - A deck-building roguelite where the reels decide your fate! Enemies and items appear based on the spin of the slot. Master luck and strategy to conquer the dungeon!
Jul 27, 2026
Worlds Upon The Wind - Resettle the shards of a shattered world in this peaceful roguelite deckbuilder, covering centuries of classical Japanese art. Nurture communities, befriend animal spirits, and shape a new civilization through choices that echo across generations.
Jul 23, 2026
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Sproggiwood - Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike.
Oct 24, 2014
Stronghold Crusader 2 - Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.
Sep 22, 2014
Two Point Campus - Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.
Aug 9, 2022
Total War: WARHAMMER III - The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?
Feb 16, 2022
XCOM® 2 - XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Feb 4, 2016
Legends of Eisenwald - Legends of Eisenwald is an adventure game with tactical battles, RPG and strategy elements. Take the lead of a small feudal army and try to defend your right to survive in this ruthless medieval world.
Jul 2, 2015
Star Renegades - Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
Sep 8, 2020
FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake - FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake is an immersive, tactical turn-based RPG, placing you in command of the awe-inspiring Wanzers – powerful military machines.
Jun 30, 2023
Classified: France '44 - Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
Mar 5, 2024
Isonzo - Ferocious Alpine warfare will test your tactical skills in this authentic WW1 FPS. Battle among the scenic peaks, rugged valleys and idyllic towns of northern Italy. The Great War on the Italian Front is brought to life and elevated to unexpected heights!
Sep 13, 2022
Dark Deity - Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Jun 15, 2021
Total War: ROME REMASTERED - Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.
Apr 29, 2021
Top Rated
Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.
The WereCleaner - Kyle is a Janitor. He's also a Werewolf. And now he's got the night shift. Try not to kill anyone while working to get your paycheck - in a stealth-comedy game with surprises around every corner.
May 7, 2024
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack - Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
May 25, 2010
Tactical Breach Wizards - In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Aug 22, 2024
Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense - Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
Jan 6, 2014
Desperados III - Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Jun 16, 2020
Snake Force - Snake Force is an alternative top-down shooting game inspired by the classic game Snake. In this game, you’ll rescue your bros and fight along side with them. You and your bros will stand in a line, and shoot at the same point. Keep the shape of your squad, because bullets hurt whatever they hit.
Nov 18, 2021
Age of Empires II (Retired) - Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.
Apr 9, 2013
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Dec 6, 2016
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition - Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Nov 15, 2006
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ - You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
Jul 8, 2009
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North - Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Feb 10, 2025
Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense - Command your elven army and defend mystical lands from sea serpents, evil sorcerers, and wave after wave of gnoll tribesman, all with the help of brand-spankin’ new towers, heroes, and spells to fend off every last baddie.
Oct 17, 2018
