Top-Rated Free Turn-Based Strategy Games on Steam

72 free Turn-Based Strategy games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.

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Chrono CCG - Players say: Build a deck of evolving agents, trade card plays with rivals, and shift persistent timelines to reshape turn-based battles. Players like: Strategic Card Combat · Timeline Shifts · Agent Transformations ·
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Chrono CCG is an indie game from genre veterans where time-traveling agents battle for control of history. Timelines shift mid-match, agents evolve, and deep strategy meets accessible play. For the community, by the community.

Cartapli : Fold Quest - Players say: As a paper hero, fold the battlefield to reposition fighters, redirect attacks, and survive turn-based roguelite battles. Players like: Paper-Folding Combat · Cute Art Style · Easy to Learn ·
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Cartapli: fold Quest is a turn-based combat game combining strategy roguelike mechanics with unique origami puzzles. Fold the paper to shift positions and defeat all enemies!

Girls' Frontline - Players say: Command firearm-inspired android squads in a war-torn future, planning map deployments and repositioning units during real-time battles. Players like: Dark, Expansive Story · Gameplay-Based Doll Crafting · Squad-Building Strategy ·
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As a Commander for Griffin & Kryuger PMC. Navigate faction power struggles, deploy forces strategically, and work to restore order in a war-torn world.

Miscrits: World of Creatures - Players say: Explore Miscria, capture and evolve magical creatures, then use turn-based teams to challenge the Magicites and rival trainers. Players like: Childhood Nostalgia · Creature Collecting · Distinctive Creature Designs ·
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After years of absence, Miscrits is back and better than ever! Return to the world of Miscria and capture hundreds of iconic Miscrits. Train your Miscrits to their strongest forms and put a stop to the Magicites, who threaten to eliminate all Miscrit life from the world!

Gumballs & Dungeons - Players say: Lead a team of collectible Gumballs through tile-revealing dungeons, combining their skills to fight, explore, and climb. Players like: No In-Game Purchases · Gumball Team Combos · Distinct Dungeon Themes ·
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Embark on a free, exciting roguelike adventure with Gumballs & Dungeons! Collect and find hundreds of Gumballs, all with their own unique abilities, and create a synergistic team to tackle procedurally generated dungeons, discovering secrets and a trove of easter eggs as you explore!

Alpha League HD - Players say: Choose a hero, shape a roguelike skill build, then watch an auto-battler match against seven bots or players. Players like: Hero Build Combos · Relaxed Quick Matches · Tactical Build Choices ·
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Alpha League HD is a free-to-play, hero based Autobattler. In Alpha League, simply pick and build your favorite hero in a Roguelike fashion with 12 different combat genres, and then battle the other 7 Bots or Players to be the winner.

GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM - Players say: Lead a squad of Tactical Dolls through turn-based missions in contamination zones, using cover, terrain, and team abilities. Players like: Story and Lore · Detailed Character Models · Turn-Based Combat ·
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Continuing the legacy of the Girls' Frontline world, this all-new adventure casts you as the Commander, challenging you to lead your squad of Tactical Dolls deep into perilous contamination zones and overcome enemies with tactical prowess.

Nordhold: Origins - Players say: Build a Nordic village, balance its economy, and combine towers, heroes, and relics to withstand 20 enemy waves. Players like: Village Economy · Flexible Tower Builds · Changing Run Combos ·
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Immerse yourself in Nordhold: Origins, a tower defense game with high replayability. Build a medieval Nordic village, develop its economy, and defend it with unique towers and upgrades. Choose heroes and relics, compete on leaderboards, and aim for the Valhalla rank!

Sword of Convallaria - Players say: Lead a mercenary band through Iria in a pixel-art tactical RPG, using terrain, squad upgrades, and branching story choices. Players like: Tactical Terrain Combat · Pixel Art And Music · Branching Campaign ·
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Fantasy Tactical RPG revitalizing the beloved Japanese turn-based & pixel art genre. Collect & train a roster of mercenaries, customize your squad, and use your own strategy to save the nation of Iria. Journey through a world of plot twists where every choice you make will reshape your destiny.

The Walking Dead: No Man's Land - Players say: Lead survivors through turn-based walker missions, strengthen your team, and keep a resource-gathering camp running. Players like: Tactical Turn-Based Combat · Walking Dead Characters · Camp and Team Growth ·
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Step into the dangerous world of The Walking Dead: No Man's Land. Lead survivors in turn-based strategy battles, manage resources, and make tough choices to ensure their survival. Fight walkers, build your base, and face endless dangers.

Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES - Players say: Lead a Bronze Age faction from the Aegean to Mesopotamia, managing dynasties and resources before fighting tactical battles. Players like: Large Bronze Age Map · Faction Variety · Resource-Based Trading ·
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Wage total war across the ancient world from the Aegean to Mesopotamia in this free addition to Total War: PHARAOH. Challenge the Bronze Age Collapse by building your own dynasty and leading your faction to victory with new cultures, new units and dramatic new battle mechanics.

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Jul 25, 2024
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Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue - Players say: Command a mecha squad behind enemy lines in a turn-based war campaign where terrain, damaged parts, and scarce supplies shape each fight. Players like: Tactical Combat · Mech Customization · Terrain and Positioning ·
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Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue is the proof of concept for the upcoming procedural turn-based mecha tactics RPG set in alternate 1970s Southeast Asia. In this prologue chapter, you'll get to experience combat, exploration, and the opening story of the game.

Arcanists - Players say: Build a wizard’s 16-spell loadout and duel in timed, turn-based battles where collapsing arenas pressure the last player or team. Players like: Nostalgic Return · Fun With Friends · Spellbook Strategy ·
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Players take turns in a race against the clock, utilising an array of spells to defeat their opponents in battle! Victory is accomplished by becoming the 'last man standing' (or last team) after all other players have been reduced to zero hitpoints.

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Jul 15, 2024
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.Forty-Five - Players say: Build a deck of effect-bearing bullets, load a rotating revolver, and use its limited chambers to fight across a changing frontier. Players like: Revolver Card Mechanic · Clever Card Synergies · Strategic Turn Choices ·
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A perfect mix of card game, rogue-lite, and pure wild west mayhem. Explore an ever-changing map, collect cards, and battle enemies. Cards are Bullets and are loaded into the revolver to gun down enemies. Experience .Forty-Five's innovative gameplay for free!

Cureocity - Players say: Guide a rookie adventurer and her healer through a dungeon, solving turn-based battles by swapping gear and choosing foes’ fates. Players like: Cute Artwork · Warm Character Story · Puzzle-Like Battles ·
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“People think battles need powerful weapons, but strategy at hand is key."The story follows a rookie adventurer and a new healer in a dungeon quest, with the core gameplay involving hand-picked methods using weapons and items. Fight or purify? Heal or alter? The choice is in your hands.

Chess for idiots - Players say: A satirical chess variant throws out standard move rules, letting players move pieces freely, capture at will, and use absurd weapons. Players like: Chaotic Humor · Playing With Friends · Rule-Breaking Chess ·
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The first intellectually non-discriminatory chess variant. Instead of thinking, just move your pieces in one of the many absurd ways!

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Feb 1, 2024
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Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game - Players say: Build a cultivation-themed deck from scratch each match, shape it with breakthrough bonuses, and pit your card routines against rivals. Players like: Build Variety · Tactical Matchups · Cultivation Artwork ·
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Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game is an online DBG which contains a PVE mode called Uncharted Realms and a PVP mode. Every game is a deck building from scratch. Players can have stronger decks by changing cards, and then build more powerful routines to defeat all opponents to win.

BoardLand - Players say: Roll dice to move around a battle board or trigger tile actions, upgrading the board as you fight monsters and bosses. Players like: Dice-Driven Tactics · Board-Building Synergies · Cute, Calm Presentation ·
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BoardLand is a turn-based strategy board game where you use the numbers rolled by dice to grow your own board and battle monsters.

Buriedbornes2 - Dungeon RPG - - Players say: Possess corpses, choose routes through dangerous dungeons, and build a turn-based fighter from skills, runes, and gear. Players like: Deep Build Variety · Addictive Dungeon Runs · Dark Art Style ·
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"The oldest and most abhorrent Prophecy has become reality. This is endless and merciless warfare for Buriedbornes, army can revive forever." The long-awaited sequel to the easy-to-play turn-based dungeon RPG series is finally here!

Summoners War - Players say: Summon monsters, build rune-equipped teams, and take on turn-based dungeons, bosses, guild battles, and real-time PvP. Players like: Flexible Team Building · Deep Rune Systems · Monster Collection ·
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A global hit RPG that captured the Summoners all around the world! Jump into the Sky Arena, a world under battle over the vital resource: Mana Crystals. Design your own deck and strategy using 1,000 Monsters to claim victory. Go on an epic adventure with your Monsters!

Esports Godfather Origin - Players say: Coach a MOBA esports club, build and train a roster, then use hero drafts and tactic cards to guide matches. Players like: Strategic Team Drafting · Athlete-Specific Planning · Team-Building Payoff ·
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E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!

Die in the Dungeon: Origins - Players say: Guide Lisver through a strange dungeon, building and combining action dice to battle monsters in turn-based roguelike runs. Players like: Strategic Dice Builds · Satisfying Combinations · Replayable Runs ·
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Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

SOVL: Fantasy Warfare - Players say: Command a fantasy warband in turn-based, dice-resolved battles, building armies and surviving a procedural campaign. Players like: Tabletop-Style Battles · Formation and Positioning · Faction and Unit Variety ·
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SOVL is a ruleset for playing fantasy wargames. It can be played with miniatures on a table or digitally on Steam.

Cards & Tankards - Players say: Build a fantasy card deck, then play turn-based battles against players or AI in a social tavern on PC or VR. Players like: Friendly Tavern Community · Strategic Card Battles · Social VR Play ·
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Grab a drink, invite your friends and ready your deck! Cards & Tankards is the first social collectible card game available for both PC and VR.

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May 25, 2023
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Limbus Company - Players say: As manager, lead twelve Sinners through a dystopian city, using turn-based tactics to pursue buried Golden Boughs. Players like: Story and Characters · Dystopian Worldbuilding · Memorable Soundtrack ·
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As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

Duelyst II - Players say: Build a faction deck, maneuver units across a tactical board, and use cards and combos to defeat the opposing General. Players like: Tactical Board Combat · Strategic Deckbuilding · Pixel Art Animations ·
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Choose your faction, construct your deck and put your strategy to the test in the evolution of the ultimate collectible tactics game.

Demeo: PC Edition - Players say: Lead a class-based party through turn-based tabletop dungeons, using cards, dice, and teamwork to battle monsters and descend. Players like: Co-op With Friends · Tabletop Game Feel · Distinct Hero Tactics ·
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It’s dangerous to go alone! Grab your friends and assemble a party, because plumbing the depths of Demeo requires strategy, cunning, and teamwork. An award-winning cooperative tabletop adventure for up to four players.

Buriedbornes - Dungeon RPG - Players say: Choose a class, navigate dungeon rooms, and combine skills and equipment in a punishing turn-based crawl. Players like: Build Variety · High Replayability · Absorbing Runs ·
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The oldest and most abhorrent Prophecy has become reality. This is endless and merciless warfare for Buriedbornes, army can revive forever.

OneBit Adventure - Players say: Travel through a monster-filled world in four-directional, turn-based combat, collecting loot and building a class to survive farther. Players like: Simple Turn-Based Tactics · Distinct Class Builds · Addictive Progression Loop ·
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OneBit Adventure is a casual turn-based roguelike where you adventure as far as possible to level up and battle against rogue monsters. Your primary goal in OneBit Adventure is to survive and loot. Choose from a variety of classes and build the ultimate class.

FPS Chess - Players say: Move chess pieces, then fight first-person duels to secure captures in a 1v1 match that ends with the opposing king. Players like: Absurd Chess-Shooter Mix · Funny Friend Matches · Strategy Meets Aim ·
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Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.

Phobies - Players say: Collect fear-inspired creatures, then outmaneuver rivals on hex-grid battlefields in asynchronous or real-time tactical matches. Players like: Tactical Mind Games · Distinctive Creature Designs · Asynchronous Match Flexibility ·
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Phobies is a tactical card collecting strategy game where players battle one another in the surreal realm of the subconscious, where fears manifest. Use devious tactics and unleash a dazzling array of attacks and abilities to achieve victory!

Graphwar - Players say: Write mathematical functions to plot artillery shots across a Cartesian plane, dodging obstacles and teammates to hit enemies. Players like: Math-Based Artillery · Rewarding to Learn · Fun With Friends ·
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Graphwar is an artillery game in which you must hit your enemies using mathematical functions. The trajectory of your shot is determined by the function you wrote, and your goal is to avoid the obstacles and your teammates and hit your enemies. The game takes place in a Cartesian Plane.

Sea Brawl Autobattler - Players say: Draft a pirate crew from a changing minion pool, build faction synergies, and watch your squad battle in an eight-player autobattler. Players like: Strategic Team Builds · Easy To Learn · Faction Variety ·
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Sea Brawl Autobattler is a New and Original 8-players Card Auto Battler. Immerse yourself in a stunning fantasy Pirate setting and recruit your Crew between more than 150 unique minions, spells and equipments. Build up your strategy and dominate the ladder!

Chess Evolved Online - Players say: Build a chess army from unusual, ability-bearing pieces, then outmaneuver opponents in tactical turn-based matches. Players like: Custom Army Building · Distinctive Chess Pieces · Tactical Combinations ·
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secretly the most overpowered game in existence

Chroma: Bloom And Blight - Players say: Choose a hero, build a color-linked deck, and manage resources across three-act card battles in the world of Arholt. Players like: Strategic Deckbuilding · Bright Visual Style · Card Color Tactics ·
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Chroma: Bloom and Blight is a truly free-to-play competitive card game set in the story-rich lands of Arholt. Every card and game mode in Chroma is free, including all future expansions. Find your hero, build your deck and tell your story...without worrying about the cost of cards.

Fights in Tight Spaces (Prologue) - Players say: Play a secret agent who uses a deck of fighting moves to outthink criminals in tight, turn-based combat. Players like: Tactical Card Combos · Smart Positioning · Dramatic Fight Animations ·
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Play the first mission of Fights in Tight Spaces for free! A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling fight sequences in action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Full game OUT NOW.

1980 - Players say: Manage a crowded Shenzhen urban village from 1980 onward, attracting immigrant workers and adapting as the city grows. Players like: Urban Village History · Character Stories · City Management ·
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Welcome to the 1980s! This is a city which just started to develop, and you're in charge of this small urban village. How will the city's future be tied to this place? Manage your land, construct new buildings, explore the stories, and find out the ultimate fate of this urban village!

Incremental Adventures - Players say: Manage heroes through automated turn-based battles, tuning upgrades and layered prestiges to push their progression ever further. Players like: Offline Progress · Layered Prestige · Flexible Automation ·
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Lead your heroes in their neverending adventures! A minimalistic Idle game where combat is fully automated. It's up to you to make the most of that automation to reach extremely high numbers!

RISK: Global Domination - Players say: Command armies across a world map, capture territories, manage reinforcements, and outmaneuver rivals in turn-based RISK. Players like: Classic Risk Strategy · Playing With Friends · Map And Mode Variety ·
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Take over the world in RISK: Global Domination, the iconic strategy board game with 100+ original and classic maps and millions of players

Hobs - Players say: Build a deck, acquire heroes, and test turn-based card strategies against opponents as you aim to climb the rankings. Players like: Nostalgic Attachment ·
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Hobs is a turn based card game which you can try different strategies to beat your opponent. Find best deck for your strategy, buy new heros, try different strategies and try to place to the top.

Clatter - Players say: Build a squad of specialized robots and outthink rivals in quick, turn-based arena battles across solo and online modes. Players like: Tactical Squad Building · Quick Arena Matches · Distinct Robot Roles ·
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Create and command your own customizable squads of fighting robots in this turn-based, arena tactics game.

Stormbound - Players say: Build a kingdom card deck, place units and spells, and maneuver across the battlefield to reach your opponent’s base. Players like: Fresh Tactical Blend · Positional Strategy · Easy-to-Learn Rules ·
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Cards and chess collide in Stormbound. Turn-based tactical gameplay, collecting cards and beautiful 2D Art. Level up your army to conquer the ladder.

Battle for Wesnoth - Players say: Lead fantasy armies through story campaigns and hex-grid battles, balancing terrain, unit growth, and risky combat odds. Players like: Tactical Positioning · Campaign Variety · Community-Made Content ·
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The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.

Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle - Players say: Guide Jason through grid-based levels, plotting routes to reach campers, use hazards, and solve increasingly tricky puzzles. Players like: Clever Route Puzzles · Campy Horror Humor · Rising Puzzle Difficulty ·
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Help legendary horror icon Jason Voorhees stalk and slay campers across 100+ puzzle levels in a hilariously off kilter puzzle game. Jason will terrorize victims from the campgrounds of Crystal Lake to the highrises of Manhattan, from supermax prisons to space stations... and beyond!

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Prismata - Players say: Build an economy and robot army in turn-based strategy duels, adapting to changing unit pools without random draws. Players like: No-RNG Strategy · Deep Tactical Planning · Changing Unit Pools ·
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A perfect-information strategy game inspired by RTS, deckbuilders, and board games. Choose from three distinct technology classes and outwit your foes by snowballing your starting resources into a powerful cybernetic army. ABSOLUTELY NO PAY-TO-WIN.

Bombix - Players say: Lead a customizable fighter squad through turn-based, physics-driven shootouts, choosing weapons and tactics for each arena. Players like: Nostalgic Return · Varied Weapon Arsenal · Enjoyable Boss Fights ·
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Do you like shooting? Then arm yourself - the world of Bombix awaits you! You will find yourself in the shoes of a small but VERY dangerous fighter, gather together a team of thugs and show 'em all how to fight!

Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena - Players say: Assemble a monster squad, position units on a hex grid, and take turns battling in short PvP and solo matches. Players like: Nostalgic Childhood Play · Cute Presentation · Classic Turn-Based ·
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Warbands: Bushido - Players say: Command miniature warbands in turn-based battles across 16th-century Japan, using cards, dice, and tactical positioning. Players like: Miniature-Style Presentation · Tactical Skirmish Combat · Distinctive Japanese Setting ·
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Warbands:Bushido is a miniatures board game arena with cards, miniatures, dice and beautiful terrains to fight on, with both multiplayer battles boardgamers are used to, and challenging single-player scenarios.

Demise of Nations - Players say: Lead a nation from ancient eras toward modern times, expanding across hex-grid turns through war, diplomacy, and economic planning. Players like: Long-Term Planning · War, Economy, Diplomacy · Custom Maps and Mods ·
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Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.

KROSMAGA - Players say: Build a god’s deck and send creatures down five lanes to find and destroy enemy Dofus eggs in tactical card battles. Players like: Five-Lane Tactics · Deck-Building Variety · Animated Creature Cards ·
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Krosmaga is a game of skill where the Twelve Gods of the Krosmoz universe settle their differences by pitting creatures, mortals, and demi-gods against each other in a battle of truly epic proportions!