Hexagonal strategy pc. Best turn-based strategies

First Impression of Star Ghosts - Free Browser space strategy developed in 2014 by Starni Games. The developers decided not to come up with anything new, so the project is based on the well-known game "Space Rangers". The only difference is what to play ...

Rules of War: Nuclear Strategy is a military-economic strategy with juicy drawing of units and bloodthirsty gameplay. Developing a military base and building up combat forces is just the beginning. The most relish in battles with other players and the environment, clan battles and the extraction of artifacts!

Travian is one of the first online military-economic strategy genre. You have to manage an ancient settlement that can become a real state with proper treatment. Evolve, travel, expand your domain, fight and conquer!

Carnage is a kind of long-liver, since the problem between Good and Evil has exhausted itself a little. The game has many parameters, abilities that significantly affect the outcome of the battle. This game does not have beautiful graphics, but there are many nice details.

The military-economic strategy My Lands is a world in which internecine wars between four fantasy races do not stop. Each faction has its own characteristics, choose your side and earn black pearls - this is the right way make real money!

Rising Cities is a city planner or construction manager. The player will have to roll up their sleeves and start developing the whole city. Moreover, you will have to take into account not only construction issues, but also financial ones. Build, improve, earn your capital!

The browser-based online game Ikariam opens the door to the ancient world for users. Where, against the backdrop of the vibrant Mediterranean islands, a serious struggle for land and wealth unfolded. Develop your island, trade, fight and get fame and money!

The fantastic realities of the online game Edge of the World are so sad that players have to constantly be on the alert. The hostile nature and angry characters strive to shorten the hero's age. A powerful wave of nostalgia for Fallout emanates from the game, which only benefits it.

MMORPG Lost Sector illustrates a post-apocalyptic future in which only a strong and prepared warrior can survive. Tactical battles organized according to the Fallout principle, role-playing pumping and numerous combat missions make the game very exciting!

Online Siege is a serious client game about battles and sieges of castles. A slightly cartoonish Middle Ages looks like a mixture of fantasy and steampunk, but you will forget about it as soon as you lead your first squad on a hike. And what a fight at the castle walls is worth!

Grepolis will demonstrate to the player how interesting the world was Ancient Greece... By constructing own city will have to take care of its prosperity: provide resources, develop science, technology and culture. Trade, politics and war will also be on the agenda of the new ruler.

Wargame 1942 is a military strategy that tells about the Great Patriotic War... Create a military base producing combat units: from soldier to planes. Having recruited a decent army, you can hone your skills in tactical battles in turn-based mode.

Desert Operations is a look at a secret dossier that stores data on the wars in the desert. The player will take a short course for a young soldier, after which he will begin building a base, pumping troops and deploying a military operation of such a scale that the United States never dreamed of!

1100 AD - The time of the Crusades, in which valiant knights earned titles and fortunes. In this military-economic strategy, you can repeat the path of the soldiers of Christ. A large-scale adventure that will take you through the centuries and a lot of war brawls.

10. Age of Wonders 3

For beginners in this genre, the best option would be to get acquainted with this particular product of the Triumph studio, because it combines tactics that are so loved by fans of real-time strategies and interaction between states in a fantasy world, on which the main stake is made. As you may have noticed, this is not the first game of the developer, but we can confidently give it the palm in the series and a place in the list, because it was in Age of Wonders 3 that all the wishes of the fans were taken into account, while the gameplay, which has become a hallmark, was not changed franchise card.

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Ranked among the top 10 turn-based strategy games on the PC of 2015-2016, this game has decided to give a tremendous impact on the gameplay through the culture of each of the races represented in it. The gameplay itself is quite simple and intuitive, the main difficulty here lies in diplomacy and interaction, which is unique for each faction. It is because of the reluctance to delve into the twists and turns of the fictional world that many players have not been able to fully enjoy the game, but those who have had enough time and perseverance cannot tear themselves away for three years.

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One of the most popular franchises of the genre decided to go beyond the familiar framework of the familiar world and send players into outer space, where, in addition to other colonizers, we will have to fight with the natural conditions of the planets, each of which assumes special conditions for development. In addition, humanity will meet other races that also claim dominance in space. After the release, many were dissatisfied with the quality of the gameplay, but the developers from Firaxis managed to solve most of the problems through several patches and plot additions.

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One of the founders of the genre ranked seventh in the ranking of the best turn-based strategy games of 2016 on PC, and there are several reasons for this. Firstly, the last part was made extremely simple, which allowed to go ahead and improve only one branch of units. Secondly, the simplified gameplay negatively affected the tactical component, which caused discontent among fans of the series. And the last nail in the coffin was the announcement of the continuation of the franchise, in which the ending differs from the original, only so that the developers could release another project using the popularity of the brand and the usual setting. Despite all this, XCOM: Enemy Within is definitely worth the attention of people who are passionate about TBS.

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We could not help but pay attention to the founder of the genre, even if he celebrated its twentieth anniversary last year. It was here that gamers for the first time got the opportunity to control their own empire on the global map, it was in this game that the outcome of the battle was decided not by the battle itself, but by the qualities that you endowed your army with in front of it. Thanks to the Master of Magic, who took the risk of deviating from the then popular real-time strategy and focused on the global impact of the decisions made by the player, we were able to enjoy the masterpieces of this industry of the gaming industry, which will be discussed later.

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If you, after watching the films “ Star Wars"Or" Star Trek "imbued with the desire to build your own space fleet and establish a convenient order in the galaxy, then the game that got on the fifth line in the rating of the best turn-based strategies on PC (PC) 2016 is exactly what you need. Galactic Civilizations 2 gives players a volume of freedom never before seen in the genre: if you could not choose from the nine races suggested by the developers, then you have the opportunity to create your own, the most suitable for your style of play. The opportunity to choose the size of the star system in which the action takes place is also encouraging - a tiny galaxy is suitable for one evening, but if you are in the mood to spend more than one evening at the computer, the epic scale of the map will definitely delight you.

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One of the most famous representatives of the genre, who brought dark gothic notes to this area. Distinctive feature is an elaborate storyline that includes campaigns for four different races. Not only will you be imbued with the story, but you will also be surprised that even when turn-based strategies flourished, the majority of fans preferred this particular product. We immediately draw your attention to the fact that it is necessary to play in the second part, since the third was only an attempt to "leave" on a famous brand and does not carry any value for gamers.

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Third place in the rating - Top 10 best turn-based strategies for PC for 2016 went to a game whose style is very difficult to formulate in one concept. We are told an extremely fascinating story about the Vikings, alternating between RPG elements when making decisions and turn-based strategy during battles. The main highlight is the atmosphere, which was achieved thanks to high-quality soundtrack and incomparable graphic design. An interesting fact it will also be that the studio that gave the world "Banner Saga" consists of only three enthusiasts who have repeatedly repeated in interviews that they did not even approximately expect such a success from their project.

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We drew attention to this franchise for a reason, because it contains everything that a fan of strategies needs, regardless of which game style he prefers. The action takes place on a global map, the prototype of which is real historical events, be it Crusades or the Napoleonic wars. All global decisions on the movement and development of the captured lands are made in the turn-based strategy mode, and if desired, there is an opportunity to switch to the RTS mode and carefully coordinate the movements and actions of each particular unit taken on the battlefield. It is worth noting the scrupulous work on the faces of each of your warriors, they experience emotions, and also have unique view, which many Hollywood blockbusters with the use of computer graphics cannot boast of.

1. Heroes of Might and Magic 3

We think many will agree that the best turn-based strategy game on PC (PC) 2016 years - the third part of "Heroes" And, we believe that the game does not need an additional introduction, because it was played by everyone who had a computer at home. It is enough just to go over the search engines, and you will find thousands of topics on the forums, where the guys in the "2000s" were looking for partners for a network game. Fans even those who did not have the Internet, because the characters can be played on one computer at the same time by four people, so gatherings with friends usually happened as follows: everyone chose their own race, began to explore the territory, while the rest of the participants turned away so as not to see movements ... Perhaps, better option for the crown of the rating it is simply impossible to find.

The best turn-based strategies for PC (PC) of 2016 | Video

Hello everyone! There are many charts on the Internet where strategies are considered, including turn-based strategies. We decided to go further, bringing to your attention a combined hodgepodge of the best, in our opinion, video games with turn-based battles. We will present it for our convenience and your interest, in the form of TOP-20. We thought for a long time, doubted, rearranged the contestants, removed and added new games, but in the end we brought the TOP to its final form. If you enjoy turn-based combat games, we think you will be interested in checking out what we have prepared for you. If no one minds, we start.

20th place. Gorky-17.

This game was played only by those who are now over 30. Before you, albeit visually outdated, but very interesting role-playing strategy with turn-based tactical battles, excellent voice acting and a good storyline. Those who played it in their youth many years ago can now easily cry from emotion. Why, there were great monsters, a great atmosphere, interesting heroes, and most importantly, the need to think over each new move as if you were playing chess. In general, in terms of a combination of factors - a clear place in our hit parade.

19th place. Wasteland 2.

This game had tremendous potential. Many were waiting for it, but in the end the miracle did not happen, and instead of a masterpiece, we saw just a strong middling with stamped locations, monotonous battles and a lot of conventions such as not real openness of the world. However, this does not negate the fact that the game is still quite good. And fans of collective, turn-based battles, where you need to control an entire combat squad at once, can easily like this.

In Hard West we were offered an explosive mixture of westerns and devilish mysticism.

18th place. Hard West.

We personally did not expect anything from this game, but it turned out to be of surprisingly high quality. This is one of the most unusual games to be found here. Agree, the Wild West with its cowboys, saloons and the Gold Rush, where the Devil himself has descended, recruiting sectarians, turning people into demons and doing various satanic outrages, looks very unusual. As a result, the already excellent cowboy shootouts, the quality of which we have seen only in XCOM, are accompanied by a demonstration of skills that have little in common with the usual pasta western. Here you are devouring corpses, shooting silver bullets, turning into a demon and other mystical possibilities. We really enjoyed.

17th place. Darkest Dungeon.

At the time of this writing, this gothic, dark adventure is the most popular turn-based game on Steam. This very difficult game, with an admixture of rogue-like in the gameplay, grabbed a lot of prizes at the end of 2015, despite the status of an early version. The developers of the game offer you to gather a team of fighters and go on a dangerous adventure through gloomy dungeons. The nuance is that each fighter has not only strong, but also weaknesses that affect the outcome of the battle, so the gamer will have to keep in mind many factors, at the head of which is the so-called Psychotic System. All in all, very unusual and quite interesting.

16th place. Temple of Elemental Evil.

This game is remembered by very few, but, in our opinion, it is one of the best representatives adventures in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. The game was remembered for its atmospheric, peremptory step-by-step and high complexity. Gather a squad of five heroes, and on the way - towards adventure. In those days, the developers did not take gamers by the handle, and did not tell them where to run and what to press at every step, and this gave the game an additional flavor. In general, a well-deserved, turn-based veteran.

15th place. The Banner Saga.

The second part of this game will arrive soon, and the admiration around the first part still does not subside. The Saga developers will offer you to plunge into the world of Scandinavian myths with all their Naglfars, Odins and Ragnaroks. Personally, we really like the fact that the game is drawn. This makes her style unique. Well, the fact that getting used to it is as easy as shelling pears does not negate the fact that the battles themselves are quite difficult, and you need to think before each new move. In short, although not a masterpiece, but a very, very high-quality representative of the step-by-step genre.

14th place. Revolution Under Siege.

After a bunch of role-playing games, it finally came to strategies. This game, in its own way, is unique, since its events take place during the period civil war v Russian Empire... Among our gamers, the project is known as Civil Heroes: Red vs. White 1918-1923. The game, to be sure, is completely unknown to the general public, but those who do not mind touching that troubled era will definitely like this strategy. The main thing is not to leave it right away, as the rules for a beginner can seem very confusing.

13th place. Europa Universalis IV and Crusader Kings 2.

This is the first and last time that we show two games at once. Honestly, we couldn't decide which one is better. Here, in our opinion, is a classic version with a dispute about the taste of plums and apricots. Someone likes the early Middle Ages, while others give it a later era. Europe 4 is more difficult. Kings 2 - easier, but the differences do not end there. What unites these turn-based strategies, perhaps, is that before you sit down to play one of them, you really need to study the training materials, because the rules of the games are very confusing, which, of course, does not negate the fact that in its genre it is the best samples.

12th place. Age of Wonders 3.

And again the strategy. We decided to take the freshest, third part, but this does not mean that the previous two were worse. Quite the opposite - many people like them more. Be that as it may, before you is one of the most famous game series, which, if it loses to the leaders of the genre, which we will talk about a little later, then quite a bit. There is everything that we love here: pure fantasy, an abundance of skills and abilities, wide tactical opportunities in battles, as well as several unique races. You need to play this for weeks and months, and if there is no time, then it is better not to sit down at all. An unambiguous place in our TOP.

The creators of Arcanum will force players to choose between magic and technology.

11th place. Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

We know. We know that this is not a pure step-by-step, but, nevertheless, the ability to conduct battles in turn-based mode is also available here. The world of this game is one of the most unusual, vivid and memorable. Here we have the intricacies of magic and technology, whose representatives are at enmity with each other, and dream of stifling their ideological enemies from the light. Your hero will have to decide which side he will choose, and, of course, decide his important questions. The plot is completely non-linear, equipped with an open world, real, deep dialogues and other old school. In a word, a game close to genius.

10th place. Divinity: Original Sin.

This is one of the best games of 2014, and probably the best game of its kind in the same year. All fans of fantasy with an emphasis on collective battles, when you are provided with a fighting squad of mages and warriors - this game is definitely recommended. And if for some reason, being a fan of the genre, you have not yet played it, then be sure to fill this gap until the game makers released the second part.

9th place. Pillars of Eternity.

Here, as well as in the next two positions, we will present a not quite turn-based game. What distinguishes the Pillars of Eternity from 100% turn-by-turn is that battles are fought here in real time, but there is a possibility of activating a tactical pause, and in fact, the features of the gameplay, willy-nilly, force the gamer to constantly press the space bar, activating a tactical pause in order to issue new commands to his heroes. For the rest, the game, although not a masterpiece, is very solid under old school in the style of fantasy, with a deep storyline and excellent graphics.

8th place. Icewind Dale.

A game similar to the previous one: also in real time, but with a tactical pause. We do not undertake to say which part of Icewind Dale is cooler, but definitely, since we already had Divinity and Pillars of Eternity, this game has no right not to be mentioned. A solid masterpiece for decades. Piece material made with soul. An unconditional hit in its genre.

7th place. Baldur "s Gate.

With this game, we conclude our micro-TOP, consisting of three fantasy RPGs, which can be technically classified as a turn-based combat genre. Everything here is the same as in Icewind Valley, only more global and thoughtful. Baldur's Gate is a deeper, more richly made than the competitors of those years, a game that has not in vain become a hit of all times and peoples. The only thing you might not like is the need to read a lot. Therefore, this RPG, frankly, is not for everyone.

6th place. Disciples 2.

Speaking of turn-based combat games, one cannot fail to mention this one. The followers started out as a budget parody of one more widely known game to all of us, but in the end its creators were able to prove their own uniqueness and personal, unique atmosphere. In our opinion, the third part did not work very well, the first had too simple gameplay, but part number 2 turned out to be the most successful. Excellent, atmospheric fantasy, with a unique visual implementation - a fair member of our hit parade.

5th place. Sid Meyers Civilization 3 and 5.

From this place we have already gone to the real heavyweights. In our opinion, it was the third and fifth parts of this turn-based strategy that turned out to be the best. There are no battles as such. Their result is calculated instantly, but this does not negate the fact that Civilization took away, takes away, and will take weeks and months of life from people. Sleepless nights and unlearned lessons are just about her. Nobody has created anything better in this genre and style.

Worms Armageddon is an example of timeless and timeless classics.

4th place. Worms Armageddon.

Yes Yes. What did you think? Of course, we would not forgive ourselves if we forgot about the legendary Worms. Years have no power over this game. Just put another HD-mod and you can go to battle again. The game is simple in its genius, and at the same time provides players with a huge scope of action. Resourcefulness, an eye, the ability to think tactically and strategically, as well as to perform certain mathematical calculations - this is what the gameplay of this masterpiece is based on.

3rd place. XCOM: Enemy Within.

Speaking of tactical, turn-based strategies with a role-playing bias, it would be unfair not to mention this game. We do not yet know if XCOM 2 will leave its place in history, but the previous part, together with Enemy Unknown, is an unconditional masterpiece, of which there are few. Against this background, all competitors, whose gameplay is based on controlling a combat squad in turn-based combat mode, have a faded look. Great and phenomenal!

2nd place. Fallout 2.

This game has been talked about. There are no people who are indifferent to her. She is either not understood, or is considered one of the most ingenious games of all times and peoples. The turn-based battles themselves are very interesting and varied, although they have a number of conventions that negatively affect realism. But then everything else in the second, and in the first part of Fallout, is at heights unattainable for the current gaming industry. A technogenic post-apocalypse, an open world, complete nonlinearity and a great plot - the factors, the combination of which should have provided the game with the first place. There should have been, if not for one, no less brilliant competitor. We meet!

1st place. Heroes of Might & Magic III.

If I personally needed to take one game with me to a desert island, I would take this one, having previously pumped it up with several hundred fan cards. Many people like the second part, some like the fifth. Some even find interesting, in our opinion, a failed seventh, but the classics remain classics. Everything is great in the Third Heroes: sounds, music, maps, storyline, gameplay depth, an amazing degree of replayability, smart opponents, the presence of a cooperative mode, beautiful, timeless graphics, and most importantly - great turn-based battles. In general, the clear winner of our hit parade.

This is the kind of material we have. If you have something to say, if you think that we have forgotten someone - mark in the comments. It was the TOP-20 of the best representatives of the gaming industry with turn-based battles. Play only good games. All the best and see you soon.

Civilization Series

Release date: 1991-2016

Civilization is a whole model of the development of mankind, starting from the most ancient eras and ending with a flight into space. You can win victories by conquering all other states, or you can develop science and technology faster than anyone else, build a spaceship and fly into space. In the game, apply yourself in the role of great people of history, such as Lincoln, Napoleon, Stalin and others.

Heroes of Might and Magic

Release date: 1995-2016

Genre: Turn-based strategy, RPG

Undoubtedly, many will say that the best game from this series will be exactly the third part of the game released in 1999, in which millions of players have played and continue to play it, and of course I will not argue with them, but still decided to add the entire series of games. You have to control individual heroes acting as commanders, leading mythical creatures. The player travels as heroes and studies the general global map, exploring new places, seizing lands and completing tasks. The third part of the heroes is included in the selection.

When enemies meet on the way, the battle takes us to the battle map, where your hero and allies make one move at a time, after which the enemies make a move. The outcome of the battle can often be decided by the correct placement of your troops and the correct actions during the turn. As the game progresses, the skills and level of heroes and allies increase, the number of the squad increases, and so on.

Disciples I, II, III

Release date: 1999 - 2009

Genre: Turn-based strategy, RPG,

Disciples is a game with elements of a dark fantasy (a genre that includes an entourage of horror and gothic). The action of the game takes us to a fantasy world called Nevendaar. 4 races are constantly at enmity with each other: Empire, Mountain Clans, Legions of the Damned, Hordes of Undead.

The player chooses which race he will play, each race has its own capital with its own unique buildings. Inside the capital, you can build buildings to create and improve troops. The player leads his heroes, who go out on reconnaissance, seize territory, perform various tasks, defend the environs of the capital. Each hero leads his own small squad.

Worms

Release date: 1995-2016

Worms is a popular series of games about militant worms who fight each other using various weapons, ranging from simple pistols and rifles to artillery and nuclear explosions... The game combines many genres, but most of all it can be attributed to a tactical strategy with a sequence of moves.

The gameplay of the game is simple and difficult at the same time. On different landscape maps, worms are located at different points, you can control one worm, a group, or several groups at the same time. The worms are armed with various weapons, the main task is to completely destroy the enemy using all these weapons. The correct tactics used in the game is the basis of victory, often you have to decide which weapon is the best to shoot, how to place the worm best for attack or defense.

King's Bounty: The Legend

King's Bounty. The Legend of the Knight is a turn-based fantasy strategy game with RPG elements. The player finds himself in a fictional world in which he will travel with his hero across the global map and perform various tasks and assignments, fight enemies and pump this very hero. Before the game, you can choose one of the classes for which the player wants to play: mage, warrior and paladin. The hero can gain experience in battles and for completed tasks by increasing his level, find new weapons and armor. The game is included in the list.

The hero is able to lead a squad of 5 different types troops. Moving around the map, exploring new places and completing tasks, the hero will often engage in battle with opponents. In battle, step-by-step command and control of troops begins. Battles take place on a field divided into hexagons, each unit can move and attack only a certain number of cells. The battle is divided into rounds, in each round all units move. The hero can support his units with spells.

Warlock: Master of the Arcane

Genre: Step-by-step strategy,

Warlock: Master Of The Arcane - the game takes place in the fictional fantasy world of Ardania. The player acts as a great magician who took control of the head of state. Management of entire cities, the study and use of various spells that affect entire units of both opponents and allied groups (the variety of spells in the game will impress even a seasoned magician.). The ability to use huge armies of three races, hire mercenaries, or create squads of mythical creatures yourself that will fight for you.

The game begins with the construction of the first city, the construction of buildings, the extraction of resources for the study of magic, and so on. You develop your kingdom and expand its territory, fighting for new lands. The game has over 100 types different types creatures - goblins, elves, people ... A stunning game in terms of atmosphere, which you immediately get imbued with, many players claim that the game is very similar to the popular Civilization.

XCOM Enemy Unknown

Genre: Step-by-step strategy, tactics,

XCOM: Enemy Unknown - is a remake of the once popular game X-COM: UFO Defense released in 1993. In connection with the impending threat of an alien invasion of the earth, it was decided to create a special organization XCOM capable of resisting aliens. The player will take command of the organization and the central base. You have to monitor everything that the aliens do, allocate finances for this or that research, weapons, development and expansion of the base and its capabilities. Deploy interceptors to combat spaceships aliens and send troops to ground combat operations.

The battles take place in turn-based mode, you distribute your fighters to tactically convenient points, use first-aid kits, grenades, or hide a fighter in cover. Fighters can be covered from the air using air support - Interceptors and Rangers. You will be able to recruit, equip and train soldiers and base personnel, capture aliens and conduct interrogation. The main task is to protect the world's population from aliens.

Total War series

Release date: 2000-2016

Each Total War series takes place in a specific time frame and country. Shogun: Total War - Takes place in feudal Japan. Medieval: Total War - in medieval Europe... Rome: Total War - Ancient Rome. Empire: Total War - dedicated to the period of modern times in the XVIII century. Napoleon: Total War - the period of the Napoleonic wars. You can read in more detail about each game on Wikipedia, everything is described in detail there.

Age of Wonders 1-3

Release date: 1999 the first part came out, 2003 - the second, 2014 - the third

Genre: Turn-based strategy, fantasy,

The player plays the role of a magician of one of the races (there are several of them in the game), who moves along the global map move by turn, explores new places, conquers and develops new cities, accumulates resources, and hires troops, pumps up his magical abilities, and so on. Cities can be populated with native races, each city can be improved - by increasing the extraction of resources, strengthening the defense.

You can play as one of six races (Humans, High Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Goblins, and Draconians). Explore a fantasy world in which many secrets are kept, Expand possessions, build new cities, make alliances with other races, or fight them. Study magic, with which you can even change the landscape. a three-dimensional battlefield in which battles take place as well as travel in turn-based mode.

Panzer General 1-3

Release date: 1994 - 2000 Panzer General II was redesigned in 2007.

Genre: Step-by-step strategy,

Panzer General is a strategy about World War II and is completely dedicated to this period. The game is old but is a classic of the genre, firstly, turn-based strategies, and secondly, games about the Second World War, so not mentioning it would be blasphemy on my part, although I understand that most readers will not download and play it.

Battles take place on a map divided into hexagons, in these hexagons you can place infantry troops, self-propelled guns artillery, air defense, aviation, tanks and navy. Different units have different movement speeds and, accordingly, in one move they can move on the map at different distances. The main task is to take possession of all key points in a certain number of moves.

Galactic Civilizations Series

Release date: 2003-2015

Genre:

Galactic Civilizations - space strategy Actions take place in 2178, when humanity invented a hyperdrive capable of quickly moving from one point of space to another, exploring space, the human race will meet other intelligent races. In the first part there are 5 races, in the second there are 10 races for each of which you can play. Each race has its own characteristics and abilities. For example, humans are very skillful diplomats, Drejins are warriors and have good troops and ships, and Torians multiply quickly.

The main goal of the game is to surpass other races. This can be achieved through military means, culture, politics, or better research. The player often has to choose which way to develop. He can develop at the expense of other races, enslaving them or using them, or he can go in a good way by spreading his culture.

Endless Space 1 and 2

Release date: First 2012 Second 2016

Genre: Turn-based global strategy,

Endless Space is a game that can be more attributed more to economic strategies, where the main emphasis and emphasis is on the development of the economy, although military battles also take place. The player at the beginning, chooses a race for which he will play, and the home planet of this race. Each of the races has whole line traits peculiar only to her, which in different ways affect the conduct of wars, the development of science, population growth and other parameters. Victory can be achieved in different ways: diplomatic, scientific, military, or territorial.

Colonization and control of star systems and retention in military conflicts is an important point in the game. Each planet has its own characteristics, there are gas planets, ocean planets, oxygen planets. To colonize a planet with certain conditions, you must first study technology to make life possible on it.

Space Empires Series

Release date: 1993-2006

Genre: Turn-based global strategy, space strategy, RTS

Space Empires is a sci-fi strategy game. Belongs to a very small number of games that literally have no plot. The game is played in turn-based games with the main goal to achieve superiority over opponents. The player is the head of the nation, and controls absolutely all the processes taking place in his empire. To build Great Empire you will have to become an inquisitive researcher, aggressive commander, skillful strategist, flexible diplomat and scrupulous manager all rolled into one.

A huge galaxy of 100 systems, 15 planets in each. 14 races with the ability to create your own Huge research branch, three types of resources, research and espionage points, shipyards, gas stations, space ports, population. All battles take place in real time, in contrast to the entire management of your empire.

Demiurges I, II

Release date: 2001-2014 g

Genre: Turn based card strategy

The player simply moves around the map with his main character, performs tasks of characters encountered on the way, collects useful items and spells, gains them experience, skills, spells and runes by pumping over his hero. Turn-based combat with an unlimited variety of tactical solutions awaits you, as well as more than 20 game levels linked by a single scenario line.

The gameplay is a bit like card game something similar to Hearthstone if, of course, you played it): the fighting opponents take turns making moves - they utter various spells that damage the enemy or summon various creatures-assistants.

Shadowrun returns

Release date: 2013 g.

Genre: Step-by-step strategy.

Tactical turn based indie RPG. The plot of the game takes you to a fictional world, which is an alternative reality. The player acts as a runner who is investigating the circumstances of the murder of his friend. During the investigation, the hero finds out terrible truth, which sheds light on the mysterious organization of the Ecumenical Brotherhood, whose members want to organize a massive invasion of the planet.

The gameplay is represented by a gradual exploration of the game world and turn-based tactical combat. The player can take quests, pump the hero, collect squad members, etc. During the passage, the hero will be able to visit different corners otherworldly worlds, as well as the streets of the Seattle of the future. The main difference of the project is the flexible editor of the company, which allows the player to create their own stories in the world of the game.

Endless legend

Release date: 2014 year

Genre: Turn based global strategy

Turn-based tactical strategy in a fantasy setting. The plot of the game is based on an endless war between different races that inhabit the planet Auriga. The company for each of the races tells about a separate story, and the narration is in the form of quests and tasks. In total, 11 factions are available in the game, which have their own interests and occupy a special role in the game world.

The battle in the game is made in the form of turn-based combat, which is divided into three stages. First, the player must line up the ranks of his troops, then assign targets for the attack and determine the tactics of action, and in the end, take an active part in the battle itself, controlling the controlled units. Of the main differences between Endless Legend, it is worth noting the high-quality study of the world and a large selection of playable races, differing in fighters, weapons and battle tactics.

Divinity: Original Sin

Release date: 2014 year

Genre: Turn-based party RPG

Step by step role-playing game with a top view. The player plays the role of one of the members of the "Hunters for the Source" order, which is actively fighting against forbidden magic. The hero goes to a distant city to investigate the mysterious murder of an influential person. In the course of the investigation, the character is drawn into a dangerous adventure that will shed light on the mystery of the cultists of the Source.

In the new part of the game, the main highlight of all predecessors has been preserved - full interaction with the outside world. The player can use the terrain, apply magic, build barricades from objects and much more. Such opportunities allow you to expand the tactical component of turn-based combat and create many unique situations.

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

Release date: 2014 year

Genre: Turn based strategy RPG,

Turn-based tactical role-playing game in a post-apocalyptic setting. The player takes on the role of a Desert Ranger recruit who is sent to investigate the circumstances of the murder of one of the faction members. During the investigation, the hero learns about a new danger that can wipe out the last remnants of humanity from the face of the Earth. Wasteland is a piece-production game. There are no simple missions for farming experience. Each task is interesting and has many outcomes, depending on your actions.

During the passage, the player will be able to explore a huge post-apocalyptic world, complete various quest tasks, and also pump up his character. Role-playing system Wasteland 2, represented by dialog boxes, development system, as well as a choice. The gameplay is conventionally divided into two parts - travel around the world and turn-based tactical combat. Of the main differences of the project, it is worth noting a large arsenal of weapons, a non-linear plot and a gloomy atmosphere of the Earth, which survived a nuclear war.

Hard west

Release date: 2015 g.

Genre: Turn based strategy wild west

A turn-based indie strategy game set in a fantasy wild west. The universe of the game is a western interspersed with fantasy. Classic 45-caliber revolvers, horse saloons, horned demons, magic and enchanted artifacts quietly coexist here. The game's plot has eight separate stories that tell about the inhabitants of this strange place.

During the passage, the player will explore a large game world, complete various quests, and fight enemies. The battles are executed in the form of a turn-based tactical strategy, where success depends on equipped items, weapons, and the correctness of the moves. The key highlight of the game is the crazy world that combines such genres as western, fantasy and steampunk.

XCOM 2

Release date: 2016 year

Genre: Turn Based Strategy RPG

Turn-based tactical strategy with RPG elements is the continuation of the XCOM series. The game takes place on Earth, which has long been captured by aliens. Humanity is in slavery, and all major cities have been turned into colonies with cruel rules. But on the outskirts of ruined metropolitan areas, the XCOM organization begins to gather again, which must give the invaders one last rebuff. In the game, tactical decisions are made, both in organizing the fight against aliens, and in the battles themselves, which take place in turn-based mode.

The player begins his journey from a large dilapidated base. It can be modified and improved in every possible way to open up access to new types of weapons and equipment. The XCOM organization consists entirely of mercenaries who make forays into strategic alien facilities. The player must take over the management of the base, take an active part in the battles and organize a massive uprising against aliens.

Master of Orion 2016

Release date: 2016 year

Genre: Turn-based global strategy, economic

Turn based space 4X strategy. The game takes place in a distant galaxy in which there is a constant war between ten races. Representatives of each faction pursue their own goals to achieve victory. Some races are ready to destroy each other, while others make do with peaceful diplomacy.

To achieve victory, the player must start improving his main base, as well as building up his military power. This is achieved through the creation of new warships, as well as improving the economy. The game implements a large and open space world, which allows you to explore new territories and create your own colonies there.

The Banner Saga 1 and 2

Release date: First 2014 Second 2016

Genre: Step-by-step strategy. about vikings

A turn-based strategic role-playing game set in a medieval fantasy setting. The game takes place in a fictional world that is somewhat reminiscent of medieval Scandinavia. The player plays the role of a young warrior who begins to take revenge on the magical race of dragons, for the devastation of his native village and the murder of all its inhabitants.

The gameplay is divided into two parts - travel and exploration, as well as a phase of turn-based tactical combat. During the wanderings, the player will be able to find useful items, weapons, and also get additional quests. The combat phase, transfers the player's squad to the marked area, where a turn-based battle takes place. The game is distinguished by a special style, dynamic battles, as well as the possibility of choice, which affects the further development of events.

Elvenar

Release date: 2015

Genre: Economic strategy

Free multiplayer browser based strategy game with turn based battles. The action takes place in a fictional fantasy world that has survived a centuries-old war. After a global battle, only two races remained alive - humans and elves, which led to a new confrontation for leadership.

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The game begins with the choice of one of the parties to the conflict, after which the player is given a small settlement that needs to be developed and strengthened. The gameplay consists of finding resources, improving the city, creating an army, as well as battles with the enemy. The battles are made in the form of a turn-based tactical battle, which allows you to use different tricks and tricks to achieve victory.

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Indeed, someone prefers to pay more attention to shooters, others like stealth games, and still others prefer various mob-directed projects. There are also those who like step-by-step options, where every move and every action must be thought out very carefully. Actually the best turn based games can be listed on the fingers at the moment, since quite mediocre and copying solutions often come out, but today we will try to select the best turn-based strategies on a PC.

Heroes of Might and Magic III HD. A cult game without any exaggeration, which is still held in high esteem by gamers and even recently received a remaster in HD. You have to build your own castle of one of the factions available in the game, develop infrastructure, accumulate unique troops, improve them and conquer all possible resources on the map in order to ultimately defeat the enemy. You can play it for dozens of hours and it doesn't get boring! Moreover, it is possible to play together on one computer.

Heroes of Might and Magic III HD system requirements:

• System: Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, Windows 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 2.0 GHz;
• RAM: 2 Gb;
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or AMD Radeon HD2900 with 256 MB of built-in video memory and support for Shader Model 4.0
• Disk space: 27 Gb.

Disciples 2. The golden mean in the series, which many people recall with nostalgia. Here, the movement on the map is similar with the heroes, but the battles are a little different - you recruit a squad with special abilities, develop fighters and attack from a place without unnecessary movement across the field. The game has a well-written lore, interesting gameplay features addictive for a very long time!

Disciples 2 system requirements:

• System: Windows XP;
• RAM: 32Mb;
• Disk space: 1.2 Gb.

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. Turn-based classic strategy, where you have to not only develop your state, but do it outside the earth - on a new planet in space. You will have to choose a ship, a campaign sponsor and a few more features, and then go to distant and uncharted space to found a colony and make peace with the rest of the colonialists or go to war with them.

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth system requirements:

• System: Windows XP;
• Processor: Pentium II with a clock speed of 233 MHz;
• RAM: 32Mb;
• Video card: at least 128 Mb;
• Disk space: 1.2 Gb.

Master of Orion. Another extremely colorful and well-thought-out turn-based strategy game that became an excellent successor to the 1993 game. There is something to think about here and each move is given for a reason. The player is given control of one of 10 races and then you need to bring it to greatness through the collection of resources, research, the conquest of worlds and the manipulation of leaders.

System requirements for Master of Orion:

• System: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 (64 bits);
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.2 GHz;
• RAM: 2 Gb;
• Video Card: nVidia 240, ATI 4650, Intel Integrated HD3000 or better
• Disk space: 15 Gb.

The best turn-based strategy games on PC

King's Bounty. The legend of the knight. Very similar to the previous position, but with its own unique atmosphere, monsters, history and other features. Unlike heroes, movement outside the battle map occurs in real time, so you don't need to skip turns. There is also a role-playing system thanks to which your character can talk with others and interact with various objects. Battles take place on a hexagonal field in turn-based mode.

King's Bounty system requirements. The Legend of the Knight:

• System: Windows XP / Vista;
• Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz or better;
• RAM: 1 Gb;
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 / ATI Radeon X800 with 256 MB of memory or better;
• Disk space: 5.5 Gb.

Darkest Dungeon. Pretty hardcore toy with step by step in a battle where success depends on every blow. You have to gather a group of heroes and then go one by one into several dungeons. Enemies can attack from anywhere, the opening of certain objects on the map imposes positive and much more often negative effects, bosses are ruthless, the torch gradually extinguishes and this also affects non-heroes.

Darkest Dungeon system requirements:

• System: Windows XP / Vista;
• Processor: Any 2 GHz dual-core processor;
• RAM: 2 Gb;
• Video card: Any video card with 512 MB of memory (1080p, 16: 9);
• Disk space: 2 Gb.

XCOM 2. Are you ready to fight back the aliens and show that the Earth belongs only to humans? Well then, you should definitely look into this toy. At the moment, all the problems have already been fixed and we have an excellent turn-based toy, which pleases with the number of unique units and interspersing the role-playing system.

XCOM 2 system requirements:

• System: Windows XP / Vista;
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 (2.6 GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 9950 (2.6 GHz);
• RAM: 4 Gb;
• Video card: Radeon HD 5770 1 GB or GeForce GTX 460 1 GB;
• Disk space: 45 Gb.

Hard west... Do you like interesting stories, cowboys and turn-based games? In that case, you are welcome! The game combines western and otherworldly themes with an excellent storyline, or rather eight storylines at once. Demons, skirmishes, amulets, magic, beautiful graphics, interesting gameplay - all this is striking at once and perfectly combines within one game.

Hard West system requirements:

• System: Windows XP / Vista;
• Processor: Intel 2 Quad Q6700 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ 2.6 GHz;
• RAM: 4 Gb;
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 / AMD Radeon HD 4670;
• Disk space: 6 Gb.

Total War: Warhammer. A kind of mix of turn-based strategy and real-time strategy in the Warhammer universe. In step-by-step mode, you have to manage the state and establish contacts, send diplomatic missions or engage in battle - when the battle itself begins, everything goes into real time. Take control of one of the many races and build your perfect state, destroying all opponents in your path.

System requirements for Total War: Warhammer:

• System: Windows 7 64Bit;
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0Ghz;
• RAM: 3 Gb;
• Video card: AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MB / NVIDIA GTS 450 1024MB / Intel HD4000 @ 720p;
• Disk space: 35 Gb.

Divinity: Original Sin 2. Well, the first place is rightfully taken by the game, which can be completed in almost any way, the system of variability in quests is so gorgeous and the role-playing system is extensive. These are more than a dozen options for characters to choose from, subclasses, various combinations of both characters and skills. In fact, you can talk for a long time, but it's better to try it once - the plot here is simply excellent and will not give you sadness. Collect a party of up to 4 characters, or go on a journey on your own for an incredible adventure.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 system requirements:

• System: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit / Windows 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit;
• Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent;
• RAM: 4 Gb;
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 / ATI Radeon HD 6XXX or better;
• Disk space: 25 Gb.