Software: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 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, 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 family
BROW Browser game
C64 Commodore 64
CPC Amstrad CPC
CROSS Cross-platform
DOS DOS / MS-DOS
DROI Android
DS Nintendo DS
FLASH Adobe Flash
GB Game Boy
GBA Game Boy Advance
GBC Game Boy Color
GCN Nintendo GameCube
iOS iOS
JAVASE Java Platform, Standard Edition
LIN Linux
MAC Macintosh / Mac OS
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 Platform not recognized.
PSP PlayStation Portable
PSV PlayStation Vita
SNES Super NES / Super Famicom
ST Atari ST
TRS80 TRS-80
VC Virtual Console (Wii)
WIN Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
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 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 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.
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[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 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[9] MicroProse Sci-fi DOS, PS1, WIN Part of the XCOM series
1996 MissionForce[10] Dynamix Sci-fi WIN
1996 Over the Reich Big Time Software Historical MAC, WIN
1996 Steel Panthers II 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[3] Holistic Sci-fi WIN
1997 Game Boy Wars Turbo[1] Hudson Sci-fi GB Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
1997 Incubation Blue Byte Sci-fi WIN Spin-off of Battle Isle.
1997 Steel Panthers III SSI Historical DOS, WIN
1997 X-COM[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 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[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 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.
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 MiST Land South Sci-fi WIN
2004 Future Tactics 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 Sensory Sweep Fantasy GBA Based on the anime series YuYu Hakusho.
2005 Advance Wars[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 Ubisoft RedLynx Historical NGE Sequel to Pathway to Glory
2005 Rebelstar 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.
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[21] Chaos Concept Sci-fi WIN Spiritual successor to X-COM.
2007 Warhammer 40,000 Ubisoft RedLynx Sci-fi PSP, DS
2007 Hired Guns[22] GFI Russia Contemporary WIN
2008 Commanders Southend Interactive Alternate history X360
2008 Advance Wars[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 Backbone Entertainment Sci-fi X360, PS3, Wii
2009 Mytran Wars StormRegion Sci-fi PSP
2010 Jagged Alliance[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 Ubisoft Sofia Contemporary 3DS
2012 XCOM[26] Firaxis Games Sci-fi WIN, Mac, LIN, PS3, X360, PSV Remake of a classical X-COM.
2012 Call of Cthulhu[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 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[31] Full Control Contemporary WIN, LIN, MAC Part of the Jagged Alliance series.
2014 Space Hulk[32] Full Control Sci-fi WIN, LIN, MAC Based on the board game Space Hulk.
2014 Halfway[33] Robotality Sci-fi LIN, MAC, WIN
2015 Hard West[34] CreativeForge Games Horror LIN, MAC, WIN, PS4, NX
2015 Massive Chalice Double Fine Fantasy LIN, MAC, WIN, XOne
2015 Warhammer 40,000[12] Rodeo Games Sci-fi iOS, WIN, PS4
2015 Blood Bowl 2[35] Cyanide Fantasy Mac, WIN, PS4, XBOX1
2016 Warbits[36] Risky Lab Sci-fi iOS
2016 XCOM 2[37] Firaxis Games Sci-fi WIN, Mac, LIN, PS4, XBOX1, NX Sequel of XCOM.
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 Into the Breach[38] Subset Games Sci-fi WIN, Mac, LIN, NX, Stadia
2018 BattleTech[25] Harebrained Schemes Sci-fi WIN
2018 Chessaria Pixel Wizards Fantasy WIN, MAC
2018 Phantom Doctrine[39] CreativeForge Games Alternate history WIN, XBOX1, PS4, NX Strategic turn-based espionage thriller.
2018 Warhammer 40,000[12] Bulwark Studios Sci-fi WIN, LIN, MAC
2018 Jagged Alliance[40] Cliffhanger Productions Contemporary WIN, PS4, XBOX1 Set 20 years after the first Jagged Alliance.
2018 Mutant Year Zero[14] The Bearded Ladies Sci-fi WIN, PS4, XBOX1
2018 Space Hulk[41] Cyanide Sci-fi WIN, PS4, XBOX1
2018 Football, Tactics & Glory[42] Creoteam Contemporary WIN Sports game
2018 All Walls Must Fall[43] Inbetweengames Sci-fi WIN
2018 Frozen Synapse 2[44] Mode 7 Games Sci-fi WIN, MAC, LIN, iOS, DROI
2019 Wargroove[45] Chucklefish Fantasy WIN, XBOX1, PS4, NX, STADIA
2019 Pathway[46] 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[25] Triumph Studios Sci-fi WIN, PS4, XBOX1, MAC 4X game with turn-based, tactical battles
2019 Rebel Cops[47] Weappy Studio Contemporary WIN, MAC, LIN, PS4, XBOX1, NX, DROI, iOS
2020 Corruption 2029[48] The Bearded Ladies Sci-fi WIN
2020 Gears Tactics[49] Splash Damage, The Coalition Sci-fi WIN, XBOX1, X/S
2020 XCOM[50] Firaxis Games Sci-fi WIN
2020 Treachery in Beatdown City[51] NuChallenger, HurakanWorks Contemporary WIN, NX Mix of real-time brawling and turn-based tactics
2020 Necromunda[12] Rogue Factor Sci-fi WIN, PS4, XBOX1
2020 Fort Triumph[52] CookieByte Entertainment Fantasy WIN, MAC, LIN, PS4, XBOX1, NX Mix of turn-based tactics and strategy game
2021 Warhammer 40,000[53] Black Lab Games Sci-fi WIN, PS4, XBOX1, X/S
2022 Hard West 2[54] Ice Code Games Horror WIN
2022 Desta Ustwo Fantasy WIN, NX, DROI, iOS
2022 Marvel's Midnight Suns[55] 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[55] Complex Games Scifi WIN
2023 Showgunners[56] Artificer Sci-fi WIN
2023 Jagged Alliance 3 Haemimont Games Contemporary WIN, PS4, PS5, X/S Sequel to Jagged Alliance 2
2023 Miasma Chronicles[57] The Bearded Ladies Sci-fi WIN, PS5, X/S
2023 Blood Bowl 3[58] Cyanide Fantasy PS4, PS5, WIN, XBOX1, X/S
2023 Fights in Tight Spaces[59] Ground Shatter Contemporary WIN, XBOX1, X/S, NX, PS4, PS5 Mix of deckbuilding and turn-based tactics
2023 The Lamplighters League[60] 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 Various Sci-fi CROSS Open source clone of X-COM.

See also

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