Best Free/F2P TBS Games

List of free-to-play or free TBS (turn-based strategy) games for PC (Windows, Mac and Linux), Console (Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, and Switch) and Mobile (Android and iOS), be them MMO, multiplayer or single-player, online / offline, browser or desktop, ordered from best to worst by user rating. Despite falling into the TBS category, turn based (and real time) card games have their own, separate Card category.

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The Battle for Wesnoth is a free open source, multiplayer and single-player turn-based hex strategy game for PC, Mac and Linux (DRM-free or via Steam), set in high fantasy and filled with extremely rich lore. Explore the four corners of Irdya […]

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UFO: Alien Invasion is a free, open source, squad and turn-based tactics strategy video game, in which the player fights aliens that are trying to take control of the Earth. The game is heavily influenced by the X-COM series (mostly by […]

Windows
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Alchemy Stars is a free to play*, single player anime-themed, turn-based strategy game for mobile (Android and iOS), set in Astra, a captivating land of science and magic. The game is rich as a visual novel with interesting card and turn […]

Iphone & IpadAndroid
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Runeverse is a free to play (and not pay to win), original single and multiplayer 8-character turn based strategy and card auto battler game for mobile (iOS & Android) and PC (Windows & Mac). Immerse yourself in a stunning fantasy Pirate […]

WindowsMacIphone & IpadAndroid
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Age of Conquest is a free-to-play Risk-like turn-based grand strategy wargame. Command your armies in one of the many ancient and medieval countries including the Roman Empire, the Inca, France, Russia, Japan or the Chinese Dynasties. From Rome to Asian nations, […]

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Card Hunter is a free-to-play online collectible tabletop RPG and CCG game which blends together card play, deck building, tactical combat and fantasy role-playing in a way you’ve never seen before. Grab your cards, miniatures, dice and snacks, then journey to […]

WindowsMacLinux
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Noara: The Conspiracy is a free to play, multiplayer turn-based strategy game (TBS) for PC (Windows) by Atypique Studio, a game studio based in France. The game is similar to a MOBA but it is more precisely referred to as a […]

Windows
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Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena is a free-to-play multiplayer hex grid, turn-based strategy game where you experience the rush of 3-5 minute strategy battles in a world comprised of monsters. Form the most monstrous team with turn-based, hex grid tactics and conquer […]

WindowsMacIphone & IpadAndroid
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Atlas Reactor is a free-to-play simultaneous turn-based multiplayer strategy game. A new kind of PvP battle arena that fuses simultaneous turns with tactical team combat. Quick, timed turns challenge players to quickly read a constantly changing battlefield, master and customize their […]

Windows
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Insidia is a free-to-play online multiplayer turn-based strategy (MOTBS) game developed by Bad Seed and consisting of swift and frantic duels in simultaneous turns. Assemble your team of four champions from a roster of steam knights, fierce punks, odd mutants and […]

WindowsMac
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Bang! Howdy is an online free-to-play real-time and turn-based hybrid strategy game. The setting mixes elements from a variety of related genres, such as steampunk or Native American myth. Several of the players’ available units are entirely mechanical, including artillery and […]

WindowsLinux
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Crazy Defense Heroes is a free-to-play (ad-based) and play-to-earn tower defense strategy game for mobile (iOS and Android, playable on PC using an emulator) integrating blockchain (ERC-20 utility token) and NFT technology protocols that enable players to own and trade what […]

Iphone & IpadAndroid
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ComPet is a free-to-play native cross platform turn based game where you collect and train pets to compete and battle with opponents worldwide. Fighting in ComPet consists of exciting turn-based battles, where making the right move can mean the difference between […]

Windows
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Battle Dawn Galaxies is a Free strategy game featuring a huge galaxy, 3 types of world and thousands of other real players. The game is built entirely in Flash. It’s a free mmorpg game that requires no downloads. You begin as […]

WindowsMacLinuxAndroid
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Hand of the Gods is a free-to-play collectible card and turn-based strategy game by Hi-Rez Studios, the makers of Smite. Wage divine war by summoning the Gods to a full 3D battlefield. Build an army from a large roster of mythological […]

WindowsPlaystation4xBox One
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Teamfight Tactics is a free to play multiplayer online auto battler game developed and published by Riot Games for Android/iOS mobile devices and Windows/Mac PC. The game is a spinoff of popular moba game League of Legends, and is based on […]

WindowsMacIphone & IpadAndroid
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Dota Underlords is a standalone free-to-play turn-based tactical deckbuilder by Valve based on the popular Dota 2 mod, Dota Auto Chess, with cross-platform functionality between Steam (Windows, Mac, and Linux), Android, and iOS. A vertical metropolis of gambling and grit, just […]

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Steel Panthers: World at War is a tactical turn-based war strategy game that puts you in command of the Allied or Axis powers, featuring realistic military control, with the smallest common units being squads, up to a brigade sized force, where […]

Windows
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DDTank is a free-to-play, turn-based PvP shooter for PC browsers and mobile devices, based on the classic Worms game. No download required, play now from a web browser. You can compete with different players in game. The simple keyboard operation makes […]

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Tabletopia is the only free-to-play sandbox virtual table with 100% licensed tabletop games made by professionals. It is an F2P alternative to Tabletop Simulator (TTS), featuring over 2,000 games to play for free. Play how you want with whom you […]

WindowsMacIphone & IpadAndroid
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Bombix is a free-to-play tactical turn-based artillery game by the makers of Onraid. The game is very similar to the much acclaimed Worms game series. Bombix is pretty much the same game as Wormix, the latter being the name given to […]

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