From pixel-perfect battlefields to permadeath heartbreaks, these turn-based strategy games reward every smart move and punish every wrong one.

The turn-based model encouraged game design with lots of options, choices, and of course, immense pitfalls to fall into. That means that the turn-based strategy games demand deep thinking.

Some players that enjoy turn-based strategy titles have felt that these games can take hours to play, especially with some of them having battles which can take hours to complete.

Taking as many cues from beat-em-ups as classic strategy games, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is a lightweight but fun experience.

Developer Ice Code Games (Hard West II, Rogue Waters) have announced Nightmare Frontier, a tactical turn-based strategy game that's also an extraction looter.