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: The Battle of Wizards |
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: The Turning Point |
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: UFO Defense.
|
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: Interceptor[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: 1914-1918 |
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: Terror from the Deep[9] |
MicroProse |
Sci-fi |
DOS, PS1, WIN |
Part of the XCOM series
|
1996 |
MissionForce: CyberStorm[10] |
Dynamix |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
1996 |
Over the Reich |
Big Time Software |
Historical |
MAC, WIN |
|
1996 |
Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles |
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: Warhammer Epic 40,000[3] |
Holistic |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
1997 |
Game Boy Wars Turbo[1] |
Hudson |
Sci-fi |
GB |
Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
|
1997 |
Incubation: Time Is Running Out |
Blue Byte |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
Spin-off of Battle Isle.
|
1997 |
Steel Panthers III |
SSI |
Historical |
DOS, WIN |
|
1997 |
X-COM: Apocalypse[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: Corporate Wars |
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: Chaos Gate[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: Beyond Overlord |
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: UFO Defense.
|
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: The Power of Law |
MiST Land South |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
2004 |
Future Tactics: The Uprising |
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: Tournament Tactics |
Sensory Sweep |
Fantasy |
GBA |
Based on the anime series YuYu Hakusho.
|
2005 |
Advance Wars: Dual Strike[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: Ikusa Islands |
Ubisoft RedLynx |
Historical |
NGE |
Sequel to Pathway to Glory
|
2005 |
Rebelstar: Tactical Command |
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: UFO Defense.
|
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: Extraterrestrials[21] |
Chaos Concept |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
Spiritual successor to X-COM: UFO Defense.
|
2007 |
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command |
Ubisoft RedLynx |
Sci-fi |
PSP, DS |
|
2007 |
Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge[22] |
GFI Russia |
Contemporary |
WIN |
|
2008 |
Commanders: Attack of the Genos |
Southend Interactive |
Alternate history |
X360 |
|
2008 |
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin[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: Nectaris |
Backbone Entertainment |
Sci-fi |
X360, PS3, Wii |
|
2009 |
Mytran Wars |
StormRegion |
Sci-fi |
PSP |
|
2010 |
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action[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: Shadow Wars |
Ubisoft Sofia |
Contemporary |
3DS |
|
2012 |
XCOM: Enemy Unknown[26] |
Firaxis Games |
Sci-fi |
WIN, Mac, LIN, PS3, X360, PSV |
Remake of a classical X-COM: UFO Defense.
|
2012 |
Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land[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: Flashback[31] |
Full Control |
Contemporary |
WIN, LIN, MAC |
Part of the Jagged Alliance series.
|
2014 |
Space Hulk: Ascension[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: Deathwatch[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: Enemy Unknown.
|
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 |
Attack of the Earthlings[38] |
Team Junkfish |
Sci-fi |
Win, PS4, XBO |
|
2018 |
Into the Breach[39] |
Subset Games |
Sci-fi |
WIN, Mac, LIN, NX, Stadia |
|
2018 |
BattleTech[25] |
Harebrained Schemes |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
2018 |
Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure |
Pixel Wizards |
Fantasy |
WIN, MAC |
|
2018 |
Phantom Doctrine[40] |
CreativeForge Games |
Alternate history |
WIN, XBOX1, PS4, NX |
Strategic turn-based espionage thriller.
|
2018 |
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus[12] |
Bulwark Studios |
Sci-fi |
WIN, LIN, MAC |
|
2018 |
Jagged Alliance: Rage![41] |
Cliffhanger Productions |
Contemporary |
WIN, PS4, XBOX1 |
Set 20 years after the first Jagged Alliance.
|
2018 |
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden[14] |
The Bearded Ladies |
Sci-fi |
WIN, PS4, XBOX1 |
|
2018 |
Space Hulk: Tactics[42] |
Cyanide |
Sci-fi |
WIN, PS4, XBOX1 |
|
2018 |
Football, Tactics & Glory[43] |
Creoteam |
Contemporary |
WIN |
Sports game
|
2018 |
All Walls Must Fall[44] |
Inbetweengames |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
2018 |
Frozen Synapse 2[45] |
Mode 7 Games |
Sci-fi |
WIN, MAC, LIN, iOS, DROI |
|
2019 |
Wargroove[46] |
Chucklefish |
Fantasy |
WIN, XBOX1, PS4, NX, STADIA |
|
2019 |
Pathway[47] |
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: Planetfall[25] |
Triumph Studios |
Sci-fi |
WIN, PS4, XBOX1, MAC |
4X game with turn-based, tactical battles
|
2019 |
Rebel Cops[48] |
Weappy Studio |
Contemporary |
WIN, MAC, LIN, PS4, XBOX1, NX, DROI, iOS |
|
2020 |
Corruption 2029[49] |
The Bearded Ladies |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
2020 |
Gears Tactics[50] |
Splash Damage, The Coalition |
Sci-fi |
WIN, XBOX1, X/S |
|
2020 |
XCOM: Chimera Squad[51] |
Firaxis Games |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
2020 |
Treachery in Beatdown City[52] |
NuChallenger, HurakanWorks |
Contemporary |
WIN, NX |
Mix of real-time brawling and turn-based tactics
|
2020 |
Necromunda: Underhive Wars[12] |
Rogue Factor |
Sci-fi |
WIN, PS4, XBOX1 |
|
2020 |
Fort Triumph[53] |
CookieByte Entertainment |
Fantasy |
WIN, MAC, LIN, PS4, XBOX1, NX |
Mix of turn-based tactics and strategy game
|
2021 |
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector[54] |
Black Lab Games |
Sci-fi |
WIN, PS4, XBOX1, X/S |
|
2022 |
Hard West 2[55] |
Ice Code Games |
Horror |
WIN |
|
2022 |
Desta: The Memories Between |
Ustwo |
Fantasy |
WIN, NX, DROI, iOS |
|
2022 |
Marvel's Midnight Suns[56] |
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[56] |
Complex Games |
Scifi |
WIN |
|
2023 |
Showgunners[57] |
Artificer |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
2023 |
Jagged Alliance 3 |
Haemimont Games |
Contemporary |
WIN, PS4, PS5, X/S |
Sequel to Jagged Alliance 2
|
2023 |
Miasma Chronicles[58] |
The Bearded Ladies |
Sci-fi |
WIN, PS5, X/S |
|
2023 |
Blood Bowl 3[59] |
Cyanide |
Fantasy |
PS4, PS5, WIN, XBOX1, X/S |
|
2023 |
Fights in Tight Spaces[60] |
Ground Shatter |
Contemporary |
WIN, XBOX1, X/S, NX, PS4, PS5 |
Mix of deckbuilding and turn-based tactics
|
2023 |
The Lamplighters League[61] |
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: Alien Invasion |
Various |
Sci-fi |
CROSS |
Open source clone of X-COM: UFO Defense.
|