The Best Tactical turn-based Games for Playstation 5
Update 6 December 2023: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader added at rank #3.
Here are our 10 Best Tactical turn-based Games for Playstation 5: 1Jagged Alliance 3 (2023)
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Play Video: Jagged Alliance 3Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X l Playstation 5 Playstation 4
In Jagged Alliance 3, you're a skilled mercenary on a thrilling adventure in the chaotic nation of Grand Chien. Recruit unique characters, engage in strategic turn-based combat, and make decisions that shape the future. Explore the open world, defend against enemies, and join forces with friends in online co-op mode in this immersive RPG.
What we like:- Deep and engaging turn-based strategy
- Hilarious dialogue and engaging gameplay
- Precise obstacle and terrain consideration in combat
- Diverse cast of characters with unique abilities
- Rich and immersive open-world exploration
- Clunky movement and pathfinding
- Humor may not appeal to all
- Map design could be improved
- tactical
- turn-based
- strategy
- squad
- rpg
- combat
- cover
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2Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters (2022)
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Play Video: Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - DaemonhuntersPC Windows Playstation 5
Lead the Grey Knights in a turn-based RPG against chaos in Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters. With precision targeting, customised warriors, and evolving environments, engage in cinematic slaughter against mutated monstrosities and their minions. Follow the journey of elite warriors in a narrative penned by acclaimed author, Aaron Dembski-Bowden.
What we like:- Cover system is well-designed
- Environmental damage adds more fun
- Warhammer 40K fans will enjoy storyline, callbacks and lore
- Mechanics are fine-tuned and better than other turn-based games.
- Randomized events generation can ruin a game
- Difficulty slopes with the early game being hardest
- Repetitive gameplay
- Lack of basic info regarding enemies.
- turn-based
- tactical
- strategy
- xcom
- battle
- squad
- warhammer-40k
- cover
- combat
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3Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (2023)
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Play Video: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderPC Windows Xbox One Mac OS Xbox Series X Playstation 5
Dive into the grim darkness of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, where your decisions forge an empire or doom worlds. Command voidships, battle Chaos, and ally with unique crew in a universe brimming with peril and glory. Tactical combat and deep customization await in this epic RPG saga!
What we like:- Engaging story and well-developed characters
- Rich, atmospheric Warhammer 40K setting
- Extensive character customization
- Occasional bugs and technical issues
- Some combat encounters may feel prolonged
- turn-based
- rpg
- warhammer-40k
- tactical
- strategy
- tabletop
- workshop
- combat
- cooperative
- battle
- shooter
- action
- fantasy
- war
- cover
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4The Last Spell (2021)
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Play Video: The Last SpellPC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5
The Last Spell is a captivating turn-based tactical RPG game where you'll lead a squad of heroes in a battle of survival again an endless swarm of brutal monsters. With procedurally generated enemy waves, unlockables, and a headbanger soundtrack, the game will keep you entertained until the real world collapses.
What we like:- Variety in runs and viable weapons
- Immersive world and stunning graphics
- Unique blend of strategy and RPG elements
- Great soundtrack
- Well-thought variation of wave defense strategy
- High time commitment required
- Meta progression system is too essential
- turn-based
- tactical
- rpg
- strategy
- rogue-like
- fantasy
- tower-defense
- perma-death
- post-apocalyptic
- pixel
- base-building
- wave
- dark
Good match + 2 Bad match - 2
5Kaiju Wars (2022)
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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One
Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack.
- turn-based
- tactical
- strategy
- tanks
- mech
- isometric
- base-building
- pve
Good match + 23 Bad match - 61
6Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 (2023)
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Play Video: Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows
The sequel to the captivating tale of Fuga: Melodies of Steel has arrived! This turn-based RPG is back with a ramped up battle system for more strategy, as well as a brand new event system that gives you more thrilling choices to affect your experience!
- turn-based
- rpg
- japanese
- tactical
- strategy
- jrpg
- tanks
- war
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7Lost Eidolons (2022)
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Play Video: Lost EidolonsXbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X PC Windows
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
- turn-based
- tactical
- rpg
- strategy
- medieval
- combat
- grid
- battle
- fantasy
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8Tactics Ogre: Reborn (2022)
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Play Video: Tactics Ogre: RebornPlaystation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows
Tactics Ogre: Reborn is a must-play for fans of strategy RPGs. This game features slow-paced gameplay that will make you think carefully about your moves. The story is full of political intrigue and compelling characters that are sure to keep you engaged from start to finish. With a permadeath system that makes each life matter, the stakes are high, and there's never a dull moment. This game may not be the easiest to get into, but once you do, you'll find yourself hooked.
What we like:- Slow-paced gameplay
- Compelling story
- Permadeath system
- Engaging characters
- High stakes
- Not very accessible for beginners
- Can be challenging
- UI may be frustrating for some players
- Difficulty increase unbalanced sometimes
- tactical
- rpg
- remake
- battle
- strategy
- card
- turn-based
- isometric
- war
- classic
- political
Good match + 18 Bad match - 39
9Miasma Chronicles (2023)
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Play Video: Miasma ChroniclesPC Windows Xbox Series X/s Xbox Series X Playstation 5
From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won’t forget. Embark on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland torn apart by a savage force known only as the ‘Miasma’.
- tactical
- post-apocalyptic
- turn-based
- stealth
- cover
- strategy
- combat
- rpg
- robots
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10The Hand of Merlin (2022)
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Play Video: The Hand of MerlinMac OS Linux Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows
The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse!
- turn-based
- tactical
- rogue-like
- medieval
- rpg
- perma-death
- soundtrack
- strategy
- sci-fi
Good match + 6 Bad match - 17
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