The story takes place on a floating continent, an archipelago of both small and large floating islands where two species known as Caninu and Felineko live.
Malt, a young Caninu shepherd, lives with his little sister Mei in Petit Mona, a little village located in the Free Lands of Gasco. Over the course of a single night, the Berman Empire invades and throws the village into the flames of war. Malt and his friends manage to get away thanks to their families who were subsequently captured and taken away. Escaping to a mountain cave, Malt and the other children discover a gigantic tank called the Taranis. They jump aboard, heading out on a journey to save their families!

Set in an ethereal monochromatic world, Othercide is a horror-themed tactical turn-based game about the sacrifices you must make to prevent reality from shattering. You are the last stand between nightmarish creatures.

Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders and Overlord series, bringing all the exciting tactical-turn based combat and in-depth 4X empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new sci-fi setting.

Echo Generation is a turn-based adventure game about a gang of kids investigating supernatural occurrences while battling monsters and mechs to save their small town.

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war. Experience every bone-rattling explosion and soul-crushing charge in Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, the definitve battle-scale game of turn-based strategy and fast-paced combat that takes you to the battlefields of the 41st Millenium.

Originally created by legendary game designer Sid Meier, Civilization is a turn-based strategy game in which you attempt to build an empire to stand the test of time. Explore a new land, research technology, conquer your enemies, and go head-to-head with history’s most renowned leaders as you attempt to build the greatest civilization the world has ever known.

The King's Bounty turn-based tactics series returns with King’s Bounty 2! In addition to the tactical depth fans expect from its combat, immerse yourself in the fantasy world of Antara with a whole new, non-linear narrative and deep RPG mechanics that give weight to your every decision.

Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humour and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop’s famous boardgame.

Neoverse is a beautiful, fantastic game consisting of adventures with thrilling challenges. It is a strategic, action, rogue-lite, deck building game that will test the player’s skill. Start an adventure with unique heroes to save the world along various timelines.

Phoenix Point puts the player in the midst of a desperate fight to take back the earth from a mutating, alien menace. Featuring turn-based, tactical combat and resource management on a global scale, Phoenix Point offers endless replayability and a brutal challenge.

Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break is competitive tower defense and arcade action rolled up with ACE Team's quirky, Monty Python-esque humor into one giant, creative game for the ages. 

Jump into the expansive, gut-busting story for an eclectic adventure featuring bizarre and irreverent takes on legendary characters, or for the first time, create and share your own levels to compete with friends and strangers online in a real-time mix of hectic tower defense and epic boulder-racing arcade action.

In The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, you will lead a fledgling resistance of Gelfling against their oppressive overlords, the Skeksis, across more than 50 unique turn-based tactics RPG battles.

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels will follow the events of the first season of Narcos, in a story narrated by El Patron himself, where players will take the role of the Medellin Cartel or the DEA in a tactical turn-based action adventure.

The long-running Richman series arrives with its most advanced and addictive entry yet, Richman 11! In this high-stakes 3D board game of investments and property control, players can choose from a wide variety of fancy and energetic characters to represent them, set the number of players and enter a hilariously immersive game world all about getting rich and staying on top!

From classic maps paying homage to the series’ 1989 origins to brawl boards with missiles and bombs, there are many ways to keep the multiplayer mayhem fresh and exciting no matter how many times you play, solo or against friends and family! Roll dice to move across the board, draw cards, buy empty land, build houses or chain stores, level up buildings to collect higher rent, make deposits when passing banks and punish the competition on your path to financial victory!

Rise up in Let’s! Revolution!, a roguelite puzzle mashup that builds on the classic rules of Minesweeper with procedurally generated mazes and turn-based tactics.

Embark on a deadly game of hide and seek, chasing the rotten King across the enchanting land of Beebom.

Put your problem-solving skills to the test as you flip tiles to outsmart deadly foes and uncover powerful items and abilities.

Evade the King’s deadly boot-licking lackeys or take them down in strategic turn-based combat.

Gear up along the way with over 100 items and abilities for a final showdown with the King himself in Beebom City.

Dive into the beautifully illustrated and hand-animated world of Beebom in this debut game from award-winning animation house BUCK. The original score and sound design by Antfood brings Beebom to life as a vibrant sonic world.

Choose your hero from six unique classes, each with their own playstyle and abilities, including:

Turn based strategy meets action RPG in this dungeon crawling looter. Venture forth alone or with friends through online co-op. Conquer as a single champion or with a party of up to 6. Master deep and satisfying, tactical combat. Recover the Stolen Realm.

Inkulinati is an ink-based strategy game straight from medieval manuscripts, where a rabbit’s bum can be deadlier than a dog's sword.

Take your turn in Inkulinati duels filled with unexpected tactical depth (and humour!). Embark on an ever-changing journey, build your own bestiary, defeat medieval superstars and collect perks to unleash special powers.

Become a master of the Living Ink, grab your quill and build your unique strategy time after time so that you can be named the greatest Inkulinati of all time!

Lead the Grey Knights to exterminate the forces of Chaos in fast-paced, ferocious, turn-based tactical combat. Command a squad of elite warriors, each with their own unique strengths and gear through a saga penned by acclaimed Black Library author, Aaron Dembski-Bowden. Master squad positioning and synergies to outmanoeuvre and outgun the enemy on the battlefield. Personalise and equip your squad of Daemonhunters to purge the deadly corruption of The Bloom as it spreads in a galaxy-spanning campaign.

FORGE YOUR FATE AMIDST LAYERS OF STRATEGY
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights. Command your squad with precision tactics, harness environmental destruction, and shape the fate of the galaxy in a dynamic battle where your enemies, and the world itself, evolve. The Bloom spreads across the galaxy, leaving you to decide which planets survive, and which succumb to its cosmic corruption.

UNLEASH LEGENDS: CRAFT YOUR SQUAD’S DESTINY
Tailor your Battle-Brothers to heretic-purging perfection. Manage your base of operations, the Baleful Edict, to unlock powerful equipment and learn a range of diverse skills and psychic abilities as you specialise your champions into eight unique classes: four standard and four hero classes. Customise your warriors with voice, armour and facial options to make them your own.

EMBRACE THE DARKNESS
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war. Unleash an onslaught of cinematic carnage on your foes. Fight beside and against legends of battle as you experience an epic narrative unfold. Utilise powerful psychic abilities, engage in visceral combat, and execute huge enemies in gory displays of prowess.

Chessarama is a collection of originally designed chess-like games. Choose a game, quickly learn its rules and play through the campaigns, community levels or build your own puzzles to challenge other players. Endless replayability and fun await you. Welcome to Chessarama!

Watch your back in the world of Arcadia, where a kingdom is tearing itself apart and forces more dark and ancient than the soil are about to awaken. Experience deep tactical battles across vast and treacherous landscapes as you build an army of powerful troops, customizing their classes and skills to gain every advantage against monsters, ruthless men, a daughter scorned, and a queen so cruel she’d kill her own husband to gain the throne.


Grand Chien, a nation of rich natural resources and deep political divides, is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and a paramilitary force known as “The Legion” seizes control of the countryside. Now, the President’s family has pulled together all their resources, including an arrangement with the powerful Adonis corporation, to hire a group of skilled mercenaries tasked with finding the President and bringing order back to the country.

In Jagged Alliance 3, select from a huge cast of mercenaries all with their own unique personalities, quirks, and backstories. Then go out and explore Grand Chien as you meet new people, earn money, grow your team, and ultimately make your own decisions that will decide the country’s fate.

Fight, survive and live to tell the tales.

A century has passed since the fall of the Edoran Empire at the hands of an unprecedented plague that swept the nation. Now, the land is rife with mercenary work, banditry and thievery, with honor having become an almost entirely forgotten virtue.

Now, prepare to lead a group of unscrupulous characters in a massive open world where combat, death and a thirst for riches will dictate your day to day life. You are not the hero of this story, destined to usher in a new era of peace. Your goal is solely to survive and thrive in this harsh and hostile world, by any means necessary…

Only the bravest and most ambitious can hope to see their story written in the Wartales!

Terraformers is an expansive turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the Red Planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and terraform the planet with ambitious projects.


Features:

- Send your leaders to mysterious locations and uncover rich resource depots, giant crystal caves and stunning natural wonders.
- Found new cities on craters and in lava Tubes. Make them thrive and meet your population's rising demands.
- As the planet is procedurally generated, every new playthrough will be unique.
- Choose the best buildings from a selection of randomly proposed projects at the start of every year.
- Plan your city layout efficiently and find strong synergies between buildings.
- Grow your cities into utopian metropolises or industrial settlements automated by robots.
- Restart a volcano, construct giant space mirrors or nuke the poles to geo-engineer the entire planet.
- From spreading adaptive bacteria, to planting full-grown forests with bears. Each life form has specific requirements and provides strategic benefits.

Play as Rai Reysend and his companions through a series of comical events and epic battles to reveal the mystery of the cosmic barriers that were created after a meteor shower. Will you be able to save the land and uncover the truth?

-Traditional turn-based combat RPG!
-Execute commands with timing to increase your attacks and defenses!
-Cast powerful magic attacks and amplify them with fun button sequences!
-Run and jump your way through various stages while finding treasures!
-Solve puzzles and complete quests!
-Meet a wonderful cast of funny characters in comical situations!
-Tons of secrets to discover!

Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
You are the Black King but all your army has gone over to the white side, leaving you with nothing but your royal shotgun and your wounded pride.

It's time to teach those white pieces to fear the Shotgun King.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is a unique turn-based strategy roguelike.

Key Features:
- Choose wisely: Every turn, you may either move your king or shoot at enemy pieces, after what you'll need to move again to reload your shotgun.
- Avoid Checkmate: Kill the White King to complete the floor and move on to the next level!
- Strengthen both Kings: After completing each floor, you will upgrade your king... but also your opponent!
- A whole kingdom: 15 difficulty ranks, an endless mode, a chase mode, and over 100 upgrades are waiting for you!

Best Turn-based Strategy Games on Xbox One

Fuga: Melodies of Steel

Othercide

Age of Wonders: Planetfall

Echo Generation

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

King's Bounty II

Blood Bowl 2

Neoverse

Phoenix Point

Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels

Richman 11

Let's! Revolution!

Stolen Realm

Inkulinati

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters

Chessarama

Arcadian Atlas

Jagged Alliance 3

Wartales

Terraformers

Another Crusade

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate