| Year |
Title |
Developer |
Setting |
Platform |
Notes
|
| 1978 |
Tanktics: Computer Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front |
Chris Crawford |
Historical |
APPII, ATR, PET, TRS80 |
|
| 1981 |
Eastern Front (1941) |
Chris Crawford |
Historical |
ATR |
First computer game with a scrolling map
|
| 1983 |
Godzilla |
|
Sci-fi |
C64 |
|
| 1983 |
Nobunaga's Ambition |
Koei |
Historical |
GB, GEN, MSX, NES, SNES |
First title in the series.
|
| 1984 |
Rebelstar Raiders |
Julian Gollop |
Sci-fi |
ZX |
|
| 1985 |
Under Fire! |
Avalon Hill |
Historical |
AMI, C64, DOS |
|
| 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 |
Rebelstar |
Julian Gollop |
Sci-fi |
ZX, CPC |
|
| 1987 |
|
|
Sci-fi |
AMI, ST, DOS |
|
| 1987 |
Panzer Strike |
SSI |
Historical |
APPII, C64 |
|
| 1988 |
Famicom Wars |
Intelligent |
Sci-fi |
NES |
First title in the Nintendo Wars series.
|
| 1988 |
Grand Fleet |
Simulations Canada |
Historical |
AMI, DOS, ST |
|
| 1988 |
Laser Squad |
Target |
Sci-fi |
AMI, C64, CPC, DOS, ST, ZX |
By the makers of X-COM: UFO Defense.
|
| 1988 |
Rebelstar II |
Julian Gollop |
Sci-fi |
ZX |
|
| 1989 |
Desert Commander |
Kemco |
Historical |
NES |
|
| 1989 |
|
Panther |
Historical |
AMI, DOS, MAC, ST |
|
| 1989 |
Nectaris (a.k.a. Military Madness) |
Hudson |
Sci-fi |
DOS, GB, MOBI, PCD, PCE, PS1, VC, WIN9X |
|
| 1990 |
Breach 2 |
|
Sci-fi |
AMI, ST, DOS |
Sequel to Breach.
|
| 1990 |
Lords of Chaos |
Julian Gollop |
Fantasy |
AMI, C64, CPC, ST, ZX |
|
| 1991 |
Battle Isle |
Blue Byte |
Sci-fi |
AMI, DOS, ST |
First title in the series.
|
| 1991 |
Game Boy Wars |
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-level combat with simultaneous turn resolution.
|
| 1992 |
|
Blue Byte |
Sci-fi |
AMI, DOS |
Expansion to Battle Isle.
|
| 1992 |
History Line: 1914-1918 (a.k.a. Great War: 1914-1918) |
Blue Byte |
Historical |
AMI, DOS |
|
| 1992 |
|
Krisalis |
Contemporary |
AMI, AMI32, DOS, ST |
|
| 1992 |
Tegel's Mercenaries |
Mindcraft |
Sci-fi |
DOS |
First title in the series.
|
| 1993 |
(a.k.a. Battle Isle '93: The Moon of Chromos) |
Blue Byte |
Sci-fi |
AMI, DOS |
Expansion to Battle Isle.
|
| 1993 |
The Grandest Fleet |
|
Historical |
DOS |
|
| 1993 |
Metal Marines |
Namco |
Contemporary |
WIN3X, SNES |
|
| 1993 |
Patriot |
Artech |
Historical |
DOS |
|
| 1993 |
|
Mindcraft |
Sci-fi |
DOS |
Spiritual sequel to Tegel's Mercenaries.
|
| 1993 |
Taskforce |
Mark Sheeky |
Sci-fi |
Amiga |
|
| 1994 |
X-COM: UFO Defense (a.k.a. UFO: Enemy Unknown) |
Mythos |
Sci-fi, Horror |
AMI, AMI32, DOS, PS1, WIN |
First title in the series.
|
| 1994 |
Panzer General |
SSI |
Historical |
DOS |
First title in the series.
|
| 1994 |
|
Blue Byte |
Sci-fi |
DOS |
Expansion to Battle Isle 2200.
|
| 1994 |
Battle Isle 2200 (a.k.a. Battle Isle II) |
Blue Byte |
Sci-fi |
DOS |
Sequel to Battle Isle.
|
| 1994 |
Jagged Alliance |
|
Contemporary |
DOS |
First title in the series.
|
| 1994 |
|
Mark Baldwin |
Historical |
AMI, DOS |
Sequel to The Perfect General.
|
| 1995 |
(a.k.a. Battle Isle III) |
Blue Byte |
Sci-fi |
WIN3X, WIN9X |
Sequel to Battle Isle 2200.
|
| 1995 |
Front Mission |
Square |
Sci-Fi |
SNES |
|
| 1995 |
Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games |
|
Contemporary |
DOS |
Expansion to Jagged Alliance.
|
| 1995 |
Steel Panthers |
SSI |
Historical |
DOS |
|
| 1995 |
X-COM: Terror from the Deep |
MicroProse |
Sci-fi, Horror |
DOS, PS1, WIN |
Sequel to X-COM: UFO Defense.
|
| 1996 |
MissionForce: CyberStorm |
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 |
|
Fantasy |
WIN |
First title in the series.
|
| 1997 |
Fallen Haven |
|
Fantasy |
WIN |
First title in the series.
|
| 1997 |
Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000 |
Holistic |
Sci-fi, Fantasy |
WIN |
|
| 1997 |
Game Boy Wars Turbo |
Hudson |
Sci-fi |
GB |
Sequel to Game Boy Wars. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
|
| 1997 |
Incubation: The Wilderness Missions |
Blue Byte |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
Expansion to Incubation: Time Is Running Out.
|
| 1997 |
Incubation: Time Is Running Out (a.k.a. Battle Isle IV) |
Blue Byte |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
Spin-off of Battle Isle.
|
| 1997 |
Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command 1939-1999 |
SSI |
Historical |
DOS, WIN |
|
| 1997 |
X-COM: Apocalypse |
Mythos |
Sci-fi, Horror |
DOS, WIN |
Sequel to X-COM: Terror from the Deep. Option to switch to real-time instead.
|
| 1998 |
CyberStorm 2: Corporate Wars |
Dynamix |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
Sequel to MissionForce: CyberStorm.
|
| 1998 |
Game Boy Wars 2 |
Hudson |
Sci-fi |
GBC |
Sequel to Game Boy Wars Turbo. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
|
| 1998 |
Incubation: Hidden Worlds |
Blue Byte |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
Expansion to Incubation: Time Is Running Out.
|
| 1998 |
Liberation Day |
|
Fantasy |
WIN |
Sequel to Fallen Haven.
|
| 1998 |
Soldiers at War |
|
Historical |
WIN |
|
| 1998 |
Super Famicom Wars |
Intelligent |
Sci-fi |
SNES |
Sequel to Famicom Wars. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
|
| 1998 |
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate |
|
Sci-fi, Fantasy |
WIN |
|
| 1999 |
Gorky 17 (Odium) |
Metropolis Software |
Sci-fi |
WIN, LIN, OSX |
|
| 1999 |
Jagged Alliance 2 |
Sir-Tech |
Contemporary |
AMIOS, LIN, WIN |
Sequel to Jagged Alliance.
|
| 2000 |
Avalon Hill's Squad Leader |
|
Historical |
WIN |
|
| 2000 |
Battle Isle: The Andosia War (a.k.a. Battle Isle V) |
Blue Byte |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
Sequel to
|
| 2000 |
Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord |
Battlefront.com |
Historical |
MAC, WIN |
First title in the series.
|
| 2000 |
Hogs of War |
Infogrames Studios, Sheffield House |
Fantasy |
PS1, WIN |
Also features artillery game elements.
|
| 2000 |
Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business |
Sir-Tech |
Contemporary |
WIN |
Expansion to Jagged Alliance 2.
|
| 2000 |
Shadow Watch |
Red Storm |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
| 2000 |
|
Matrix |
Historical |
WIN |
|
| 2001 |
Advance Wars |
Intelligent |
Sci-fi |
GBA |
First title in this sub-series of Nintendo Wars.
|
| 2001 |
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel |
Micro Forté |
Post-apocalyptic |
WIN |
Spin-off of Fallout. Option to switch to real-time instead.
|
| 2001 |
Game Boy Wars 3 |
Hudson |
Sci-fi |
GBC |
Sequel to Game Boy Wars 2. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
|
| 2002 |
Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin |
Battlefront.com |
Historical |
WIN |
Sequel to Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord.
|
| 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: Black Hole Rising |
Intelligent |
Sci-fi |
GBA |
Sequel to Advance Wars. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
|
| 2003 |
Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps |
Battlefront.com |
Historical |
WIN |
Sequel to Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin.
|
| 2003 |
Dai Senryaku VII: Modern Military Tactics |
SystemSoft |
Historical |
Xbox |
|
| 2003 |
Dynasty Tactics 2 |
Koei |
Historical |
PS2 |
Sequel to Dynasty Tactics.
|
| 2003 |
Massive Assault |
Wargaming |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
| 2003 |
Silent Storm |
Nival |
Alternate history, Sci-fi |
WIN |
First title in the series.
|
| 2004 |
Ancient Empires |
Macrospace |
Fantasy |
MOBI |
First title in the series.
|
| 2004 |
Future Tactics: The Uprising |
|
Sci-fi |
GCN, PS2, WIN, Xbox |
|
| 2003 |
Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2 |
Intelligent |
Sci-fi |
GBA |
Compilation of Game Boy Wars Advance and Game Boy Wars Advance 2 . Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
|
| 2004 |
Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire |
|
Contemporary |
WIN |
Expansion to Jagged Alliance 2.
|
| 2004 |
Silent Storm: Sentinels |
Nival |
Alternate history, Sci-fi |
WIN |
Expansion to Silent Storm.
|
| 2004 |
Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics |
Sensory Sweep |
Fantasy |
GBA |
Based on the anime series YuYu Hakusho.
|
| 2005 |
Famicom Wars DS/Advance Wars: Dual Strike |
Intelligent |
Sci-fi |
DS |
Sequel to Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising. Part of the Nintendo Wars series.
|
| 2005 |
Ancient Empires II |
Macrospace |
Fantasy |
MOBI |
Sequel to Ancient Empires.
|
| 2005 |
Battles of Prince of Persia |
Ubisoft |
Fantasy |
DS |
|
| 2005 |
Domination |
Wargaming |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
First title in the series.
|
| 2005 |
|
Simulations Canada |
Historical |
WIN |
|
| 2005 |
Hammer & Sickle |
, Nival |
Alternate history |
WIN |
Successor to Silent Storm.
|
| 2005 |
Night Watch |
Nival |
Contemporary, Fantasy |
WIN |
Based on the novel of the same name.
|
| 2005 |
Rebelstar: Tactical Command |
Codo |
Sci-fi |
GBA |
|
| 2005 |
Shattered Union |
PopTop |
Alternate history |
WIN, Xbox |
|
| 2005 |
The Battle for Wesnoth |
Various |
Fantasy |
CROSS |
|
| 2005 |
|
MiST Land South |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
Successor to Paradise Cracked.
|
| 2006 |
Field Commander |
SOE |
Sci-fi |
PSP |
|
| 2006 |
Pocket UFO |
|
Sci-fi |
PPC |
Clone of X-COM: UFO Defense.
|
| 2007 |
Combat Mission: Shock Force |
Battlefront.com |
Alternate history |
WIN |
Sequel to Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps.
|
| 2007 |
Panzer Tactics DS |
Sproing Interactive |
Historical |
DS |
|
| 2007 |
UFO: Extraterrestrials |
Chaos Concept |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
Spiritual successor to X-COM: UFO Defense.
|
| 2007 |
Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge |
|
Contemporary |
WIN |
a spiritual successor to the Jagged Alliance series
|
| 2008 |
Famicom Wars DS Ushinawareta Hikari/Advance Wars: Days of Ruin |
Intelligent |
Sci-fi |
DS |
Stand alone part of the Nintendo Wars series.
|
| 2008 |
|
Battlefront.com |
Alternate history |
WIN |
Expansion to Combat Mission: Shock Force.
|
| 2008 |
|
Battlefront.com |
Alternate history |
WIN |
Expansion to Combat Mission: Shock Force.
|
| 2009 |
Star Wars Tactics |
Jordan Williams |
Sci-fi |
BROW (JAVASE) |
|
| 2009 |
Blood Bowl |
Cyanide |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Based on the board game Blood Bowl.
|
| 2010 |
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action |
bitComposer Games |
Contemporary |
WIN |
Remake of Jagged Alliance 2
|
| 2012 |
XCOM: Enemy Unknown |
Firaxis Games |
Sci-fi |
WIN, Mac, Linux, PS3, XBOX360, PSVita |
Remake of a classical X-COM: UFO Defense.
|
| 2012 |
Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land |
|
Alternate history |
WIN, Mobile |
Loosely based on works of H. P. Lovecraft and set in WWI.
|
| 2013 |
Jagged Alliance: Flashback |
|
Contemporary |
WIN |
|
| 2014 |
Xenonauts |
Goldhawk Interactive |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
Spiritual successor to X-COM: UFO Defense.
|
| 2014 |
Blood Bowl Tablet |
Cyanide |
Fantasy |
iOS, Android |
Tablet adaptation of the Blood Bowl board game and port of the Windows version of Blood Bowl.
|
| 2014
|
Invisible, Inc.
|
Klei Entertainment
|
Sci-fi
|
WIN, Mac, Linux, PS4, iOS
|
Stealth tactics in an espionage setting.
|
| 2015 |
|
Piotr Dziki |
Fantasy |
BROW |
Free, 6 character party tactical game.
|
| 2015 |
Ultimate Space Commando |
Creatio49/Angry Cat Studios |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
A turn-based sci-fi tactics game with strategy and role-playing elements, inspired by many "old-school" classics.
|
| 2015 |
Blood Bowl 2 |
Cyanide |
Fantasy |
Mac, WIN, PS4, XBOX1 |
Sequel to Blood Bowl.
|
| 2016 |
Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire |
Whale Hammer Games |
Sci-fi |
Win, Mac, Linux |
The story of a young princess fighting for her kingdom.
|
| 2016 |
XCOM 2 |
Firaxis Games |
Sci-fi |
WIN, Mac, Linux, PS4, XBOX1, Switch |
Sequel of XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
|
| 2018 |
Into the Breach |
Subset Games |
Sci-fi |
WIN, Mac, Linux, Switch, Stadia |
|
| 2018 |
BattleTech |
Harebrained Schemes |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
| 2018 |
Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure |
Pixel Wizards |
Fantasy |
Mac, WIN |
First turn-based tactics video game based on Chess.
|
| 2018 |
Phantom Doctrine |
CreativeForge Games |
Alternate history |
WIN, XBOX1, PS4, SWITCH |
Strategic turn-based espionage thriller.
|
| 2018 |
|
|
Contemporary |
WIN |
set 20 years after the first Jagged Alliance.
|
| 2019 |
|
Digital Legion |
Sci-Fi |
WIN |
Sandbox platform for the creation of turn based tactics/strategy games. Inspired by Chess.
|
| 2020 |
|
3Mind Games |
Sci-fi |
WIN - Xbox - PS4 |
|
| 2020 |
|
|
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
| TBA |
Crimson Fields |
Various |
Sci-fi |
CROSS |
Open source clone of Battle Isle. A development version is available.
|
| TBA |
MegaMek |
Various |
Sci-fi |
CROSS |
Open source game based on the Classic BattleTech wargame. A development version is available.
|
| TBA |
UFO: Alien Invasion |
Various |
Sci-fi |
CROSS |
Open source clone of X-COM: UFO Defense. A development version is available.
|
