turn part of a series onstrategy video games subgenres 4x multiplayer online battle arena realtime strategy time management tower defense realtime tactics tactical roleplaying game turnbased strategy turnbased tactics artillery game wargame history chronology of 4x video games chronology of artillery video games chronology of grand strategy video games chronology of massively multiplayer online strategy video games chronology of multiplayer online battle arena video games chronology of realtime strategy video games chronology of realtime tactics video games chronology of tactical roleplaying video games chronology of turnbased strategy video games chronology of turnbased tactics video games more info portalstrategy games vte a turnbased strategy tbs game is a strategy game usually some type of wargame especially a strategiclevel wargame where players take turns when playing this is distinguished from real time strategy in which all players play simultaneously examples board games many board games are turn based such as chess reversi checkers hare games and go as well as many modern board games turnbased tactics turnbased tactics turnbased tactical gameplay is characterized by the expectation of players to complete their tasks by using the combat forces provided to them and usually by the provision of a realistic or at least believable representation of military tactics and operations tactical roleplaying games are a part of this genre examples include fire emblem the battle for wesnoth poxnora silent storm steel panthers world at war kings bounty great big war game nintendo wars uniwar xcom 2 and chessaria the tactical adventure mainstream computer games freeciv is an open source implementation of the civilization series one example of a 4x game after a period of converting board and historic tbs games to computer games companies began basing computer turnbased strategy games on completely original properties or concepts the presence of a computer to calculate and arbitrate allows game complexity which is not feasible in a traditional board game some well known turnbased strategy games are final fantasy series sid meiers civilization series heroes of might and magic series panzer general series and age of wonders series indie games the battle for wesnoth is an open source turnbased strategy game a further market trend is the rise of indie tbs games games produced by small groups independent or only somewhat affiliated with the major elements in the computer games industry these games often extend or refine already existing tbs strategy games examples include freeciv or golden age of civilizations opensource games since turnbased strategy games do not typically require vast amounts of art or modeling developers willing to volunteer their time can focus on gameplay directories like freecode provide large lists of opensource turnbased strategy projects browserbased games online browserbased games do not require users to install files and are often free the hex empire set of games is a good example of browserbased games in this genre list of turnbased strategy video games timekeeping systems in games vtevideo game genres listaction beat em up hack and slash fighting maze pacman clone platform shooter firstperson thirdperson light gun shoot em up tactical survival battle royale actionadventure grand theft auto clone immersive sim metroidvania stealth survival horror psychological horror adventure escape the room interactive fiction interactive movie visual novel mmo mmofps mmorpg mmorts mud roleplaying action roleplaying dungeon crawl roguelike tactical roleplaying simulation construction and management business city government life simulation dating sim digital pet god social simulation sports strategy 4x multiplayer online battle arena realtime strategy tower defense time management realtime tactics turnbased strategy turnbased tactics wargame vehicle simulation flight simulator amateur combat space racing kart racing sim racing submarine simulator train simulator vehicular combat other genres artillery breakout clone digital collectible card game eroge exergame incremental music rhythm nongame party programming puzzle sokoban tilematching related concepts aaa game advertising arcade game art game audio game casual game christian game crossover game educational game fmv gamification indie game multiplayer video game nonlinear gameplay open world nonviolent video game online game browser game multiplayer online game online gambling socialnetwork game pervasive game serious game toystolife twitch gameplay video game clone 