Free Turn Based Strategy Games

LGeneral is a turn-based strategy engine heavily inspired by Panzer General. With LGeneral you play single scenarios or whole campaigns turn by turn against a human player or the AI. Entrenchment, rugged defense, defensive fire, surprise contacts, surrender, unit supply, weather influence,...

The end-goal is a deep, complex tactical turn-based RPG. The main inspirations are the Final Fantasy Tactics series and Tactics Ogre, with plenty of room for innovation.

A free turn based strategy game and board game. Has single player vs ai/hot-seat, multiplayer through Play By Email, network play, and a hosted online lobby. Comes with multiple games, and over 100 more games and maps that can be downloaded from the user community. It is open source, needing only...


Platforms: Mac

Atlarius is a design framework and ticking engine for browser based massively multiplayer online turn based strategy games.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

Advanced Strategic Command is a free, turn based strategy game. Advanced Strategic Command project is designed in the tradition of the Battle Isle series from Bluebyte and is currently available for Windows and Linux. Advanced Strategic Command is distributed under the terms of the Gnu General...


Platforms: *nix

FreeCol is a turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization, and similar to Civilization. The objective of the game is to create an independent nation. You start with only a few colonists defying the stormy seas in their search for new land. Will you guide them on the Colonization...


Platforms: *nix

Freeciv is a free turn-based multiplayer strategy game, in which each player becomes the leader of a civilization, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal: To become the greatest civilization. Players of the Civilization® series by Microprose® should feel at home, since one aim of Freeciv is to...


Platforms: *nix

Turn based strategy game. Main features of the game: - 7 types of Heroes beside each sides (each Hero have the unique weapon and main, battle, resourcive and productive bonuses); - 7 types of main bonus for each side; - 7 types of battle bonus for each side; - 7 types of adjutants...


Platforms: Windows, Windows CE

1483 Online is a free massively multi player online, turn based strategy game set in the medieval period of 1483 AD. Players assume control of one of 28 player nations and seek to expand their empires through diplomacy and conquests. 1483 Online is both free to download and free to play. 1483...


Platforms: Windows

Freeciv is a free turn-based multiplayer strategy game, in which each player becomes the leader of a civilization, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal: To become the greatest civilization. Players of the Civilization series by Microprose should feel at home, since one aim of Freeciv is to have...


Platforms: Mac

Stellar Forces is a free turn-based multi-player squad strategy game. Take control of an elite squad and defeat opponents in one of 50+ missions. Choose what to equip them with, where to deploy them, and then use whatever strategy and tactics you want to ensure victory.


Platforms: *nix

Battle Pool is a 3D turn-based strategy game. It's very similar to a pool game set-up, but has a unique storyline attached. If you're a big pool fan (and I know there are lots of you out there) but want something a bit more interesting than plain vanilla pool, look no further than this! Battle...


Platforms: Windows

NolaPro v4.0 is a free, web-based Business Management and Accounting Suite. It includes all standard accounting modules as well as order entry, inventory tracking, full payroll services, and plug-ins such as point-of-sale, a business-to-business web portal, and an ecommerce shopping cart. It...


Platforms: Windows

A unique spin on the turn-based strategy genre, offering fast, simultaneous turn-based strategy gameplay instead of multiple-hour long games of research and building. Play the role of a futuristic commander. Divide your armies and conquer the world. Position satellites to reveal your opponents....


Platforms: Mac

Historia-Rome is a turn based strategy game, simple and fast like Risiko. The main game objective is to play inside a real historical environment, reproducing past military battles, campaigns and entire wars. The game engine is like an historical simulator capable to process past events...


Platforms: *nix

The Battle for Wesnoth is an Open Source, turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. Build up a great army, gradually turning raw recruits into hardened veterans. In later games, recall your toughest warriors and form a deadly host against whom none can stand. Choose units from a large pool...


Platforms: Windows, *nix

A turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. Build up a great army, gradually turning raw recruits into hardened veterans. In later games, recall your toughest warriors and form a deadly host against whom none can stand! Choose units from a large pool of specialists, and hand-pick a force...


Platforms: Mac

A turn based strategy game that can best be described as chinese checkers on steroids! The rules are simple! Big guys eat smaller guys and grow bigger. But watch out! Once greed takes over and you grow too large, you will explode into 1000 pieces scattering the neighbours with green goo. Find...


Platforms: Mac

A unique blend of turn based strategy and real-time roleplaying, Empires & Dungeons 2 is a highly addictive game from the makers of the Smugglers series. You have to build a mighty castle, hire an army and conquer the towns and defences of your enemies. As well as gathering resources, you’ll be...


Platforms: Windows

Project Steam Weasel is the 'code name' for a MacOSX only turn based strategy game in development. The game is intended to be multiplayer by email. By design it is modular, most of the games features are provided by modules.One default module is an Open


Platforms: Mac, BSD, Linux