308 turn-based & grand strategy games on Steam with co-op or multiplayer, ranked by how many people are playing right now and how well they review. Part of Strategy.
Turn-based and grand strategy are the games you schedule rather than start. Civilization VI (and V, still) run great for two players over several evenings; Stellaris, Europa Universalis IV, Hearts of Iron IV and Crusader Kings III are the Paradox grand strategies where a friend on your side of the map changes everything. 9 Kings and the smaller turn-based titles fit in an hour. Multiplayer in this genre works best with a shared save and a standing appointment; Ready Up's Library tab shows which of these you both own and how far each of you has already gone. Ranked by players online and rating.
| Game | Modes | Type | Rating | Playing now | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearts of Iron IV | Co-op, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 89% | 32,112 | $49.99 |
| Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | PvP, Local / split-screen | Turn-based & grand strategy | 87% | 25,420 | $5.99 |
| Crusader Kings III | PvP, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 90% | 14,302 | $49.99 |
| Stellaris | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 86% | 13,727 | $49.99 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization® V | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 96% | 12,206 | $7.49 |
| Europa Universalis IV | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 87% | 12,445 | $49.99 |
| 9 Kings | PvP, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 93% | 6,920 | $9.99 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VII | PvP, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 49% | 5,931 | $34.99 |
| Total War: THREE KINGDOMS | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 72% | 4,507 | $39.99 |
| Victoria 3 | PvP, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 67% | 4,609 | $14.99 |
| Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 83% | 3,901 | $29.99 |
| Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 96% | 2,814 | $19.99 |
| Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 91% | 2,028 | $19.99 |
| Age of Wonders 4 | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 82% | 1,707 | $49.99 |
| Crusader Kings II | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 90% | 1,373 | Free |
| BATTLETECH | PvP, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 84% | 1,446 | $39.99 |
| Total War: ATTILA | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 82% | 1,422 | $19.99 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 90% | 1,383 | $3.99 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 81% | 1,326 | $39.99 |
| Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 79% | 1,213 | $14.99 |
| Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 91% | 929 | $19.99 |
| XCOM: Enemy Unknown | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 93% | 590 | $14.99 |
| March of Empires | PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 64% | 846 | Free |
| Turmoil | PvP, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 93% | 767 | $3.89 |
| Total War: ROME REMASTERED | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 76% | 764 | $29.99 |
| Age of History II | PvP, Local / split-screen | Turn-based & grand strategy | 90% | 513 | $5.99 |
| Imperator: Rome | PvP, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 65% | 547 | $39.99 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization® IV | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 93% | 620 | $3.99 |
| Rome: Total War™ - Collection | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 95% | 552 | |
| Victoria II | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 92% | 490 | $19.99 |
| Panzer Corps 2 | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 84% | 559 | $39.99 |
| Game of Thrones Winter is Coming | PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 61% | 547 | Free |
| HUMANKIND™ | PvP, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 68% | 411 | $4.99 |
| Old World | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 82% | 474 | $39.99 |
| ENDLESS Space™ 2 | PvP, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 83% | 359 | $39.99 |
| Jagged Alliance 3 | Co-op, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 89% | 363 | $44.99 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector | PvP, Local / split-screen | Turn-based & grand strategy | 88% | 378 | $39.99 |
| Worlds of Magic | Co-op, Local / split-screen | Turn-based & grand strategy | 49% | 401 | $1.07 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 60% | 268 | $9.99 |
| Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 94% | 346 | |
| Wildermyth | Co-op, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 95% | 270 | $24.99 |
| Supremacy: 1914 | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 75% | 334 | Free |
| Master of Orion | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 77% | 305 | $24.99 |
| Galactic Civilizations IV | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 73% | 330 | $13.19 |
| SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3 | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 77% | 301 | Free |
| Supremacy: Call of War 1942 | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 71% | 281 | Free |
| WAKFU | Co-op | Turn-based & grand strategy | 76% | 257 | Free |
| ENDLESS Legend™ | PvP, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 84% | 173 | $29.99 |
| Dune: Spice Wars | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 80% | 203 | $34.99 |
| King Arthur: Knight's Tale | PvP, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 84% | 231 | $44.99 |
| Might & Magic® Heroes® VII | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 54% | 227 | $29.99 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 87% | 244 | $5.99 |
| Panzer Corps Gold | Online multiplayer, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 92% | 234 | $29.99 |
| Worms W.M.D | PvP, Local / split-screen | Turn-based & grand strategy | 86% | 181 | $29.99 |
| Age of Wonders III | Co-op, Local / split-screen | Turn-based & grand strategy | 80% | 163 | $29.99 |
| Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 91% | 217 | $44.99 |
| The Battle of Polytopia | PvP, Local / split-screen | Turn-based & grand strategy | 94% | 194 | $14.99 |
| Knights of Honor II: Sovereign | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 77% | 189 | $44.99 |
| Atlantica Global | Co-op, PvP | Turn-based & grand strategy | 64% | 198 | Free |
| Inkbound | Co-op, Single-player too | Turn-based & grand strategy | 87% | 178 | $29.99 |
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