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Best turn-based strategy games for iphone or ipad

List of the best apps

1.XCOM: Enemy Within

Paid: $9.99

XCOM: Enemy Within is an action game that allows you to play in a 3rd person point of view. In this game, you have to win against alien invaders using weapons and abilities while carrying powerful and dangerous fighting tools.

  • Alexander Duncan

    by Alexander Duncan

    I used to play this on my Xbox but now I use my iPad. This is a good strategy game that would make you feel like a soldier. The awesome part of the game is when I need to rescue civilians. Though its more challenging than searching crashed UFO, I sti More

2.Hitman GO

Paid: $0.99 With in-app purchases

Hitman GO is a stealth puzzle board game where you will test your killer skills in many different levels: choose how you want to clear that level, using your favorite weapon among many choices, and also choose what's going to be your executioner's style, silent or brutal. 

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  • Genre:Turn-based Strategy

  • Walter Brewer

    by Walter Brewer

    Bloodless Agent 47 :D This game showed a very brilliant idea and made a strategic game more interesting through puzzles. It is very creative. I am not that good in a strategy game but this game makes me want to be a good one. I am very challenged wit More

3.The Battle of Polytopia

with in-app purchases

The Battle of Polytopia is a turn-based strategic adventure game developed by Midjiwan AB. Users can pick and choose among different tribes and wander and explore the sark cold forests of Barduria.

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  • Saúl González

    by Saúl González

    This is my favorite game among turn-based strategy games. I enjoyed expanding my territory. The visuals are taking me back to my younger days as I pla More

  • Eric Herrera

    by Eric Herrera

    The Battle of Polytopia is a great strategy game. Great critical game.

4.Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Paid: $59.99 with in-app purchases

Sid Meier's Civilization VI also known as Civilization VI is a turn-based strategy game developed by  Firaxis Games and Aspyr. It was released on October 21, 2016, and is available on Windows, Mac, and iOS users.

  • Anthony Morales

    by Anthony Morales

    Civilization VI is a classic game showing a really authentic historical game. The visual graphics were engaging.

5.Hero Academy

Paid: $4.99 with in-app purchases

Hero Academy is a turn-based strategy and indie game that was developed and published by Robot Entertainment. It was released on August 11, 2012, and can also be played in different platforms such as iOS and more. 

  • Dennis Salazar

    by Dennis Salazar

    This game is a good deal more fun than I thought it would be. I like the fact that it's a friendly but competitive set of contests, without the trappings of needing a plot and outrageous reason to do this. I've sunk quite a few hours into this, and p More

6.Clash of Clans

with in-app purchases

Clash of Clans is a great strategic, and multiplayer game for Android and iOS. It was offered by Supercell. The game allows you to build your tower, play with other player and declare war to destroy their camp.

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  • Genre:Strategy

  • by Juan Hernandez

    Love this game and it all started with a commercial. You would think the app is over hyped or cheesy because of the tv spots but its really a fun game. Like all free-mium games you can pay to advance faster but wheres the fun in that, so if you have  More

7.Autumn Dynasty Warlords

Paid: $1.99
Autumn Dynasty Warlords is a strategy game that will let players manage their empire turn by turn. This game is offered by Touch Dimensions Interactive PTE. LTD and available to play on iOS 6.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
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  • Genre:Turn-based Strategy

  • by Sharon Cunningham

    This game is so much fun I love it because you can do so many things on this game. You can build things and manage the cities around. This app is so w More

  • Christopher Jimenez

    by Christopher Jimenez

    AD Warlords in one of the best tactical games I have ever played. From the smooth gameplay to control scheme, everything is amazing in this game!

8.Outwitters

With in-app purchases
Outwitters is a free multiplayer game turn-based strategy game for iOS and Android devices. It was developed by One Man Left and offered with in-app purchases. 
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  • Raymond Franklin

    by Raymond Franklin

    Outwitters is a cartoony, fun, strategy game for the apple products. Definitely something worth giving a try if you're looking into a turn based strat More

  • Rebecca Carter

    by Rebecca Carter

    Love that this is free and multiplayer. Nice graphics too.

9.Warbands: Bushido

Paid: $7.99 With in-app purchases
Warbands: Bushido is a tactical, turn-based, tabletop-style wargame series developed and published by Red Unit Studios. This game is designed for mobile devices and PC with complex and smooth gameplay.
  • Rajesh Chavan

    by Rajesh Chavan

    This is a great game to have on your iOS because it helps promote brain functionality. This game is basically strategy. Can also be played on the PC f More

  • Eugene Woods

    by Eugene Woods

    seems fun but reviews are not so good

10.UniWar

With in-app purchases

UniWar HD is an online multiplayer turn-based strategy game that you can play online with friends. Developed by Spooky House Studio, players take turns in building their army and use that army to fight each other.

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  • by Cynthia Andrews

    So much fun! I play this with several friends on a daily basis. Graphics are good, and all the different options you have are awesome and super fun. I spend hours on this game.

11.Devil's Attorney

Paid: $2.99

Devil's Attorney is a turn-based strategy puzzle game offered by Senri. It is a game for Android and iOS. It's a game in which your role will be to embody a defense attorney from the eighties. 

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  • Deborah Snyder

    by Deborah Snyder

    This is so cool! What a neat idea for a game. It's completely different then anything out there right now. It's cool because it doesn't market itself  More

  • Samuel Hernandez

    by Samuel Hernandez

    This is one of the few phone games that feels that it could be only played on a touchscreen device and man oh man is this game great. It costs about 2 More

  • Brittany Ford

    by Brittany Ford

    this game is really original. There are so many variations of the same game out there, but this isn't one of them. You can use your brain and have fun More

WHAT’S THE MEANING?

As the name suggests, turn-based strategy games (TBS) are games where the passage of time in the game is marked by the players’ turns. In TBS games, the players take turns while playing. This concept is taken from the board game tradition of turn-taking. The other model of time-keeping in games is called real-time strategy, where players play simultaneously and the game progresses continuously.

DID YOU KNOW?

Turn-based strategy games are favored by some players because it gives them more time to think and decide. What follows after they take their turn is a period of free time that they can use to analyze the game and strategize for their next turns. Unlike real-time strategy games, where the player is under time pressure to make his moves, turn-based strategy offers the players a moment of respite. Chess is a prime example of this, as it is a predecessor to the turn-based games of today. It allegedly took Viktor Korchnoi, a chess grandmaster, an hour to make a single move because he analyzed every possible result. This is favorable to his opponent, as he also gets an hour to ponder and plan. Playing these kinds of games, games that force you to think, analyze, and strategize, are scientifically proven to improve a person’s cognitive flexibility. 

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