Best Turn-Based Strategy Games Under $5

The 25 highest-rated turn-based strategy games you can get for under $5, ranked by Steam reviews, with the cheapest key across 21 stores.

  1. #197% of 31,150 Steam reviews
    Your Only Move is Hustle game key cover art

    Your Only Move is Hustle

    $4.99 -6%
    $4.67
    gamivo & 7 stores
    2023
    2D FighterTurn-Based StrategyAction
    Steam97%
    Achieve22
    Deckplatinum
  2. #296% of 78,796 Steam reviews
    Sid Meier's Civilization V game key cover art

    Sid Meier's Civilization V

    $29.99 -94%
    $1.67
    driffle & 55 stores
    2010
    Turn-Based StrategyStrategyTurn-Based
    Steam96%
    Achieve286
    Deckgold
  3. #396% of 16,981 Steam reviews
    Medieval II: Total War game key cover art

    Medieval II: Total War

    $19.99 -78%
    $4.21
    driffle & 36 stores
    2006
    StrategyMedievalHistorical
    Steam96%
    Deckplatinum
  4. #497% of 3,420 Steam reviews
    Cobalt Core game key cover art

    Cobalt Core

    $19.99 -86%
    $2.77
    instant_gaming & 15 stores
    2023
    Roguelike DeckbuilderCard GameStrategy
    Steam97%
    Achieve15
    Deckgold
  5. #597% of 2,484 Steam reviews
    X-COM: UFO Defense game key cover art

    X-COM: UFO Defense

    $4.99 -98%
    $0.09
    GameSeal & 19 stores
    1994
    StrategyClassicTurn-Based Strategy
    Steam97%
    Deckgold
  6. #695% of 7,201 Steam reviews
    Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga game key cover art

    Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

    $19.99 -95%
    $0.80
    kinguin & 22 stores
    2022
    Tactical RPGRPGStory Rich
    Steam95%
    Achieve19
    Deckplatinum
  7. #795% of 3,294 Steam reviews
    The Battle of Polytopia game key cover art

    The Battle of Polytopia

    $14.99 -69%
    $4.60
    k4g & 25 stores
    2020
    StrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayer
    Steam95%
    Achieve15
    Deckplatinum
  8. #894% of 12,681 Steam reviews
    Into the Breach game key cover art

    Into the Breach

    $14.99 -82%
    $2.57
    driffle & 19 stores
    2018
    StrategyTurn-Based StrategyPixel Graphics
    Steam94%
    Achieve70
    Deckplatinum
  9. #996% of 1,634 Steam reviews
    Arco game key cover art

    Arco

    $19.99 -79%
    $4.09
    kinguin & 7 stores
    2024
    RPGTurn-Based StrategyPixel Graphics
    Steam96%
    Achieve54
    Deckplatinum
  10. #1093% of 25,091 Steam reviews
    XCOM: Enemy Unknown game key cover art

    XCOM: Enemy Unknown

    $14.99 -97%
    $0.41
    GameSeal & 39 stores
    2012
    Turn-Based StrategyTacticalStrategy
    Steam93%
    Achieve85
    Deckgold
  11. #1194% of 3,696 Steam reviews
    Worms Armageddon game key cover art

    Worms Armageddon

    $14.99 -82%
    $2.61
    green man gaming & 22 stores
    1999
    MultiplayerStrategyClassic
    Steam94%
    Deckgold
  12. #1294% of 3,835 Steam reviews
    Shotgun King: the Final Checkmate game key cover art

    Shotgun King: the Final Checkmate

    $9.99 -79%
    $2.09
    g2a & 24 stores
    2022
    ChessTurn-Based StrategyRoguelike
    Steam94%
    Achieve127
    Deckplatinum
  13. #1396% of 671 Steam reviews
    Sid Meier's Colonization game key cover art

    Sid Meier's Colonization

    $6.99 -90%
    $0.68
    kinguin & 9 stores
    1994
    SimulationTurn-Based StrategyAdventure
    Steam96%
    Deckgold
  14. #1493% of 6,732 Steam reviews
    The Last Spell game key cover art

    The Last Spell

    $24.99 -91%
    $2.00
    driffle & 23 stores
    2023
    Turn-Based StrategyStrategyRPG
    Steam93%
    Achieve94
    Deckplatinum
  15. #1592% of 10,466 Steam reviews
    Napoleon: Total War game key cover art

    Napoleon: Total War

    $19.99 -79%
    $4.00
    driffle & 33 stores
    2010
    StrategyHistoricalGrand Strategy
    Steam92%
    Achieve71
    Deckgold
  16. #1698% of 223 Steam reviews
    Tohotopia game key cover art

    Tohotopia

    $3.99
    steam
    2026
    4XTurn-Based StrategyGrand Strategy
    Steam98%
  17. #1795% of 484 Steam reviews
    Slayaway Camp game key cover art

    Slayaway Camp

    $8.99 -85%
    Historic Low $1.34
    steam & 7 stores
    2016
    SokobanTurn-Based TacticsPuzzle
    Steam95%
    Achieve50
    Deckpending
  18. #1892% of 1,942 Steam reviews
    Sid Meier's Civilization IV game key cover art

    Sid Meier's Civilization IV

    $19.99 -94%
    $1.10
    difmark & 28 stores
    2005
    StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based
    Steam92%
    Deckgold
  19. #1993% of 1,360 Steam reviews
    SteamWorld Heist II game key cover art

    SteamWorld Heist II

    $29.99 -86%
    $4.00
    driffle & 25 stores
    2024
    FunnyTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayer
    Steam93%
    Achieve34
    Deckplatinum
  20. #2093% of 1,034 Steam reviews
    Showgunners game key cover art

    Showgunners

    $29.99 -94%
    $1.70
    k4g & 28 stores
    2023
    Turn-Based TacticsTurn-Based CombatTactical
    Steam93%
    Achieve54
    Deckgold
  21. #2190% of 12,435 Steam reviews
    Empire: Total War game key cover art

    Empire: Total War

    $19.99 -79%
    $4.08
    driffle & 32 stores
    2009
    StrategyHistoricalMilitary
    Steam90%
    Achieve30
    Decksilver
  22. #2294% of 418 Steam reviews
    Preserve game key cover art

    Preserve

    $12.49 -74%
    $3.20
    difmark & 15 stores
    2025
    PuzzleNatureTurn-Based Strategy
    Steam94%
    Achieve45
    Deckplatinum
  23. #2390% of 3,786 Steam reviews
    Niche: A Genetics Survival Game game key cover art

    Niche: A Genetics Survival Game

    $17.99 -97%
    Historic Low $0.43
    kinguin & 13 stores
    2017
    Turn-Based StrategyAdventurePuzzle
    Steam90%
    Achieve31
    Deckpending
  24. #2491% of 1,292 Steam reviews
    Panzer Corps game key cover art

    Panzer Corps

    $29.99 -97%
    $0.65
    kinguin & 26 stores
    2011
    StrategyWorld War IITurn-Based Strategy
    Steam91%
    Achieve80
    Decksilver
  25. #2591% of 1,808 Steam reviews
    The Banner Saga 2 game key cover art

    The Banner Saga 2

    $24.99 -85%
    $3.62
    driffle & 23 stores
    2016
    RPGStory RichStrategy
    Steam91%
    Achieve55
    Deckgold
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