Best Free Turn-Based Games for PC and Browser in 2024!

Valve's Dota 2 CCG Artifact is now free-to-play, coming in two different versions: Classic and Foundry. Artifact Classic plays like the game when it launched, offering wilder, more chaotic battles, while Artifact Foundry puts more emphasis on heroes and reduces the game's overall randomness.

Astral Heroes is a free-to-play collectible card game that offers some unique twists and variations on the classic CCG formula. The follow-up to Apus Software's Astral Masters, Astral Heroes offers many different game modes, including a PvE campaign, draft tournaments, and random deck matchups, as well as the ability to track your progress on leaderboards to see how you match up against other players from around the world.

Atlantica Online travels back to the roots of traditional RPGs and blends classic turn-based combat with gripping strategy elements. The tactical combat present in this free MMORPG is a major attribute and one that is captivating players from all over the world!

Save the world from an outer-space invasion in Battle Breakers, a free-to-play game from Epic Games. Monsters from space have trapped the world and its heroes in crystal and it's up to you to free them.

Bleach Online is a browser-based 2D fighting game set in the fictional world of the Bleach manga/anime. Choose one of six characters and jump into turn-based combat.

Card Hunter is a 2D browser-based game that combines elements of a trading card game and table-top gaming. Developed and published by Blue Manchu, Card Hunter gives players the experience to play as a person, playing a role-playing game.

Explore, build, and trade in Catan Universe, an online free-to-play version of the legendary Settlers of Catan board game! You start with just a pair of small settlements on a randomly generated island.

Experience a rich fantasy world and strategic gameplay in Chroma: Bloom And Blight, a free-to-play CCG from Clarity Games. Choose a hero to build a deck around, and choose from the game's four factions with no limits.

Hop into PvP card battles that minimize RNG and allow skill to shine.

Dofus is a 2D free-to-play MMORPG from Ankama Games. With a detailed art style, tactical battles, and ever expanding world, players will have no shortage of battle, exploration, or crafting options to partake in.

Based on the famous miniature board game Confrontation, Dogs of War Online is a unique free-to-play, turn-based tactical game that sets players in a three way conflict between the forces of Light, Dark, and Destiny. Players will have to build their troops and engage in fierce battles on behalf of their employers, whoever they may be.

Take on all comers in Dota Underlords, Valve's free-to-play auto-chess variant based on the game it all started with, Dota 2. Recruit your heroes from the shadowy underbelly of White Spire and send them off to war against seven opponents, or against AI bots, in automated battles, where strategy and planning count for more than clicking speed and reflexes.

Awaken your inner dragon in Dragon Awaken, a free-to-play browser MMORPG where you take on the powers of a dragon to defend your kingdom! Level up your character, face challenging dungeons, earn mounts, and -- most of all -- harness the power of a dragon!

Rise again to fight evil in 101XP's Dragon Blood, an epic browser-based free-to-play MMORPG that puts the power of dragons under your control! Awaken your inner dragon and fight epic battles against the forces of evil in a game that features deep character customization and loads of content.

In InnoGames' Elvenar, you can build an epic fantasy city, populated by elves or humans, and watch it grow into a sprawling metropolis, awash in riches and brimming with military might. The elves have powerful magic at their disposal, while humans are well-versed in the arts of war.

Enter a world of strategy and subterfuge in Dire Wolf Digital's free-to-play competitive online CCG Eternal, designed by professional CCG players. Eternal strives for a strategic CCG experience on par with the best games in the physical realm, while optimizing the experience for online, digital gampelay.

Play a part in the battle between gods and giants in Eternal Fury, a free-to-play ARPG from R2 Games. Heaven and Hell are at war, and the realm of man is caught in between.

Bethesda Softworks' hit mobile game comes to PC! In Fallout Shelter, you'll populate and manage the citizens of your Vault-Tec Vault, protecting them from the dangers of the Wasteland and encouraging them to rebuild society.

Gods Origin Online is a 2D free-to-play browser MMORPG where you'll fight alongside the gods themselves in an epic war of faith. Perform various tasks, such as daily quests and storyline quests to advance your character and eventually you'll be able to summon the gods themselves to aid you in battle!

Based on the popular mini-game in Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game is a free-to-play CCG with distinctive strategic elements and multiple modes of play. You start with just 10 cards and have limited ways to get more, so you need to plan carefully.

Hearthstone is Blizzard’s free-to-play collectible card game that draws its inspiration from the rich history and lore of World of Warcraft. Specifically optimized for online play, with lots of special effects and random elements, Hearthstone is a game you can play for 10 minutes or three hours.

Hex: Shards of Fate is a free to play MMO trading card game (TCG) that allows customization and skill to determine the victor. Players can build and upgrade their decks and battle one another!

Immortal Empire is a free to play role playing game with strategy elements, developed by Tactic Studios. Adventure as an immortal in the realm of Alvedor while discovering the secrets of the Empire.

Initially released in 2005, Imperia Online is among the most recognizable RTS games online, especially in Europe, Brazil, Turkey and Russia. The current 6-th version "The Great People" was released in 2013.

Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game is an MMO trading card game published by Lightmare Studios. Build up your decks and customize them with tons of factional cards to forge an empire.

Insidia is a free-to-play turn-based tactical strategy game that pits two teams of four against each other in a post-apocalyptic -- but still colorful -- battleground. Plot out your turns and then watch your strategies unfold (or go horribly awry).

Kards is a free-to-play collectible World War II card game from developer 1939 Games. Build decks based around any of the major powers in the war and challenge other players or AI.

Cards and cuteness collide in Krosgama, a free-to-play CCG/board game from the makers of Dofus and Wakfu. The gods of Dofus are bored and looking for a new game to play, and so they've created Krosgama to pass the time.