Best Free Turn-Based Games for PC in 2024!

Magic: The Gathering Arena is the free-to-play online adaptation of the first collectible card game, Wizards of the Coast's Magic: The Gathering. Offering an authentic MTG experience, but with the convenience and speed of a digital game, Arena is "as much fun to watch as it is to play." Utilizing a new game engine that can take all the rules of the game into account, Arena is meant as a complement to the physical game, with no compromises for its new platform As in regular Magic: The Gathering, you'll build a deck of 60 cards and summon creatures and cast spells from five different colors of magic.

Therian Saga is a free to play browser-based sandbox MMORPG with strategy elements where players create a unique character to explore, hunt, train, and craft. Therian Saga is not your typical role-playing game, this browser MMORPG, published by Gameforge AG, offers turn-based combat, a complex crafting system, a task-based queue system and Dungeons and Dragons-inspired dungeon crawling.

Face down hordes of bloodthirsty aliens -- and fellow humans fighting for survival -- in turn-based tactical combat with Bad Pixel's UFO Online: Invasion. In the near future, aliens attacked Earth and a deadly virus decimated the human population.

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.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a faithful free-to-play re-creation of the popular CCG by Konami.

The long-running war of the factions spills over onto the digital card game table.

From the creators of Rage of Bahamut and Granblue Fantasy comes the hit free-to-play CCG from Japan, Shadowverse. Sporting an anime aesthetic, a colorful cast of characters, voiced PvE missions, and intricate CCG mechanics, Shadowverse blends gameplay and story in a way few CCGs can.

Step into adventure in The Elder Scrolls: Legends, a free-to-play digital CCG based on the world of Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls series of popular RPGs. Determine your deck's "class" by choosing one or two out of five attributes -- such as strength and intelligence for a battlemage -- and play a series of creatures, special abilities, and spells to reduce your opponent's health to zero.

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!

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

Spellweaver is a free-to-play online collectible card game that offers vast strategic options and a variety of game modes sure to please players of all skill levels. Spellweaver combat is more interactive than in most CCGs, requiring players to make real-time defensive decisions when attacked, and even launch counterattacks of their own.

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!

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.

The makers of WAKFU bring you their next iteration on multiplayer tactical RPG gameplay.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jump into a fast-paced card battle inspired by the titan of CCGs

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.

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.

Wakfu is a free to play 2D anime-style MMORPG with unique features like a ecosystem, citizenship and much more featuring tactical turn-based combat, vast character customization, and a deep player influenced world. One of the goals of the game is to develop your character, not only by finding its place in the world of Wakfu, but also by improving its characteristics and battle skills.

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.

Pirate101 is a 3D Pirate MMORPG where players must embark on a journey to become a renowned pirate. Players will be able to choose from 5 unique pirate themed classes each with their own unique starter companion and abilities.

Legends of Runeterra is a free-to-play strategic card game from Riot Games that utilizes the rich lore and champions of the biggest MOBA in the world. Build a deck with your favorite League of Legends champions at its core, level them up to increase their power, and engage in intense battles with your opponent until one of you destroys the other's Nexus and emerges victorious!

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.

Challenge the gods of legend in Mythgard, a free-to-play collectible card game from Rhino Games. Utilize both magic and technology to take on elder deities, who are walking the planet for the first time in thousands of years.

Temperia brings a “player created for players” mentality to the online board game/collectible card game (CCG) formula.

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).