Turn-based 2002 — top best games in the Turn-based genre / Page 2

Shin Megami Tensei Nine - a game in the Turn-based genre

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Turn-based, Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox → 5 December 2002

Shin Megami Tensei Nine is a third-person action RPG from NexTech Corporation. The game is published by Atlus Co., Ltd.. The PC version of Shin Megami Tensei Nine...

Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 21 October 2010

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This turn-based fantasy strategy game with role-playing elements follows a wizard who awakens among the immortal mages of the Circle of Evermore. With the world on...

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Forbidden Memories

Strategy, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Card game

Game released: PlayStation → 21 April 2003

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Forbidden Memories is a top-down strategy game with elements of an anime/manga game and a card game from the developers of Konami Co., Ltd.. Main...

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children - Kuro no Sho/Aka no Sho

Role-playing game, First-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Turn-based

Game released: PlayStation → 18 March 2002

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children — Kuro no Sho/Aka no Sho is a first-person role-playing game from the developers of Atlus Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of...

Mummy Maze Deluxe

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Turn-based

Game released: Mac, PC → 19 December 2005

Mummy Maze Deluxe is a top-down strategy game with a hint of puzzle from PopCap Games, Inc.. The game is published by PopCap Games...

Lunar Legend

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 10 December 2002

Metacritic: 79/100

A turn-based role-playing game set in a fantasy world, following a hero’s quest to become a legend. Battles and exploration are presented from an overhead or...

Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land

Role-playing game, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 17 October 2002

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

This first-person fantasy RPG with turn-based combat is set in the kingdom of Duhan, devastated after a mysterious sphere of light appeared in the sky. Demonic...

Breath of Fire 2

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Game Boy Advance, SNES, Wii → 18 December 2002

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This is an isometric, turn-based fantasy RPG about Ryu, a warrior who can transform into a dragon and sets out to find his missing father and younger sister. Eight...

Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Metacritic: 64/100

Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business — the smoke clears, the whistle of bullets cannot be heard. Arulco is free of enemies, but you still have work to do...

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Card game

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 17 April 2003

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul is a third-person role-playing game with an anime/manga/card game twist from Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Inc.. The...

Shin Megami Tensei If... (2002)

Role-playing game, First-person view, Turn-based, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation → 26 December 2002

Shin Megami Tensei If... (2002) is a first-person role-playing game from the masters at Atlus Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Atlus Co., Ltd. . The PC version...

Shadow Hearts

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 5 April 2002

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person, turn-based Japanese role-playing game follows a hero with a mysterious past, a young woman who holds the key to world domination, and a villain...

Strategic Command: European Theater

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 5 January 2010

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Strategic Command: European Theater — political alternatives, research and modernization of equipment, management of supplies and resources, strategic use of...

Black/Matrix Zero

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 30 August 2002

Black/Matrix Zero is an isometric role-playing game with strategy, anime/manga and fantasy elements from the developers of Flight-Plan Inc.. The main publisher of...

Super Robot Taisen Original Generation

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 8 August 2006

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A turn-based strategy RPG in a futuristic anime setting, built around battles involving mecha. Players command units on the battlefield and use a detailed combat...

Guren Tensho: Rasetsu

Strategy, Adventure, First-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 27 December 2002

Guren Tensho: Rasetsu is a first-person strategy game with a dash of adventure, anime/manga, fantasy, and adult games from developer Zone. The main publisher of the...

Unlimited Saga

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 3 November 2003

Metacritic: 45/100

A turn-based Japanese role-playing game told through the perspectives of seven protagonists, each with different motives. The powers of the Seven Wonders of Lore...

Geneforge

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Mac, PC → 12 December 2001

Steam: 91/100

This turn-based fantasy role-playing game takes place in a vast world where the protagonist can create an army of lethal creatures. Enemies patrol areas, stalk the...

Advance Wars

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 11 January 2002

Metacritic: 92/100

This turn-based strategy game centers on commanding ground, air, and naval forces to defend against enemy troops massing at the borders. Battles take place across...

RIM: Battle Planets

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: PC → 14 June 2002

Players: 8.6/10

RIM: Battle Planets is a third-person strategy game from the masters at TriNodE Entertainment Systems. The main publisher of the game is 1C, and Nival Interactive...

Dragon Master Silk 1&2

Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 31 May 2002

Players: 5.5/10

Dragon Master Silk 1&2 is a first-person role-playing game with an anime/manga/fantasy twist from the developers at Gimmick House. The main publisher of the...

Doom, the Roguelike

Role-playing game, Horror, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: DOS, Linux, PC → 28 April 2005

Players: 9.5/10

Doom, the Roguelike is a top-down RPG with a twist of horror. DoomRL is an alternative title for Doom, the...

Suikoden 3

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 October 2002

Metacritic: 86/100

A Japanese role-playing game set in a fantasy world, 15 years after the events of Suikoden II. Its story follows the intertwined fates of Hugo, the son of a village...

Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color

Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 26 June 2003

Metacritic: 74/100

This role-playing adventure follows an artist who brings drawn characters to life as 3D creatures. The doodles gain abilities and fight in arenas across the game...

Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki 2

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PlayStation → 19 September 2002

Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki 2 is a top-down RPG with an anime/manga/fantasy twist from the masters at FairyTale. The game is published by Kadokawa Shoten. For...

Jade Cocoon 2

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 2 June 2002

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

This third-person, turn-based role-playing game follows Kahu, a fledgling Cocoon Master who must stop a deadly parasite known as Kalma. The story takes place...

Panzer Campaign 7: Kursk '43

Simulation, Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 6 December 2002

Panzer Campaign 7: Kursk '43 is a top-down simulator with strategy and historical elements from the masters at HPS Simulations. The main publisher of the game...

Fifth Disciple

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 6 August 2004

Fifth Disciple is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of adventure, puzzle and fantasy from developers Napoleon Games. The publisher of the game is Firm...

Grandia Xtreme

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 30 September 2002

Metacritic: 68/100

This fantasy role-playing game centers on a looming disaster linked to ancient ruins. The player explores eight elemental lands and battles more than 130 types of...

Soldiers of Empires

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 11 July 2002

Players: 10/10

Soldiers of Empires is a top-down strategy game from developers from the IgorLab Software studio. The main publisher of the game is IgorLab...

Metal Dungeon

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: Xbox → 28 February 2002

Metacritic: 44/100

This third-person, turn-based role-playing game is set in the post-apocalyptic world of Alansas, where magic and technology coexist. War and famine have ravaged the...

Seal: Travelers of Destiny

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 24 July 2002

Seal: Travelers of Destiny is a third-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from developers from Garam & Baram Corp. The game is published by Kama...

Jagged Alliance 2 (Gold Pack)

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Collection, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 4 January 2007

Jagged Alliance 2 (Gold Pack) is an isometric role-playing game with strategy elements from the studio Sirtech Canada Ltd.. The game is published by Buka, for the...

Ikusa Megami 2: Ushinawareshi Kioku e no Chinkonka

Role-playing game, First-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 25 October 2002

Ikusa Megami 2: Ushinawareshi Kioku e no Chinkonka is a first-person role-playing game with elements of anime or manga games, fantasy games and games for adults...

Black Black

Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 8 February 2002

Black Black is a role-playing game with a mixture of action and fantasy games from developers from Capcom studio. The game is published by Capcom. Black Black may...

Arc the Lad Collection

Role-playing game, Isometric, Top-down view, Collection, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

Game released: PlayStation → 18 April 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Arc the Lad Collection is an isometric RPG with an anime/manga twist from developers G-Craft. The game is published by Working Designs. The PC version of Arc the...

Xuanyuan Jian 4: Hei Long Wu xi Yun Fei Yang

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 22 August 2002

Xuanyuan Jian 4: Hei Long Wu xi Yun Fei Yang is a third-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from the developers of DOMO Production. The game's main...

Legaia 2: Duel Saga

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 18 October 2002

Metacritic: 67/100

This Japanese role-playing game is set in a fantasy world and follows Lang, a rookie member of Nohl’s militia. After a magical crystal that provided the village...

Maze Heroes: Meikyū Densetsu

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PlayStation → 28 November 2002

Maze Heroes: Meikyū Densetsu is a third-person role-playing game with strategy and fantasy elements from developers at Media Entertainment Inc. The game is...

Laser Squad: Nemesis

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: PC → 15 March 2007

Metacritic: 73/100

A turn-based tactical strategy game about battles between three opposing forces: the Laser Marines, Machina, and Spawn. Before each battle, a player chooses a...

Turn-based

Best Games in the Turn-based genre of 2002 (Game released)