Turn-based
The type of games in which all actions, or actions during battles, occur turn by turn are called turn-based. In turn-based strategies, the entire gameplay is usually divided into turns, while in role-playing games, only the combat component is turn-based. A turn may not be time-restricted or may be set within strict time limits. In both cases, players have time to calmly compare all possible options and make the best move. The outcome in turn-based games depends even more on the correct actions than on the parameters of the army or character.
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Best Games in the Turn-based genre of 2008 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: iOS, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SNES, Wii, PC → 8 December 2011
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
92/100
This role-playing game follows Crono, a young hero who sets out to save the planet’s future after his companion Marle vanishes through a rift in...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: NES, WonderSwan Color, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PSP, Wii, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, PC → 12 July 1990
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Final Fantasy is a Japanese-style top-down fantasy RPG with turn-based combat. The game's story focuses on four heroes whose parents were killed...
Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC → 30 October 2008
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Fallout Tactics is a tactical turn-based strategy game with RPG elements and an isometric camera view set in the Fallout universe. The events of the...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game
Game released: iPad, Mac, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 → 23 October 2010
Players:
7/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
81/100
This fantasy role-playing game combines turn-based battles with match-three puzzles in the Warlords universe, where a hero sets out to save Etheria...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: NES, WonderSwan Color, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PSP, Wii, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android → 17 December 1988
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
68/100
A turn-based role-playing game set in a fantasy world where an emperor summons monsters from a demonic realm to seize control. After the attacks...
Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, WonderSwan Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii, iOS, Android, PSP, PC → 23 November 1991
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Final Fantasy IV is a tactical turn-based strategy role-playing game with anime and fantasy RPG elements. Expect fully voiced dramatic cutscenes...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Online, MMO, Fantasy / Medieval, Mini-game / browser-based, Match-3 (Three in a row), Dungeons, Puzzle, Turn-based
Game released: PC, Android, Linux → 2 February 2022
Players:
4.6/10
Steam:
54/100
TechnoMagic is an adventure browser-based role-playing MMO game in the fantasy genre with match-3 elements. This is a game where you fight by moving...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots
Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP → 25 September 1997
Front Mission 2 is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of strategy, anime/manga and robot simulator from Square Co., Ltd.. The game is...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, Android, iOS → 9 April 2009
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
66/100
This fantasy role-playing game is set in a world where artifacts of an ancient civilization, known as Remnants, shift the balance of power. Against...
Game released: Amiga, DOS, FM-7, Game Boy, Genesis, Mac, MSX, NES, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, WonderSwan → 1988
Steam:
90/100
Nobunaga's Ambition is a top-down turn-based historical strategy game. The game takes place in Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Dungeons
Game released: Nintendo DS, PC → 13 June 2008
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Etrian Odyssey 2: Heroes of Lagaard — In classic fashion, players navigate forest locations one "step" at a time, moving and turning at a fixed...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo DS, iOS → 16 September 2008
Metacritic:
80/100
Dragon Quest 4: Chapters of the Chosen is a fantasy role-playing game about a group of heroes destined to fulfill a prophecy as the legend of Erdrick...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 4 November 2008
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Valkyria Chronicles is a turn-based tactical strategy with role-playing elements. The game takes place in Europe in 1935, presenting an alternative...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Genesis, Wii, PC, Mac, Linux → 1998
Steam:
66/100
Right at the wedding, the protagonist's bride is kidnapped by a dragon and he goes in search of her. The player will fight monsters in turn-based...
