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 space and time. The...
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 version of World...
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:
53/100
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 stones on the...
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
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 the backdrop of...
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 game will tell...
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:
93/100
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, deep, emotionally...
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 from Lord Bane...
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 during the invasion...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Comics
Game released: PlayStation 2, Wii, Nintendo DS → 4 November 2008
Metacritic:
74/100
This action-adventure game with role-playing elements is set in an eerie supernatural world ruled by the cruel Baron Mharti. The player takes the role of an...
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 leave them...
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. You have to...
Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction
Game released: DOS, PC → 15 July 1997
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
89/100
A tactical strategy game about combating an alien invasion in Mega Primus in 2084, where social order is collapsing and extraterrestrials terrorize the population...
Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Role-playing game, Science fiction
Game released: Genesis, iPhone, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Mac, Linux → 1996
Steam:
66/100
Moto Island is overrun by terrible creatures and people are afraid to go outside. But several heroes have appeared who are ready to fight the monsters and free the...
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 pace. Time...