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 2011 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Adventure, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, PC → 11 October 1994
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
92/100
Final Fantasy VI is a turn-based tactical strategy role-playing adventure game with an isometric view. The war of magicians left behind only ashes and suffering...
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, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based
Game released: PC → 3 February 2011
Players:
8.5/10
Space Rangers 2: Dominators — real-time strategy with an isometric view. The main events of the second part of the game take place 250 years after the end of...
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, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: NES, Nintendo DS, Wii, PSP, iOS, Android, Ouya, PC → 27 April 1990
Players:
8/10
Steam:
93/100
Final Fantasy III is a fantasy anime-style role-playing game with a third-person perspective. The four main characters were completely redesigned and new scenarios...
Action, Shooter, Strategy, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Android, bada, iPhone, Symbian, Zeebo → 22 December 2009
Players:
8/10
Iron Sight is a post-apocalyptic shooter with turn-based strategy elements. The premise of the game is deceptively simple: destroy your opponent before he destroys...
Online, Strategy, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Free game, Collectible card game (CCG), Card game
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Browser, PS Vita, Mac → 3 December 2016
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
76/100
Pox Nora is a cooperative turn-based online tactical game in the fantasy genre. Players command armies of fantastical creatures, create spells of destructive power...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 17 April 2014
Steam:
72/100
A turn-based tactical role-playing game set in Agarest, a fantasy world ravaged by war between the gods of light and darkness. Sieghart, a young officer serving the...
Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Collectible card game (CCG)
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360 → 14 June 2011
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
75/100
This collectible card strategy game set in the Magic: The Gathering universe centers on duels between Planeswalkers and battles against AI opponents. In Archenemy...
Game released: Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, FM-7, MSX, NES, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, PC → 1988
A turn-based role-playing game set in the fantasy world of Britannia, it focuses on the hero’s moral development rather than defeating a central villain. After...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PSP, PC → 29 March 2011
Players:
10/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
79/100
This turn-based Japanese role-playing game is set in the fantasy kingdom of Liberl, where bracers help the public and maintain order. When an airship carrying...
Game released: Amiga CD32, Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Genesis, Jaguar, Mac, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES, PC → 1995
Players:
10/10
Steam:
84/100
Worms is a turn-based strategy game in which teams of worms battle across changing landscapes. Up to four teams can take part, with each aiming to be the last one...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based
Game released: Android, iPad, iPhone, iOS → 8 December 2010
Metacritic:
71/100
This role-playing game blends futuristic science fiction and fantasy in a story about Astrian, who must save Algoad from destruction and restore the bond between...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP → 20 October 1998
Players:
9/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
84/100
A futuristic role-playing game with turn-based combat follows young Fei, who is drawn into a war shaped by a mysterious organization. Its ancient technology...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC → 3 February 2012
Steam:
58/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is a role-playing game and direct sequel to Final Fantasy XIII, with Lightning returning as the lead protagonist. The player explores locations...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based
Game released: PSP → 25 February 2011
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
87/100
A tactical role-playing game about warring clans fighting for supremacy over the Valerian Isles. In battles, the player commands a squad and uses turn-based...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 2, Wii, PC, PSP → 4 February 2005
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
74/100
This strategy role-playing game follows Marona, an orphan who can see and communicate with phantoms. She lives on Phantom Isle with Ash, a phantom who serves as her...