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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Statuses
Best Games in the Turn-based genre of 2014 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2014
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
81/100
At the center of the story is a small team of runners, each with their own beliefs, goals, and past. Team members have different skills, abilities, strengths, and...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2014
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Child of Light is a puzzle-platformer adventure with RPG elements and turn-based combat. The game is based on fairy tales. The events of the game tell the story of...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Turn-based
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2014
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Wasteland 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat that inspired the Fallout series. Just like in the original...
Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 25 February 2014
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Shadowrun Returns — is a tactical turn-based role-playing game based on the 80s board game Shadowrun and is the spiritual successor to the console games in...
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, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics
Game released: PC, Mac → 19 August 2014
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
73/100
King's Bounty: Dark Side is a continuation of a role-playing adventure with turn-based strategy elements in a fantasy world. In the continuation of the adventure...
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 25 December 2009
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
89/100
The events take place in the era of the 18th century, when the world was engulfed in large-scale wars, colonial ambitions and revolutions. The player takes control...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 14 January 2014
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Banner Saga is a tactical role-playing strategy with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The game combines amazing visual style and Nordic atmosphere. Banner...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PS Vita → 24 May 2002
Players:
8.9/10
Metacritic:
92/100
Final Fantasy 10 — just like in the previous games of the series, the player controls the main character from a third-person perspective, moving through locations...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Cyberpunk, Science fiction
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 20 May 2014
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Transistor is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell the story of a girl named Red. She is going to take...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Hack and slash, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, Mac → 30 June 2014
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Divinity: Original Sin is an action-adventure RPG with turn-based combat and a fantasy setting. The game is a true sequel, the plot of which will begin immediately...
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...
Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy, Space
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS → 14 September 2012
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
86/100
FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...
Action, Shooter, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android → 15 November 2013
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
90/100
An expansion for XCOM: Enemy Unknown that broadens the turn-based strategy with new threats from enemies and aliens. The squad gains new abilities, upgrades, and...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Dungeons, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Xbox 360, PC, PS Vita, Xbox One → 5 June 2014
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
65/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Stranger of Sword City is a Japanese role-playing game with turn-based combat in a dark fantasy setting. The action takes place in a world in which magic and...
Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Windows Phone, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Linux → 17 April 2014
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A turn-based strategy puzzle set in the Hitman universe, where Agent 47 tackles missions across levels presented as miniature dioramas. The player moves along fixed...
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...
Game released: PC, iOS, Mac, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux → 16 January 2013
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is an expanded edition of the legendary 1998 role-playing game. In addition to improvements in graphics and gameplay, the re-release...
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, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PS Vita → 16 August 2017
Steam:
72/100
Moero Chronicle is a classic RPG with turn-based combat and a Japanese-style first-person perspective. You will find bright adventures through various dungeons...
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...