Turn-based 2016 — top best games in the Turn-based genre / Page 2

XCOM 2: Anarchy's Children - a game in the Turn-based genre

Strategy, DLC, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4 → 17 March 2016

Steam: 34/100

XCOM 2: Anarchy's Children is an expansion to the futuristic tactical strategy game featuring turn-based combat set in the XCOM universe. This update introduces a...

Pure Chess

Strategy, First-person view, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game

Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Android, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U → 11 April 2012

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Pure Chess — the game features 3 tournaments: for beginners, for candidates and for masters. Each tournament contains 4 games. In order to finish the...

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

Role-playing game, Online, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Free game, Side view, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Android, iOS → 22 October 2015

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is a free-to-play multiplayer role-playing game with turn-based combat for mobile platforms in the Final Fantasy universe. The world is...

Warlords of Aternum

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

Game released: Android, iOS → 28 September 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Warlords of Aternum is a free-to-play strategy game with turn-based battles in a fantasy setting for mobile platforms. Hordes of orcs have been subjecting Dunmar to...

Ronin

Stealth, Platformer, Turn-based, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Linux → 30 June 2015

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Ronin is a side-scrolling turn-based stealth platformer. You have to play as a girl who takes revenge on corporations. During this dangerous adventure you need to...

Atlantic Fleet

Simulation, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Indie, In real time, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Mac → 18 May 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Atlantic Fleet is a real-time strategy game with warships and an isometric view. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies, or Kriegsmarine (German Navy), in...

Endless Legend: Shifters

Action, Strategy, DLC, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Role-playing game

Game released: PC, Mac → 7 April 2016

Steam: 91/100

Endless Legend: Shifters is an addition to the turn-based strategy in the futuristic setting of Endless Legend. Along with it, a new faction and a new resource will...

Auro: A Monster-Bumping Adventure

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Logic, Free game, Dungeons

Game released: iOS, Android, PC → 8 February 2015

Steam: 84/100

Auro: A Monster-Bumping Adventure is a strategy game with elements of a fantasy game from the studio Dinofarm Games. The game is published by Dinofarm Games.Auro: A...

Galactic Civilizations 3: Lost Treasures

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

Game released: PC → 27 July 2016

Steam: 71/100

Galactic Civilizations 3: Lost Treasures is an addition to the global strategy with turn-based battles Galactic Civilizations 3. New adventures await you, where you...

Atlas Reactor

Online, Strategy, MMO, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Free game, Tactics

Game released: PC → 4 October 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Atlas Reactor is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical strategy with turn-based combat in a futuristic setting. As military freelancers, you will have to fight for...

Demon's Rise 2: Lords of Chaos

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

Game released: iOS → 10 November 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Demon's Rise 2: Lords of Chaos is a continuation of the turn-based strategy with elements of the role-playing game Demon's Rise for mobile platforms. You have to...

Space Grunts

Role-playing game, Arcade, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Roguelike

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS → 12 January 2016

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Space Grunts — an arcade adventure with elements of a role-playing game in pixel style. The player will take on the role of a space trooper who overcomes various...

Hero Rage

Role-playing game, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game

Game released: Browser → 27 October 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Hero Rage — a free-to-play role-playing game with turn-based strategy elements in a fantasy setting. You will go to the fairy-tale world of the era of King...

TASTEE: Lethal Tactics

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Indie

Game released: PC → 10 May 2016

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 74/100

TASTEE: Lethal Tactics — tactical turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view. You have to assemble a team of invincible mercenaries and go on a...

Ninja Turtles: Legends

Fighting, Turn-based, Top-down view, Action

Game released: iOS, Android → 12 May 2016

Players: 7.5/10

The player explores the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe with a completely new original story. There are a total of 7 chapters available, divided into more...

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book

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

Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PlayStation 4, PC → 19 November 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A fantasy role-playing game about Sophie, a budding alchemist from Kirchen Bell, who meets Plachta, a mysterious book. Their encounter sets Sophie on a journey tied...

Risk: Urban Assault

Strategy, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 → 2 August 2016

Risk: Urban Assault is a tabletop tactical strategy game with turn-based battles. The game features five sides to the military conflict, each of which has its own...

Dungeon Rushers

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android, PlayStation 4 → 6 September 2016

Players: 1/10

Steam: 63/100

Dungeon Rushers is a fantasy role-playing game with turn-based combat where you go on a dungeon exploration. All levels are generated randomly and are fraught with...

Tharsis

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Card game, Space

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Mac, Nintendo Switch → 11 January 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Tharsis is a turn-based strategy game with board game elements in a sci-fi setting. The game takes us on an expedition to Mars, where strange signals are received...

Stranger of Sword City

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...

Battle Worlds: Kronos

Action, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots, Isometric, Warships / Submarines, Science fiction

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 4 November 2013

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Battle Worlds: Kronos is a turn-based action strategy with fantasy elements and combat robots. Experience two sides of the battle using multiple fighting styles...

Master of Orion (2016)

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Space

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 25 August 2016

Players: 8/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Master of Orion (2016) — restart of the popular space strategy with turn-based battles. The new game inherited the main philosophy of the original: explore...

Age of Gladiators

Simulation, Business / Management, Strategy, Historical, Indie, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 25 February 2016

Steam: 77/100

A management simulator set in the midst of bloody gladiatorial games in Ancient Rome. The game gives you the opportunity to try on the role of the owner of a...

7 Mages

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

Game released: Android, iOS, PC, Mac, Linux → 22 June 2016

Players: 5/10

Steam: 61/100

7 Mages is a turn-based role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. You have to control a group of seven wizards who go into dungeons to fight...

XCOM 2: Alien Hunters

Strategy, DLC, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4 → 12 May 2016

Steam: 39/100

XCOM 2: Alien Hunters is an addition to the futuristic tactical strategy with turn-based combat in the XCOM universe. This update will delight you with a new story...

Ara Fell

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4 → 2 June 2016

Steam: 94/100

Ara Fell is an indie role-playing adventure in a fantasy setting with pixel graphics. A large open world awaits you to explore with many mysteries and mystical...

Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon - Da Orks

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

Game released: PC, iOS → 18 August 2016

Steam: 69/100

Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon - DA ORKS - an addition to a futuristic step -by -step strategy with a view from above in the Universe Warhammer 40,000. Year 941.m41...

Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Turn-based

Game released: PS Vita → 11 October 2016

Metacritic: 67/100

Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors is a Japanese-style RPG for adults. You have to become an inspector of the rehabilitation program and guide 7 sinner girls through...

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

Board / Group Game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Online, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Free game, Card game

Game released: PC, Android, iOS → 18 November 2017

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is a free-to-play card game in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series, in which you need to wisely build a deck, calculate every step in advance and confront...

1943 Deadly Desert

Strategy, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Indie

Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 15 May 2018

Steam: 65/100

Step-by-step tactical strategy about battles for desert territories during World War II. In 1943, the forces of the Allies and the Hitler coalition clash in a...

Lost Odyssey

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 14 December 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Lost Odyssey has the traditional turn-based combat system that can be found in most JRPGs, similar to the combat system found in early Final Fantasy games. The...

War and Magic

Free game, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Isometric, Online, Tactics, Role-playing game, MOBA

Game released: iOS, Android → 16 February 2016

Players: 5.5/10

War and Magic is a free-to-play multiplayer strategy game with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view for mobile platforms. In the game you have to try on...

World of Tanks Generals

Online, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Card game, Free game

Game released: iOS, Android, Browser → 25 November 2015

Players: 9.2/10

World of Tanks Generals — card game for several players. This game is a turn-based strategy game with two types of matches — one-on-one matches against...

XCOM 2: Shen's Last Gift

Strategy, DLC, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 30 June 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 79/100

XCOM 2: Shen's Last Gift is an expansion for the futuristic tactical strategy game with turn-based battles in the XCOM universe. This update will delight you with a...

Total War: Warhammer - Blood for the Blood God

DLC, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Strategy, Action

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 30 June 2016

Players: 1.1/10

Steam: 38/100

Total War: Warhammer — Blood for the Blood God — an addition to a fantasy strategy with game mechanics from the Total War game series in the Warhammer...

Duelyst

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Free game, Tactics

Game released: PC, Mac → 23 August 2016

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Duelyst is a card-based tactical strategy with turn-based battles in a fantasy setting. The game combines the mechanics of Fire Emblem and Hearthstone: it took the...

Эйзенвальд: Кровь ноября

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PC → 1 November 2016

Players: 7/10

Steam: 54/100

Eisenwald: Blood of November is a classic adventure with turn-based battles, RPG elements, and sandbox-style strategy. You will decide the outcome of the war for...

Doom & Destiny Advanced

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Indie, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Comedy

Game released: Android, iOS, PC → 3 August 2015

Players: 1/10

Steam: 90/100

Doom & Destiny Advanced is a turn-based role-playing game in the anime and fantasy genre. You'll journey with the nerdiest anti-heroes of all time and defeat a mad...

Pokemon Sun and Moon

Action, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS → 23 November 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Pokemon Sun and Moon is a turn-based tactical action game in a fantasy setting of legendary Pokemon. You have to explore the entire Alola region, where a new...

Echoes of Aetheria

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 15 January 2016

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Echoes of Aetheria is a turn-based role-playing game in steampunk style, from the creators of the game Skyborn. The events of the game begin with a wedding, where...

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Best Games in the Turn-based genre of 2016 (Game released)