Turn-based 2018 — top best games in the Turn-based genre / Page 2

The Bard's Tale 4: Barrows Deep - a game in the Turn-based genre

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, Linux → 27 August 2019

Players: 9/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The Bard's Tale 4: Barrows Deep — a classic role-playing game with a first-person perspective and turn-based combat set in the universe of The Bard's...

XCOM 2: Collection

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

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 1 February 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 77/100

XCOM 2: Collection — the complete edition of the turn-based strategy game XCOM 2, which includes not only the original game but also previously...

Football, Tactics & Glory

Strategy, Football, Sports game, Turn-based, Business / Management, Simulation

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 1 June 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A football management strategy game built around turn-based matches, where outcomes depend on tactical choices and players’ abilities. The campaign...

Artifact: The Dota Card Game

Online, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Collectible card game (CCG), Strategy

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 28 November 2018

Players: 2.4/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Artifact: The Dota Card Game is a card tabletop game set in the fantasy universe of Dota 2. The game features three lanes, characters, minions, and...

This Is the Police 2

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Turn-based

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 31 July 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 62/100

This Is the Police 2 is a continuation of the adventure strategy with elements of a management game and an isometric camera view. The game takes...

Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu!

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Strategy, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! is an exciting adventure role-playing game set in the Pokemon universe. You will travel through a colorful world and...

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition

Visual novel, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Side view, Turn-based, Strategy, Indie

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux → 24 March 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition — enhanced edition of the role-playing game Deep Sky Derelicts. It includes expansions: Deep Sky Derelicts...

Asdivine Hearts

Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: Android, iOS, PC, Mac, Wii U, Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 30 October 2014

Steam: 85/100

Asdivine Hearts is a fantasy role-playing turn-based card game. A year ago, the world of Esdivin was shrouded in a bright flash of light. Since then...

Football Manager Touch 2018

Strategy, Football, In real time, Business / Management, Sports game, Turn-based, Simulation

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Football Manager Touch 2018 is a football management simulator for mobile platforms, in which you will become the manager of a football team and lead...

Banner Saga 3

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 24 July 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Banner Saga 3 is the third and final installment in a series of tactical turn-based role-playing games in which your decisions, sometimes very...

Cosmic Star Heroine

Role-playing game, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Indie

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita → 11 April 2017

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Cosmic Star Heroine is a Japanese-style adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat, where the main character, a secret agent, has to save the...

Depth of Extinction

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Turn-based

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 27 September 2018

Steam: 72/100

Depth of Extinction is a tactical role-playing game with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in a bleak world of a...

Armello

Role-playing game, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 22 January 2015

Players: 9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Armello is a unique hybrid of two genres — a collectible card game and a tabletop turn-based RPG from the creators of League of Geeks. The game...

Epic Seven

Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Adventure, Tactics, Side view, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS, Android, PC → 30 August 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 62/100

Epic Seven is an anime-style RPG adventure game with tactical elements and turn-based combat. Thus began the 7th World War. Ditch, the goddess of...

Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Action, Strategy

Game released: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, PC → 1990

Steam: 100/100

Set on a distant planet, this science-fiction adventure follows Raven, a Tuner searching the mutants’ temple for his abducted girlfriend. His...

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux

Role-playing game, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 18 May 2018

Players: 3.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux is an expanded version of the original Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, containing new storylines...

Mercury Man

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Point & Click, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 20 May 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 82/100

Mercury Man is an adventure RPG with an isometric camera view and turn-based combat. In this game you will feel like a hunter of “mercury people...

Vampire's Fall: Origins

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Fantasy, Old school, Open world

Game released: PC, iOS, Android, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 31 January 2020

Steam: 78/100

A role-playing game with an open world and tactical battles. The events unfold in the lands of Vamp'Ir, where peace and tranquility reigned for many...

Pit People

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Comedy, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox One → 2 March 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Pit People is a turn-based adventure game with RPG elements in which you explore an apocalyptic wonderland. A giant bear from space falls onto the...

Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Chess game

Game released: PC, Mac → 8 March 2018

Steam: 74/100

This tactical fantasy game combines chess battles with story-based missions. After a northern dragon attacks the elven city of Silveran, warriors set...

Resonance of Fate

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 → 16 March 2010

Metacritic: 73/100

This futuristic role-playing game is set in a steampunk world where most of Earth has become uninhabitable and humanity survives around Basel, a vast...

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PC, PlayStation 4 → 11 November 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A fantasy role-playing game set during a civil war in Erebonia, following Rean as he searches for his classmates from Class VII and a way to end the...

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...

Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind

Visual novel, Business / Management, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Simulation

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS → 17 October 2019

Steam: 81/100

Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind is an adventure management strategy game with turn-based battles and elements of interactive prose. The game is a...

XCOM 2: Tactical Legacy

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 9 October 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

XCOM 2: Tactical Legacy is an addition to the futuristic tactical strategy with turn-based combat in the XCOM universe. The game takes place between...

Knights of Pen and Paper 2

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Tactics, Turn-based, Simulation

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4 → 20 October 2015

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Knights of Pen and Paper 2 is a continuation of the adventure role-playing game in a fantasy setting. As in the first part, you will become the head...

Legacy of Queens

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Mini-game / browser-based, Side view

Game released: Browser → 30 January 2018

Players: 5.6/10

Legacy of Queens is a free-to-play multiplayer role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. Expect dynamic battles...

Civilization 6 - Rise and Fall

Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 8 February 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Civilization 6 — Rise and Fall is an addition to the management strategy game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. As your...

Tower of Time

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

Game released: PC, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 12 April 2018

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Tower of Time is a tactical action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place in the...

Talisman: The Horus Heresy

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

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android → 4 May 2018

Players: 4.6/10

Steam: 69/100

Talisman: The Horus Heresy is a turn-based board game in a futuristic setting, created in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The game continues the story...

Star Traders: Frontiers

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Side view, Science fiction, Simulation, Business / Management

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android → 31 July 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 83/100

Star Traders: Frontiers is a side-scrolling sci-fi turn-based RPG. You are the captain of a starship sailing through a massive open universe...

Dustwind

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Online

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 15 August 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Dustwind is a turn-based role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a post-apocalyptic world, which is the spiritual successor to the...

Deep Sky Derelicts

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Visual novel, Side view, Strategy, Indie

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux → 26 September 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Deep Sky Derelicts is a side-scrolling sci-fi turn-based game with visual novel elements. You will go to conquer a dark future, where humanity is...

Ambition of the Slimes

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

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita, iOS → 15 February 2018

Steam: 86/100

Ambition of the Slimes is a turn-based tactical strategy with role-playing elements and an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game will...

Lost Sphear

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch → 12 October 2017

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Lost Sphear is an RPG adventure with a Japanese-style isometric camera view from the creators of I Am Setsuna. The adventure begins in a remote town...

Longest Five Minutes

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita → 13 February 2018

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Longest Five Minutes is a top-down adventure RPG with Japanese-style turn-based combat. You have to try on the role of a hero who will oppose the...

Girls X Battle 2

Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Tactics, Turn-based

Game released: iOS, Android → 20 July 2018

Players: 10/10

Girls X Battle 2 is an anime role-playing game with an isometric fantasy view. Players not only need to focus on forming a team of girls, but also...

Space Hulk: Tactics

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC → 9 October 2018

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Space Hulk: Tactics is a new turn-based tactics game based on the Warhammer 40,000 universe. You can enjoy the classic gameplay of the cult board...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12

Strategy, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Wii U → 17 January 2018

Steam: 73/100

This historical grand strategy game is set during China’s Three Kingdoms period. Players direct the conflict and lead armies in battles, including...

Mad Carnage

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC → 2 February 2018

Players: 2/10

Steam: 85/100

Mad Carnage is a post-apocalyptic tactical strategy with an isometric camera view. The events of the game will take you to the times after the Great...

Turn-based

Best Games in the Turn-based genre of 2018 (Game released)