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.
Years
Platforms
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Statuses
Best Games in the Turn-based genre of 2020 (Game released)
Game released: PC, iPad, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Mac, Linux → 21 October 2016
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Sid Meier's Civilization 6 is a management strategy game with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. Cities in the new game of the famous series expand...
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 17 January 2020
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Yakuza universe, which received a completely new combat system for the series. We...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Survival
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 → 19 December 2018
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
70/100
ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Xbox One → 23 January 2019
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Slay the Spire is a card-based role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to climb to the top of a dark tower, passing...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, Stadia, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 12 July 2018
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
82/100
A Japanese-style RPG that invites you to set off on a journey with one of eight heroes. Each character has unique abilities and their own storyline, revealing...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 23 March 2018
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
65/100
Ash of Gods is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with dramatic, choice-driven storytelling. The game world is a fantasy on the theme of the...
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Linux → 17 September 2019
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Rebel Cops is a tactical strategy with step-by-step battles and isometric type of camera, which is the spin-off of the This Is the Police series. In the game, you...
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 25 December 2020
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
88/100
OMORI is an indie horror adventure with fantasy RPG elements. You have to explore a strange world full of colorful friends and enemies. You'll travel through the...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android → 15 November 2018
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is a turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The events of the game are dedicated...
Online, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Free game, Strategy, Card game
Game released: PC, Android, iOS → 29 April 2020
Players:
9/10
Metacritic:
87/100
Legends of Runeterra is a free-to-play strategy card game set in the world of League of Legends. Both familiar champions and completely new characters await you...
Adult game, Adventure, Strategy, Anime / Manga, Card game, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Action, Roguelike
Game released: PC → 24 June 2020
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
92/100
Last Evil is an adventure card game for adults with role-playing elements in a fantasy setting. Humanity sealed the great demon deep in the earth, among the...
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 released DLCs and...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 December 2020
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
91/100
The expanded version of Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age tells the story of a young man who turns out to be the reincarnation of a legendary hero from...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 13 August 2019
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Dicey Dungeons — an exciting card-based turn-based game with RPG elements and a simplified roguelike from the creators of Super Hexagon and VVVVVV. In the...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Mac, Linux → 25 February 2020
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Broken Lines is a tactical turn-based strategy with RPG elements and an isometric camera view. Set during World War II, the game follows a group of eight soldiers...
Online, Card game, Top-down view, Free game, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Collectible card game (CCG)
Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 15 April 2020
Players:
5.9/10
Steam:
80/100
KARDS — The WWII Card Game is a collectible card game set in World War II. The game uses traditional CCG elements and mechanics inspired by classic...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 8 September 2020
Players:
10/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Star Renegades is a tactical turn-based strategy game with role-playing elements and a side-view in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Halcyon 6: Starbase...
Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Isometric, Turn-based, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Android, iOS, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 19 May 2022
Steam:
78/100
Doom & Destiny Worlds is a turn-based fantasy RPG with an isometric view. Stranded naked on the shores of an unknown planet, four friends wake up with the most...