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 2023 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Steampunk, Science fiction, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 7 December 2023
Players:
9/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Players will take on the role of a Rogue Trader, descendant of an ancient dynasty of brave privateers, ruling their own trading empire and exploring the outskirts...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 14 July 2023
Players:
9/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Continuation of the Jagged Alliance series, the plot of which tells about mercenaries. A squad of three mercenaries roams locations and participates in turn-based...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 24 August 2021
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
56/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Nostria was once a magical place where everyone had a chance at a good life. Today, the kingdom is in decline: robbers prowl everywhere, creatures of darkness are...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Science fiction, Exploration
Game released: PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5 → 26 April 2023
Players:
8.8/10
Metacritic:
80/100
Adventure role-playing action game from the creators of Genshin Impact. The game tells the story of the passengers of the space train "Astral Express". The player...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android → 29 August 2023
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
88/100
A game with turn-based battles and pixel graphics from the developers of The Messenger. The difficulty of story missions is adjusted to the hero’s level. During the...
Game released: PC, Mac, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 17 August 2021
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Humankind is a turn-based management strategy about the history of mankind. The game will allow you to rewrite the human past and create your own, unique...
Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Top-down view, Comics, Turn-based, Collectible card game (CCG), Card game, Role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 2 December 2022
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Turn-based tactics in the Marvel universe from the creators of XCOM: Enemy Within and XCOM 2. Marvel's Midnight Suns is based on the dark comic book storyline...
Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 23 February 2023
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
62/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The events of the third part take place in the Mediterranean. The game features an exciting story campaign, the largest in the history of the Company of Heroes...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 8 May 2023
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A continuation of a unique party RPG, where the heroes’ skills are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real mental...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Mac → 10 August 2021
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Black Book is a mixture of an adventure game and a card RPG in the setting of Russian fairy tales. The game tells the story of a young peasant woman, Vasilisa: the...
Free game, Role-playing game, The Lord of the Rings, Turn-based, Collectible card game (CCG), Fantasy, Online
Game released: iOS, Android → 10 May 2023
Players:
5.2/10
A free-to-play role-playing game where you can collect Lord of the Rings characters. The game has several single-player story campaigns and a PvP mode where you can...
Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Turn-based, DLC, Open world, Survival
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4 → 13 September 2021
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
87/100
ATOM RPG Trudograd — an expansion for the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 12 May 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
93/100
A strategy game with roguelike elements that reimagines chess. The player takes control of a black king with a shotgun, who must defeat an army of white pieces and...
Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Collectible card game (CCG), Dungeons, Fantasy, Roguelike, Board / Group Game
Game released: Android, iOS, PC, Mac → 7 February 2019
Players:
10/10
Steam:
95/100
The player chooses a summoner and explores the world to uncover its secrets and find new heroes for his squad. In his adventure, the hero tries to assemble the...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 27 February 2023
Steam:
80/100
An unusual strategy game that combines classic chess with roguelike elements. Each playthrough offers a new set of challenges, forcing you to adapt to changing...
Role-playing game, Tactics, Third-person view, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 13 October 2022
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
75/100
The game takes place in the dark world of Artemesia, where the player takes on the role of a mercenary named Eden. The hero has become a victim of a conspiracy and...
Anime / Manga, Free game, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Online, Collectible card game (CCG)
Game released: Android → 17 April 2023
Players:
9.3/10
In a remote corner of space and time, there exists a wonderful world where an ancient technological civilization has been approaching decline for many years. But...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 29 April 2021
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 22 June 2023
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
80/100
The main character is a former writer Etienne Quist, who has the unusual ability to travel through book worlds. Having made a deal with a crime boss, the hero tries...
Role-playing game, Horror, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Adventure, Roguelike, Survival horror, Point & Click
Game released: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, PlayStation 5 → 19 October 2023
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
79/100
An unusual text role-playing game in a Japanese setting, combining horror from the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The old gods awaken and once again invade a...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 14 November 2023
Players:
10/10
Steam:
87/100
Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing them in a...
Virtual Reality (VR), Card game, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Indie, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), First-person view, Dungeons, Board / Group Game, Strategy
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 15 December 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Demeo is a card role-playing game with turn-based combat from a first-person view in a fantasy setting for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve...
