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 2025
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
April 24, 2025
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
91/100
Atmospheric role -playing game with an unusual setting and dynamic step -by -step battles. In the center of the plot is a mysterious artist whose...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Steampunk, Science fiction, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op)
December 7, 2023
Players:
9.1/10
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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Action
June 26, 2025
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
66/100
Remake of Front Mission 3 with updated graphics, new features, and various improvements. The events of the game take place in the year 2112 in a...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Online, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
December 11, 2025
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
72/100
A step-by-step role-playing game set in a world where the light of the stars is gradually fading. After the victory of the legendary Star Savior, a...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
February 2, 2024
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Remake Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. Makoto Yuki transfers to a new school and discovers that the city she is in is overrun by terrifying monsters...
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy
February 23, 2010
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
91/100
A continuation of the Total War series of global historical strategies, it transports you to the most turbulent era in Europe, when one man changed...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game, Roguelike, Strategy
November 6, 2024
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A traveler is shipwrecked and loses his memory. On the island, the hero encounters a mysterious witch who can restore memories in exchange for...
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game
September 19, 2025
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
88/100
The updated first chapter of the The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky series. The game takes place in the kingdom of Liberl, explored by Estelle...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics, Comedy, Japanese role-playing game, Isometric
November 19, 2025
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
74/100
A tactical RPG with an unusual approach to combat, where every move is also an action. The story takes place on a mysterious island, where the...
Strategy, Tactics, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Cyberpunk, Turn-based, Replayability, Science fiction
October 17, 2023
Players:
6.2/10
Steam:
93/100
The game takes place in the harsh world of the future in 2231. Man-made environmental disasters have devastated the Earth's biosphere. Artificial...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Roguelike, Fantasy, Construction, Survival, Exploration
June 19, 2024
Steam:
73/100
The player gathers a team of brave travelers and sets off to explore hostile lands. The heroes must cross a desert with an eternal storm and...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Medieval era
September 30, 2025
Players:
10/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Final Fantasy Tactics returns, reinvigorated in its modern incarnation. Updated graphics, fully voiced dialogue, and numerous improvements bring the...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Crafting, Puzzle
September 26, 2019
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout is a third-person adventure RPG with turn-based combat in the Atelier series. The game will tell the...
Role-playing game, Online, Isometric, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy
July 31, 2025
Steam:
68/100
The digital version of the popular tabletop game by Isaac Childres. The project offers a vast adventure in the harsh northern frontier, where every...
Combat robots, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Anime / Manga, Tactics, Turn-based, Adventure, Strategy, Role-playing game
December 2, 2024
Steam:
69/100
The game takes place in a war-torn future world where most of humanity has perished. Survivors rely on the protection of androids to fight their...
