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
All platformsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/SPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch 2Nintendo SwitchiOSAndroidMacLinux
Statuses
Best Games in the Turn-based genre of 2025 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 24 April 2025
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.9/10
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 gloomy tradition...
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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Online, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 11 December 2025
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
71/100
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 new Trial...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, iOS → 11 February 2025
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
51/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Continuation of the legendary series of turn-based strategies. Players rule as one of the many legendary leaders in world history. At the beginning, the player also...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 26 June 2025
Players:
9/10
Steam:
74/100
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 world where...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 → 2 February 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. The hero...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, iPad, iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 31 August 2018
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
92/100
Special edition of a tactical role-playing game with turn-based battles in a fantasy setting for modern consoles. The game is fully adapted for gamepad control and...
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy
Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android → 25 February 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 the course of...
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 19 September 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 and Joshua. The...
Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 6 March 2025
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Remsters Suikoden and Suikoden 2 -games from the 90s, known for their deep plot and memorable characters. In games, updated visual effects, new sounds of the...
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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Construction, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 December 2025
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
82/100
The new installment of the Octopath Traveler series invites you to Orsterra — a world where destinies intersect and where legends of divine rings become the...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game, Roguelike, Strategy
Game released: Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PC → 9 October 2025
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 service. There are 9...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Medieval era
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2025
Players:
10/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Final Fantasy Tactics returns, reinvigorated in its modern incarnation. Updated graphics, fully voiced dialogue, and numerous improvements bring the familiar story...
Roguelike, Fantasy, Collectible card game (CCG), Strategy, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4 → 1 February 2024
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
88/100
Colorful card roguelike set in the paper dungeons known from the game Book of Demons. The new game focuses on building your own deck and dynamic turn-based card...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics, Comedy, Japanese role-playing game, Isometric
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 19 November 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 boundary between the...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Roguelike, Fantasy, Construction, Survival, Exploration
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 8 April 2025
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 establish trade and...
Top-down view, Turn-based, Strategy, Fantasy, Tactics, Role-playing game, Procedural generation, Online
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 1 March 2022
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Hero's Hour is a turn-based role-playing strategy game with real-time combat in a fantasy setting. Explore the world, rebuild cities, take part in dynamic battles...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 2 October 2025
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
80/100
A role-playing game featuring monster taming, centered around a grand story of the world's destruction and the strong bonds between humans and Digimon. The events...
Adventure, Collectible card game (CCG), Fantasy, Isometric, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Card game
Game released: PC → 4 March 2025
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
70/100
The game transfers dynamic tactical battles fights in tight spaces in the world of medieval knights. Each battle is a tense chess party, where not only cards on...
Adventure, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy, Collectible card game (CCG), Replayability, Card game, Strategy
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 12 December 2024
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
87/100
A card roguelike based on the “Tales of Old Rus'” universe, created by artist Roman Papsuev. It represents a modern interpretation of Slavic mythology and folk...
Top-down view, Turn-based, Combat robots, Tactics, Roguelike, Collectible card game (CCG), Visual novel, Card game
Game released: PC, Mac → 30 April 2025
Steam:
98/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Aliens have invaded Earth and destroyed its defenses. The main character is a pilot who must save the planet using the powers of a powerful robot. There are...
Collectible card game (CCG), Roguelike, Tactics, Turn-based, Casual game, Fantasy, Indie, Dungeons, Card game
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 20 January 2025
Steam:
76/100
The player explores dungeons where he fights opponents. In battles, you need to memorize and combine creature and weapon cards for attacks. During breaks, you can...