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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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, Online, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 11 December 2025
Players:
10/10
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
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...
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
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...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 → 2 February 2024
Players:
8.6/10
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: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 12 May 2022
Players:
10/10
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...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android → 5 November 2024
Metacritic:
75/100
Continuation of the cult shooter Metal Slug in a new format. Now the classic action platformer has been transformed into a tactical roguelike. After many years of...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Stealth, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy
Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 5 June 2025
Players:
8.5/10
The game takes place both in the real world and in the “neo-modern” virtual city of Etheria. Players take on the role of a Hyperlinker as they fight alongside the...
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 19 September 2025
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, Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Roguelike, Fantasy, Construction
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 8 April 2025
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...
