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:
9.2/10
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...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 7 May 2025
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
73/100
An unusual card battler in which the player controls his own haunted house and lures people there to absorb their souls and become more powerful. The game uses card...
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...
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...
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:
80/100
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...
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...
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...
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...