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 (Game in development)
Game in development: PC, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 22 October 2026
Anticipation Rating:
5/10
The first game in the series, made in the popular HD-2D style. The developers combined classic pixel art with modern visual technologies, dynamic camera work, and...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Fantasy, Warhammer 40K
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
In the darkness of a distant future, where there is no peace and no hope, the path of an Inquisition Acolyte begins. In this tactical cRPG set in the Warhammer...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 March 2027
An adventure role-playing game about a journey between the past and the present, the search for lost history, and the attempt to change the future. At the center of...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 18 February 2027
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
A remake of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, which retains the storyline structure of the original 2008 version and the Golden version, but with an improved...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Open world, Role-playing game
Game in development: PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 2027
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
An adventure in an open world with the collection of magical creatures. The action takes place on the continent of Karosia, where exploring the world, developing...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Stealth, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Medieval era
Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
10/10
Steam:
58/100
The game transports the tactical RPG series Expeditions to Japan during the Sengoku era, engulfed in civil wars and political intrigues. The main character finds...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school, Procedural generation
Game in development: PC → 4 November 2026
A turn-based fantasy role-playing game inspired by classic exploration roguelikes and retro dungeons. The game combines a deep system of mechanics with modern...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Casual game, Open world
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS → 2027
Anticipation Rating:
9.2/10
An adventure about a puppet sailor who is trying to regain his memories. Together with a mysterious girl, he sets off on a journey to a cursed ocean full of...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Fantasy, Warhammer 40K, Third-person view
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
The continuation of the tactical RPG Chaos Gate — Daemonhunters, which once again takes place in the grim universe of Warhammer 40,000. The player leads an elite...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Comedy, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Post-apocalyptic
Game in development: PC → Q4 2026
Step-by-step RPG in a dark fantasy world, where the main character wakes up on a mysterious island of Hell, finding himself in the body of a huge bear and...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics
Game in development: PC, Nintendo Switch → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
9.8/10
Steam:
95/100
HeatWave is a tactical turn-based combat simulator set in Alaska in the year 2080. A climate catastrophe has occurred in the world, and the United States decides to...
Role-playing game, Turn-based, Tactics, Comedy, Collectible card game (CCG), Adventure, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: PC → 2026
The game world is based on Slavic mythology. The gods divided the lands under their influence and gathered peoples around them. The game takes place in one of these...
Game in development: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 21 January 2027
Players:
10/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
80/100
A Chinese martial arts role-playing game in which the main character is a young swordsman who finds himself embroiled in dangerous events. It explores a huge open...
Roguelike, Old school, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Card game, Turn-based, Procedural generation, Strategy, Dungeons
Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
10/10
Steam:
87/100
An ancient enemy returns and the Demon King threatens the world with destruction once again. During the day, the hero goes in search of weapons, artifacts and...
