Turn-based
Years
Platforms
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Statuses
Best Games in the Turn-based genre for Nintendo Switch 2
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Steampunk, Science fiction, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 December 2025
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...
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Remake, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 17 September 2026
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
91/100
A remake of the classic role-playing game The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, as well as a direct continuation of another remake, Trails in the Sky 1st...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 20 May 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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 23 October 2025
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...
First-person view, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike, Collectible card game (CCG), Dungeons, Strategy
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 21 April 2026
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
84/100
A casual roguelike with a turn-based combat system Vampire Survivors. As players progress, they explore dungeons, collect powerful card decks, fight monsters, gain...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 1 October 2026
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
82/100
A Japanese-style RPG that invites you to set off on a journey with one of eight heroes. Each character has unique abilities and their own storyline, revealing...
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game
Game released: 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, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Construction, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: 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, Third-person view, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Remake
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 16 February 2027
A remake of the Japanese RPG Romancing SaGa 3 from 1995, reinterpreting the classic adventure in full 3D graphics. The story centers around Morastrum, the Star of...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 24 September 2026
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
91/100
The expanded version of Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age tells the story of a young man who turns out to be the reincarnation of a legendary hero from...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Medieval era
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Science fiction, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 January 2026
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The new part of the Trails series unfolds in the Republic of Calvard and tells about events that determine the future of the entire continent of Zemuria. The story...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Futurism (Future)
Game in development: 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...
Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Strategy
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 10 October 2025
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Fuji and his friends travel through the demonic world of Hinomoto, where bushido is a thing of the past, and the Code of Destruction has come in its place. Hinomoto...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Exploration, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 28 May 2026
Players:
9.9/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
66/100
In the small province of Ennakamuy, on the border of the great Yamato Empire, there lived a young man with his mother and sister. One day, at the behest of a local...
