Turn-based for Nintendo Switch 2 — top best games in the Turn-based genre

Mewgenics - a game in the Turn-based genre

Role-playing game, Arcade, Platformer, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2026

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A crazy cat-breeding RPG from the creator of The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy. This turn-based roguelike with draft simulator elements is a new challenge...

Persona 3 Reload

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 23 October 2025

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Steampunk, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 December 2025

Players: 9.4/10

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...

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → осень 2026

Metacritic: 85/100

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is a Japanese anime RPG with turn-based combat. Lloyd Bannings returns to his hometown to follow in his late brother's...

The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Science fiction, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 January 2026

Players: 5.5/10

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...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7

Strategy, Online, Historical, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 June 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Exploration, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 28 May 2026

Players: 9.9/10

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...

Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 December 2025

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...

Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors

First-person view, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 21 April 2026

Metacritic: 85/100

A casual roguelike with a turn-based combat system Vampire Survivors. As players progress, they explore dungeons, collect powerful card decks, fight monsters, gain...

Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless

Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 10 October 2025

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...

Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 30 September 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Final Fantasy Tactics returns, reinvigorated in its modern incarnation. Updated graphics, fully voiced dialogue, and numerous improvements bring the familiar story...

Octopath Traveler 0

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

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...

People of Note

Role-playing game, Music game, Turn-based, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 7 April 2026

Metacritic: 79/100

A turn-based role-playing game where battles turn into musical performances, and every action sounds like part of a common rhythm. The main character, Cadence, is...

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined

Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 February 2026

Metacritic: 82/100

The main character, along with his friends, sets out beyond their small island. In a mysterious cave, they are transported to the past, where they learn that their...

Dosa Divas

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Comedy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 14 April 2026

Metacritic: 74/100

A colorful turn-based RPG centered around the story of two sisters, Samara and Amani, reuniting for a journey through an amazing world. Together with an ancient...

Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Fantasy, Old school, Japanese role-playing game, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 30 October 2025

Metacritic: 86/100

The remake brings back the first two classic Dragon Quest games in a completely reimagined form. Both games are combined into a single adventure with the HD-2D...

MECHBORN

Turn-based, Card game, Combat robots, Roguelike, Science fiction

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2026

A card roguelike where the player faces a global kaiju invasion, controlling combat mechs and their pilots. The game abandons the classic card hand and uses a...

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter

Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Remake

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 17 September 2026

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...

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: 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...

Pokemon Champions

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 8 April 2026

Metacritic: 66/100

A colorful role-playing game that invites trainers on an updated journey through a world filled with familiar and rare Pokémon. Players need to gather unique teams...

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 June 2025

Updated version Bravely Default. The events of the game unfold in the world of Luxendarc, where the balance of elements is maintained by four crystals. After a...

Dungeons of DUSK

Role-playing game, First-person view, Turn-based, Dungeons, Old school

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2026

The game unfolds between episodes of the cult shooter DUSK, but shifts the action to dark dungeons with turn-based battles and the atmosphere of a classic RPG. The...

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2026

A tactical RPG in the spirit of the classic Fire Emblem series, where the fates of heroes intertwine in an epic tale of war and betrayal. On a continent divided by...

Pokemon Winds and Waves

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2027

The project transports players to a completely new region, where the harmony between the endless ocean and mighty winds defines the way of life. At the heart of the...

Turn-based

Best Games in the Turn-based genre for Nintendo Switch 2