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

Wartales - a game in the Turn-based genre

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Open world, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 September 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A hundred years have passed since the world witnessed the fall of the once great Edoran Empire at the hands of an unprecedented plague that swept through the...

Sid Meier's Civilization 6

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Sid Meier's Civilization 6 is a management strategy game with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. Cities in the new game of the famous series expand...

Darkest Dungeon

Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 January 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Darkest Dungeon is a unique party RPG, where the skills of your heroes are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real...

Darkest Dungeon 2

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Dungeons, Gothic, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 July 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A continuation of a unique party RPG, where the heroes’ skills are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real mental...

Gloomhaven

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2023

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A tactical role-playing game with turn-based combat, based on the board game of the same name. Players embark on an exciting journey through terrifying dungeons...

King's Bounty 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Nostria was once a magical place where everyone had a chance at a good life. Today, the kingdom is in decline: robbers prowl everywhere, creatures of darkness are...

Marvel's Midnight Suns

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Top-down view, Comics, Turn-based, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game canceled: Nintendo Switch → 2 May 2023

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Turn-based tactics in the Marvel universe from the creators of XCOM: Enemy Within and XCOM 2. Marvel's Midnight Suns is based on the dark comic book storyline...

Backpack Hero

Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy, Dungeons, Tactics, Card game, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing them in a...

Wandering Sword

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2027

Players: 10/10

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...

Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 March 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Continuation of the Atelier Ryza series of Japanese role-playing games. Near the hometown of the main character Riza, the Karka Islands appear in an unknown way...

Front Mission 2: Remake

Role-playing game, Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2023

Metacritic: 64/100

Remake of Front Mission 2 with updated graphics, new features, and various improvements. The plot tells the story of three characters: Ash, Lisa, and Thomas. The...

Battle Brothers

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 March 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025

Players: 5.5/10

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...

Othercide

Role-playing game, Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Othercide is a tactical RPG with monochrome graphics in the vein of the XCOM series. The game takes place in a gloomy world where humanity has been almost...

Super Robot Wars 30

Strategy, Tactics, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Super Robot Wars 30 is a Japanese tactical strategy game with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting, in which characters and robots from various mecha anime work...

Monster Sanctuary

Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Monster Sanctuary is a side-scrolling pixel Metroidvania in a fantasy setting, in which you become monster trainers and can fight in 3v3 tactical battles...

Final Fantasy VII

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Final Fantasy VII is a third-person role-playing game in the anime and fantasy style. In Midgar, a city controlled by the mega-conglomerate Shinra Inc., Mako...

Tactics Ogre: Reborn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Tactics, Fantasy, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 November 2022

Metacritic: 85/100

Tactics Ogre: Reborn is a remaster of the remake of the original Tactics Ogre, which was released in the 90s on Super Famicom, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation (the...

Chained Echoes

Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a dangerous journey...

Roguebook

Role-playing game, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 April 2022

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Roguebook is a roguelike with procedurally generated locations and card-based turn-based combat. The plot of the game tells the story of a legendary book written...

ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game

Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2020

Players: 8.7/10

ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the...

Into the Breach

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2018

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Into the Breach is a tactical strategy game with turn-based battles about fighting off an alien invasion from the creators of FTL: Faster Than Light. You will...

Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 October 2023

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...

Curious Expedition 2

Role-playing game, Simulation, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Curious Expedition 2 is a sequel to the side-scrolling adventure role-playing game with a procedurally generated world, dedicated to expeditions in the 19th...

The Last Spell

Role-playing game, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Fantasy, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The game takes place in a dark fantasy world, in which, due to the Cataclysm caused by magicians, monsters began to appear everywhere, threatening humanity. A group...

Sea of Stars

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2023

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A game with turn-based battles and pixel graphics from the developers of The Messenger. The difficulty of story missions is adjusted to the hero’s level. During the...

SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays

Role-playing game, Tactics, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Combat robots

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 November 2019

Metacritic: 71/100

SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays is a tactical role-playing game about large robots with Japanese-style turn-based combat. In the game you have to control a squad...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 6.6/10

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...

Wildfrost

Roguelike, Card game, Tactics, Turn-based, Procedural generation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 April 2023

Metacritic: 80/100

The bitter cold has conquered the world, but Snowdwell and its inhabitants have become humanity's last hope to fight the eternal winter. As players progress, they...

Slay the Spire

Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Slay the Spire is a card-based role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to climb to the top of a dark tower, passing...

SteamWorld Heist 2

Strategy, Turn-based, Side view, Tactics, Steampunk, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 August 2024

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Turn-based tactics in steampunk style. Not everything is smooth in the blue sea, a crisis is brewing there — a water crisis! A precious resource has suddenly...

Armello

Role-playing game, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2018

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Armello is a unique hybrid of two genres — a collectible card game and a tabletop turn-based RPG from the creators of League of Geeks. The game world is...

Transistor

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Transistor is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell the story of a girl named Red. She is going to take...

Insurmountable

Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Roguelike, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2024

Metacritic: 74/100

Adventure tactical roguelike with turn-based combat. The main character alone challenges mountain landscapes and tries to withstand the endless hardships of...

Nexomon: Extinction

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Turn-based, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Nexomon: Extinction is a classic top-down RPG with turn-based combat where you have to catch various monsters. The world is on the verge of destruction because a...

Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2019

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...

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is a turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The events of the game are dedicated...

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Board / Group Game, Online, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 January 2022

Players: 1.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a free-to-play card game in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series, in which you need to wisely build a deck, calculate every step in advance and confront...

Ironcast

Role-playing game, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Logic, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Ironcast is an engaging role-playing strategy game with elements of a match-three puzzle set in a Victorian steampunk environment. To protect Great Britain, the...

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars

Board / Group Game, Card game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Metacritic: 76/100

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is a role-playing card game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting from the creators of the NieR and Drakengard series. A...

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Best Games in the Turn-based genre for Nintendo Switch