Turn-based for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Turn-based genre / Page 3

Pathway - a game in the Turn-based genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Metacritic: 69/100

Pathway is an amazing tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The events of the game will take you to 1936, when German military...

Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven

Remake, Adventure, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Tactics, Turn-based, Fantasy, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024

Metacritic: 81/100

A remake of the role-playing adventure Romancing SaGa 2. Players take on the role of a ruler defending an empire against the powerful Lords of Sin. Inspired by...

The Outbound Ghost

Adventure, Arcade, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 December 2022

The Outbound Ghost is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based battles and a side view, reminiscent of Paper Mario. Paper creatures roam a charming world...

Worms W.M.D

Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 November 2017

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Worms W.M.D is a turn-based tactical action strategy game with a side view. A continuation of the popular game series, where two squads of worms will clash again in...

Rogue Lords

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Rogue Lords is a dark fantasy roguelike in which the player leads a squad of devils. The squad includes various monsters and characters known from films and fairy...

Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster

Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A pixelated remaster of the original Final Fantasy VI with new graphics and sound. The War of the Magi has wiped out all magic from the world. A thousand years...

WARSAW

Role-playing game, Strategy, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 66/100

WARSAW is a tactical role-playing game set in the Second World War. You will play the role of the Polish Resistance fighting against the Nazis. You will find...

Rebel Cops

Strategy, Tactics, Stealth, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Rebel Cops is a tactical strategy with step-by-step battles and isometric type of camera, which is the spin-off of the This Is the Police series. In the game, you...

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 August 2019

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based RPG with an emphasis on storytelling and tactical combat. A serious, adult story will unfold before you, the action of...

Islanders

Arcade, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Islanders is a minimalistic turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view. Do you want to build beautiful cities without spending long hours on resource...

Redemption Reapers

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Tactical role-playing game with turn-based battles from the creators of Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. The action takes place in a dark fantasy world...

SteamWorld Heist

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 December 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

SteamWorld Heist is a stylish and fun strategic shooter in the steampunk genre about pirates and robots. The main character is pirate Piper Faraday, who gathers a...

Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow

Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 February 2018

Metacritic: 78/100

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow is a fantasy RPG adventure in the style of a visual novel. Make meaningful choices and forge your own path in this epic...

Broken Lines

Role-playing game, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Broken Lines is a tactical turn-based strategy with RPG elements and an isometric camera view. Set during World War II, the game follows a group of eight soldiers...

OMORI

Horror, Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 June 2022

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 88/100

OMORI is an indie horror adventure with fantasy RPG elements. You have to explore a strange world full of colorful friends and enemies. You'll travel through the...

Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance

Japanese role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 June 2024

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Enhanced version of Shin Megami Tensei 5 with a new story not told in the original. The player encounters a mysterious group of demons called Kadishtu. The...

Valkyria Chronicles

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2018

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Valkyria Chronicles is a turn-based tactical strategy with role-playing elements. The game takes place in Europe in 1935, presenting an alternative version of World...

Coromon

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 July 2022

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 74/100

The main character travels through a colorful world and tames various creatures in order to get them into his squad of coromons. In total, there are about a hundred...

The DioField Chronicle

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2022

Metacritic: 70/100

The DioField Chronicle is a massive Japanese RPG with turn-based combat in which heroes must save the world from chaos. Imperial invaders are roaming the area, and...

Reverie Knights Tactics

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2022

Metacritic: 68/100

Reverie Knights Tactics is a tactical role-playing game with an isometric camera view and turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. In the game, you will go on an...

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2022

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...

Metal Slug Tactics

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2024

Metacritic: 75/100

Continuation of the cult shooter Metal Slug in a new format. Now the classic action platformer has been transformed into a tactical roguelike. After many years of...

Terra Memoria

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2024

Six heroes travel through a vibrant fantasy world. The characters must find out the reason for the attack of the ancient machines. As they progress, the heroes...

Child of Light

Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Child of Light is a puzzle-platformer adventure with RPG elements and turn-based combat. The game is based on fairy tales. The events of the game tell the story of...

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster

Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023

Metacritic: 80/100

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster is a pixel remake of the original Final Fantasy with new graphics and sound. The game's story focuses on four heroes whose parents...

Wildermyth

Role-playing game, Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Board / Group Game, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2024

Metacritic: 86/100

Tactical role-playing game with turn-based battles. The player leads a group of heroes who have left their farming duties to protect their home. Each character has...

Various Daylife

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2022

Adventure role -playing game in the spirit of classic Japanese RPG from the creators Octopath Traveler and Bravelly default. Events unfold on a new continent...

Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 July 2023

Metacritic: 75/100

The events of the game take place in the Royal Academy of Magic. Young Marie cannot cope with alchemy, so the professor arranges for her to join a workshop that...

Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2020

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia is a sequel to the 1998 role-playing strategy game Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena, retaining the core mechanics of its...

Shogun Showdown

Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Roguelike, Medieval era, Card game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2024

Metacritic: 88/100

A tactical turn-based roguelike about a hero who challenges the powerful shogun. To win battles, you need to choose a good position, attack at the right moment and...

John Wick Hex

Action, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 December 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 75/100

John Wick Hex is a fast action game with strategy elements, based on the movie "John Wick". In the game you have to try on the role of a famous assassin. The...

Fairy Tail 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 December 2024

Metacritic: 66/100

An adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat, based on the Japanese anime Fairy Tail. The story is based on the final story arc of the original Alvarez...

WINGSPAN

Strategy, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 December 2020

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

WINGSPAN is a fun collectible card game with turn-based combat for 1-5 players. You will act as ornithologists, collectors, connoisseurs and observers who want to...

Underhero

Role-playing game, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Turn-based, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2020

Underhero is a role-playing puzzle platformer with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of a chosen hero who is...

Black Legend

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Black Legend is a turn-based strategy with role-playing elements in the setting of the dark Middle Ages. In the game you will lead a squad of mercenaries and help...

VED

Side view, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Turn-based, Tactics, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2024

Metacritic: 66/100

A dark game in which the gamer explores mysterious islands where he fights monsters. Set in two worlds, the game tells the story of Cyrus, a young hero who embarks...

Wargroove

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 February 2019

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Wargroove is a top-down turn-based tactical strategy game in a fantasy setting. You have to fight with other players, choosing your commander and gathering an army...

Defend the Rook

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Fantasy, Role-playing game, Board / Group Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2022

The player places towers to save the kingdom from hordes of enemies. It is important to carefully select places for construction and improve towers in a timely...

Thea 2: The Shattering

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2021

Thea 2: The Shattering is a continuation of a unique turn-based strategy with elements of 4X strategy, survival, RPG and card game in the world of Slavic mythology...

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Best Games in the Turn-based genre for Nintendo Switch