Turn-based
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Statuses
Best Games in the Turn-based genre for Nintendo Switch
Remake, Adventure, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Tactics, Turn-based, Fantasy, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024
Steam:
90/100
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...
Board / Group Game, Online, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Free game, Strategy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 January 2022
Players:
1.1/10
Steam:
72/100
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...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2019
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
85/100
This fantasy role-playing game follows Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe, who kidnap Princess Garnet, heir to Alexandria. Garnet wants to escape the castle...
Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Collectible card game (CCG), Replayability, Card game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 January 2026
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Card roguelike based on the anime series “Fairy Tail”. The plot of the game tells how Natsu and Happy discovered a mysterious door under the guild and went down...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2019
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, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Cyberpunk, Science fiction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2018
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
93/100
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...
Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, The Lord of the Rings, Strategy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2019
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
76/100
The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game is a turn-based collectible card game set in the fantasy universe of Lord of the Rings. The main feature of the project...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Crafting, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2019
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout is a third-person adventure RPG with turn-based combat in the Atelier series. The game will tell the story of an...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Medieval era
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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, Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Board / Group Game, Fantasy, Procedural generation
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2024
Steam:
95/100
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...
Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Exploration, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Top-down view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 September 2022
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Jack Move is a top-down cyberpunk adventure JRPG. Her name is Noah Solares, she is a legendary hacker whose name is spoken only in whispers on the streets. Even...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics, Comedy, Japanese role-playing game, Isometric
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 November 2025
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
74/100
A tactical RPG with an unusual approach to combat, where every move is also an action. The story takes place on a mysterious island, where the boundary between the...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2019
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
76/100
A futuristic anime-style role-playing game in which a cyber detective investigates digital mysteries across the boundary between the real and digital worlds...
Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 February 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Bravely Default 2 is a continuation of the turn-based role-playing game in a fantasy setting. In the sequel you will find a new plot of a new world with completely...
Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A pixel remaster of the original Final Fantasy IV with new graphics and sound. The Kingdom of Baron sends an elite airborne unit, the Red Wings, to attack...
