Turn-based for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Turn-based genre / Page 4

Cursed To Golf - a game in the Turn-based genre

Action, Adventure, Roguelike, Sports game, Golf, Side view, Comedy, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2022

Metacritic: 76/100

Cursed To Golf is an action-adventure game about playing golf with a side view. Your alter ego in the game is a damn golfer. He ended up in Golf Purgatory due to a...

Death Howl

Strategy, Adventure, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2026

Metacritic: 82/100

Players venture into a dark world of spirits alongside the huntress Ro, who seeks to bring her son back from the dead. The game offers over 25 hours of adventure in...

Alder's Blood

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 March 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Alder's Blood is a tactical turn-based strategy set in the world of dark fantasy. The game will tell the story of Hunters who need to destroy a corrupted god. To do...

Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023

Metacritic: 77/100

A pixel remaster of the original Final Fantasy II with new graphics and sound. The epic adventure begins with four young people who have lost their home during the...

Mary Skelter 2

Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 August 2019

Metacritic: 75/100

Mary Skelter 2 is a continuation of the atmospheric role-playing game with turn-based combat and first-person view in the Japanese style. Events take place in a...

Бессмертный. Сказки Старой Руси

Adventure, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2025

Players: 7.7/10

A card roguelike based on the “Tales of Old Rus'” universe, created by artist Roman Papsuev. It represents a modern interpretation of Slavic mythology and folk...

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2024

Metacritic: 83/100

The main character and his talking ferret assistant received a vision from a distant land about a girl in trouble. It led them to the mysterious Snake Thorn Island...

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story is a role-playing adventure set in the League of Legends universe with a turn-based combat system from the creators of...

Operencia: The Stolen Sun

Role-playing game, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 March 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Operencia: The Stolen Sun is a classic party role-playing game with a first-person view and turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. The game is based on the myths...

Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A pixelated remaster of the original Final Fantasy V with new graphics and sound. The King of Tycoon senses a change in the wind. The crystals that maintain the...

Super Neptunia RPG

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2019

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Super Neptunia RPG is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the yperdimension Neptunia universe, where...

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 February 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream — a continuation of the colorful Japanese-style role-playing game, in which you will play as the alchemist...

Fairy Tail

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 July 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Fairy Tail is an exciting adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat, based on the Japanese anime Fairy...

The Legend of Bum-bo

Role-playing game, Puzzle, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2022

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The Legend of Bum-bo — a turn-based role-playing game with arcade puzzles and randomly generated levels from the creators of Binding of Isaac. A monster named...

Vambrace: Cold Soul

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Vambrace: Cold Soul is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. The King of Shadows has cursed the great city of Icenair, causing...

Cardpocalypse

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Card game, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 December 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Cardpocalypse is a fun turn-based combat RPG card game set in the 1990s. The game tells the story of ten-year-old Jess, who moves to a new school where all the...

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2024

Metacritic: 83/100

Many years ago, the great hero Ortega set out on a dangerous journey to defeat the evil archdemon Baramos. However, his mission ended in failure, and the threat...

Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection

Action, Platformer, Collection, Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2026

Metacritic: 77/100

The collection brings back the iconic action series that became the foundation for anime and comics, in an expanded and refined format. The collection includes Mega...

Cosmic Star Heroine

Role-playing game, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 August 2018

Metacritic: 77/100

Cosmic Star Heroine is a Japanese-style adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat, where the main character, a secret agent, has to save the galaxy. In the...

Crown Wars: The Black Prince

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 November 2024

Metacritic: 59/100

The game takes place during the Hundred Years' War. The player takes control of a motley crew that will contribute to the completion of the massacre. The fact is...

Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf

Strategy, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf is a turn-based tactical strategy in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. You will find a single-player campaign with a dramatic plot and a...

Cris Tales

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2021

Metacritic: 74/100

Cris Tales is an adventure role -playing play with step -by -step battles in the Japanese style. The main feature of the game was the unique mechanics of “Time...

Crown Trick

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2020

Metacritic: 82/100

Crown Trick is a turn-based roguelike with fairly simple but nice fantasy-style animation. The plot revolves around a girl, Ellie, who finds herself in a kingdom of...

SaGa Frontier Remastered

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 April 2021

Metacritic: 74/100

SaGa Frontier Remastered is an anime-style adventure tactical RPG with an isometric view and a fantasy world. You will play as one of eight heroes, each with their...

Exorder

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2018

Metacritic: 60/100

Exorder is a turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place in a colorful fairy-tale world, where...

Roundguard

Pinball, Action, Roguelike, Role-playing game, Arcade, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 March 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Roundguard — a mixture of pinball mechanics and bagel. The main character explores randomly generated dungeons in search of treasure. Heroes of several...

Octopath Traveler 0

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

Role-playing game, Exploration, Dungeons, Turn-based, Fantasy, First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2024

Remake of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981) . The adventurer heroes once again venture into the dungeon beneath Trebor Castle to defeat the...

Death end re;Quest 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 February 2022

Metacritic: 71/100

Death end re;Quest 2 is a continuation of the atmospheric role-playing thriller with turn-based battles and a third-person view in the Japanese style. The game...

Nowhere Prophet

Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Card game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 July 2020

Metacritic: 77/100

Nowhere Prophet is an adventure card game with role-playing elements. In the game you have to travel through a dangerous world that is randomly generated and...

Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018

Players: 10/10

Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness is an expansion for a unique side-scrolling party-based RPG with turn-based combat. The add-on has added a new type of task...

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Nova-111

Adventure, In real time, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 January 2022

Nova-111 is an adventure Side view from the developers from the Funktronic Labs studio. It looks like Nova-111 turned out to be complete crap. This is evidenced by...

Catan

Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 June 2019

Catan is a third-person strategy with business simulator elements from the developers from the studio Big Huge Games, Inc.. The game is published by Big Huge Games...

Save Koch

Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Turn-based, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2020

Metacritic: 63/100

A tactical simulator of a mafia godfather driven into hiding by rumors of a traitor in the ranks of his loyal henchmen. In six days he must find the “mole...

SaGa Emerald Beyond

Tactics, Fantasy, Open world, Adventure, Turn-based, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 April 2024

Metacritic: 72/100

This installment of the SaGa franchise takes place across 17 unique worlds, each with its own aesthetic and culture. There you can meet different inhabitants...

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Metacritic: 64/100

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground is a strategy game with turn-based combat and role-playing elements in the Warhammer fantasy universe. You can expect intense...

1971 Project Helios

Strategy, Tactics, Post-apocalyptic, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 June 2020

Players: 6.4/10

1971 Project Helios is a turn-based tactical strategy game. In the world of the game, firearms and vehicles are very rare. The battle for resources does not stop...

Persona 3 Portable

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 January 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A modern version of the game Persona 3 FES (Append Edition) with improved graphics and gameplay. The main character transfers to a new school and learns that the...

Dark Deity

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2022

Metacritic: 77/100

A strategy with minimalist graphics in which you need to fight and upgrade your heroes, form squads of 30 fighters, providing them with equipment and magical...

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Best Games in the Turn-based genre for Nintendo Switch