Turn-based for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Turn-based genre / Page 5

Little Town Hero - a game in the Turn-based genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2019

Metacritic: 64/100

Little Town Hero is a colorful role-playing adventure with a third-person view and turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will take you to a...

Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Card game, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars is a collectible card strategy game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the dark world of...

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 November 2019

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels is a turn-based strategy with a dash of action. The plot continues the events of the first season of the series and tells about the...

Cross Tails

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2023

For more than ten years, the dog kingdom of Ranverfurt and the cat republic of Hidik have been at war. This enmity is deeply rooted in the memory of their peoples...

XCOM 2: Collection

Strategy, Tactics, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Collection

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 77/100

XCOM 2: Collection — the complete edition of the turn-based strategy game XCOM 2, which includes not only the original game but also previously released DLCs and...

Circus Electrique

Tactics, Role-playing game, Steampunk, Turn-based, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 September 2022

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Circus Electrique is a turn-based tactical role-playing game in the steampunk genre. Ordinary Londoners have suddenly turned into evil killers, and only the...

Capes

Isometric, Tactics, Turn-based, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2024

Metacritic: 76/100

Villains with superpowers seized control of the city twenty years ago. The player assembles a squad of superheroes to stop criminals. There are many characters with...

Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2019

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Planescape: Torment — Enhanced Edition is a special re-release of the classic role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy world for modern...

Suikoden 1&2 HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2025

Remsters Suikoden and Suikoden 2 -games from the 90s, known for their deep plot and memorable characters. In games, updated visual effects, new sounds of the...

Arco

Tactics, Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Top-down view, Adventure, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2024

Metacritic: 86/100

A unique tactical action game where the plot is formed based on the player’s decisions. Four heroes must travel through dense forests, endless plains and scorching...

The World of Kungfu: Dragon and Eagle

Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Indie, Tactics, Turn-based, Old school, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024

Players: 10/10

The player explores the lands of ancient China and masters different martial arts. There are many techniques that are used in step -by -step battles. You can find...

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 → 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...

West of Loathing

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 May 2018

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

West of Loathing is an unusual adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat. You have to go to the minimalistic world of the city of Boring Springs, where you...

Dark Quest 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2019

Dark Quest 2 — isometric role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting, based on the board game of the same name. The game is based on a party...

Ash of Gods: Redemption

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 January 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Ash of Gods is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with dramatic, choice-driven storytelling. The game world is a fantasy on the theme of the...

Battle Worlds: Kronos

Action, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots, Isometric, Warships / Submarines

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 June 2019

Metacritic: 71/100

Battle Worlds: Kronos is a turn-based action strategy with fantasy elements and combat robots. Experience two sides of the battle using multiple fighting styles...

Digimon Story Time Stranger

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

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 10 July 2026

Metacritic: 80/100

A role-playing game featuring monster taming, centered around a grand story of the world's destruction and the strong bonds between humans and Digimon. The events...

Super Mario RPG

Mario Game, Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Remake of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars — a 1996 role-playing game for the SNES. The game narrates the adventures of Mario and his friends as they...

The Dragoness: Command of the Flame

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike, Fantasy, Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 September 2023

The Dragoness: Command of the Flame is a fantasy turn-based strategy game with city-building and roguelike elements. In addition to fighting and exploring the...

Long Gone Days

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2023

Players: 9.7/10

The main character is a young sniper named Rourke. He was raised underground as a soldier his entire adult life. One day, Rourke receives his first assignment, in...

Pokemon Legends: Arceus

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Pokemon Legends: Arceus is a turn-based tactical action game in the fantasy universe of legendary Pokemon. The events of the game take place in an era so distant...

Worldless

Adventure, Platformer, Turn-based, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 November 2023

Metacritic: 85/100

The player explores a formless world, battling enemies. Battles are turn-based, but you'll need to choose the right actions at the right moment. As you progress...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake

Remake, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024

A remake of the historical strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8. The game recreates the events of the Three Kingdoms era of China, where powerful warriors and...

Invisible, Inc.

Action, Strategy, Stealth, Turn-based, Indie, Steampunk

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 June 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Invisible, Inc. — a tactical strategy with turn-based battles in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell about a secret organization of special agents who...

Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance is a Japanese-style turn-based tactical RPG. The main character is the demon Killia, who opposes the emperor who rules hell. You...

Heroland

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2019

Metacritic: 69/100

Heroland is a fun role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view. The game combines the laid-back fun of a theme park with the very real dangers of...

Chess Ultra

Simulation, Sports game, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Chess game, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Chess Ultra is a sports simulator of the classic game of chess with support for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, OSVR, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR. Expect...

Romancing SaGa 3

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 November 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Romancing SaGa 3 is a classic RPG adventure with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The game will offer several characters with different gameplay and will send...

Hex Gambit: Respawned

Online, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2024

Players: 5.5/10

A multiplayer turn-based strategy game that pits players against each other in exciting 1v1 and 2v2 modes. You can customize your team by choosing a captain and...

Magin: The Rat Project Stories

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2026

A narrative adventure in a dark fantasy world, combining exploration, choices, and card battles with deck building. The action takes place in a grim universe at the...

Jack Move

Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Exploration, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 September 2022

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...

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The sequel continues the story of the world of Calvard, where peaceful life is again under threat. After the defeat of the Almaty mafia organization, people return...

Caves of Qud

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 February 2026

Metacritic: 91/100

A turn-based RPG from the minds of Sproggiwood. The game world is generated anew each time, offering unique adventures with each visit. The environment can be...

Thirsty Suitors

Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2023

Metacritic: 78/100

A bright game about a girl named Jala, who must deal with all her problems. While communicating with your mother, you can learn how to cook various dishes in a...

Grimshade

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2020

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 53/100

Grimshade is a colorful tactical RPG with turn-based combat and an isometric view. The game takes place in the fantasy medieval world of Ri'Fa, which is powered by...

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 → 15 January 2026

Players: 7.7/10

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...

I Was A Teenage Exocolonist

Simulation, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Card game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 August 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 91/100

I Was A Teenage Exocolonist is an adventure role-playing game with elements of a visual novel and dating simulator. You and your family grew up on humanity's first...

Athenian Rhapsody

Role-playing game, Action, Exploration, Comedy, Tactics, Adventure, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2024

A humorous game in which the main character explores the world of Athens. The gamer must create a unique story by making important decisions. There are 16...

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 January 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is a turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view and role-playing elements, combining Lovecraftian horror and the Third Reich...

DungeonTop

Top-down view, Card game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Logic, Strategy, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 December 2020

Players: 7.1/10

DungeonTop is a fantasy roguelike with decks of cards about exploring dungeons filled with mountains of untold riches and artifacts, as well as dangerous creatures...

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Best Games in the Turn-based genre for Nintendo Switch