Turn-based 2024 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Turn-based genre

Darkest Dungeon 2 - a game in the Turn-based genre

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...

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...

The Ouroboros King

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2024

An unusual strategy game that combines classic chess with roguelike elements. Each playthrough offers a new set of challenges, forcing you to adapt to changing...

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...

FANTASIAN Neo Dimension

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2024

Metacritic: 81/100

The world is engulfed by mechteria, a deadly mechanical infection that erases emotions and lives. The main character Leo awakens in an alien world inhabited by...

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...

Wartales, The Skelmar Invasion

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2024

Players: 9.8/10

Players travel to Ormans County, which is experiencing the largest invasion in its history. The last stronghold of the county fell and its defenders fled. Gamers...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Quest of Memories

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 June 2024

Players: 9.3/10

The official game based on the anime series "Reincarnation of the Unemployed: A Tale of Adventure in Another World", which gives you the opportunity to relive 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...

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...

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...

Rising Lords

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 January 2024

Players: 7.6/10

A turn-based strategy game set in medieval Europe that combines tactical battles, elements of card games, and multiplayer battles for up to four players. Each...

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...

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2024

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Japanese role-playing game with turn-based combat. Events take place in the world of Allraan, in which there is a place for magic, people, elves, desert people and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Inkulinati

Strategy, Turn-based, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The player takes on the role of a medieval illuminator who uses Living Ink to draw and command an army of creatures. On his way to power, he battles numerous...

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2024

The player assembles a team of monsters from the Dragon Quest series to fight enemies. You need to explore the expanses of Nadiria, where there are various...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Highwater

Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Post-apocalyptic, Isometric

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 March 2024

Metacritic: 70/100

Atmospheric adventure in a flooded world, where among the ruins of the old world there is still a place for friendship and hope. Nicos and his friends travel by...

Goblin Slayer Another Adventurer: Nightmare Feast

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2024

Metacritic: 57/100

An isometric role-playing game based on the anime Goblin Slayer. Players are immersed in a dark fantasy world where they take on the roles of brave adventurers...

World of Kungfu: Dragon&Eagle

Indie, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Adventure, Tactics, Old school, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024

Players: 10/10

A pixel game in which the gamer explores the lands of ancient China and participates in complex turn-based battles. The character learns and improves his skills in...

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Best Games in the Turn-based genre of 2024 for Nintendo Switch