Turn-based

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Comedy, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

April 14, 2026

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A colorful turn-based RPG centered around the story of two sisters, Samara and Amani, reuniting for a journey through an amazing world. Together with an ancient...

Battle of the Bulge

Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics

December 13, 2012

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This historical turn-based wargame simulation focuses on a famous battle of World War II. Battle of the Bulge follows the tradition of tabletop war games, with...

Democracy 2

Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Turn-based, Strategy, Indie

December 1, 2007

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 55/100

This turn-based political simulation puts the player in charge of a country as its president or prime minister, with the task of shaping its future. Government...

EarthBound

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

August 27, 1994

Players: 7.6/10

This turn-based role-playing game follows four young travelers trying to stop the malevolent Giygas from enslaving Earth. Set in the late 20th century, it takes...

King's Bounty: Crossworlds

Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox

September 17, 2010

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 78/100

An expansion for King's Bounty: Armored Princess, it includes the full Armored Princess campaign and two separate mini-campaigns. Champion of the Arena centers...

Legend of Heroes 1 & 2

Role-playing game, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

June 25, 1998

Legend of Heroes 1 & 2 is a first-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from developers from the Nihon Falcom Corp. studio. The main publisher of...

Magic: The Gathering

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game

March 6, 1997

Players: 7/10

A card-based strategy game inspired by Magic: The Gathering, it combines card duels with a campaign set in the fantasy world of Shandalar. The player travels...

Wizardry 5: Heart of the Maelstrom

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

June 8, 1990

Wizardry 5: Heart of the Maelstrom is a first-person role-playing game with a dash of fantasy from the masters at Sir-tech Software, Inc.. The game is published by...

Expeditions: Conquistador

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

May 30, 2013

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Set in 16th-century America, Expeditions: Conquistador is a turn-based role-playing strategy game about a Spanish expedition driven by the pursuit of gold and fame...

Cosmic Star Heroine

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

April 11, 2017

Steam: 89/100

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...

Worms Battlegrounds

Strategy, Turn-based, Indie

May 30, 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Worms Battlegrounds — is a turn-based strategy game where you control a team of worms and destroy other teams using a variety of weapons. Teams take turns...

Walking Dead: Road to Survival

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

August 27, 2015

Players: 8.6/10

The Walking Dead: Road to Survival — role-playing turn-based strategy with tactical elements and a side view. You must build your team of survivors and...

Valkyria Revolution

Strategy, In real time, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Action

January 19, 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Valkyria: Azure Revolution is a new game in the Valkyria Chronicles series, where the classic combat system is preserved, and the familiar GOUACHE engine is...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Grand strategy, Historical

January 27, 2016

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 is a Japanese-style global strategy game set in the Dynasty Warriors universe. As a military leader, you will control the actions...

Plague Road

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

May 23, 2017

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 16/100

Plague Road is a turn-based strategy role-playing game in a fantasy setting. You have to get used to the role of the Plague Doctor, who goes in search of survivors...

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

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

August 29, 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a unique tactical strategy game with turn-based combat in the Mario universe and with Ubisoft's crazy rabbits. Crazy rabbits...

Orangeblood

Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based, Cyberpunk

January 13, 2020

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Orangeblood is set at the end of the 20th century in an alternate timeline. Its setting is a man-made island off the coast of Okinawa, where rust and faded concrete...

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern

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

September 22, 2016

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 74/100

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern is a classic party role-playing game with turn-based combat and first-person view in a fantasy setting. The game revolves around a group...

Warlords of Aternum

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

September 28, 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Warlords of Aternum is a free-to-play strategy game with turn-based battles in a fantasy setting for mobile platforms. Hordes of orcs have been subjecting Dunmar to...

Disgaea 1 Complete

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

October 9, 2018

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Disgaea 1 Complete is a re-release of the classic role-playing game with Japanese-style turn-based combat. You have to go to a colorful fairy-tale world and try on...

Warhammer Underworlds: Online

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Online, Card game, Casual game, Grand strategy

January 28, 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 70/100

Warhammer Underworlds: Online is a multiplayer tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and card game elements set in the Warhammer fantasy universe. Trapped...

Star Dynasties

Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Futurism (Future), Role-playing game, Simulation, Science fiction, Grand strategy

March 16, 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 70/100

Star Dynasties is a sci-fi turn-based strategy game that takes you to a time of divided galaxy after the destruction of Earth. Over the centuries, the few surviving...

Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Historical, Tactics, Tanks, Board / Group Game

November 14, 2020

Players: 5/10

Steam: 78/100

A game in the setting of the Second World War, showing an alternative view of the development of those events. The gamer leads all types of troops of the Red Army...

Lawless Lands

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Open world, Exploration

August 14, 2020

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 88/100

Lawless Lands is a pixel RPG with turn-based combat and a Japanese-style top-down view. The game takes place in the once great kingdom of Crossia, which is plunged...

Ceres

Online, Role-playing game, MMO, Free game, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Strategy

July 19, 2019

Steam: 51/100

Ceres is a free-to-play multiplayer role-playing game with Japanese-style turn-based combat. In the game you will find an exciting PvP mode, strategic battles with...

Girls X Battle 2

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

June 20, 2018

Players: 10/10

Girls X Battle 2 is an anime role-playing game with an isometric fantasy view. Players not only need to focus on forming a team of girls, but also pay attention to...

The Caligula Effect 2

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

June 24, 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The Caligula Effect 2 is a sequel to the Japanese role-playing game with a third-person view and turn-based combat. The events of the game take place in a...

Total War: Pharaoh

Strategy, Historical, In real time, Grand strategy, Online, Turn-based, Tactics

October 11, 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The events of the strategy take place in Ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom. The reign of the great Pharaoh Merneptah comes to an end. Now the new leader will try...

Beast: False Prophet

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Medieval era, Gothic, Historical, Horror

October 25, 2023

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 63/100

The game takes place in a dark medieval world. The plot centers on a missing veteran who was presumed dead. Returning home to the Carpathians, he discovers that his...

SaGa Emerald Beyond

Tactics, Fantasy, Open world, Adventure, Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game

April 25, 2024

Steam: 72/100

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...

VED

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

November 14, 2024

Steam: 79/100

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...

Erannorth Renaissance

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Mysticism / Supernatural, Old school, Board / Group Game

July 25, 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

A story-driven role-playing game that combines interactive novel-style storytelling with turn-based combat and a deep character customization system. The player...

Crimson: Steam Pirates

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based

September 1, 2011

Metacritic: 88/100

A turn-based strategy game about pirate battles in a steampunk Caribbean setting. Players command Thomas Blood’s fleet of ships, submarines, and airships across...

Champion's Choice

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Collection, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Casino, Sandbox, Chess game

2005

Champion's Choice is an isometric simulation game with a mixture of strategy, puzzle, casino, sandbox and chess games from the masters of Hexacto Games Inc...

Daleks

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

August 13, 1991

Daleks — tactical strategy with a turn-based mode and a top-down view in a sci-fi...

Disciples 3: Resurrection

Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

October 7, 2011

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 30/100

An expansion for Disciples 3: Renaissance, centered on the Undead Hordes, a new race vying for power in the world of Nevendaar. The story follows heroes from the...

Dofus

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

September 1, 2005

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Dofus — the game takes place in the "World 12", named after the 12 deities that exist in it, as well as in the dimensions created by these deities, and the...

Etherlords 2

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Role-playing game

September 12, 2003

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A fantasy role-playing strategy game with turn-based tactical combat and collectible cards, Etherlords II returns to the world of Ether. Its five campaigns follow a...

Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based

March 15, 1991

Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness is a top-down strategy game with a dash of history from the developers at KOEI Co., Ltd.. The game's main publisher is KOEI...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

October 30, 1988

Steam: 71/100

This turn-based historical strategy game is set during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. The player takes the role of a warlord and seeks to unite the...

Best Games in the Turn-based genre