Turn-based
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Statuses
Best Games in the Turn-based genre
Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op)
April 29, 2014
Players:
8.3/10
Metacritic:
82/100
Child of Light is a puzzle-platformer adventure with RPG elements and turn-based combat. The game is based on fairy tales. The events of the game tell the story of...
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
September 19, 2025
Metacritic:
88/100
The updated first chapter of the The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky series. The game takes place in the kingdom of Liberl, explored by Estelle and Joshua. The...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics
2026
Anticipation Rating:
9.8/10
HeatWave is a tactical turn-based combat simulator set in Alaska in the year 2080. A climate catastrophe has occurred in the world, and the United States decides to...
Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy
September 14, 2012
Players:
8.7/10
Metacritic:
86/100
FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...
Anime / Manga, Free game, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Online, Collectible card game (CCG)
April 17, 2023
Players:
9.3/10
In a remote corner of space and time, there exists a wonderful world where an ancient technological civilization has been approaching decline for many years. But...