Turn-based 2021 for PC — top best games in the Turn-based genre

King's Bounty 2 - a game in the Turn-based genre

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Nostria was once a magical place where everyone had a chance at a good life. Today, the kingdom is in decline: robbers prowl everywhere, creatures of darkness are...

Wartales

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

Early Access: PC → 1 December 2021; Game released: PC → 12 April 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A hundred years have passed since the world witnessed the fall of the once great Edoran Empire at the hands of an unprecedented plague that swept through the...

Humankind

Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Historical

Game released: PC → 17 August 2021

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Humankind is a turn-based management strategy about the history of mankind. The game will allow you to rewrite the human past and create your own, unique...

ATOM RPG Trudograd

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Turn-based, DLC

Early Access: PC → 11 May 2020; Game released: PC → 13 September 2021

Players: 8.1/10

ATOM RPG Trudograd — an expansion for the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Early Access: PC → 20 March 2020; Game released: PC → 29 April 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

Darkest Dungeon 2

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Dungeons, Gothic, Indie

Early Access: PC → 26 October 2021; Game released: PC → 8 May 2023

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...

Echo Generation

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 21 October 2021

Metacritic: 75/100

Echo Generation is an action-adventure RPG with turn-based combat and a third-person view. Summer 1993. You and your friends set out to investigate the source of a...

The Last Spell

Role-playing game, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Fantasy, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 9 March 2023; Early Access: PC → 3 June 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The game takes place in a dark fantasy world, in which, due to the Cataclysm caused by magicians, monsters began to appear everywhere, threatening humanity. A group...

Gloomhaven

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 17 July 2019; Game released: PC → 20 October 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A tactical role-playing game with turn-based combat, based on the board game of the same name. Players embark on an exciting journey through terrifying dungeons...

Black Book

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

Game released: PC → 10 August 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Black Book is a mixture of an adventure game and a card RPG in the setting of Russian fairy tales. The game tells the story of a young peasant woman, Vasilisa: the...

Total War: Rome Remastered

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, In real time, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 29 April 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Total War: Rome Remastered is an enhanced version of the historical strategy game with turn-based movements on the global map and real-time battles Rome: Total...

Disciples: Liberation

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

Game released: PC → 18 November 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Disciples: Liberation is a continuation of the famous series of tactical RPGs with strategy elements and an isometric camera view in a dark fantasy setting. You...

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector

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

Game released: PC → 15 July 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a sci-fi turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. As you progress, you will...

Midnight Protocol

Tactics, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Adventure, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 13 October 2021

A tactical role-playing game about digital hacking, where all actions are performed using the keyboard. As a hacktivist known as Data, you will investigate the leak...

Black Legend

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

Game released: PC → 25 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Black Legend is a turn-based strategy with role-playing elements in the setting of the dark Middle Ages. In the game you will lead a squad of mercenaries and help...

Dorfromantik

Strategy, Arcade, Indie, Isometric, Turn-based

Early Access: PC → 25 March 2021; Game released: PC → 28 April 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Dorfromantik is a colorful city-building strategy with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. You start the game with a stack of procedurally generated...

Solasta: Crown of the Magister

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

Early Access: PC → 20 October 2020; Game released: PC → 27 May 2021

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Solasta: Crown of the Magister is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. You will find a choice of race and class of...

Tainted Grail: Conquest

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

Early Access: PC → 19 June 2020; Game released: PC → 27 May 2021

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Tainted Grail: Conquest is a dark role-playing game with turn-based combat and a top-down view in a fantasy setting. Avalon is dying. King Arthur is long gone, and...

Final Fantasy

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

Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Final Fantasy is a Japanese-style top-down fantasy RPG with turn-based combat. The game's story focuses on four heroes whose parents were killed during the invasion...

Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

Early Access: PC → 26 September 2019; Game released: PC → 7 September 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The main character is a participant in the C.R.O.N.U.S. project, which studies the technologies and artifacts of a long-gone civilization. On his way, he will make...

King Arthur: Knight's Tale

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

Early Access: PC → 26 January 2021; Game released: PC → 26 April 2022

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

King Arthur: Knight's Tale is a turn-based tactical role-playing game in a dark fantasy setting, based on the myths of King Arthur. The plot is a modern retelling...

Across the Obelisk

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Roguelike, Online, Strategy, Side view, Turn-based

Early Access: PC → 8 April 2021; Game released: PC → 16 August 2022

Across the Obelisk is a role-playing roguelike in a fantasy setting with turn-based battles, a side view and the ability to collect a powerful deck of cards. In the...

Wildermyth

Role-playing game, Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Board / Group Game, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 13 November 2019; Game released: PC → 15 June 2021

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...

Final Fantasy IV

Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy

Game released: PC → 8 September 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Final Fantasy IV is a tactical turn-based strategy role-playing game with anime and fantasy RPG elements. Expect fully voiced dramatic cutscenes, deep, emotionally...

Siege Survival: Gloria Victis

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

Game released: PC → 18 May 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Siege Survival: Gloria Victis is a spin-off of the multiplayer role-playing game Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG. The game takes place in a castle besieged by...

Roguebook

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

Game released: PC → 17 June 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Roguebook is a roguelike with procedurally generated locations and card-based turn-based combat. The plot of the game tells the story of a legendary book written...

Vagrus - The Riven Realms

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 5 October 2021; Early Access: PC → 22 July 2020

A role-playing game focused on storytelling, exploring an open world, and strategic management. At the center of the story is the vagrus — the leader of a caravan...

Insurmountable

Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Roguelike, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PC → 29 April 2021

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...

Fights in Tight Spaces

Board / Group Game, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Turn-based

Early Access: PC → 24 February 2021; Game released: PC → 2 December 2021

Players: 2.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Fights in Tight Spaces is a mix between a collectible card game and a tactical strategy game. In the tactical part, the user controls an agent of the Section 11...

Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game

Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Early Access: PC → 6 April 2021; Game released: PC → 9 November 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A sci-fi RPG from the creators of The Age of Decadence. The action takes place on a colony ship sent to Proxima Centauri to expand the influence of a religious...

Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster

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

Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A pixelated remaster of the original Final Fantasy III with new graphics and sound. The four main characters have been completely redesigned, and new scenarios...

This is the President

Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 6 December 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

This is the President is a turn-based tactical strategy with management elements. This is a management game with a fascinating plot. It's 2020 and you've been...

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen

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

Game released: PC → 22 January 2021

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in the Japanese style. In the game you will try on the role of a young...

City of Gangsters

Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Historical

Game released: PC → 9 August 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 67/100

City of Gangsters is a management strategy game with an isometric camera view, where you create your own syndicate in the United States during the Prohibition era...

Bravely Default 2

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

Game released: PC → 2 September 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Bravely Default 2 is a continuation of the turn-based role-playing game in a fantasy setting. In the sequel you will find a new plot of a new world with completely...

Spelldrifter

Role-playing game, Tactics, Collectible card game (CCG), Turn-based, Isometric, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 15 October 2019; Game released: PC → 19 April 2021

Players: 10/10

A hybrid of a card game and a tactical role-playing game, in which the player organizes heroes into a squad and builds his own deck of cards. The heroes set off on...

Empires in Ruins

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 25 March 2021

Players: 1/10

Empires in Ruins is a fun top-down real-time strategy game with tower defense elements. Something happened in a small state full of corruption, pomaded dandies...

Urtuk: The Desolation

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

Game released: PC → 27 February 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Urtuk: The Desolation is a dark open-world tactical RPG with hardcore gameplay. There will be no elves, gnomes, dragons and other classic creatures in the game...

Dust to the End

Adventure, Side view, Strategy, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Turn-based, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 11 August 2021

Players: 7/10

Dust to the End is an adventure role-playing strategy with turn-based combat and a side view in a post-apocalyptic setting. Nuclear war destroyed almost all of...

Gladiator Guild Manager

Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Turn-based, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Business / Management, Role-playing game

Early Access: PC → 14 October 2021; Game released: PC → 22 June 2024

Players: 8.2/10

A managerial simulator with elements of tactics in which the player needs to develop his own guild of fighters and lead them to glory. Recruiting warriors...

Turn-based

Best Games in the Turn-based genre of 2021 for PC