Turn-based for Xbox Series X/S — top best games in the Turn-based genre

Baldur's Gate 3 - a game in the Turn-based genre

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Dungeons, Open world, Fantasy, Replayability

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 8 December 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 97/100

A classic role-playing game (CRPG) with an isometric camera, featuring interactive, immersive locations and varied gameplay. Go wherever you want, do whatever you...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Fantasy

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 24 April 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Atmospheric role -playing game with an unusual setting and dynamic step -by -step battles. In the center of the plot is a mysterious artist whose gloomy tradition...

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Steampunk, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 7 December 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Players will take on the role of a Rogue Trader, descendant of an ancient dynasty of brave privateers, ruling their own trading empire and exploring the outskirts...

Jagged Alliance 3

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 16 November 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the Jagged Alliance series, the plot of which tells about mercenaries. A squad of three mercenaries roams locations and participates in turn-based...

King's Bounty 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 7 September 2023

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...

Mewgenics

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

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2026

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A crazy cat-breeding RPG from the creator of The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy. This turn-based roguelike with draft simulator elements is a new challenge...

Star Wars Zero Company

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Star Wars

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 27 August 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.4/10

Step-by-step tactics in the universe of "Star Wars" in the spirit of the XCOM game series. The events unfold at the twilight of the Clone Wars. The player will lead...

Wartales

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 31 October 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...

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, In real time, Turn-based, Adventure

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 November 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Yakuza universe, which received a completely new combat system for the series. We...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7

Strategy, Online, Historical, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 11 February 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the legendary series of turn-based strategies. Players rule as one of the many legendary leaders in world history. At the beginning, the player also...

ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 8 October 2021

Players: 8.7/10

ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the...

Front Mission 3: Remake

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 30 January 2026

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Remake of Front Mission 3 with updated graphics, new features, and various improvements. The events of the game take place in the year 2112 in a world where...

Phoenix Point

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 9 December 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Phoenix Point is a tactical strategy game with turn-based combat in a futuristic setting, which is the spiritual successor to the games in the X-COM franchise. The...

Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns

Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Turn-based, Roguelike, Old school, Medieval era

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 13 August 2026

Metacritic: 70/100

Remaster Defender of the Crown — a game that became a hit in 1986. The original project is dedicated to medieval Britain. The player needs to capture enemy...

Divinity

Role-playing game, Adventure, In real time, Isometric, Turn-based, Fantasy

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.6/10

An ambitious role-playing game from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2. Divinity returns players to the legendary world of Rivellon to...

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Warhammer 40K

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 21 May 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

The sequel chronicles the massive conflict between the Vargard Nefershah and Adeptus Mechanicus factions. The game has two single-player story campaigns, where...

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined

Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 5 February 2026

Metacritic: 82/100

The main character, along with his friends, sets out beyond their small island. In a mysterious cave, they are transported to the past, where they learn that their...

Darkest Dungeon 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Humankind

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 22 August 2023

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...

Marvel's Midnight Suns

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Top-down view, Comics, Turn-based, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 2 December 2022

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Turn-based tactics in the Marvel universe from the creators of XCOM: Enemy Within and XCOM 2. Marvel's Midnight Suns is based on the dark comic book storyline...

Persona 4 Revival

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

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 18 February 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A remake of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, which retains the storyline structure of the original 2008 version and the Golden version, but with an improved...

Disciples: Domination

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 12 February 2026

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Fifteen years after the victory over the gods, Nevendaar is once again engulfed in chaos. The empire is falling apart, and on the throne is Avianna, a heroine of...

Persona 3 Reload

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 2 February 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Remake Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. Makoto Yuki transfers to a new school and discovers that the city she is in is overrun by terrifying monsters. The hero...

Company of Heroes 3

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 30 May 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The events of the third part take place in the Mediterranean. The game features an exciting story campaign, the largest in the history of the Company of Heroes...

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy

Adventure, Role-playing game, Warhammer 40K, Turn-based, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

In the darkness of a distant future, where there is no peace and no hope, the path of an Inquisition Acolyte begins. In this tactical cRPG set in the Warhammer...

Total War: Warhammer 40,000

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Turn-based, Science fiction, Warhammer 40K

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game transfers the classic formula of the Total War series into a grim future setting, combining turn-based empire management with large-scale real-time...

Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 29 August 2023

Players: 9.2/10

A game with turn-based battles and pixel graphics from the developers of The Messenger. The difficulty of story missions is adjusted to the hero’s level. During the...

Songs of Conquest

Strategy, Adventure, Turn-based, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 12 November 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Turn-based adventure strategy in the spirit of “Heroes of Might and Magic”. The goal of the game is to gather a powerful army, master magic and conquer distant...

Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 15 December 2025

Players: 9.2/10

Special edition of a tactical role-playing game with turn-based battles in a fantasy setting for modern consoles. The game is fully adapted for gamepad control and...

Norse: Oath of Blood

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

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Step-by-step tactical strategy set in Norway during the Viking era combines settlement management and large-scale battles. The development of crafts, agriculture...

Age of Wonders 4

Strategy, Online, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Grand strategy

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 2 May 2023

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An epic battle for the future of the world is coming! The great wizard kings who have returned to the world wish to rule over mortals like gods. Each ruler tries to...

Endless Legend 2

Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Grand strategy

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 17 September 2026

The sequel to the global step -by -step strategy, the action of which unfold on the inhospitable planet of Saiadhu, hiding many secrets and treasures. The main task...

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 24 August 2023

Players: 10/10

A strategy game with roguelike elements that reimagines chess. The player takes control of a black king with a shotgun, who must defeat an army of white pieces and...

Gears Tactics

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 November 2020

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Gears Tactics is a top-down tactical strategy game set in the futuristic Gears of War universe. The game takes place 12 years before the events of the original...

Digimon Story Time Stranger

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 3 October 2025

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...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Comics, Tactics

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 14 August 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

A tactical game where the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battle villains in turn-based battles. Splinter and Shredder are dead. The player tries to help the...

Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors

First-person view, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 21 April 2026

Metacritic: 84/100

A casual roguelike with a turn-based combat system Vampire Survivors. As players progress, they explore dungeons, collect powerful card decks, fight monsters, gain...

The Ouroboros King

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 22 November 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...

The Legend of Bum-bo

Role-playing game, Puzzle, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 29 June 2022

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The Legend of Bum-bo — a turn-based role-playing game with arcade puzzles and randomly generated levels from the creators of Binding of Isaac. A monster named...

Demonschool

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics, Comedy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 19 November 2025

Metacritic: 74/100

A tactical RPG with an unusual approach to combat, where every move is also an action. The story takes place on a mysterious island, where the boundary between the...

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Best Games in the Turn-based genre for Xbox Series X/S