The Best Strategy turn-based Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 2

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Update : Worldless added at rank #19.
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Inkulinati (2023)

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Inkulinati is a turn-based strategy game straight from medieval manuscripts, where a rabbit’s bum can be deadlier than a dog's sword. Become a master of the Living Ink, build your own bestiary, defeat medieval superstars and collect perks to unleash hidden powers.


  • turn-based
  • medieval
  • strategy
  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • tactical
  • humor
  • ink
  • hand-drawn
  • pvp
  • funny

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The Banner Saga (2014)

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Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • rpg
  • strategy
  • battle
  • combat
  • mythology
  • grid
  • narrative
  • fantasy

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Wartales (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X

In Wartales, you will lead a group of mercenaries through an open-world medieval landscape, filled with treasure and mysteries to uncover. Customize your team with specialized skills and equipment, as you traverse a vast terrain via horseback or on foot. With a turn-based combat system, anticipate encountering various enemies requiring strategic planning and coordination for success. Bond with your fellow comrades and celebrate an accomplished day of pillaging with a well-earned feast. In this harsh world, will you endure and prosper? Play Wartales and find out!


What we like:
  • Exciting turn-based combat
  • Extensive customization options
  • Immersive map interactions
  • Amusing lock picking and puzzle-solving
  • Enticing exploration opportunities
What could be improved:
  • Harsh early-game difficulty
  • Repetitive late-game combat
  • No horse-riding option for faster travel
  • Lack of hints for in-game quests
  • Troop deployment is somewhat illogical

  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • tactical
  • medieval
  • open-world
  • combat
  • battle
  • strategy
  • survival
  • crafting
  • fight
  • low-fantasy
  • cooperative
  • management
  • resource

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The Banner Saga 3 (2018)

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Experience the epic conclusion of The Banner Saga trilogy in a dark and desperate world-ending event. As you lead over 40 powerful heroes through tough odds, your decisions truly impact the game's outcome. The storyline concludes in a beautifully animated epic finale with a Grammy-nominated soundtrack that'll leave you feeling both triumphant and nostalgic.


What we like:
  • Excellent storytelling, art and setting
  • Innovative custom battles
  • A fitting end to the saga
  • The series ages very well
  • Grammy-nominated soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Some outcomes of fights seem meaningless
  • Lack of impact for decisions made earlier in the game

  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • battle
  • wave
  • rpg
  • strategy
  • narrative
  • combat
  • fight
  • story
  • grid
  • fantasy
  • hand-drawn

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Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia (2020)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

The continent of Runersia is home to six major powers with more than 40 bases, 100 knights, and 50 types of monsters. Select a ruler, organize knights and monsters into troops, and conquer enemy bases!

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  • strategy
  • turn-based
  • hex
  • battle
  • tactical
  • dragon
  • fantasy
  • grid
  • dark
  • rpg
  • map
  • japanese
  • top-down

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Wargroove 2 (2023)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Trouble stirs on the shores of Aurania. An ambitious new faction has unearthed forbidden relics capable of catastrophic consequences. But how far will they go to achieve glory? Take to the battlefield, sea, and sky with a cast of new Commanders, using your wits to wage turn-based war!

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  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • rogue-like
  • strategy
  • campaign
  • battle
  • traditional
  • pixel
  • wargame
  • fantasy
  • war
  • cooperative
  • family-friendly
  • rpg

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Oaken (2022)

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Oaken, a turn-based tactical roguelike set in the spirit inhabited world. Explore the Great Oak, gather allies and trinkets, learn to use the positioning for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards. Wake the spirits and save the Oak!

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  • turn-based
  • hex
  • battler
  • card
  • collector
  • creature
  • grid
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • deckbuilder
  • rogue-like
  • board-game
  • tabletop
  • deck

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Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (2022)

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Nintendo Switch

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is a spin-off title based on the 2019 edition of the series, Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It exchanges the turn-based strategy gameplay of most Fire Emblem titles for brutal real-time combat and allows players to take down legions of enemies while exploring the mysteries and intrigue between heated battles.

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What we like:
  • Down-time activities well balanced with complex battle mechanics
  • Helpful AI controlled teammates
  • Rich characterisation
  • Tactical depth
What could be improved:
  • System can be heavy at times
  • Tedious upgrading process for weapons & unlocking new weapons is expensive & requires tracking materials

  • battle
  • tactical
  • hack-and-slash
  • strategy
  • combat
  • alternate
  • war
  • fight
  • spin-off
  • rpg
  • narrative
  • turn-based
  • action
  • political
  • combo

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Worldless (2023)

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Worldless is set in a newborn universe based on entities trapped in an eternal conflict by the polarising nature of their attractions. Players will explore intricate and interconnected areas full of secrets and mysteries to uncover with a plethora of abilities. Using turn-based rules, fights combine traditional combat with active time actions for a thrilling and strategic combat.


  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • platform
  • strategy
  • 2d
  • metroidvania
  • combat
  • stylized
  • action-adventure
  • atmospheric
  • sci-fi

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Mario Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - Donkey Kong Adventure (2018)

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Embark in an epic battle against a vengeful Rabbid Kong who uses his new powers to take over a mysterious island. Donkey Kong, Rabbid Peach, and a moody new Rabbid hero, Rabbid Cranky, will team up on a journey across four brand-new environments. Discover a world full of reinvented tactical gameplay, new enemies, and secrets to uncover.


  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • xcom
  • boss-fight
  • puzzle
  • shotgun
  • cover
  • battle
  • rabbids
  • roomba
  • crossover
  • boss
  • platform-hopping
  • funny

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