The Best Turn-based isometric Games - Page 2

Update : The Thaumaturge added at rank #23.
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HELLCARD: Prologue (2023)

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PC Windows

HELLCARD: Prologue lets you try both Singleplayer and Multiplayer modes of the main game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other gamers in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!

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  • rogue-like
  • battler
  • card
  • turn-based
  • deckbuilder
  • dungeon-crawler
  • isometric
  • cooperative

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Transistor (2014)

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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.


  • cyberpunk
  • rpg
  • narration
  • isometric
  • sci-fi
  • real-time
  • battle
  • turn-based
  • action
  • combat
  • tactical
  • story
  • beautiful
  • strategy
  • fight

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Mercenaries Blaze: Dawn of the Twin Dragons (2020)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows

“Mercenaries Blaze”is the 5th fantasy tactical simulation RPG. Turn-based battles are carried out on an isometric map. Attack and defense results vary depending on the direction you face, distance and elevation, making gameplay challenging enough to satisfy the even pickiest strategy lovers.


  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • battle
  • japanese
  • isometric
  • jrpg
  • narrative
  • movement

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The Age of Decadence (2015)

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PC Windows

The Age of Decadence is an appropriately difficult RPG that offers a wide breadth of options to the player, pushing them to make meaningful decisions that can alter their playthrough drastically. The game features turn-based combat and boasts a variety of stat-driven and story-driven paths.


What we like:
  • Broad range of choices
  • Immersive story
  • Interesting death animations
  • Fast travel from the start
  • Varied combat scenarios
What could be improved:
  • Clunky combat
  • Confusing stats system
  • No quest markers

  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • tactical
  • combat
  • old-school
  • fantasy
  • post-apocalyptic
  • isometric
  • rome
  • skill
  • choices
  • multiple-endings
  • roman

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Stellar Tactics (2016)

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early access PC Windows

A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with over 160,000 star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!


  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • tactical
  • character
  • party
  • old-school
  • sandbox
  • post-apocalyptic
  • isometric
  • customization
  • space
  • open-world
  • combat
  • sci-fi
  • classic

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Underrail (2015)

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PC Windows

UnderRail is a post-apocalyptic RPG game with turn-based combat, set in a world of tunnels and stations. You will create a character, explore the environment and uncover secrets as you progress. You will battle enemies using action points, use stealthy play and item crafting to your advantage. There are also psionic abilities that add an extra cyberpunk edge to the game.


What we like:
  • Perk-and-skill based character creation scheme
  • Action point governed combat system
  • Intuitive approach to stealthy play
  • Experience system that rewards exploration and thoroughness over combat prowess
  • Item crafting with meaningful stat choices
  • Psionic abilities for added depth
What could be improved:
  • Flat writing lacks creative spark of older games
  • Overly vague quest journal
  • No world or local map present

  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • isometric
  • old-school
  • classic
  • crafting
  • combat
  • post-apocalyptic
  • exploration
  • stealth
  • retro

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Wasteland 3 (2020)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Wasteland 3 is a post-apocalyptic turn-based game from Inxile Entertainment, set in the snowy area of Colorado. Combat is turn-based on a grid area, rewarding you for cleverly using your surroundings. The backdrop has an eye for detail and you can explore it in the Kodiak - a snowmobile/truck hybrid.


What we like:
  • Great story
  • 80-100 hours of gameplay
  • 120 hours of voice work
  • Challenging moral dilemmas
  • Variety in how to go about things
  • Co-op option available
  • Rewarding combat system
  • Detailed backdrop and exploration options
What could be improved:
  • No eyepatch found yet
  • Hats make characters bald
  • Limited replayability depending on playthrough choice

  • rpg
  • post-apocalyptic
  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • combat
  • squad
  • isometric
  • skill
  • cover
  • old-school
  • battle

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Stirring Abyss (2020)

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PC Windows

Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror.


  • turn-based
  • lovecraftian
  • tactical
  • underwater
  • rpg
  • horror
  • strategy
  • psychological
  • isometric
  • rogue-like
  • submarine
  • squad
  • narration

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Endhall (2018)

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Endhall is a byte-sized roguelike. Become an artificial intelligence and combine tactical actions to defeat your enemies and reach the end of the hallway.

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  • rogue-like
  • turn-based
  • procedural
  • byte-sized
  • tactical
  • logic
  • isometric
  • traditional
  • pixel
  • movement
  • minimalist
  • strategy
  • robots

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Wasteland Raiders (2020)

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PC Windows

Raiders! Forsaken Earth is a strategy/management game where you play as the leader of a merciless band of post-apocalyptic marauders. Build up your organization while extorting, kidnapping, and destroying the last remnants of civilization. The wasteland doesn't need another hero...

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  • grand-strategy
  • rpg
  • base-building
  • 2.5d
  • procedural
  • post-apocalyptic
  • sandbox
  • strategy
  • building
  • isometric
  • management
  • top-down
  • old-school
  • turn-based
  • open-world

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