The Best Turn-based Games - Page 5

Update : Novice Dungeon Master added at rank #1.
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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
  • low-fantasy
  • battle
  • strategy
  • fight
  • survival
  • cooperative
  • crafting
  • skill

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak (2023)

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Playstation 4 j Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5

Dive into the newest chapter of the Trails series with Kuro no Kiseki and experience the adventure with enhanced combat, updated visuals, and high-speed game mode!


  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • combat
  • jrpg
  • battle
  • real-time
  • action
  • political

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SpellForce: Conquest of Eo - Demon Scourge (2023)

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Playstation 5 j Xbox Series X PC Windows

On a journey to great magical might, explore and control the lands of Eo in this ever-changing turn-based strategy role-playing game. Field armies and heroes in tactical combat, finish hundreds of quests, and gather spells and artefacts to become the most powerful mage of all. 

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  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • rpg
  • fantasy
  • 4x
  • dwarf
  • grand-strategy
  • crafting
  • lore
  • real-time
  • battle
  • horses
  • military
  • combat

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Second Front (2023)

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Android PC Windows

Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.


  • turn-based
  • wargame
  • world-war-2
  • tactical
  • hex
  • strategy
  • tanks
  • war
  • board-game
  • grid

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Inkulinati (2023)

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early access Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s j Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Mac OS

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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Farlanders (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Farlanders is a turn-based city builder set on Mars, with a puzzle game mentality and an engaging story that challenges you to think about the right you have to change the face of a planet. You play as Marco, an architect who discovers that all is not what it seems. Balance resources, build structures and manage colony happiness in this demanding but rewarding space colony simulator.


What we like:
  • Vibrant visuals
  • Realistic environments
  • Dynamic building system
  • Strategic choices
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Turn-based city builder
  • Procedurally generated maps
What could be improved:
  • Complexity can be overwhelming for some players
  • Steep learning curve
  • Requires careful resource management

  • city-building
  • turn-based
  • mars
  • colony
  • resource-management
  • base-building
  • simulation
  • building
  • strategy
  • space
  • procedural
  • pixel
  • management
  • survival

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Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022)

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Nintendo Switch

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is an innovative turn-based tactical RPG. You play as Mario and his Rabbid allies as they battle a space monster named Cursa and her Darkmess. The game captures the energy of the Rabbids, and provides supercharged weapons, flinging allies into the air, and Sparks to power up your team.

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What we like:
  • Innovative gameplay
  • Vibrant and lively atmosphere
  • Strategic maps without grids
  • Lots of fun characters with unique abilities
  • Smooth controls
What could be improved:
  • Not for those who don't like turn-based tactical RPGs
  • Some jokes may be too dumb for some players

  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • battle
  • grid
  • strategy
  • cover
  • combat
  • crossover
  • puzzle
  • rpg
  • exploration
  • fight

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Relapse (2022)

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PC Windows

Relapse is a card-based game where you go on a crusade to lift mankind's curse. You get to draw ability cards and use them as long as your action points allow you to. In addition, you get allies to help you in your battles, but beware of environmental hazards that might change your course. There are over 170 unlockables and 240+ cards to choose from. Will you claim victory? Join the quest and find out! Made by a solo developer, who's always open to suggestions and feedback.

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What we like:
  • Affordable price
  • Fun and casual gameplay
  • Responsive developer who fixes bugs quickly
  • Unique classes and synergies
  • Good meta progression system
What could be improved:
  • Some graphics and design elements need more polish
  • Starting deck can be boring
  • Limited options for starting a fresh run
  • Mixed reviews on difficulty

  • deckbuilder
  • turn-based
  • rogue-like
  • card
  • battler
  • character
  • strategy
  • combat
  • customization
  • tactical

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Super Bullet Break (2022)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows

Super Bullet Break is a deck-building roguelike game with addictive gacha mechanics and great fan service featuring over 160 anime girl bullets. The game's unique time management system adds a new layer of depth to the turn-based combat. Although the game can be frustrating at times, it offers highly replayable mechanics that are perfect for short bursts of play or as a time filler over the long term. If you enjoy challenging deck builders with addictive gameplay, Super Bullet Break is definitely worth playing.


What we like:
  • Addictive gacha mechanics
  • Unique time management system
  • Great fan service
  • Highly replayable mechanics
  • Challenging gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Can be frustrating at times
  • Difficulty curve is uneven
  • Randomization can result in a lousy hand
  • Early levels are disproportionately challenging

  • card
  • deckbuilder
  • turn-based
  • rogue-like
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • battler
  • rhythm
  • battle
  • collector
  • creature
  • cute
  • anime
  • dating-sim
  • deck

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Hard West 2 (2022)

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PC Windows

Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • western
  • card
  • strategy
  • supernatural
  • cover
  • combat
  • rpg

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