Turn-based strategy games are accessible and engaging for new players. Invisible Inc offers a stylish cyberpunk world with tense turn-based tactics. Gears Tactics provides a dark, brutal, and ...
Customizable avatars and skill systems similar to JRPGs are present in Western-made RPGs like Clair Obscur. Dragon Quest 9 introduced deep customization and turn-based multiplayer features to the RPG ...
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Best 2D Turn-Based RPGs

Don’t let the shift in perspective fool you; these 2D turn-based RPGs are just as epic and enthralling as any 3D game.
In my seemingly never-ending quest to find that one perfect turn-based tactics or RPG game that will satisfy that strategy itch, I am constantly looking for upcoming games that have promise. It’s ...
Developer Ice Code Games (Hard West II, Rogue Waters) have announced Nightmare Frontier, a tactical turn-based strategy game that's also an extraction looter. Think "XCOM meets Hunt: Showdown with a ...
Monster Couch, the studio behind the digital adaptations of board games Wingspan and Calico (Quilts & Cats of Calico), has announced a video game version of the tabletop strategy game Flamecraft. It ...
Try as I might, turn-based strategy games don't usually do it for me. That's one reason I haven't yet dipped into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, many people's favorite of the year so far. I'd almost ...
Playing Day of the Shell, I'm struck with a desire to see more games like it. The new roguelike from indie developer Duper Games has all the grid-based, turn-based tactics of XCOM, but trades out the ...
Turn-based games are not my forte—I'm far too impatient to plot out my next three moves ahead of time—but I'm always tempted to try them out, especially when there's the promise of a retro 32-bit ...