8-Bit Adventures 2 is like all of your favorite NES-era JRPGs rolled into one amazing indie package. From its charming 8-bit ...

It’s a great turn-based RPG for anyone to try, even with high difficulty in some parts, as there are ways to cheese the ...

So, we can well and truly state that turn-based RPGs are back in fashion, right? Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are some of the industry's most successful entries in the genre—the ...

Some days, the classic turn-based game formulas just aren't cutting it. Time to consider strategic options is nice, but ample thinking time can miss out on the exciting tension of making split-second ...

A distress call is received from a top-secret research station in Antarctica, and then all communications are completely cut off. The final official report contained only scraps of information: ...

Contrary to the name, JRPGs aren't necessarily all from Japan. Rather, the term refers to a particular style of game design that prizes larger-than-life characters, an emphasis on ...

A Short Hike was one of the biggest indie surprises of the last few years. It was a brisk and poignant game that felt as refreshing as an actual hike in the woods. Now, its developer has released a ...

RPG Despite always preferring turn-based combat in RPGs, Pillars of Eternity designer Josh Sawyer thinks a lack of experience and opportunity meant the studio couldn't pull off a similar swing to ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...