Turn-based RPGs can be fun and engaging, offering inventive mechanics and immersive experiences. Games like Lost Odyssey and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door showcase the genre's versatility and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The heyday of blockbuster turn-based RPGs may be well in the past, but on the indie side, the genre is still alive and well. Just after Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 reignited a love of turn-based games ...

Going into 2025, I never expected one of the big discussions around video games would be the revival of turn-based RPGs and how the genre fits in the landscape of the industry. But it’s not a ...

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 ...

Publisher NIS America and developer IKINAGAMES announced the science-fiction turn-based RPG, STARBITES, will launch for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in the ...

For a lot of Final Fantasy fans, the move away from turn-based combat was a bit of a disappointment. Recent rumblings suggest that old-school combat might be returning to the franchise. But until then ...

Disciples: Domination is the next installment in the dark fantasy strategy RPG series with turn-based combat. Disciples: Domination takes place fifteen years after the events of Disciples: Liberation, ...

Epictellers Entertainment has announced Starfinder: Afterlight, a story-rich turn-based RPG set in the universe of the tabletop RPG Starfinder. It will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam in 2026, ...

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 ...