April 2014’s Child of Light certainly doesn’t look like it’s almost a decade old. Lovingly and painstakingly produced 2D visuals have a timeless quality to them, and the UbiArt framework is an ...

The Battle for Wesnoth is a popular open-source turn-based strategy game that runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac computers. Soon you’ll be able to add Android to that list. A developer is porting the ...

Turn-based RPGs have had an up-and-down history. Once upon a time, they were extremely popular; then technology improved, and major triple-A developers started veering toward real-time action RPGs ...

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 ...

As a foundational shakeup of a nearly 30-year-old game series, Pokémon Legends: Z-A makes a strong case for itself as the next big thing for Pokémon. It’s a fast-paced approach to the turn-based RPG ...

Developer Sanctuary Games has announced collectible turn-based RPG, Zanerdin: The Unbound, for the PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. "Although we’re an indie-sized team, we don’t believe the narrative ...

Build your class, break the cycle. A 2.5D turn-based roguelike where the skills you gain become your class. A 2.5D Turn-Based Roguelike Skill Builder Eternity Breaker is a Turn-based Roguelike game ...

Murillo Zerbinatto is a contributor from Brazil. He's a JRPG enthusiast who has been around the world of games and content creation for more than six years now. He has a particular love for Final ...

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 ...

Speaking during the Anime Expo 2025, Naoki Yoshida, affectionately known as Yoshi-P by fans, has touched base on the future of turn-based mechanics in Final Fantasy given the recent successes of Clair ...

Chris Littlechild (He/Him) is an Editor and Writer Trainer from the United Kingdom. He has been gaming since receiving an original Game Boy and copies of Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: Six ...