The turn-based RPG genre was in a rough spot back in the late 2010s, with iconic franchises like Final Fantasy abandoning this format in favor of a real-time combat system. However, this didn’t ...

Inspired by the pen-and-paper games of the 1980s, such as Dungeons & Dragons, many games in the turn-based roleplaying genre made huge splashes in the 90s and early 2000s. However, the turn-based ...

Turn-based RPGs are officially back in fashion, but I want more: It's time for modern developers to take another pass at FF12's gambit system Features By Harvey Randall published June 9, 2025 ...

As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sparks love for turn-based RPGs, Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P says there's no "clear-cut answer" on if Square Enix will use the format in Final Fantasy 17 or 18 ...

Even just off the top of my head, I can list dozens of turn-based games that have all done something unique and inventive in the past ten years — Baldur’s Gate 3, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Yakuza ...

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 ...

As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sparks love for turn-based RPGs, Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P says there's no "clear-cut answer" on if Square Enix will use the format in Final Fantasy 17 or 18 ...

The settings and characters of BG3 look great already, and the addition of a few more creative attacks and spells makes it even better. Best Looking Turn-Based RPGs, Ranked ...