Turn-based combat is frequently used in strategy and tactics games. RPGs, especially, often include turn-based combat systems, likely due to them having roots in turn-based tabletop RPGs. However, due ...

Tom is a writer and music producer who is passionate about video games. He has been writing professionally for over two years. In a world of over-the-top, fast-paced first-person shooters, turn-based ...

There seems to be a disconnect between me and the current discourse surrounding Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. I like the game quite a bit, but although I find it to be a good example of a turn-based ...

There’s a new TMNT game in town, and it’s unlike anything the franchise has attempted before. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, as the name suggests, is a turn-based strategy RPG. This ...

The iconic combat system originated in pen-and-paper RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons. When making the first RPG video games, translating the turn-based system was a natural choice for developers. It ...

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 ...

Everyone has a favorite Final Fantasy game, but some of the most vociferous defenders of their chosen champion are the Final Fantasy Tactics fans. And with good reason; theirs is certainly one of the ...

The hex-based strategy draws from board and card games. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Turn-based strategy game Rising Lords ...

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 ...

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 ...