The Best Turn-based Games for Playstation 5

Update 6 December 2023: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader added at rank #4.

Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

Dive into Sea of Stars, a modernized RPG adventure with a nostalgic charm. Engage in turn-based combat, explore a seamless world, and join original characters on a captivating journey. Sync your actions with animations for maximum impact and enjoy activities like sailing, cooking, and playing tabletop games. With its beautiful pixel art and engaging story, Sea of Stars is a must-play for fans of the genre.

• Excellent music and overall art
• Engaging combat with unique mechanics
• Simple yet impactful story
• Beautiful pixel art and animations
• Well-designed levels and puzzles

• Initial poor writing quality
• Limited character movesets
• Some issues with the lock system
• Generic equipment and lack of buffs
• Collectibles tied to true ending can be tedious

• rpg
• turn-based
• japanese
• jrpg
• classic
• retro
• pixel
• combat
• battle

Good match + 12 Bad match

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The sequel to the captivating tale of Fuga: Melodies of Steel has arrived! This turn-based RPG is back with a ramped up battle system for more strategy, as well as a brand new event system that gives you more thrilling choices to affect your experience!

• turn-based
• rpg
• japanese
• tactical
• strategy
• jrpg
• tanks
• war

Good match + 1 Bad match

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In Jagged Alliance 3, you're a skilled mercenary on a thrilling adventure in the chaotic nation of Grand Chien. Recruit unique characters, engage in strategic turn-based combat, and make decisions that shape the future. Explore the open world, defend against enemies, and join forces with friends in online co-op mode in this immersive RPG.

• Deep and engaging turn-based strategy
• Hilarious dialogue and engaging gameplay
• Precise obstacle and terrain consideration in combat
• Diverse cast of characters with unique abilities
• Rich and immersive open-world exploration

• Clunky movement and pathfinding
• Humor may not appeal to all
• Map design could be improved

• tactical
• turn-based
• strategy
• squad
• rpg
• combat
• cover

Good match + 7 Bad match

PC Windows Xbox One Mac OS Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Dive into the grim darkness of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, where your decisions forge an empire or doom worlds. Command voidships, battle Chaos, and ally with unique crew in a universe brimming with peril and glory. Tactical combat and deep customization await in this epic RPG saga!

• Engaging story and well-developed characters
• Rich, atmospheric Warhammer 40K setting
• Extensive character customization

• Occasional bugs and technical issues
• Some combat encounters may feel prolonged

• turn-based
• rpg
• warhammer-40k
• tactical
• strategy
• tabletop
• workshop
• combat
• cooperative
• battle
• shooter
• action
• fantasy
• war
• cover

Good match Bad match

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Lead the Grey Knights in a turn-based RPG against chaos in Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters. With precision targeting, customised warriors, and evolving environments, engage in cinematic slaughter against mutated monstrosities and their minions. Follow the journey of elite warriors in a narrative penned by acclaimed author, Aaron Dembski-Bowden.

• Cover system is well-designed
• Environmental damage adds more fun
• Warhammer 40K fans will enjoy storyline, callbacks and lore
• Mechanics are fine-tuned and better than other turn-based games.

• Randomized events generation can ruin a game
• Difficulty slopes with the early game being hardest
• Repetitive gameplay
• Lack of basic info regarding enemies.

• turn-based
• tactical
• strategy
• xcom
• battle
• squad
• warhammer-40k
• cover
• combat

Good match + 105 Bad match - 216

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Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG where you place children, each with their own unique characteristics and skills, at different gun turrets in a tank to fight against the enemy.

• rpg
• turn-based
• japanese
• jrpg
• strategy
• war
• tactical
• drama
• tanks

Good match + 16 Bad match - 29

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Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack.

• turn-based
• tactical
• strategy
• tanks
• mech
• isometric
• base-building
• pve

Good match + 76 Bad match - 191

PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5

The Last Spell is a captivating turn-based tactical RPG game where you'll lead a squad of heroes in a battle of survival again an endless swarm of brutal monsters. With procedurally generated enemy waves, unlockables, and a headbanger soundtrack, the game will keep you entertained until the real world collapses.

• Variety in runs and viable weapons
• Immersive world and stunning graphics
• Unique blend of strategy and RPG elements
• Great soundtrack
• Well-thought variation of wave defense strategy

• High time commitment required
• Meta progression system is too essential

• turn-based
• tactical
• rpg
• strategy
• rogue-like
• fantasy
• tower-defense
• perma-death
• post-apocalyptic
• pixel
• base-building
• wave
• dark

Good match + 8 Bad match - 6

PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox Series X/s

Explore the mysterious world of League of Legends in Ruined King: A League of Legends Story! Unite a party of champions, sail to the Shadow Isles, and uncover the secrets of the deadly Black Mist. With top-notch art direction and a unique combat timeline mechanic, this well-written, engaging RPG is a must-play for anyone who loves turn-based games.

• High production values with top-notch art direction
• Novel combat timeline mechanic that works nicely
• Well-built and voiced characters with an enjoyable story
• Takes well-known LoL characters and gives them character and depth
• No gridding feelings

• Items and loot could have more depth
• Minor bugs like completion tracking and clunky quest design
• Lack of support for a relatively small game
• Collectables to increase enchanting can completely break the game

• turn-based
• rpg
• combat
• dungeon
• battle
• japanese

Good match + 207 Bad match - 395

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Oaken, a turn-based tactical roguelike set in the spirit inhabited world. Explore the Great Oak, gather allies and trinkets, learn to use the positioning for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards. Wake the spirits and save the Oak!

• turn-based
• hex
• battler
• card
• collector
• creature
• grid
• strategy
• tactical
• deckbuilder
• rogue-like
• board-game
• tabletop
• deck

Good match + 2 Bad match

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