If you love turn-based combat and fantasy RPGs, then Stoneshard is a game that may have already blipped on your radar in the past. Admittedly, it’s been slogging it out in early access for close ...

They’re latest project is Prisma, another turn-based RPG, but one that has you changing between 2D and 3D to explore and move the narrative forward. That may sound a bit familiar, especially if ...

Sunderfolk, a four-player co-op turn-based RPG, is looking like the next game to encourage folks to experience the ...

Character customization in video games mirrors tabletop RPGs with gender, class, stats, and skills. Turn-based combat systems in games like XCOM follow the strategic turn-based approach from ...

The sequel to Ocean Drive Studio’s 2022 turn-based RPG Lost Eidolons, the premise is similar to that of Baldur’s Gate 3: recruit a party, explore the world, and make weighty narrative decisions.

The best offense is defense or whatever they say.

"A tactically rich turn-based game with some meaty role-playing elements", was how Staff Sergeant James ... or resolve an accident in the hangarbay. It sounds like the usual strategy-RPG rhythm of ...

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.

Chris Plante co-founded Polygon in 2012 and is now editor-in-chief. He co-hosts The Besties, is a board member of the Frida Cinema, and created NYU’s first games journalism course. I began 2024 ...

Turn-based combat incorporating timing is the perfect blend of skill and strategy. BioWare’s decade-in-the-making RPG nails the delicate balancing act of appealing to long-time series fans ...