The greatest turn-based RPGs find ways to make their combat systems shine.

Last month, I acknowledged that turn-based tactics can be seen as an intimidating genre. But it can also be seen as a boring one—full of dry, fiddly battles and endless sheets of numbers. Sometimes ...

Playing Day of the Shell, I'm struck with a desire to see more games like it. The new roguelike from indie developer Duper Games has all the grid-based, turn-based tactics of XCOM, but trades out the ...

Developed by Bit Reactor, in Collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, Star Wars Zero Company is Set to Launch in 2026 Watch the Official Announce Trailer which Premiered at Star ...

A millennium since the fall of the last galactic empire, mercenaries and treasure hunters scrap over priceless relics buried in ruins on the fringes of space. This is the world of Vaunted, a new ...

In my seemingly never-ending quest to find that one perfect turn-based tactics or RPG game that will satisfy that strategy itch, I am constantly looking for upcoming games that have promise. It’s ...

Depending on your sensibilities, The Bearded Ladies’ Mutant Year Zero might not qualify for this list. It’s a turn-based tactics game in the vein of XCOM, but introduces real-time exploration elements ...

Just Crow Things developer Unbound Creations has announced Table Tactics, a turn-based strategy game where all units are tabletop figurines you need to knock over. It will be available for PlayStation ...

Canvas City is a story-driven turn-based tactics RPG where movement is performance and battles are fought through style, not steel. Once a vibrant hub of music, movement, and creative energy, Canvas ...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) is a piece of pop culture that has been around since 1984, when it originated as a comic book. Dozens of movies, television shows, and games later, along with a ...

James grew up in the arcades of the 80s and has played games on everything from the Milton Bradley Microvision to the PlayStation 5. He worked in gaming retail during the PS1/PS2 eras, and even had a ...