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The Banner Saga
RPG 14 January 2014
Inspired by the Nordic mythology, a cRPG developed by the independent studio Stoic, whose members worked on, for example, Star Wars: The Old Republic. The action takes us to a world where fratricidal bloodshed between the gods led to chaos and wars. This is an "on the road" type of story, divided into two main plot branches, telling the stories of two Viking parties trying to escape from the threat posed by a mysterious, stone-like race called the Dredge, born as the result of gods’ experiments.
Deltarune: Chapter 1
RPG 31 October 2018
An unusual two-dimensional RPG by Toby Fox, referring to the iconic Undertale. In Deltarune, we find ourselves in a new but similar world and face the challenges of the Dark Land, fighting in turn-based battles or disarming enemies in unconventional ways.
Flint: Treasure of Oblivion
RPG December 2024
An isometric RPG with turn-based battle system. Flint: Treasure of Oblivion is inspired by the Treasure Island book and it follows adventures of pirates. We can create our pirate crew, explore the world, search for loot and win battles. The game runs on Unreal Engine 5.
Moonstone Island
Adventure 20 September 2023
An adventure game with RPG and life sim elements. Moonstone Island is set in a fantasy world of floating islands, which the player explores, learns its secrets and faces threats hidden within.
Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator
Strategy 17 January 2024
The sixth installment in a series of turn-based grand strategy games about deities trying to conquer the world. Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator tasks us with managing our lands and battling powerful enemy forces.
Honkai: Star Rail
RPG 26 April 2023
Honkai: Star Rail is a futuristic fantasy RPG. The player controls a group of heroic space explorers, while the gameplay revolves around expansive turn-based combat.
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Strategy 21 September 2010
An extensive turn-based strategy game that came out as the fifth installment in the Civilization series, a popular franchise created by Sid Meier. Sid Meier's Civilization V was developed by Firaxis Games Studios supported by the publishing company Take Two Interactive. In accordance with the tradition of the series, player becomes the leader of a selected nation and leads it throughout a period of several thousand years.
Total War: Shogun 2
Strategy 15 March 2011
Seventh main installment in the popular series of strategic games and the sequel to Shogun: Total War. Once again, the action takes place in the 16th century in feudal Japan. You take control of one of the clans and begin making efforts to be honored with the privilege of ruling the whole country as the new shogun. To accomplish that goal you need to manage diplomacy, military operations and economical development of your territories.
Persona 5
RPG 04 April 2017
The fifth entry in a popular jRPG series and a part of the Shin Megami Tensei series, started in 1987. As always, the developing studio is Atlus, which created the series. The plot of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 5 revolves around the theme of seven cardinal sins and puts us in the role of an ordinary high school student, who discovers supernatural powers in himself.
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Strategy 29 August 2017
An expansion to XCOM 2 developed by Firaxis Games. Its story focuses on the titular Chosen – a new type of agents working for ADVENT, who try to capture the leader of the XCOM group. To achieve this, those merciless specialists kidnap his followers and torture them to gather valuable information. They are so effective that they can even affect the strategic layer and destroy our global operations.
Empire of Sin
Strategy 01 December 2020
Paradox Interactive's strategy to lead a mafia organization in Chicago in the age of Prohibition. In Empire of Sin, a player must both manage the economic side of criminal activity and command gangsters in turn-based tactical battles. The production is developed by the Romero Games studio, headed by the famous John Romero.
The Banner Saga 3
RPG 26 July 2018
The Banner Saga 3 is the third game of the turn-based strategy games series with RPG elements, developed by Stoic and inspired by Viking culture and beliefs. The plot continues the story from the previous games of the series. Once again, we lead a caravan of brave warriors who, in the face of the impending end of the world, have to defeat evil once and for all. When it comes to gameplay mechanics, not much has changed. The game is still a turn-based strategy with RPG elements.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
RPG 20 August 2015
A sequel to the turn-based RPG from Harebrained Schemes, based on a table-top role-playing game created in 1989 by FASA Corporation. The game is set in a world of future, combining cyberpunk with fantasy elements. Hong Kong of the year 2056 is a city known for tranquility and prosperity, although its outskirts still remain among the most dangerous places on earth.
Millennia
Strategy 26 March 2024
A 4X turn-based strategy game created by C Prompt Games and Paradox Interactive. Millenia has us leading a civilization through ten different eras, from the beginning of humanity to the space age.
Persona 4 Golden
RPG 02 October 2012
Refreshed and extended conversion of one of the best jRPGs ever released on PlayStation 2. The number of available heroes, gameplay mechanics, audio frame and intermittent videos have increased.
Total War: Medieval II
Strategy 10 November 2006
The next installment in a strategy game franchise from Creative Assembly. The game is set in the period of years 1080-1503, once again taking the players into the Medieval period. The developers did their best to faithfully recreate the epoch, including economy, trade, and political relations. Players can choose from 21 playable nations that differ in more than appearance, but also preferring various combat tactics.
Songs of Silence
Strategy 13 November 2024
A hybrid of a turn-based 4X strategy and an RTS, with RPG and card game elements. Songs of Silence takes place in a fantasy world torn apart by war, with the player leading one of the warring factions to lead it to victory.
Sunderfolk
RPG 2025
A tactical RPG with a turn-based system and elements of a card game. Sunderfolk was developed for local co-op gameplay and it supports mobile devices with a companion app installed. We visit the Sunderlands fantasy land, playing as heroes defending it from the dark forces.
Forgotten but Unbroken
Strategy 18 November 2024
A tactial turn-based strategy set during World War II and inspired by the XCOM series. We join a secret military operation, carrying out missions, developing soldiers, meeting war heroes, helping the resistance and dealing with the elite soldiers of the Third Reich.
Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds
RPG 10 October 2024
An isometric RPG with a turn-based battle system. Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds offers rich character personalization options and various skills related to crafting. Our character joins the Guild of Heroes and we set off to explore a large fantasy continent named Aarde.
Heroes of Might and Magic IV
Strategy 29 March 2002
The fourth installment in a best-selling series of strategy games initiated in 1995 by New World Computing. The game is set in Jadame - a fantasy world the players can associate with Might & Magic VIII. Six factions were included here and each of those has their own towns, different units and technologies. Each of them also has a dedicated school of magic and can hire characters belonging to one race only (Strongholds are the only exception).
Shadowrun Returns
RPG 25 July 2013
A tactical turn-based role-playing game based on a popular tabletop RPG. The production is set in 2054, in the world blending cyberpunk with fantasy elements. You lead a highly-trained team of mercenaries, who accept extremely dangerous tasks in order to earn money.
Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete
Strategy 15 January 2002
A collector’s edition of the third installment in the turn-based strategy fantasy game series which has been developed at New World Computing since 1995. Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete consists of the vanilla game that came out in March, 1999, as well as its two official expansions: Armageddon's Blade and The Shadow of Death (both on separate CDs).
Ara: History Untold
Strategy 24 September 2024
A 4X turn-based strategy by Oxide Interactive. Ara: History Untold tasks us with leading our chosen nation through different ages, discovering and conquering new territory, developing culturally and technologically, and handling warfare.