Overviews

Perhaps this page is the heart of the entire Turn Based Lovers project. Here you’ll find what I’ve always enjoyed doing: showcasing video games, whether they’re Triple-A titles or small indie gems, with brief overviews where I include descriptions to give you an immediate idea of the game I’m presenting, complete with links, images and videos.

Olympus 2249 CRPG

Olympus 2249 Might Be the Fallout Spiritual Successor We’ve Been Waiting For

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I honestly don’t know how I managed to miss the game I’m introducing today, especially since its release is just ...

Mercenaries Grace

Tactics RPG Mercenaries Grace Announced With Chess-Style Turns for PS5, Switch, and PC

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The next Mercenaries tactical RPG is changing the way turns work. RideonJapan has announced Mercenaries Grace: Black Feather and the ...

Expedition Bonk TBL

Expedition Bonk Is a Short Turn-Based RPG About Three Very Underqualified Heroines

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Three F-tier heroines have been volunteered by their teacher to take on the Goblin King. Their qualifications are questionable, but ...

Stack Order

Stack Order Is a Stylish Deckbuilding Roguelite With a Clever Card-Stacking System

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Stack Order takes its name quite literally. In this hand-drawn roguelite deckbuilder from Panflip Studio, cards interact with the ones ...

Nocturne RPG

Nocturne Is Out Now, Mixing Classic RPG Exploration With Rhythm-Based Battles

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An afterlife that keeps running long after humanity has disappeared is an intriguing starting point for an RPG. That is ...

Mechabellum Strategy Game

Mechabellum 2.0 Launches September 22 With a Free Edition and Solo/Co-op Expeditions

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I had never officially covered Mechabellum on these pages before, but with the arrival of this substantial 2.0 update, it ...

WANE Tactical RPG Overview

WANE Is an Occult Turn-Based Tactical RPG With a Haunted Mind to Explore and an Antique Shop to Run

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I don’t usually write articles on Sundays, but this evening I had a very interesting tactical RPG to share with ...

Northern Saga Overview

Northern Saga Is an Ogre Battle-Inspired Strategy RPG With Flexible Classes and Formation-Based Combat

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And here’s another very interesting title that came up through the TBL Reddit community, and one I’m more than happy ...

Thornetica SRPG Mixing Fire Emblem and Persona

Thornetica Mixes Fire Emblem-Style Battles With Persona-Like Social Mechanics in a College Theater Club

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I noticed that I had already talked about Thornetica back in March this year, only to mention it again a ...

Seen NOT Heard

Seen NOT Heard Is a Beautifully Hand-Drawn Turn-Based RPG Exploring Family Trauma

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In Seen NOT Heard, the monsters may know more about the heroine’s past than she does. Developed and self-published by ...