* Updated on April 26, 2025
Just like I did for 2024, here’s the article you’ll want to keep bookmarked in your browser and check back on regularly to stay up-to-date on all the major releases in turn-based RPGs and Strategy Games.
This article will be constantly updated, covering RPGs, strategy games, and even roguelites that feature certain mechanics. Here’s what to keep in mind about the list below:
- The list will be updated frequently.
- You’ll find the best turn-based RPGs, strategy games and roguelites
- Includes both indie and AAA titles.
- Early Access debuts are also listed.
- Covers PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.
- Some minor errors in release dates are inevitable, as schedules often change, and I might not always be able to update them in real-time. The same goes for platform availability.
Want to help keep the list accurate? Feel free to email me at [email protected] with corrections or even suggestions for games I might have missed.
At the moment, only a handful of official release dates have been announced. For the most part, this is a list of titles expected to launch at some point in 2025. As time goes on, I’ll add more precise dates and platform details. With that said, here’s a look at the most exciting releases for 2025.
Turn-Based RPGs & Strategy Games of January 2025
January has marked a strong start to the year with significant releases, such as the console version of Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, a new installment in the acclaimed JRPG series. Additionally, the sequel to the excellent Citizen Sleeper, titled Starward Vector, has made its debut. The month also brought a wealth of intriguing indie titles worth keeping an eye on, including the Advance Wars-inspired Warside, the innovative Heart of the Machine, and most notably, the tactical game Those Who Rule.

- Götz | PC | January 3
- Once Upon a Dungeon – Infinity | PC | January 10
- Rogue Hex (E.A.) | PC | January 13
- Broken Alliance (E.A.) | PC | January 15
- Takara Cards | PC | January 17
- Pairs & Perils | PC | January 20
- None Shall Intrude | PC | January 20
- Yield! Fall of Rome (E.A.) | PC | January 20
- Few Nights More | PC | January 22
- Wizardry: The Five Ordeals | Switch | January 25
- Darkest Dungeon II – Inhuman Bondage | PC | January 27
- Those Who Rule | PC | January 27
- Warside | PC/Switch/PlayStation/Xbox | January 28
- KAMiBAKO – Mythology of Cube | PC/Switch/PlayStation | January 29
- Bellfortis (E.A.) | PC | January 29
- Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero | PlayStation/Nintendo Switch | January 30
- Heart of the Machine | PC | January 31
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector | PC/Switch/PlayStation/Xbox | January 31
Turn-Based RPGs & Strategy Games of February 2025
Hold everything—Civilization VII, the latest entry in the greatest 4X franchise of all time, is here! That alone would be enough to make February monumental, but the month is packed with even more. Alongside Firaxis’ highly anticipated strategy title, we also have The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II, another installment in the renowned JRPG series. Adding to the excitement is the intriguing rogue-lite Keep Driving, a game to keep an eye on, plus a host of impressive indie gems.

- Keep Driving | PC | February 6
- Seed of Pandora: Legend of the Gaia Tree | PC | February 6
- Astral Throne | PC | February 7
- Novus Orbis (E.A.) | PC | February 10
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII | PC | February 11
- Oddventure | PC/Switch | February 13
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II | PC/PlayStation/Switch | February 14
- Never Second in Rome | PC | February 18
- The Silent Kingdom | PC | February 18
- Die in the Dungeon | PC | February 21
- Galactic Civilizations IV – Tales of the Arnor | PC | February 27
- ViCrew | PC | February 27
- DarkBlood -ReVerse- | PC | February
Turn-Based RPGs & Strategy Games of March 2025
2025 is shaping up to be the year of JRPGs, with a steady stream of releases throughout the year—and March is no exception. This month marks the arrival of the remastered versions of a true classic, or even a legend in the genre: Suikoden I & II, now coming to PC and consoles.

- Knights in Tight Spaces | PC | March 4
- Rogue Conflict | PC | March 6
- Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars | PC/PlayStation/Xbox/Nintendo Switch | March 6
- Frontline: Assault Corps WW2 | PC | March 8
- Oaths of Light – Chapter I | PC | March 10
- Dark Deity 2 | PC | March 24
- Nordhold | PC | March 25
- Flocking Hell | PC | March 25
- Once Upon A Tile | PC | March 27
- Vagrus: The Riven Realms – Console Edition | PlayStation/Xbox/Nintendo Switch | March 31
Turn-Based RPGs & Strategy Games of April 2025
Just a few days ago, the release date was announced for a game that could define 2025 for turn-based RPGs and make April truly unforgettable. I’m talking, of course, about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which is set to debut at the end of the month. The hype surrounding this title is palpable, and I’m sure I’m not the only one eagerly awaiting it.

- Nif Nif | PC | April 1
- Three Skies Ascension | PC | April 3
- LONESTAR | PC | April 3
- Commander Quest | PC | April 4
- Dice ‘n Goblins | PC | 4
- Burden of Command | PC | April 8
- Promise Mascot Agency | PC/PlayStation/Xbox/Nintendo Switch | April 10
- Clonizer | PC | April 14
- Warside | PC/PlayStation/Xbox/Nintendo Switch | April 14
- Chains of Freedom | PC/PlayStation/Xbox | April 15
- LUNAR Remastered Collection | PC/PlayStation/Xbox/Nintendo Switch | April 18
- Maliki: Poison of the Past | PC/Nintendo Switch | April 22
- Sunderfolk | PC/PlayStation | Aprl 23
- The Hundred Line – Last Defense Academy | PC/Nintendo Switch | April 23
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | PC/PlayStation/Xbox | April 24
- Navigating The Labyrinth | PC | April 29
- Starvaders | PC | April 30
- Dark Pact | PC | April 30
Turn-Based RPGs & Strategy Games of May 2025

- As We Descend | PC | May 27
- King Arthur: Legion IX | PlayStation/Xbox | May 6
- The Monster Breeder | PC Out of Early Access | May 6
- Deck of Haunts | PC/PlayStation/Xbox/Nintendo Switch | May 7
- Anoxia Station | PC | May 9
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown | PC | May 22
- Bonaparte – A Mechanized Revolution | PC | May 21
- Monster Train 2 | PC | May 21
- Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson | PC | May 22
- Spellpowder: Uprising | PC | May 22
- As We Descend | PC | May 28
- Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 | PC/Switch/PlayStation | May 29
Releasing sometimes in 2025
- Last Spartan: Glory Over Madness | PC | July 2025
- The Necromancer’s Tale | PC | July 2025
- Bonaparte – A Mechanized Revolution | PC | Q1 2025
- Demonschool | PC/Switch/PlayStation/Xbox | Q1 2025
- Vangaro Tactics | PC | Q1 2025
- Starlight Legacy | PC | Q1 2025
- Grifford Academy | PC | Q1 2025
- Hidden Pass | PC | Q1 2025
- Mystical Tactics | PC | Q1 2025
- Into The Grid | PC | Q1 2025
- Clonizer | PC | Q1 2025
- Dead Weight | PC | Q1 2025
- ViCrew | PC | Q1 2025
- Zodiac Legion | PC | Q2 2025
- Dice Gambit | PC | Q1 2025
- Sector Unknown (E.A.) | PC | Q1 2025
- Fight Life: Vanguard Prologue | PC | Q1 2025
- Mythic Battlegrounds: Demonic Siege | PC | Q1 2025
- Rise of the Robots X | PC | Q2 2025
- Aliosso | PC | Q2 2025
- Chained Echoes: Ashes of Elrant | PC/Switch/PlayStation/Xbox
- Golel | PC | Q2 2025
- The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles | PC | Q2 2025
- Slaves of Magic | PC | Q2 2025
- Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era | PC | Q2 2025
- THYSIASTERY | PC | Q2 2025
- The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily | PC | Q2 2025
- Inkborn | PC | Q2 2025
- SOG: Vietnam | PC | Q2 2025
- Lost in the Open | PC | Q3 2025
- Dobbel Dungeon | PC | Q3 2025
- Astromeda | PC | Q4 2025
- My Familiar | PC | Q4 2025
- Food Devils | PC | Q4 2025
- Hibernaculum | PC | Q4 2025
- Rubedo: The Occult Dawn | PC | 2025
- Wander Stars | PC/Switch | 2025
- Umbratica Tactics | PC | 2025
- Every Day We Fight | PC | 2025
- SPARTA 2035 | PC | 2025
- March March! | PC | 2025
- Master Piece | PC | 2025
- Jupiter Moons: Mecha | PC | 2025
- Mars Tactics | PC | 2025
- Liegecraft | PC | 2025
- Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson | PC | 2025
- Project Haven | PC | 2025
- Plague Lords | PC | 2025
- MENACE | PC | Q3 2025
- Northwind | PC | 2025
- DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake | PC/Switch/PlayStation/Xbox | 2025
- Blightstone | PC | 2025
- Hexxen: Hunters | PC | 2025
- THE STARBITES | PC/PlayStation/Xbox | 2025
- To The Grave: The Wildlands of Faenora | PC | 2025
- Sigilfarer | PC | 2025
- Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero | PC | 2025
- The Way of Wrath | PC/Switch | 2025
- Etheria: Restart | PC | 2025
- Slay The Spire 2 (E.A.) | PC | 2025
- Abyss Fantasia | PC | 2025
- Legends of Astravia | PC | 2025
- Alliance of the Sacred Suns | PC | 2025
- NITRO GEN OMEGA | PC | 2025
- Master of Command | PC | 2025
- Infinity: HexaDome Tactics | PC | 2025
- Anoxia Station | PC | 2025
- ENDLESS Legend 2 (E.A.) | PC | 2025
- Sentinel Point Heroes | PC | Mid-2025
- Solasta 2 | PC | 2025
- Lords of Ravage | PC/Switch/PlayStation/Xbox | TBA
- Paraside: Duality Unbound | PC/Switch/PlayStation/Xbox | TBA
- Quartet | PC | TBA
- Saveseeker | PC | TBA
- Front Mission 3: Remake | Switch | TBA
- Pry Into The Void | PC | TBA
- WILD Tactics | PC | TBA
- Lucid Soul | PC | TBA
- SacriFire | PC/Switch/PlayStation/Xbox | TBA
- The White Raven | PC/Switch/PlayStation/Xbox | TBA
- Kriegsfront Tactics | PC/Switch/PlayStation | TBA
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown | PC | TBA
- Death Howl | PC | TBA
- Graphite | PC | TBA
- Wayward Shadows | PC | TBA
- Conquest Tactics | PC | TBA
- Inkshade | PC | TBA
- Years of Division | PC | TBA
- RuneQuest: Warlords | PC | TBA