A tactical turn-based strategy game where you lead a group of ex-soldiers against politicians, corruption, and criminality. How will you deal with them it's all up to you. Background Story You lead a group of ex-soldiers who will have to deal with civil wars that have led the country to...

I tried this dark fantasy pixel-art RPG that looks like a mix between Final Fantasy and Darkest Dungeon and I loved it. Background Story Legends tell of a place betwixt worlds, a region outside time and space called the Valley of Fallen Sinners. A dense, preternatural fog lays like...

Plaguepunk Justice is a turn-based game about healing zombies and uncovering crime and conspiracies. It features zombies, plague doctor masks, comic book aesthetic, and randomized game levels. Background story In this world, human society for several centuries has been tormented by a...

Promising dark story-driven roguelike RPG inspired by tabletops, Faster Than Light and Darkest Dungeon. Background story The King of Shades has cursed the great city of Icenaire. Nowcast under a permanent blight of frost fall, its former residents have returned from the dead as mad...

I was lucky enough to try this original tactical turn-based game set in Eastern Europe during World War II, full of style, roguelike elements and a compelling story inspired by titles like Frozen Synapse, X-Com and Banner Saga. Background story You control a squad of reserves on a covert...

A puzzle roguelike, aimed at fun casual tactical gameplay, "coffeebreak"-style. Background story There's not much to it. :) You are Aldarix, renown Battlemage, and hero of the kingdom. Gameplay The gameplay is based on positioning and spellcasting to create a tactical puzzle...

A tactical card game in 3D with diverse battlefields and turn-based strategy gameplay focused on 1v1 skirmishes where victory depends on exploring the battlefield, gathering resources, capturing strategic points of interest, and defeating enemies. Background story Pentus is a chaotic...

Inspired afrofuturist turn-based strategy RPG developed by Heart Shaped Games where we lead a group of a high-tech organization to protect the planet. Background story We Are The Caretakers (WATC) draws on the first-hand experiences of real-world rangers and researchers to model and...

Cyberpunk atmosphere, dungeon crawlings, researching new technologies, permadeath, and turn-based fights. Let's talk about Conglomerate 451 by the Italian Indie studio RuneHeads. Team management that looks very inspired by Xcom series Background Story You are the CEO of a Special Agency,...

From indie developerSpearhead Games, comes a promising turn-based sandbox RPG which takes shape according to the choices we make in the game. Project Witchstone was presented at the GDC Indie in San Francisco this March. We could see an attractive design and turn-based fights that can only...

''MIST-ical' RPG with expeditions for finding the key to survival. Choose your next step wisely and keep in mind that your every move will change the future. Create your own 'Corps' and explore various regions in the Pillar of Despair: forests, lakes, mountains, cities, cathedrals, castles, and...

Glorious Companions is a promising turn-based tactical RPG that takes some inspirations from Battle Brothers but seems to offer a lot of freedom as you can choose different paths like the classic mercenary, becoming a merchant or even found your own kingdom, it's all up to you. No battle is...

The sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games. Background Story Winter, 1942. The world is at war. Paris is occupied. Rotterdam is no more. Europe has fallen and the Axis war machine seems...

Inkulinati is a promising turn-based strategy game about illuminated animal battles full of eccentric humour. Gameplay In Inkulinati you take on the role of a medieval illuminator, who uses the Living Ink to paint and command an army of creatures in order to defeat numerous opponents and...

A story focused spaghetti western platformer with tactical turn-based combat, taking place in a completely hand drawn harsh world inhabited by insects. ...a completely hand drawn harsh world inhabited by insects. Background story Blood will be Spilled is a love letter to the spaghetti...

Batalj is a turn-based player vs player strategy game where players plans out their action at the same time. The game is heavily based on classic TJRPG such as Tactics Ogre, FFt, Front Mission, Disgaea etc but then focused on PVP, instead of PvE with some RTS inspiration mainly Starcraft...

Spellsword Cards: Demontide is a story driven RPG with CCG combat. Players familiar with Hearthstone mechanics who are looking for more character progression and a solo adventure will feel right at home. The game features a campaign with over 50 bosses and 100s of battles, with shops,...

A unique digital boardgame with strategy and narrative elements, inspired by games like Pandemic, Arkham Horror, and Talisman. As a Heretic Operative, a secret mage sworn to oppose the Cult, you must harness the arcane without becoming lost in its power. Background story Heretic...

Break from the traditional role of ruler and take up a new set of tools within Tales of a Spymaster, a turn-based strategy set in a fictional world, filled with threats and opportunities. Choose your kingdom and guide your ruler to victory, in whatever manner you deem fit. Background...

Motorgrid is one of the most interesting and original turn-based game we heard about in recent days. Backgroud story In an alternative reality, the humans’ homeland is a desertic world where the survival conditions are extremely hard. They have been overwhelmed by the robotic beings...

Tactics V: Obsidian Brigade is a retro-style tactical turn-based RPG in homage to tactical RPGs from the 90s. Its set in an in-house fantasy setting with lore and magic. Also uses techniques to convert to a 2D isometric look from 3D assets....

When turn-based combats are combined with roguelike elements, puzzles, and spells, Wizards of Unica comes out. Wizards of Unica, currently developed by the indie Italian studio CarbonLaser Games is a turn-based game with emerging gameplay and stunning pixel art and inspired by titles such as Mass...

BattleRise: Kingdom of Champions is a iOS turn-based RPGs developed by Sodigital that offers a mix of strategy and RPG-style combat. It is a game about collecting adventurous champions and teaming them up against their invading arch-rivals in epic battles, rooted in a deep fantasy world. In...

We tried the Alpha version of Wildermyth: Stories of the Yondering Lands and we found it really interesting. Wildermyth: Stories of the Yondering Lands is a tactical turn-based RPG currently under development by the indie Texan Worldwalker Games studio. Inside we will find many interesting...

Defend Mittelborg and the World Tree in this interesting single-player turn-based strategy game by Armatur Games. Background story The story leads us to Mittelborg, a city that regulates the balance of all the worlds and within it lies the world tree. After the disappearance of the last...

Last week, I had the honor and the pleasure of watching a demo of the promising Horror Themed Tactical Turn-Based Game, Othercide by indie Parisian Lightbulb Crew developer. Together with the Art Director, Alexandre Chaudret and the game designer, Bob Hands I was able to know more details...

Monster Sanctuary mixes platform elements with those of the classic turn-based RPG and does it with style. We tried the demo, and we had a lot of fun. This is our overview of the game. Background Story In Monster Sanctuary we will dress a monster keeper who will have to deal with taming and...

An interesting mix between Into the Breach and Golden Axe for this promising indie turn-based tactical game by Elston Studios. Let's talk about Guile & Glory: Firstborn Background story In Guile & Glory: Firstborn we do not yet have many details about the main story, but we know there...

Exploring the depths of the Atlantic ocean in a disturbing atmosphere in this promising turn-based tactical RPG. Let's talk about Stirring Abyss by Sleepy Sentry. After having tested the alpha demo for a few hours, I can say that we are facing a title that can become a small masterpiece. Here...

The Grand Grimoire is a classic 2D turn-based RPG with Swords, Magic, and Mechs developed by Ark Heiral The Grand Grimoire is a classic SNES-styled turn-based RPG, bringing back all the fun things from that era while reinventing and developing them further. Background story Follow a group of...

An open-world campaign, researches, and upgrades for weapons and armor and battles in Xcom style. This and much more in our overview of ColonyShip-4: Survivors ColonyShip4- Survivors is a promising turn-based tactical RPG developed by Wyatt T. Courtney with a lot of good ideas. Background...

Classic turn-based combat is combined with a card system in the promising indie project by Drix Studios. Let's talk about Grand Guilds Background story The story takes place on the continent of Irin. A continent currently under the control of the Triton Empire. A series of events will risk...

A few days ago I learned about End State. A turn-based tactical game inspired by games such as Xcom and Jagged Alliance. But it is from the latter that he takes more inspiration and that from the first screenshots reminds me a lot of Jagged Alliance 2. Could it be the real successor of the Jagged...

Let's save the forest of Menhir in this new fantasy turn-based RPG under development by the indie Ctrl Alt Ninja studio. Learn more about Druidstone: The secret of the Menhir forest. About Ctrl Alt Ninja developers It is a team of programmers and artists who previously worked on Legend of...

Ram Pressure. A new Sci-Fi tactical turn-based game inspired by XCOM is under development by the Russian developer GDT. The game is a free to play online game where we can tackle both multiplayer and single-player missions. Background story In a distant galaxy, After an interstellar war...

Let's save the world of Maala in this new turn-based strategy game inspired by The Banner Saga. A new turn-based strategy game is currently under development at the Bulgarian indie Archean Games studio. Heralds of the Order seems very inspired by The Banner Saga Series, at least as regards the...

On September 13th indie studio Dark Crystal Games launches its Kickstarter for Encased, a post-apocalyptic RPG. The purpose of crowdfunding this project is to expand the game world and give the developers more room to introduce new and unique game mechanics. Dark Crystal has been hard at work on...

Eidolons: Netherflame is a turn-based roguelike RPG currently developed by EiDemiurge. Eidolons will feature a fully explored world map with dungeons and places of interest. In Eidolons, we can choose from different combinable classes like knight, fighter, squire, scout, rogue (these are the...

A new promising Pc indie turn-based tactical game developed by Kazakov Oleg. The game puts us in the shoes of a group of runaway criminals who will have to roam the galaxy and face different events. Galaxy Squad is inspired by games such as FTL and

Burden of Command produced by the indie studio Green Tree Games led by Luke Hughes is a turn-based strategy leader simulator game that will put us in the role of a Captain of a legendary American infantry unit, the 7th Infantry Regiment (Cottonbalers). Burden of Command. A turn-based leader...

Hazardous Space developed by the indie Coffee Cat Games is a 2d dungeon crawler rogue-like with turn-based combat. In the game we will have to level up our hero and use weapons of all kinds to reach the way out. Background story We are in 2115 in the Phoenix Constellation. Our hero, Max Carnage...

Ganbare! Super Strikers. A tactical turn-based soccer RPG with mechanics taken from Final Fantasy Tactics and the Blitzball minigame from Final Fantasy X. DEVELOPERS Developed by Rese, an independent solo developer based in Melbourne, determined to create an innovative game with Japanese 32-bit...

Vagrus - The Riven Realms. A teaser trailer for a new promising turn-based strategy RPG developed by Lost Pilgrims. Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by a cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you are free to discover a dark fantasy world and its...

Developed by Shockwork Games, Alder's Blood is a promising dark tactical turn-based strategy game with a great emphasis on the combat phase with some original ideas. A game that I have been following for quite some time, and which I think is very interesting. Read my overview to learn more. Child...

Urtuk: The Desolation, a promising tactical turn-based RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Developed by Mad Sheep Studios, Urtuk is set in a dark fantasy world inspired by DARKEST DUNGEON and BATTLE BROTHERS, with turn-based combat on procedurally generated maps. It features a main story linked...

A promising title inspired by tactical turn-based game classics from the 90s. Arcadian Atlas. Inspired by classics turn-based tactical games Twin Otter Studios are independent developers founded in 2015 by brothers Taylor and Becca Bair based in Texas. The two brothers, lovers of RPG strategic...

Embark on an epic adventure and travel to the borders of the kingdom of Broken Britannia in this Final Fantasy Tactics like turn-based strategy game developed by Firecast Studios and Fableware Narrative Design. Let's talk about Sword Legacy: Omen Our broken hero. Uther. A knight seeking...

Phoenix Point. The 'spiritual successor' of the original X-COM directed by Julian Gollop. Snapshot Games led by the English game designer who kicked off this memorable series of turn-based strategists comes back with his new game who takes the X-COM formula and make it better. With Phoenix Point...

Exploring a flooded post-apocalyptic world in this new promising turn-based tactical RPG. Heavily inspired by games like Fallout, X-com and FTL. The independent HOF STUDIO based in Atlanta is working at Depth of Extinction. A new pixeled turn-based game that features in-depth strategic gameplay...

The legendary dungeon-crawler series returns with The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep. It brings with it the inheritance of the first three games of the series created by the studio founded by BRIAN FARGO Interplay Productions in 1985, with new mechanics and of course new graphics. InXile, a...

From the indie 6 Eyes Studio comes a new turn-based Tactics RPG that is reminiscent of Final Fantasy Tactics in many aspects. We talk about Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark The Immortal council and the Arbiters order The game is set in a fantasy world ruled by the Immortal Council. A group of eternal...

Our overview of STONESHARD, one of the most anticipated rogue like turn-based RPGs that has recently started its Kickstarter campaign developed by indie Ink Stains Games from New York. In STONESHARD, we play as the leader of a caravan traveling to the kingdom of Aldor to assemble a group of...

THE IRON OATH, one of the most anticipated turn-based games. Back from a KICKSTART campaign where they have collected until now 94.000$ against the 45,000$ required to complete the game. The indie americans studio CURIOS PANDA are developing this promising game. THE IRON OATH is a turn-based...

A new Sci-Fi Turn-based game developing by 3MIND GAMES. An interesting mixing of XCOM, MASS EFFECT and DIVINITY. In the game, we will find ourselves in the role of a Special Operative with the Terran military force code named: ANGEL military that after an assault ended badly to an alien ship,...

We have seen and continue to see many games from the Warhammer series and sincerely often the results are poor. But today we want to present this new title in production by the French Bulwark Studios (creators of Crowntakers that I invite you to try because it is a great game), Warhammer 40.000:...

Pathway is a turn-based game developed by ROBOTALITY, the indie development studio from Germany creators of Halfway in collaboration with the CHUCKLEFISH studio, developers of STARBOUND and in work on WARGROOVE. In Pathway we are in the year 1939 and we should unmask the plans of the Nazis in...

Developed by Chucklefish (the creators of the excellent Starbound), Wargroove is a turn-based strategy inspired by games such as Advance Wars and Fire Emblem. A turn-based game for up to 4 people in multiplayer and single-player campaigns where you can unlock a lot of content. In addition to...

We've just received Azure Saga: Pathfinder and we are about to install and play it to leave our overview of it. In the meanwhile, below you can find a little some information about this turn-based RPG. Far into the future, the human race survives through colonies scattered across the universe....

From the makers of Halcyon 6 comes a challenging tactical rogue-lite RPG set in an endless interplanetary rebellion against an evil authoritarian empire. Lead a ragtag squad of rebels in their desperate fight against overwhelming odds, an evolving adversary, and relationship woes. A tactical...