Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was a surprise success, especially considering it was a brand-new series from a new team of developers. It was so successful that it had reactionaries claiming that ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

If you have seen any modern discussion about JRPGs, you have definitely heard plenty of people talking about how Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was innovative and brought mechanics never before seen in a ...

During a talk at the Korean gaming conference G-Star 2025, Katsura Hashino — director of Metaphor: ReFantazio and the last three mainline Persona games — expressed his vision for the future of JRPGs.

Pillars Of Eternity is an isometric, party-based RPG set in a new fantasy world reminiscent of titles such as Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape: Torment. Combat uses a tactical real-time ...

Originally from the UK Anthony is an avid reader and writer, now based in Finland. He graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BA in German with Dutch Studies and spent a semester each in ...

You'll probably hear that turn-based games are for old people or a specific subset of gamers. That's just not true, as most people will find they can enjoy turn-based titles if they give them a chance ...

Adam Braunstein is a Contributor at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2019. He primarily writes lists and features, with a focus on RPGs, JRPGs, action-adventure games, VR, ...

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 ...

Every once in a while, a video game series goes quiet, either through a lack of effort from the developer or because entries in the series forget what made it so special to begin with. Yet the ...

Build your class, break the cycle. A 2.5D turn-based roguelike where the skills you gain become your class. A 2.5D Turn-Based Roguelike Skill Builder Eternity Breaker is a Turn-based Roguelike game ...