Game Reviews6.6/10
Mephisto’s Cult Overruns a 17th-Century Settlement — Not Always Evenly
A doomed Spanish city, a cult of Mephisto, and a warrior's grim quest — Black Legend weighs ambition against its flaws.
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Tag: turn-based RPG
Game Reviews7.1/10
One Piece Odyssey turns the series’ filler arcs into a playable RPG party
One Piece Odyssey strands Luffy on a storm-ringed island and turns turn-based combat into a crew-finding RPG. Our review scores it 7.1 of 10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Blackguards 2 Review: A Mean, Branching Tactics Game That Wants You to Wreck the Room
Blackguards 2 review: Daedalic's turn-based hexfield RPG with trap-filled battles, a 20-character party, and Cassia's march on the Shark Throne. Score: 7.4/10.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Operencia: The Stolen Sun Review — A Dungeon-Crawler That Knows Exactly What It Is
Operencia: The Stolen Sun review — Zen Studios' 2019 first-person dungeon-crawler built on Central European folklore scores 7.7/10 for its world.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Cosmic Star Heroine Review: A Smart Combat System Wrapped in a Crowded Story
Cosmic Star Heroine review: Zeboyd's sci-fi RPG swaps MP for a charge system and random battles for visible enemies, with a crowded story behind it.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Monster Hunter’s turn-based spinoff finally reaches the West, and it was worth the wait
Monster Hunter Stories swaps hunting for hatching: a turn-based RPG where you steal eggs, raise Monsties, and fight the Black Blight. Score: 8.6/10.
Game Reviews8/10
Wasteland 2 Still Asks More of Players Than Most Modern RPGs
Wasteland 2 review: inXile's crowdfunded, turn-based post-apocalyptic RPG of 2014, its murder mystery, party building, and Director's Cut.
Game Reviews8.4/10
The Thaumaturge Makes You Choose Between Reading Minds and Being Kind
The Thaumaturge review: Fool's Theory's 1905 Warsaw RPG uses salutors, flaws and perception to build a detective story with real moral weight. Score: 8.4/10.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Trails of Cold Steel III’s Switch port holds up, nine years on
Trails of Cold Steel III review: Falcom's dense 2017 RPG sequel rewards veterans with Break and Brave Order systems, but offers no on-ramp for newcomers.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Darkest Dungeon Review: The Party Is the Horror
Darkest Dungeon review: Red Hook's gothic roguelike turns party stress, permadeath and the Hamlet loop into real horror. Score: 8.3 of 10.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Battle Chasers: Nightwar Review: A Comic Book Island Worth Getting Stranded On
Battle Chasers: Nightwar review: a turn-based RPG from Airship Syndicate with overcharge combat, shifting dungeons, and a grind that taxes the fun.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Review — A Full-Size Tradition, Score 8.4/10
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age review — Square Enix's 2017 turn-based RPG scores 8.4/10 for its open world, tradition, and 3D/2D toggle.