15 Of The Best Turn-Based RPG's Of All Time

While this genre became nearly extinct in the mid-2000s, they’ve made a strong comeback as of recent. Here are a few turn-based RPGs, both old and new, that you have to play if you want to find out what this genre has to offer.

[il-JumperMT]

Xenoblade?

[Zeldafan64]

Xenoblade isn't turn based and neither is Chrono Trigger if you set the combat to active before starting the game.

[Gardenia]

Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, Suikoden II, Vagrant Story

[PoSTedUP]

vagrant story was great but kinda short. love that game. definitely in my top 10.

[jreeves82]

Anybody else notice that they mentioned Grandia yet the picture they chose to show was from Grandia 2?!

[PoSTedUP]

grandia is one of my all time favorites. along with breath of fire1, cronocross, xenogears, suidoken2, legend of dragoon, ff6 etc. glad they mentioned it. very underrated!

[mezati99]

Persona 3

[PoSTedUP]

lol idk how that slipped my mind. its my #1 jrpg turnbased game and game of all time.

[bluefox755]

Some weird choices. None of these games were bad, but I feel like there are far better choices for many of them. It seems like he was primarily a PC gamer, and missed out on a lot of the console classics.

[silkylove]

I was surprised that FFVI didn't make the cut. That's my #1.

[RedDevils]

Shadow heart for me, and others.

[Frodosmugins]

it's hard to say if Divinity 2 is "Goat" as it has only been out for 2yrs.... but I might just have to agree..

I think it really is the best turn based rpg ever!.

[PoSTedUP]

Shoukd i play the first one first?

[BeOpenMinded]

Neverwinter nights should be here too. I feel like some of the classics are missing.