The Best Turn-based isometric Games for Xbox Series X

Update : Day of the Shell added at rank #5.
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The Thaumaturge (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5

The Thaumaturge is a story-driven RPG with morally ambiguous choices, taking place in the culturally diverse world of early 20th century Warsaw. In this world, salutors exist: esoteric beings that only thaumaturges can truly perceive and use for their needs.


  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • historical
  • combat
  • detective
  • supernatural
  • isometric
  • demons
  • political
  • narrative
  • story
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • choices
  • fight

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Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions (2022)

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Mac OS Xbox One Android Xbox Series X PC Windows Nintendo Switch

As Captain Velvet Meteor, team up with heroes and heroines from hit Shonen Jump+ manga series to face challenges and take on hordes of enemies in this tactical adventure game!


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • isometric
  • comic
  • anime
  • book
  • superhero
  • action-adventure
  • top-down
  • cute

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The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales (2023)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds, and steal legendary items like Thor's Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write.


  • turn-based
  • isometric
  • surreal
  • noir
  • lore
  • dystopian
  • partner-in-crime
  • fiction
  • story
  • book
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • thriller
  • puzzle
  • dark

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Evertried (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X Mac OS Linux

Evertried is an isometric, tactical rogue-lite where the player ascends a mysterious tower in the afterlife using their wits, strategy and positioning in turn-based combat. Make clever use of attacks, movement, skills and hazards to clear floors of enemies and advance higher toward your destiny.


  • rogue-like
  • turn-based
  • isometric
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • boss-fight
  • free-flowing
  • tile

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Day of the Shell (2025)

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Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows j Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One

Day of the Shell is a “one-click, one-turn” tactical rogue-lite. In a shattered and flooded world, travel from island to island with only hope and a revolver, challenging and appeasing the gods.


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • rogue-like
  • strategy
  • isometric
  • nature
  • grid
  • tactical-lite
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • movement
  • 3d

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Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut (2014)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Android Mac OS Linux IOS iPhone Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!

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  • cyberpunk
  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • isometric
  • combat
  • cover
  • tabletop
  • fantasy
  • conspiracy

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Arcadian Atlas (2023)

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Linux Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

Arcadian Atlas is a Tactical RPG about the choices people make for love and power, and how those decisions tear a kingdom apart.


  • rpg
  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • japanese
  • battle
  • isometric
  • fantasy
  • war
  • pixel
  • class
  • grid
  • jrpg

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Broken Roads (2024)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One

Broken Roads is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in a decaying, post-apocalyptic version of the vast Australian Outback, featuring a genre-redefining morality system. Survive, form bonds, and make tough choices that will shape your dangerous yet mesmerizing 25+ hour journey across the wilds.


  • rpg
  • post-apocalyptic
  • turn-based
  • classic
  • old-school
  • isometric
  • combat
  • philosophical

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Broken Lines (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.


  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • alternate
  • outbreak
  • real-time
  • war
  • perma-death
  • hex
  • squad
  • multiple-endings
  • strategy
  • isometric
  • cover
  • combat
  • historical

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Staying Fresh (2025)

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Don't let the mold take over the kitchen and turn all fresh food into rotten zombies. Immerse yourself in tactical roguelite adventures: lead culinary heroes, fight off zombies. Upgrade your fighters with fresh ingredients. Discover new recipes while exploring the mysterious abandoned kitchen.


  • turn-based
  • rogue-like
  • cooking
  • dungeon-crawler
  • strategy
  • isometric
  • procedural
  • zombies
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • retro
  • crafting
  • survival
  • 2d

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