r/TurnBasedLovers

I went through the Steam Autumn Sale looking specifically for heavy-hitter turn-based RPGs, tactical games, and strategy titles, and honestly, this time around there are some pretty absurd deals. I tried to pick games that I genuinely consider among the best in their respective genres.

Highlights:

• Library of Ruina — 66% off
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VI — 90% off
• Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus — 95% off
• Jagged Alliance 3 — 90% off
• Darkest Dungeon — 85% off
• Darkest Dungeon II — 69% off
• Slay the Spire — 75% off
• ENDLESS Legend 2 — 50% off
• Wartales — 72% off
• XCOM 2 — 85% off
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth — 75% off
• Divinity: Original Sin — 90% off
• Battle Brothers — 70% off
• Tactical Breach Wizards — 45% off
• Chained Echoes — 65% off
• Old World — 90% off
• BATTLETECH — 75% off
• Wasteland 3 — 70% off
• Ruined King — 75% off
• Into the Breach — 65% off
• TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children

Some of these discounts are pretty wild. Mechanicus is 95% off, Civilization VI, Jagged Alliance 3, Divinity: Original Sin and Old World are 90% off, while plenty of other excellent games are sitting at 70–85% discounts.

What are you picking up during the Autumn Sale? And did I miss any great turn-based deals?

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Into the Breach (ITB) is my personal goat for turn based games. My favorite part is the puzzle-like nature of each individual turn.

To try and recreate that experience I've been working on a tactics game and I'm looking for fellow tactics fans to try it out.

It's an X-MEN fan game where you choose a team of 3 and fight against waves of enemies on a small grid.

Similar to ITB in the following ways:

• Small grid tactics
• Low number deterministic combat
• Positioning and knockback are key
• 1 action per character per turn

Different from ITB in the following ways:

• Movement can be split before/after actions
• Enemy actions are telegraphed but will change if board state changes and they won't target other enemies
• No map or meta strategy, just pure tactics

It's 100% free to play and works in browser as it is a fan game and hobby project of mine

https://imburnin.itch.io/danger-room-tactics

I came across ACORN: Seed of Resistance just today, and it was announced last week; anyway, its mix of exploration, party building, and short roguelite adventures immediately captured me, even if we are talking about an auto battler.

Developed by Guidelight Games, the studio behind SpellRogue, ACORN takes us into a surprisingly dark woodland kingdom where a group of small creatures is trying to fight back against a much more powerful enemy.

ACORN: Seed of Resistance is being developed by Guidelight Games and published by Ghost Ship Publishing. It is currently planned for PC via Steam in 2027, with no specific release date announced yet. A Steam Playtest is also available for players who want to request access ahead of launch. Below is the trailer.

https://turnbasedlovers.com/overview/acorn-seed-of-resistance-turns-woodland-rebels-into-a-roguelite-fighting-force