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At the top the headline #turnbasedthursday. The background is a city in aquatic tones with magical light shining in green and pink. Three characters stand on a rooftop, looking at the city. "Players: Find your next favorite game!" on the left, flanked by a sticker of an eye. And "Devs: Show us your projects!" flanked by a sticker of a hand pointing downward on the right.

Turn-based is BASED!

I'm excited to host this week’s #TurnBasedThursday on Bsky! 🥳

So, fellow #GameDev and #IndieGameDev folks, share your games below and use the hashtag! And if you're a #gamer who loves turn-based games? 🔁 ❤ your favorites from the replies!

The development of our #Underkeep, inspired from the best classic dungeons, is nearing completion. A demo will be released on Steam next month. Stay tuned and don't forget to follow us!
#screenshotsaturday #dungeoncrawler #indiegame #crpg #ダンジョンクローラー #地下城探索

Lots of news & games in last week's #TurnBasedThursday thread!

🎲 Release date trailer for an adorable dice RPG
♣️ Gamble your way out of hell roguelike w/ a free demo
🟣 New mancala-like roguelike announced
🚀 "Firefly meets Dune" sci-fi captain RPG

& much more! ⤵
#Gaming #TurnBased #IndieGames

Underkeep - The Torch Is Lit - Steam News This February, Underkeep will be part of Steam Next Fest with a short playable demo.

Excited about this!

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XCOM Meets Jagged Alliance In Tactical Strategy RPG Warhounds
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#Warhounds #XCOM #JaggedAlliance #turnbased #RPG #Strategy #turnbasedlovers

Honored to officially host the first #TurnBasedThursday of 2026. Thanks for following!

We ❤️ #TurnBased games! What are some of your faves?

I can actually already play 1&2 through modding sites and by loading the original discs (which I own). However, the third (Wolfe Age) is completely unavailable and the discs do not work in modern machines, so yeah, if just for that...

I already own the Xbox Midnight Ed. so please don't include me on this giveaway, but I just wanted to get it out to more people. And I can't resist when asked about turn-based games. However, picking a favorite would be EXTREMELY hard. Here's a few:
1) XCOM
2) DOS 1&2
3) BG3
4) Overland
5) Mutant YZ

GIVEAWAY! 🎁 To celebrate the announcement of #EchoGeneration2, we're giving away 3 Xbox copies of Echo Generation: Midnight Edition

🔁 Follow + Repost
💬 Comment your fav #turnbased game
✨ Wishlist Echo Gen 2: store.steampowered.com/app/1115990?...

#giveaway #xbox

That sounds good? Taking the Steam example, a private company owned by a decent exec can be good. Considering what GOG does and promises to do with game preservation and supporting mods, I think this looks good... All they need to do now is figure out how to get the Myth (Bungie) series on GOG...

This is awesome! I especially love the subtle callouts to Overland (my favorite Finji game - that one NEVER gets enough love IMHO). Let's see if I got them all:
1) The van with roof rack & green truck
2) 2 cars, 1 with metal siding
3) Hat guy syphoning gas
4) Trash container
5) 2 dogs with backpack

SKALD Against the Black Priory | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store Download and play SKALD Against the Black Priory at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

I know no one uses EGS, but if you get it free, it's pretty worth it. Especially for the turn-based indie gem, SKALD. Highly recommended for those you love old school gaming with modern conveniences.
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That's a thing of beauty!

That's cool idea. Are there random encounters you'll have to face on the way back to said Trophy Chest?

In Weepstone, quite a bit of XP will actually come from finding treasure. To score them, you will need to place them safely in a Trophy Case (WIP).
⚔️The Secret of Weepstone⚔️

Listen up, discount hunters! ⚔️From now until January 5th you can get Of Blades & Tails for whopping 60% OFF on Steam Winter Sale 2025! 🦊

Get it here 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/1768780/...

#indiegame #pixelart #GodotEngine #turnbased #RPG #wintersale #steam

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Receives Surprise Free Upgrade For Xbox Series X|S "Now available on the latest generation of consoles!"

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Receives Surprise Free Upgrade For Xbox Series X|S. (Repost)

YouTube video by IGN Showgunners - Official Release Date Announcement Trailer

News: Showgunners is coming to consoles! One of the most surprisingly awesome turn-based tactics is releasing to PS and Xbox. Cool.

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Pillars of Eternity 3 or Wasteland 4.

Great news! Sounds like development is going well and we'll have more to see soon. Thanks for keeping up the communication!

Some good news from my most anticipated DRPG. Looks like we have some good stuff to look forward to in the new year!

It was only a matter of time before we talked about THAC0, a topic both beloved and hated in equal measure. Blog post up on Steam, link below👇🧵

That was very interesting and you make good points. I agree it seems archaic and unnecessary in this day and age (as an OG 1e+2e player back in the day). I’m not sure why people get so bent up abt number crunching, but I they do, I guess

Anyway, SUPER excited about Weepstone. Keep up the good work!

This is a good deal if just for SKALD and Bad North both great games:

SKALD: OG Ultima-like with modern conveniences

Bad North: Interesting real-time strategy game with a limited but effective focus

Yes, any news about Forgotlings would be greatly appreciated. This is definitely one my most anticipated games atm.

Screenshots from Stratagem Lost, a punk strategy RPG from @hybridfiction.bsky.social

This week's #TurnBasedThursday host is a small studio that completed a Kickstarter to fund their first game, filled with eye-catching hand-drawn art and hidden conspiracies.

What's your game hiding? Come make some noise, punks; follow @HybridFiction.bsky.social for tomorrow's thread!

Any chance we could be getting more Psychonauts? I'm sure I'm not the only one who would love to play more in that world...

Key art from FTK2 with the text "Developers share your turn based games in the comments!" and the hashtag #TurnBasedThursday displayed across the bottom

We're honoured to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host!

Fellow turn-based devs, we'd love to see your project in the replies. Remember to add the hashtag for visibility!

Adventurers, be sure to 💬comment, ❤️like, and 🔁retweet all of the fantastic games below!

YouTube video by Spell&Shield The Turn Based Revolution Comes To Pillars Of Eternity!

Nice video explaining why turn-based in the OG Pillars of Eternity is great…

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Best Demos of NextFest Fall 2025 Another NextFest is upon us and it was a banger this time. So many demos I couldn't play them all and some really great potential. Here are...

What were the BEST demos of NextFest? Just wrote a thing about games from these fine devs:

@talesworth.bsky.social
@throughlinegames.com
@battlemarked.bsky.social
@norsegame.bsky.social
@kalypsomedia.bsky.social
@unfrozenofficial.bsky.social

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