PPG Game Of The Year 2024 - 21 - The Best Turn Based RPGs

The classic turn based RPG never went away, and it still produces excellent games ranging from the simple solo developed passion project right up to the 3D polished punching-above-its-weight epic. 

Terra Memoria
Cozy Classic Style RPG
A beautiful blend of 3D and pixel art that brings to mind Moon, Octopath Traveler or even Tomba!. Classic JRPG feel meets a more cozy adventure.

Echo Generation: Midnight Edition
Voxel 90s Setting
This came out on Xbox Gamepass a while back, but it hit Steam this year and I want to shout it out because it's actually really excellent. Nostalgic in some great ways, low numbers making advancement feel meaningful, some great humor included.

Depersonalization
Cthulu Big Idea RPG
While the English translation is quite wonky, the RPG/Lovecraftian mix here is top notch, and the storylines themselves are excellent.

Arco
Mesoamerican Fantasy RPG
Multiple separate stories weave together to tell an excellent tale of indigeneity in the "wild west". Bullet hell style tactical combat is cool and different.

Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action
Punk Anticapitalist Tunes
Style and rhythm is off the charts in this turn based game about a world where music is outlawed and a group of punks fight back against the establishment.

And The Best Turn Based Game Of 2024 Is…

The Thaumaturge
Story Driven Ambiguous Choices
A higher budget looking game than we're used to for turn based games, with a fantastical 20th century Warsaw setting. Collect and summon ghosts as your companions and uncover setting appropriate mysteries along the way. High production values with Unreal Engine 5 make for a grotesquely gorgeous experience.