It wouldn’t be a site about good turn based rpgs without talking about the all time best turn based rpgs. Here’s a list in alphabetical order of the top 25 best turn based rpgs of all time.
- Chrono Cross
- Chrono Trigger
- Dragon Quest III
- Dragon Quest V
- Dragon Quest VII
- Dragon Quest VIII
- Dragon Quest XI S : Echoes of an Elusive Age
- Final Fantasy IV
- Final Fantasy VI
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy IX
- Final Fantasy X
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- Fire Emblem Three Houses
- Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door
- Persona 3 FES
- Persona 4 Golden
- Persona 5 Royal
- Pokemon LeafGreen / Pokemon FireRed
- Pokemon HeartGold / Pokemon SoulSilver
- Shin Megami Tensei IV / IV Apocalypse
- Skies of Arcadia
- Super Mario RPG
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero / Trails to Azure
- Xenogears
That concludes my list of the top 25 best turn based rpgs of all time in no particular order. If you want to see more game recommendations, please check out my game recommendations at Good Turn Based RPGs By System. I do intend to this be a rotating list so I will list my changes over time below as more all time best turn based rpgs release.