#TurnBasedThursdayFest is a five-day online festival celebrating turn-based video games. Back for its second year, with more than 350 participating games and a full 5-day schedule of Twitch streams and YouTube premieres. Brought to you by the team behind #TurnBasedThursday on twitter, this year’s event will again offer:
Games Games Games
Hundreds of participating RPGs, sims, grand strategy, deckbuilders, 4X, roguelikes, puzzlers, city builders and more… see just how much variety there is in turn-based games, all united by fun based on smart choices & clever planning instead of reflexes & reactions.
Discover hidden gems, find hits on sale, and check out all the upcoming games that might be your next favorite.
Content Creator Showcase
We’re highlighting excellent content creators who enjoy these kinds of games and regularly introduce their audience to new ones.
Stay tuned for a schedule to come!
Gamers, represent!
Millions of gamers love these kind of games, and we’re bringing them together. All week we’ll have opportunities for you to share your stories, win new games, and have some fun with your fellow gamers.
You can join the Turn Based Games Discord now for a great community with gaming news, deals, and fun.
This year’s participating games
The Steam Sale page can be accessed here starting April 4th and discounts will run through till April 8th.
Content Creator Showcase
We have a great lineup of Twitch streamers & YouTubers playing games featured in this year’s event. Check them out to find not just gameplay, but great communities with creators who discover and show your favorite kind of games regularly.
Monday, April 8th (Upcoming & Early Playables)
| 9am EDT | Pagrax featuring Magin: The Rat Project Stories |
| 10am EDT | 2D Kiri featuring EcoGnomix |
| 11am EDT | Kormakr featuring King Arthur: Legion IX+ developer interview with Neocore! |
| 12pm EDT | Cringer featuring Cyber Knights: Flashpoint |
| 1pm EDT | Calpey featuring Rootin' Tootin' Lootin' Shootin' |
| 2pm EDT | TurnBasedLovers featuring a highlights roundup of upcoming games! |
| 3pm EDT | Dr. Incompetent featuring K2: Digital Edition |
| 4pm EDT | Sifd featuring Backpack Battles |
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| 9pm EDT | Game Wisdom featuring Break the Loop |
| 10pm EDT | Dr. Incompetent featuring Soulash 2 |
| 11pm EDT | Dr. Incompetent continuing Soulash 2 |
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Sunday, April 7th (Indies of All Kinds)
| 9am EDT | Belannaer featuring Alina of the Arena |
| 10am EDT | Belannaer featuring Cardboard Town |
| 11am EDT | Belannaer featuring Moonstone Island |
| 12pm EDT | McQueeb featuring Knights in Tight Spaces |
| 1pm EDT | Big Simple featuring Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out |
| 2pm EDT | GimpyKnee featuring Age of Wonders III |
| 3pm EDT | GimpyKnee featuring Battletech |
| 4pm EDT | Writing Bull featuring Elaborate Lands+ German language developer interview. |
| 5pm EDT | Writing Bull continuing Elaborate Lands+ German language developer interview. |
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| 7pm EDT | Bumpy McSquigums featuring Wantless |
| 8pm EDT | Phrosphor featuring Breachway |
| 9pm EDT | Hillhome featuring Battle Brothers |
| 10pm EDT | Hillhome continuing Battle Brothers |
| 11pm EDT | Halios TV featuring Evolings |
| 12am EDT | Halios TV featuring Indies Lies |
Saturday, April 6th (RPGs & Roguelikes)
| 9am EDT | Pawkt featuring King Arthur: Knight's Tale |
| 10am EDT | Edmon featuring Chained Echoes |
| 11am EDT | DomEReapeR featuring One More Gate: A Wakfu Legend |
| 12pm EDT | Unkim featuring Escape the Mad Empire |
| 1pm EDT | ProPokeNoob featuring Dicefolk |
| 2pm EDT | ProPokeNoob continuing Dicefolk |
| 3pm EDT | Dridlicious featuring Legends of Amberland II |
| 4pm EDT | Das Tactic featuring Xenonauts 2 |
| 5pm EDT | Das Tactic continuing Xenonauts 2 |
| 6pm EDT | Ic0n Gaming featuring Mortal Glory 2 |
| 7pm EDT | Phrosphor featuring Songs of Silence |
| 8pm EDT | Bumpy McSquigums featuring Bionic Dues |
| 9pm EDT | Game Wisdom featuring Enter the Chronosphere |
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| 11pm EDT | Halios TV featuring Hadean Tactics |
| 12am EDT | Halios TV continuing Hadean Tactics |
Friday, April 5th (Retro, Pixel, & Poly)
| 2am EDT | Nookrium featuring Souls of White Star |
| 9am EDT | TorNis featuring Hero's hour |
| 10am EDT | TorNis continuing Hero's hour |
| 11am EDT | Kaerenai featuring Anode Heart |
| 12pm EDT | Kaerenai continuing Anode Heart |
| 1pm EDT | ShuffleFM featuring Wandering Sword |
| 2pm EDT | woahhjess featuring Planetiles |
| 3pm EDT | LV1 Gaming featuring The Iron Oath |
| 4pm EDT | LV1 Gaming continuing The Iron Oath |
| 5pm EDT | woahhjess continuing Planetiles |
| 6pm EDT | BlindiRL featuring Path of Achra |
| 7pm EDT | Meowpenheimer featuring Cassette Beasts |
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| 9pm EDT | Bumpy McSquigums featuring Together in Battle |
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Thursday, April 4th (Strategy & Tactics)
| 9am EDT | SpaceGameJunkie featuring Revival: Recolonization |
| 10am EDT | SpaceGameJunkie continuing Revival: Recolonization |
| 11am EDT | DomEReapeR featuring Shardpunk: Verminfall |
| 12pm EDT | Esty8nine featuring Tales of Maj'Eyal |
| 1pm EDT | Our Steam Sale begins!Das Tactic featuring Warlock 2: The Exiled |
| 2pm EDT | Zemalf featuring Quasimorph |
| 3pm EDT | Billy1Kirby featuring Stoneshard |
| 4pm EDT | Writing Bull featuring Dorfromantik+ German language interview with developer Toukana! |
| 5pm EDT | Metwic featuring Darkest Dungeon |
| 6pm EDT | Bumpy McSquigums featuring Songs of Conquest |
| 7pm EDT | WrenWrabbit featuring Backpack Hero |
| 8pm EDT | JaredRBair featuring Jupiter Hell |
| 9pm EDT | JaredRBair continuing Jupiter Hell |
| 10pm EDT | Dr. Incompetent featuring Gloomhaven |
| 11pm EDT | Dr. Incompetent continuing Gloomhaven |
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Questions?
Why turn-based?
There are many kinds of turn-based games — large-scale grand strategy and precise small-scale tactics; fast-paced pause-only-when-you-need-to and relaxing watch-and-savor; old school classics and clever new concepts. What unites them all is a playerbase that enjoys games where you can take your time when you want to, that loves the payoff of careful choices and a clever plan, that want victories based on smarts, not speed.
I’m an interested studio / publisher, what can you tell me about the Steam sale? Have you been approved? Will it be featured?
We have been approved by Steam. Front-page featuring decisions aren’t made until they see the full list of participants, the event page setup, and what their overall schedule is looking like closer to the event, but we will at minimum be included in the Steam deals section and have banners across the hundreds of participating games in the event. We also had great success in getting press coverage, reddit support, and social media sharing for last year’s event. Combined with the roster of ~60 featured content creators we partner with to showcase participants and spread the word about the festival, we bring a lot of attention to the event.
Can I participate in both the Steam Spring Sale and #TurnBasedThursdayFest?
Yes, Steam’s major seasonal sales do not count for any discount cooldowns. So long as your last sale before the Steam Spring Sale ends before March 5th, you’ll be able to participate in both events. If you’re unable to go on sale for #TurnBasedThursdayFest due to other sale scheduling conflicts, you’re still welcome to apply. We can only accept a limited number of released games that aren’t able to go on sale for our event, but you’ll still be considered and accepted games will still be included within the Steam event.
Did the event name change from #TurnBasedFest to #TurnBasedThursdayFest?
It did; Steam requested we change it to help distinguish from their own themed sales events. The new name helps make clear the connection to the weekly #TurnBasedThursday community showcases our team organizes on twitter (and starting to on Bluesky) year-round.
What is the deadline to sign up for #TurnBasedThursdayFest?
In order to be considered you must submit your application before 8th of March 10pm GMT
I have another question not answered here.
Please join the Turn-based Games Discord at https://discord.gg/zfmrtb2FkQ – look for the #tbtfest channel and let us know there. (Please check Pinned messages for any updates and the latest resources. 🙂) Thanks for your interest in #TurnBasedThursdayFest!
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