📢 Steam Sale Now Live here!
#TurnBasedThursdayFest is a seven-day online festival celebrating turn-based video games. Back for its third year with an amazing variety of turn-based games, a massive Steam sale, and tons of Let’s Plays on Twitch and YouTube. Brought to you by the team behind #TurnBasedThursday on Twitter and Bluesky, and The Turn-Based Games Discord!
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.
Check out their streams for a ton of fun and over 40 game giveaways!
Gamers, represent!
Millions of gamers love these kind of games, and we’re bringing them together. Hop into the Turn-Based Games Discord to share your stories, ask for game recommendations, and have some fun with your fellow gamers.
Content Creator Showcase
The popular Content Creator Showcase returns with awesome turn-based creators showing off the games participating in the event.
Check out the schedule below to find not just gameplay, but great communities with creators who discover and show your favorite kind of games regularly.
Participating Games
Over 400 participating games! This year’s Steam sale page will go live Monday, June 2nd, at 9am Eastern, so stay tuned for lots of great deals & discoverability – 25 hand-curated sections from “Unique Styles” to “Genre Breakers & Blenders” to “Gaming on a Budget.” You’ll also be able to easily filter all games in the festival for your favorite genres and Steam tags.
This year’s Steam Sale page can be accessed here, and a spreadsheet breakdown of this year’s participants is embedded here:
Questions?
Why turn-based?
There are many kinds of turn-based games — grand strategy and precise tactics; fast-paced focus 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 Summer 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 Summer Sale ends before June 2nd, 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 Bluesky year-round.
What is the deadline to sign up for #TurnBasedThursdayFest?
In order to be considered you must submit your application before 14th 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!
Follow @TurnBasedThurs(day) on Bluesky or Twitter the Turn Based Games Discord for updates.