Tactics Ogre, both the original and Let Us Cling Together. Plus, Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis.

Great video ! I loved Wasteland 3 and happy that it was so high on your list.

I have played half of this list and I must say divinity 2 is by far the superior, so I think it deserves number 1 spot. Its not only one of the best tactical rpg ever, its also one of the best games of all time. Classic in every aspect.

I'll look into some of them :) I appreciate having a large enough list to go into a lot of breadth

Great video! You opened my eyes to some really cool games that I never even heard of. I already played or heard of most of the games on this list, but I never even heard of King Arthur: A Knights Tale, along with some other cool games. Thanks a bunch!

Great list ! Recently fallen in love with Troubleshooters, amazing game with amazing devs, cheap for hundreds of hours of content. Glad it's getting some recognition.

Actually I love your list and would agree with most of it. Thank you for taking the time to make it! One game I would like to see make the list though that I am not sure if you played is Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark.

I hope this genre never dies. I'd argue that TRPGs alone possess the most replayability out of all single-player genres, including standard RPGs.

Best Tactical/Strategy RPG games but no Gloomhaven is criminal!

Fell Seal: Mark of the Arbiter is a pretty great FFT successor and got its full release not that long ago. Shadowrun Dragonfall and Hong Kong both would be honorable mentions imo.

I was expecting Troubleshooters and was not disappointed! I really like the game, it has so many mechanics and a really enthusiastic dev team.

I love that troubleshooter is getting love, its a great great game

the fact you have Battle Brothers on the list, i sat through the whole video, fantastic list !

Warhammer 40k: Mechanicus and Othercide are underrated. Mechanicus for being a great 40k game with nothing to do with Space Marines/Chaos, and Othercide for one of the coolest art styles I've seen in a long time. Daemonhunters being on this list fills me with joy.

Great to see Heroes of Might and Magic make your list :) ....for me HOMM 3 was the introduction to turn based tactical gameplay, and I still consider it the best from the series

dos2 is def number 1 for me too, everything about it is just so good, only wish your char had more voice lines esp if you choose a special char instead of making a custom one

There was another NIS RPG that had the Ogre Battle/Symphony of war mechanic of building a squad of units. It was Soul Nomad and the world Eaters, originally on PS2 and recently released on modern consoles. Good times. And if you manage to unlock the second story path, everyone is crazy.

This is cool, thanks for doing this. Agree with others that FFT was too low -- that soundtrack my GOD and there still really aren't many (any?) other games like it which were able to mix customizability and difficulty so well. Also would include one of the Baldur's Gates, not really strategy RPGs in my opinion but then neither is the Divinity Series, if you include one you have to include the other. Lastly, good to see Banner Saga in here, really enjoyed that series a lot. Thanks for putting this together, keep up the good work!

Amazing Video!! I put'em all in my Steam's wishlist. Thank you!!!!

Great video. Like others, I've played enough of these to get an idea of how awesome the ones I haven't played will be

Very surprised not to see any Tactics Ogre there! And yes Tactics Ogre Reborn (updated version of the psp version) is coming on Nov 11 this year. As others mentioned, Mario Rabbids is also a great new entry in the genre.

The only bad thing about Divinity Original Sin 2 is that it's such a wonderful game that nobody talks about the first Divinity Original Sin that it's amazing as well even if it's not as perfect as the second one.

One of my favorite games growing up was Ogre Battle 64, so i might try Symphony of War. Ty for that list :)

Tyranny by Obsidian Entertainment. Underrated game.

Cool video here. It was pretty cool to see all these tactical/strategy RPG games but, for me, it was missing one very important game - *_'FRONT MISSION 3'._* You included _'Final Fantasy Tactics: WOTL'_ as an exception but, I would have included _'FM3'_ as well. It is a game that was also made by Squaresoft, during their height of popularity as the video game RPG "king of the hill". _'FRONT MISSION 3'_ is quite possibly my favorite of all the tactical/srpg games. I love it all - the characters, the storyline, the gameplay, the graphics, the music - *_EVERYTHING._* If anybody out there likes _'Final Fantasy Tactics'_ but, also likes mechs, then the _'FRONT MISSION'_ saga is worth checking out. Especially now that new remakes of _'FRONT MISSON 1st', 'FRONT MISSION 2' & 'FRONT MISSION 3'_ have just been announced for the Nintendo Switch. _'FRONT MISSION 1st'_ is scheduled to come out in November 2022...

I've completed #16. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga (PC, Switch)!

Saddens me that front mission 3 for the ps1 isn't here, hands down my favourite strategy jrpg

Nice list. I would have loved to see Gears Tactics mentionned, but overall it's good list.

I never really enjoy the gameplay & pace of "tactical RPG", until i played divinity original sin 2 (that's the first "divinity" series i've ever played) and im instantly fall in love with it. it became my top 3 rpg games of all time.

Good list! Happy to see some of my favorite series on the list, although I'd make the argument that Tactics Ogre: LUCT and Fire Emblem: Awakening deserved a spot too.

I would've loved to see dark deity on the list, mostly because it's reminding me of my love for the genre as I'm playing through right now. I just love the old school fire emblem aesthetic but much more forgiving

New to CPRGs and the like so this video is great. New subscriber thanks

Don’t know if these were considered for the list, but here is some of my favorites that I didn’t see. Master of Magic (getting a remake this year December) Age of Wonders Shining Force 1 & 2 Dynasty Tactics 1 & 2 Pathfinder Kingmaker One that I think will be great (Lost Eidolons out today)

Tactics Ogre Reborn just came out recently. Very high quality game where almost everything affects the storyline.

Great video!

I hope you play Shining Force III, Scenarios 1-3 someday. The entirety of the game runs across 3 distinct adventures, over 90 battles, and a story of epic proportions. Truly one of the greatest Strategy RPGs of all-time that so few people ever played.

Good list I would add slay the spire and kings bounty armored princess.

Troubleshooters is such an undervalued masterpiece. Its need more attention. I agree with the top 3.

Another game worth mentioning is Tyranny. Their inventive magic system gives it a unique twist and I believe it is underrated.

Las year I played Wasteland 3 and made me love the genre!

great work

when it comes to the HOMM games, for me, nothing beats Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Complete, it has everything any RPG fan could want from a heroes game. I thought number 4 went a bit too far being able to send units out on their own without a hero to lead them. I do agree with your number 1 game though, that game is so good and messing around with different builds is so much fun. Baldurs gate 3 is a game I'm looking forward to.

It doesn't actually suck to have to play as a specific character - as long as that character and the story are very well-written, I actually even prefer it that way.

Love Fire emblem, played the saga since Game cube, Divinity 2 is the one that I am playing now , trying to understand the commands and tactics :)

Phantom Doctrine - 1981 spy cell simulator, with Xcom-like combat, base management and worldmap campaign. Some randomization for replayability.

Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy, God Wars: Definitive Edition and Brigantine: Legend of Runersia are three cracking Switch SRPGs I can’t recommend enough and no one talks about Tactics V on Switch which is an amazing low-poly, 16bit hybrid look to it and plays beautifully on the OLED.

I'm surprised Tactics Ogre Reborn isn't on this list.

In the Xcom 2 segment he states that it's no Final Fantasy Tactics, that Xcom it is way more difficult. But maybe we didn't play the same games. FFT has the most insane difficulty spikes I've ever seen. Even at the start. Bosses can only be beaten in very specific ways, and there are levels where you can loose in turn 1 without even being able to play. On the other hand, I remember going through Xcom 2 pretty smoothly, in normal difficulty, only finding somewhat bigger challenge in the expansion bosses. Great list though

Isnt the Tactics Ogre re-remaster still coming out this year?

Missing one: Tactics Ogre Let us Cling Together. That game is better than Final Fantasy Tactics, but it is overlooked as always :( I'm glad to see Disgaea 5 and Valkyria Chronicles 4, but Disgaea 4 and Valkyria Chronicles 1 deserve to be remembered as well. I know how hard it is to make a list, so well done ^^

Don’t sleep on Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, and the Tactics Ogre Remake coming out later this year! Both of those are no doubt going to be heavy hitters for the genre.

Been on a battle brother binge

great list. I would add tower of time

Im sad you did not include Pathfinder Kingmaker...until I saw you also didnt include the prequels for the others. Fair game. xD

The very first UFO: Enemy Unknown places high for me.

Dungeons of Dreadmore is a crazy tatical RPG that is pretty unknown.

Wish I could try three houses, here's hoping it gets a PC port sometime. I probably wouldn't have included the CRPGs, though the ones included here do indeed have decent tactical combat. I might have included an Age of Wonders game over a Heroes of Might and Magic game, because they have better tactical combat; maybe age of wonders 3 or planetfall. Everything else I could think of was included. I might give Fell Seal: Arbiter's mark an honorable mention though, it's quite reminiscent of FFT, though it's writing probably isn't as good as FFT.

Interesting list. I would personally place Xcom 2 as nr. 1.

I love Lost Eidolons. You gotta put it on the list

Heroes 5 instead of 3? This is serious heresy my friend.

Mi favorito es Divinity Original Sin 2 y Wasteland 2 😊

Damn no Baldur’s Gate 3? It’s still not fully released but the early access is really good.

wartales are pretty impresive too

You should have a look at the dungeon of Naheulbeuk. It has fun fights

Wasteland 3, Gears Tactics, Divinity: orginal sin 2 and Miasma Chronicles.

Love your list, but gotta say my favourite ever is Shining force III for saturn

All of those look interesting and I agree about the games I have also played. Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Triangle Strategy are among the best games I've played in recent years. Most of the strategy RPGs I have played are retro games and I look forward to playing some of these more recent games. Along with the two games I had previously mentioned, some of my favorites are Dark Wizard, the early Shining Force games, the Langrisser series, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, and Fire Emblem: Awakening. I look forward to further exploring the genre and your list here will be very helpful to me. Thank you for making it.

The absence of Jagged Alliance 2 compromises the integrity of this list.

I really like the combat system and tactics in DOS2, can't deny it. However besides the combat, I think POE2 Deadfire is a much better game overall.

You can add the new released game Miasma chronicles to the list too

Yikes at the hard R during the phoenix point section.

it's time to reassess Resonance of fate and Jagged Alliance 2 and maybe Desperados III where Shogun tactics also Wartales !

Can't argue with the top 6.

Good list but If is a list of "All Time" you should include more older games. Also Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivors Overclocked is definetely up there. But I get it, is a DS/3DS game.

When baldurs gate3 releases it's def gonna be one of the best

Dos2 is magnificence personified

How can you get all the teammates to join? in Dinivity D:

Forget to mention Phantom Doctrine, a Cold War spionage turn based RPG

Three Houses gets better after first playthrough and with DLCs. It is worth it.

If anyone could help here, I am trying to remember the name of the game that was released a few years ago, maybe 2018 - 19, similar to Phoenix Point: Year One Edition, it featured a dystopian futuristic dark world where you were in command of 3 cyber commandos, trying to stop a nuclear missile launch. The game if I remember correctly was named something along the lines of Deception: 2223 (not the actual real name, I think the game title was a short name then a year in the future). Units would cloak when crouching, and the start of the game was night, fires and a unit regaining consciousness then having to go and reactivate the remaining units. I enjoyed the game tremendously, but cannot remember where I downloaded it from or the name, anyone knows what game I am talking about?

Weird not to see either of the Baldur's Gate games here, seeing as they influenced most of the games on this list, which wouldn't exist without those games. Also Tyranny deserves a shout!

Yeah...I can't accept a list with FF Tactics not in top 3 lol

thanks god someone create symphony of war which is similar like ogre battle

you should play UnderRail, it's great!

Did they ever fix wasteland 3’s constant crashes on Xbox?

symphony of war is really good. played for 10 h straight

I feel bad that I've probably played 90% this list guess have to do the other 10% now

I don't agree with your list, but that is ok because at the end of the day we all have our own opinion. Still good picks, mine would just be completely different if 'of all time' is concerned. Those lists should just be '25 GREAT games', then you can avoid any issues.

Пехота атакует... конницу)😂😂

I have sunk 1,175 hours into Battle Brothers. That is all.

Golden Sun, honorary mention

Final Fantasy Tactics lower on the list than Triangle Strategy hurts my soul but it is your list lol. Heard lots of good things about Divinity: Original Sin II maybe it's time for me to finally give Western developers a chance! (and by Western I mean non-Japanese)

"Top 25 Best Tactical/Strategy Games with RPG elements from the last 5 years + a few classics"

Best Tactical RPG for me will always be Yggdra Union.

I hope there will be more games that are not turn based snorefests

For Mobile there are alot of Tactical RPG. I guess developing Turn Based RPG is less time taking compare to other RPG sub-genre

We need a new ogre battle and operation darkness!!

Underrail, Atom RPG + Trudograd.

You forgot Mordheim

Final fantasy tactic is that android version or PS 1 ,or PSP?