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#TurnBasedThursday - Turn-Based Game Showcases
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We support turn-based games! Showcase threads with tons of support, The Turn-Based Games Discord (https://discord.gg/zfmrtb2FkQ), TurnBasedFest.com festival & Steam sale, and more.

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This week's #TurnBasedThursday host is a game dev collective working on a new deckbuilding roguelite with 60+ unique mini-bosses. It's smart, strategic, and whimsical.

Boot up and jack in, we all want to see *your* games. Follow the white rabbit (@every1solid.bsky.social) for tomorrow's thread!
January 28, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Lots of news & games in last week's #TurnBasedThursday thread!

🎲 Release date trailer for an adorable dice RPG
♣️ Gamble your way out of hell roguelike w/ a free demo
🟣 New mancala-like roguelike announced
🚀 "Firefly meets Dune" sci-fi captain RPG

& much more! ⤵
#Gaming #TurnBased #IndieGames
January 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This week's #TurnBasedThursday host is a studio with a passion for retro-inspired game experiences, creating new games for beloved old hardware.

Follow @BadgerPunch.com and bring us back... to YOUR games! In tomorrow's thread!
January 21, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Great games in last week's #TurnBasedThursday thread!

🛹 Pokemon-like creature collector w/ a skateboarding kick
🔮 Upcoming tarot tactics roguelike
😱 Demo launch for a cryptic CD-ROM card-slasher
🦚 Two lovebirds making a lovely bird game

& many more! ⤵
#Gaming #TurnBased #IndieGames
January 20, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This week's #TurnBasedThursday host is a unique new game by an indie dev couple, filled with mythic monsters from Celtic & English legends. Cook them food or become their next meal!

What's the recipe for your game? Follow @ClumsyBearStudio.com & show us in tomorrow's thread!
January 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Brand new games w/ <100 followers in our first #TurnBasedThursday of 2026!

⛰️ Tactical RPG seeking to slay a dragon god
👨‍🍳 Wholesome moving muffin roguelite
♏ Gorgeous city-builder card game
👷 Space station tech turn-based tactics prepping their 1st playtest

& more! ⤵
#Gaming #TurnBased #IndieGames
January 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Our first #TurnBasedThursday host of 2026 is a Canadian team making visually striking, sometimes downright adorable indie adventures in voxel style.

Follow @cococucumber.bsky.social for tomorrow's thread and show us what *you're* building block by block this year!
January 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
(7/7) All of this is a community effort, organized by volunteers, supported by the hundreds of devs & creators who participate and boost each other! Check our bio link for info to get involved.

Thank you all for your support. ❤️ See you next week for the first thread of 2026!
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
(6/7) Our annual online festival & Steam sale, #TurnBasedThursdayFest keeps getting bigger and better.

It returns for 2026 in just a few months, this year with ~400 games, 7 days of Twitch streams & YouTube Let's Plays, and our first ever Featured Reveals Show trailer showcase!
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
(5/7) The core of #TurnBasedThursday is a belief that a rising tide raises all ships—working together builds a community that lifts all of us up.

Our partnership with @TurnBasedLovers has grown the Turn-Based Games Discord to over 2,700 members, featuring news, deals, and more!
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
(3/7) Because we all boost one official host, no other threads like this consistently get as much engagement & reach!

It keeps our hashtag free of self-serving grifter thread clutter, brings fresh eyes to participants each week, & connects a real audience that loves turn-based.
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
(2/7) By bringing the community together to promote a single thread each week, our weekly showcases have become one of the best places on social media for content creators, players, publishers, and more to find new, upcoming, and indie turn-based games. 🎉
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Happy New Year! In 2025, we organized 💯 #TurnBasedThursday showcases across Bluesky & Twitter!! 🎉

The Turn-Based Games Discord's grown to 2,700+ members, and our annual online festival & Steam sale was a huge success!

Want to learn more about this great community? 👇 (1/7)
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Our last #TurnBasedThursday host of 2025, twenty talented people from all over the world building an impressive debut game: a sprawling, explorable, dialogue-rich mystery cRPG.

Come give everyone something to talk about; follow @GlasshouseCRPG.bsky.social & show your game in tomorrow's thread!
December 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This week's #TurnBasedThursday host is another multitalented solodev, composing his own music for a fantasy sports battle game. Final Fantasy Tactics meets football? Sounds like a stunner to me!

What's the score with your game? Follow @jlansing19.bsky.social & show us in tomorrow's thread!
December 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Stay in the loop by joining the Turn-Based Games Discord: discord.gg/zfmrtb2FkQ

#Twitch & #YouTubeGaming creators who like turn-based games, check out TurnBasedFest.com for info, a look at last year's schedule of 50+ creators, and the 400+ games they got to choose from.
December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
~1,000 games applied for #TurnBasedThursdayFest!

😮😮😮😮😮

Narrowing this down is always so hard, but with this many applicants there's no way we don't have another great event for you ahead. Content creators who'd like to get involved, we'd still love to hear from you!
December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This week's #TurnBasedThursday host is an Australian indie dev with a love of jRPGs. His next game is an incredible CROSSOVER featuring characters from 13+ indies!

Always amazing what collaborations can create. Follow @CriticalGamesAU.bsky.social & join tomorrow's thread!
December 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This week's #TurnBasedThursday host is a small studio that completed a Kickstarter to fund their first game, filled with eye-catching hand-drawn art and hidden conspiracies.

What's your game hiding? Come make some noise, punks; follow @HybridFiction.bsky.social for tomorrow's thread!
December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Lots of fun news in last week's #TurnBasedThursday!

🏰 Playtest for a roguelike tower defense
🎨 Artbook release for story-rich cyberpunk RPG
💀 Major update for dark sci-fi extraction RPG
♟️ Free demo for zany strategy game filled w/ chess lore

& much more! ⤵
#Gaming #TurnBased #IndieGames
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Details & apply here: forms.gle/SWuEUDNhHDxB...

Big opportunities for both turn-based #GameDev / #IndieDev and Content Creators (#Twitch or #YouTubeGaming) who play turn-based games.

Apply by Dec 12th! Questions? Join the Turn-Based Games Discord: discord.gg/zfmrtb2FkQ
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The 4th annual #TurnBasedThursdayFest will be March 9-16!

Hundreds of excellent games & discounts on Steam, Let's Plays & giveaways, & our first ever Featured Reveals trailer showcase!

Help us spread the word? ❤️🔃

Developer & content creator signups are open, 🔗 in replies 👇
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This week's #TurnBasedThursday host is a real, human game developer! Definitely not three kobolds in a trench coat. Nope, why would you think that?

Bring your screenshots, sense of humor, and surprises to tomorrow's turn-based showcase; follow @RichardStampDev.bsky.social for the thread!
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This week's #TurnBasedThursday host is a German solo dev who got his animal-adventurers-inherit-the-earth dream game launched on Steam and now on Nintendo switch!

Perk up your ears and smooth back your screenshots; follow @OfBladesNTails.bsky.social and showcase in tomorrow's thread!
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This week's #TurnBasedThursday host is totally trashy.

No, wait, that's a good thing! 😆 It's a very cool SNES-styled jRPG, set in a fantasy world of garbage. Made by two janitors!

Is your game trash, or treasure? Follow @kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social and showcase in tomorrow's thread!
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM