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Is Battle for Esturia worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RPG players who want tactical, turn-based grid battles
- Players who enjoy exploring open worlds with side quests
- Players who prefer party-based adventures with consequential choices
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based battles
- Players who prefer a linear structure over open-world exploration and choices
- Players looking for a multiplayer-focused game
Our take on Battle for Esturia
Rather than focusing only on battles, this RPG pairs grid-based turn-based combat with open-world exploration and decisions that alter later challenges and fights. Its party journey to reclaim a throne also gives the adventure a stated political objective alongside its monster and dungeon encounters.
What is Battle for Esturia?
Battle for Esturia is a turn-based strategy RPG set in a dangerous land ruled by an undead king.
Lead a party on a journey to reclaim the throne, exploring an open world with side quests, monsters, dungeons, and characters. Recruit up to six companions, each with a distinct character class, and fight enemies on a tactical grid. More than 30 skills and abilities can be learned. Decisions made during the journey affect later challenges, battles, and the fate of the people. The game combines world exploration, party recruitment, grid-based battles, and choices with consequences within its quest to retake the throne.
How Battle for Esturia plays
- 01Party Recruitment
- The group can include as many as six companions, with a different character class for each.
- 02Tactical Grid Combat
- Battles use a grid-based system for fighting enemies.
- 03Skills and Abilities
- More than 30 skills and abilities are available to learn.
- 04Consequential Decisions
- Choices influence the challenges and fights encountered later, as well as the people's fate.
- 05Open-World Quests
- Exploration includes side quests, dungeons, monsters, and characters.
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Battle for Esturia: platforms & release
Is Battle for Esturia worth it?
It is worth it if: RPG players who want tactical, turn-based grid battles. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based battles.
Where can I download Battle for Esturia?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Battle for Esturia's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Battle for Esturia on?
Windows and Linux.
