Turnbound
Turnbound is an auto battler, where you manage a hero's inventory to escape a haunted boardgame. Each run is different from the last, with unique upgrades, combos and synergies. Async PvP lets you battle the…
Turnbound is a card & board game developed by 1TK Games, released 6 May 2026 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Turnbound is
Turnbound is a card & board game game developed by 1TK Games and released in 2026. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In Turnbound, you play a haunted board game where each session pits you against the trapped souls of other players, battling against loadouts left behind by other real players in asynchronous PvP battles. It’s a game of competitive inventory management, where every tile you place in your grid has a strategic cause-and-effect loop that ripples through battles and rewards those with foresight and creativity.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Turnbound launched on 6 May 2026, within three weeks of 007 First Light, Pragmata, Forza Horizon 6 and LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.
Released around the same time: 007 First Light, Pragmata, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.
Official trailer
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