Slice & Dice
I had no idea about Slice & Dice until Waypoint’s Renata Price wrote about its clever approach to remixing turn-based combat earlier this year. Released on PC and mobile in 2021, it received a massive 2.0 update in 2022 that I’m using to backdoor its way onto this list. Controlling a party of five warriors, you battle your way through increasingly difficult encounters using dice. One side might have a powerful attack while another blocks damage. A wizard’s die will contain spells and mana, while the rogue’s will have long-range and poison attacks. Upgrade the warrior and their die improves as well, with relics dropped by enemies adding further customization. It’s an incredible combination of probability, strategy, and tactics that puts the battle systems in most other turn-based RPGs to shame.
