The paper discusses the advancements and challenges in ceramic-based dielectric materials for energy storage applications. It highlights the importance of these materials in meeting the growing demand for energy storage, particularly in pulsed power devices, electric vehicles, and high-frequency inverters. The review covers fundamental concepts of energy storage in dielectric capacitors, key parameters affecting performance, and recent progress in bulk ceramics, ceramic films, and multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). It also explores various strategies to enhance energy storage properties, such as chemical modification, grain refinement, defect engineering, and phase control. The paper addresses the limitations of current materials and proposes future research directions, emphasizing the need for high energy density, efficiency, and reliability in dielectric materials. Additionally, it discusses the advantages and challenges of ceramic films and MLCCs, and suggests advanced techniques for their fabrication and optimization. Overall, the review provides a comprehensive overview of the current state and future prospects of ceramic-based dielectric materials in energy storage applications.The paper discusses the advancements and challenges in ceramic-based dielectric materials for energy storage applications. It highlights the importance of these materials in meeting the growing demand for energy storage, particularly in pulsed power devices, electric vehicles, and high-frequency inverters. The review covers fundamental concepts of energy storage in dielectric capacitors, key parameters affecting performance, and recent progress in bulk ceramics, ceramic films, and multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). It also explores various strategies to enhance energy storage properties, such as chemical modification, grain refinement, defect engineering, and phase control. The paper addresses the limitations of current materials and proposes future research directions, emphasizing the need for high energy density, efficiency, and reliability in dielectric materials. Additionally, it discusses the advantages and challenges of ceramic films and MLCCs, and suggests advanced techniques for their fabrication and optimization. Overall, the review provides a comprehensive overview of the current state and future prospects of ceramic-based dielectric materials in energy storage applications.