- #1 Scallywags
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FloWHOA
Windows
Set sail with a ragtag group of Scallywags in a strategic pirate crew‑management roguelike. Hunt down the infamous Aces, plunder their treasures, and forge your story one chaotic voyage at a time. Every run is a fresh adventure, and every victory brings you closer to becoming a true Pirate Legend.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 24.2% ★, Pirates 21.9% ★, Perma Death 16%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #2 Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alt ShiftPub: Dotemu
Windows
In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, take command of a fleet escaping the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies. Manage crises on board as you prepare for the next encounter with the Cylon Fleet. Times are dire, and hard choices must be made. Your only hope: rejoin the Battlestar Galactica.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 34.9% ★, RTS 19.9%, Roguelite 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%, Roguelike 6.4%
- #3 Crying Suns
80% matchVery Positive86% of 4,447 reviews2019
Dev: Alt Shift
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 34.9% ★, RTS 13.5%, Perma Death 12.2%, Roguelite 10.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.5%
- #4 WARPSQUAD
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tom LoomanPub: LODZERO
Windows
WARPSQUAD is a space exploration rogue-lite in an ever-changing galaxy to be played solo or co-op. Encounter a wide range of hostile spaceships, special events, and upgrades to your ship and crew. Master the ship terminals and crew with unique traits to survive this hostile world.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 40.4% ★, Perma Death 14.8%, Roguelite 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #5 Reclaim The Sea
77% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: 1LastGame
Windows
Reclaim the Sea is a roguelike strategy game set in a pirate fantasy world. Fight your way through randomly generated maps and text events. Command your pirate crew, upgrade your ship and make tactical decisions to beat the boss and save the world… or die trying.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 34.2% ★, Pirates 21.4% ★, Perma Death 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #6 Planet Colonization
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Araknumia Software
Windows
Real time strategy and society management game. Explore the planet, build and defend your colony. Trade products and armaments and take advantage of price changes. Let your colonists establish their own businesses or build the buildings yourself. Fight against the enemy colonies and alien lifeforms.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.2% ★, Diplomacy 24.5% ★, Political 21.9% ★, RTS 15.5%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #7 Terra
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Smashware
Windows · Mac
Terra is an atmospheric real-time strategy game that combines 4X elements with a procedural universe. Wage war, engage in diplomacy, and discover hidden characters and the mysteries of the universe through the eyes of one of 5 unique factions.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.8% ★, Political 19.8% ★, RTS 16.7%, Dystopian 11.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.5%
- #8 Void War
72% matchVery Positive94% of 3,518 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 40.2% ★, Perma Death 19.9%, Roguelite 14.1%, Choices Matter 10%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #9 Hunting Pack
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Vaeril Games
Windows
It’s a forest at night, and the hunt begins. Carefully plan your pack’s next move to avoid being seen, smelled or heard. Hunt enough prey to survive the next month, and develop your pack and tactics throughout changing seasons. You’ll fail – but learn from your mistakes and prepare for the next run!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 38.9% ★, Perma Death 18.4%, RTS 17%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #10 Raid Off
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: One Family Army
Windows
Boss rush in this 4X medieval fantasy game with real-time strategy. Become a raid leader, explore, develop your city, optimize your raid and save humanity from the threat of invincible bosses.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 37.8% ★, Diplomacy 26.5% ★, RTS 16.3%, Roguelite 8.6%, Roguelike 5.6%
- #11 House of Legacy
70% matchVery Positive83% of 3,601 reviews2025
Dev: S3 StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.
Why similar: Diplomacy 39.6% ★, Political 33% ★, Real-Time with Pause 26.6% ★, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #12 Hero of Fate
71% matchVery Positive81% of 557 reviews2023
Dev: Planescape Game StudioPub: Wise Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Hero of Fate is a smooth and fun "rougue" game with "survivor" as the core gameplay. You will receive various tasks or meet unexpected events under monsters surrounded, and you can also recruit partners or battle alone. In this fantasy world, go to experience a exciting and unpredictable adventure!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 45% ★, RTS 19.9%, Roguelite 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Survival 8.1%
- #13 The Fall of Aether Station
70% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Nibble & Byte Game Studio
Windows
Customize your Ships, Upgrade your fleet, and Command your way to victory in this ruthless rogue-lite tower defense/real time strategy hybrid. Take on an enemy that learns from your moves and adjusts its own path. Do you have what it takes to persevere?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 48.3% ★, RTS 22.8%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, Roguelite 8.1%, Sci-fi 7%
- #14 Mega Prison
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chute Apps
Windows · Mac
Mega Prison is a prison defense and riot-control strategy game. Deploy guards, dogs, water cannons, barriers, and riot vehicles to contain thousands of inmates as unrest escalates. Manage resources, hold the line, and KEEP THEM IN... at any cost!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 54.9% ★, Political 20.4% ★, RTS 9.7%, Survival 8.1%, Dystopian 6.3%
- #15 Seas of Rebellion
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Austin Weeks
Windows · Mac
Seas of Rebellion is an action-adventure rogue-like in which you'll explore the open ocean and fight back against the many forces seeking to invade your land!
Why similar: Political 33% ★, Pirates 28.9% ★, Perma Death 14.4%, Roguelite 11.9%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #16 Human Resources
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Human ResourcesPub: Will Winn Games
Windows
You work in Human Resources. In this sci-fi puzzle thriller, use your terminal to scrutinize records and expose human-like AI. Spot contradictions to detect the crafty impostors. Efficiency is mandatory. Failure is termination.
Why similar: Political 39.1% ★, Dystopian 21.1%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #17 Armaphract
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: aeoridev
Windows
Command a mercenary tank company in deadly urban warfare through a shattered desert megacity. Outmatched and outgunned, you'll survive through superior tactics and cunning maneuvers against intelligent enemy forces.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 49.8% ★, RTS 25.9%, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, Dystopian 4.8%, 3D 1.4%
- #18 Status One
67% matchPositive80% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: LastCall Studio
Windows
Status One is a top-down 3D tactical shooter RPG where you create your own task force from scratch and lead your squad while being personally on the field
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 45.7% ★, Perma Death 19.5%, RTS 16.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, 3D 3.2%
- #19 Welcome Back, Commander
65% matchVery Positive82% of 231 reviews2025
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 55.8% ★, RTS 18.6%, Real Time Tactics 18%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #20 Next Soul, Please!
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: eNVy softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Judge the Fate of the Dead in this satirical, bureaucratic, decision-making game. Talk to Souls, check their documents, reference Holy Texts and decide if they're going Up or Down. Follow the Rules or trust your own moral compass and see where your choices take you - hopefully not the Elevator Down.
Why similar: Political 45.8% ★, Dark Comedy 18.6%, Dark Humor 16%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #21 Floppy/Write
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DaivieyPub: Boukie Games
Windows
Overthrow a corporate oligarch and uplift your neighbors through the information you observe and learn.
Why similar: Political 35.9% ★, Diplomacy 23.2% ★, Dystopian 19.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #22 Space Menace
66% matchMixed60% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: Only4Gamers
Windows · Mac
Space Menace is a sci-fi space RTS and battle game. You play as a space captain, seeking fortune and glory as you see fit. Leave your mark on the world and determine the fate of the galaxy with your decisions.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 46.7% ★, RTS 23.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Survival 6.5%
- #23 Electoral Dynasty
66% matchMostly Negative42% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Goodnight Gremlin Studios
Windows
A political-simulation watch-the-clock strategy game. Pass laws, executive orders, and deal with events, all while maintaining the balance of your nation's most important attributes. Will you manage to keep your coalition together or establish a dictatorship? Only you can decide, Prime Minister.
Why similar: Diplomacy 35.7% ★, Political 27.8% ★, RTS 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, Choices Matter 4.8%
- #24 The Deadly Path
64% matchMixed48% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Owlskip EnterprisesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Aid the Deities of Dread in their quest for vengeance and pave the way for their ascension. Gather grim materials, construct defences and expand the underworld to appease the rage of the gods in The Deadly Path, a unique building management and roguelike strategy game.
Why similar: RTS 20.4%, Dark Humor 16.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Roguelite 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #25 ウエステリア戦記
65% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SignTychePub: Tyche's Bookshelf
Windows
This product is a country theft strategy game set in a fictional modern world. At the end of the "Age of Quietness," the faraway world of "Westarea" descends into a great war in which guns, artillery, swords, and magic intersect. In there caos, what kind of story do you desire and see?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 67.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, RTS 9.3%, Story Rich 9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #26 Trigon: Space Story
65% matchMixed68% of 1,409 reviews2022
Dev: Sernur.techPub: Gameforge 4D GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Trigon: Space Story sees you take command of your very own spaceship. Carry out tactical battles, defend your vessel against space pirates, and escape from enemy territory. On your voyages, you’ll face a slew of tricky decisions in your quest to uncover the mystery of the galaxy.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 44.1% ★, Perma Death 17.9%, Roguelike 9.1%, Survival 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #27 Plobania 47/B
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Two Bites
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immortality is not a blessing, it is a burden. As Milton Clarke, you work at the 47/B Mandatory Sleep Hospital, review documents, surf the internet, and decide who will no longer exist. You don’t kill anyone. You only “put them to sleep.” The rules are clear. Every decision has consequences.
Why similar: Political 46.6% ★, Dystopian 25.3%, Dark Humor 15.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Singleplayer 2%
- #28 Alignment Zero
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bytecat Games
Windows
'Alignment Zero' is a Real-Time Tactics game with Pause. As the commander of a Private Military Company (PMC) strike force, control your troops and complete missions. Build your squad, select equipment, and develop a tactical plan for battle.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 54% ★, RTS 21.2%, Real Time Tactics 18.1%, Sci-fi 3%, 3D 2.6%
- #29 Sixty Jumps to Ceres
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chris Hartwich
Windows
In this strategy-roguelike game, you command a space ship on a desperate last mission in the asteroid belt. Negotiate, battle your foes, and upgrade your ship. Get stronger as you progress into increasingly hostile space. Only the boldest, most skilled captain will make it to Ceres. Will you?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 49.7% ★, Perma Death 14%, Roguelite 13%, Roguelike 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #30 FTL: Faster Than Light
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 77,518 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.5% ★, Perma Death 19.1%, Roguelike 16.4%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #31 Noble Armada: Lost Worlds
66% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: GamesarePub: Holistic Design, Inc.
Windows
Noble Armada: Lost Worlds is a moddable real-time strategy PC title based on the Noble Armada miniatures game. Set in the Fading Suns Universe, the five Royal Houses dominate human space as they battle each other for control of the greatest resource... humanity itself.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 43.9% ★, RTS 27%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #32 Beholder
64% matchVery Positive92% of 30,172 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Why similar: Political 33.7% ★, Dystopian 23.5%, Dark Humor 18.5%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #33 Quill & Sword: Fate of Eryndor
64% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: gunesustunalp
Windows
A fantasy grand strategy game where you lead any realm you want, manage resources, forge alliances, and command armies across a hand-painted world. Plan, negotiate, and conquer to shape the balance of power in Quill & Sword: Fate of Eryndor.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.9% ★, Diplomacy 29.4% ★, Political 25.8% ★, Choices Matter 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #34 Kaiju Inc.
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 低边形研究所 HyPoly
Windows
Kaiju Inc. is a Real-Time Tactics + Roguelike Monster Raising game! Mutate, Modify, and Evolve your monsters! Build your strongest monster squad through Roguelike stages!
Why similar: RTS 36.1%, Real Time Tactics 22.2%, Roguelite 16.8%, Roguelike 13.4%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #35 Last Days Of Tascaria
65% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Baltica Games
Windows
Last Days Of Tascaria is a roguelite RPG where your decisions affect encounters and decide which one of the six endings you get. The depth of its real time pausable combat will put your skills to the test. Are you ready to save Tascaria?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 46.8% ★, Perma Death 17.2%, Roguelite 16%, Survival 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #36 Brain Hack Squad
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CETVE LLC
Windows
Shoot, hack, and kidnap as you lead cybernetic agents in real time tactical combat with pause. Upgrade your team, brainwash enemy agents, and deploy informants as your battle rival groups for control of the city.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 53.9% ★, RTS 21.7%, Real Time Tactics 17.1%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #37 Squars
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Countryside Studio
Windows · Linux
Explore a hostile world, survive endless waves of dark entities, use your clicks as a resource, and grow stronger with every run. Find and upgrade powerful modules and unlock new technologies in this real-time-with-pause roguelite mixing tower defense and clicker gameplay. Everything is square.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 44.5% ★, RTS 24.6%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Survival 8.5%, Roguelite 7.4%
- #38 NovaMundi
62% matchPositive84% of 49 reviews2024
Dev: Slashware Interactive
Windows · Mac
NovaMundi is an open world exploration game with tactical combat. Lead your party into the dangerous lands of the Andes. Recruit people in towns, explore caverns filled with dangerous spirits to gain the blessings of the land, and unite the people to stand against the invaders.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 38.5% ★, RTS 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, Roguelite 12.6%, Survival 9.1%
- #39 Deep Among the Swarm
62% matchVery Positive88% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Pebble Mountain Games
Windows
Deep Among the Swarm is a challenging survival RTS roguelite about surviving against thousands of enemies. Drill ever deeper underground while fighting the endless onslaught of the Swarm. Can you save humanity?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 41.8% ★, RTS 25.3%, Roguelite 13.8%, Survival 10.4%, Roguelike 7.2%
- #40 Lord of Rigel
62% matchMixed70% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Rhombus Studios
Windows
Lord of Rigel is a turn-based 4X space strategy game inspired by the classics. In a galaxy divided by two elder races, will you unite with other species or forge your own path? Navigate galactic politics and defeat threats using espionage, research, and military force. How will you shape the galaxy?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 39.6% ★, Diplomacy 29.1% ★, Political 22% ★, Sci-fi 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #41 Stonkers
63% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: ImaginePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
One of the world's first real-time strategy games, originally released for the ZX Spectrum in 1984. Move your units across varied terrain to meet the enemy, managing strategic positioning and supply lines.
Why similar: RTS 42%, Real-Time with Pause 36.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 16%, Old School 4.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #42 ReRoad
62% matchMostly Positive77% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: Rabbithole Games
Windows
ReRoad is a Tower Defense game with a brand new concept where the players dig their own paths. You need to consider the locations of the randomly placed towers of the stages as well as the towers you will build and strategically create a path. Stop the enemy through a path you have created!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 50.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, Roguelite 15.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, 3D 3.7%
- #43 Imperium BCE
63% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Wildercroft Studio
Windows
Imperium BCE is a real-time 3D strategy game in which you can build cities, control armies, use both spies and diplomats to achieve different political goals, make technological discoveries, trade, and sign laws. The game is all about making the right choices, at the right time.
Why similar: Diplomacy 30.6% ★, Political 26.8% ★, RTS 20.8%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Real Time Tactics 7.3%
- #44 白昼
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 蔚莱游戏
Windows
In "Daylight", you will play as Vistrom, the leader of the Daylight Vanguard, tasked with eliminating the root cause of all tragedies, the "Shadow Raider". The journey is full of twists and turns, and your mission is to uphold justice in your heart
Why similar: Political 33.7% ★, Diplomacy 33% ★, Dystopian 21.1%, Story Rich 6.6%, 3D 4.1%
- #45 Trade Conquest
61% matchMostly Positive70% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Rise from a cunning strategist to a powerful ruler. Master economic warfare, manipulate global events, and build industries or armies to conquer the world. Every decision in this modern Grand Strategy game shapes your ascent to power—will you rise through wealth or force?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.5% ★, Diplomacy 29.5% ★, Political 20.8% ★, RTS 13.2%
- #46 Here Comes The Swarm
60% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: CableHook Games
Windows
Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 47% ★, RTS 23.3%, Survival 10.9%, Roguelite 7.4%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #47 Statecraft: Corrupted Democracy
62% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Engincan Çiçek
Windows
Democracy is dirty; get your hands filthy. Manipulate the masses like a flock of sheep, bribe the parliament, and sabotage your rivals. In the chaos of the 70s, honesty is a weakness. Will you be a savior or a dictator? The choice *and the corruption* is yours.
Why similar: Diplomacy 30.7% ★, Political 26.2% ★, Dark Humor 16.3%, Dystopian 12.9%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #48 Iron Vulture
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 001Studios
Windows
Iron Vulture is a squad-based tactical Roguelite game where players command a team of elite soldiers in a fight for survival. Choose 4 soldiers, each with unique abilities and roles, and dive into procedurally generated maps filled with strategic challenges and fast-paced combat.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 45% ★, RTS 20.3%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #49 Stop the Press!
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nebuchadnezzar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You run a newspaper in a nation on the brink of revolution. Twist headlines to suit your agenda, upgrade your printing press, mastermind a distribution strategy to grow your readership and evade being censored—or worse—by the Secret Police. With enough influence you can change the course of history.
Why similar: Political 41.4% ★, Diplomacy 27% ★, Dystopian 12.3%, Old School 7.8%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #50 Not For Broadcast VR
62% matchMostly Negative40% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: NotGamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Get closer to the truth than ever in the VR edition of Not For Broadcast. Keep the cameras rolling, censor the swears and immerse yourself in the powerful, alluring and occasionally deadly world of broadcast television news.
Why similar: Political 33.9% ★, Dark Comedy 23.9%, Dystopian 23.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Story Rich 7%
- #51 Electoral Empire: Vote to Rule, Lie to Shine
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Water Wood Games
Windows
A political strategy sim where every law is a card and every ally has a price.
Why similar: Diplomacy 32.5% ★, Political 25.6% ★, Dystopian 17.8%, Dark Humor 16.6%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #52 Dynasty
61% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Lunar Workshop
Windows
Dynasty is a singleplayer social deduction roguelike in which you must rule your kingdom through your untrustworthy advisors. Earn your advisors loyalty and grant them the power to administrate, but beware: the more power you grant them, the more they may use that power against you.
Why similar: Diplomacy 38.1% ★, Political 20.5% ★, Roguelite 18.7%, Roguelike 13.5%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #53 Lies Under Ice
61% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead the first settlement on Jupiter's frozen moon, Europa! What alien life lurks beneath the ice? Who is sabotaging your mission? Who can you trust?
Why similar: Diplomacy 39.5% ★, Political 29.6% ★, Choices Matter 14%, Story Rich 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #54 Darklight Breach
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Main Sequence Games
Windows
Darklight Breach is a sci-fi roguelite where you direct a small band of adventurers though a dangerous time loop while unraveling a dark mystery.
Why similar: RTS 25.7%, Real Time Tactics 20.3%, Roguelite 18.9%, Roguelike 12.1%, Sci-fi 12.1%
- #55 Dictator Simulator: Gradnar
59% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: GortagonGame
Windows
Become the Dictator of Gradnar! Rule the nation, choose between democracy and tyranny, wage wars with a unique card-based mechanic, and expand your empire. A political dystopia packed with satire and humor!
Why similar: Diplomacy 37.5% ★, Political 32.2% ★, Dystopian 20%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #56 Battles of Chaos
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hunnic Magic
Windows
Battles of Chaos is a medieval fantasy real time strategy and tactics hybrid game, blending the best elements of the two genres. Play great, realistic open-field battles or sieges in single-player, cooperative or PvP mode, where the emphasis is on combat, with base building elements.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 54.7% ★, RTS 26.8%, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, 3D 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #57 IPS 13: All Signals Lost
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Subb13 games
Windows
Take command of the massive VOD(Vehicle of Destruction) and journey across planet Gaiganthra with your IPS(Inter-Planetary Squad)-13 crew to uncover the mystery of humans there. Be prepared for the worse and ready to fight. Upgrade your VOD, hire new crew factions, to be the ultimate War Machine.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.9%, Roguelike 13.4%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #58 Weltreich: Political Strategy Simulator
62% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Light Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Rule the state in this political strategy simulatior by interacting with characters and with the map. Each of your decisions will necessarily entail a result. The game raises topical problems of the modern world, politics and humanity as a whole.
Why similar: Political 27.7% ★, Diplomacy 24.1% ★, RTS 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #59 Tin Lord
59% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: LegionSword
Windows
Tin Lord is a hybrid of strategy and tower defense in a post-apocalyptic world where you control robots that rebuild technology and fight monsters in a destroyed world.
Why similar: RTS 31.9%, Dystopian 16.2%, Roguelite 15.7%, Roguelike 11%, Choices Matter 10.3%