- #1 Brigade E5: New Jagged Union
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 151 reviews2014
Dev: ApeironPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Brigade E5: New Jagged Union is a tactical game that places gamers in the small tropical nation of Palinero on the verge of a civil war. The mission: hire a band of mercenaries and take control of the deteriorating situation before the country finds itself in complete ruin.
Why similar: Strategy 43.8%, Simulation 29.1%, Tactical 26.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it shares the exact engine, mechanics, and mercenary-focused tactical gameplay that defined the series.
- #2 Jagged Alliance 3
96% matchVery Positive89% of 14,231 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Strategy 36.2%, Tactical 34%, RPG 19.4%, Tactical RPG 9.5%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: The modern successor to the franchise, it successfully captures the spirit of mercenary squad management with updated graphics and deep tactical systems.
- #3 7,62 Hard Life
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 576 reviews2015
Dev: HLA teamPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
7,62 Hard Life is a fan made enhanced version of the original tactical sim 7,62 High Calibre. We hope you'll enjoy this version, that is available to all owners of the original game on Steam at no extra cost.
Why similar: RPG 28.6%, Strategy 28%, Tactical 25.6%, Simulation 17.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: This standalone expansion significantly improves the original game's balance and content, making it an essential experience for fans of the series.
- #4 Silent Storm Gold Edition
95% matchVery Positive88% of 1,061 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...
Why similar: Strategy 32.8%, Tactical 29.3%, RPG 28.4%, Tactical RPG 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features unparalleled environmental destruction and a deep tactical combat system that rewards careful positioning and realistic weapon usage.
- #5 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,788 reviews2025
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 47.6% ★, Tactical 31.5%, Strategy 19.9%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-fidelity tactical planning experience that emphasizes realistic gear, squad positioning, and lethal real-time execution.
- #6 Jagged Alliance - Back in Action
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,749 reviews2012
Dev: Coreplay GmbHPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A contemporary remake of the much-loved series of turn-based mercenary-themed strategy games.
Why similar: Strategy 25.8%, Real-Time with Pause 22.5% ★, Tactical 20.3%, RPG 18.4%, Simulation 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title shifts the series to a real-time-with-pause system, mirroring the core combat flow found in 7,62 High Calibre.
- #7 Battle Brothers
93% matchVery Positive88% of 27,117 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 93.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: Strategy 37%, RPG 34.6%, Simulation 25.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the mercenary company management aspect, forcing players to make difficult tactical decisions in a brutal, unforgiving world.
- #8 Partisans 1941
91% matchVery Positive82% of 8,592 reviews2020
Dev: Alter GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.
Why similar: Strategy 50.4%, Tactical 38.5%, Tactical RPG 9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical combat with stealth and squad management, focusing on the gritty reality of guerrilla warfare.
- #9 Marauder
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 761 reviews2014
Dev: ApeironPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Marauder, is a squad based and tactical 3D game with RPG elements. It was released in late 2009, in Russia. You may know these names as the former made Brigade 7,62 and the later also published Pathologic.
Why similar: Strategy 33.5%, RPG 31.9%, Tactical 26%, Real-Time with Pause 8.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: Shares a similar Eastern European tactical RPG DNA, focusing on gritty combat and character progression in a hostile environment.
- #10 Breach & Clear
90% matchVery Positive82% of 2,423 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...
Why similar: Tactical 39.8%, Strategy 36.8%, Simulation 12.4%, RPG 10.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tactical planning of room entries and squad movement, providing a streamlined but challenging combat experience.
- #11 End State
89% matchMixed63% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: Finger Squad
Windows
End State is a turn-based tactics game where you manage a mercenary company tracking down a terrorists in a war-torn country. Hire, gear up and gain experience for your mercenaries. Take on rebels and criminal gangs, do side contracts and explore Brekovia.
Why similar: Strategy 38.2%, Tactical 31.9%, RPG 28.8%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical game that emphasizes realistic ballistics and detailed combat mechanics, catering to players who appreciate the technical side of 7,62.
- #12 Black Powder Red Earth®
89% matchVery Positive86% of 231 reviews2021
Dev: _Echelon Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
The near present. Step into the event horizon of a failed state, as Private Military Contractor - Cold Harbor, hunting jihadist terrorists in war-torn sprawls as a lethal surrogate for the host nation.
Why similar: Strategy 65.2%, Tactical 34.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, ultra-realistic tactical game that strips away fluff to focus on the lethality and precision of small-unit operations.
- #13 Xenonauts
88% matchVery Positive87% of 5,012 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Why similar: Tactical 41%, Strategy 36.3%, Simulation 20.1%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a rigorous approach to squad management and tactical combat where every soldier's survival is critical to the campaign's success.
- #14 Door Kickers
86% matchVery Positive94% of 9,980 reviews2014
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
Why similar: Tactical 39.4%, Strategy 25.1%, Real-Time with Pause 23.6% ★, Simulation 11.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: The original top-down tactical game that excels at real-time planning and execution, perfect for those who enjoy the tactical intensity of 7,62.
- #15 Deserter: Prologue
84% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: AskaLot Games
Windows
Deserter: Prologue is a free stealth-RPG game. Use stealth, cunning, and thieving skills to escape from a military camp in the heart of a dystopian war.
Why similar: RPG 60.5%, Tactical 38.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty tactical RPG that emphasizes stealth and survival, capturing a similar atmosphere of being an outsider in a dangerous land.
- #16 Jagged Alliance: Crossfire
87% matchMixed62% of 328 reviews2012
Dev: Coreplay GmbHPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
The island of Arulco is free; however, there are other countries under the shadow of war that are ignored by the rest of the world.
Why similar: Strategy 36.8%, RPG 32.3%, Simulation 20.6%, Tactical 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An expansion that adds significant tactical depth and challenging scenarios to the Jagged Alliance formula.
- #17 Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,918 reviews2012
Dev: I-deal GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Even if the regime is totally inept and corrupt, don't suppose for a moment that you as the liberator will be greeted with open arms.JAGGED ALLIANCE 2: WILDFIRE brings you back to Arulco. The population is being terrorized by a reckless army; in the meantime the main export goods are drugs.
Why similar: Strategy 83.3%, RPG 8.9%, Tactical 5.8%, Tactical RPG 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, hardcore overhaul of the original Jagged Alliance 2 that increases difficulty and realism for veteran players.
- #18 Intravenous 2
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,213 reviews2024
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.
Why similar: Tactical 75.8%, Simulation 20.6%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical stealth-action game that rewards precision, planning, and the clever use of gear in high-stakes environments.
- #19 Crookz - The Big Heist
84% matchVery Positive82% of 352 reviews2015
Dev: Skilltree StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Crookz - The Big Heist is a tactical strategy game set in the funky 1970’s with a slick and groovy atmosphere. Show off the art of thieving by plotting stylish heists and robberies; utilizing espionage and quick-thinking to avoid detection.
Why similar: Strategy 49.6%, Simulation 27.3%, Tactical 23.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical planning and stealth execution, appealing to the strategic mind required for complex tactical missions.
- #20 Jagged Alliance Flashback
85% matchMixed47% of 775 reviews2014
Dev: Full Control
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Jagged Alliance Flashback brings back the true spirit of this legendary series: Turn-based tactics meets crazy mercenary personalities and intense battles. Manage your squad of unique mercenaries, secure your income and take back the island - sector by sector, turn by turn.
Why similar: Strategy 45.1%, Tactical 30.1%, RPG 24.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a turn-based tactical experience that stays true to the series' roots in squad-based mercenary combat.
- #21 Aarklash: Legacy
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 847 reviews2013
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Aarklash: Legacy take command of a mercenary squad in search of truth and guide it through countless battles.Welcome to Aarklash, a land of chaos where incessant battles between the forces of Light, Destiny and Darkness have lasted since the beginning of time.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 34.3% ★, Strategy 22.4%, RPG 22.2%, Tactical 20.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: While fantasy-themed, it utilizes a sophisticated real-time-with-pause combat system that requires precise squad control.
- #22 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
79% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Lipsar Studio
Windows
Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Tactical 28.4%, RPG 25.9%, Tactical RPG 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features turn-based tactical combat with a focus on squad management and character progression.
- #23 Gone Rogue
80% matchVery Positive89% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: AskaLot Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Gone Rogue is a tactical stealth game with RPG elements. Get into the role of a thief from the city slums. Lurking in the shadows, sneak unnoticed past enemies, get behind any locked doors, and carry off rich loot.
Why similar: RPG 29.6%, Tactical 28.2%, Strategy 23.8%, Tactical RPG 18.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines stealth and tactical RPG elements, requiring players to carefully manage their gear and approach to survive.
- #24 Brigand: Oaxaca
81% matchVery Positive94% of 607 reviews2017
Dev: Brian J. Lancaster
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Brigand: Oaxaca is a highly difficult post-apocalyptic RPG/FPS set in Mexico. Emphasis is on challenge, a branching story with multiple endings, and total freedom of action (kill friendly characters, rob stores, jump across roofs, etc.).
Why similar: Strategy 29.5%, RPG 28.1%, Simulation 21.8%, Tactical RPG 20.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, immersive RPG set in a dangerous Latin American environment that shares the gritty, survivalist feel of 7,62.
- #25 Gray Zone
81% matchMixed68% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: EastWorks
Windows
Gray Zone is best described as Men of War meets Commandos in a futuristic coat. It's an odyssey of a slave who turned against his masters. Use stealth or direct combat in a squad-based encounters. Expect memorable characters, fun dialogues and lots of action!
Why similar: Tactical 33.1%, Strategy 30.8%, RPG 23.5%, Tactical RPG 11%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a tactical, real-time approach to squad combat with a focus on strategic positioning and mission completion.
- #26 Antisquad
82% matchMixed52% of 297 reviews2014
Dev: InsGamesPub: INSGAMES LIMITED
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Widely known in small circles as AntiSquad, they are a military tactical response unit. These hardened military professionals, tired of bureaucracy, politics and serving the armed forces, have established a private paramilitary formation located in south United States.
Why similar: Strategy 67%, Tactical 31.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based strategy game that emphasizes squad synergy and mission-specific loadouts.
- #27 Red Glare
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: BT Studios
Windows
Red Glare is a WW2 real-time tactics game where you play agents of the OSS, the precursor to the CIA, combating a secret German expedition in South America. With five well balanced characters and a story campaign playing out across a continent.
Why similar: Strategy 55.6%, Tactical 42.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric tactical game that emphasizes real-time-tactics and careful squad management in challenging environments.
- #28 Jagged Alliance: Rage!
78% matchMixed51% of 496 reviews2018
Dev: Cliffhanger ProductionsPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Jagged Alliance is back – With a new take on turn-based tactics, adventure elements and the well-known quirky mercenaries! Set 20 years after the first Jagged Alliance, this spin-off lets you experience a road trip into a jungle hell to test your mind and body to the limits!
Why similar: Tactical 31.7%, Strategy 26.8%, RPG 17.3%, Tactical RPG 13%, Simulation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A spin-off that focuses on a smaller squad and survival mechanics, offering a more intimate tactical challenge.
- #29 Omerta - City of Gangsters
77% matchMixed67% of 2,385 reviews2013
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Omerta - City of Gangsters is a simulation game with tactical turn-based combat. Taking the role of a fresh-from-the-boat immigrant, with dreams of the big life, the player will work his way up the criminal hierarchy of 1920’s Atlantic City.
Why similar: Strategy 51.6%, Simulation 23.1%, RPG 13.9%, Tactical 10.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #30 Zero Hour
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 32,962 reviews2024
Dev: AttritoM7 Productions
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety of fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close quarter combat experience to the game.
Why similar: Tactical 64.3%, Strategy 20.3%, Simulation 13.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #31 Private Military Manager: Tactical Auto Battler
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 295 reviews2025
Dev: 5minlab Corp.
Windows
You are the CEO of a private military company. Recruit capable mercenaries, purchase weapons, and develop your mercenaries according to their roles and characteristics. Observe how your mercenaries perform in combat and plan your tactics to ensure mission success.
Why similar: Tactical 40.2%, Strategy 33.9%, Simulation 24.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #32 Syrian Warfare
74% matchVery Positive87% of 5,412 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Tactical 49.7%, Strategy 41.2%, Simulation 7.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #33 Star Wolves 3: Civil War
76% matchVery Positive80% of 723 reviews2010
Dev: Elite Games TeamPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Large-scale battles have become a vestige of the past, depleting resources of conflicting parties. Settled space, where welfare and order had reigned, has become a cemetery for dead ships which is flooded with pirates and adventurists.
Why similar: RPG 39.8%, Strategy 39.7%, Tactical 20.5%
- #34 Planet Alcatraz 2
75% matchVery Positive91% of 320 reviews2015
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The sequel to Planet Alcatraz tells the story of sergeant Hartman, the leader of the Ghoul strike unit, that remained MIA in the original game. Only Russian language is supported at the time of Steam release.
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #35 Alekhine's Gun
75% matchMixed62% of 518 reviews2016
Dev: Haggard GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It is the height of the Cold War, a time of global uncertainty and civil unrest. You are Agent Alekhine, a highly skilled Russian assassin, driven by a moral compass that leads you headfirst into a covert operation unsanctioned by the country you previously served.
- #36 Squad 22: ZOV
71% matchMixed59% of 647 reviews2025
Dev: SPN StudioPub: Zarobana Entertainment
Windows
Single player tactical action real-time game with active pause to plan orders carefully. Based on real war-time experience of living Russian veterans of war in Ukraine. It's all about modern conflict small infantry groups with some armored vehicle and drone support as well as real events story
Why similar: Strategy 48.1%, Tactical 31.9%, Tactical RPG 19.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #37 Just skill shooter 2
73% matchMostly Negative36% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Gamesforgames
Windows
Just Skill Shooter 2 is a continuation of the legendary first-person shooter where you take on the role of a soldier fighting enemies in different maps.
Why similar: Strategy 32.8%, RPG 31.6%, Simulation 24%, Tactical RPG 11.6%
- #38 Black One Blood Brothers
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,359 reviews2022
Dev: Helios Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Black One Blood Brothers is a tactical military shooter game where strategy and coordination are key. Command a squad of top operators, with unique skills, through high-risk missions around the globe. Customize your crew, plan your missions, and adjust on the fly for a vast replayability.
Why similar: Tactical 42.5%, Strategy 28.7%, Simulation 26.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #39 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition
69% matchMixed60% of 3,609 reviews2025
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat follows the story of special service agent Major Degtyarev as he investigates the fate of a lost expedition.
Why similar: RPG 98.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #40 Counter Terrorist Agency
74% matchMixed45% of 538 reviews2019
Dev: Play2ChillPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Counter Terrorist Agency lets you fight international terrorism and prevent attacks all over the world. Use modern invigilation techniques, discover connections, interrogate suspects, eliminate threats and dismantle terrorist networks.
Why similar: Strategy 37.6%, Real-Time with Pause 33.8% ★, Simulation 27%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #41 King's Bounty: Warriors of the North
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,973 reviews2012
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North is a standalone entry of the beloved tactical RPG series set in the world of The Legend, generations after its events. You will lead a Viking hero, wield Rune Magic, command Valkyries, and defend the northern lands of Endoria from an undead invasion.
Why similar: RPG 43%, Strategy 37.4%, Tactical 15.5%, Tactical RPG 4%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #42 Men of War: Condemned Heroes
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 753 reviews2012
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #43 Dustwind: Resistance
68% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Dustwind StudiosPub: Z-Software GmbH
Windows
Dustwind: Resistance is a single-player tactical game. Lead your squad—including your dog—against a brutal raider army. Pause to plan tactics. Use overwhelming firepower, stealth, traps, turrets, or an armored car to outmaneuver enemies. Protect your home and freedom. No surrender!
Why similar: Strategy 29.6%, RPG 28.2%, Tactical 22%, Tactical RPG 12.5%, Real-Time with Pause 7.3% ★
- #44 Blacklist Brigade
67% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Goat Forest Games
Windows
Blacklist Brigade is a co-op focused top-down shooter game, where players as a part of a mercenary group fight against banana republic dictators and other evil scoundrels.
Why similar: Tactical 62.8%, Strategy 34.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #45 Jagged Alliance 2 Gold
76% matchNo user reviews2006
Dev: Sir-TechPub: Strategy First
Windows
The small country of Arulco has been taken over by a merciless dictator - and only you can loosen the iron grip! Jagged Alliance 2 Gold Pack immerses you into an elaborate role-playing universe where you will interact with more than 150 characters, recruit your own band of soldiers and create your own custom mercenary to win...
Why similar: Tactical 42.1%, Strategy 41.8%, RPG 12.9%, Tactical RPG 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #46 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
64% matchVery Positive94% of 2,628 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Why similar: Tactical 34.5%, Strategy 26.3%, RPG 24.9%, Tactical RPG 14.3%
- #47 Blackguards
71% matchMixed62% of 3,851 reviews2014
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Why similar: RPG 40.2%, Strategy 27.3%, Tactical 27.2%, Tactical RPG 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #48 Expeditions: Conquistador
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,596 reviews2013
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.
Why similar: RPG 43.1%, Strategy 36%, Tactical 20.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #49 Transience
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 692 reviews2025
Dev: RESURGENT
Windows
Become an Accountant - a hired mercenary who keeps the books balanced by any means necessary. This time though, you are the intended target. Take a journey through New Houston in the year 2056 and follow one man's tale of revenge as he escapes Transience.
Why similar: Tactical 95.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #50 Hitman: Blood Money
68% matchVery Positive94% of 15,438 reviews2007
Dev: Io-Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Money Talks. Silence Pays. Prepare to Make a Killing. When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. Sensing he may be a target, 47 travels to America, and prepares to make a killing.
Why similar: Strategy 58.9%, Simulation 24.3%, Singleplayer 16.8%
- #51 Combat Mission Black Sea
67% matchVery Positive84% of 558 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017
Why similar: Strategy 38.7%, Tactical 30.4%, Simulation 29.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #52 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,721 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
Why similar: Strategy 40.4%, RPG 38.2%, Tactical 20.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #53 Wartales
63% matchVery Positive87% of 34,222 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: RPG 55.9%, Strategy 27.6%, Tactical RPG 14.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #54 RaidTitans
67% matchVery Positive87% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: RainbowStudio
Windows
RaidTitans is a classic-style real-time strategy role-playing game where you hire various mercenaries, craft equipment, and battle a variety of monsters. The hero, who lost everything in a single moment, is exiled to a remote village, but his story has only just begun.
Why similar: RPG 31.3%, Strategy 28.8%, Simulation 19.9%, Tactical RPG 18.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #55 Act of War: High Treason
69% matchVery Positive81% of 527 reviews2008
Dev: Eugen SystemsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed game Act of War: Direct Action picks up where the techno-thriller left off. On the eve of the U.S. Presidential elections, simultaneous terrorist attacks hit both candidates. Clues point to corrupt elements within the U.S.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #56 Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons
70% matchMixed43% of 162 reviews2015
Dev: Camel 101
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are the commander of the Black Talons company, currently stationed in the Oberon system. After an eventful campaign, the military Tzanar Union has overrun the planet of Genai and blocked all departure from the system: leaving you and the Black Talons stranded.
Why similar: Tactical 49.8%, Strategy 47.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%