- #1 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
94% matchVery Positive85% of 10,419 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: CRPG 24.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Isometric 10.5%, Turn-Based 9.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9%
- #2 ATOM RPG Trudograd
93% matchVery Positive84% of 4,350 reviews2021
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.
Why similar: CRPG 25.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Isometric 10%, Turn-Based 7.7%
- #3 Wasteland 3
92% matchVery Positive85% of 21,887 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
Why similar: CRPG 25.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Isometric 10.8%, Turn-Based 8.6%
- #4 UnderRail
90% matchVery Positive86% of 7,020 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: CRPG 23.3%, Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Isometric 14.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, RPG 10.5%
- #5 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
90% matchVery Positive83% of 8,089 reviews2014
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25%, CRPG 17.5%, Turn-Based 15%, RPG 11.8%, Isometric 9.2%
- #6 Torment: Tides of Numenera
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 4,341 reviews2017
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
Why similar: CRPG 28.2%, Isometric 18.4%, RPG 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Turn-Based 5.1%
- #7 Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
82% matchVery Positive94% of 16,925 reviews2009
Dev: Black Isle StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.6%, Isometric 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, CRPG 11.8%, RPG 11.4%
- #8 The Age of Decadence
82% matchVery Positive82% of 3,941 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: CRPG 26.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Isometric 10.8%, Turn-Based 10.1%
- #9 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
81% matchVery Positive90% of 20,366 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.6%, Turn-Based Combat 24.7%, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based 11.5%, RPG 11%
- #10 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
81% matchVery Positive94% of 24,429 reviews2015
Dev: Interplay Inc.Pub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26%, CRPG 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Isometric 11.6%, RPG 11.6%
- #11 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
80% matchVery Positive84% of 42,158 reviews2021
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.
Why similar: CRPG 30.8%, Turn-Based Combat 19%, Isometric 16.1%, RPG 8.9%, Strategy 7.1%
- #12 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
80% matchVery Positive88% of 19,645 reviews2018
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 41.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.
Why similar: CRPG 35.5%, Isometric 18.6%, RPG 18.4%, Turn-Based 9.1%, Choices Matter 4.8%
- #13 MENACE
75% matchVery Positive91% of 9,724 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: CRPG 29.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19.6%, Turn-Based 10.1%, RPG 7.7%, Strategy 7.3%
- #14 Tyranny
76% matchVery Positive87% of 13,108 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: CRPG 37.3%, Isometric 19.5%, RPG 18%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #15 Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
76% matchVery Positive87% of 4,766 reviews2015
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Why similar: CRPG 20.4%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Isometric 16.1%, RPG 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%
- #16 Expeditions: Conquistador
77% 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: Turn-Based 20.7%, RPG 16.1%, CRPG 12.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%
- #17 Avernum: Escape From the Pit
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,290 reviews2012
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.
Why similar: CRPG 24.1%, Isometric 20.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, RPG 14.1%, Turn-Based 12.4%
- #18 Pillars of Eternity
75% matchVery Positive88% of 25,490 reviews2015
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 41.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.
Why similar: CRPG 38.3%, Isometric 23.6%, RPG 21.2%, Story Rich 5.6%, Open World 2.7%
- #19 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,834 reviews2009
Dev: 14° EastPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling,...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.9%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Isometric 13.9%, RPG 9%, Strategy 7.8%
- #20 Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
74% matchVery Positive89% of 31,593 reviews2015
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!
Why similar: CRPG 22.4%, RPG 19.6%, Turn-Based 18%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Isometric 8.3%
- #21 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 34,527 reviews2018
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: Knights Peak
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 49.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!
Why similar: CRPG 37.2%, Isometric 18.9%, RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based 7.1%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #22 Ash of Gods: Redemption
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,433 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: CRPG 24%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, Isometric 16.3%, Turn-Based 8.6%, RPG 7.8%
- #23 Balrum
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 777 reviews2016
Dev: Balcony Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Balrum is an old-school, turn-based, open world RPG with deep tactical combat. Explore a huge living fantasy world with dozens of side quests next to an epic main quest. Grow your own crops, build your home, and craft your own custom items.
Why similar: CRPG 26.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Isometric 14.8%, Turn-Based 10.3%, RPG 7.1%
- #24 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
73% matchVery Positive89% of 6,470 reviews2014
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Why similar: CRPG 22%, Turn-Based 20%, Isometric 16.2%, RPG 15.1%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #25 Blackguards 2
74% matchMixed67% of 1,249 reviews2015
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Blackguards 2 is a turn-based strategy-RPG and will deliver challenging hexfield battles and a gritty story filled with violence and crime. - Includes bonus content: Soundtrack, digital Art Book and Strategy Guide Book!
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, RPG 15.3%, CRPG 15%, Strategy 13%
- #26 The Thaumaturge
70% matchVery Positive83% of 5,403 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: CRPG 32.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.5%, Isometric 17.2%, RPG 8.5%, Choices Matter 5.7%
- #27 Stellar Tactics
72% matchVery Positive80% of 1,537 reviews2016
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: CRPG 32.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Isometric 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, RPG 6.3%
- #28 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,868 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.
Why similar: CRPG 31.4%, Isometric 14%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, RPG 7.2%
- #29 Avadon: The Black Fortress
72% matchVery Positive81% of 614 reviews2011
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)
Why similar: CRPG 25.4%, Isometric 21.6%, RPG 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Turn-Based 13.1%
- #30 Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
69% matchVery Positive92% of 11,870 reviews2014
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure! Discuss your decisions with companions; fight foes in turn-based combat; explore an open world and interact with everything and everyone you see. Join up with a friend to play online in co-op and make your own adventures with the powerful RPG toolkit.
Why similar: RPG 24%, Turn-Based 23.1%, CRPG 22.1%, Isometric 11.8%, Strategy 6.2%
- #31 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
66% matchVery Positive88% of 42,245 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 54.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Why similar: CRPG 34.8%, Turn-Based Combat 21.3%, Sci-fi 8.6%, RPG 8.3%, Strategy 8%
- #32 XCOM® 2
67% matchVery Positive85% of 106,976 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 61.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, Isometric 14.7%, Turn-Based 11.5%, Alternate History 8.6%
- #33 Dungeon Rats
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 701 reviews2016
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A turn-based, party-based RPG set in the Age of Decadence world and focused on squad level tactical combat. Fight your way out of prison mine or die trying.
Why similar: CRPG 35.2%, Turn-Based Combat 22.7%, Isometric 15.3%, Turn-Based 8.6%, RPG 7.4%
- #34 Shadowrun Returns
65% matchVery Positive88% of 13,565 reviews2013
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.2%, RPG 20.1%, Isometric 18.9%, CRPG 13.6%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #35 StarCrawlers
65% matchVery Positive84% of 896 reviews2017
Dev: Juggernaut Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
StarCrawlers is a modern take on a classic cRPG dungeon crawler set in a gritty spacepunk universe. Build a crew of renegade adventurers on the fringes of space, taking jobs from megacorps to hunt bounties, sabotage rivals and conduct corporate espionage.
Why similar: CRPG 32.5%, Turn-Based Combat 24.7%, RPG 16.5%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Turn-Based 10.5%
- #36 Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
64% matchVery Positive83% of 1,382 reviews2019
Dev: Ctrl Alt Ninja Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.6%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, Isometric 16.2%, Strategy 13.8%, RPG 10.7%
- #37 Lords of Xulima
65% matchVery Positive81% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Lords of Xulima is a challenging Role-playing game set on the mythical continent of Xulima, where Gods and humans once walked side by side. Experience a genuine RPG featuring over 100 hours of gameplay, and discover one of the most epic sagas ever told.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.6%, RPG 26.1%, CRPG 18.7%, Isometric 12%, Strategy 6.3%
- #38 Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
64% matchVery Positive92% of 17,413 reviews2013
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The classic adventure returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition includes the original Baldur’s Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, and all-new content including three new party members.
Why similar: CRPG 47.7%, Isometric 24.5%, RPG 11.2%, Story Rich 6.1%, Strategy 4.9%
- #39 Prometheus Wept
61% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Timeslip Softworks
Windows
Prometheus Wept is a turn-based, party-based RPG set on a post digital apocalypse Earth. The game offers squad-level combat, branching dialogue with consequential choices, simultaneous battles between cyberspace and the physical world, along with deep character progression and crafting systems.
Why similar: CRPG 25%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Turn-Based 11.5%, Isometric 11.1%
- #40 Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG
62% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,312 reviews2021
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. Inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Fallout 1+2, This War of Mine and The Walking Dead.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24%, Turn-Based Combat 20.4%, Turn-Based 15.7%, RPG 10.8%, Strategy 9.9%
- #41 Wartales
60% matchVery Positive87% of 34,145 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: Turn-Based Combat 28.4%, RPG 18.7%, Open World 14.3%, Turn-Based 11.9%, Strategy 8.4%
- #42 Dead Age
63% matchVery Positive82% of 5,579 reviews2016
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.8%, Post-apocalyptic 20.5%, RPG 15.5%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Strategy 10.7%
- #43 Expeditions: Viking
62% matchVery Positive83% of 4,124 reviews2017
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.1%, CRPG 20.7%, RPG 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Strategy 9.7%
- #44 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
62% matchVery Positive89% of 1,910 reviews2016
Dev: Troika GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Imagine a place of wonder, where magick and technology coexist in an uneasy balance, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. Welcome to the land of Arcanum.
Why similar: CRPG 33.5%, Isometric 19%, RPG 15%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, Open World 5.2%
- #45 King Arthur: Knight's Tale
60% matchVery Positive84% of 7,348 reviews2022
Dev: NeocoreGames
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A unique hybrid between turn-based tactical games and traditional, character-centric RPGs. Knight's Tale is a modern retelling of a classic Arthurian mythology story filtered through the dark fantasy tropes, a twist on the traditional tales of chivalry.
Why similar: CRPG 25.2%, Turn-Based Combat 24.9%, Isometric 13.3%, Turn-Based 12.7%, RPG 9.8%
- #46 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
60% matchVery Positive93% of 124,783 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: CRPG 29.9%, Isometric 19.7%, RPG 15.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #47 Fallout 4
61% matchVery Positive81% of 422,220 reviews2015
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 37.4 hrsMean: 117.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 43%, Open World 14.7%, RPG 11.2%, Exploration 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #48 Expeditions: Rome
60% matchVery Positive88% of 6,468 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Why similar: CRPG 44.1%, RPG 13.2%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%, Tactical 6%
- #49 PARTICLE OF GOD
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XLAB3D
Windows
Particle of God is a post-apocalyptic RPG with Survival elements, an open world and tactical battles.
Why similar: CRPG 30.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Isometric 13.2%, RPG 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%
- #50 Solasta: Crown of the Magister
59% matchVery Positive87% of 21,801 reviews2021
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battle field in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.1 Ruleset. In Solasta, you make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Why similar: CRPG 39.3%, Turn-Based Combat 25.3%, RPG 10.6%, Strategy 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #51 Phoenix Point
61% matchMostly Positive73% of 6,909 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35%, Isometric 26.5%, Tactical 13.1%, RPG 13%, Strategy 12.4%
- #52 Blackguards
62% matchMixed62% of 3,849 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: Turn-Based 29.4%, RPG 21.4%, Strategy 13.3%, Tactical 10.4%, Isometric 8.8%
- #53 Dead In Vinland
60% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,794 reviews2018
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.9%, Turn-Based 19.4%, RPG 18.4%, Strategy 15%, Survival 10.7%
- #54 Jagged Alliance 3
57% matchVery Positive89% of 14,204 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: Turn-Based Combat 31.7%, Strategy 18.7%, Isometric 15.1%, Tactical 13.9%, RPG 11%
- #55 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
58% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,037 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 32.4%, Tactical 15.2%, Strategy 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #56 Disciples: Liberation
59% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,864 reviews2021
Dev: Frima StudioPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Disciples: Liberation is a mature, dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat. Liberate the land of Nevendaar and uncover the endless stories hidden within this richly detailed world where every decision has a consequence, and every wrong move could be deadly.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.4%, Isometric 22.1%, RPG 14.9%, Strategy 12.6%, Tactical 9.7%
- #57 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
58% matchVery Positive87% of 7,889 reviews2020
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.8%, RPG 26.4%, Strategy 15.8%, Tactical 8.5%, Adventure 6.5%
- #58 GreedFall
59% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,461 reviews2019
Dev: SpidersPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.
Why similar: RPG 38.3%, Open World 22.1%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 4.7%
- #59 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
59% matchVery Positive80% of 1,687 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: CRPG 35.4%, Isometric 19.3%, RPG 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Exploration 6.4%