- #1 Chaos Reborn
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,136 reviews2015
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.
Why similar: Multiplayer 30.4%, Strategy 29.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.5%, Indie 12%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same core DNA of tactical, turn-based wizard duels with a heavy emphasis on fantasy spells and board control.
- #2 Epicinium
96% matchVery Positive88% of 308 reviews2020
Dev: A Bunch of Hacks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Epicinium is a strategy game where nature is a finite resource. No need to wait for your move, thanks to fast, simultaneous turns. Your economy and troops are influenced by the environment and increasingly severe weather effects. Is it worth winning a war when you end up conquering dirt and ash?
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 41%, Strategy 25.1%, Multiplayer 23.3%, Indie 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the nature-themed board manipulation and tactical combat found in the seed game.
- #3 Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,383 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: Strategy 63.2%, Indie 33.1%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the druidic fantasy theme and focuses on tactical, turn-based movement on a grid.
- #4 Duelyst II
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,777 reviews2022
Dev: Dream Sloth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Choose your faction, construct your deck and put your strategy to the test in the evolution of the ultimate collectible tactics game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.9%, Strategy 28.2%, Multiplayer 26.4%, Indie 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features fast-paced, grid-based tactical combat where positioning and board presence are just as important as your card choices.
- #5 Armello
94% matchVery Positive82% of 15,967 reviews2015
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 43.4%, Strategy 30.1%, Multiplayer 26.5%
Why You'll Like It: This digital board game offers a similar fantasy aesthetic combined with strategic, turn-based decision-making.
- #6 Skulls of the Shogun
94% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2013
Dev: 17-BIT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enter the Samurai Afterlife and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal monks, and mustachioed samurai generals. It's fast-paced turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars, and supercharged with fighting-game flare!
Why similar: Strategy 33%, Turn-Based Strategy 30.9%, Indie 17.5%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, turn-based strategy game that captures the snappy, aggressive feel of the seed game's combat.
- #7 Live by the Sword: Tactics
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Labrador Studios
Windows · Mac
Live By The Sword: Tactics is a streamlined tactical RPG that blends classic and contemporary gameplay elements. The game is set in a world recovering from the ravages of war, you must navigate the treacherous landscape to prevent further turmoil. Single Player and Multiplayer modes available.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.6%, Multiplayer 25.6%, Strategy 24.1%, Indie 14.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A pure tactical experience that focuses on grid-based combat and character-specific abilities.
- #8 Ancestory
93% matchMixed57% of 61 reviews2015
Dev: Kajak Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Turn-based strategy meets card game! Outwit your opponent on multiple different battlefields with cunning strategies. Build your own decks made of underworldly minions and powerful spells!
Why similar: Strategy 31.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.2%, Multiplayer 23.9%, Indie 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that shares the indie, fantasy-themed tactical combat style of the seed game.
- #9 Faeria
91% matchVery Positive84% of 7,177 reviews2017
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
With its unique living board, Faeria is also the only card game where you can gain all 300 cards in less than 50 hours.
Why similar: Strategy 40.6%, Multiplayer 32%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Indie 12%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: The game centers on building the board as you play, requiring strategic placement of land tiles to reach your opponent.
- #10 Axes and Acres
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 149 reviews2016
Dev: BrainGoodGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Axes and Acres is a deep and engaging single-player strategy game designed to create exciting decisions every turn. The rules are easy to learn, but every turn can be played out in many different ways in order to farm, build and survive.
Why similar: Strategy 43%, Turn-Based Strategy 32.5%, Indie 24.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, turn-based strategy game that focuses on tactical decision-making and resource management.
- #11 Songs of Conquest
88% matchVery Positive86% of 13,137 reviews2024
Dev: LavapotionPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 59.2%, Strategy 40.8%
Why You'll Like It: This fantasy turn-based strategy game offers deep tactical combat and a focus on magical unit management.
- #12 Wargroove
89% matchVery Positive83% of 5,221 reviews2019
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.6%, Strategy 29.3%, Multiplayer 23.3%, Indie 11.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic turn-based tactical game that emphasizes unit positioning and terrain advantages in a fantasy setting.
- #13 Into the Breach
89% matchVery Positive94% of 21,742 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 46.9%, Strategy 35.5%, Indie 14.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for tactical board manipulation, where every move is about controlling the environment to your advantage.
- #14 Fantasy Wars
90% matchVery Positive86% of 308 reviews2010
Dev: Ino-CoPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Fantasy Wars is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world. Combining both classic strategy gameplay and sophisticated 3D graphics players can experience epic battles like never before. Taking place in a fantasy world of Human kingdoms, Orc clans, Dwarfs' citadels and Elven forests the player is thrust into a world of war and...
Why similar: Strategy 59.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 37.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic fantasy turn-based strategy game that emphasizes unit positioning and tactical warfare.
- #15 50 years
86% matchVery Positive90% of 691 reviews2017
Dev: Aleksandr Golovkin
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
50 Years is a fast-paced alternative to the bigger, longer turn-based strategy games. You can win or lose a game in a single evening. Either way you'll want to play it again.
Why similar: Strategy 46%, Turn-Based Strategy 33.1%, Indie 20.9%
Why You'll Like It: A simple yet effective turn-based strategy game that focuses on tactical progression.
- #16 Oaken
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 377 reviews2023
Dev: Laki StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Oaken, a turn-based tactical roguelike set in the spirit inhabited world. Explore the Great Oak, gather allies and trinkets, learn to use the positioning for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards. Wake the spirits and save the Oak!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 60%, Strategy 31.4%, Singleplayer 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, card-based game with a strong nature-fantasy theme and grid-based movement.
- #17 Crossfire: Dungeons
87% matchMixed48% of 91 reviews2015
Dev: Random Thoughts EntertainmentPub: Random Thoughts Enterainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Battle against rival fantasy armies in this fast paced turn based strategy game. Fight powerful bosses while you hunt for treasure in dungeon mode, play through over one hundred single player missions in campaign mode, or match wits against your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 42.9%, Strategy 42.6%, Indie 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based dungeon crawler that emphasizes grid-based movement and strategy.
- #18 Ironclad Tactics
86% matchMixed69% of 621 reviews2013
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots!
Why similar: Strategy 47%, Turn-Based Strategy 31.1%, Indie 21.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of card-based strategy and tactical movement on a grid.
- #19 Mystic Vale
83% matchVery Positive89% of 455 reviews2019
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Are you ready to lead your druidic clan and cleanse the Valley of Life? Mystic Vale is a stunning digital version of the Origins award-winning AEG card game. Debuting the unique Card Crafting System, players take turns building powerful combos in order to stop the curse. Play online or local hotseat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.3%, Strategy 28.5%, Multiplayer 19.4%, Indie 15.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic card game that offers a similar board-game feel and tactical depth.
- #20 Age of Rivals
84% matchVery Positive86% of 234 reviews2017
Dev: Dark Inertia StudiosPub: Roboto Games
Windows · Mac
Deep civilization-building strategy in a fast-paced card game! There are many paths to victory in this competitive card drafting game featuring 12 unique characters and hundreds of cards ranging from great pyramids and war elephants to sneaky spies and crafty merchants.
Why similar: Strategy 38.4%, Multiplayer 23%, Indie 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced strategy game that blends card-building with board-game style tactical competition.
- #21 Wildermyth
81% matchVery Positive95% of 18,060 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 53.7%, Strategy 26.3%, Indie 15.5%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical, grid-based combat with a strong fantasy narrative and environmental interaction.
- #22 Mythic Battlegrounds: Demonic Siege
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: DochiGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based strategy game where your tactical decisions are key to surviving relentless waves of enemy attacks. While battles unfold automatically, your choices before the clash, such as resource management, unit training, and skill selection, are critical to securing victory.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 50%, Strategy 42.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed strategy game that focuses on tactical positioning and replayable combat scenarios.
- #23 Clash II
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Prime Bit Games SA
Windows
Clash II is a turn-based strategy game in a world steeped in ancient magic. Immerse yourself in its history and explore forgotten land full of magical creatures. Gather and train an army, expand your stronghold, upgrade your heroes! Lead one side of the conflict and decide the fate of the continent!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 44.2%, Multiplayer 33%, Strategy 18.1%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers turn-based tactical combat with a focus on grid movement and magical abilities.
- #24 Desert Ashes
84% matchMixed53% of 80 reviews2014
Dev: Nine Tales Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Desert Ashes is a turn based strategy game with online multiplayer and single player campaigns, it also boasts an innovative menu system allowing you to play multiple games at once. The Day-Night system adds a dynamic twist to turn based battles that affect the battlefield.
Why similar: Strategy 66.3%, Indie 33.7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward turn-based strategy game that focuses on tactical unit combat.
- #25 Kingdom Draw
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Eternal Technics
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hybrid of challenging turn-based strategy and customizable card collection gameplay set in a medieval fantasy universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33.3%, Multiplayer 27.1%, Strategy 24.1%, Indie 12%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical card-battler that emphasizes turn-based strategy and board control.
- #26 Wizards and Warlords
80% matchVery Positive84% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Valravn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wizards and Warlords is an indie turn-based strategy game, where you play in a randomly generated fantasy world, contending with rival wizards, warlords, roaming marauders and hidden ancient evils. Create a customized sovereign or choose from one of many predefined templates.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 42.8%, Strategy 35.1%, Indie 18.4%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed strategy game that focuses on turn-based combat and unit management.
- #27 SteamWorld Heist
79% matchVery Positive94% of 6,137 reviews2016
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!
Why similar: Strategy 58.3%, Indie 21.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features turn-based tactical combat with a unique focus on positioning and ricochet mechanics.
- #28 Hero's Hour
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,658 reviews2022
Dev: Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" HauerPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A fast turn-based strategy RPG with real-time combat. Develop your cities and armies, level up your heroes to gain new, powerful spells and skills, and explore the wonders and dangers of the procedurally generated maps as you aim to conquer your enemies before they do the same to you.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 35%, Multiplayer 34.2%, Strategy 26%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game with fantasy elements that emphasizes tactical unit placement.
- #29 Circle Empires
78% matchVery Positive90% of 4,100 reviews2018
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Circle Empires is a fresh take on the RTS genre, featuring a fast-paced approach to conquering the world.
Why similar: Strategy 54.2%, Indie 25.9%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #30 Church Era
76% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Kuang-Yu Cheng
Windows · Mac
"Church Era" is a fast-paced worker-placement strategy game set in a medieval fantasy land Tigris. Place your units to acquire new areas, attack your enemy, and reveal the story behind this world through your victory.
Why similar: Strategy 39%, Turn-Based Strategy 32.9%, Indie 28%
- #31 Khan VS Kahn
77% matchMixed60% of 302 reviews2019
Dev: Black Potion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Khan VS Kahn is a turn-based strategy game where two races compete over one city by achieving one of the 5 victory types Find out how to play and find the secret ending or challenge a friend in a 1v1 Duel. You can use your enemy's building, but be careful, he can use yours!
Why similar: Strategy 49.3%, Indie 26.4%, Multiplayer 24.4%
- #32 Deck Casters
75% matchVery Positive90% of 115 reviews2018
Dev: Rock Nano Global
Windows
Experience an entirely new kind of strategic gameplay that fuses together deck-building, RTS and MOBA in one epic experience. Wield the 5 elements, build your deck and unleash powerful spells and creatures to crush your opponent.
Why similar: Strategy 40.8%, Multiplayer 35.7%, Indie 23.5%
- #33 Tryst
77% matchMostly Negative25% of 63 reviews2012
Dev: BlueGiant Interactive
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Tryst is a competitive Real Time Strategy Game that provides a unique, fast paced spin to the established strategy model.
Why similar: Strategy 66.5%, Indie 33.5%
- #34 Godsbane
73% matchVery Positive80% of 141 reviews2022
Dev: Karnage Studios
Windows
Craft explosive combos of units and powers to use in head-to-head auto battler combat against friends, other players or challenging AI. Outplay your opponent with strategic maneuvers and watch the battle unfold on a tabletop arena.
Why similar: Multiplayer 55.1%, Strategy 41.9%, Singleplayer 3%
- #35 The Druid
72% matchVery Positive85% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: NAO Studios
Windows
We embody the spirit of The Dagda, king of the Celtic gods, with the objective of liberating his territory from the corruption of the goddess Morrigan in a 2D roguelike platformer full of intensity.
Why similar: Indie 58.2%, Singleplayer 41.8%
- #36 Prophour23
75% matchMixed69% of 77 reviews2014
Dev: The Secret Pie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Prophour23 is a fast-paced, replayable real-time strategy. It's designed for short, quick plays. A single playthrough will take you about 15 minutes, if you're good. But the next one will be different. And another one as well.
Why similar: Strategy 74.6%, Indie 25.4%
- #37 One Tower
76% matchMixed48% of 100 reviews2016
Dev: SkyReacher Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
One Tower is a fast-paced head-to-head MOBA pitting two players against each other in epic duels of strategy and skill. Players unleash customized minion waves, command powerful Heroes, and cast potent spells to defend their stronghold against enemy marauders or invade new lands to take down their opponent's tower.
Why similar: Strategy 51.6%, Multiplayer 30%, Indie 18.3%
- #38 Crowntakers
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 681 reviews2014
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Why similar: Strategy 40.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 34.9%, Indie 20.2%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #39 Spirit Island
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,539 reviews2020
Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Become the spirits of the land, and defend the island from colonizing Invaders spreading blight and destruction! Your spirits work with the native islanders to increase your power and drive the invading colonists from your island in this strategic area-control game.
Why similar: Strategy 48.6%, Indie 26.4%, Multiplayer 20.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #40 Viking Chess: Hnefatafl
73% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: Diamond Sky GamesPub: Rain Games
Windows · Mac
Play the ancient game of "Hnefatafl" in style on your PC, in Singleplayer mode against the AI or Multiplayer over the internet. "Hnefatafl" is a strategic, chess-like boardgame with assumed origins all the way back to the Viking era.
Why similar: Strategy 37.4%, Multiplayer 20.8%, Indie 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #41 Terra Mystica
73% matchMixed62% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: DIGIDICED
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world of fantasy, called Terra Mystica, 14 races are fighting together or individually against their opponents to gain power and territory. Using their resources smartly and terraforming wisely to gain supremacy and lead their own settlers to victory.
Why similar: Strategy 47.1%, Indie 25.9%, Multiplayer 23.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #42 Feud
69% matchVery Positive90% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: Bearwaves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Feud is a turn-based strategy game. Swap pieces on a four-by-four grid to isolate your opponent's pieces, or go straight for their King. Hone your skills against three AI characters with distinct play-styles, then challenge your friends online or on the same screen.
Why similar: Multiplayer 30.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 30.1%, Strategy 24.5%, Indie 14.7%
- #43 The Last Warlock
72% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: Sonic Sloth
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Last Warlock is a turn based strategy and role-playing game set in a colorful voxel world. Engage in Quests, summon monsters, cast spells and battle enemy Warlocks. Compete with friends or strangers in multiplayer mode. Become the Last Warlock!
Why similar: Strategy 47.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.6%, Indie 25.6%
- #44 AETHERIS
69% matchVery Positive80% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: WILD WITS
Windows · Mac
Aetheris is a tactical RPG with challenging turn-based battles set in an immersive and vibrant environment. Make the right choices and find the best strategy to survive in the unforgiving Wilderness. Journey alone or as a party of four—the adventure awaits!
Why similar: Multiplayer 36.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 33.5%, Strategy 25.1%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #45 Sacraboar
74% matchMostly Negative26% of 66 reviews2009
Dev: Makivision Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Sacraboar is an RTS game in which players have to capture their opponent's boar trophy. Featuring an intuitive and easy to use resource management system, the game offers fast-paced game play without lengthy and tedious construction phases.
Why similar: Strategy 65.5%, Indie 34.5%
- #46 Rising Lords
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 951 reviews2024
Dev: ArgonwoodPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.1%, Multiplayer 25.5%, Strategy 25.2%, Indie 12.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #47 Four Kings One War
70% matchMixed54% of 192 reviews2021
Dev: StaplesVR
Windows · Mac
Four Kings One War is a 1 or 2 player strategy game inspired by chess. Each player controls two armies as though they were one and get's two moves per turn. This opens up guerrilla style tactics and hidden attacks. This is strategy for the modern mind, outside the 64th square.
Why similar: Strategy 66.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.4%, Indie 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #48 Spectromancer
70% matchVery Positive88% of 371 reviews2009
Dev: Apus SoftwarePub: Three Donkeys LLC
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A turn-based online fantasy card game. No character leveling, no grinding, no deck building - just 100% skill-based and fast-paced card battles!
Why similar: Multiplayer 48.3%, Strategy 37.2%, Indie 14.5%
- #49 Delve Deeper
71% matchMixed61% of 420 reviews2010
Dev: Lunar GiantPub: Lunar Giant Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Delve Deeper is a turn-based Adventure/Strategy game for Windows that combines HD pixel art, tile placement, and RPG elements in a bright and humorous atmosphere. Up to four players take command of Dwarf mining teams in this fast and furious dungeon adventure meets devious puzzler, building the map as you play for an ever-changing,...
Why similar: Strategy 70.1%, Indie 29.9%
- #50 Eador. Masters of the Broken World
70% matchMixed68% of 2,793 reviews2013
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.
Why similar: Strategy 88.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Indie 2%, Multiplayer 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #51 Bestiary of Sigillum
69% matchVery Positive91% of 76 reviews2019
Dev: Intaglyph
Windows · Mac
Bestiary of Sigillum is a one-on-one competitive online game that blends the depth of a turn-based strategy with the diversity of the MOBA genre. Summon your army of legendary heroes with one-of-a-kind abilities and destroy the opponent’s castle.
Why similar: Multiplayer 43.7%, Strategy 39.8%, Indie 12.7%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #52 Siegebreaker
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Immortal ForgePub: indie.io
Windows
Conquer the realm in this strategic tower defense game. Build unique towers, unlock powerful upgrades, and master new tactics to overpower your enemies and vanquish the fallen gods.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 50.6%, Strategy 43.3%, Singleplayer 6%
- #53 Wizard Warfare
67% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 45.4%, Strategy 38.8%, Indie 13.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #54 Worshippers
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: Brainwashing Games
Windows
It's hard to be a god! Worshipper is a fast-paced strategy combined with collectible card game. Explore and conquer the land, face dreadful creatures, lead your people to glory! With every victory you will unlock new units, spells and buildings, use them to develop your own unique strategies!
Why similar: Strategy 45.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 42.3%, Indie 12.4%
- #55 Hexarchy
63% matchVery Positive82% of 1,534 reviews2023
Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Multiplayer 35.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 35%, Strategy 25.3%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #56 Lux Delux
67% matchVery Positive82% of 379 reviews2015
Dev: Sillysoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lux Delux is a fast-paced turn-based-strategy game of risk and world domination, with so much more! Highly moddable, Lux has over 900 maps, diverse random map generators, a biohazard mode, an AI SDK, and an online multi-player league.
Why similar: Strategy 34.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 25%, Multiplayer 23.5%, Indie 15.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #57 Shields of Loyalty
63% matchMostly Positive74% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Mosaic Mask StudioPub: indie.io
Windows
Experience tactically challenging turn-based strategy in the hostile island world of Mantaria. Command a dynamic army of various unit types and classes to slay a dark and possessed undead army. Train forces into powerful warriors and fight fervently until the snake's head is at your feet!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 46.2%, Strategy 32.4%, Indie 15.7%, Singleplayer 5.7%