- #1 The Lamplighters League
97% matchMixed69% of 1,188 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.4%, Alternate History 15.3%, Noir 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Strategy RPG 10.6%
- #2 The Thaumaturge
96% matchVery Positive83% of 5,754 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Point & Click 16.7%, RPG 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%
- #3 Sovereign Syndicate
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 634 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.8%, Choices Matter 19.4%, RPG 15.7%, Point & Click 14.4%, Story Rich 13.5%
- #4 Duskpunk
95% matchVery Positive91% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 40.6%, Choices Matter 16.8%, RPG 14.5%, Story Rich 14.1%, Hand-drawn 14%
- #5 Circus Electrique
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Zen Studios
Windows
Circus Electrique is part story-driven RPG, part tactics, part circus management, and completely enthralling– all with a steampunk twist. When everyday Londoners mysteriously turn into vicious killers, only the show’s talented performers possess the skills necessary to save the city.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.4%, Party-Based RPG 19.6%, Strategy RPG 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, RPG 8.3%
- #6 The Iron Oath
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 912 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21%, Party-Based RPG 18%, Strategy RPG 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%
- #7 Echoes of Vision
93% matchVery Positive87% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Azure Flame Studio
Windows
This is a turn-based strategy game. You'll assume the role of the Special Investigations Division Chief at the Bureau of Crisis Response (BCR), leading agents deep into Bleak Mountains City, a metropolis steeped in retro 1980s charm, to investigate and contain various supernatural “Visions”.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.7%, Strategy RPG 16.4%, Alternate History 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%
- #8 Tyranny
92% matchVery Positive87% of 13,247 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: RPG 31.2%, Choices Matter 27.8%, Story Rich 17.1%, Party-Based RPG 15.3%, Adventure 3.9%
- #9 New Arc Line
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 746 reviews2024
Dev: DreamatePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Take a stand in the eternal conflict between Arcane Magic and Steampunk Revolution and tip the uneasy balance between sorcery, elves, dwarves and mysterious monsters on one side and steampunk gadgets, zeppelins, and tesla guns on the other in this single-player, party-based, story-rich RPG.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.3%, Party-Based RPG 21.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%
- #10 Ash of Gods: Redemption
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,462 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: Tactical RPG 19.1%, Party-Based RPG 17.8%, Strategy RPG 14%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #11 Iron Danger
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,013 reviews2020
Dev: Action Squad StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Iron Danger is a tactical combat puzzler with a unique time manipulation mechanic. A never before seen combination that blends the tactical depth of turn-based games with the exciting action of real-time games.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 30.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
- #12 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,769 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: Turn-Based Combat 27.7%, Alternate History 19.7%, RPG 16.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #13 Pixel Noir
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: SWDTech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 26.8%, Noir 21.2%, Strategy RPG 16%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, RPG 9.6%
- #14 AETHERIS
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 244 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: Tactical RPG 19.9%, Party-Based RPG 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
- #15 Expeditions: Rome
87% matchVery Positive87% of 6,635 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: Party-Based RPG 24.5%, Tactical RPG 22.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, RPG 9.1%
- #16 ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies
86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,358 reviews2026
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
From the creators of Disco Elysium comes ZERO PARADES – an espionage RPG. You're a brilliant but tormented operant on one final desperate assignment. Gather your broken network, untangle a web of lies, and prove yourself on the world stage - or blow it all up again.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.1%, Point & Click 17.9%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, RPG 12.7%
- #17 Dark Envoy
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 875 reviews2023
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lead a party of relic hunters in an epic cRPG adventure set in a war-torn Guns N’ Sorcery world. Experiment with a tactical slo-mo and a modern combat system!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 56%, RPG 17.8%, Story Rich 17.1%, Adventure 5.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #18 Prophecy of Ashen
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 reviews2026
Dev: hhyuGame
Windows
Prophecy of Ashen: a dark fantasy tactical CRPG. Be a secret messenger between the Hall's judgment and the Ashborne's vengeance. Recruit allies, use terrain and magic in turn-based combat. Your choices reshape Rattalan: uphold order or ignite destruction.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.4%, Party-Based RPG 17.4%, Strategy RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
- #19 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
83% matchVery Positive88% of 6,329 reviews2019
Dev: 6 Eyes StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, RPG 14%, Strategy RPG 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%
- #20 Rise Eterna
85% matchMixed42% of 208 reviews2021
Dev: MakeePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Follow the story of Lua and unveil the mysteries surrounding her origins in the tactical RPG, reminiscence of the 16-bit era Japanese strategy games. Recruit up to 14 characters with unique abilities and defeat your worst nightmare in epic fights.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.5%, Party-Based RPG 14.7%, Strategy RPG 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
- #21 Mechajammer
84% matchMixed52% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Whalenought StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A tactical cyberpunk turn-based RPG set on an off-world grindhouse jungle colony. Skulk through the shadows or charge in guns blazing. Recruit a unique party for large squad-based assaults as your adventure plunges you deep into the city’s secrets.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Strategy RPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Sci-fi 13.3%
- #22 The Necromancer's Tale
79% matchVery Positive92% of 858 reviews2025
Dev: Psychic Software
Windows · Mac
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Commune with the realm of the dead and struggle with your descent into madness. Build the power to raise an undead army and march against your enemies. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion and seduction.
Why similar: Alternate History 27.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #23 Citizen Sleeper
80% matchVery Positive92% of 10,281 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Dice 43.3% ★, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, RPG 9.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #24 All Walls Must Fall - A Tech-Noir Tactics Game
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 393 reviews2018
Dev: inbetweengames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
All Walls Must Fall is a Tech-Noir Tactics game set in Berlin 2089, where the Cold War never ended.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.2%, Alternate History 18.7%, Noir 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
- #25 Whispers of a Machine
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,993 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Noir 19.8%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.6%
- #26 Reverie Knights Tactics
82% matchMixed60% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: 40 Giants EntertainmentPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reverie Knights Tactics is a turn-based tactical RPG with strategic battles in isometric grids where every decision can alter the story. Travel through a hand-drawn fantasy world and lead your heroes in a story-rich adventure, visual novel style!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.6%, Strategy RPG 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #27 Torment: Tides of Numenera
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 4,362 reviews2017
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: RPG 29.8%, Story Rich 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Party-Based RPG 13%
- #28 NAIRI: Rising Tide
78% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: HomeBearStudio
Windows
A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore the corrupt oasis city of Shirin as an apocalyptic prophecy looms. Meet unforgettable characters, craft solutions with your Tool Belt, and unravel intricate puzzle-dungeons.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.8%
- #29 Cloudpunk
78% matchVery Positive88% of 15,271 reviews2020
Dev: ION LANDS
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.8%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Story Rich 20.7%, RPG 16%, Choices Matter 5.5%
- #30 Astral Throne
77% matchVery Positive81% of 266 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Sun Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery of a land beset by a Falling Star's curse in this Roguelike Strategy RPG inspired by the classics. Build your party, recruit new allies, and synergize your team's skills for decisive victory.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 29.4%, Strategy RPG 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10%
- #31 Pathway
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,254 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.2%, Alternate History 21.8%, Strategy RPG 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%
- #32 Dungeons of Aether
77% matchVery Positive83% of 654 reviews2023
Dev: Aether Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Delve into Dungeons of Aether, a turn-based dungeon crawler set in the Rivals of Aether universe. Control four new heroes as they uncover the mysteries of the Julesvale Caverns in Story Mode or test your mettle in the grueling Challenge Dungeons.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 39.9%, Turn-Based Combat 28.9%, RPG 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #33 Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain
76% matchVery Positive100% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.
Why similar: Alternate History 41.9%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 3.7%
- #34 Dark Sky
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Ganymede GamesPub: Midwest Games
Windows
Dark Sky is a narrative RPG deckbuilder that features tactical combat and a branching card upgrade system. Assemble your party, customize your deck, and harness powerful synergies to master strategic battles as you unravel the mystery behind a planetary catastrophe.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.6%, Strategy RPG 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, RPG 8.5%
- #35 Rosewater
73% matchVery Positive92% of 406 reviews2025
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.
Why similar: Alternate History 34.1%, Point & Click 17%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #36 Quartet
73% matchVery Positive96% of 377 reviews2025
Dev: Something Classic Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A series of unlikely train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 32.8%, Turn-Based Combat 21.2%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, RPG 12%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #37 Midnight Protocol
74% matchVery Positive86% of 452 reviews2021
Dev: LuGus StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.7%, Strategy RPG 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Story Rich 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%
- #38 SteamWorld Heist
74% matchVery Positive94% of 6,195 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: RPG 24.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%
- #39 Rain of Reflections: Set Free
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 335 reviews2019
Dev: Lionbite Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Rain of Reflections is an atmospheric, dystopian adventure game with exploration and deep character interactions. Its turn-based strategic confrontations are uniquely centered around a motivation mechanic.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.3%, Choices Matter 24.9%, Adventure 21.4%, Sci-fi 21.4%
- #40 Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Imugi
Windows
1789, Paris. Take Napoleon’s place in an alternate history as Céline or César Bonaparte in this ideology driven, turn-based strategy journey. Defend, reform or oppose the monarchy and write your own alternative history by combining cunning political skills and tactical military prowess.
Why similar: Alternate History 36.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #41 Pendula Swing - The Complete Journey
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Valiant Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore a memorable 1920s fantasy world where you interact with, befriend and romance hundreds of characters with unique quests, as an already rich and famous heroine.
Why similar: Alternate History 37.6%, Point & Click 17.9%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, RPG 11.8%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #42 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,711 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.8 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: Noir 29.9%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Story Rich 13.5%, RPG 13.4%
- #43 VED
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: KaraclanPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
VED is a story-driven, hand-drawn RPG with a unique turn-based combat system and roguelite elements. Set in two different worlds, VED tells the story of Cyrus, a young hero who sets out on a quest to become a master of sword and magic, and save everything he knows from destruction.
Why similar: Dice 30.7% ★, Strategy RPG 9.6%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #44 Brassheart
71% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Hexy Studio
Windows · Mac
Brassheart is an adventure game set in the alternative 1920s, inspired by dieselpunk and the classics of the genre. In this world, you play as Pola, a spunky pilot. She follows the clues that may provide a way to save her father kidnapped by his own invention, a rebellious supermachine, Valkiria.
Why similar: Alternate History 31.3%, Point & Click 26.8%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 8.4%
- #45 Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 828 reviews2025
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
A love letter to classic Infinity Engine cRPGs from the creators of ATOM RPG, Swordhaven is a turn-based \ RTwP, party-based, dialogue-heavy 85+ hour long adventure set in a world of Nova Drakonia.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 26.8%, Strategy RPG 18%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #46 Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
70% matchVery Positive95% of 5,519 reviews2017
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 36.2%, Choices Matter 21.7%, RPG 19.7%, Story Rich 15.9%, Adventure 4%
- #47 Age of Grit
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: IQ Soup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Adventure across a Wild West world in a rickety, steampunk airship! Inspired by the likes of Firefly and the classic CRPGs of old. A unique setting filled with rich lore, deep stories, and adventure! Contend with outlaws, gunslingers, and bounty hunters in an epic quest for redemption and revenge!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Strategy RPG 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #48 Songs of Silence
68% matchVery Positive81% of 2,682 reviews2024
Dev: Chimera Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #49 Minds Beneath Us
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,908 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Point & Click 17.4%, Story Rich 13.5%, RPG 13%
- #50 Lamplight City
71% matchVery Positive89% of 853 reviews2018
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Alternate History 35.3%, Noir 20.5%, Point & Click 19%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #51 Etheria: Restart
69% matchMixed58% of 334 reviews2025
Dev: XD
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Etheria is an Ethereal Hero RPG. To preserve the flame of civilization, humanity transfers their consciousness into the virtual world "Etheria". And you, as a Hyperlinker, will enter the virtual world to uncover the hidden truths of Etheria.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.6%, Strategy RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%
- #52 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 271,780 reviews2025
Dev: Sandfall InteractivePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 32.4 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 32.8%, Party-Based RPG 27.6%, Story Rich 19.8%, RPG 13.9%, Adventure 3.2%
- #53 Subsurface Circular
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,932 reviews2017
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Why similar: Noir 22.5%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Point & Click 11.2%
- #54 REPLACED
64% matchVery Positive84% of 8,145 reviews2026
Dev: Sad Cat StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Follow R.E.A.C.H., an AI trapped in a human body, on a cinematic adventure through an alternate 1980s America. Explore an atmospheric cyberpunk world full of high-stakes action wrapped in a unique 2.5D pixel art style.
Why similar: Alternate History 62.4%, Story Rich 17.1%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Adventure 4.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #55 Steam Tactics
70% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: Igor Rashkuev
Windows · Mac
Welcome aboard your airship, captain! Engage in tactical combats, upgrade your ships and weapons, level up your pilots.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.2%, Party-Based RPG 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Strategy RPG 11.7%
- #56 Vendir: Plague of Lies
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 254 reviews2024
Dev: Early Morning Studio
Windows
Vendir: Plague of Lies is a classic party-based RPG with a deep storyline and turn-based combat. Experience an intricately crafted world, steeped in history and brought to life through a carefully crafted atmosphere and the trials and tribulations of stories of the people that inhabit it.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.1%, Party-Based RPG 20.1%, Strategy RPG 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%
- #57 The Age of Decadence
69% matchVery Positive82% of 4,006 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic 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: Tactical RPG 27.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Choices Matter 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%
- #58 Theseus Protocol
67% matchMixed70% of 372 reviews2023
Dev: YueTang(Xiamen)Pub: Archive Games
Windows
Theseus Protocol is a deck building roguelike where rebirth offers strategic opportunity. Utilize a powerful suite of cards and weaponry to uncover the cruel truth behind the dystopian sci-fi world of Mark City.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.3%, Strategy RPG 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #59 Masquerada: Songs and Shadows
68% matchVery Positive89% of 546 reviews2016
Dev: Witching Hour StudiosPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Masquerada is a single-player tactical RPG set in a Renaissance-inspired city of magic, where real-time combat can be paused to set up elemental combos powered by Venetian-styled masks. Come for gorgeous hand-drawn art; stay for the rich lore & a thoughtful, fully-voiced tale of intrigue & tragedy.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 29.2%, Tactical RPG 24.3%, Strategy RPG 16.9%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, RPG 9.4%
- #60 Transistor
66% matchVery Positive94% of 31,188 reviews2014
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.2%, Story Rich 21.2%, Sci-fi 19.8%, RPG 16.6%, Singleplayer 3.6%