- #1 Age of Fear: The Undead King
97% matchVery Positive89% of 366 reviews2015
Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Play as either Sir Edward, a noble Knight defending the Human Kingdom, or Krill, a wicked Necromancer with an unearthly lust for power! The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy (full of humour!) that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.9%, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Tabletop 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #2 Age of Fear 3: The Legend
96% matchVery Positive92% of 180 reviews2017
Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Play as either Nairi, an imprisoned Dryad fighting for her freedom, or Gilrock, a drunken Dwarven Lord on a quest to restore his family's honour (or just to kick some arse!). The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 14.9%, Perma Death 12.5%, Strategy RPG 10.7%, Tabletop 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
- #3 Age of Fear 2: The Chaos Lord GOLD
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 338 reviews2015
Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Play as either Bel'Kara, a seductive Succubus at odds with the Underworld, or Katzok, a brutal Orc Chieftan fighting for his clan's dominance. The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy (full of humour!) that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.5%, Perma Death 14.7%, Strategy RPG 11.7%, Tabletop 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%
- #4 Age of Fear: The Free World
95% matchVery Positive83% of 409 reviews2019
Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
Windows · Mac · Linux
Age of Fear: The Free World is an introduction to a decade-old turn-based strategy series that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements. Choose your faction (Undead Legion, Human Kingdom or Greenskins Horde), build a unique army and embark on exploring the realm!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.2%, Strategy RPG 15.7%, Tabletop 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 5.7%
- #5 Age of Fear 4: The Iron Killer
94% matchPositive84% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Angela, a fearless young Vampire Hunter on the trail of a brutal murderer. Along with the mysterious Nazell, embark on an epic quest into the heart of the criminal underworld. Age of Fear is a complex turn-based strategy series (full of jokes) that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.4%, Strategy RPG 17.8%, Tabletop 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Open World 5.9%
- #6 Urtuk: The Desolation
94% matchVery Positive88% of 2,484 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Perma Death 13.4%, Difficult 11.2%, Strategy RPG 8.7%
- #7 The Hand of Merlin
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 358 reviews2022
Dev: Room-C GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18%, Perma Death 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Difficult 10.6%
- #8 Reverse Crawl
92% matchVery Positive89% of 571 reviews2015
Dev: Nerdook Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
A dungeon crawl where YOU are the dungeon! Lead your minions in tactical turn-based combat against the pesky heroes, and unlock a variety of evil Powers. With a dynamic campaign system and a branching storyline, "Reverse Crawl" lets you experience an RPG from a whole new angle!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 28.8% ★, Tactical RPG 19.7%, Strategy RPG 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
- #9 Glorious Companions
91% matchMixed62% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: Ancient Forge
Windows
Explore the open world of Terscara as you advance through the challenging and tactical encounters in this epic turn-based tactical RPG. Form and lead a group of battle-proven companions, delve into the ancient dungeons to collect the elusive vault crystals, and end Xandar’s Wraith once and for all.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.3%, Strategy RPG 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Sandbox 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #10 Dead Monarchy
91% matchVery Positive83% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Kevin Zhang
Windows
Dead Monarchy is an open-world, turn-based tactical RPG set in a low fantasy world. Personally lead and manage your mercenary company as the captain and embark on your personal quest to defeat the arena champions.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Perma Death 14.9%, RPG 11%, Strategy 10.5%, Difficult 10.5%
- #11 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,196 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.1%, Strategy RPG 19.9%, Sandbox 18.7%, Open World 11.8%, Medieval 9.4%
- #12 The Necromancer's Tale
89% matchVery Positive93% of 769 reviews2025
Dev: Psychic Software
Windows · Mac
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.6%, Zombies 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Open World 12.7%, Top-Down 12.1%
- #13 Age of Undead
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Insane Dreamers
Windows
Age of Undead is a multi-genre game (turn-based, RTS, FPS) that allows you to face the frightful Zombie Apocalypse with 3 unique factions: the Army, the Infected, and the Survivors. Make strategic choices in the Campaign, then go into battle and fight to survive!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 51.2%, Zombies 31.2%, Strategy 17.6%
- #14 Knock on the Coffin Lid
86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,838 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: Zombies 36%, Fantasy 17.3%, Strategy 14%, RPG 13.9%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #15 Forged of Blood
87% matchMixed67% of 118 reviews2019
Dev: Critical Forge
Windows
A fantasy turn-based tactical RPG built on depth and mechanical complexity, featuring classless character building, strategic management, and small unit tactics on a world scale.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.8%, Strategy RPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
- #16 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
85% matchVery Positive86% of 8,142 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 48.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, RPG 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Strategy 8.8%
- #17 Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG
86% 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: Zombies 41.2%, Turn-Based Combat 22.9%, RPG 17.2%, Strategy 15%, Story Rich 3.8%
- #18 Lords of Ravage
84% matchMixed70% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Synthetic DomainPub: 101XP
Windows · Linux
Become the Final Boss! Play any way you want, combine followers from different factions, and win spectacular turn-based battles. Expand your Empire of Darkness and seek a powerful artifact that can change the fate of the world.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 40.5% ★, Tactical RPG 23%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Open World 5.7%
- #19 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
83% matchVery Positive81% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Strategy RPG 26.1%, Tactical RPG 23.1%, Sandbox 17.4%, Medieval 13.9%, Strategy 8.6%
- #20 The Age of Decadence
84% 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: Tactical RPG 26.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Difficult 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
- #21 Tales of Maj'Eyal
82% matchVery Positive95% of 7,237 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
Why similar: Perma Death 45.4%, Difficult 28.6%, RPG 8.5%, Procedural Generation 5.5%, Open World 4.3%
- #22 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
82% matchVery Positive81% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Kenisoft Game Studio
Windows
Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based System which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Sandbox 12.9%, Medieval 9.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
- #23 Raiders! Forsaken Earth
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 291 reviews2020
Dev: Creative Storm EntertainmentPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Raiders! Forsaken Earth is a strategy/management game where you play as the leader of a merciless band of post-apocalyptic marauders. Build up your organization while extorting, kidnapping, and destroying the last remnants of civilization. The wasteland doesn't need another hero...
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25%, Strategy RPG 17%, Sandbox 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Open World 7.7%
- #24 Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
80% matchVery Positive83% of 484 reviews2023
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 44.4% ★, Strategy RPG 20.5%, Zombies 10.9%, Top-Down 7.5%, RPG 6.4%
- #25 Veterum
78% matchVery Positive93% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.1%, Strategy RPG 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Difficult 8.4%
- #26 The Iron Oath
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 889 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 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 22.4%, Strategy RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%
- #27 Low Magic Age
79% matchVery Positive89% of 3,411 reviews2017
Dev: Low Magic Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Strategy RPG 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #28 Necroking
78% matchVery Positive81% of 877 reviews2024
Dev: KORO.GAMESPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 43.5%, Procedural Generation 22.4%, Zombies 18.6%, Strategy 10.4%, 2D 5%
- #29 Sorcerer King: Rivals
81% matchMixed63% of 408 reviews2016
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Explore a rich fantasy world, go on quests for powerful weapons, and forge a new civilization in Sorcerer King: Rivals. Can you build a civilization to topple the malevolent Sorcerer King and become a god yourself?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.2%, Strategy RPG 19.2%, Sandbox 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%
- #30 Of Blades & Tails
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: Felix LaukelPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 30.3%, Sandbox 13.5%, Procedural Generation 9.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, Medieval 8.4%
- #31 The Fabulous Fear Machine
76% matchVery Positive90% of 560 reviews2023
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: AMC Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. As the Machine's new Master, you must sow fear and expand your influence by creating Legends, harvesting resources, manipulating events, and spying on your enemies.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 30.3% ★, Strategy RPG 23.7%, Difficult 19%, Top-Down 9.2%, Strategy 7.4%
- #32 Age of Wonders 4
74% matchVery Positive81% of 21,784 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.4 hrsMean: 58.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.2%, Strategy RPG 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Strategy 7.3%
- #33 The Ouroboros King
76% matchVery Positive81% of 536 reviews2023
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.5%, Difficult 24.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Strategy 7%, Medieval 6.5%
- #34 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
75% matchVery Positive85% of 1,603 reviews2023
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you play as a young medieval soldier who over the course of battles and adventures becomes the most formidable and respected knight of his era. Or, if he’s not lucky enough, perishes in the chaos of the Hundred Years' War.
Why similar: Perma Death 43%, Difficult 21.5%, Medieval 14.5%, RPG 9.3%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #35 Ash of Gods: Redemption
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,435 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 24.9%, Strategy RPG 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Medieval 8.3%
- #36 Fabled Lands
75% matchVery Positive81% of 528 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.8%, Tabletop 17.8%, Strategy RPG 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Open World 9.8%
- #37 Crown and Adventure
72% matchMixed62% of 1,611 reviews2025
Dev: C3D GamesPub: Luckycalf
Windows
An open-world adventure RPG. Choose your favorite character, train your elite legion step by step, and crush all enemies on the battlefield. Strengthen yourself, establish a powerful family, create a great dynasty, and become the dominator of this fantasy world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 33.1%, Strategy RPG 22.7%, Sandbox 17.4%, Open World 7.2%, RPG 5.6%
- #38 BEAST: False Prophet
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 237 reviews2023
Dev: False Prophet
Windows
BEAST is a brutal, gridless tactical RPG that sends players to the dark ages rife with plague and raiders. Join forces with your warband, develop your skills, and unleash your inner beast to shred through your enemies. But take heed, as your choices have consequences – in and out of battle.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.3%, Tactical RPG 16.7%, Strategy RPG 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%
- #39 Unferat
73% matchVery Positive89% of 165 reviews2020
Dev: Reb_Orn
Windows
Unferat is a warlock simulator, giving the player the opportunity to go from a village boy to a powerful dark sorcerer.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 52.8% ★, RPG 23.4%, Sandbox 7.8%, Zombies 6.9%, Open World 5.9%
- #40 Claymores of the Lost Kingdom
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Ultaan Games
Windows
Adventure Roguelike Deckbuilder infused with classless RPG progression. Forge your hero, increase your attributes, and craft a deck that evolves based on your unique build. Level up, hunt bandits, and face the Harbinger of Doom!
Why similar: Tabletop 20.6%, Sandbox 17.9%, Difficult 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Medieval 9.1%
- #41 Undead Horde
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,395 reviews2019
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 67.4% ★, Zombies 13.3%, RPG 7.5%, Top-Down 7.3%, Fantasy 4.5%
- #42 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: Perma Death 24.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, RPG 7.4%
- #43 Crawl Tactics
71% matchVery Positive92% of 203 reviews2022
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Strategy RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9%
- #44 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
68% matchVery Positive94% of 3,442 reviews2024
Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 45.9%, Strategy 18.1%, Story Rich 14%, RPG 12.7%, Fantasy 9.3%
- #45 Geneforge 2 - Infestation
70% matchVery Positive98% of 173 reviews2024
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Wildly open-ended adventure in a unique fantasy world. Use battle or diplomacy and trickery to change the world, served by an army of custom-made mutant monsters. Almost 90 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Enormous range of abilities, factions, quests, and paths to victory.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 37.4%, Strategy RPG 33%, RPG 11.1%, Strategy 10%, 2D 4.3%
- #46 Battle Brothers
70% 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: Sandbox 28.4%, Open World 17.2%, Medieval 17.1%, RPG 11.2%, Strategy 10.3%
- #47 Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor
71% matchVery Positive90% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
You are in a barbarian land. They are trying to kill you. The Queen demands you tame them. So what now? Escape into an exciting, open-ended story and cunning tactical combat. Epic, indie fantasy adventure. Freely explore a huge world, fight for fame and power, and shape the world as you choose.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 46.1%, RPG 13.6%, Strategy 12%, Open World 7.6%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #48 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
71% matchMixed62% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Shockwork GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.3%, Difficult 21.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, RPG 10.3%, Strategy 8.7%
- #49 Caves of Qud
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,086 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 24.2%, Turn-Based Combat 22.9%, Open World 19.4%, Difficult 19.4%, RPG 7.8%
- #50 The Unliving
69% matchMixed63% of 878 reviews2023
Dev: RocketBrush GamesPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG game. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 40.3% ★, Perma Death 20.2%, Difficult 12.8%, Zombies 10.6%, Procedural Generation 8.4%
- #51 King's Bounty: Crossworlds
69% matchVery Positive92% of 1,546 reviews2010
Dev: Katauri InteractivePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
King’s Bounty: Crossworlds is a standalone expansion that includes Armored Princess, two additional campaigns, and a world editor, expanding the classic King’s Bounty formula with new challenges and content.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.7%, RPG 24.8%, Strategy 20.9%, Tactical RPG 10%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #52 Godking: Master of Rituals
70% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Sensiga
Windows
Godking: Master of Rituals is a fantasy strategy game inspired by great classics, bringing a host of new features and a rich new world to conquer. Pick your faction and your god-like avatar. Build your empire and crush all enemies in this glorious 4X with endless replayability.
Why similar: Strategy 40.6%, Strategy RPG 29.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #53 Dark Deity 2
65% matchVery Positive91% of 1,474 reviews2025
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.7%, Tactical RPG 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #54 The Doors of Trithius
66% matchVery Positive94% of 851 reviews2021
Dev: Jake Donkersgoed
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?
Why similar: Difficult 26.4%, Procedural Generation 22.1%, Open World 19.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, RPG 8.2%
- #55 Lawless Lands
68% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lawless Lands is a dark medieval role-playing game featuring a grim setting and innovative mechanics that allow players to delve into a low-fantasy, apocalyptic world of epic proportions. Defy and destroy the darkness that has taken hold over these Lawless Lands.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.7%, Open World 22.7%, Medieval 18.3%, RPG 15.5%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #56 Astral Throne
66% matchVery Positive82% of 261 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 20%, Perma Death 15.9%, Strategy RPG 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #57 Tyrant's Blessing
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 358 reviews2022
Dev: Mercury Game StudioPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Tyberia has been turned into a paradise by the Tyrant, free from war, suffering, and death - because nearly everyone has been turned into the undead. Take charge of the last living warriors in tactical, turn-based battles and drive the Dead Army into the sea!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.8%, Perma Death 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
- #58 Pawn of the Dead
67% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Aslan Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chess variation with unique twist: Black turns White into undead like themselves
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.6%, Zombies 19.4%, Strategy 8.7%, Fantasy 7.6%