- #1 Hard West 2
97% matchVery Positive82% of 3,120 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Western 31% ★, Turn-Based 16.2%, Tactical RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
- #2 Hard West
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,891 reviews2015
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions
Why similar: Western 44.1% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.7%
- #3 The Iron Oath
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 900 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: CRPG 18.3%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Tactical RPG 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Strategy RPG 8.6%
- #4 Steam Tactics
96% 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: Steampunk 28.1% ★, Turn-Based 13.3%, Tactical RPG 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Loot 7.7%
- #5 Airship: Kingdoms Adrift
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,038 reviews2023
Dev: Revolution IndustryPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to Suthseg! As the newly commissioned airship captain, forge a mercantile empire across the archipelago, until the great powers of Europa turn their attention toward it. Build up a fleet, chart trade routes, establish industries, and explore the frontier at your airship's helm!
Why similar: Steampunk 47.5% ★, Lore-Rich 20.9%, RPG 10.3%, Tactical 8.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #6 Dark Envoy
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 866 reviews2023
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Steampunk 44.4% ★, CRPG 23.4%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Story Rich 6.1%, Fantasy 5.6%
- #7 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,276 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.0 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: CRPG 26.6%, Tactical RPG 20.5%, Strategy RPG 18.7%, Fantasy 10%, RPG 10%
- #8 The Feud: Wild West Tactics
93% matchMixed62% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: Galaxy Pest Control
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Feud: Wild West Tactics is a turn based game all about gun blazing, shotgun blasting, knife stabbing and dynamite throwing action in the Wild West. Follow the story or set out on your own to build a western empire. Do you have the grit to showdown against the toughest gunslingers?
Why similar: Western 41.2% ★, Turn-Based 25.5%, RPG 20.9%, Strategy 12.4%
- #9 Aether & Iron
90% matchVery Positive84% of 436 reviews2026
Dev: Seismic Squirrel
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky. Muster a crew, master tactical turn-based combat, and unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the floating metropolis.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Strategy RPG 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #10 Lost Frontier
91% matchVery Positive97% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: Mika Mobile, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Turn-Based Tactics in the Weird West.
Why similar: Strategy 59.5%, Indie 40.5%
- #11 Fallen: A2P Protocol
91% matchMostly Negative38% of 226 reviews2015
Dev: Red Katana
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.4%, CRPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Tactical RPG 8.2%
- #12 SteamWorld Heist
89% matchVery Positive94% of 6,167 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: Steampunk 41.7% ★, Turn-Based 29.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%, RPG 6%, Strategy 4.6%
- #13 Duskpunk
88% matchVery Positive91% of 167 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: Steampunk 37.3% ★, CRPG 23.5%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Text-Based 9.7%, Story Rich 7%
- #14 Grimshade
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2019
Dev: TALEROCKPub: Asterion Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Grimshade is a party-based role-playing game inspired by JRPG of the 90s, featuring a tactical turn-based combat system and a grim story of war and personal choices.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.8%, Tactical RPG 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Strategy RPG 9.5%
- #15 Rosewater
86% matchVery Positive92% of 398 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: Western 71.6% ★, Story Rich 12%, RPG 7.1%, 2D 4%, Indie 3.7%
- #16 Avernum 3: Ruined World
87% matchVery Positive84% of 334 reviews2018
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wander free through this epic, indie fantasy adventure. Explore a huge world that evolves as time passes. Towns fight battles. Refugees flee. Disasters happen. Features cunning adventures, great depth, and unlimited freedom. Be a merchant or bounty hunter, buy a home, save the world!
Why similar: CRPG 41.9%, RPG 17.9%, Fantasy 8.9%, Story Rich 8.7%, Strategy 8%
- #17 Flint: Treasure of Oblivion
86% matchMixed57% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Savage LevelPub: Microids
Windows
Experience the golden age of piracy through a strong and original narrative, real-time exploration and turn-based tactical combat in Flint - Treasure of Oblivion.
Why similar: CRPG 21.1%, Tactical RPG 20.3%, Strategy RPG 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #18 Zoria: Age of Shattering
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 620 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and followers management, set in the expansive fantasy world of Zoria. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks. Every team member contributes to undertaken battles.
Why similar: CRPG 18.9%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Tactical RPG 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #19 Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 783 reviews2025
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.
Why similar: CRPG 34.5%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Strategy RPG 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #20 Heroes of Steel RPG
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 284 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23%, Strategy RPG 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
- #21 Vaporum
83% matchVery Positive85% of 1,047 reviews2017
Dev: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is.
Why similar: Steampunk 36.5% ★, CRPG 26.4%, Tactical RPG 14%, Turn-Based Combat 6.5%, Fantasy 5.7%
- #22 Airship Dragoon
84% matchMixed51% of 63 reviews2014
Dev: YorkshireRifles
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Uber-Hardcore, Turn-Based, Steampunk, Squad Tactics. Battle 6 other factions for control of Pangea in emergent, tactical gameplay.
Why similar: Steampunk 36.9% ★, Turn-Based 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8%
- #23 Forged of Blood
82% 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: CRPG 16%, Tactical RPG 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Strategy RPG 10.6%, RPG 9.5%
- #24 Fabled Lands
79% matchVery Positive80% of 535 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: CRPG 29.9%, Tactical RPG 15.2%, Text-Based 10.4%, Strategy RPG 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #25 AntharioN
81% matchMixed69% of 190 reviews2015
Dev: Orphic Software
Windows · Mac
Antharion is an epic old-school fantasy RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with the freedom of a huge living-breathing open world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.1%, CRPG 26.7%, RPG 12%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.5%
- #26 Boot Hill Heroes
81% matchVery Positive85% of 110 reviews2014
Dev: Experimental Gamer Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Jump into a Western adventure inspired by the classic JRPGs of yore and and the legendary American Wild West! You and up to three more friends play as Kid, Doc, Moon and Rosy in simultaneous, real-time co-op RPG combat as you take down the notorious Saints-Little Gang!
Why similar: Western 61.9% ★, RPG 27.5%, Indie 10.6%
- #27 Stellar Tactics
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,678 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 38.7%, Tactical RPG 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%, RPG 6.6%
- #28 The Lamplighters League
78% matchMixed69% of 1,165 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.4 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 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #29 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
78% matchVery Positive85% of 1,734 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: CRPG 25.1%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Lore-Rich 14%, Strategy RPG 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%
- #30 8-Bit Adventures 2
77% matchVery Positive95% of 305 reviews2023
Dev: Critical Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Pilot your Airship, prepare your party, and explore a vast World Map in 8-Bit Adventures 2 – an exciting, emotional tribute to the Golden Age of JRPGs. Dynamic turn-based battles & pixels with personality!
Why similar: Turn-Based 43.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Story Rich 12.5%, RPG 9.7%, Fantasy 9.1%
- #31 Avernum: Escape From the Pit
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,297 reviews2012
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.4 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: Turn-Based 29.7%, CRPG 26.6%, RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #32 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,941 reviews2016
Dev: Troika GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.7 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: Steampunk 43.6% ★, CRPG 23.8%, RPG 9.2%, Story Rich 7%, Turn-Based 6.8%
- #33 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 267,104 reviews2025
Dev: Sandfall InteractivePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 32.4 hrsMean: 39.4 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 26.6%, Lore-Rich 25.6%, Story Rich 19.9%, Fantasy 13.8%, RPG 10.9%
- #34 Abandon Ship
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,344 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
Why similar: Tactical 32.5%, Story Rich 32.2%, RPG 21.9%, Strategy 13.4%
- #35 UnderRail
74% matchVery Positive86% of 7,097 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 36.8%, Turn-Based 33.4%, RPG 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Indie 2.5%
- #36 Wild West and Wizards
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Lavaboots Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Wild West and Wizards is an open world exploration RPG set in a re-imagined new frontier. Pick a class and level up unlocking abilities and exploring a world filled with quests, loot, outlaws, bosses, spells, caves, towns, and other mysterious places.
Why similar: Western 61.2% ★, Loot 14.8%, RPG 11.1%, Fantasy 7.5%, Indie 4.2%
- #37 Westland Survival
73% matchMixed59% of 492 reviews2025
Dev: Helio GamesPub: Helio Games
Windows · Mac
Saddle up for the ultimate survival adventure in the untamed Wild West! Build your homestead, tame the wilderness, bounty hunt the outlaws, and duel against the dangers that lurk on the frontier. Do you have what it takes to be a legend of the West?
Why similar: Western 54% ★, Tactical RPG 22.7%, Loot 14.2%, RPG 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #38 The Age of Decadence
74% matchVery Positive82% of 3,976 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 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 30%, Tactical RPG 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
- #39 West of Loathing
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,170 reviews2017
Dev: Asymmetric
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.
Why similar: Western 46.1% ★, Turn-Based 17.9%, RPG 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%
- #40 Battle Chasers: Nightwar
71% matchVery Positive87% of 7,332 reviews2017
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 30.9%, Turn-Based 25.9%, RPG 20.8%, Fantasy 9.3%, Loot 4.5%
- #41 WARMACHINE: Tactics
75% matchMixed44% of 1,162 reviews2014
Dev: WhiteMoon DreamsPub: Privateer Press Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Turn-based tactical combat set in the award-winning world of the Iron Kingdoms. Command your custom squad of steam-powered robots and elite warriors in raging battles dominated by magic and mechanika. Battle in online multiplayer and play the epic 21-mission single player campaign!
Why similar: Steampunk 38.6% ★, Turn-Based 28.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Tactical 7.2%, Strategy 6.3%
- #42 Vagrus - The Riven Realms: Demo (Prologue)
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 199 reviews2020
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: CRPG 20.5%, Turn-Based 16.7%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Strategy RPG 10.4%
- #43 A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight
72% matchVery Positive95% of 177 reviews2015
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Steam-powered mechs meet forbidden sorcery in this interactive steampunk novel, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jack the Ripper!
Why similar: Steampunk 71.2% ★, Text-Based 13.2%, RPG 10.9%, Indie 4.8%
- #44 Sea Walker Saga
67% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Antelus Games
Windows
An exciting steampunk adventure with strategy and RPG elements. Fight pirates, explore the seabed, build your own battle island and set out into the vast world ocean in search of a mythical continent!
Why similar: CRPG 38.2%, Steampunk 34.4% ★, RPG 10.4%, Fantasy 6.6%, Strategy 6%
- #45 Of Blades & Tails
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 398 reviews2023
Dev: Felix LaukelPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 44.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, Fantasy 11.8%, RPG 11.6%, Strategy 6.9%
- #46 Avadon 3: The Warborn
71% matchVery Positive91% of 130 reviews2016
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Huge, old-school, indie fantasy role-playing adventure. Features an epic story and tactical, turn-based combat. Explore cunning dungeons, hunt for 100s of magical artifacts, and use dozens of magical abilities. Many different endings. Will you save your people or betray them? It's up to you.
Why similar: CRPG 34.4%, Turn-Based 19.7%, RPG 15.8%, Story Rich 8.3%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #47 Vaporum: Lockdown
70% matchVery Positive85% of 311 reviews2020
Dev: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Vaporum: Lockdown, a prequel to Vaporum, is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Follow the story of Ellie Teller, a scientist struggling to survive disastrous events that happened in the tower of Arx Vaporum.
Why similar: Steampunk 41.6% ★, CRPG 17.3%, RPG 17%, Tactical RPG 12.6%, Indie 6.5%
- #48 Overfall
73% matchMixed47% of 879 reviews2016
Dev: Pera Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Set sail in Overfall, a whimsical roguelike turn-based RPG of diplomacy and danger. Recruit unlikely heroes, forge alliances or crush your foes across ever-shifting seas to find a lost king. Every run is fresh with procedural worlds, permanent death, branching story encounters, and hand-drawn art.
Why similar: CRPG 26.8%, Strategy RPG 23%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Story Rich 10.1%, Fantasy 10%
- #49 Balrum
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 789 reviews2016
Dev: Balcony Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 33.3%, Turn-Based 27.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Fantasy 8.2%, RPG 7.7%
- #50 Avernum 4: Greed and Glory
66% matchVery Positive95% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
The cult-classic saga is back! Battle for fame, power, and wealth in the subterranean nation of Avernum. Conquer an enormous underworld in this epic turn-based fantasy RPG. Features huge, clever dungeons, varied and cunning foes, 100s of artifacts to find or craft, and a really cool story.
Why similar: CRPG 29.5%, Strategy RPG 17%, RPG 15.4%, Tactical RPG 15.2%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #51 Sword Legacy: Omen
70% matchMixed66% of 869 reviews2018
Dev: Firecast Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Survive strategic turn-based combat in this award-winning indie tactical RPG as you embark on an epic revenge quest in search of the long-lost Excalibur.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Turn-Based 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%
- #52 Rust of Steel
68% matchMixed65% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Fortress13 Game Studio
Windows
"Rust of Steel" is a post-apocalyptic ruins exploration RPG with a high degree of freedom. Take on the world in your own style with multiple scenarios, free stat distribution, and the option to play as the good guy or the bad guy!
Why similar: RPG 46.1%, CRPG 40.9%, Indie 5.6%, 2D 5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #53 Metal Hunter
64% matchVery Positive93% of 388 reviews2026
Dev: 常州市华蓝德软件科技有限公司
Windows
This is an imitation of a JRPG with a dual system of humans and tanks. In the ruined wasteland world, humans drive chariots to hunt down various monsters and hunt down powerful wanted criminals. These people are known as 'Metal Hunters' by the world!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Story Rich 13%, RPG 12.5%
- #54 Age of Fear 3: The Legend
69% matchVery Positive92% of 181 reviews2017
Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 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 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Strategy RPG 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%
- #55 StarCrawlers
68% matchVery Positive83% of 899 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 37%, Turn-Based 25.9%, RPG 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Indie 4.9%
- #56 A House of Many Doors
68% matchVery Positive83% of 432 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Trickery
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.
Why similar: Steampunk 40.3% ★, Lore-Rich 18.9%, Turn-Based 15.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, RPG 6.4%
- #57 Cogmind
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,963 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 40.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.
Why similar: Turn-Based 47.3%, Lore-Rich 25.2%, Story Rich 12.2%, RPG 8.1%, Strategy 5.9%
- #58 Age of Fear: The Free World
67% 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: Turn-Based 26.2%, Tactical RPG 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Strategy RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 6.7%