- #1 Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: Black Lab GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take command of Naval Strike Group 7 and lead your fleet to victory in full 3D tactical space combat. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a sci-fi strategy saga that will test your skills as both capital assault ship Captain and naval fleet Commander.
Why similar: Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based 22.6%, Space 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Tactical 9%
- #2 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 410 reviews2019
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.3%, Tactical RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Space 10.3%
- #3 Warbanners
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 610 reviews2017
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Warbanners: the turn-based, tactical strategy game with role-playing elements that lets you manage a squad of mercenaries, and survive 42 campaign missions. Your goal? To earn a place among ancient legends!
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.4%, Tactical RPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Strategy RPG 9.9%
- #4 Star Traders: Frontiers
94% matchVery Positive84% of 3,777 reviews2018
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.5%, Sci-fi 16%, Strategy 15.9%, Space 15.6%, Procedural Generation 11.9%
- #5 Ancient Space
95% matchMixed44% of 366 reviews2014
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ancient Space is a story driven single player real time strategy game where you take command of a fleet embarking on a scientific mission to chart undiscovered reaches of space called ‘The Black Zone’. Overcome overwhelming odds and fight for your life and the survival of your ship and its crew.
Why similar: Strategy 43.7%, Space 39.6%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%, Indie 0.8%
- #6 Trigon: Space Story
94% matchMixed68% of 1,413 reviews2022
Dev: Sernur.techPub: Gameforge 4D GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Trigon: Space Story sees you take command of your very own spaceship. Carry out tactical battles, defend your vessel against space pirates, and escape from enemy territory. On your voyages, you’ll face a slew of tricky decisions in your quest to uncover the mystery of the galaxy.
Why similar: Space 25.4%, Strategy 21.9%, Resource Management 13.9%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Procedural Generation 13.7%
- #7 Stellar Tactics
91% 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: Tactical RPG 25.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.9%, Party-Based RPG 18.1%, Space 13.2%, Tactical 8.6%
- #8 Pax Nova
93% matchMixed56% of 449 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Space 15.1%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #9 Depth of Extinction
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.8%, Tactical RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Strategy 12%, Party-Based RPG 9.1%
- #10 Templar Battleforce
91% matchVery Positive93% of 976 reviews2015
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.1%, Tactical RPG 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Strategy RPG 10.7%
- #11 Into the Void
90% matchMixed63% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: Mozg Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Into the Void is a strategy RPG and exploration sci-fi game with an epic story and intense battles. Travel through space and discover the origin of a cosmic threat which destroyed Earth centuries ago. Fight or cooperate with the different factions; be a leader !
Why similar: Strategy 24%, Space 23.5%, Turn-Based 21%, Tactical RPG 10%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%
- #12 Distant Star: Revenant Fleet
89% matchMixed66% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: Blazing Griffin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
BAFTA award winning fleet-based RTS meets rogue-lite. In Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, build your fleet of up to 5 ships from a choice of 8 classes and traverse a randomly generated galaxy to defeat the Erebus Platform. NOW AVAILABLE ON MAC AND LINUX
Why similar: Space 27.7%, Strategy 26.9%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Procedural Generation 15.1%, Tactical 7.4%
- #13 Abandon Ship
88% 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: Strategy 25.1%, Tactical 21.3%, Dark Fantasy 19.6%, Procedural Generation 17.2%, Story Rich 9%
- #14 Sid Meier's Starships
89% matchMixed50% of 2,463 reviews2015
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.
Why similar: Space 26.6%, Strategy 25.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Tactical 8%
- #15 Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,314 reviews2016
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.
Why similar: Strategy 22.2%, Space 20.4%, Turn-Based 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy RPG 11.7%
- #16 Void War
83% matchVery Positive94% of 3,693 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Space 26.6%, Strategy 19.5%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Resource Management 11.6%
- #17 Galaxy Squad
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 429 reviews2019
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
Why similar: Strategy 23.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Space 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Tactical 9.7%
- #18 Star Dynasties
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 496 reviews2021
Dev: Pawley GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy RPG 12.5%, Space 11.6%, Strategy 11.1%
- #19 Deep Fringe
82% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Bosoneon StudioPub: Thousand Generation
Windows
Deep Fringe is a deep tactical RPG set in a biopunk post-apocalyptic wasteland. Lead powerful factions in turn-based brutal battles, leveraging the strategic use of an interactive environment. Modify or destroy terrain to achieve tactical supremacy. Craft legendary chapters with the level editor.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.1%, Tactical RPG 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Strategy 10.6%
- #20 Dawn of Andromeda
86% matchMixed44% of 242 reviews2017
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dawn of Andromeda is a pausable, real-time 4X space strategy game providing an accessible, fun and immersive experience, introducing fresh ideas to the genre. Build your empire, colonize new planets, interact with other factions and characters, research technologies and build great fleets.
Why similar: Strategy 49.4%, Space 30.8%, Sci-fi 15%, Indie 4.9%
- #21 Horizon
85% matchMixed59% of 477 reviews2014
Dev: L3O Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.4%, Space 16.4%, Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%
- #22 Approaching Infinity
80% matchVery Positive95% of 722 reviews2025
Dev: IBOL
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22%, Space 18.6%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Strategy 13.1%, Procedural Generation 12.9%
- #23 Halfway
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,012 reviews2014
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Halfway is a turn-based strategy RPG taking place a few hundred years into the future. Humanity has started colonising new worlds. Until now, they were alone ...
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.6%, Strategy 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%, RPG 8.1%
- #24 Chaos Galaxy 2
81% matchVery Positive84% of 323 reviews2023
Dev: Han ZhiyuPub: ChaosGalaxyStudio
Windows
A turn-based Galaxy totalwar game. Choose one of 12 factions, direct dozens of admirals, control hundreds of warships, mecha and monsters, set up various buildings, study technology, and lead fleets to carry out grand strategic actions on the map of the galaxy.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.3%, Strategy RPG 18.5%, Strategy 15.3%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #25 Starborne: Frontiers
79% matchMixed68% of 292 reviews2024
Dev: Solid Clouds hf.
Windows
Starborne: Frontiers is a free-to-play tactical autobattler with hundreds of unique ships. Form your fleet, customize it with a variety of equipment, and use strategy to create the perfect battlefield formation. Take on bounties, engage in the PvP arena, and bring order to the Frontier.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.5%, Strategy RPG 14.5%, Strategy 14%, Space 12.6%, Tactical 8.5%
- #26 Zoria: Age of Shattering
79% 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: Turn-Based 22.1%, Tactical RPG 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Strategy 14.6%, Party-Based RPG 13.9%
- #27 Shock Tactics
82% matchMixed43% of 136 reviews2017
Dev: Point Blank GamesPub: EuroVideo Medien
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shock Tactics is a single player turn-based sci-fi strategy game with tactical combat, exploration, squad management and base building.
Why similar: Strategy 80.5%, RPG 19.5%
- #28 Element Space
81% matchMixed55% of 295 reviews2019
Dev: Sixth VowelPub: Inca Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Year 2199. Assemble an elite crew and make allies to combat a shadowy organization threatening the future of humanity. Face overwhelming odds with strategy. Make your choices and save us from extinction.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.5%, Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Tactical RPG 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
- #29 Dust Fleet
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 220 reviews2023
Dev: Orbiting DiscoPub: indie.io
Windows
Assume command of a battle fleet and deploy immediately to the Dust Zone, commander. Our main food supply station has gone dark and the United Earth Nations (UEN) needs to know why in this 4X RTS space sim. Manage your ships, control space stations, and watch your back.
Why similar: Space 30.1%, Strategy 28.6%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Tactical 18.7%, Indie 3%
- #30 Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
77% matchVery Positive83% of 1,388 reviews2019
Dev: Ctrl Alt Ninja Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.
Why similar: Turn-Based 41.8%, Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Tactical 6.7%, RPG 4.9%
- #31 MENACE
71% matchVery Positive91% of 11,482 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Strategy 13.9%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #32 Flotilla
78% matchVery Positive82% of 240 reviews2010
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Lead your orbital battleships to victory in Flotilla! Fight, trade, and explore new planets in your journey through the galaxy. Featuring tactically rich 3D combat, flank and surprise the enemy from any direction. When the dust settles, generate another randomized universe for a brand new adventure!
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.9%, Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Space 10.7%
- #33 USC: Counterforce
75% matchMixed67% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Angry Cat StudiosPub: Firesquid
Windows
Lead your Space Commandos in a revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by UFO/XCOM and Aliens. Utilize in-depth skill & combat systems in multiple game modes, including a full campaign. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A and join the USC in defending humanity!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Space 10.8%, Strategy RPG 10.5%
- #34 Space Rogue
78% matchMixed64% of 451 reviews2016
Dev: Red Beat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Take on the role of a spaceship captain. Explore new worlds, and engage in intense ship-to-ship battles. Develop unique battle tactics, upgrade your ship, and recruit crew members as you fight for peace or piracy.
Why similar: Space 34.6%, Strategy 29.5%, Tactical 18.3%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Indie 3.6%
- #35 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
72% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Lipsar Studio
Windows
Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.
Why similar: Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Tactical RPG 10.5%
- #36 Interstellar Space: Genesis
74% matchVery Positive84% of 825 reviews2019
Dev: Praxis Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.7%, Space 15.4%, Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%
- #37 Ultimate Space Commando
76% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Creatio 49Pub: Angry Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
USC is a turn-based, top-down view tactics game in which you control the crew of a stranded recon vessel in a "first contact war" for survival, featuring a detailed combat system with RPG elements, fully interactive randomized maps, unique weapons and gadgets, crafting, and custom multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Strategy 47.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 30.1%, RPG 14.8%, Indie 7.2%
- #38 Crying Suns
73% matchVery Positive86% of 4,492 reviews2019
Dev: Alt Shift
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
Why similar: Space 21.7%, Strategy 20.8%, Tactical 12.5%, Sci-fi 12%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #39 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
75% matchMixed62% of 258 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 23.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Strategy 14.7%, Tactical 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%
- #40 Ruin Raiders
73% matchMixed67% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Strategy 11.6%, Space 11.5%
- #41 Star Ruler
74% matchVery Positive83% of 340 reviews2010
Dev: Blind Mind Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...
Why similar: Strategy 47.6%, Space 35%, Sci-fi 12%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #42 Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
67% matchVery Positive95% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Holistic Design, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic. From planetary politics to galactic warfare, the stakes couldn’t be higher as you lead your Royal House through battles on land, sea, air, and the vast reaches of space.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 27.8%, Strategy 24.5%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Space 15%, Resource Management 12.5%
- #43 Lords of the Black Sun
76% matchVery Negative20% of 396 reviews2014
Dev: Arkavi StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take command of one race to join the struggle for supremacy in the galaxy. As the leader of your empire you are tasked with exploring the stars, colonizing new worlds, managing your empire and conquering whoever dares to oppose you.
Why similar: Strategy 34.3%, Space 24.9%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #44 Chaos Sector 混沌宙域
72% matchVery Positive82% of 97 reviews2018
Dev: Han ZhiyuPub: ChaosGalaxyStudio
Windows
It's a retro-style strategy game, you can choose the Northsky Fleet or the Pirates, lead your commanders, controll many kinds of warships and robots, and fight a war with the enemy's fleet and alien horde on the galactic chessboard!
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #45 StarCrawlers
71% 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: Turn-Based 38.4%, Sci-fi 26.8%, RPG 18.9%, Party-Based RPG 9.5%, Indie 6.4%
- #46 Age of Gladiators II: Death League
73% matchMixed66% of 98 reviews2017
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Age of Gladiators II: Death League is a single-player strategy game set in the futuristic 3000AD, during the rebirth of the violent and hyper-competitive gladiatorial games. Manage your franchise while forging the attributes and abilities of your warriors. Build your story. Build your empire.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Space 9.6%
- #47 Hyperspace Deck Command
67% matchVery Positive95% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows
Hyperspace Deck Command is a complex deck building roguelite. Command a massive space fleet that operates on individual turn timers, combine a wide variety of cards into powerful decks and master the dual-use status effects to defeat the hegemonising swarm.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Space 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Strategy 12.1%
- #48 Xenonauts 2
64% matchVery Positive82% of 5,238 reviews2026
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Strategy 12.6%, Tactical 9.3%
- #49 The Dragoness: Command of the Flame
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 168 reviews2022
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Dragoness mixes HOMM-like exploration, city-building and turn-based strategic combat, with a roguelite twist. Choose your battles, paths and skills as you explore a world ravaged by war. Gather and manage your army of beasts, collect resources and expand your city.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Strategy 15.2%, Tactical RPG 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Tactical 9.6%
- #50 Stars in Shadow
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 825 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.
Why similar: Strategy 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.8%, Space 17.4%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #51 Starless Abyss
65% matchVery Positive86% of 328 reviews2025
Dev: Konafa GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Earth has fallen. Science and the Occult have united forces to brace for the arrival of the Eldritch. But will the efforts against this strange, alien race be enough? Play as one of many Proximae used to help defend humanity in this turn-based, roguelike, intergalactic deck builder.
Why similar: Strategy 30.7%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Space 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 8.5%
- #52 Interstellaria
71% matchMixed56% of 409 reviews2015
Dev: Coldrice Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Managing a fleet across a dangerous galaxy. Every star and planet holds untold riches and dangers. Each encounter will require skills in trading, diplomacy, and combat. Allocate power to engines, charge all weapons, and take on the worst the galaxy has to handle.
Why similar: Space 30.5%, Strategy 21.2%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Tactical 14.6%, Management 14%
- #53 Last Days of Old Earth
70% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Last Days of Old Earth is a rich strategy game set in our far, far future where the sun is dying. Can you command the last noble tribes of humanity as they attempt to survive among the machines and marauding clans?
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.7%, Strategy 26.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Tactical 6.4%
- #54 Dead in Antares
63% matchMostly Positive80% of 181 reviews2026
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
Why similar: Strategy 27.2%, Resource Management 20.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Management 11.4%, Tactical 9.3%
- #55 Xenopurge
63% matchVery Positive87% of 404 reviews2025
Dev: TrapticsPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.
Why similar: Space 28.7%, Strategy 26.1%, Management 15.7%, Tactical 14.3%, Procedural Generation 13.1%
- #56 Voidspire Tactics
67% matchVery Positive97% of 287 reviews2015
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
An indie turn-based Tactics RPG with a heavy emphasis on exploration, character progression, and highly tactical combat. Create your own deeply customizable party of Warriors, Sorcerers, and Shiftcloaks to take on the Spire!
Why similar: Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based 18.5%, Tactical RPG 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Party-Based RPG 8.8%
- #57 Star Traders: 4X Empires
70% matchMixed63% of 82 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire in the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.9%, Space 20.7%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Strategy 15.6%, Management 11.6%
- #58 The Last Federation
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 503 reviews2014
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.
Why similar: Strategy 26.2%, Turn-Based 23.7%, Space 21.8%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%
- #59 Weaves of Fate
68% matchMixed69% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: Tom Kingston
Windows
Weaves of Fate is a unique and epic blend of isometric role playing and tactical strategy. In the far future, a demonic invasion throughout all of time has been triggered as a result of humanity’s actions.
Why similar: Strategy 21.8%, Turn-Based 13.5%, Tactical RPG 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%