- #1 Phantom Brigade
97% matchVery Positive80% of 4,177 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.
Why similar: Mechs 44.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Tactical 7.9%, Robots 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is the closest modern counterpart, with customizable mechs, pilot progression, and tactical battles built around prediction, positioning, and campaign decisions.
- #2 FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 649 reviews2023
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake is an immersive, tactical turn-based RPG, placing you in command of the awe-inspiring Wanzers – powerful military machines.
Why similar: Mechs 50.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Sci-fi 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its grid-based mech skirmishes, limb-targeting, pilot management, and militarized political story closely mirror BATTLETECH's tactical core.
- #3 MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
96% matchVery Positive85% of 14,667 reviews2021
Dev: Piranha Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 55.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The year is 3015. The battlefields are dominated by war machines known as BattleMechs. Level entire cities and decimate the enemy in your BattleMech. Follow a quest for glory and revenge. Manage an expanding mercenary company. Fight alongside your friends with a four-player PvE co-op.
Why similar: Mechs 88.2% ★, Futuristic 4.9%, Management 4%, Action 1.9%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: Although real-time, it shares the same BattleTech universe, mercenary-company loop, salvage economy, and obsession with outfitting heavy metal.
- #4 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
95% matchVery Positive91% of 14,312 reviews2018
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Why similar: Turn-Based 22%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Tactical 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: If you love methodical turn-based engagements and outfitting specialized units, Mechanicus hits a similarly crunchy tactical sweet spot.
- #5 FRONT MISSION 2: Remake
94% matchMixed60% of 320 reviews2024
Dev: Storm Trident S.A.Pub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
FRONT MISSION 2: Remake preserves the mature story, strategic turn-based combat, and Wanzer customization options of the original.
Why similar: Mechs 47% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Robots 8.1%, Tactical 8%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It doubles down on customizable wanzer squads, turn-based missions, and gritty factional conflict in a very BATTLETECH-like way.
- #6 Ignited Steel: Mech Tactics
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: YokaicadePub: Meteorbyte Studios
Windows
Ignited Steel is a mech roguelike turn-based-tactics game. Manage a team of overheating old-tech mechs, more heat means more vulnerability and damage! Unravel the galaxy’s story as you travel from node to node, improving your mechs, acquiring new pilots, and defeat the sentient A.I. overlord!
Why similar: Mechs 54.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Strategy 8.2%, Tactical 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is a smaller-scale roguelite take on squad-based mech tactics with modular builds and careful turn-by-turn battlefield control.
- #7 Into the Breach
93% matchVery Positive94% of 21,742 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Mechs 41.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: While much tighter and more puzzle-like, it distills mech tactics into brilliantly readable turn-based positioning problems.
- #8 XCOM® 2
92% matchVery Positive85% of 107,051 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 61.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Tactical 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its campaign layer of research, personnel management, and high-stakes tactical missions scratches the same strategic-planning itch even without mechs.
- #9 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,051 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Tactical 15.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Character Customization 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It pairs demanding turn-based combat with ship progression, squad customization, and a strong mission-to-management rhythm.
- #10 Jagged Alliance 3
90% matchVery Positive89% of 14,231 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.4%, Strategy 16.7%, Tactical 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Running a mercenary outfit, gearing specialists, and solving tough turn-based encounters makes this one feel spiritually close to BATTLETECH.
- #11 Templar Battleforce
91% matchVery Positive93% of 973 reviews2015
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.4 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: Mechs 33% ★, Turn-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Tactical 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its squad construction, persistent progression, and heavily armored sci-fi tactics make it a strong fit for fans of slower, deliberate combat.
- #12 Phoenix Point
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 6,915 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 31.4%, Tactical 27.6%, Strategy 19.8%, Character Customization 14.6%, RPG 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Dynamic tactical battles, targeted body-part damage, and a global strategy layer echo BATTLETECH's mix of precision combat and campaign pressure.
- #13 Age of Wonders: Planetfall
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 6,593 reviews2019
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Strategy 13.9%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Tactical 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Planetfall blends empire management with deep sci-fi tactical battles and unit modding that will appeal to players who love planning loadouts.
- #14 Gears Tactics
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,500 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 27%, Strategy 24.8%, Tactical 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 3%
Why You'll Like It: This trades mechs for soldiers but keeps the cover-based, ability-driven, progression-heavy mission structure very satisfying for tactics fans.
- #15 MechWarrior 5: Clans
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,538 reviews2024
Dev: Piranha Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 17.6 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS, players become new Smoke Jaguar pilots in the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere. Lead a five-mech "Star" squad across diverse planets, engaging in an expansive campaign with immersive gameplay and intricate combat. Customize BattleMechs and explore strategic options.
Why similar: Mechs 75.1% ★, Sci-fi 8.9%, Futuristic 6.1%, Character Customization 5.2%, Action 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: It leans more story-driven than mercenary-sim, but detailed mech loadouts and mission-based combat in the same universe make it a natural next step.
- #16 XCOM®: Chimera Squad
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,227 reviews2020
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.1%, Turn-Based 22.8%, Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Sci-fi 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A smaller-scale XCOM spin on team management and turn-based urban operations, with clear tactical sequencing and character builds.
- #17 Mech Armada
85% matchVery Positive81% of 679 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Why similar: Mechs 41.6% ★, Turn-Based 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%, Strategy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite take on modular mech squad building and tactical combat that captures the joy of tweaking machines for each fight.
- #18 Xenonauts 2
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,657 reviews2023
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 Tactics 31.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Tactical 15.8%, Strategy 13.8%, Sci-fi 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its strategic world map and unforgiving turn-based battles deliver the same feeling of making hard calls before and during missions.
- #19 Battle Brothers
84% 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: Strategy 36.8%, Character Customization 26.9%, RPG 12.2%, Story Rich 8.2%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The theme is fantasy mercenaries instead of mechs, but the campaign loop of contracts, roster management, losses, and hard tactical choices lines up well.
- #20 The Lamplighters League
83% matchMixed69% of 1,134 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.9 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: Turn-Based Strategy 31.5%, Tactical 25.1%, Strategy 22.7%, RPG 7.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Made by Harebrained Schemes, it shares BATTLETECH's emphasis on assembling specialists, upgrading between missions, and solving layered tactical fights.
- #21 One-inch Tactics
82% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Turn the tide of the war with nuanced strategies in One-inch Tactics, introducing players to a unique turn-based strategy experience.
Why similar: Mechs 39.4% ★, Turn-Based 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%, Tactical 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A compact hex-based indie that focuses on turn-based mech positioning and weapon synergies in a very direct BATTLETECH-adjacent way.
- #22 DAEMON X MACHINA
82% matchVery Positive85% of 6,755 reviews2020
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Pilot your fully customizable Arsenal mech and join your fellow mercenaries in defending humanity from the corrupted machines and gigantic robots in this post-apocalyptic action game!
Why similar: Mechs 77.9% ★, Robots 7.9%, Character Customization 5.1%, Sci-fi 5.1%, Action 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: Another action-heavy pick, recommended mainly for players who most loved building and customizing personalized war machines.
- #23 HighFleet
81% matchVery Positive88% of 7,155 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?
Why similar: Tactical 35.4%, Strategy 29.1%, Sci-fi 23.8%, Action 4.7%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its blend of strategic movement, resource pressure, and weighty sci-fi warfare appeals to players who enjoy commanding a hard-pressed military outfit.
- #24 ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™
79% matchVery Positive92% of 82,830 reviews2023
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.
Windows
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A new action game based on the concept of the ARMORED CORE series that uses the knowledge gained from FromSoftware's recent action game development.
Why similar: Mechs 69.7% ★, Robots 8.8%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Character Customization 5.5%, Futuristic 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is action rather than tactics, but the meticulous mech assembly and grounded industrial sci-fi atmosphere are highly compatible with BATTLETECH tastes.
- #25 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
81% matchVery Positive94% of 9,639 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37%, Turn-Based Tactics 29%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 10.8%, RPG 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its sprawling progression systems, character builds, and lengthy turn-based encounters reward the same kind of systems mastery.
- #26 MENACE
77% matchVery Positive91% of 10,002 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 9.9%, Tactical 9.7%
- #27 Super Robot Wars 30
79% matchVery Positive86% of 6,369 reviews2021
Dev: Bandai Namco Forge Digitals Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 58.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
30 years on, the battle for our world's future continues. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that brings characters and robots from a variety of mecha anime together to battle their mutual foes.
Why similar: Mechs 49% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Strategy 8.3%, Robots 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This offers mission-based grid tactics centered on pilots, machines, and upgrade paths, albeit with a much more anime tone.
- #28 SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS
80% matchVery Positive83% of 8,090 reviews2019
Dev: TOM CREATEPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Beyond creation, four eras come together as one! Discover the latest entry in this iconic Tactical RPG series. Form your own team of SD Gundams and deploy for battle -- with units from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, SEED, 00, and Iron-Blooded Orphans!
Why similar: Mechs 41.7% ★, Turn-Based 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%, Robots 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: If you mainly want turn-based mech deployment, pilot growth, and roster building, this is a very rich tactics alternative.
- #29 Mechabellum
76% matchVery Positive84% of 18,295 reviews2024
Dev: Game RiverPub: Dreamhaven
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.
Why similar: Mechs 44.5% ★, Turn-Based 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%, Tactical 7.5%
- #30 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
78% matchVery Positive90% of 20,374 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.2%, Strategy 18.6%, Tactical 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its stealth-inflected turn-based missions and campaign progression capture the squad-level planning side of BATTLETECH.
- #31 Hard West 2
78% matchVery Positive82% of 3,037 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 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: Turn-Based 27.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Tactical 11.7%, Strategy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: The setting is wildly different, but the mission-based tactical combat and between-battle build decisions make it a solid genre-adjacent fallback.
- #32 MechWarrior Online™ Legends
77% matchVery Positive80% of 12,610 reviews2015
Dev: Piranha Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 56.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
Why similar: Mechs 76.2% ★, Robots 7.3%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Tactical 3.8%, Strategy 3.4%
- #33 M.A.S.S. Builder
73% matchVery Positive86% of 4,025 reviews2025
Dev: Vermillion DigitalPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Commander, customize and build your Mechanical Assault Skeleton Suit (M.A.S.S.) and lead the fight against an alien invasion bent on exterminating the human race. The fate of humanity is in your hands.
Why similar: Mechs 63.8% ★, Robots 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Character Customization 6.6%, Futuristic 4.2%
- #34 Mech Engineer
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 902 reviews2024
Dev: KiberKrekerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A dark sci-fi mech assembling manager with semi-auto battles against mutating, alien bio-weapon.
Why similar: Mechs 76.7% ★, Management 7.7%, Strategy 7.6%, Character Customization 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #35 Homeworld Remastered Collection
75% matchVery Positive88% of 13,977 reviews2015
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.
Why similar: Strategy 26.5%, Space 24.5%, Sci-fi 22%, Tactical 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%
- #36 MechCorp
76% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: k.Song Tan
Windows
MechCorp. is a turn-based-tactics/strategy game where you take command of a mercenary mech squadron in space. Decide which battles to fight and what contracts to pursue while managing every aspect of the squad including mech lineup, crew management, research and production.
Why similar: Mechs 59.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Strategy 14.6%, Sci-fi 6.4%, Management 3.5%
- #37 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,793 reviews2016
Dev: Blackbird InteractivePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.
Why similar: Strategy 37.6%, Sci-fi 27.6%, Space 9%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%
- #38 ENDLESS™ Space 2
73% matchVery Positive83% of 22,789 reviews2017
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS™ Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS™ Universe. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
Why similar: Strategy 83%, Turn-Based 4.7%, Space 4.4%, Sci-fi 3.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 3%
- #39 Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
71% matchVery Positive88% of 6,417 reviews2021
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in the grimdark universe of the 41st Millennium. Pick your force, develop your army, field mighty heroes and fight for victory using superior strategy, awesome abilities, and devastating weaponry.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Strategy 15.3%, Turn-Based 14%, Tactical 10.5%
- #40 Star Renegades
72% matchVery Positive83% of 2,997 reviews2020
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.Pub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
Why similar: Mechs 50.3% ★, Turn-Based 22.5%, Tactical 7.3%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Strategy 6%
- #41 Strike Suit Zero
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,666 reviews2013
Dev: Born Ready Games Ltd.Pub: Born Ready Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Immerse yourself in massive fleet battles where your dog-fighting skills will directly affect the fate of the cosmos.
Why similar: Mechs 69.7% ★, Space 10.5%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Robots 4.5%, Action 2.3%
- #42 Phantom Doctrine
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,637 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.3%, Turn-Based 19.6%, Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Tactical 9.3%
- #43 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,628 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Tactical 12.4%, Strategy 9%
- #44 Mech Merc Company
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Michael Shoots
Windows
Mech Merc Company is a 90s style mech combat simulator with business management elements. Buy and sell mechs, customize your mechs, hire and fire AI pilots, manage your business expenses, and complete tactical objective-based missions.
Why similar: Mechs 66.7% ★, Tactical 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Futuristic 5.1%, Management 5.1%
- #45 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
70% matchVery Positive93% of 57,975 reviews2012
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Tactical 15.2%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Strategy 11.5%
- #46 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada
72% matchMixed68% of 5,976 reviews2016
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the RTS videogame adaptation of Games Workshop’s classic tabletop game, pitting the Chaos, Imperium, Eldar, and Orks against each other in visceral space-battles.
Why similar: Strategy 39%, Space 21.9%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Tactical 13.2%, Multiplayer 4.6%
- #47 Bionic Dues
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 993 reviews2013
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.
Why similar: Mechs 32.9% ★, Turn-Based 23.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%, Tactical 6%
- #48 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
66% matchVery Positive88% of 42,430 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 54.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Strategy 15.5%, Space 11.8%, Character Customization 11.6%
- #49 Mecharashi
66% matchMixed69% of 1,359 reviews2025
Dev: BlackJack StudioPub: HK TEN TREE LIMITED
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 43.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Mecharashi is a mecha-themed tactical turn-based game. The game adopts a unique part-destruction combat system, where you can assemble mechas however you want, equip a wide selection of weapons, and choose your favorite pilots to engage in battle.
Why similar: Mechs 52.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Strategy 9.1%, Robots 7.6%
- #50 Xenonauts
69% matchVery Positive87% of 5,012 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.1%, Turn-Based 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Tactical 11.5%, Strategy 9.7%
- #51 WARBORN
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 79 reviews2020
Dev: Raredrop Games LtdPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Deploy for battle in the Variable Armour, a technologically advanced suit of war. With turn-based tactics and quick-fire clashes, lead a strike force of deadly mecha to bring peace to the solar system in a 40-mission campaign. Create your own maps, practice in skirmish, or battle across multiplayer.
Why similar: Mechs 38.2% ★, Turn-Based 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Tactical 6.2%
- #52 Front Mission Evolved
71% matchMixed62% of 1,204 reviews2010
Dev: Double Helix GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Experience piloting and customizing massive armored units called Wanzers while engaging in high-intensity battles driven by a compelling story. The battle begins now!
Why similar: Mechs 92% ★, Robots 3.1%, Sci-fi 2.8%, Action 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #53 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 10,734 reviews2019
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Why similar: Strategy 40.6%, Space 33.7%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Multiplayer 4%, Tactical 3.9%
- #54 Star Traders: Frontiers
67% matchVery Positive84% of 3,754 reviews2018
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 24.5 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: Sci-fi 33.4%, Strategy 22.3%, Management 15.8%, Space 14.6%, RPG 7.3%
- #55 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
65% matchVery Positive87% of 11,704 reviews2022
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!
Why similar: Strategy 46.4%, Tactical 27.8%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Singleplayer 3%, Great Soundtrack 2.7%
- #56 Terra Invicta
62% matchVery Positive81% of 9,023 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Tactical 18.3%, Strategy 15.6%, Management 8.7%
- #57 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
66% matchVery Positive82% of 16,851 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #58 X-COM: UFO Defense
67% matchVery Positive95% of 3,930 reviews2008
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Tactical 10.9%
- #59 Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
68% matchVery Positive82% of 387 reviews2014
Dev: Born Ready Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the year 2299, an interstellar war rages on. In a bid to save Earth from destruction, you must take control of the Strike Suit – a revolutionary fighter craft with the ability to transform into a lethal suit of space armor.
Why similar: Mechs 72.9% ★, Space 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Action 3.1%, Great Soundtrack 2.2%
