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Games Like Bionic Dues

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Sci-fi, Turn-Based Tactics, Turn-Based.

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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.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 75% — of 993 reviews
Released: 2013-10-08
Developer: Arcen Games
Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 3.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.9 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 93%

Overview

Bionic Dues is a unique blend of tactical turn-based combat and deep mech customization set within a procedurally generated roguelite structure. These recommendations focus on titles that emphasize squad management, sci-fi tactical depth, and the satisfying loop of upgrading units to overcome increasingly difficult robotic threats.

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  1. #1 Into the Breach
    97% 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 18.8%, Turn-Based 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Roguelike 11.4%, Strategy 11.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for tactical, turn-based mech combat where positioning and exploiting enemy behavior are essential to survival.

  2. #2 Mech Armada
    96% 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 18.8%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Roguelike 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, RPG 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the core loop of Bionic Dues by focusing on building and customizing a squad of mechs to survive a roguelite campaign.

  3. #3 Mainframe Defenders
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 767 reviews2020
    Dev: Synthetic Domain
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    MAINFRAME DEFENDERS - Turn-based tactics centered around gear and unit customization. It offers simple combat, high replayability, and tons of loot. Items don't just provide stats boost, but also offer distinct mechanics that can be combined into powerful builds.

    Why similar: Mechs 30.5%, Roguelike 21%, Strategy 13.2%, RPG 12.4%, Roguelite 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based roguelite set in a sci-fi facility that captures the same 'robot-versus-robot' aesthetic and deep customization mechanics.

  4. #4 BATTLETECH
    95% matchVery Positive84% of 32,635 reviews2018
    Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 43.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.

    Why similar: Mechs 32.9%, Turn-Based 23.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%, Tactical 6%

    Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience for mech-based tactical combat, offering deep unit management and complex turn-based strategy.

  5. #5 Cogmind
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,943 reviews2017
    Dev: Grid Sage Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 39.7 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 34.5%, Roguelike 19.5%, Robots 13.1%, Strategy 10.9%, RPG 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This traditional roguelike offers an unparalleled depth of robot-part customization and sci-fi atmosphere that will appeal to fans of the genre.

  6. #6 Vactics
    94% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2023
    Dev: The Lemur Conspiracy
    Windows · Mac

    Build the mech to fight against robotic Vactics in tactical chess-like combat. The war is already over and the heroes of the city have fallen. Take on a new randomly generated challenge every time you play and join with the citizens to fight for a better future.

    Why similar: Mechs 18.8%, Roguelike 15.4%, Robots 13.6%, Tactical 13.1%, Strategy 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical game that focuses on individual mech abilities and positioning to outmaneuver robotic enemies.

  7. #7 Phantom Brigade
    93% 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 29.3%, Robots 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Tactical 12%, Strategy 11.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It features a unique timeline-based combat system that rewards tactical planning and precise mech customization against overwhelming odds.

  8. #8 Ignited Steel: Mech Tactics
    92% 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 30.8%, Roguelike 19.2%, Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Tactical 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This title focuses heavily on managing a squad of mechs through a roguelike campaign, requiring careful resource management and tactical positioning.

  9. #9 Star Renegades
    91% 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: Turn-Based 25.1%, Mechs 19.3%, Roguelike 14.3%, RPG 7.5%, Strategy 6.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG with a strong sci-fi theme and roguelite progression that emphasizes team synergy.

  10. #10 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: Turn-Based 25.6%, Mechs 16.6%, Roguelike 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Strategy 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, squad-based tactical experience with extensive unit customization and a gritty sci-fi aesthetic.

  11. #11 SteamWorld Heist
    90% matchVery Positive94% of 6,137 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: Turn-Based 43%, Strategy 16.7%, RPG 12.4%, Robots 6.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 4%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based game featuring squad management and a charming sci-fi aesthetic that rewards careful aiming and positioning.

  12. #12 Robothorium
    89% matchMostly Positive70% of 368 reviews2019
    Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!

    Why similar: Turn-Based 34.8%, Strategy 18.3%, RPG 14.6%, Roguelike 8.5%, Roguelite 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A strategy RPG focused on a robot uprising, featuring turn-based combat and roguelite elements that mirror the theme of Bionic Dues.

  13. #13 Frozen Synapse
    89% matchVery Positive83% of 2,618 reviews2011
    Dev: Mode 7
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 43%, Strategy 16.3%, Tactical 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on simultaneous turn-based planning, requiring players to predict and exploit enemy movements in a futuristic setting.

  14. #14 Invisible, Inc.
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 5,719 reviews2015
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 24.9%, Roguelike 13.4%, Strategy 11.1%, Tactical 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes, turn-based tactical game that emphasizes careful planning and exploitation of enemy weaknesses in a sci-fi setting.

  15. #15 One-inch Tactics
    87% 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: Turn-Based 25.8%, Mechs 23.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Strategy 9.8%, Tactical 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that emphasizes mech-based combat and grid-based movement in a challenging, turn-based environment.

  16. #16 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
    84% 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 29.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Tactical 11.2%, Strategy 10.3%, RPG 9.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based RPG with deep squad management and procedural missions that capture a high-tech, sci-fi feel.

  17. #17 Deep Sky Derelicts
    86% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,860 reviews2018
    Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 27.2%, RPG 17.1%, Strategy 16.9%, Roguelike 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 5.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi tactical roguelite that combines card-based combat with deep squad customization and exploration.

  18. #18 Depth of Extinction
    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
    Dev: HOF Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements

    Why similar: Turn-Based 32.7%, Strategy 12.3%, RPG 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Roguelite 7.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world that utilizes turn-based combat and roguelite progression.

  19. #19 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
    83% 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 26.5%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Robots 9.1%, Tactical 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Features deep squad management and tactical combat with extensive customization options for your units.

  20. #20 Ruin Raiders
    84% matchMixed69% of 86 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 25.6%, Roguelike 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Strategy 8.4%, RPG 8%

    Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical roguelite that requires careful squad management to survive dangerous, procedural environments.

  21. #21 Steam Marines
    85% matchMixed50% of 333 reviews2014
    Dev: Worthless Bums
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Steam Marines is a squad based Roguelike set on a steampunk spaceship. It features tactical play focused on positioning and careful use of resources. Built to keep you on your toes as you progress through the decks of your besieged ship while clearing enemies and trying to reach each level's elevator.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 25.3%, Roguelike 24.8%, Strategy 12.8%, RPG 8.6%, Tactical 7.7%

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  22. #22 Anomaly Collapse
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 634 reviews2024
    Dev: RocketPunch Games
    Windows

    Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities. Immerse yourself in a story where every move counts!

    Why similar: Turn-Based 30.7%, Roguelike 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Mechs 10.1%, Strategy 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that focuses on party-based RPG mechanics and strategic positioning.

  23. #23 Mechanibot
    81% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
    Dev: Jon Nielsen
    Windows

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    Why similar: Roguelike 24%, Tactical 22.1%, Strategy 19.9%, Robots 10%, Roguelite 9.8%

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  24. #24 Dungeon Rushers
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Why similar: Turn-Based 24.7%, Roguelike 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Strategy 10.1%, RPG 9.2%

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    79% matchVery Positive94% of 9,639 reviews2020
    Dev: Dandylion
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    Why similar: Turn-Based 43%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Strategy 12.7%, RPG 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%

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    Dev: Trese Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Why similar: Turn-Based 27.6%, Roguelike 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Strategy 9.2%, RPG 8.6%

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    79% matchVery Positive92% of 2,058 reviews2021
    Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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    Why similar: Roguelike 38.7%, Turn-Based 32.5%, Strategy 10%, RPG 8.8%, Sci-fi 3.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, sci-fi roguelike that emphasizes tactical positioning and weapon management in a turn-based environment.

  28. #28 Voidspire Tactics
    80% 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: Turn-Based 32.4%, RPG 22.4%, Strategy 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%, Indie 7.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes deep exploration and turn-based combat with a focus on character customization.

  29. #29 Gears Tactics
    78% 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 36.3%, Strategy 33.6%, Tactical 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, RPG 4.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A polished, turn-based tactical game that focuses on squad abilities and aggressive positioning in a sci-fi setting.

  30. #30 Deep Fringe
    76% matchVery Positive96% of 80 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 24.2%, Mechs 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Strategy 8.8%, Robots 8.7%

  31. #31 Twilight Wars
    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 251 reviews2025
    Dev: Comrade Bear Games
    Windows

    Twilight Wars is a tactical dungeon crawler set in a neon-drenched cyberpunk future. Corporations rule the world. Rebuild a shattered spy agency, assemble a team of elite operatives, and wage a covert war to reclaim the world from the shadows.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 24%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Roguelike 11.2%, Robots 8.5%, Strategy 8.1%

  32. #32 Space Hulk: Tactics
    78% matchMixed63% of 1,140 reviews2018
    Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    Why similar: Turn-Based 47.3%, Strategy 31.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.4%

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  33. #33 Death Ring: Second Impact
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 163 reviews2025
    Dev: Rouge Mecha
    Windows

    Death Ring: Second Impact is a turn-based Roguelite strategy game. As the commander of the "Griffin" squadron, you must lead your Mechas and Pilots to resist the threat of mutated monsters and approaching to the secrets hidden behind the Death Ring.

    Why similar: Mechs 23%, Roguelike 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 10.3%, Roguelite 7.2%

  34. #34 Clatter
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,223 reviews2018
    Dev: Facepunch Studios
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Create and command your own customizable squads of fighting robots in this turn-based, arena tactics game.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 31.2%, Strategy 27.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Tactical 9.5%, Indie 8.2%

  35. #35 Ground Breakers
    77% matchMostly Positive72% of 56 reviews2016
    Dev: UnitedIndie
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Why similar: Strategy 23.5%, Turn-Based 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Robots 10.5%, Tactical 8.5%

  36. #36 Breach Wanderers
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 428 reviews2023
    Dev: Baronnerie Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%

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    Why similar: Roguelike 27.4%, Strategy 15%, RPG 14.3%, Roguelite 11.4%, Sci-fi 9%

  37. #37 DUAL GEAR
    76% matchMixed55% of 447 reviews2020
    Dev: Orbital Speed Studio Co.,Ltd.
    Windows

    DUAL GEAR is a Tactical Action Turn-Based Strategy Game inspired by Japanese Mecha. To go beyond the traditional, DUAL GEAR engages the player to pilots their mechs with Real-Time Action Shooting while experiencing the high pressure of Tactical Turn-Based Layers!

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    74% matchVery Positive84% of 896 reviews2017
    Dev: Juggernaut Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  39. #39 Frozen Synapse 2
    75% matchMixed65% of 243 reviews2018
    Dev: Mode 7
    Windows

    Frozen Synapse 2 is the sequel to the award-winning turn-based tactical game. Command your squads in a vast procedurally generated city: enter any building, perform any mission, execute any strategy.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 34.2%, Strategy 30.7%, Indie 9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%

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    72% matchMostly Positive76% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: Juggernaut Games
    Windows

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  41. #41 Cobalt Core
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,128 reviews2023
    Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    Why similar: Roguelike 27.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Strategy 17.4%, Tactical 11.4%, Sci-fi 11.2%

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    71% matchVery Positive94% of 92 reviews2022
    Dev: YokaicadePub: Meteorbyte Studios
    Windows

    Ignited Steel is a mech roguelike turn-based-tactics game. This Prologue features a free standalone campaign where you will discover the origins of the robotic insurrection, as well as the new features added to the main game on Patch v1.1: Uprising.

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    73% matchMostly Positive71% of 272 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Dev: Enigma Dragons LLC
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    Why similar: Turn-Based 39%, Roguelike 19.4%, Strategy 12.8%, RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 6.4%

  45. #45 Mechajammer
    73% matchMixed52% of 239 reviews2021
    Dev: Whalenought StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    Why similar: Turn-Based 26.7%, Tactical 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.1%, RPG 10.3%

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    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,462 reviews2015
    Dev: Convoy GamesPub: Indietopia Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.

    Why similar: Roguelike 29.3%, Strategy 18.9%, RPG 14.5%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Roguelite 7.2%

  47. #47 Shift'n Slay
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2025
    Dev: DREBOT game studio
    Windows

    Shift’n Slay is an amped-up turn-based tactical roguelike, where you fight your way through a cyberpunk hell step by step, trying to break a time loop engineered by corporate bastards.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 25.9%, Strategy 20.1%, Tactical 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, RPG 8.4%

  48. #48 NITRO GEN OMEGA
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 304 reviews2025
    Dev: DESTINYbit
    Windows

    A sandbox tactical RPG of steel, fire, friendship, and shonen anime. Assemble your crew, customize your Mech, and lead them in cinematic turn-based battles through a world ruled by rogue AI. The bonds you forge will decide who survives!

    Why similar: Mechs 23.7%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, RPG 11.1%, Strategy 8.2%

  49. #49 Wolfstride
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 851 reviews2021
    Dev: OTA IMON StudiosPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Get wrecked in this immature grown-up RPG about a trio of troublemakers stumbling their way through a giant mecha tournament. Repair and upgrade the team’s hand-me-down rig, pick up odd jobs to pay the bills, and battle the best-of-the-best all while running from the regrettable choices of the past.

    Why similar: Mechs 26.1%, Robots 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 11.9%, RPG 10.8%

  50. #50 Underboard
    67% matchMostly Positive75% of 162 reviews2026
    Dev: HeadlessPub: 2 Left Thumbs
    Windows

    Tactical team-building roguelike auto-battler with active and passive playstyles. Draft a team as you explore maps full of monsters, build synergies, equip items and cast spells to support your team during battles and help them escape the Underboard.

    Why similar: Roguelike 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Strategy 13.3%, Tactical 13.3%, RPG 10.9%

  51. #51 ARC SEED
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 90 reviews2025
    Dev: Massive Galaxy Studios
    Windows

    Face the interstellar Archangels in a turn-based tactical game with deckbuilding elements and destructible environment, where you pilot powerful mechs to save the Earth from destruction.

    Why similar: Mechs 24.2%, Roguelike 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Strategy 10.8%, Robots 7.2%

  52. #52 Wantless : Solace at World’s End
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 318 reviews2024
    Dev: Drop Rate StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
    Windows

    In this dystopic sci-fi Tactical RPG, save your patients from themselves. Craft your skills among millions of combinations, heal the mind and face ever growing nightmares in 10mn runs. Will you overcome the insidious being chasing you across minds?

    Why similar: Turn-Based 32.2%, Tactical 11.6%, Strategy 11.1%, RPG 10.7%, Sci-fi 7.6%

  53. #53 Beneath Oresa
    67% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,655 reviews2023
    Dev: Broken Spear Inc.Pub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Beneath Oresa, a fighting roguelike deckbuilder, takes you deep within the city to confront your foes. As a strategist, choose your cards, upgrades, and artifacts wisely, but as a fighter, turn their positioning to your advantage.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 29.6%, Roguelike 22.1%, Strategy 14.1%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Cyberpunk 5.3%

  54. #54 Rencounter
    70% matchMostly Positive71% of 373 reviews2016
    Dev: SPVDPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Rencounter is a difficult, turn-based, RPG, roguelike game with a mysterious atmosphere. Help your squad survive while navigating through a network of tunnels and rooms. Distribute provisions and medicine to keep them alive.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 30.3%, Strategy 15.5%, RPG 15.2%, Roguelike 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%

  55. #55 Telepath Tactics
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2015
    Dev: Sinister Design
    Windows

    A deep indie strategy RPG with destructible battlefields; the ability to build bridges, traps, and barricades; the ability to shove enemies off cliffs and into lava; and full-fledged mod support.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 30.6%, Strategy 27.1%, RPG 26.3%, Indie 8.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.6%

  56. #56 FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake
    66% 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 33.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 16.6%, RPG 12.6%, Sci-fi 6.2%

  57. #57 Rogue Waters
    65% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,075 reviews2024
    Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 29.7%, Roguelike 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Strategy 9.5%, RPG 8.1%

  58. #58 Ironcast
    69% matchMostly Positive72% of 960 reviews2015
    Dev: DreadbitPub: Ripstone
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Puzzlequest meets FTL in this Steampunk Victorian era roguelite.

    Why similar: Mechs 35.9%, Strategy 24.8%, RPG 16.2%, Roguelike 10.1%, Roguelite 6.4%

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