- #1 Gladiator Guild Manager
97% matchVery Positive81% of 4,093 reviews2024
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Tactical RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based 11.6%, Strategy RPG 11.2%, Base Building 9.6%
- #2 Mortal Glory
96% matchVery Positive87% of 582 reviews2020
Dev: Redbeak Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Mortal Glory is a fantasy-themed tactical roguelike game about recruiting a team of gladiators and pitting them against brutal competition in a blood-soaked tournament. Train your gladiators, find a legendary sword, learn ancient spells, recruit a celebrity, cheat - do whatever it takes to bring glory to your name!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Tactical RPG 10.9%, Party-Based RPG 10.5%, Turn-Based 10.3%
- #3 The Last Spell
96% matchVery Positive91% of 13,760 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Perma Death 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Turn-Based 9.9%, Tactical RPG 9.8%
- #4 Gods of Sand
95% matchVery Positive87% of 758 reviews2026
Dev: Achenar Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Train gladiators. Manage a ludus. Fight in the arenas. Conquer the tower. Gods of Sand is a gladiator manager with intense turn-based combat, inspired by the Swords and Sandals series, in a dark and unforgiving setting.
Why similar: Rome 37.7% ★, Turn-Based 11.6%, Perma Death 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
- #5 Mortal Glory 2
94% matchVery Positive88% of 308 reviews2024
Dev: Redbeak Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Manage a team of traveling gladiators in this turn-based fantasy roguelike. Find the best recruits, discover powerful item combinations and come up with clever tactics on the battlefield. The tournament awaits those who desire MORTAL GLORY!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Party-Based RPG 15.1%, Tactical RPG 13.3%, Management 8.5%
- #6 Gladiators and Glory
94% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Oguz Kemerli
Windows
A Turn-Based Fighting Game Set in the Roman Era, where you can develop your Gladiators and fight them in arenas to increase the glory of your Ludus.
Why similar: Rome 25.6% ★, Tactical RPG 18.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%
- #7 The Iron Oath
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 926 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Tactical RPG 12.1%, Party-Based RPG 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Turn-Based 10.1%
- #8 Age of Gladiators II: Rome
93% matchMixed68% of 280 reviews2018
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Age of Gladiators II: Rome is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities. Build your story. Build your empire.
Why similar: Rome 40.9% ★, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Management 7.3%, Turn-Based 7.1%
- #9 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
91% matchVery Positive82% of 2,718 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in a chaotic mix of Auto Battler, Strategy, and RPG. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid party through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Perma Death 20.2%, Party-Based RPG 15.9%, Tactical RPG 14.9%, Strategy RPG 8.8%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #10 Battle Brothers
91% matchVery Positive88% of 28,918 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 94.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Tactical RPG 13.8%, Strategy RPG 12.5%
- #11 Our Adventurer Guild
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,614 reviews2024
Dev: GreenGuy
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Become the new Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild and lead your adventurers in explorations and turnbased tactical battles. Will the Guild thrive under your leadership? Or will it finally disband under it?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.6%, Management 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%
- #12 Lootbound
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,392 reviews2026
Dev: ArtDockPub: Dreland Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lootbound is a tactical roguelite with turn-based combat, loot management and D&D elements set in a dark fantasy world. Fight dangerous enemies, collect epic loot, recruit allies and lead them on a path of adventure.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 17.8%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Strategy RPG 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #13 Expeditions: Rome
88% matchVery Positive87% of 6,804 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Why similar: Rome 39.3% ★, Party-Based RPG 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Tactical RPG 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #14 Warbanners
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 615 reviews2017
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.1 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 Tactics 16%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Tactical RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Strategy RPG 11%
- #15 The Monster Breeder
87% matchVery Positive92% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: Fantasy Creations
Windows
Turn-based fantasy gladiatorial game with monster breeding. Crossbreed various species to create monster hybrids for gladiatorial combat. Manipulate creatures’ traits with surgery, magic, and alchemy. Manage your enterprise, craft items and upgrade your base. Fight in the arena for gold and glory!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Perma Death 13%, Turn-Based 12%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Strategy RPG 9.3%
- #16 Age of Gladiators
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 769 reviews2016
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities.
Why similar: Rome 49.3% ★, Turn-Based 13.1%, Management 11%, Strategy RPG 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.5%
- #17 Valor of Man
84% matchVery Positive89% of 176 reviews2026
Dev: Legacy ForgePub: Numskull Games
Windows
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Party-Based RPG 8.6%
- #18 Blackthorn Arena
86% matchMixed69% of 3,780 reviews2020
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Light Up Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Blackthorn Arena is a strategy/management sim with a real-time/turn based combat system, set in a world of mythical monsters and classic fantasy races. Play as the master of Blackthorn Arena, train your slaves into gladiators, forge them into your champions, and send them to fight for your glory!
Why similar: Perma Death 30.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 25%, Turn-Based Combat 21.7%, Management 14.5%, Strategy 6.8%
- #19 Crawl Tactics
84% matchVery Positive92% of 221 reviews2022
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Tactical RPG 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Party-Based RPG 11.3%
- #20 Ash of Gods: Redemption
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,476 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Party-Based RPG 15.4%, Tactical RPG 14.7%, Strategy RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%
- #21 Rune Coliseum
81% matchVery Positive80% of 1,055 reviews2024
Dev: Rafale Software
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A deck-building roguelike game with unique semi-real-time combat system. Step into the shoes of an ancient gladiator and do your best to survive in the coliseum. Combine various skills and equipment, develop your own fighting style, and defeat all the enemies to become the next champion!
Why similar: Perma Death 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Strategy RPG 13.5%, Base Building 12%
- #22 Dark Deity
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,115 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Why similar: Perma Death 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Party-Based RPG 10.9%, Strategy RPG 10.8%
- #23 Forged of Blood
83% matchMixed67% of 118 reviews2019
Dev: Critical Forge
Windows
A fantasy turn-based tactical RPG built on depth and mechanical complexity, featuring classless character building, strategic management, and small unit tactics on a world scale.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Tactical RPG 12.4%, Strategy RPG 11.6%, Tactical 8.8%
- #24 Gladiator Command
79% matchVery Positive96% of 254 reviews2026
Dev: Marius Spikas
Windows
Build a legendary gladiator school in ancient Rome. Recruit and develop unique fighters, manage the business behind the bloodshed and watch your decisions tested in brutal real-time arena combat.
Why similar: Rome 68.9% ★, Management 21.6%, Strategy 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #25 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,502 reviews2021
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Turn-Based 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Management 10.1%, Roguelike 9%
- #26 Elysium: Blood Games
82% matchMixed61% of 212 reviews2016
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Enter a world of blood, influence and secrets in this easy to learn, yet deep strategy sim where you control a group of Gladiators, guiding them through combat and competition. Bribe, gamble and slash your way to an arena championship!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.3%, Turn-Based 24.6%, Strategy 16.1%, Management 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%
- #27 Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,558 reviews2020
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is a battle sim about managing your own Gladiator Guild in an epic fantasy world. Build and run your own guild, hire and train gladiators, develop unique tactics, manage resources, compete for the rank in the arena, and much more.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.7%, Strategy RPG 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Management 12.6%, Base Building 11%
- #28 Never Second in Rome
77% matchVery Positive80% of 647 reviews2026
Dev: Alessandro Roberti
Windows
Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.
Why similar: Rome 41.8% ★, Turn-Based 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, Tactical RPG 8.3%
- #29 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
76% matchVery Positive94% of 3,234 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.0 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: Perma Death 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Tactical RPG 10.9%, Party-Based RPG 10.9%
- #30 Age of Gladiators Reforged
79% matchMixed61% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Age of Gladiators Reforged is a REMAKE of the 2016 indie game. A single-player strategy/management experience set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome that allows you to manage your fighters as they increase in level, forging them into killing machines and champions.
Why similar: Rome 30.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Strategy RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Management 8.6%
- #31 Trials of Fire
78% matchVery Positive86% of 3,262 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Perma Death 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Tactical RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #32 Tinyfolks
77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,104 reviews2022
Dev: Pierre VandermaesenPub: VANDERMAESEN GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Train your folks, defeat monsters and upgrade your town!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Tactical 11%, Strategy RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #33 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
76% matchVery Positive84% of 3,360 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25%, Tactical 17.4%, Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #34 Alina of the Arena
75% matchVery Positive92% of 3,971 reviews2022
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelite 14%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #35 Stoneshard
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 35,730 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.8%, Turn-Based Combat 21.9%, RPG 17.2%, Roguelike 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #36 Dungeon Deathball
74% matchVery Positive96% of 221 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
🏆🏀💀 TACTICS, TERROR & TOUCHDOWNS. Turn-based roguelike meets arcade death-sport, where every dungeon is a unique gauntlet of brutal challenges. Can you survive the trials of Dungeon Deathball and win back your freedom?
Why similar: Perma Death 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Tactical RPG 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%, Turn-Based 9%
- #37 Legionbound
72% matchVery Positive83% of 693 reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Garlic Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Turn a handful of heroes into a massive legion! Legionbound is a casual retro RPG autobattler where you recruit heroes, discover class synergies, forge powerful Ascensions, and battle through hordes of enemies across replayable roguelite runs.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.6%, Roguelite 15.4%, Base Building 15.3%, Roguelike 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #38 Wardrum
73% matchVery Positive86% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Mopeful GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Lead a tribal warband and time your attacks to the beat of the Wardrum in this tactical turn-based roguelite! Forge a path across a harsh fantasy world full of rhythm magic, face death and strengthen your warriors until you have the power to destroy the dark sorcery infecting the lands.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Turn-Based Combat 19.1%, Turn-Based 10.8%, Roguelite 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #39 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
74% matchVery Positive86% of 8,273 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 29.4%, RPG 12.4%, Turn-Based 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #40 Forgotten Mines
73% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: Cannibal GoosePub: Ishtar Games
Windows
Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.
Why similar: Perma Death 17.1%, Tactical RPG 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Strategy RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
- #41 Banners of Ruin
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,241 reviews2021
Dev: MonteBearoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Roguelike 10.5%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #42 Dead Grid
70% matchVery Positive94% of 534 reviews2026
Dev: Atom Void
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Party-Based RPG 15.3%, Strategy RPG 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12%
- #43 NORSE: Oath of Blood
71% matchMixed58% of 2,953 reviews2026
Dev: Arctic HazardPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A Turn-Based Tactics game set in Viking-Age Norway. Build a settlement, forge alliances, and fight strategic battles. Manage a community of craftspeople, farmers, and warriors, as you grow strong on your path to vengeance in this story-rich saga.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.3%, Tactical RPG 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Base Building 10.3%
- #44 Sandwalkers
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 565 reviews2025
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. Build your team, traverse varied hostile environments, face countless dangers, and gain knowledge that will help you find and resurrect the Mother Tree Umama.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.5%, Turn-Based 12.4%, Party-Based RPG 12.1%, Strategy RPG 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #45 Glorious Companions
72% matchMixed62% of 209 reviews2024
Dev: Ancient Forge
Windows
Explore the open world of Terscara as you advance through the challenging and tactical encounters in this epic turn-based tactical RPG. Form and lead a group of battle-proven companions, delve into the ancient dungeons to collect the elusive vault crystals, and end Xandar’s Wraith once and for all.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Turn-Based 12.5%, Party-Based RPG 12.2%, Strategy RPG 10.4%
- #46 Fight Life: Vanguard
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 178 reviews2026
Dev: StartImpulsePub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Engage in tactical turn-based combat, manage and upgrade each character, and strive to reclaim harmony in a world on the brink of oblivion. Take on the mantle of leadership as you guide a mercenary squad through perilous landscapes, selecting your comrades from a diverse pool of skilled recruits.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, Turn-Based 15%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Strategy RPG 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #47 Gordian Quest
69% matchVery Positive89% of 6,044 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Party-Based RPG 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #48 Ludus Mortis
70% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: 68k Studios
Windows · Linux
Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler set in a Dark Fantasy version of the Imperial Rome. Create and develop your party, explore catacombs, manage your Gladiatorial School and fight demons and undead to free Rome. Inspired by old-school cRPG from the 80s and 90s.
Why similar: Rome 58.8% ★, Party-Based RPG 19%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, RPG 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #49 We Who Are About To Die
68% matchVery Positive88% of 8,356 reviews2022
Dev: Jordy Lakiere
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Ultimate Gladiator Simulator. Fight & strategize through spectacles and arenas. Rise from slave to Champion and earn your freedom or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and unique physics simulated combat. Those who are about to die, I salute you!
Why similar: Rome 68% ★, Roguelite 14.4%, RPG 8.4%, Strategy 7.3%, Singleplayer 2%
- #50 Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,412 reviews2025
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Tactical RPG 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Strategy RPG 9.7%
- #51 Tabletop Tavern
65% matchVery Positive90% of 2,141 reviews2026
Dev: TJPub: Frostbloom
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Tabletop Tavern is a roguelike RTS where you build an army from scratch and command them across a brutal campaign. Recruit diverse units, create devastating synergies, and make tactical choices that shape the fate of every run.
Why similar: Tactical 23.4%, Roguelite 20%, Roguelike 19.5%, Management 12.1%, Strategy 11.7%
- #52 Netherguild
68% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows · Linux
Descend into Netherguild, a tactical grid-based roguelite. Lead expeditions deep into mysterious, strange depths. Explore, battle dangerous foes, and manage resources carefully. Push your limits before returning to resupply. What secrets await below?
Why similar: Perma Death 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Tactical RPG 13.2%, Party-Based RPG 10%
- #53 Heroes of Steel RPG
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 286 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.
Why similar: Perma Death 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Party-Based RPG 11.1%, Turn-Based 10.3%, Strategy RPG 10.1%
- #54 Escape The Mad Empire
66% matchVery Positive88% of 433 reviews2025
Dev: XperimentalZ Games
Windows
Escape the Mad Empire is a party-based, rogue-like dungeon crawler with intense and deeply tactical combat. Overcome the challenges as a band of heroes, and preserve their lives and sanity by managing resources and growing your base. Can you Escape the Mad Empire?
Why similar: Perma Death 17.1%, Party-Based RPG 14.1%, Tactical RPG 13.4%, Strategy RPG 11.6%, Base Building 9.1%
- #55 Urtuk: The Desolation
67% matchVery Positive88% of 2,546 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Perma Death 15.3%, Tactical RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Turn-Based 10.1%
- #56 Forsworn
64% matchVery Positive91% of 373 reviews2026
Dev: Resummon Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
Stack game-breaking synergies until your party can slay gods. Command a party of heroes, forge powerful synergies, and level them up across runs in this turn-based tactics roguelite. Battle the gods solo or in co-op, where defeat is just another beginning.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Tactical RPG 14.1%, Party-Based RPG 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Strategy RPG 11.3%
- #57 Templar Battleforce
68% matchVery Positive93% of 984 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: Perma Death 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Tactical RPG 13.2%, Turn-Based 12%, Strategy RPG 9.7%
- #58 Ex Sanguis
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Firesquid
Windows
Bleed the world back to life in a series of tactical, turn-based bloodbaths! Lead your STILLAE, elite warriors in the fight to save a dying world from the forces of STASIS. Slay foes, kick them back on the timeline, and trigger chain events where elegance and blood flow as one.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Tactical RPG 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Roguelite 11.4%