- #1 Waven
97% matchVery Positive80% of 5,041 reviews2023
Dev: Ankama StudioPub: Ankama Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 35.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Forge your own destiny! Choose your character, equip your best spells and sail from island to island in quest of fortune and glory. Level up your hero and your strategy in this free-to-play tactical multiplayer RPG with unique colorful graphics.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.7%, Character Customization 16.7%, PvP 12.3%, Anime 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly strategic, turn-based tactical experience with a vibrant art style and a strong focus on character builds.
- #2 Beastieball
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,591 reviews2024
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Klei Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A turn-based volleyball RPG where you coach a sports team of Beasties! Your Beasties' relationships grow and change, unlocking new abilities and combo plays!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, JRPG 21.8%, Character Customization 16.6%, PvP 14.4%, Cartoony 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines creature-collection with tactical turn-based sports, capturing the colorful and competitive spirit of the seed game.
- #3 WARBORN
96% 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: Tactical RPG 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, PvP 11%, Visual Novel 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features tactical, turn-based mech combat with a distinct anime visual style and a focus on competitive play.
- #4 Duelyst II
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,777 reviews2022
Dev: Dream Sloth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Choose your faction, construct your deck and put your strategy to the test in the evolution of the ultimate collectible tactics game.
Why similar: Competitive 31.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, PvP 14.7%, Strategy 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the competitive, tactical, and anime-inspired aesthetic of Bravery Network Online with its grid-based combat.
- #5 Zold:out
94% matchMixed69% of 327 reviews2023
Dev: C4cat Entertainment limited
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Zold:out is a semi-turn-based tactical RPG combined with deck building. You will use multiple weapons in one turn to challenge powerful enemies in a non-grid battlefield. Recruit clerks, forge weapons, and save the world with your strategy and creativity!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.1%, JRPG 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Anime 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RPG features a unique weapon-based combat system and a strong anime aesthetic that aligns with the seed game's vibe.
- #6 Dream Tactics
94% matchVery Positive93% of 631 reviews2024
Dev: Spectra Entertainment Inc.Pub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Dream Tactics is a GBA-styled strategy RPG with cunning card combos and deep character customization. Pick your party, manage cards to create unique playstyles, and outsmart hordes of pillows in turn-based combat to save the Dream World from its inevitable collapse.
Why similar: JRPG 18.6%, Tactical RPG 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Party-Based RPG 15.9%, Character Customization 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A JRPG-inspired tactical game that emphasizes deep character customization and card-based strategy.
- #7 Brave Nine
93% matchMixed70% of 452 reviews2023
Dev: Valiant
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Brave Nine is a strategic turn-based battle game featuring over 300 unique Mercenaries presented in stunning artwork. Create your own unique formations, challenge other Captains and engage in decisive combat in tons of modes.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, PvP 11.4%, Anime 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy, anime-styled RPG that focuses on complex team composition and competitive turn-based battles.
- #8 Live by the Sword: Tactics
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Labrador Studios
Windows · Mac
Live By The Sword: Tactics is a streamlined tactical RPG that blends classic and contemporary gameplay elements. The game is set in a world recovering from the ravages of war, you must navigate the treacherous landscape to prevent further turmoil. Single Player and Multiplayer modes available.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.2%, Turn-Based Combat 22%, Tactical RPG 18%, PvP 8.5%, Colorful 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated tactical RPG that focuses on competitive, turn-based combat without the grind of traditional RPGs.
- #9 Untamed Tactics
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 132 reviews2023
Dev: Grumpy Owl GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac
Untamed Tactics is a Tactical RPG set in world of colorful animals. Relive the legend of Greycoat’s escape into the untamed Wilds in a tale of lost honor and finding a new home as you fight, talk, and think your way through this beautifully illustrated adventure!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Character Customization 6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes party-based combat and strategic decision-making in a colorful world.
- #10 Dark Deity
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,983 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.5 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: Party-Based RPG 15.9%, Tactical RPG 15.6%, JRPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical strategy game features an anime-inspired art style and a focus on managing a diverse team of characters.
- #11 Fae Tactics
90% matchVery Positive85% of 1,708 reviews2020
Dev: Endlessfluff GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
In Fae Tactics, follow a young magic user named Peony on her journey across a vibrant world full of mystery and danger. Summon allies, cast spells, and befriend a motley crew of characters as you dive into the growing conflicts between man and magical beings known as fae.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 47.6%, RPG 16.4%, Tactical RPG 14.7%, Strategy 14.2%, JRPG 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a colorful, tactical RPG experience with a unique art style and deep party-building mechanics.
- #12 Backpack Battles
88% matchVery Positive91% of 19,754 reviews2025
Dev: PlayWithFurciferPub: IndieArk
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack.
Why similar: PvP 51.5%, Strategy 24.6%, Multiplayer 19%, 2D 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the competitive, inventory-management strategy that makes team-building in BNO so rewarding.
- #13 Athena Crisis
89% matchVery Positive82% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Nakazawa Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that places you in command of 40+ units in your journey across the multiverse. Embark on a challenging single-player quest or dive into the thrill of ranked or casual multiplayer modes to become the best Athena Crisis player!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30%, Tactical RPG 28.9%, PvP 16.5%, Colorful 8.7%, Multiplayer 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on classic turn-based tactics that focuses on strategic positioning and unit management.
- #14 Dawnsbury Days
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 865 reviews2024
Dev: Dawnsbury Studios
Windows
Lead a group of childhood friends through their first adventures in a turn-based tactical RPG played under the rules of PF2E, the second edition of a powerful OGL ruleset. Customize their builds, acquire loot and level up, and ultimately defeat the sinister enemies who threaten your hometown.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Party-Based RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Character Customization 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RPG offers a deep, rules-heavy combat system that rewards careful planning and character synergy.
- #15 Siralim Ultimate
87% matchVery Positive93% of 2,420 reviews2021
Dev: Thylacine StudiosPub: Thylacine Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 35.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Siralim Ultimate is a monster-catching, dungeon-crawling RPG with a ridiculous amount of depth. Summon over 1200 different creatures and travel through randomly generated dungeons to acquire resources, new creatures, and loot.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 35.9%, Turn-Based Combat 22.7%, Character Customization 22.6%, RPG 7.7%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on single-player, its unparalleled depth in team building and character customization will appeal to any fan of BNO's mechanics.
- #16 Time Break Chronicles
86% matchVery Positive90% of 292 reviews2020
Dev: Warrior General Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Time Break Chronicles is a fusion of classic JRPGs and modern Roguelites, with a cast of 100 playable classes to find and unlock. Build your team, customize their abilities, and venture into a procedurally generated adventure through space-time and beyond!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 20.8%, Tactical RPG 19.5%, JRPG 19%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Character Customization 14%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite JRPG that features party-based combat and significant character customization options.
- #17 Skygard Arena
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Gemelli Games
Windows
Lead your squad of Champions to victory in this fantasy turn-based tactical skirmish game. Save the 5 factions of Skygard in the story mode missions or battle other players online. Customize your Champions to fit your strategy, capture objectives, pick up resources and strike with your spells!
Why similar: Competitive 19% ★, Tactical RPG 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Party-Based RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive, turn-based tactical game that focuses on arena-style combat and strategic team composition.
- #18 Astatos
86% matchVery Positive82% of 286 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Klondike AustraliaPub: Studio Klondike
Windows · Mac
Leave your influence in your wake as you bring together a broken land in a card-battling adventure filled with gods, heroes, and the instability of yourself and those around you. Play the story, or go online with fellow Crown Mages for tabletop card action.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.6%, LGBTQ+ 19.6%, PvP 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A card-battler with a strong visual novel focus that emphasizes competitive play and character-driven narratives.
- #19 Monster Sanctuary
84% matchVery Positive91% of 12,318 reviews2020
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.2%, JRPG 23.1%, Turn-Based Combat 22.5%, PvP 12.7%, RPG 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends creature-collecting with tactical, turn-based combat and party-based RPG elements.
- #20 NITRO GEN OMEGA
84% 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: Party-Based RPG 22.1%, Turn-Based Combat 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Anime 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: An early-access turn-based strategy game that leans into anime aesthetics and tactical combat.
- #21 ANIWARS: Call of the Void
82% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Breaker Interactive
Windows
ANIWARS is a challenging turn-based strategy roguelite. Assemble your squad, collect powerful items, conquer territory and dominate the enemy!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.4%, Tactical RPG 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Anime 11%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that incorporates roguelike elements and loot-driven progression.
- #22 Disgaea 5 Complete
83% matchVery Positive87% of 3,529 reviews2018
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 42.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The nefarious Overlord Void Dark seeks to enslave countless Netherworlds...and only the young demon Killia can stop him! Assemble your tenacious army of rebels and unleash vengeance in this hell-raising adventure! The stakes are high, the damage cap is higher, and the destruction is limitless!
Why similar: JRPG 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Tactical RPG 17.7%, Anime 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for tactical JRPGs, offering massive amounts of character customization and strategic depth.
- #23 Cassette Beasts
80% matchVery Positive94% of 10,531 reviews2023
Dev: Bytten StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Collect awesome monsters to use during turn-based battles in this open-world RPG, now with online multiplayer mode. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts’ Fusion System to create unique and powerful new ones!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.8%, Party-Based RPG 21.7%, JRPG 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Anime 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This creature-battler features a unique fusion mechanic and tactical combat that rewards creative team building.
- #24 Coromon
81% matchVery Positive85% of 7,644 reviews2022
Dev: TRAGsoftPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Coromon is a modern take on the classic monster-taming genre. Tame Coromon and explore a vast world filled with thrilling turn-based battles, brain-twisting puzzles, and a mysterious threat to the world awaiting defeat. Nobody said being a Battle Researcher was easy!
Why similar: JRPG 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 19%, Character Customization 15.7%, PvP 12.4%, Anime 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive creature-battler that focuses on strategic turn-based combat and deep stat management.
- #25 Raifu Wars
81% matchVery Positive90% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Yotis StudiosPub: Schneewolf Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Strategize and battle for victory in this cute multiplayer turn-based strategy featuring bolt-action rifle girls!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, PvP 16.5%, Anime 15.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer strategy game that uses anime-style characters in a competitive, turn-based board game format.
- #26 Dreadlands
82% matchMixed59% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Blackfox StudiosPub: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to Dreadlands! A perilous landscape brimming with potential in the form of Glow. Command one of 3 unique factions in this turn-based tactical RPG and play through their campaigns, be it solo or Co-Op, or battle it out in PvP. So far no one has tamed the Dreadlands. Will you be the first?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.4%, Turn-Based Combat 20.4%, Character Customization 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, RPG 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world that focuses on squad-based combat.
- #27 Tarnished Blood 🩸 [Tactic RPG]
79% matchVery Positive90% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Juggler GamesPub: Galaktus
Windows
Tarnished Blood is a turn-based roguelite RPG with a unique time-bending battle mechanic. Hunt massive beasts, harvest their essence, and help a group of hunters survive in the brutal world beneath the Dome!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28%, RPG 17.8%, Colorful 15.8%, Character Customization 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that offers a dark, strategic experience with a focus on character development and combat.
- #28 Wargroove 2
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 432 reviews2023
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Trouble stirs on the shores of Aurania. An ambitious new faction has unearthed forbidden relics capable of catastrophic consequences. But how far will they go to achieve glory? Take to the battlefield, sea, and sky with a cast of new Commanders, using your wits to wage turn-based war!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.4%, PvP 20.2%, Colorful 7.9%, Multiplayer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, tactical strategy game that emphasizes unit positioning and commander abilities.
- #29 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
78% 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: Tactical RPG 19.8%, Party-Based RPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, JRPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%
- #30 Vivid Knight
77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,701 reviews2021
Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
"Vivid Knight" is a "party-building roguelike" game in which you collect friends who have been turned into jewels and fight by combining their abilities! Explore the ever-changing dungeon and harness the gems you have gathered to challenge the labyrinth!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 45.2%, Anime 21.9%, Strategy 20.5%, 2D 12.4%
- #31 Phantom Brave PC
78% matchVery Positive85% of 682 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In the world of Ivoire lives Marona, an orphan with the ability to speak with phantoms. Though shunned by society, she believes in helping others. With her phantom companion Ash, Marona aims to purchase the mysterious Phantom Isle.
Why similar: JRPG 33%, Tactical RPG 26.1%, Anime 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, RPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical RPG with unique mechanics that allow for highly creative character and unit management.
- #32 Novice in the world
76% matchMixed66% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: cainiaochuangjianghu
Windows
This game includes RPG content such as exploration, self building teams, battles, and growth, as well as multiplayer gameplay such as interacting with other players, forming guilds, and competing in battles.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 45.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, RPG 13.2%, Strategy 12.7%, PvP 12.4%
- #33 Goo Gladiators
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: SFS Studios
Windows
Mutate and battle a collection of super cute goos in Goo Gladiators. Grow your team and fight others online in strategic auto-battling arenas. Form 'Goo Gangs' with your friends and rise up the leaderboards to become a 'Goo Master'.
Why similar: PvP 21.2%, Cartoony 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Character Customization 17.3%, Strategy 13.9%
- #34 ATLYSS
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,040 reviews2024
Dev: KiseffPub: KisSoft
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the world of ATLYSS, a Singleplayer/Online RPG where you can fight with or against friends in a surreal world filled with creatures beyond comprehension. Customize and progress your character(s), complete quests, and discover strange locations.
Why similar: Character Customization 47.5%, RPG 16.9%, Stylized 13.2%, PvP 11.9%, Multiplayer 10.6%
- #35 Battle Bands: Rock & Roll Deckbuilder
75% matchVery Positive91% of 202 reviews2023
Dev: Aerie Digital
Windows
Get the band together and take on the world in this battle of the bands, deckbuilding card game set in the fantasy land of Riff City. Play solo or with friends to conquer offbeat bosses in a coop campaign. Wits and a sick riff are key to becoming a rock legend.
Why similar: Competitive 25% ★, Character Customization 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, PvP 12.6%
- #36 Shinobi Warfare
75% matchMixed61% of 371 reviews2022
Dev: TechnoTal
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Play an 2d turn based RPG multiplayer game, stylize your own shinobi and play different game modes alone or with your friends! Level up, unlock various items and skills and procced in your journey of becoming the next Kage!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 38.7%, Character Customization 21.3%, RPG 15.4%, PvP 15%, 2D 5.3%
- #37 Mega Knockdown
74% matchVery Positive98% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: dhamster
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fighting game where the action only moves when you do. Plan your next move, then strike, evade and punish! Knock 'em down and press the advantage! Fight colorful hand-drawn characters, and challenge your friends to an epic battle of wits!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.5%, Turn-Based Combat 30.7%, PvP 16.2%, Multiplayer 9%, Strategy 7.7%
- #38 Ground Breakers
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: UnitedIndie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Battle with robots on dynamic, randomly generated battlegrounds, as you attempt to take on the world in this unique turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29.7%, Turn-Based Combat 27.2%, Character Customization 19.3%, Strategy 16.6%, Multiplayer 7.2%
- #39 Fated Land
73% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: AlxmoPub: Leyo Games
Windows
This is a Pixel Tactical Self-Propelled RPG Games The battle system adopts a semi-turn-based design, Quick Battle or Enter the Battlefield? It's time to decide! In this journey full of magic, you will also meet a variety of characters, who may become your allies, or your partners...
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.6%, Party-Based RPG 24.4%, Tactical RPG 23.6%, RPG 11.2%, Strategy 9.2%
- #40 CUBE ROYALE
73% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Creature Factory
Windows
The agile multiplayer arcade battle royale experience for soldiers of fortune and strategy experts.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.5%, Turn-Based Combat 22.5%, PvP 17%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Colorful 8.5%
- #41 Clatter
72% 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 Tactics 30.9%, Turn-Based Combat 29.3%, Strategy 22.3%, Character Customization 11.9%, Multiplayer 5.5%
- #42 Warriors: Rise to Glory
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 945 reviews2022
Dev: Gavra Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this rogue-lite turn-based RPG, you create a bloodline of gladiators, fight online with or against your friends in the arena, decide the fate of your fallen rivals, and bring honor, wealth, and the spoils of war to improve your legacy.
Why similar: Character Customization 29.7%, Turn-Based Combat 27.2%, Multiplayer 12.7%, RPG 11.7%, Strategy 11.4%
- #43 Magellania
70% matchVery Positive88% of 310 reviews2021
Dev: Illunsoft
Windows
Defeat your enemies with the power of love, friendship, and violent military aggression in Magellania, a hardcore tactics-RPG set in outer space.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 19.2%, Tactical RPG 16.9%, JRPG 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Combat 10%
- #44 Affected Zone Tactics
73% matchMixed55% of 341 reviews2015
Dev: Light Vision Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Welcome to Affected Zone Tactics, a tactical online game with cooperative turn-based PvP combats. Travel through the Tesla portal to a dangerous parallel world, lead the squad of reckless mercenaries, and outrage mighty corporations and cliques.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 56.9%, Strategy 23.7%, Post-apocalyptic 19.4%
- #45 Eternights
68% matchVery Positive86% of 3,324 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Sai
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Eternights is a dating action game where you try to make the most out of life during the apocalypse. Monday: Go on a date. Tuesday: Clear dungeon. Friday: Freak out! The clock is ticking!!
Why similar: JRPG 38.6%, Anime 27.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 9.6%, Stylized 8.2%
- #46 AutoChess of Gensokyo
71% matchMixed69% of 377 reviews2021
Dev: MyACG StudioPub: MyACG Studio
Windows
"AutoChess of Gensokyo" is a Touhou Project multi-player AutoChess-Like game. Draw character from the deck, build your combination, upgrade the character, and fight with other players. Keep optimizing your combination to win the game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 47.4%, PvP 24.1%, Strategy 13.4%, Cartoony 11.4%, Multiplayer 3.8%
- #47 Dokapon Kingdom: Connect
68% matchVery Positive87% of 972 reviews2023
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Make friends or frenemies! Be a savvy schemer in this hybrid RPG party game!
Why similar: Cartoony 21.7%, Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, PvP 19.8%, RPG 17.3%, Strategy 15%
- #48 Demeo Battles
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Resolution Games
Windows
Demeo Battles is a competitive PvP turn-based strategy game. Choose your champion, assemble an army of monstrous minions, and team up with fellow champions in your quest for turn-based glory!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 35.8%, PvP 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 18.9%, Strategy 9.7%, RPG 7.2%
- #49 Together in Battle
67% matchVery Positive91% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: Sinister Design
Windows
A fantasy gladiator strategy RPG with vibrant characters, funny random events, team management mechanics, and emergent relationship-building. Uncover a sinister conspiracy; fight deep turn-based tactical battles; watch your characters grow together!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Turn-Based Combat 19.8%, Character Customization 16.4%, Colorful 5.6%
- #50 Doomsday Paradise
67% matchVery Positive91% of 244 reviews2023
Dev: Lemonade Flashbang
Windows
Can you get a date before the end of the world? Doomsday Paradise is a goofy, multiplayer dating sim about finding love before the apocalypse. With over 130 different endings and 12 different singles to woo- no two games will ever be the same.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Anime 19.3%, PvP 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #51 Voidspire Tactics
69% 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: Tactical RPG 27%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.7%, Party-Based RPG 18.2%, RPG 11.9%, Strategy 9.8%
- #52 Haxity
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Megapop
Windows
Haxity is a cyberpunk, PvP, action deck-builder. Draft your deck, modify your fighter and outsmart your opponent in intense Head-to-Head battles. Fight online, challenge your friends or terminate the AI. Slot, hack and execute, welcome to Haxity!
Why similar: Competitive 44.7% ★, PvP 22.9%, Strategy 13%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Stylized 8.2%
- #53 Glorious Companions
67% matchMixed62% of 201 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 21.2%, Party-Based RPG 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Character Customization 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%
- #54 Ironbound
70% matchMixed68% of 265 reviews2018
Dev: Secret Level SRL
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Ironbound is a turn-based multiplayer strategy game with fast-paced duels and deep meta-game. Upgrade your character and equipment and climb to the top of the multiplayer ladder!
Why similar: Competitive 37.6% ★, Character Customization 21.1%, PvP 15.2%, RPG 11.9%, Strategy 10.8%
- #55 Eternal Return
64% matchMostly Positive76% of 71,663 reviews2023
Dev: Nimble Neuron
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 48.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Eternal Return is a free-to-play, 2.5D perspective Battle Royale game. Search, Craft, Hunt, and Fight using a variety of characters. Plan your strategy and become the last survivor on this eternal experiment.
Why similar: Character Customization 31%, PvP 25.9%, Anime 20.8%, Multiplayer 12%, Strategy 10.3%
- #56 Effulgence RPG
65% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Andrei Fomin
Windows
Effulgence RPG is a party-based RPG set in a unique character-based world where enemies are more than just obstacles - they ARE the resource. 💀 Destroy them to forge better gear!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 26%, Tactical RPG 21.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, RPG 6.8%
- #57 Heroes of Steel RPG
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 282 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: Party-Based RPG 31.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.5%, Turn-Based Combat 22.3%, RPG 6.9%, Strategy 6.6%
- #58 Dice Gambit
63% matchVery Positive88% of 1,006 reviews2025
Dev: Chromatic InkPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Shape and lead your own fully customisable (and debt-ridden) family of Inquisitors in charge of hunting the chromatic monsters infesting the city. Unlock unique abilities, hang out with eccentric nobles, learn the secrets the city holds while occasionally delivering ice cream!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, JRPG 16.7%, Character Customization 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%