Games Like Breach & Clear: Deadline Rebirth (2016)

Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...

Why similar: Strategy 44.3%, Military 35.2%, RPG 10.1%, Action 8.8%, Indie 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series provides the foundational tactical squad mechanics and military-themed progression.

Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.

Why similar: Strategy 48.2%, Real Time Tactics 33.1%, Action 12.2%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive tactical breach-and-clear experience that mirrors the core gameplay loop of the seed game.

Strain Tactics is a real-time-with-pause tactical game, where you command a squad of soldiers to liberate earth from an alien infestation. Using your helibase, deploy your custom squad and provide air support. Remember to keep your crew sane and motivated while staying clear of alien contamination!

Why similar: Zombies 36.3%, Real Time Tactics 24.6%, Strategy 17.7%, Action 7.7%, RPG 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features real-time tactical squad control against overwhelming alien and zombie threats.

Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.

Why similar: Zombies 76.6%, RPG 12.2%, Strategy 10%, Indie 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines turn-based tactical combat with a heavy emphasis on zombie survival and base management.

Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.

Why similar: Zombies 82.9%, Action 11.6%, Indie 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A faster-paced, side-scrolling take on tactical breaching that retains the intense squad-based action.

A contemporary remake of the much-loved series of turn-based mercenary-themed strategy games.

Why similar: Strategy 36.8%, RPG 21.8%, Military 19.7%, Tactical RPG 18.4%, Action 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides squad-based tactical combat with a real-time-with-pause system that rewards careful planning.

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: Strategy 57.5%, RPG 31.9%, Action 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical squad management and modern breach mechanics within a high-stakes espionage setting.

The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. Inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Fallout 1+2, This War of Mine and The Walking Dead.

Why similar: Zombies 69%, Strategy 14.8%, RPG 12.2%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends turn-based tactical combat with survival RPG elements and party-based decision making.

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: Zombies 43.3%, Loot 24.8%, Strategy 11%, Tactical RPG 9.8%, RPG 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based game that focuses heavily on loot, squad customization, and gore-filled combat.

Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.

Why similar: Zombies 59.5%, Strategy 18%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, Action 7.1%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical survival game that requires careful squad management and positioning to survive zombie hordes.

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Why similar: Strategy 82.3%, RPG 11.5%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for turn-based tactical squad management and base-building against an encroaching threat.

The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.

Why similar: Zombies 49.2%, Real Time Tactics 31%, Strategy 12.5%, Action 5%, Indie 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Requires strategic real-time management of zombie outbreaks across a city, emphasizing tactical deployment.

Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

Why similar: Zombies 90.1%, RPG 7.3%, Indie 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled depth in tactical survival mechanics within a massive, persistent zombie-infested world.

Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!

Why similar: Zombies 62.7%, RPG 15.2%, Strategy 14%, Action 5.1%, Indie 3%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical turn-based combat and resource management in a grim zombie apocalypse setting.

Cepheus Protocol is an Open World RTS Military Survival Game. Play as the CERC hunting Patient 0, maintain Quarantine camps, fight dangerous mutations & Rogue Civilian Combatants . There’s nobody else coming, it’s up to you now.

Why similar: Zombies 56%, Strategy 13.3%, Military 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, Action 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time strategy game focused on containing zombie outbreaks using specialized military units.

"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Zombies 65.7%, Strategy 18%, RPG 8%, Action 4.4%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-based survival game that requires tactical squad management to navigate a zombie-filled world.

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: Tactical RPG 65.4%, Strategy 34.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes tactical squad game that emphasizes stealth and precise movement over brute force.

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

Why similar: Strategy 84.2%, Indie 15.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on simultaneous turn-based tactical planning, perfect for those who enjoy the strategic side of the seed game.

In a near future, the world has been devastated by a virus turning humanity into zombies. You are Iron Corps, the last defense of civilization traveling the world to find resources, help people and find answers. Will you survive long enough?

Why similar: Zombies 50.6%, Strategy 21%, Military 17.8%, Action 6.6%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactical defense game that tasks you with holding off zombie hordes using military assets.

Nearly Dead is a 2D open world survival game. It's a game about survivors who try to remain alive in a situation where demons from a different dimension have turned most humans into zombies.

Why similar: Zombies 39%, Strategy 23.1%, RPG 20.2%, Action 10.5%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Integrates tactical RPG elements into a brutal, top-down zombie survival experience.

Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.

Why similar: Zombies 88.9%, RPG 6.5%, Action 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides action-oriented zombie survival with base management and squad-like character development.

Based on the inhospitable frontier world of Mars, against the backdrop of a bacterial outbreak, Deadstone offers a compelling blend of frantic combat and tower defense, backed by a highly nuanced character development system and strategic elements of resource management.

Why similar: Zombies 43.1%, Strategy 16.9%, RPG 14.5%, Action 12%, Action RPG 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that incorporates tactical base defense elements against waves of enemies.

Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!

Why similar: RPG 60%, Strategy 33.8%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad-based RPG that features deep character progression and challenging turn-based encounters.

An Action RPG at its core, I Shall Remain combines role-playing elements with survival and strategic aspects, and creates a blend never before seen. Through complex, real-time character progression and RPG system, over a hundred abilities to learn and upgrade, dozens of weapons and enhancers, thousands of Infected, over twenty mutations,...

Why similar: Zombies 46.6%, RPG 16.9%, Loot 13.7%, Action 8.9%, Action RPG 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival RPG that features tactical combat and character-driven progression.

From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.

Why similar: RPG 54%, Strategy 36.4%, Action RPG 5.2%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical RPG that emphasizes post-apocalyptic survival and strategic combat decisions.

Dead Sky takes place admist the chaos of a mysterious outbreak where you will fight tooth-and-nail through hordes of undead creatures in order to escape the epidemic and survive. At its core, Dead Sky is an action-packed survival shooter that ties in several strategic tower defense elements.

Why similar: Zombies 74.2%, Action 15.7%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical action game that pits your squad against relentless zombie hordes.

7.62 High Calibre is a tactical action game, sequel to Brigade E5. A professional mercenary is in pursuit of a certain Russian "businessman", who stole a large amount of money from his "colleagues". Now he is hiding in a small country of Latin America to avoid an inevitable punishment.

Why similar: Strategy 50.5%, RPG 36%, Tactical RPG 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers hardcore tactical combat with detailed weapon management and squad-based movement.

Blasted Road Terror is real-time tactical looter in post apocalyptic setting. Command mighty warcrawler and manage squadron of vehicles in order to get unseen riches of the world and reach immortal glory.

Why similar: Strategy 41.2%, RPG 28.2%, Action 19.4%, Indie 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines action-heavy tactical survival with RPG-style progression in a hostile environment.

Dive into a top-down, turn-based strategy game with 80's sci-fi flair. Command elite soldiers in multiplayer duels on 24 maps, local hot-seat mode, or a thrilling singleplayer campaign. Master teleportation and gridless movement on the mysterious planet Anthracite.

Why similar: Strategy 79.5%, Indie 20.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical squad combat with a heavy emphasis on positioning and line-of-sight mechanics.

Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".

Why similar: Military 38.9%, Real Time Tactics 36.3%, Strategy 14.3%, Action 6.8%, Indie 3.7%

Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.

Why similar: Zombies 68.5%, RPG 11.1%, Action 9.7%, Loot 6.4%, Indie 4.3%

Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind!

Why similar: Zombies 44.9%, Strategy 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 20.1%, Action 9.1%, Indie 5.4%

Real-time combat in the zombie apocalypse! Guide your survivors through hordes of the infected to escape the epicentre of infection!

Why similar: Strategy 55.1%, Indie 44.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical strategy game set in a zombie apocalypse with a focus on squad survival.

Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead

Why similar: Zombies 52.9%, RPG 12.8%, Indie 10.7%, Real Time Tactics 9%, Action 8%

Sequel to the best-seller ​The Red Solstice​. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?

Why similar: Zombies 48.8%, Real Time Tactics 28.9%, Strategy 12.3%, RPG 9.9%

A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.

Why similar: Zombies 80.8%, Strategy 12.5%, Action 4.8%, Indie 2%

Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.

Why similar: Zombies 56.5%, Action RPG 15%, RPG 12%, Strategy 7.5%, Action 7.4%

Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.

Why similar: Zombies 50.8%, Strategy 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, RPG 15.2%, Indie 2.1%

Blending horror survival/ Building and tower defence elements Damned Nation gives the player more ways to experience the post apocalypse the ever before.

Why similar: Zombies 60.3%, Strategy 22.9%, Action 11.2%, Indie 5.6%

Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons.

Why similar: Zombies 65.4%, Strategy 18.3%, Action 9.6%, Indie 6.6%

A small American town is overrun by the living dead! You manage to enter the town just before the military locks it down and now you must slice and shoot your way through thousands of zombies in order complete your mission in this action-packed Hack & Slash RPG.

Why similar: Zombies 47.8%, RPG 28.7%, Action 15.4%, Indie 8.2%

Act of Aggression – Reboot Edition brings the techno-thriller RTS game Act of Aggression to a higher level. The Reboot Edition offers a full gameplay overhaul in skirmish mode against the AI and in your multiplayer battles.

Why similar: Military 49.8%, Strategy 39.2%, Real Time Tactics 6.3%, Action 3.1%, Indie 1.5%

Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

Why similar: Zombies 88.1%, Action 8.3%, Indie 3.6%

The open-world survival role-playing game "Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse" tells the story of Delta Team and his comrades as they work to rebuild a world devastated by humans and their race turned into zombies.

Why similar: Zombies 43.8%, Military 29.3%, Action RPG 13.6%, RPG 9.9%, Indie 3.4%

HIGH SPEED ZOMBIE TACTICS - Fight mobs of undead attacking from all sides in this streamlined turn-based tactics that emphasizes unit placement and synergies. Help the survivors live through fights and manage their rations to avoid permanent death, and they just might be able to reach the Sanctuary.

Why similar: Zombies 74.4%, Strategy 16.8%, RPG 3.6%, Indie 3.4%, Action 1.8%

You and up to three friends fight to survive the Zombie outbreak in this game inspired by early '80s horror films!

Why similar: Zombies 71%, Strategy 19.9%, Action 9.1%

War of the Zombie brings together the best of turn-based simulation and real-time strategic gameplay action across the entire world at the very start of a mysterious undead outbreak.

Why similar: Zombies 62%, Strategy 38%

2D pixel style simulation business strategy game Build and operate your own survivor base, recruit and cultivate various professional combatants. Clear zombie strongholds, reduce regional infections, survive in the apocalypse, and establish your own power.

Why similar: Zombies 54.1%, Real Time Tactics 31%, Strategy 13.5%, Indie 1.4%

Black One Blood Brothers is a tactical military shooter game where strategy and coordination are key. Command a squad of top operators, with unique skills, through high-risk missions around the globe. Customize your crew, plan your missions, and adjust on the fly for a vast replayability.

Why similar: Military 51.3%, Real Time Tactics 22.6%, Strategy 17%, Action 9.1%

Guide a group of survivors trying to strive in this alien yet familiar environment. Fight against mutated creatures and use their parts to craft and upgrade your weapons.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 37.4%, Tactical RPG 34%, Strategy 16.3%, RPG 12.3%

Golden-age RTS classic. Fast-paced action & strategic decision-making, battling evil arch-enemies, zombies, and retro-futuristic technologies. All to a '90s electro-metal soundtrack and FMV live-action cut scenes.

Why similar: Zombies 65.4%, Strategy 25.4%, Action 9.2%

From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.

Why similar: Zombies 84.3%, Action RPG 9.9%, Action 5.8%

It's the zombie-slaying survival game with JRPG elements you didn't know you wanted! Get swarmed by zombies in active-time battles, search for other survivors, eat and most importantly: SURVIVE!

Why similar: Indie 39.6%, RPG 27%, Strategy 23%, Action 10.4%

Quarantine is an intense turn-based strategy game about waging war on pandemic disease. Recruit a team of specialized operatives to deploy on worldwide missions. Research the contagion, upgrade your tech, and quarantine the outbreak before it kills us all.

Why similar: Strategy 71.6%, RPG 20.7%, Indie 7.8%

A combination of Action RPG and Tower Defense: slay monsters, find weapons, upgrade your armies, defend your base… Prevent humanity from extinction at the hands of monsters from Greek mythology and ancient tribes. Don't let them cross the gate, commander!

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 41.5%, Action RPG 21.1%, Strategy 15.7%, RPG 13.6%, Action 8.1%

Pick your faction, Monster, strategy, and find out who gets to become King of the Undead!

Why similar: Zombies 53.2%, Strategy 28.1%, Action 11.9%, Indie 6.8%

The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!

Why similar: Zombies 63.1%, Action RPG 17.7%, RPG 9.4%, Action 7%, Indie 2.8%

Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 37.3%, Military 35.5%, Strategy 15.7%, Action 7.3%, Indie 4.2%