- #1 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
97% matchVery Positive88% of 6,240 reviews2019
Dev: 6 Eyes StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
Why similar: Strategy 23.5%, Tactical RPG 21.1%, RPG 19.5%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #2 Trials of Fire
96% matchVery Positive86% of 3,239 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.4 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: Card Battler 19.9%, Tactical RPG 17%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Card Game 9.8%, Deckbuilding 9.6%
- #3 Grand Guilds
96% matchMixed57% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: Drix Studios
Windows
Story-driven, tactical RPG with unique card combat mechanics. Follow the adventures of Eliza and her crew as they struggle to prevent an impending war.
Why similar: Strategy 26.1%, Tactical RPG 19%, RPG 17.1%, Card Game 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%
- #4 Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars
95% matchVery Positive80% of 1,413 reviews2021
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is an RPG set in a world of swords and sorcery, told entirely through the medium of cards.
Why similar: Card Battler 22.2%, Turn-Based 18.6%, Card Game 13.2%, Strategy 12.6%, Deckbuilding 11.6%
- #5 Battle Chasers: Nightwar
94% matchVery Positive87% of 7,312 reviews2017
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.
Why similar: RPG 40.8%, Turn-Based 22.6%, JRPG 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 7%, Indie 4%
- #6 Gordian Quest
94% matchVery Positive89% of 5,923 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.5 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: Card Battler 19.7%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Turn-Based 13.9%, Card Game 12.2%, Strategy 11.3%
- #7 Fae Tactics
93% 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: Strategy 35%, RPG 25.2%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Tactical RPG 12.5%, Female Protagonist 4.9%
- #8 Ash of Gods: Redemption
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,435 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: Tactical RPG 32.3%, Strategy 22%, Turn-Based 20.3%, RPG 16.7%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #9 Dream Tactics
91% 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: Card Battler 22.9%, Tactical RPG 19%, Deckbuilding 17.5%, Strategy 13.5%, JRPG 9.2%
- #10 Card City Nights
91% matchVery Positive88% of 999 reviews2014
Dev: Ludosity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Card City Nights is not a traditional card-trading game. It's an adventure game with zany characters to meet and weird locations to explore. In the center is our new card battle system that breaks away from the fantasy TCG mold with connecting cards to form combos.
Why similar: Card Battler 35.3%, Card Game 21.1%, Deckbuilding 20.9%, Trading Card Game 10.1% ★, Turn-Based 3.6%
- #11 Shadowhand: RPG Card Game
90% matchVery Positive82% of 824 reviews2017
Dev: Grey Alien GamesPub: Positech Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Shadowhand is a strategic RPG card game. Duel powerful enemies in 18th Century England with unique solitaire-style turn-based combat. Equip your character strategically to sneak, slice and blast through foes!
Why similar: Card Battler 20.2%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Card Game 11.6%, Strategy 10.6%
- #12 Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
88% matchVery Positive95% of 14,248 reviews2022
Dev: Dancing Dragon GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to the land!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 37.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, RPG 14.5%, Strategy 11.6%, JRPG 7.1%
- #13 Dark Sky
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Ganymede GamesPub: Midwest Games
Windows
Dark Sky is a narrative RPG deckbuilder that features tactical combat and a branching card upgrade system. Assemble your party, customize your deck, and harness powerful synergies to master strategic battles as you unravel the mystery behind a planetary catastrophe.
Why similar: Card Battler 18.2%, Tactical RPG 15.3%, Deckbuilding 15%, Strategy 13.4%, Card Game 13.3%
- #14 Sproggiwood
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 592 reviews2014
Dev: Freehold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike.
Why similar: Turn-Based 41.9%, Strategy 16.7%, Tactical RPG 11.7%, RPG 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%
- #15 Zoeti
87% matchMixed65% of 503 reviews2023
Dev: Dusklight CO., LTD.Pub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Zoeti is a turn-based roguelite that features a deck of playing cards used to create card combos and activate skills in the heat of battle. Bolster your arsenal of skills through battles, discoverable upgrades, or aid from the locals which enhance your plays to overcome the evil plaguing your land.
Why similar: Card Battler 22.8%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Deckbuilding 16.1%, Card Game 14%, Strategy 12.7%
- #16 Dungeon Drafters
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 753 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.6%, Deckbuilding 18.5%, Card Game 15.3%, Strategy 13.9%, JRPG 9.4%
- #17 Masquerada: Songs and Shadows
86% matchVery Positive89% of 543 reviews2016
Dev: Witching Hour StudiosPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Masquerada is a single-player tactical RPG set in a Renaissance-inspired city of magic, where real-time combat can be paused to set up elemental combos powered by Venetian-styled masks. Come for gorgeous hand-drawn art; stay for the rich lore & a thoughtful, fully-voiced tale of intrigue & tragedy.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 47%, RPG 26.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #18 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
84% 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 25.5%, Turn-Based 20.3%, Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, JRPG 9.3%
- #19 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
84% matchVery Positive92% of 4,424 reviews2023
Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
Why similar: Card Battler 19.3%, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Dice 13.8% ★, Turn-Based 13.5%, Card Game 11.4%
- #20 Deck of Ashes
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,061 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Deck of Ashes is an adventure game with tactical card combat. One character at a time, lead the cast of antiheroes on a quest for redemption. Explore the cursed fantasy world and hunt down powerful cards. Forge a unique Battle Deck, and crush your foes! Can you rid the world of the Ash Curse?
Why similar: Card Battler 30.4%, Deckbuilding 20.8%, Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based 11.1%, RPG 10.1%
- #21 Deep Sky Derelicts
83% 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: Card Battler 28.1%, Deckbuilding 21.5%, Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based 11.5%, RPG 11.4%
- #22 Hand of Fate 2
82% matchVery Positive84% of 5,759 reviews2017
Dev: Defiant Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33.3%, Card Game 27.6%, RPG 18.5%, Board Game 11%, Strategy 4.6%
- #23 Chrono Ark
79% matchVery Positive91% of 13,325 reviews2024
Dev: Al Fine
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
Why similar: Strategy 22.9%, RPG 17%, Card Battler 15%, Card Game 13.3%, Turn-Based 8.3%
- #24 Gloomhaven
81% matchVery Positive82% of 15,788 reviews2021
Dev: Flaming Fowl StudiosPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.9%, Deckbuilding 16%, Turn-Based 13.9%, Card Game 13.6%, Strategy 11.4%
- #25 C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield
82% matchMixed53% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.
Windows
This game combines roguelike-style deckbuilding with SRPGs to create an all-new experience! Follow Vel as she leads the Clausewitz Battalion into battle against Fahftania and the Hellmuth Brigade. Collect 100 different cards to build the strongest deck and fight enemies on a map shrouded in mist.
Why similar: Card Battler 24.3%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Card Game 15.5%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Strategy 11.7%
- #26 Arcadian Atlas
81% matchMixed54% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: Twin Otter StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Arcadian Atlas is a Tactical RPG about the choices people make for love and power, and how those decisions tear a kingdom apart.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.7%, Turn-Based 18.5%, Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, JRPG 9.4%
- #27 Dice Gambit
78% 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 31.4%, Deckbuilding 30.1%, JRPG 14.6%, RPG 12.9%, Character Customization 9.5%
- #28 EARTHLOCK
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 590 reviews2018
Dev: Snowcastle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Earthlock is an indie developed, adventure RPG inspired by the classic 3D RPGs of the late 90's, with a fresh take on turn based combat and character progression.
Why similar: Strategy 29.6%, RPG 23.3%, Turn-Based 16.1%, JRPG 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.6%
- #29 SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
78% matchVery Positive87% of 2,228 reviews2019
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!
Why similar: Card Battler 29.3%, Turn-Based 20.7%, Deckbuilding 19%, Card Game 16.3%, RPG 9.5%
- #30 Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 578 reviews2017
Dev: Pixelated Milk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs is a tactical RPG set in a cheerful fantasy world full of weirdness and wonder. Assemble your party, go adventuring, manage your kingdom, make new friends, and defeat your opponents in challenging turn-based combat.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.8%, JRPG 19%, Strategy 15.8%, RPG 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%
- #31 Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
75% matchVery Positive82% of 813 reviews2022
Dev: Supercombo, Inc.Pub: Rogue Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Arcanium is an Open-world, Strategy Card Adventure that merges Roguelite and Deckbuilding genres like never before. Control your party of three heroes, craft your deck, unlock a vast amount of cards and items and save the world of Arzu from corruption!
Why similar: Card Battler 19%, Tactical RPG 16.9%, Deckbuilding 14%, Trading Card Game 13.6% ★, Card Game 11.1%
- #32 Floppy Knights
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 398 reviews2022
Dev: Rose City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Meet the Floppy Knights: tangible projections summoned from floppy disks! Tactics fuse with card game mechanics as Phoebe and Carlton, a brilliant young inventor & her robot-arm bestie, square off in turn-based battles. Select your Knights, hone your deck, and execute your strategy for victory!
Why similar: Card Battler 22.4%, Deckbuilding 19%, Turn-Based 13.9%, Strategy 12.7%, Card Game 11.6%
- #33 Solitairica
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 564 reviews2016
Dev: Righteous Hammer Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solitairica takes RPG combat and challenging roguelike progression to a fresh new place—the world of solitaire! Using a variety of magical items and powerful spells, battle your way through a horde of ever-changing enemies and defeat the horrible Emperor Stuck.
Why similar: Card Battler 28.9%, Deckbuilding 15.5%, Card Game 15%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based 11.6%
- #34 Cardaclysm
77% matchMixed66% of 561 reviews2021
Dev: Elder GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Face the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in epic card battles! Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four is a procedurally generated collectible card game mixed with action RPG elements. Collect creature and spell cards throughout your journey and unleash their power if anyone opposes you!
Why similar: Card Battler 34.2%, Strategy 18.9%, Card Game 18.3%, RPG 12.5%, Deckbuilding 7.7%
- #35 Across the Obelisk
74% matchVery Positive81% of 12,790 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 53.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Why similar: Card Battler 19.2%, Tactical RPG 16.4%, Deckbuilding 15.5%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Card Game 11.8%
- #36 Wintermoor Tactics Club
75% matchVery Positive88% of 643 reviews2020
Dev: EVC GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.9%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, RPG 10.6%
- #37 Chaos Reborn
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,136 reviews2015
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.2%, Strategy 24.9%, RPG 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Board Game 8.4%
- #38 Othercide
73% matchVery Positive82% of 5,143 reviews2020
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.
Why similar: Strategy 38.7%, Turn-Based 24.2%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%
- #39 Knights in Tight Spaces
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 825 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences.
Why similar: Card Battler 25.6%, Tactical RPG 17.2%, Deckbuilding 16.1%, Card Game 13.7%, Strategy 12.7%
- #40 Nowhere Prophet
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,151 reviews2019
Dev: Sharkbomb StudiosPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
Why similar: Card Battler 14.8%, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Tactical RPG 13.1%, Turn-Based 11.5%, Trading Card Game 10.2% ★
- #41 Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
70% matchVery Positive94% of 709 reviews2023
Dev: D20Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
Why similar: Card Battler 24.2%, Deckbuilding 19.7%, Board Game 13.1%, Strategy 11.9%, Card Game 11.1%
- #42 Fatermyth
70% matchVery Positive84% of 517 reviews2024
Dev: KDreamPub: Merlion Games
Windows
"Fatermyth" is an RPG game that combines tabletop role-playing and adventure. The storylines of seven characters from different eras intertwine, depicting an epic of human heroes. The strategic battles with dice + skills add more challenges to the adventure.
Why similar: Card Battler 24.4%, Deckbuilding 22.2%, Card Game 15.5%, Strategy 11.7%, RPG 10.4%
- #43 Desert Revenant
71% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Kreationware
Windows
Desert Revenant is a strategic Roguelike Deck Building RPG packing a huge variety of cards to do battle with. Think about your every move and make careful decisions in hand-crafted encounters as you cut deals with Jinn and humans alike in your adventures amongst the dunes of Elmyr.
Why similar: Card Battler 21.5%, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Card Game 13.9%, Trading Card Game 12.6% ★, Strategy 11.8%
- #44 Zero Division
69% matchVery Positive87% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Robot Cat LimitedPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
A roguelite deckbuilder crossed with a CCG, set in a dark cyberpunk world. You will lead a three-man squad against competing factions fighting among the ashes of a world-wide war. Each operator comes with a unique deck that can be customized and augmented.
Why similar: Card Battler 24%, Deckbuilding 17.4%, Trading Card Game 14.8% ★, Card Game 13.8%, Strategy 10.2%
- #45 Reverie Knights Tactics
71% matchMixed59% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: 40 Giants EntertainmentPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reverie Knights Tactics is a turn-based tactical RPG with strategic battles in isometric grids where every decision can alter the story. Travel through a hand-drawn fantasy world and lead your heroes in a story-rich adventure, visual novel style!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 46.1%, RPG 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Indie 0.8%
- #46 Trulon: The Shadow Engine
73% matchMixed65% of 93 reviews2016
Dev: Kyy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
In a world of steampunk and magic you take the role of Gladia, a monster huntress set on a quest to find a cure to the disease that is spreading across Tripudia. Trulon combines adventure RPG elements with a unique card combat system.
Why similar: RPG 30.3%, Strategy 27.2%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Indie 9%
- #47 Celestian Tales: Old North
72% matchMixed70% of 443 reviews2015
Dev: Ekuator GamesPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Celestian Tales: Old North is a refreshing take on the classic turn-based Japanese style RPG. Scrapping away the cliché of a destined person or a boy/girl-saving-the-world, the story is tailored for a mature audience and questions the bare morals of a human being.
Why similar: RPG 34.5%, Turn-Based 28.3%, JRPG 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Indie 8.4%
- #48 No Mana, Just Dice
67% matchVery Positive89% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Dice CapitalPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Zero Mana. Massive Debt. No Mana, Just Dice is a tactical turn-based roguelike. Play as a dropout witch who needs dice just to take a single step! Use your limited dice to maneuver and attack, outsmart your bad luck, and seize the wish-granting scroll to rewrite your fate.
Why similar: Strategy 31.2%, Turn-Based 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Tactical RPG 12.1%, Dice 9.6% ★
- #49 Tamarak Trail
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Yarrow GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
In this deck-building roguelike, you'll use a customizable dice set as you battle through randomly generated trails - full of loot, mysteries, and danger to protect inhabitants from the evil that has corrupted the trail.
Why similar: Card Battler 20.6%, Deckbuilding 18.5%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Card Game 12.6%, Strategy 12.5%
- #50 Mahokenshi - The Samurai Deckbuilder
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 600 reviews2023
Dev: Game Source StudioPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Begin your journey to become a mighty samurai mage! In a blend of adventure, strategy and deckbuilding gameplay, choose how you will follow the way of the Mahoken. Explore the Celestial Islands, build your deck, battle challenging demons, and protect the land from the forces of corruption.
Why similar: Card Battler 20.5%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Board Game 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Card Game 12.1%
- #51 Vanaris Tactics
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: Matheus ReisPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Vanaris Tactics is a short narrative tactical RPG experience that tells a story about refugees fleeing their occupied motherland. You lead a group of refugees looking for freedom outside the walls of Vanaris, unite your people and use tactical prowess to escape your oppressors.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 36.4%, Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, RPG 16.2%, Female Protagonist 5%
- #52 Virgo Versus The Zodiac
68% matchVery Positive92% of 947 reviews2019
Dev: Moonana
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dethrone the Zodiacs, revive the Golden Age and purge the Heretics that swarm the galaxy as Virgo, the queen of Purity, in this unforgiving timed actions turn-based JRPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.1%, RPG 23.8%, JRPG 17%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Indie 7.3%
- #53 Dungeon Rushers
71% matchMixed62% of 1,233 reviews2016
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.5%, Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, RPG 12.6%, Board Game 11.7%
- #54 Ash of Gods: The Way
67% matchVery Positive82% of 483 reviews2023
Dev: AurumDust
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Solve tactical puzzles in constantly changing battles and overcome circumstances that are NEVER in your favor. Defend your commander, win duels, capture points, experiment with your strategy to defeat a superior enemy, and make decisions that affect your story.
Why similar: Card Battler 23.9%, Deckbuilding 20.1%, Tactical RPG 18.3%, Card Game 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%
- #55 Astral Throne
66% matchVery Positive82% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Sun Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery of a land beset by a Falling Star's curse in this Roguelike Strategy RPG inspired by the classics. Build your party, recruit new allies, and synergize your team's skills for decisive victory.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 39.9%, Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, RPG 13.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #56 Moon's Creed
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: Creedon Games
Windows
Choose your zodiac hero. Craft unique decks. Collect astral boons. Vanquish corrupted constellations. Ascend through cosmic chaos!
Why similar: Card Battler 28.9%, Deckbuilding 24.7%, Card Game 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Strategy 10.8%
- #57 Crowntakers
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 681 reviews2014
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.2%, Strategy 26.5%, RPG 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Board Game 6.5%
- #58 Gales of Nayeli
66% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Blindcoco Studios
Windows
Gales of Nayeli is a Grid-Based Strategy RPG featuring 40+ playable characters. Follow Nayeli as she travels across Iuven on her way to face the tyrant, Bloodlust. Along the way, she will meet victims of Bloodlust’s reign lead the last charge against a darkness that echoes across time and space.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 31.9%, Strategy 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, RPG 16.5%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #59 Cross Blitz
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,591 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!
Why similar: Card Battler 25.3%, Deckbuilding 22.1%, Card Game 15.6%, Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%