- #1 SteamWorld Heist
97% matchVery Positive94% of 6,226 reviews2016
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!
Why similar: Turn-Based 33.5%, Strategy 16.7%, RPG 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the tactical, squad-based combat and quirky, character-focused charm found in Chroma Squad.
- #2 Into the Breach
96% matchVery Positive94% of 22,217 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.7%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Strategy 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers highly refined, puzzle-like tactical combat that rewards careful positioning and team synergy.
- #3 Tactical Breach Wizards
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,112 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.6%, Turn-Based 22.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, RPG 9%, Comedy 5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a humorous, character-driven narrative paired with satisfying, grid-based tactical gameplay.
- #4 Knights of Pen and Paper 2
95% matchVery Positive87% of 2,860 reviews2015
Dev: Kyy GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references. Knights of Pen & Paper 2 is a turn-based, retro style, pixel-art adventure full of danger, intrigue, death, and saving throws!
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.4%, RPG 30%, Strategy 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Comedy 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: It embraces a meta-narrative approach to RPGs, much like the show-production theme of Chroma Squad.
- #5 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
94% matchVery Positive87% of 8,059 reviews2020
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.6%, RPG 22%, Strategy 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the comedic, party-based tactical RPG experience with a focus on distinct character roles.
- #6 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
94% matchVery Positive88% of 6,353 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: Tactical RPG 23.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, RPG 18.2%, Strategy 12%, Turn-Based 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, robust tactical RPG experience with extensive team customization and management.
- #7 Star Renegades
92% matchVery Positive83% of 3,065 reviews2020
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.Pub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 31.1%, Turn-Based 21.5%, RPG 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a stylish, turn-based combat system that emphasizes team-based abilities and tactical planning.
- #8 Saturday Morning RPG
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 554 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Critical Depth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Saturday Morning RPG is an episodic JRPG set in world heavily inspired by 1980s Saturday morning cartoons and pop culture.
Why similar: RPG 39.2%, Turn-Based 28.2%, Comedy 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the 80s nostalgia and episodic superhero themes that inspired the core concept of Chroma Squad.
- #9 Voidspire Tactics
91% matchVery Positive97% of 290 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 26.8%, RPG 17.8%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Strategy 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: This indie title focuses on grid-based tactical combat and exploration, providing a classic RPG feel.
- #10 Renowned Explorers: International Society
90% matchVery Positive92% of 2,907 reviews2015
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this strategic rogue-like you become a famous expedition leader in the 19th century. You form your own crew with the skills and personality to discover legendary treasures, while exploring randomized locations and stories on every new adventure.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.9%, Tactical RPG 23.5%, Strategy 15.2%, RPG 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines strategic party management with turn-based encounters in a way that feels like managing a production crew.
- #11 Wildermyth
88% matchVery Positive95% of 18,226 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 36.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.9%, Turn-Based 18.1%, RPG 10.2%, Strategy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: The game excels at procedural storytelling and party-based character growth, making every tactical battle feel personal.
- #12 Alvora Tactics
89% matchVery Positive92% of 151 reviews2017
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Alvora Tactics is an indie Tactics RPG that combines strategic combat with immersive exploration. Explore and conquer Great Serpent Alvora with your own customizable band of warriors!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.2%, RPG 17.8%, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Turn-Based 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a pure tactical experience with a focus on party composition and grid-based movement.
- #13 Wargroove
89% matchVery Positive83% of 5,267 reviews2019
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 34.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Strategy 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers classic grid-based tactical combat with a vibrant aesthetic and a focus on unit management.
- #14 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
87% matchVery Positive93% of 9,828 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.8 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 32.8%, Turn-Based 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, RPG 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This deep tactical RPG offers complex team management and character building that will appeal to fans of squad-based strategy.
- #15 Disgaea 5 Complete
86% matchVery Positive88% of 3,581 reviews2018
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 42.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Tactical RPG 25.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based 18%, RPG 15%, Strategy 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features over-the-top, anime-inspired tactical combat with a heavy emphasis on team synergy and character customization.
- #16 Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 598 reviews2015
Dev: The BitfatherPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enter the world of PIXEL HEROES and prepare yourself for a thrilling RPG/Roguelike experience like you have never seen before!
Why similar: RPG 33.4%, Turn-Based 29.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Indie 7.6%, Turn-Based Combat 7%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the retro pixel-art aesthetic and humorous tone of classic RPGs.
- #17 Untamed Tactics
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 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 41.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, RPG 11.8%, Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RPG features a strong emphasis on party-based combat and turn-based strategy.
- #18 Telepath Tactics Liberated
84% matchVery Positive84% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Sinister DesignPub: indie.io
Windows
An SRPG fan's SRPG! Imagine Fire Emblem with destructible battlefields; the ability to place traps; the ability to shove enemies off cliffs, into lava, or into each other; and a built-in campaign creator.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 37.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.3%, RPG 13.7%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a solid tactical RPG foundation with unique character abilities and grid-based combat.
- #19 Dungeon Rushers
85% matchMixed62% of 1,236 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 26.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, RPG 16%, Strategy 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a mix of dungeon crawling and turn-based tactical combat with a comedic flair.
- #20 Tinyfolks
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,100 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 41.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 21%, RPG 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Strategy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on party management and tactical combat with a charming, minimalist pixel-art style.
- #21 MASSIVE CHALICE
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,907 reviews2015
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
MASSIVE CHALICE is a tactical strategy game set on an epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation, you'll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300 year war.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, Strategy 20.1%, Tactical RPG 9.8%, RPG 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines long-term strategy and management with tactical, turn-based combat encounters.
- #22 Phantom Brave PC
82% matchVery Positive85% of 696 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: Tactical RPG 32.2%, RPG 18.9%, Turn-Based 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique summoning and tactical combat system that rewards creative team management.
- #23 Templar Battleforce
81% 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: Tactical RPG 32.2%, Turn-Based 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, RPG 8.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, squad-based tactical experience with a focus on unit specialization.
- #24 The Banner Saga
80% matchVery Positive89% of 15,944 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 38.3%, Turn-Based 25%, RPG 13.2%, Strategy 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends narrative-heavy decision-making with challenging, grid-based tactical combat.
- #25 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
78% matchVery Positive90% of 20,528 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22%, Turn-Based 21.2%, Strategy 19.7%, RPG 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tactical turn-based combat with squad-based exploration and character management.
- #26 Halfway
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,017 reviews2014
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Halfway is a turn-based strategy RPG taking place a few hundred years into the future. Humanity has started colonising new worlds. Until now, they were alone ...
Why similar: Turn-Based 29%, RPG 25.7%, Strategy 20%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6%
Why You'll Like It: This turn-based tactical game focuses on squad management and positioning in a sci-fi setting.
- #27 Dice Gambit
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,135 reviews2025
Dev: Chromatic InkPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 39.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.7%, RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Isometric 5.9%
- #28 Sentinels of Freedom
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: Underbite Games
Windows
Prepare for a story-driven campaign within the Sentinel Comics universe as you join forces with an ever-growing team to face a wide variety of villains. Create your hero, gather your team, and save the world in this exciting new turn-based strategy!
Why similar: Superhero 51.3% ★, RPG 22.3%, Strategy 18.5%, Indie 6.6%, Simulation 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a superhero-themed tactical RPG that focuses on team-based powers and grid-based combat.
- #29 Invisible, Inc.
78% matchVery Positive91% of 5,772 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 36.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Turn-Based 19%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes tactical positioning and team coordination in a high-stakes, turn-based environment.
- #30 Sproggiwood
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 595 reviews2014
Dev: Freehold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 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 39%, Tactical RPG 13.6%, RPG 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a lighthearted, grid-based tactical experience with procedural elements.
- #31 Effulgence RPG
76% matchVery Positive89% of 56 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: Tactical RPG 27.9%, Turn-Based 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, RPG 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
- #32 Together in Battle
75% matchVery Positive90% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Sinister Design
Windows
Manage a team of fantasy gladiators in this Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG with vibrant characters, funny random events, and emergent relationship-building. Uncover a sinister conspiracy; fight deep turn-based tactical battles; watch your characters grow together!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 37.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Management 9.9%, RPG 9.7%
- #33 Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition
77% matchVery Positive82% of 3,256 reviews2013
Dev: Behold StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set out on a grand adventure in this turn-based, retro style, pixel-art RPG, inspired by the great titles of the 90's. Take on the roles of in-game players taking on the roles of their characters in a traditional pen and paper RPG session in the ultimate meta roleplaying experience.
Why similar: Turn-Based 39.6%, RPG 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Indie 5.4%, Comedy 5.2%
- #34 Crawl Tactics
74% matchVery Positive92% of 219 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: Tactical RPG 26.4%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, RPG 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%
- #35 Telepath Tactics
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2015
Dev: Sinister Design
Windows
A deep indie strategy RPG with destructible battlefields; the ability to build bridges, traps, and barricades; the ability to shove enemies off cliffs and into lava; and full-fledged mod support.
Why similar: RPG 28.2%, Strategy 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.7%, Turn-Based 19.8%, Indie 7.7%
- #36 Ultimate Space Commando
75% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Creatio 49Pub: Angry Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
USC is a turn-based, top-down view tactics game in which you control the crew of a stranded recon vessel in a "first contact war" for survival, featuring a detailed combat system with RPG elements, fully interactive randomized maps, unique weapons and gadgets, crafting, and custom multiplayer modes.
Why similar: RPG 33.3%, Strategy 28.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.1%, Indie 10.2%
- #37 Persona 5 Tactica
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,188 reviews2023
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join the Phantom Thieves as they lead an uprising of the heart! Assemble an all-star team of heroes in a brand-new story in this thrilling combat adventure set in Persona’s iconic universe.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 39.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, RPG 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Strategy 11.7%
- #38 Star Vikings Forever
74% matchVery Positive89% of 107 reviews2016
Dev: Rogue SnailPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Star Vikings Forever is a humorous Puzzle/RPG developed by the award-winning creators of Chroma Squad, Dungeonland, and Relic Hunters Zero.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22%, Strategy 16.7%, RPG 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Comedy 11.6%
- #39 Pit People®
71% matchVery Positive93% of 8,169 reviews2018
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species! Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Strategy 11.9%, RPG 10.9%
- #40 Squids Odyssey
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Build your team of Squid heroes for epic turn-based battles against corrupted crabs and shrimps! Steev and the rest of the Squids are in danger! An infectious ooze is corrupting their world, and this band of unlikely heroes needs to fight back to save their kingdom.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30%, Tactical RPG 23.4%, RPG 20.1%, Strategy 8%, Comedy 7%
- #41 Wolfstride
70% matchVery Positive89% of 882 reviews2021
Dev: OTA IMON StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Get wrecked in this immature grown-up RPG about a trio of troublemakers stumbling their way through a giant mecha tournament. Repair and upgrade the team’s hand-me-down rig, pick up odd jobs to pay the bills, and battle the best-of-the-best all while running from the regrettable choices of the past.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 35.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, RPG 12.6%, Strategy 10.8%
- #42 Swag and Sorcery
73% matchMixed54% of 3,253 reviews2019
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Grind for resources, manage your own fantasy village, create and equip your heroes and send them to collect swag in Swag and Sorcery - a new streamlined RPG from the creators of Punch Club and Graveyard Keeper.
Why similar: RPG 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Management 20.3%, Comedy 13.6%, Indie 6.9%
- #43 FLAMBERGE
73% matchMixed69% of 137 reviews2015
Dev: HYDEZEKE
Windows · Mac
Flamberge is a tactics RPG featuring free movement and simultaneous turns. Players plan out their moves ahead of time, then during execution, both allies and enemies will act at the same time.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.5%, RPG 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based 8.7%
- #44 Akumi Wars
69% matchVery Positive89% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Miltonius Arts, LLC
Windows
Calling all Bounty hunters! Akumi Wars is a turn-based RPG. Build your own party of irresponsible misfit heroes and delve into an epic world story with the ultimate goal of... avoiding needing to work retail. Armed with guns, magic, and a distracting amount of leg, hop on your ship for adventure!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 48.5%, RPG 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Comedy 10.9%, 2D 3%
- #45 Heroes Must Die
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: Heroic Games
Windows · Mac
Heroes Must Die is an action-RPG with aesthetics inspired by the best roleplaying games of the 16 bit era, with the sophisticated story and design of modern epics. Follow a grand and fun story of trying to break the world and then save it. Combat is easy to learn and difficult to master. Best of all, it's free.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 45.2%, RPG 28%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Comedy 12.1%, Story Rich 1.3%
- #46 Skulls of the Shogun
71% matchVery Positive90% of 869 reviews2013
Dev: 17-BIT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enter the Samurai Afterlife and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal monks, and mustachioed samurai generals. It's fast-paced turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars, and supercharged with fighting-game flare!
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.8%, Strategy 27.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Comedy 9.5%, Indie 9.2%
- #47 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,087 reviews2015
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.
Why similar: Management 52.6%, RPG 19.7%, Indie 15.9%, Funny 5.9%, Simulation 3.2%
- #48 OUTTA GAS
70% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Trevor KelloggPub: Good Steward Games
Windows
OUTTA GAS is a post-apocalyptic RPG featuring a turn-based SHOOTING GALLERY combat mechanic where blasting away body tiles damages monster health and decreases their combat stats. Explore four unique acts to find gas and get back on the road to the Party at the End of the World!
Why similar: RPG 48.5%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Indie 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #49 Gobs and Gods
68% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Alexandre GilottePub: None
Windows · Linux
Hire a band of almost-heroic goblins to fight and die for you in tactical turn-based battles, accomplish silly quests for the weird inhabitants of this fantastic world, and truly become a god - at least by goblin standards.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 43.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 22%, RPG 12%, Strategy 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%
- #50 Space Cats Tactics
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Mitzi Games
Windows
Fight nerve-wracking spaceship battles in this turn-based tactical space opera RPG! Manage your crew of feline warriors to adapt to every strategic situation and dive into a thrilling space opera story where your choices will determine your path.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 32.9%, Turn-Based 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, RPG 10.2%, Strategy 8.1%
- #51 Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 581 reviews2017
Dev: Pixelated Milk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, RPG 13%, Turn-Based 8.8%
- #52 SuperQuest
66% matchVery Positive100% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: HyperShrimp
Windows
Depart on a life-changing turn-based adventure to save the President!
Why similar: Turn-Based 33.9%, RPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Comedy 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 12%
- #53 Game Dev Tycoon
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 45,066 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 49.9%, Strategy 23.3%, Indie 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 4.3%, Simulation 3.3%
- #54 Fae Tactics
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,744 reviews2020
Dev: Endlessfluff GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.1 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 25.3%, RPG 20.5%, Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based 13.5%, Tactical RPG 13.3%
- #55 Ambition of the Slimes
69% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: altairworksPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
A new spin on strategy RPG gaming! Slimes, the weakest of RPG characters, can take over an enemy unit and fight! This twist on the genre allows Slimes of various types to take over and control a broad range of powerful human units - it's a wonderful underdog story!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.6%, Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, RPG 11%
- #56 Vanaris Tactics
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 173 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 37.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.9%, RPG 14%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Strategy 10.1%
- #57 Tap Heroes
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,372 reviews2015
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Welcome to the first puppet show RPG! Participate in battling a ton of foes, buy new upgrades, cast magic and recruit new Heroes. Or just sit back and enjoy the show as your Heroes fight on their own while you watch or do other things.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 53.7%, RPG 15.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Funny 3.3%
- #58 8-Colors Star Guardians +
66% matchVery Positive94% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Andrea DemetrioPub: Der Mondhase
Windows
Alien monsters have invaded Earth! It's up to the Star Guardians, a dysfunctional group of heroines, to protect the planet and awkwardly save the day (yet again)! Fight evil with pixelated style, in this turn-based, choose-your-boss-path game made with just 8 colors!
Why similar: Superhero 29.4% ★, Tactical RPG 27.9%, RPG 15%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #59 Guards II: Chaos in Hell
64% matchVery Positive95% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecruiser GamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Assemble a squad of four fearless heroes and embark on a deadly journey through the circles of Hell, inspired by dark myths from around the world. Battle legions of demons and challenge the Devil himself!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 29.3%, Turn-Based 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, RPG 9.4%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%