- #1 Miasma Chronicles
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,803 reviews2023
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: 505 Games Official
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won’t forget. Embark on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland torn apart by a savage force known only as the ‘Miasma’.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Tactical 20%, Dystopian 12.2%, Strategy 9.2%
- #2 Showgunners
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,825 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Tactical 19.9%, Dystopian 10.3%, Strategy 9.1%
- #3 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
96% matchVery Positive90% of 20,374 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 23.9%, Tactical 20.2%, Strategy 17.5%, RPG 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #4 Gears Tactics
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,500 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.4%, Strategy 29.5%, Tactical 17.9%, Turn-Based 6.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.9%
- #5 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 409 reviews2019
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Tactical 15.9%, Difficult 11.5%, Strategy 8.2%
- #6 Chains of Freedom
94% matchVery Positive81% of 494 reviews2025
Dev: NordcurrentPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey in a high-stakes, turn-based tactics game. Lead an elite squad in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European country as you unravel a conspiracy threatening the state. Navigate intense strategic battles and adapt to ever-evolving challenges to prevail.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.6%, Tactical 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Strategy 13.1%, Dystopian 11.3%
- #7 Jagged Alliance 3
92% matchVery Positive89% of 14,231 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.7%, Tactical 21.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Strategy 14.2%, RPG 6%
- #8 Black Legend
93% matchMixed65% of 208 reviews2021
Dev: Warcave
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A dark, immersive Turn Based Strategy RPG. Master tactical combat and the art of 17th century alchemy to liberate a doomed city from a bloodthirsty cult inspired by the great alchemist Mephisto.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Tactical 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Difficult 12.1%, Strategy 9.3%
- #9 Crown Wars: The Black Prince
91% matchMixed60% of 580 reviews2024
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
The War of Crowns rages on. Knights and brigands run rampant throughout the land, sowing destruction. From your castle base, rise to become the lord who leads the battle against the forces of evil in this turn-based tactics and strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Tactical 16.5%, Strategy 12.5%, RPG 9.9%
- #10 Ancient Frontier
91% matchMixed66% of 131 reviews2017
Dev: Fair Weather Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ancient Frontier is a turn-based strategy RPG set in the far future. You command the fleet. Buy new ships, outfit them with crew and equipment, then deploy and destroy the enemy. Take control of massive fleets of capital ships and support craft as you play through two unique campaigns.
Why similar: Strategy 22.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.8%, Tactical 15.1%, Dark 6.9%
- #11 XCOM®: Chimera Squad
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,227 reviews2020
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 41.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Strategy 19.4%, Tactical 7.3%, Turn-Based 5.7%
- #12 Phantom Doctrine
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,637 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Turn-Based Tactics 33.4%, Tactical 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Strategy 13.4%, Stealth 8.1%
- #13 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
89% matchVery Positive93% of 57,975 reviews2012
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33.2%, Tactical 27.7%, Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Turn-Based 6.7%
- #14 Free Strategy Chess Game
87% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Wang ZhongQi
Windows
1.It is The Strategy Chess Game. 2.All operations are performed using the left mouse button. 3.In the world map, left-click to move the character. If the character is not visible, click the second and third buttons below to locate them.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.5%, Tactical 20.7%, Strategy 18.2%, 3D 3.8%
- #15 Jagged Alliance Flashback
88% matchMixed47% of 775 reviews2014
Dev: Full Control
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Jagged Alliance Flashback brings back the true spirit of this legendary series: Turn-based tactics meets crazy mercenary personalities and intense battles. Manage your squad of unique mercenaries, secure your income and take back the island - sector by sector, turn by turn.
Why similar: Tactical 29%, Strategy 26.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, RPG 11.3%, Turn-Based 10.3%
- #16 Antisquad
86% matchMixed52% of 297 reviews2014
Dev: InsGamesPub: INSGAMES LIMITED
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Widely known in small circles as AntiSquad, they are a military tactical response unit. These hardened military professionals, tired of bureaucracy, politics and serving the armed forces, have established a private paramilitary formation located in south United States.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.5%, Strategy 26.6%, Tactical 20.5%, Turn-Based 11.3%, Action 6.7%
- #17 Silent Storm Gold Edition
86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,061 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.2%, Tactical 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Strategy 13.4%, RPG 9.1%
- #18 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Fast-paced tactical combat meets strategic management in this sequel to the acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. Take control of either the ancient and deathless Necron legions or the techno-religious acolytes of the Omnissiah, with the fate of a world in your hands.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Tactical 16.5%, Strategy 10.4%, Difficult 9%
- #19 FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 649 reviews2023
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake is an immersive, tactical turn-based RPG, placing you in command of the awe-inspiring Wanzers – powerful military machines.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Strategy 15.9%, Futuristic 11.4%, Tactical 9.8%
- #20 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
84% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Lipsar Studio
Windows
Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, Tactical 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Strategy 15.3%, RPG 8.4%
- #21 Warhounds
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Everplay DMCCPub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Warhounds is a turn-based tactics game about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action movie vibe, inspired by XCOM and Jagged Alliance. Recruit unique fighters, upgrade your base, and fight for Africa’s future. No fake RNG - only true ballistics and lethal tactics.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.4%, Tactical 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Strategy 15.4%, RPG 8.2%
- #22 Mercenary Warriors
82% match9 user reviews91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Recreated Games
Windows
Mercenary Warriors is a Turn Based PVP Strategy Game set in a fantasy world. Create your own team selecting 9 of the multiple warriors available to you and rise to the top.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.6%, Strategy 19.1%, Tactical 14.2%, Action 8.6%
- #23 Shift'n Slay
79% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: DREBOT game studio
Windows
Shift’n Slay is an amped-up turn-based tactical roguelike, where you fight your way through a cyberpunk hell step by step, trying to break a time loop engineered by corporate bastards.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.9%, Tactical 21.1%, Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Difficult 8.5%
- #24 Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion
81% matchMixed64% of 104 reviews2015
Dev: Witching Hour StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion is a turn-based wargame, where strategic troop placement is essential to succeed, but this is just one of the many choices you will face while fighting your way through your many battles!
Why similar: Strategy 22.3%, Tactical 21%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, RPG 14%
- #25 Villwars
80% matchMixed52% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Phoenixxx Games
Windows
Villwars is a real time strategy game. Control your troops and reach the very center of enemy lands! Protect your lands, attack and think over the battle strategy depending on the terrain and position.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.4%, Strategy 24.1%, Tactical 22.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #26 Fallen: A2P Protocol
81% matchMostly Negative38% of 226 reviews2015
Dev: Red Katana
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Tactical 20.5%, Strategy 15.1%, RPG 11.2%
- #27 The Ghost Protocol: Echoes of Steel
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nir LevyPub: 8an Studio
Windows
Command a squad of broken survivors on a planet that hunts you. A tactical mech-action game, you must build your base, defend against crystalline swarms, and manage the "Icarus Drift"—a neural link that grants god-like power but costs your humanity. Will you break the enemy, or become part of it?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Strategy 17.1%, RPG 13.9%, Tactical 11.3%
- #28 Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Fair Weather Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Steel Shadows is a standalone tactics RPG set in the epic universe of Ancient Frontier. Take command of a rag tag band of pirates and outlaws as you fight your way across the Frontier for treasure and glory. Delve into our latest turn based tactical RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.4%, Strategy 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Tactical 16.8%, Difficult 10.2%
- #29 Goetita: Turn-based City
77% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: AigoiAPub: Oidoi Company
Windows · Linux
Goetita: Turn-based city is a turn-based strategy game controlling the element of random through rational judgment. Survive team even in a desperate situation when all your resources are running out in the cold and dark city!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Tactical 19%, Strategy 11.7%, Dark 8.8%
- #30 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
75% matchVery Positive87% of 7,902 reviews2020
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.6 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 Tactics 28.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, RPG 11.7%, Tactical 10.8%, Strategy 9.8%
- #31 Might & Magic: Heroes VI
77% matchMixed48% of 9,158 reviews2011
Dev: BlackholePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Heroes VI is a fast-paced epic story where Angels plot to end -- once and for all -- an unfinished war with their ancient rivals, the Faceless.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 38.3%, Strategy 27.8%, RPG 13.8%, Tactical 10%, Turn-Based 9.8%
- #32 Halfway
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,012 reviews2014
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.5 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: Strategy 23.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.6%, RPG 18.3%, Tactical 13%, Turn-Based 9.3%
- #33 Breach & Clear
76% matchVery Positive82% of 2,423 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Tactical 36.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%, Turn-Based 4.9%
- #34 Wanna Survive
74% matchVery Positive93% of 301 reviews2019
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Turn-Based Tactics 23.3%, Tactical 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Difficult 15.5%, Strategy 8.2%
- #35 Clash of the Kingdoms
72% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: New Horizons
Windows
Clash for the Kingdom is a turn-based strategy game for two players where you command animated 3D pieces on a 7x7 board, making tactical decisions with irreversible consequences to capture enemy territory or eliminate their army.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 33.9%, Strategy 19.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%, 3D 5.8%
- #36 Regular Strategy Game
75% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Dusa Softworks
Windows · Mac
Regular Strategy Game is strategy puzzle game built around the idea of combining aspects from a board game and a turn based combat videogame. Will you be able to figure out the right moves to beat each challenge?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.8%, Tactical 25%, Strategy 15.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #37 Fight Life: Vanguard Prologue
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StartImpulsePub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Engage in tactical turn-based combat, manage and upgrade each character, and strive to reclaim harmony in a world on the brink of oblivion. Take on the mantle of leadership as you guide a mercenary squad through perilous landscapes, selecting your comrades from a diverse pool of skilled recruits.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Strategy 18.9%, RPG 15.4%, Tactical 15.3%
- #38 UFO2: Extraterrestrials
73% matchMixed58% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: Chaos Concept
Windows
Are strategy games with strong RPG elements your cup of tea? Did you enjoy games like Xcom: UFO Defence, the Fallout series, the Civilization series, the Heroes of Might and magic? And now you are looking for something new to satisfy your craving for turn-based fun?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 26%, Strategy 16.2%, Tactical 13%, RPG 12.2%
- #39 Capes
72% matchMixed69% of 488 reviews2024
Dev: Spitfire InteractivePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Superheroes clash in this turn based strategy game. Recruit, train, and deploy your team in order to take back the city from the villains that hold it hostage.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Tactical 18.3%, Dystopian 14.3%, Strategy 9.7%
- #40 Neon Raiders
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gridwork Games
Windows
From the creators of Mutant Year Zero comes a bold new take on turn-based tactics: a fast-paced, 1–4 player co-op heist game where you and your crew act as one. Build your team of raiders, take on high-stakes raids, and experience tactical combat like never before, no waiting, just pure action.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.5%, Strategy 17.9%, Tactical 14.8%, 3D 4.6%
- #41 Crossfire: Dungeons
74% matchMixed48% of 91 reviews2015
Dev: Random Thoughts EntertainmentPub: Random Thoughts Enterainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Battle against rival fantasy armies in this fast paced turn based strategy game. Fight powerful bosses while you hunt for treasure in dungeon mode, play through over one hundred single player missions in campaign mode, or match wits against your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 40.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 35.8%, Strategy 23.8%
- #42 Theater of Carnage
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Arrow^2 team
Windows
Battle for glory in the arena, fighting challengers and climbing the ranks. Show your tactical prowess in this turn-based strategy game. Choose one of distinct factions and put together a team of champions with a set of unique skills. Outsmart and destroy your opponents.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 35%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.3%, Tactical 21.3%, Strategy 17.3%
- #43 Vultures - Scavengers of Death
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team VulturesPub: Firesquid
Windows
VULTURES is a tactical turn-based survival horror, inspired by 90's survival horror classics. As an operative, scavenge the infested metropolis for materials and information that could cure the infection plaguing the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Tactical 13.2%, Dystopian 11.6%, Dark 8.1%
- #44 Element Space
71% matchMixed55% of 295 reviews2019
Dev: Sixth VowelPub: Inca Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Year 2199. Assemble an elite crew and make allies to combat a shadowy organization threatening the future of humanity. Face overwhelming odds with strategy. Make your choices and save us from extinction.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.1%, Tactical 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Strategy 13.7%, RPG 9.6%
- #45 VLAK
67% matchVery Positive98% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Jiří Křek
Windows · Mac · Linux
The task in this 2D game is to control the train and collect various objects with it, which will be attached to the train in the form of a wagon. After hitting a wall or wagon, the level is reset. After collecting all the objects, just go through the gate to the next level.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 35.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Strategy 18.8%, Tactical 15.3%, Action 6.4%
- #46 Dungeon Slayer: Tactics
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: LeeT Game
Windows
A turn-based strategy game where you explore dark dungeons in a fantasy world filled with the monster. In your mission to save innocent people, you need to have a great sense of strategy and a little bit of imagination to slay the dark creatures!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.6%, Tactical 18.6%, Strategy 13%, Dark 10.5%
- #47 Day of the Shell
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Duper GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Day of the Shell is a “one-click, one-turn” tactical rogue-lite. In a shattered and flooded world, travel from island to island with only hope and a revolver, challenging and appeasing the gods.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29%, Tactical 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Exploration 8.2%, Strategy 8%
- #48 Might & Magic® Heroes® VII
70% matchMixed54% of 7,076 reviews2015
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Might & Magic® Heroes® VII makes a triumphant return bringing you the essence of turn based strategy gaming. Set in a fantasy universe with RPG progression with a strong story narrative, you will embark on a journey that you will never forget!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 47.8%, Strategy 29%, RPG 12.7%, Turn-Based 7.4%, Atmospheric 2.6%
- #49 Dreadlands
70% 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 22.5%, Tactical 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Futuristic 8.2%
- #50 Chesslands
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ThisIsNotAPawn
Windows
Chesslands is a turn based tactics game where you train chess pieces with 4 unique abilities each and deploy them into battleground to win your opponent.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 27.8%, Strategy 22%, Tactical 16.2%, 3D 5%
- #51 Midnight Manhunt
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lorix Games
Windows
A cyberpunk, turn-based hide-and-seek tactics game of pursuit and deception. Outsmart, outmaneuver, and outlast beneath the gaze of an omnipresent AI. When the system sees everything, deception is your only weapon.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.6%, Strategy 19.1%, Tactical 9.2%, Futuristic 6.9%
- #52 Lonelode
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: L7
Windows
Lonelode is a turn-based, placement-focused mining battle game. Each turn, you randomly receive a mining tool; rotate it and choose the right position to dig, competing for control of lonelodes—watch out for hidden mines, which can blow up your tool.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 42.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 33.4%, Strategy 24%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #53 Weaves of Fate
69% matchMixed69% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: Tom Kingston
Windows
Weaves of Fate is a unique and epic blend of isometric role playing and tactical strategy. In the far future, a demonic invasion throughout all of time has been triggered as a result of humanity’s actions.
Why similar: Strategy 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Tactical 15.4%, RPG 14.7%
- #54 Wuxing Summoner
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: simmirror
Windows
"Wuxing Summoner" is a game that combines match-three with turn-based strategy! Here, you match elements to gather resources, summon soldiers, and battle on a turn-based battlefield.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 36.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 32.8%, Strategy 30.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #55 Twilight Wars
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: Comrade Bear Games
Windows
Twilight Wars is a tactical dungeon crawler set in a neon-drenched cyberpunk future. Corporations rule the world. Rebuild a shattered spy agency, assemble a team of elite operatives, and wage a covert war to reclaim the world from the shadows.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Tactical 14.6%, Difficult 12.9%, Strategy 7.9%
- #56 Agent Awesome
69% matchMixed62% of 930 reviews2015
Dev: Chaos IndustriesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Agent Awesome is a humorous strategy game in which you will have to help Agent A plan the perfect strategy to take down E.V.I.L., all of this in order to win a drunk dare. Awesome, right?
Why similar: Tactical 30.8%, Strategy 27.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%
- #57 Book of Aliens
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thing Trunk
Windows
Aliens invade Paperverse! Protect the terrorized civilians and discover the source of the alien threat in this minimalist game of battlefield tactics and global defense strategy.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.2%, Tactical 23.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Strategy 14.7%, RPG 8.4%