- #1 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
97% matchVery Positive89% of 6,518 reviews2014
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Cyberpunk 26.5%, Turn-Based 24.1%, Isometric 13.3%, RPG 8.5%, Tactical 8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive cyberpunk tactical RPG that perfectly mirrors the narrative depth and turn-based combat found in the seed game.
- #2 Invisible, Inc.
96% matchVery Positive91% of 5,734 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 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 12.6%, Cyberpunk 12.3%, Isometric 11.1%, Stealth 10.4%, Turn-Based 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the high-stakes heist planning and stealth-focused tactical gameplay that defines the core experience of Cyber Knights.
- #3 Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
96% matchVery Positive87% of 4,794 reviews2015
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.4%, Turn-Based 23.7%, Isometric 14.2%, RPG 8.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar isometric cyberpunk world with deep character progression and tactical squad-based combat.
- #4 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,981 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.
Why similar: Turn-Based 14.7%, Tactical RPG 14.2%, Party-Based RPG 14.2%, Cyberpunk 11%, Isometric 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, it shares the same DNA of deep tactical RPG mechanics and complex narrative consequences.
- #5 Templar Battleforce
95% matchVery Positive93% of 976 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 14.5%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Perma Death 13.4%, Strategy RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Also from the same developers, this title offers intense, squad-based tactical combat with significant character customization.
- #6 Jagged Alliance 3
94% matchVery Positive89% of 14,438 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.0 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 15.6%, Tactical 12.4%, Tactical RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a robust mercenary management system combined with deep turn-based tactical combat and strategic decision-making.
- #7 Wasteland 3
93% matchVery Positive85% of 22,068 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 13.1%, Party-Based RPG 12.9%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Isometric 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A premier post-apocalyptic tactical RPG that emphasizes squad-based combat and meaningful choices that impact the game world.
- #8 The Iron Oath
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 900 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 14.4%, Party-Based RPG 13.8%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Strategy RPG 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This party-based tactical RPG features persistent consequences and a living world that evolves based on your mercenary decisions.
- #9 Tactical Breach Wizards
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,707 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Turn-Based 16.6%, Tactical RPG 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Strategy RPG 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the puzzle-like tactical planning required to execute successful breaches and heists.
- #10 Phantom Doctrine
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,658 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 21.9%, Stealth 19%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Tactical 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the cold-war espionage and heist-planning mechanics that align closely with the tactical stealth of the seed game.
- #11 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
91% matchVery Positive88% of 6,291 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: Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Tactical RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Strategy RPG 9.6%, Turn-Based 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RPG that provides extensive class customization and challenging turn-based combat scenarios.
- #12 Showgunners
88% matchVery Positive93% of 1,879 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.8 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: Isometric 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Tactical 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A focused tactical combat game that emphasizes environmental interaction and strategic positioning.
- #13 Vigilantes
89% matchVery Positive81% of 303 reviews2018
Dev: Timeslip Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Vigilantes is a combat focused, turn-based tactical RPG set in the crime riddled city of Reiker. The game offers hardcore squad-level combat in a gritty neo-noir setting, intel gathering through surveillance and interrogation, a detailed character system, base facilities, crafting, and more.
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.5%, Tactical RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Strategy RPG 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, crime-themed tactical RPG that focuses on urban combat and character-driven progression.
- #14 Wartales
86% matchVery Positive86% of 34,811 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.6 hrsMean: 51.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Tactical RPG 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Turn-Based 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world mercenary RPG focuses on managing a squad and surviving in a harsh world, mirroring the management aspects of the seed game.
- #15 Battle Brothers
87% matchVery Positive88% of 27,494 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 93.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: Military 26.1%, War 22.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Character Customization 15.2%, RPG 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for mercenary company management, featuring brutal perma-death and challenging turn-based tactical battles.
- #16 Mechajammer
89% matchMixed52% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Whalenought StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A tactical cyberpunk turn-based RPG set on an off-world grindhouse jungle colony. Skulk through the shadows or charge in guns blazing. Recruit a unique party for large squad-based assaults as your adventure plunges you deep into the city’s secrets.
Why similar: Tactical 11.9%, Cyberpunk 11.8%, Turn-Based 10.7%, Tactical RPG 10.2%, Stealth 10%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric tactical RPG offers a unique, gritty sci-fi setting with open-ended mission approaches.
- #17 Stellar Tactics
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,678 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18%, Party-Based RPG 16.3%, Isometric 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RPG that combines squad-based combat with space exploration and character development.
- #18 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
86% matchVery Positive90% of 20,445 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.3 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: Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Turn-Based 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Tactical 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines stealth-based exploration with tactical, turn-based combat in a compelling post-apocalyptic setting.
- #19 Desperados III
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,346 reviews2020
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Why similar: Stealth 38.6%, Isometric 26.3%, Tactical 21.9%, Strategy 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers masterful heist-planning and stealth mechanics that reward careful tactical execution.
- #20 Voidspire Tactics
84% matchVery Positive97% of 287 reviews2015
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
An indie turn-based Tactics RPG with a heavy emphasis on exploration, character progression, and highly tactical combat. Create your own deeply customizable party of Warriors, Sorcerers, and Shiftcloaks to take on the Spire!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.9%, Turn-Based 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Party-Based RPG 13.2%, Strategy RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie tactical RPG that focuses on complex class systems and environmental interaction during combat.
- #21 Twilight Wars
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 254 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: Cyberpunk 16.2%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Tactical RPG 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed tactical dungeon crawler that mirrors the aesthetic and combat style of the seed game.
- #22 Kingsvein
81% matchVery Positive92% of 300 reviews2024
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Explore and reclaim the infested castle-city of Kingsvein! Ride into its depths on your trusty wyvern, and lead your customizable party of Knights and Mystics in deep tactical combat.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 19.7%, Tactical RPG 19.7%, Strategy RPG 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based tactical RPG with a dark aesthetic and deep strategic combat mechanics.
- #23 Depth of Extinction
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Turn-Based 13.2%, Tactical RPG 12.4%, Perma Death 11.1%, Party-Based RPG 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tactical RPG that features squad-based combat in a post-apocalyptic, underwater setting.
- #24 XCOM® 2
81% matchVery Positive85% of 107,870 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based 10%, Perma Death 9.8%, Military 9.2%, Isometric 8.7%, Post-apocalyptic 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential squad-based tactical game that features high-stakes combat, perma-death, and base management.
- #25 End State
82% matchMixed63% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: Finger Squad
Windows
End State is a turn-based tactics game where you manage a mercenary company tracking down a terrorists in a war-torn country. Hire, gear up and gain experience for your mercenaries. Take on rebels and criminal gangs, do side contracts and explore Brekovia.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 11.5%, Turn-Based 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Military 9.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical game that emphasizes realistic combat mechanics and character customization for your squad.
- #26 Lost Eidolons
79% matchMixed68% of 2,333 reviews2022
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
Why similar: Perma Death 12.8%, Tactical RPG 11.2%, Turn-Based 10%, War 9.8%, Party-Based RPG 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG that features large-scale battles and character-driven storytelling.
- #27 MENACE
76% matchVery Positive91% of 11,482 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 11%
- #28 Mech Armada
79% matchVery Positive81% of 686 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Why similar: Isometric 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tactical game that focuses on building and customizing units for turn-based combat.
- #29 Those Who Rule
77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,005 reviews2025
Dev: Eldin Turulja
Windows
Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 13%, Party-Based RPG 12.4%, Perma Death 11.3%, Strategy RPG 10.7%, Isometric 9.3%
- #30 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
77% matchVery Positive82% of 85 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 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Tactical 11.6%, Tactical RPG 10.9%
- #31 StarCrawlers
78% matchVery Positive83% of 899 reviews2017
Dev: Juggernaut Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
StarCrawlers is a modern take on a classic cRPG dungeon crawler set in a gritty spacepunk universe. Build a crew of renegade adventurers on the fringes of space, taking jobs from megacorps to hunt bounties, sabotage rivals and conduct corporate espionage.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.1%, Cyberpunk 20.6%, Turn-Based 20.3%, RPG 14.9%, Sci-fi 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi dungeon crawler with tactical, turn-based combat and a focus on mercenary work.
- #32 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,276 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Tactical 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
- #33 Fallen: A2P Protocol
80% 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 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%, Isometric 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic tactical RPG that focuses on squad management and turn-based combat in a wasteland setting.
- #34 Warbanners
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 610 reviews2017
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Warbanners: the turn-based, tactical strategy game with role-playing elements that lets you manage a squad of mercenaries, and survive 42 campaign missions. Your goal? To earn a place among ancient legends!
Why similar: Turn-Based 17%, Tactical RPG 16.8%, Strategy RPG 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that emphasizes unit positioning and diverse combat abilities.
- #35 Quasimorph
74% matchVery Positive83% of 6,125 reviews2023
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.8%, Cyberpunk 15.4%, Perma Death 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Tactical 10.2%
- #36 Urban Strife
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 388 reviews2024
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.
Why similar: Turn-Based 14.5%, Party-Based RPG 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Isometric 8.8%
- #37 Space Cats Tactics
75% 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 16.1%, Turn-Based 16%, Cyberpunk 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #38 Every Day We Fight
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 402 reviews2025
Dev: Signal Space LabPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Caught in a time loop, your band of resistance fighters is humanity’s last hope. Real-time exploration meets turn-based tactics and roguelite strategy as you learn new abilities, seek out new weapons, and develop new techniques to overcome the mysterious alien threat.
Why similar: Turn-Based 10.5%, Party-Based RPG 10.4%, Tactical RPG 10%, Military 9.3%, Strategy RPG 8.3%
- #39 Deep Fringe
72% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Bosoneon StudioPub: Thousand Generation
Windows
Deep Fringe is a deep tactical RPG set in a biopunk post-apocalyptic wasteland. Lead powerful factions in turn-based brutal battles, leveraging the strategic use of an interactive environment. Modify or destroy terrain to achieve tactical supremacy. Craft legendary chapters with the level editor.
Why similar: Turn-Based 13.4%, Tactical RPG 13%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, Strategy RPG 10%
- #40 Glorious Companions
73% matchMixed62% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Ancient Forge
Windows
Explore the open world of Terscara as you advance through the challenging and tactical encounters in this epic turn-based tactical RPG. Form and lead a group of battle-proven companions, delve into the ancient dungeons to collect the elusive vault crystals, and end Xandar’s Wraith once and for all.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 13.5%, Turn-Based 12.9%, Party-Based RPG 12.2%, Strategy RPG 10.4%, Isometric 9.3%
- #41 Heroes of Steel RPG
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 284 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 14.7%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Perma Death 13.7%, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%
- #42 Knights in Tight Spaces
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 860 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 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: Isometric 16.7%, Tactical RPG 15.8%, Military 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%
- #43 Star Renegades
72% matchVery Positive83% of 3,025 reviews2020
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.Pub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.7 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: Turn-Based 22.2%, Tactical RPG 20.7%, Strategy RPG 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Tactical 10.6%
- #44 Phantom Brigade
71% matchVery Positive81% of 4,280 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.
Why similar: Military 21.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Tactical 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%
- #45 Interregnum: False Prophet
73% matchMixed59% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Spacewalkers
Windows
A tactical, turn-based strategy game in a post-apocalyptic world of eternal winter. As the titular False Prophet, recruit and lead a group of survivors to a promised land. Loot, craft, and make the best of what you find.
Why similar: Turn-Based 12%, Tactical RPG 11.2%, Strategy RPG 9.6%, Isometric 9.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%
- #46 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II
71% matchMixed56% of 1,208 reviews2026
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Tactical RPG 12.1%, Tactical 10.4%
- #47 The Last Spell
69% matchVery Positive91% of 13,289 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 13.3%, Tactical RPG 13%, Strategy RPG 11.1%, Perma Death 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
- #48 Wantless : Solace at World’s End
69% matchVery Positive90% of 324 reviews2024
Dev: Drop Rate StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
In this dystopic sci-fi Tactical RPG, save your patients from themselves. Craft your skills among millions of combinations, heal the mind and face ever growing nightmares in 10mn runs. Will you overcome the insidious being chasing you across minds?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based 14%, Isometric 11.4%, Strategy RPG 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%
- #49 Dice Gambit
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,054 reviews2025
Dev: Chromatic InkPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 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: Perma Death 14.9%, Tactical RPG 14.4%, Strategy RPG 14.2%, Isometric 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%
- #50 FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 686 reviews2023
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 25.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Military 14%, Strategy 11%, RPG 10.2%
- #51 Shardpunk
69% matchVery Positive93% of 770 reviews2023
Dev: Clockwork PilePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and you’re on the run! Shardpunk mixes turn-based tactical strategy with RPG, survival, and resource management as you gather your team, scavenge for resources, fight enemy hordes, and seek shelter to live another day.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.1%, Party-Based RPG 16.6%, Strategy RPG 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%
- #52 The Hand of Merlin
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 359 reviews2022
Dev: Room-C GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse!
Why similar: Perma Death 17%, Tactical RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Tactical 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%
- #53 Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,322 reviews2025
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Strategy RPG 13%
- #54 Xenonauts 2
65% matchVery Positive82% of 5,238 reviews2026
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Tactical 12.3%
- #55 NITRO GEN OMEGA
66% matchVery Positive86% of 401 reviews2026
Dev: DESTINYbit
Windows
A sandbox tactical RPG of steel, fire, friendship, and shonen anime. Assemble your crew, customize your Mech, and lead them in cinematic turn-based battles through a world ruled by rogue AI. The bonds you forge will decide who survives!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 15.4%, Party-Based RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%
- #56 Crawl Tactics
68% matchVery Positive92% of 209 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: Turn-Based 14.5%, Tactical RPG 14%, Party-Based RPG 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Strategy RPG 10%
- #57 Zoria: Age of Shattering
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 620 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and followers management, set in the expansive fantasy world of Zoria. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks. Every team member contributes to undertaken battles.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 18%, Tactical RPG 17.9%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%
- #58 Rogue Waters
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,149 reviews2024
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.1%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Isometric 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%
- #59 BATTLETECH
67% matchVery Positive84% of 32,826 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 43.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Tactical 12.4%, Strategy 9%
- #60 Skygard Arena
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Gemelli Games
Windows
Lead your squad of Champions to victory in this fantasy turn-based tactical skirmish game. Save the 5 factions of Skygard in the story mode missions or battle other players online. Customize your Champions to fit your strategy, capture objectives, pick up resources and strike with your spells!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 13.9%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Party-Based RPG 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%