- #1 Twilight Wars
97% 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: Turn-Based 15.3%, Tactical RPG 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%
- #2 Urtuk: The Desolation
96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,505 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrsβ₯1hr: 65%
Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.
Why similar: Hex Grid 20% β
, Tactical RPG 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Turn-Based 8.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.5%
- #3 Veterum
96% matchVery Positive92% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Why similar: Hex Grid 19.8% β
, Tactical RPG 15.3%, Strategy RPG 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #4 Interregnum: False Prophet
94% 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 15.4%, Tactical RPG 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Strategy RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%
- #5 Fallen: A2P Protocol
95% matchMostly Negative38% of 226 reviews2015
Dev: Red Katana
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrsβ₯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 21.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Tactical RPG 9.4%
- #6 WARBORN
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: Raredrop Games LtdPub: PQube
Windows Β· Mac
Deploy for battle in the Variable Armour, a technologically advanced suit of war. With turn-based tactics and quick-fire clashes, lead a strike force of deadly mecha to bring peace to the solar system in a 40-mission campaign. Create your own maps, practice in skirmish, or battle across multiplayer.
Why similar: Mechs 16% β
, Hex Grid 14.2% β
, Turn-Based 13%, Tactical RPG 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
- #7 Depth of Extinction
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrsβ₯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 18.3%, Tactical RPG 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%, Strategy RPG 8.7%
- #8 Templar Battleforce
92% matchVery Positive93% of 976 reviews2015
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrsβ₯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: Mechs 15.4% β
, Tactical RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Strategy RPG 10.3%
- #9 Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
91% matchVery Positive91% of 476 reviews2022
Dev: Rarykos
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrsβ₯1hr: 87%
Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it? Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Explore the rich medieval fantasy world in a mix of LOTR, Warhammer, FTL and Total War.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.5%, Tactical RPG 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy RPG 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%
- #10 Blightstone
91% matchVery Positive80% of 519 reviews2026
Dev: Unfinished Pixel
Windows
A challenging, turn-based strategy with a roguelike edge. Lead a team of adventurers to destroy the Blightstone and free the world from corruption. Use free movement, dynamic environments and collectable skills to save the crystal, and save the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.4%, Tactical RPG 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%
- #11 Fight Life: Vanguard
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 140 reviews2026
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 15.7%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Hex Grid 13.7% β
, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Strategy RPG 11.1%
- #12 MENACE
86% matchVery Positive91% of 11,482 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 23.2 hrsβ₯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 18%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%
- #13 Telepath Tactics
90% 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: Turn-Based 30.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.9%, RPG 20.9%, Strategy 20.6%
- #14 The Bell Echoes
87% matchVery Positive97% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: δΈι’ζ
Windows
The Bell Echoes is a story-driven tactical roguelite. Fight alongside a cast of distinctive companions as you venture deeper into the Corrupted Lands, defeat powerful foes, collect Echoes and memory fragments, and uncover the truth behind the characters and the world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.4%, Strategy RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%
- #15 Ancient Frontier
89% matchMixed66% of 133 reviews2017
Dev: Fair Weather Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrsβ₯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: Turn-Based 18.1%, Tactical RPG 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Strategy 10.6%
- #16 Bionic Dues
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 994 reviews2013
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrsβ₯1hr: 93%
Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.4%, Mechs 18.6% β
, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Robots 8.8%, Strategy 8.8%
- #17 Revelatio
84% matchVery Positive93% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Guild Studio
Windows
"Revelatio" is a turn-based strategy game that combines tile-based combat and elements of roguelike. Strategically summon and control units to claim victory. Stain the world with your darkness by corrupting various units, bosses and even NPCs.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Strategy RPG 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
- #18 End State
86% 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: Turn-Based 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Strategy RPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
- #19 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
82% matchVery Positive94% of 2,846 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 67%
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based 13.4%, Tactical RPG 13%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, Strategy RPG 10%
- #20 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
84% matchVery Positive90% of 20,445 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrsβ₯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 16.4%, Turn-Based 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Tactical 11.1%
- #21 Heroes of Steel RPG
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 284 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrsβ₯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: Turn-Based 19.9%, Strategy RPG 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%
- #22 Neuroshima Hex
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Baked Games
Windows
Neuroshima Hex is a post-apocalyptic tactical game from the designers of Neuroshima, the board game. It is all about strategy and tactics on one hexagonal battlefield. The game offers many different units, technologies and special abilities that can be used for an effective strategy.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%
- #23 One-inch Tactics
82% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Turn the tide of the war with nuanced strategies in One-inch Tactics, introducing players to a unique turn-based strategy experience.
Why similar: Mechs 25% β
, Turn-Based 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Tactical 10.4%
- #24 Frosthaven
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 838 reviews2025
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.Pub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 31.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 81%
From the creative mind of Isaac Childres, the highly acclaimed board game moves to the digital realm in the video game adaptation of FROSTHAVEN! The dark fantasy tactical RPG features deep mechanics and challenging yet satisfying gameplay both in Single Player and Co-Op Online Multiplayer.
Why similar: Hex Grid 22.2% β
, Tactical RPG 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Strategy RPG 10.5%
- #25 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II
81% matchMixed56% of 1,208 reviews2026
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrsβ₯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 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Tactical RPG 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
- #26 Tarnished Blood π©Έ [Tactic RPG]
80% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Juggler GamesPub: Galaktus
Windows
Tarnished Blood is a turn-based roguelite RPG with a unique time-bending battle mechanic. Hunt massive beasts, harvest their essence, and help a group of hunters survive in the brutal world beneath the Dome!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 29.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Dark 13.2%, RPG 12.5%
- #27 Vactics
79% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: The Lemur Conspiracy
Windows Β· Mac
Build the mech to fight against robotic Vactics in tactical chess-like combat. The war is already over and the heroes of the city have fallen. Take on a new randomly generated challenge every time you play and join with the citizens to fight for a better future.
Why similar: Mechs 19% β
, Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, Robots 17%, Tactical 13.7%, Hex Grid 9.2% β
- #28 Death Ring: Second Impact
78% matchVery Positive81% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Rouge Mecha
Windows
Death Ring: Second Impact is a turn-based Roguelite strategy game. As the commander of the "Griffin" squadron, you must lead your Mechas and Pilots to resist the threat of mutated monsters and approaching to the secrets hidden behind the Death Ring.
Why similar: Mechs 31% β
, Turn-Based Tactics 22.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Robots 10.1%, Tactical 9.8%
- #29 Voidspire Tactics
79% 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 20.5%, Turn-Based 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, RPG 10.9%, Strategy RPG 9.8%
- #30 Deified
76% matchVery Positive99% of 214 reviews2026
Dev: Unexpected
Windows Β· Linux
Forge your strategy around powerful relics in this turn-based tactical roguelite. Choose your slots, manage their constraints, and face formidable bosses.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Strategy 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%
- #31 Urban Strife
77% 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 20.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
- #32 Blackguards
78% matchMixed62% of 3,886 reviews2014
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrsβ₯1hr: 89%
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Why similar: Turn-Based 32.5%, Tactical 12.4%, RPG 10.9%, Hex Grid 10.6% β
, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
- #33 Quasimorph
74% matchVery Positive83% of 6,125 reviews2023
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 26.3 hrsβ₯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 24%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Tactical 12.9%
- #34 Mechajammer
77% matchMixed52% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Whalenought StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrsβ₯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 cityβs secrets.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.8%, Tactical 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Tactical RPG 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%
- #35 Conquest Tactics : Realm of Sin
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 210 reviews2026
Dev: Singular Sunshine StudiosPub: Thousand Generation
Windows Β· Mac
Conquest Tactics: Realm of Sin is a dark-fantasy roguelite tactics game. Command your army and engage in turn-based battles on a hex-based board as you advance step by step to conquer a land shrouded in sin. Your choices carry weight: will you restore order⦠or allow eternal darkness to reign?
Why similar: Hex Grid 26.2% β
, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Tactical RPG 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%
- #36 BEAST: False Prophet
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 242 reviews2023
Dev: False Prophet
Windows
BEAST is a brutal, gridless tactical RPG that sends players to the dark ages rife with plague and raiders. Join forces with your warband, develop your skills, and unleash your inner beast to shred through your enemies. But take heed, as your choices have consequences β in and out of battle.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.2%, Strategy RPG 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%
- #37 Shardpunk
72% matchVery Positive93% of 770 reviews2023
Dev: Clockwork PilePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrsβ₯1hr: 66%
The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and youβre 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 23.2%, Strategy RPG 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%
- #38 Dead Monarchy
73% matchVery Positive82% of 137 reviews2023
Dev: Kevin Zhang
Windows
Dead Monarchy is an open-world, turn-based tactical RPG set in a low fantasy world. Personally lead and manage your mercenary company as the captain and embark on your personal quest to defeat the arena champions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Tactical 12.1%, Strategy 11.4%, RPG 10.9%
- #39 Robothorium
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 373 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 94%
Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.3%, Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Strategy 13.7%, RPG 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%
- #40 Last Days of Old Earth
76% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 94%
Last Days of Old Earth is a rich strategy game set in our far, far future where the sun is dying. Can you command the last noble tribes of humanity as they attempt to survive among the machines and marauding clans?
Why similar: Hex Grid 29% β
, Turn-Based 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Strategy 8.1%
- #41 Blackguards 2
75% matchMixed67% of 1,290 reviews2015
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrsβ₯1hr: 94%
Blackguards 2 is a turn-based strategy-RPG and will deliver challenging hexfield battles and a gritty story filled with violence and crime. - Includes bonus content: Soundtrack, digital Art Book and Strategy Guide Book!
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.2%, Hex Grid 12.6% β
, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, Tactical RPG 9.3%, RPG 8.3%
- #42 Wantless : Solace at Worldβs End
71% 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 16%, Turn-Based 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Strategy RPG 10.9%
- #43 Dark Deity
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,017 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 60%
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Why similar: Tactical RPG 15.5%, Strategy RPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Tactical 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%
- #44 Netherguild
71% matchVery Positive96% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows Β· Linux
Descend into Netherguild, a tactical grid-based roguelite. Lead expeditions deep into mysterious, strange depths. Explore, battle dangerous foes, and manage resources carefully. Push your limits before returning to resupply. What secrets await below?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.8%, Turn-Based Combat 22%, Turn-Based 21.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Strategy 7.9%
- #45 MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Black AnchorPub: Webzen
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG set in a medieval city overrun by horrific creatures, where only your wits and strategies can keep you alive. Plunge into The Dark Shroud to rescue survivors, inherit the memories of the fallen, and restore the shattered "Memolith" to reclaim the lost light.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18%, Strategy RPG 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%
- #46 Forged of Blood
73% matchMixed67% of 118 reviews2019
Dev: Critical Forge
Windows
A fantasy turn-based tactical RPG built on depth and mechanical complexity, featuring classless character building, strategic management, and small unit tactics on a world scale.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Strategy RPG 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Strategy 11.2%
- #47 Kingsvein
69% 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: Tactical RPG 20.2%, Strategy RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%
- #48 Mech Armada
70% matchVery Positive81% of 686 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrsβ₯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: Mechs 27.7% β
, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%
- #49 Cogmind
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,963 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 40.9 hrsβ₯1hr: 76%
Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.
Why similar: Turn-Based 45.1%, Robots 33.2%, Strategy 10.8%, RPG 8.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #50 Miasma Chronicles
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,901 reviews2023
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: 505 Games Official
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 66%
From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you wonβt forget. Embark on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland torn apart by a savage force known only as the βMiasmaβ.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Tactical 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%
- #51 Beat the Humans
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Dochungryest
Windows
Beat the Humans is the turn-based tactical strategy game. Here you lead an army of aliens against invaders from the human race. Collect your squad, protect planets, strengthen your army with equipment and look for allies if you want to survive and win.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 14.1%, Turn-Based 12.8%, War 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
- #52 Tenebris: Terra Incognita
67% matchVery Positive87% of 245 reviews2024
Dev: Phantasmica Studios
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG in which you will explore a harsh planet teeming with terrifying monsters. Experiment with talent builds for 23 heroes. Combine abilities with equipment and other characters. Assemble a squad and learn the secrets of the planet Tenebris!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Tactical 10.4%
- #53 Wardrum
66% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Mopeful GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Lead a tribal warband and time your attacks to the beat of the Wardrum in this tactical turn-based roguelite! Forge a path across a harsh fantasy world full of rhythm magic, face death and strengthen your warriors until you have the power to destroy the dark sorcery infecting the lands.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
- #54 Edge Islands
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: LS Games
Windows
Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.2%, Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Tactical 12.2%
- #55 Dreadlands
70% matchMixed59% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Blackfox StudiosPub: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 58%
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 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Tactical 12.3%
- #56 Farabel
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: Frogames
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrsβ₯1hr: 95%
Farabel is a turn-based strategy game where you start at the end of the story. Develop your cleverness, your strategic prowess, and your inventive capabilities in order to survive!
Why similar: Hex Grid 25.8% β
, Turn-Based 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Tactical RPG 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%
- #57 Valor of Man
64% matchVery Positive90% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: Legacy ForgePub: Numskull Games
Windows
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%
- #58 Wulin Chess
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 489 reviews2024
Dev: LameCat StudioPub: East2west Games
Windows
Wulin Chess is a turn-based strategy game set in a captivating dark fantasy world. Employ diverse characters across various boards/battlefields, and devise strategic thinking for victory. Strengthen your heroes by collecting equipment and enhancing attributes to face the challenges that lie ahead.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.5%, Strategy RPG 16%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Dark 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%