- #1 Baldur's Gate 3
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 859,751 reviews2023
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 79.0 hrsMean: 134.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
Why similar: CRPG 25.2%, Character Customization 17.1%, Co-op Campaign 13.4% ★, RPG 12.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Larian's follow-up delivers the closest match in reactive storytelling, systemic exploration, party-driven quests, and inventive turn-based combat.
- #2 Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
96% matchVery Positive89% of 33,165 reviews2015
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.4%, CRPG 18.8%, RPG 18.3%, Character Customization 8.6%, Fantasy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor has the same elemental-combo combat, co-op party adventuring, playful quest design, and flexible character building.
- #3 Solasta: Crown of the Magister
96% matchVery Positive87% of 22,589 reviews2021
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battle field in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.1 Ruleset. In Solasta, you make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Why similar: CRPG 16.5%, Party-Based RPG 15.2%, Co-op Campaign 13.2% ★, Strategy RPG 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its grid-based D&D combat, vertical environments, four-character party management, and multiplayer co-op strongly suit fans of Original Sin 2's tactical side.
- #4 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
95% matchVery Positive83% of 44,424 reviews2021
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 58.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.
Why similar: CRPG 22.3%, Tactical RPG 20.9%, Character Customization 11%, Isometric 8.1%, Romance 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A huge choice-heavy fantasy campaign with deep party builds and an optional turn-based mode offers similarly rich CRPG scope.
- #5 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
94% matchVery Positive88% of 48,452 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Why similar: CRPG 22.2%, Tactical RPG 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Character Customization 11%, Romance 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This party-based, turn-based CRPG combines impactful decisions, companion relationships, exploration, and complex tactical encounters in a different setting.
- #6 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
94% matchVery Positive88% of 20,099 reviews2018
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.5%, CRPG 23.8%, RPG 13.6%, Character Customization 9.3%, Isometric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its exceptional companion writing, open-ended questing, faction choices, and class customization make it a superb party-CRPG alternative.
- #7 Wasteland 3
93% matchVery Positive85% of 22,446 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.9 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: CRPG 24.4%, Tactical RPG 19.8%, Party-Based RPG 17.8%, Character Customization 11.8%, Isometric 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It pairs turn-based squad combat and co-op play with darkly reactive quests, major moral choices, and highly customizable characters.
- #8 Stolen Realm
92% matchVery Positive84% of 3,969 reviews2024
Dev: Burst2Flame Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Stolen Realm is a simultaneous turn-based tactical dungeon crawling looter with action RPG elements where you control up to 6 heroes, solo or through online co-op, venturing forth in adventures set in a high-fantasy, low-poly world.
Why similar: CRPG 19.3%, Tactical RPG 19.2%, Party-Based RPG 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Character Customization 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A compact, highly replayable tactical RPG built around flexible classes, grid combat, loot, and online co-op scratches Original Sin 2's combat itch.
- #9 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 35,225 reviews2018
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: Knights Peak
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 50.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!
Why similar: CRPG 20.3%, Party-Based RPG 19.1%, Strategy RPG 12.9%, RPG 10.2%, Character Customization 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This expansive fantasy CRPG provides a customizable party, difficult tactical battles, consequential decisions, and extensive exploration.
- #10 Pillars of Eternity
91% matchVery Positive88% of 26,157 reviews2015
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 42.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.
Why similar: CRPG 25.9%, Party-Based RPG 21.4%, RPG 15.6%, Isometric 11%, Fantasy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A richly written isometric fantasy RPG with memorable companions, detailed worldbuilding, and meaningful player choices.
- #11 Expeditions: Rome
90% matchVery Positive87% of 6,804 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Why similar: CRPG 22.9%, Party-Based RPG 22%, Tactical RPG 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, RPG 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Turn-based squad battles, branching political choices, companion development, and a lengthy role-playing campaign make for a strong tactical CRPG fit.
- #12 Tyranny
89% matchVery Positive86% of 13,461 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: CRPG 31.5%, RPG 16.5%, Isometric 11.4%, Story Rich 9.4%, Party-Based RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its unusually reactive story lets you shape alliances, companions, and the fate of a conquered fantasy realm through consequential choices.
- #13 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
89% matchVery Positive87% of 8,099 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 Strategy 30.3%, RPG 22.4%, Character Customization 19.5%, Fantasy 8.4%, Story Rich 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its hand-crafted turn-based battles emphasize terrain, positioning, party abilities, and humorous fantasy adventuring.
- #14 Wildermyth
88% matchVery Positive95% of 18,287 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: Party-Based RPG 27%, Tactical RPG 19%, Character Customization 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: Procedurally evolving heroes, relationship-driven storytelling, and accessible grid tactics create a highly replayable party-RPG experience.
- #15 Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
87% matchVery Positive86% of 31,505 reviews2010
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a stunning world, make complex moral choices, and engage in bone-crushing combat against massive and terrifying creatures. The Ultimate Edition includes Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening and all nine content packs.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.5%, RPG 16.1%, Fantasy 13.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Character Customization 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic party fantasy RPG centered on companion relationships, origin-based role-playing, tactical battles, and decisions with lasting consequences.
- #16 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
86% matchVery Positive88% of 6,367 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 22.8%, Strategy RPG 14.5%, RPG 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Character Customization 8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers exceptionally customizable tactical party combat and job combinations for players who most enjoy building powerful Original Sin 2 teams.
- #17 Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,049 reviews2022
Dev: GrapeOcean TechnologiesPub: V Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.
Why similar: CRPG 21.2%, Party-Based RPG 18.5%, Tactical RPG 18.5%, Character Customization 9.8%, Isometric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This modern isometric CRPG features a customizable party, faction choices, exploration, and traditional high-fantasy questing.
- #18 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
84% matchVery Positive93% of 131,540 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: CRPG 27.4%, RPG 15.8%, Story Rich 15.6%, Isometric 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It trades tactical battles for unmatched role-playing, skill-driven dialogue, and consequential investigation in a richly reactive world.
- #19 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
85% matchVery Positive89% of 6,644 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: CRPG 27.1%, RPG 20.4%, Isometric 14%, Story Rich 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tightly written party CRPG with strong companion quests, tactical turn-based encounters, and decisions that reshape its cyberpunk-fantasy story.
- #20 Jagged Alliance 3
82% matchVery Positive89% of 14,995 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.0 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: Tactical RPG 26.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Strategy RPG 14.8%, Co-op Campaign 14.3% ★, RPG 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Though military rather than fantasy, its excellent turn-based positioning, destructible environments, squad customization, and emergent missions echo the tactical freedom of Original Sin 2.
- #21 Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
84% matchVery Positive86% of 4,868 reviews2015
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.7 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: CRPG 30.2%, RPG 23.8%, Isometric 16.5%, Story Rich 12.4%, Strategy 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its atmospheric setting, customizable team, tactical missions, and branching dialogue make it another excellent story-first turn-based CRPG.
- #22 For The King II
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 16,225 reviews2023
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 34.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.1%, Local Co-Op 11.8%, RPG 11%, PvP 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its turn-based party expeditions, cooperative play, randomized adventures, and tactical positioning provide a lighter but compatible fantasy alternative.
- #23 Torment: Tides of Numenera
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 4,378 reviews2017
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
Why similar: CRPG 32.6%, RPG 20%, Isometric 15%, Story Rich 10.4%, Party-Based RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Players who loved Original Sin 2's dialogue and unusual quest solutions will find an exceptionally choice-driven narrative RPG here.
- #24 Dragon Age™ Inquisition
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,495 reviews2020
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.
Why similar: Character Customization 30%, RPG 18.8%, Fantasy 15.1%, Story Rich 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A large fantasy adventure with party companions, character customization, major choices, and expansive exploration for fans seeking a more action-oriented alternative.
- #25 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,819 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.1 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 25.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Character Customization 15.1%, Tactical RPG 13.7%, Story Rich 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers demanding, ability-driven squad tactics with environmental positioning and long-term unit development.
- #26 The Temple of Elemental Evil
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 363 reviews2025
Dev: Troika GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Years ago a demoness’s elemental cult ruled from a temple near Nulb until the Circle of Eight razed it. Now bandits stalk Hommlet and dark forces gather at the ruins. In this classic party‑based D&D RPG, unmask their true purpose and confront the reborn evil before chaos engulfs the land.
Why similar: RPG 31.1%, Isometric 17.7%, Fantasy 16.7%, CRPG 16.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic D&D adaptation renowned for precise grid-based turn-based combat and deep party creation.
- #27 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
78% matchVery Positive94% of 3,660 reviews2024
Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
Why similar: CRPG 20.3%, Party-Based RPG 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Character Customization 10.5%, Exploration 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its old-school presentation conceals a modern, choice-rich party CRPG with turn-based combat and a bleak, detailed fantasy world.
- #28 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
78% matchVery Positive88% of 4,308 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: CRPG 23.2%, Tactical RPG 21.8%, Party-Based RPG 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Isometric 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply reactive CRPG whose party building, skill checks, factions, and tough turn-based combat reward careful role-playing.
- #29 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,818 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
Why similar: CRPG 50.1%, RPG 13%, Isometric 12.8%, Exploration 7.3%, Story Rich 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This choice-driven isometric RPG offers varied character builds, recruitable companions, exploration, and tactical turn-based encounters.
- #30 Knights of the Chalice 2
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Heroic Fantasy Games Dot Com
Windows · Mac
Knights of the Chalice 2 is a 2D RPG with turn-based combat. Create six Adventurers and set forth on an epic adventure against Evil. Overcome the odds with superior tactics. Enjoy a whole new dimension of complexity and variety based on the 3.5 ruleset! Includes a Module Editor.
Why similar: CRPG 22.9%, Tactical RPG 20.8%, Party-Based RPG 19.5%, Character Customization 10.6%, Isometric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This challenging D&D-inspired CRPG focuses on carefully constructed tactical fights, party composition, and extensive character options.
- #31 Solasta II
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,346 reviews2026
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In a Mana-infused land, a dark force led by the enigmatic Shadwyn threatens Neokos. Bring your party of adventurers together across perilous realms in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.2 ruleset. You make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Why similar: CRPG 16.8%, Party-Based RPG 14.4%, Tactical RPG 13.5%, Co-op Campaign 12.2% ★, Strategy RPG 10.8%
- #32 Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
77% matchVery Positive92% of 11,916 reviews2014
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure! Discuss your decisions with companions; fight foes in turn-based combat; explore an open world and interact with everything and everyone you see. Join up with a friend to play online in co-op and make your own adventures with the powerful RPG toolkit.
Why similar: RPG 28.9%, CRPG 24%, Fantasy 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Isometric 9%
- #33 Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
77% matchVery Positive92% of 18,088 reviews2013
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition restores the full original adventure and Tales of the Sword Coast, now polished with quality‑of‑life upgrades for a smoother timeless Dungeons & Dragons journey.
Why similar: CRPG 27.8%, Party-Based RPG 13.9%, Character Customization 13.4%, Tactical RPG 10.9%, Isometric 10%
- #34 Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent
74% matchNo user reviews75% of 531 reviews2026
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: New Tales
Windows · Mac
Step into the epic world of Descent with the first fantasy co-op tactical RPG forged from the legendary dungeon crawling board game. Lead a company of fearless heroes across Terrinoth®, survive against epic boss battles in turn-based combat, and settle the fate of a world facing unending darkness.
Why similar: CRPG 19.3%, Co-op Campaign 16.7% ★, Party-Based RPG 13.9%, RPG 12.6%, Tactical RPG 12.3%
- #35 Forsworn
73% matchVery Positive91% of 373 reviews2026
Dev: Resummon Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
Stack game-breaking synergies until your party can slay gods. Command a party of heroes, forge powerful synergies, and level them up across runs in this turn-based tactics roguelite. Battle the gods solo or in co-op, where defeat is just another beginning.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.5%, Party-Based RPG 16.7%, Strategy RPG 13.3%, Co-op Campaign 13.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12%
- #36 Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
76% matchVery Positive92% of 10,966 reviews2013
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Return to a timeless RPG masterpiece. Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition brings the classic 2000 adventure back to life with thoughtful modern refinements, letting you gather your party and dive once more into a rich, choice‑driven fantasy epic.
Why similar: CRPG 27.2%, Party-Based RPG 23%, Character Customization 12%, RPG 9.8%, Isometric 8.3%
- #37 For The King
75% matchVery Positive88% of 43,840 reviews2018
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.2%, RPG 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Strategy RPG 13.5%, Local Co-Op 10.3%
- #38 Age of Wonders 4
73% matchVery Positive81% of 23,080 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.5 hrsMean: 61.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Strategy RPG 15.7%, Character Customization 12.3%, Moddable 10.2%
- #39 Divinity II: Developer's Cut
75% matchVery Positive85% of 5,342 reviews2012
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Dragons: they have been hunted, they have been slain, but now the hour to strike back has come.
Why similar: RPG 37.6%, Fantasy 27.5%, Character Customization 17.9%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #40 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
72% matchVery Positive91% of 6,595 reviews2023
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!
Why similar: CRPG 16.8%, Tactical RPG 13.6%, Party-Based RPG 12.6%, Strategy RPG 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #41 Dark Deity 2
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,759 reviews2025
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Tactical RPG 17%, Party-Based RPG 15.2%, Character Customization 7.6%
- #42 Divine Divinity
74% matchVery Positive88% of 4,060 reviews2012
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Divine Divinity is an epic role-playing game with hack-and-slash action, offering a huge world to explore and thousands of items to investigate, trade and use.
Why similar: RPG 29.9%, CRPG 20.1%, Isometric 19.3%, Fantasy 16.8%, Exploration 4.7%
- #43 Ledgerbound
70% matchVery Positive93% of 643 reviews2026
Dev: OmniMegaSuperCorp
Windows · Mac
Deny an insurance claim, save the world. Ledgerbound is a hilarious, narrative-driven tactical RPG/dating sim filled with all your favorite epic fantasy activities: battling evil enemies, filling out paperwork, rescuing your company from financial ruin, pursuing HR-approved relationships, and more!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.5%, Party-Based RPG 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Strategy RPG 12.7%, RPG 7%
- #44 Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
73% matchVery Positive90% of 9,597 reviews2018
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Return to the Forgotten Realms in this bestselling Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Combines all the content of Neverwinter Nights Diamond Edition with all-new enhanced features. Includes 100+ hours of award-winning adventures and the tools to create your own!
Why similar: CRPG 33%, Character Customization 16%, Moddable 14.2%, RPG 11.3%, Fantasy 9.8%
- #45 Geneforge 2 - Infestation
70% matchVery Positive98% of 183 reviews2024
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Wildly open-ended adventure in a unique fantasy world. Use battle or diplomacy and trickery to change the world, served by an army of custom-made mutant monsters. Almost 90 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Enormous range of abilities, factions, quests, and paths to victory.
Why similar: CRPG 22.1%, Party-Based RPG 20.9%, Tactical RPG 18.8%, Strategy RPG 16.9%, RPG 7.3%
- #46 Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition
71% matchMixed47% of 1,572 reviews2025
Dev: Aspyr Media
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Fate of The Forgotten Realms is in Your Hands. Return to the city of Neverwinter in Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 44.2%, Character Customization 21.4%, RPG 14.9%, Fantasy 11.8%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #47 Ash of Gods: Redemption
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,476 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.3%, Party-Based RPG 17.6%, CRPG 17.3%, Strategy RPG 15.3%, Isometric 8.2%
- #48 Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
70% matchVery Positive95% of 5,675 reviews2017
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
Why similar: CRPG 32.1%, Tactical RPG 20.6%, Isometric 10.9%, RPG 10.9%, Story Rich 9%
- #49 Sunderfolk
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,301 reviews2025
Dev: Secret DoorPub: Dreamhaven
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rediscover game night in this tactical RPG where shared strategy shapes every turn. Adventure across the Sunderlands with up to four players in online multiplayer using your mouse & keyboard or play couch co-op using phones as controllers.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.2%, Party-Based RPG 22.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Local Co-Op 8.5%, Isometric 8.4%
- #50 Grim Dawn
69% matchVery Positive93% of 109,993 reviews2016
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 67.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
Why similar: Isometric 38.8%, RPG 22.6%, Character Customization 21.3%, Fantasy 8.4%, Moddable 6.4%
- #51 Gloomhaven
68% matchVery Positive82% of 16,147 reviews2021
Dev: Flaming Fowl StudiosPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.2%, Party-Based RPG 22.5%, Co-op Campaign 19.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Isometric 8.6%
- #52 Divinity: Dragon Commander
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,548 reviews2013
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are the Dragon Commander. Your mission it is to reunite a broken empire and become the new emperor. Success depends entirely on your ability to efficiently rule your empire, build invincible armies and lead them to victory.
Why similar: RPG 35.6%, Fantasy 28.2%, Strategy 16.8%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #53 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 279,639 reviews2025
Dev: Sandfall InteractivePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 32.6 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.6%, Story Rich 19.9%, Fantasy 16%, RPG 13.3%, Character Customization 12.1%
- #54 Magicka 2
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,320 reviews2015
Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure returns! In the next chapter of Magicka, players ascend from the ruins of Aldrheim to experience a Midgård almost wiped free of Wizards after the Wizard Wars, with the few that do remain having either gone mad or extremely hostile toward all others
Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.1%, PvP 18%, Funny 17%, RPG 14.3%, Fantasy 12.4%
- #55 Avernum 4: Greed and Glory
65% matchVery Positive94% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
The cult-classic saga is back! Battle for fame, power, and wealth in the subterranean nation of Avernum. Conquer an enormous underworld in this epic turn-based fantasy RPG. Features huge, clever dungeons, varied and cunning foes, 100s of artifacts to find or craft, and a really cool story.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 23.9%, CRPG 16.8%, Strategy RPG 14.8%, Tactical RPG 13.4%, RPG 11.2%
- #56 Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition
68% matchVery Positive81% of 7,721 reviews2020
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You are Hawke, a refugee seeking to escape the darkspawn-plagued land of Ferelden and become Champion of Kirkwall. Rise to power and fight epic battles while making decisions that determine the course of civilization.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21%, RPG 18.7%, Character Customization 15.4%, Fantasy 14%, Party-Based RPG 8.1%
- #57 Gobs and Gods
66% matchVery Positive96% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Space Peons
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 23.4%, Party-Based RPG 19.7%, Strategy RPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Character Customization 10%
- #58 The Iron Oath
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 926 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 17.6%, CRPG 17%, Party-Based RPG 15.7%, Strategy RPG 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
- #59 Glorious Companions
67% matchMixed62% of 209 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 20.7%, Party-Based RPG 17.3%, Strategy RPG 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Character Customization 9.3%