- #1 Into the Breach
97% matchVery Positive94% of 22,217 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Isometric 9.4%, Roguelite 7.9%, Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive grid-based tactical puzzle game that shares Endhall's focus on perfect information and high-stakes positioning.
- #2 Vactics
96% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: The Lemur Conspiracy
Windows · 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: Turn-Based Tactics 21%, Robots 15.9%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Roguelite 14.6%, Tactical 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical roguelite that emphasizes movement and environmental manipulation to overcome overwhelming odds.
- #3 Evertried
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Lunic Games / Danilo DominguesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evertried is an isometric, tactical rogue-lite where strategic positioning and quick wit in grid-based combat are the key to success. Make clever use of attacks, movement, skills and hazards to clear floors of enemies and advance higher toward your destiny in the afterlife.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Grid-Based Movement 14.7%, Isometric 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Roguelite 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features grid-based movement and tactical combat that rewards careful planning and spatial awareness.
- #4 Slice & Dice
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,562 reviews2024
Dev: Tann
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 25%, Roguelite 18.1%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Roguelike 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, tactical roguelite that distills combat down to its most essential, high-impact decisions.
- #5 Pawnbarian
95% matchVery Positive89% of 895 reviews2021
Dev: j4nw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Roguelite 15.2%, Grid-Based Movement 12%, Minimalist 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines chess-like movement with roguelite progression, perfectly capturing the minimalist tactical puzzle feel of Endhall.
- #6 Undergrave
94% matchVery Positive88% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Wired Dreams Studio
Windows
Undergrave is a tactical roguelike in which moving, jumping, managing your stamina, dashing and 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 strategically is vital for success.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Traditional Roguelike 15.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Procedural Generation 8.7%, Roguelite 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike that emphasizes high-mobility movement and precise combat timing on a grid.
- #7 Cramped Room of Death
93% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Hafiz Mohd RozlanPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
A puzzle adventure in close quarters! Use your spear to defeat enemies and collect treasure, but plan your moves carefully—each room has tight turns, deadly traps and no margin for error.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 22%, Puzzle 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Roguelite 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy tactical game that focuses on grid-based movement and clever positioning to survive tight spaces.
- #8 One-inch Tactics
91% matchVery Positive95% of 93 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: Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Isometric 13.9%, Tactical 10.4%, Turn-Based 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, grid-based tactical wargame that strips away fluff to focus on core positioning and unit synergy.
- #9 868-HACK
92% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Brough
Windows · Mac
You are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps.
Why similar: Strategy 61.7%, Roguelike 38.3%
Why You'll Like It: A highly influential, minimalist roguelike that forces players to make brutal tactical choices on a small, grid-based board.
- #10 Dungeon Deathball
91% matchVery Positive96% of 221 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
🏆🏀💀 TACTICS, TERROR & TOUCHDOWNS. Turn-based roguelike meets arcade death-sport, where every dungeon is a unique gauntlet of brutal challenges. Can you survive the trials of Dungeon Deathball and win back your freedom?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Grid-Based Movement 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Roguelite 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of tactical combat and sports-like movement that requires precise grid-based planning.
- #11 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
89% matchVery Positive91% of 7,408 reviews2022
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Roguelite 16.4%, Strategy 10.9%, Roguelike 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, chess-inspired tactical roguelite that forces you to navigate a grid while managing limited resources.
- #12 Mainframe Defenders
90% matchVery Positive88% of 792 reviews2020
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MAINFRAME DEFENDERS - Turn-based tactics centered around gear and unit customization. It offers simple combat, high replayability, and tons of loot. Items don't just provide stats boost, but also offer distinct mechanics that can be combined into powerful builds.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 22.8% ★, Isometric 19.4%, Procedural Generation 14.4%, Roguelite 13.1%, Minimalist 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, grid-based roguelite that focuses on squad management and environmental interaction.
- #13 Mech Armada
89% matchVery Positive81% of 700 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.8 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: Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Isometric 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Roguelite 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that focuses on grid-based combat and modular unit customization.
- #14 Zero Orders Tactics
88% matchVery Positive92% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
🌋⚔ Terraforming + Into The Breach! An experimental puzzle strategy where you are not commanding your troops - now, you are shaping the battlefield itself! Nothing is random*, everything is predictable*, and the battlefield is changing. Every turn. By you.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Roguelite 11.3%, Tactical 8.5%, Procedural Generation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist tactical game that emphasizes planning and positioning over complex unit management.
- #15 The Dungeon Beneath
87% matchVery Positive89% of 893 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Roguelite 15.3%, Procedural Generation 11%, Tactical 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, grid-based roguelite that emphasizes unit placement and synergy in a compact format.
- #16 Star Renegades
86% matchVery Positive83% of 3,065 reviews2020
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.Pub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
Why similar: Roguelite 17.4%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Tactical 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, pixel-art roguelite that features a deep, turn-based combat system focused on timeline manipulation.
- #17 Cogmind
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,997 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥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: Traditional Roguelike 38% ★, Robots 16.3%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Turn-Based 11%, Sci-fi 8%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional, grid-based roguelike that offers immense tactical depth and procedural complexity.
- #18 Bionic Dues
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 996 reviews2013
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥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 Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Strategy 12.4%, Robots 10.8%, Tactical 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, grid-based roguelite that emphasizes resource management and strategic combat.
- #19 FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition
84% matchVery Positive86% of 676 reviews2022
Dev: Two Tiny DicePub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition was created to be the perfect bitesized roguelike dungeon crawler. Choose your champion and face a relentless crawl through the card-based dungeons, collect items to power your abilities and defeat the gruesome monsters facing you. But keep going FORWARD!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Procedural Generation 16.6%, Minimalist 9.6%, Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, dungeon-crawling roguelike that focuses on quick, tactical decision-making.
- #20 Cobalt Core
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,367 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.5%, Grid-Based Movement 11.4%, Logic 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that uses grid-based movement and card-based combat to create a tight, puzzle-like experience.
- #21 Tactical Breach Wizards
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,112 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Isometric 15.4%, Tactical 13%, Turn-Based 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-focused tactical game that emphasizes creative use of abilities to solve grid-based combat scenarios.
- #22 Ruin Raiders
84% matchMixed67% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Roguelite 13.4%, Turn-Based 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical roguelite that focuses on exploration and careful positioning within procedural dungeons.
- #23 Desktop Dungeons
81% matchVery Positive84% of 2,358 reviews2023
Dev: QCF Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
Why similar: Roguelike 28.5%, Turn-Based 26%, Puzzle 15.8%, Traditional Roguelike 10.3% ★, Roguelite 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pioneer of the minimalist, puzzle-like roguelike genre that rewards careful resource management and grid-based planning.
- #24 Robothorium
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 374 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Roguelite 26.6%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Procedural Generation 12%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based, tactical roguelite that focuses on squad-based strategy and decision-making.
- #25 MidBoss
82% matchVery Positive86% of 276 reviews2017
Dev: Kitsune Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Kill your enemies, possess their bodies, and take their abilities as your own in this turn-based procedurally generated death labyrinth.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.1% ★, Isometric 10.8%, Roguelike 9%, Procedural Generation 8.5%, Turn-Based 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style roguelike that focuses on tactical combat and character progression within a grid-based world.
- #26 Enter the Chronosphere
77% matchVery Positive95% of 454 reviews2026
Dev: Effort StarPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.5%, Procedural Generation 19%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Strategy 9.8%
- #27 Vault of the Void
78% matchVery Positive92% of 3,003 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!
Why similar: Isometric 26%, Procedural Generation 25.7%, Roguelite 23.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Roguelike 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, roguelite card game that emphasizes strategic planning and careful management of resources.
- #28 Monster Train
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,924 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.8%, Roguelite 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Procedural Generation 13%, Roguelike 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that uses lane-based positioning to create deep, strategic combat puzzles.
- #29 Crown Trick
79% matchVery Positive85% of 5,388 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.9%, Roguelite 20.6%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Tactical 14.9%, Roguelike 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based roguelite that uses a grid-based system to emphasize movement and ability synergy.
- #30 Oaken
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 390 reviews2023
Dev: Laki StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Oaken, a turn-based tactical roguelike set in the spirit inhabited world. Explore the Great Oak, gather allies and trinkets, learn to use the positioning for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards. Wake the spirits and save the Oak!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 23%, Roguelite 18.2%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Strategy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, grid-based roguelite that features unique movement mechanics and strategic combat.
- #31 Card Quest
80% matchVery Positive86% of 378 reviews2017
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Card Quest is a dungeon crawling adventure game with unique card combat. Play with a variety of unique character classes, and customize decks to fit your playstyle. Explore the strategic depth of tactical roguelike gameplay, and crush the undead plague.
Why similar: Roguelite 27.8%, Strategy 16.7%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Roguelike 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, roguelite card game that uses grid-like positioning and turn-based mechanics to challenge the player.
- #32 868-BACK
75% matchVery Positive99% of 165 reviews2026
Dev: Michael BroughPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
868-BACK is a computer-hacking strategy roguelike game where your mission is to dismantle capitalism one server at a time! Use hacking powers to fight enemies, steal the servers' data, and face increasingly nasty situations before being disconnected (again!) by the richest corporations on earth.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Roguelite 11.1%, Tactical 10.5%
- #33 Godless
77% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Danil Kalyupa
Windows
In Godless, you don’t save the world — you end it one turn at a time. Reshape the hex-based battlefield, summon deadly minions, explore endless strategies, and crush mortal heroes in this tactical roguelike!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Isometric 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Grid-Based Movement 11.7%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #34 Mimic Logic
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 563 reviews2024
Dev: Nihohe Soft
Windows
"Mimic Logic" is an automatically generated logic puzzle roguelike. Listen to the statements of the treasure chests, find the lying mimics, and open the rest of the treasure chests! Opening a mimic results in a game over.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 38.5%, Puzzle 20%, Roguelike 15.4%, Logic 8.1%, Retro 8.1%
- #35 Crawl Tactics
76% matchVery Positive92% of 219 reviews2022
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Isometric 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Grid-Based Movement 11.5%, Turn-Based 10.9%
- #36 Auto Rogue
73% matchVery Positive92% of 723 reviews2025
Dev: 定期的な宝物
Windows
A roguelike where you automate combat. Combine skills and conditions to find your own optimal solution! No complicated controls at all!! Sit back with a coffee and watch the beautiful battles you've crafted unfold! Utilize a variety of skills, conditions, and relics to craft the ultimate build!
Why similar: Roguelite 24.2%, Procedural Generation 21.8%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Roguelike 14%, Strategy 11.8%
- #37 Lethal Dungeon
72% matchVery Positive97% of 288 reviews2026
Dev: Nihohe Soft
Windows
Lethal Dungeon is a roguelike card game. Win every battle using only the cards in your opening hand to defeat all enemies in a single turn.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.2%, Strategy 24%, Procedural Generation 17.9%, Roguelike 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #38 Death Ring: Second Impact
73% matchVery Positive80% of 175 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: Turn-Based Tactics 25.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Roguelite 16.4%, Robots 9%, Tactical 8.4%
- #39 ASCIILL
75% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Andrei Fomin
Windows
Retro dungeon crawler with the crazy minimalist style. Take part in fast-paced encounters with inhabitants of the huge alien temple and pay special attention to numbers to solve puzzles and avoid traps.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 20%, Procedural Generation 19.8%, Roguelite 15.6%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Logic 10.4%
- #40 Backpack Dungeon
70% matchVery Positive89% of 648 reviews2026
Dev: 夜喵Pub: Shuffle Play Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A unique pixel-art backpack management roguelike. Your backpack isn't just storage—it's your combat core. Item placement, adjacency, and trigger mechanics determine your survival in the dungeon. A mental challenge of spatial planning and strategy.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.3%, Roguelite 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Traditional Roguelike 17.8% ★, Strategy 9.5%
- #41 Twilight Wars
73% 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 Strategy 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Robots 14.3%, Roguelite 11.9%, Tactical 10.4%
- #42 Golemworks
71% matchVery Positive90% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: evilalbert
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assemble a factory, manufacture golems, and defend yourself from ruin in this strategic automation roguelike.
Why similar: Robots 27%, Logic 23.3%, Strategy 14.2%, Roguelike 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.9%
- #43 Deified
70% matchVery Positive97% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: UnexpectedPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · 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: Turn-Based Strategy 23.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Isometric 18%, Roguelite 16.5%, Strategy 14.4%
- #44 Ground Breakers
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: UnitedIndie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Battle with robots on dynamic, randomly generated battlegrounds, as you attempt to take on the world in this unique turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Isometric 13.4%, Strategy 12.3%, Robots 12.1%
- #45 Hadean Tactics
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,926 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29%, Procedural Generation 24.3%, Roguelite 23%, Roguelike 11.3%, Strategy 10.9%
- #46 DAICE
70% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Aeterna LudiPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
DAICE is a unique merge of turn-based dice-powered combat with inventory management, a roguelite where you control an evergrowing AI Core. Purchase and pilot unique spaceships, load your dice into weapons and systems, and unleash devastating combos and shape your own strategy-driven story.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.3%, Tactical 15%, Roguelite 11.1%, Strategy 10.8%
- #47 Kaamos: Puzzle Roguelike
71% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Pepperbox StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Kaamos is a bite-sized turn-based puzzle roguelike where battles are fought by matching tiles on a grid with looping rows and columns. Build your character and deck of tiles by looting equipment from your foes. Traverse a dark medieval world where the Sun went down and never rose again.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Tactical 11.5%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #48 Tendryll
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Brute Farce
Windows
Delve into grid-based tactical combat in this roguelike deckbuilder. Coordinate your heroes, modify your cards with unique runes, construct powerful item builds, and sidestep card-corrupting terrain to survive a gauntlet of befouled enemies.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 20.9%, Tactical 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #49 Tabletop Tavern
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,980 reviews2026
Dev: TJPub: Frostbloom
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Tabletop Tavern is a roguelike RTS where you build an army from scratch and command them across a brutal campaign. Recruit diverse units, create devastating synergies, and make tactical choices that shape the fate of every run.
Why similar: Isometric 27.7%, Roguelite 20.4%, Tactical 18.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #50 Die in the Dungeon
67% matchVery Positive92% of 3,523 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Procedural Generation 19.7%, Roguelite 18%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Strategy 9.2%
- #51 Underboard
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: HeadlessPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Tactical team-building roguelike auto-battler with active and passive playstyles. Draft a team as you explore maps full of monsters, build synergies, equip items and cast spells to support your team during battles and help them escape the Underboard.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Roguelite 13.8%, Tactical 13.1%
- #52 Endorlight
74% matchMixed62% of 1,483 reviews2016
Dev: Old Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Endorlight is rogue-like game in which you have to find a way out to the next level. Each level contains a new and tougher enemies. Used your axe, bow or whip to defeat them! Collect gold, goes to higher levels and kill many enemies as possible and be the best on Steam Leaderboar
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.9% ★, Roguelite 29.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Roguelike 14.2%, Retro 8.5%
- #53 Forgotten Mines
69% matchVery Positive80% of 330 reviews2024
Dev: Cannibal GoosePub: Ishtar Games
Windows
Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Roguelite 17.7%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Strategy 7.7%
- #54 Day of the Shell
68% matchMixed69% of 413 reviews2025
Dev: Duper GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Day of the Shell is a “one-click, one-turn” tactical rogue-lite. In a shattered and flooded world, travel from island to island with only hope and a revolver, challenging and appeasing the gods.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25%, Isometric 19.8%, Roguelite 16.8%, Tactical 13.1%, Turn-Based 9.7%
- #55 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
68% matchVery Positive84% of 3,351 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.8%, Tactical 17%, Roguelite 15.7%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #56 Fogpiercer
66% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2026
Dev: Mad Cookies StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fight through the fog in this sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where clever positioning, explosive chain-reactions, and the environment itself can make the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.3%, Roguelite 20.8%, Procedural Generation 17%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Strategy 11.3%
- #57 Clockwork Cleanup
65% matchVery Positive100% of 430 reviews2025
Dev: David Stears
Windows
Clockwork cleanup is a auto-battler game where your actions are dictated by tiles of various shapes placed in a grid. Defeat waves of enemies to save the factory!
Why similar: Robots 31.9%, Strategy 19.8%, Puzzle 17.9%, Roguelike 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%
- #58 Forrader Hero
69% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Forrader Hero – turn-based game with roguelike elements where heroes can’t step back and must fight through the end to save their soul in ‘Forgotten Proto.World’ fighting hordes of monsters, undead creatures, and their overlords.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 20.3%, Procedural Generation 17.6%, Roguelite 14.4%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Tactical 9.2%
- #59 Dimwood
66% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Inkspun LLC
Windows
A roguelike deck builder where you venture into the Dimwood, armed with unique modal cards. Rendered in dense 1-Bit pixel art, carefully build your deck and modify your cards to balance offense and utility. Battle your way past increasingly fearsome enemies and defeat the Beast at its heart.
Why similar: Roguelite 21.4%, Minimalist 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #60 Drop Duchy
65% matchVery Positive89% of 3,235 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy Mill StudioPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.2%, Roguelite 17.3%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Logic 16%, Puzzle 8.8%