- #1 Voidspire Tactics
97% matchVery Positive97% of 289 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: RPG 28.9%, Strategy 25.8%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Indie 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares a deep focus on grid-based tactical combat and character customization within a distinct indie aesthetic.
- #2 Telepath Tactics
96% 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: RPG 29.3%, Strategy 29.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Turn-Based 15.4%, Indie 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A robust tactical RPG that emphasizes environmental interaction and complex positioning on the battlefield.
- #3 Alvora Tactics
96% matchVery Positive93% of 150 reviews2017
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Alvora Tactics is an indie Tactics RPG that combines strategic combat with immersive exploration. Explore and conquer Great Serpent Alvora with your own customizable band of warriors!
Why similar: Strategy 29.1%, RPG 28.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Indie 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same creator as Voidspire, it offers a similar tactical depth and focus on party-based strategy.
- #4 The Last Warlock
95% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: Sonic Sloth
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Last Warlock is a turn based strategy and role-playing game set in a colorful voxel world. Engage in Quests, summon monsters, cast spells and battle enemy Warlocks. Compete with friends or strangers in multiplayer mode. Become the Last Warlock!
Why similar: Strategy 25.7%, RPG 25.2%, Voxel 22.9% ★, Turn-Based 17.1%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the voxel-based visual style and turn-based tactical combat found in Enemy.
- #5 Popup Dungeon
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,045 reviews2020
Dev: Triple.B.TitlesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A tactical roguelike RPG inspired by our favorite tabletop games that lets you create any ability, item, villain, hero, and game imaginable.
Why similar: RPG 24.3%, Strategy 23.3%, Turn-Based 21.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Roguelike 11%
Why You'll Like It: A creative tactical RPG that allows for immense customization, reflecting the 'mash-up' design philosophy of the seed game.
- #6 Live by the Sword: Tactics
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Labrador Studios
Windows · Mac
Live By The Sword: Tactics is a streamlined tactical RPG that blends classic and contemporary gameplay elements. The game is set in a world recovering from the ravages of war, you must navigate the treacherous landscape to prevent further turmoil. Single Player and Multiplayer modes available.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30.2%, Strategy 28.3%, RPG 19.1%, Indie 11.4%, Roguelike 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses purely on the tactical combat experience, stripping away fluff to provide tight, turn-based challenges.
- #7 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
92% matchVery Positive88% of 6,329 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: RPG 30.7%, Strategy 25%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.2%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a highly polished tactical RPG experience with deep class systems and challenging turn-based encounters.
- #8 SFD : Rogue TRPG
93% matchVery Positive86% of 101 reviews2018
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
SFD is a unique hybrid of tactical RPG and roguelike. Manage a party of adventurers as you attempt to be one of the few to conquer the Sigma Finite Dungeon.
Why similar: RPG 29.4%, Strategy 26%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Indie 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical turn-based combat with roguelike progression in a compact, pixel-art package.
- #9 MidBoss
91% matchVery Positive86% of 275 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: Roguelike 31.7%, Turn-Based 26.2%, RPG 20.5%, Strategy 13%, Indie 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that allows you to possess enemies, adding a unique tactical layer to the standard dungeon-crawling formula.
- #10 Into the Breach
89% matchVery Positive94% of 22,058 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.0 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: Strategy 27.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.6%, Turn-Based 19.9%, Roguelike 13.2%, RPG 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in grid-based tactical strategy that emphasizes perfect information and roguelike replayability.
- #11 Dungeon Rushers
91% matchMixed62% of 1,236 reviews2016
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.8%, Strategy 20.6%, RPG 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Roguelike 15.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical dungeon crawler that blends turn-based combat with light roguelite elements.
- #12 Wildermyth
89% matchVery Positive95% of 18,187 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 18.4 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: Turn-Based Tactics 34%, Turn-Based 26.4%, RPG 19.9%, Strategy 14.1%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features procedural storytelling and tactical combat that feels both personal and strategically rewarding.
- #13 Forged of Blood
90% 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: Strategy 37.4%, RPG 32.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Indie 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a complex tactical RPG experience with a focus on deep world-building and strategic decision-making.
- #14 Battle Brothers
88% matchVery Positive88% of 28,141 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 93.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: Strategy 34.8%, RPG 33.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 31.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a gritty, high-stakes tactical experience where party management and positioning are essential for survival.
- #15 Tinyfolks
87% matchVery Positive93% of 1,088 reviews2022
Dev: Pierre VandermaesenPub: VANDERMAESEN GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Train your folks, defeat monsters and upgrade your town!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30.2%, RPG 29.4%, Strategy 25.1%, Roguelike 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist tactical RPG that focuses on managing a growing party through turn-based combat encounters.
- #16 Shuffle Tactics
86% matchMixed70% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Club SandwichPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Shuffle Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding tactical RPG. Strategize to survive tough battles, pick the right cards to create powerful synergies, and bond with your sidekicks to get an edge in battle. Adventure awaits! Will you rise as Asteria's new King?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.7%, Strategy 28.6%, Roguelike 25%, Indie 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical roguelike that emphasizes positioning and turn-based strategy on an isometric grid.
- #17 Ultimate Space Commando
86% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Creatio 49Pub: Angry Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
USC is a turn-based, top-down view tactics game in which you control the crew of a stranded recon vessel in a "first contact war" for survival, featuring a detailed combat system with RPG elements, fully interactive randomized maps, unique weapons and gadgets, crafting, and custom multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Strategy 34.6%, RPG 32.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Indie 13%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that focuses on squad-level combat in a sci-fi setting.
- #18 Low Magic Age
84% matchVery Positive89% of 3,477 reviews2017
Dev: Low Magic Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 29.3%, Strategy 18.8%, Roguelike 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: A D&D-inspired tactical RPG that focuses on grid-based combat mechanics and party-building.
- #19 Haque
85% matchVery Positive86% of 165 reviews2017
Dev: SuperTry Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haque is a glitch fantasy roguelike adventure about cute monsters, low-bit hauntings, and a suspiciously talkative narrator. Choose your character and battle through forests, deserts and dungeons to defeat a mysterious evil. Die often. Try again!
Why similar: RPG 34.2%, Strategy 30.8%, Roguelike 23.3%, Indie 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike that features a distinct visual style and tactical combat mechanics that reward careful planning.
- #20 Zavix Tower
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 reviews2016
Dev: Batholith EntertainmentPub: Indie Voyage
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Zavix Tower is an old-school, party-based, first-person CRPG with rogue-like elements, an upgrade-able and persistent town, and turn-based combat.
Why similar: RPG 33.1%, Turn-Based 29.5%, Strategy 18.7%, Indie 9.5%, Roguelike 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling RPG that emphasizes party composition and turn-based combat progression.
- #21 Runestone Keeper
82% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2015
Dev: BlackfirePub: Cimugames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Runestone Keeper is a roguelike dungeon crawler that blends classic RPG elements and turn based strategy. Heroes, monsters, equipment, events, magic and skills, traps and devices, shrines and altars, Goddesses and merchants. Choose your weapon and begin an epic adventure!
Why similar: Strategy 34.5%, RPG 27.8%, Roguelike 19.3%, Indie 9.4%, Turn-Based 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike dungeon crawler that uses grid-based movement and turn-based strategy to create a fast-paced experience.
- #22 Caves of Qud
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,432 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: Turn-Based 54.9%, RPG 25.3%, Roguelike 19.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, systems-heavy roguelike that offers unparalleled tactical freedom and world interaction.
- #23 Might is Right
82% matchVery Positive81% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: Lazy Kitty
Windows
Might is Right is an old-school turn-based strategy game, it has simple controls and deep complex mechanics.
Why similar: RPG 36.3%, Strategy 36.2%, Indie 13.4%, Turn-Based 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that focuses on exploration and turn-based combat within a stylized world.
- #24 Card Dungeon
83% matchMixed56% of 55 reviews2015
Dev: Playtap Games
Windows · Mac
Take on the invading hordes of the Nethermists as The Crusader and fight, think, and strategize to clear the monster infested, randomly created, dungeons in this card, board, and turn-based rogue-like.
Why similar: RPG 44.7%, Strategy 40.5%, Indie 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of card-based mechanics and tactical dungeon crawling that feels distinct yet familiar.
- #25 Tactical Nexus
81% matchVery Positive96% of 246 reviews2019
Dev: Team-Tactical Nexus
Windows
Niche Puzzle RPG that can be played for 10,000 hours. A resource management game with overwhelming "functionality" to conquer games with overwhelmingly high difficulty. This game is inspired by Tower of the Sorcerer. (The free main package can only be played for just 1000 hours.)
Why similar: RPG 42.1%, Strategy 41.8%, Indie 16.2%
Why You'll Like It: A pure tactical puzzle-RPG that focuses on maximizing efficiency in grid-based combat scenarios.
- #26 Wargroove
80% matchVery Positive83% of 5,251 reviews2019
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
Why similar: Strategy 33.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 30.1%, Turn-Based 27.8%, Indie 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired tactical game that captures the spirit of classic turn-based strategy titles.
- #27 The Banner Saga
79% matchVery Positive89% of 15,908 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: Turn-Based 39.6%, RPG 27.9%, Strategy 22.9%, Indie 6.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a beautiful, unique art style with tactical combat and difficult narrative choices.
- #28 Stoneshard
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 34,862 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Why similar: RPG 35.8%, Turn-Based 24.4%, Strategy 19.7%, Roguelike 16%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging roguelike that features deep tactical combat and a focus on survival mechanics.
- #29 Army of Pixels
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Gergely Zsolnay
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Pixel strategy that combines real-time and turn-based gameplay. 17 factions from vampire queens to mechanical golems.
Why similar: Strategy 49.8%, Turn-Based 32%, Indie 18.2%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, turn-based strategy game that leans into a retro aesthetic and accessible mechanics.
- #30 Crawl Tactics
76% matchVery Positive92% of 215 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 24.9%, RPG 20.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Strategy 19.9%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #31 Encounter: The Lost Cards
75% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Salvatore GrossoPub: Encounter GG
Windows · Linux
The unhinged roguelike for the tactically obsessed. Forget maps—your journey is a deck of Tarot cards you build on the fly. Manage a tight inventory, chain questionable combos, and watch your gear shatter. Got unlucky? The virtuous can resurrect; the sinful, however...
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 39.8%, Strategy 33.1%, Roguelike 27.1%
- #32 Cell Command
73% matchVery Positive98% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.1%, RPG 25.1%, Roguelike 22.2%, Strategy 18.7%
- #33 Crush Your Enemies
77% matchVery Positive81% of 442 reviews2016
Dev: Vile MonarchPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Go back to the awesome glory days of Real-Time Strategy games. Crush Your Enemies has everything you love of the genre: Planning, choosing different types of units, managing resources, taking enemy territory and outwitting your opponent with the ingenious formations of your men.
Why similar: Strategy 74.2%, Indie 25.8%
- #34 Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes
78% matchMixed62% of 468 reviews2010
Dev: Silent Dreams
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Grotesque Tactics is a highly addictive tactical RPG combining elements of popular Western and Asian console RPGs.
Why similar: RPG 31.5%, Strategy 28.3%, Turn-Based 24.9%, Indie 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%
- #35 Sonny
77% matchMixed56% of 526 reviews2017
Dev: Krin JuangbhanichPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Undead. Unstoppable. A challenging, turn-based indie sci-fi RPG that brings the beloved classic into the modern era with all new content and gameplay.
Why similar: RPG 35.4%, Strategy 32.2%, Turn-Based 20.9%, Indie 11.5%
- #36 Crush the Industry
72% matchVery Positive90% of 392 reviews2025
Dev: Cognoggin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Work your way to the top of a cutthroat game studio in this retro roguelike deckbuilder! Crush the Industry features strategic combat with a unique twist and deep replayability.
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.3%, Strategy 22.8%, RPG 21.6%, Roguelike 16.9%, Indie 3.4%
- #37 Tyran
76% matchMixed44% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: Dragon's Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A combination of tactical elements from familiar strategic genres, with the ability to develop the character as in RPG games out of combat.
Why similar: Strategy 42.4%, RPG 42.1%, Indie 15.5%
- #38 Weaves of Fate
75% matchMixed69% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: Tom Kingston
Windows
Weaves of Fate is a unique and epic blend of isometric role playing and tactical strategy. In the far future, a demonic invasion throughout all of time has been triggered as a result of humanity’s actions.
Why similar: Strategy 31%, RPG 29.4%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Indie 11%
- #39 Dobbel Dungeon
69% matchVery Positive93% of 433 reviews2026
Dev: Gamepie
Windows
Gather your party, roll your dice and battle across the islands to put an end to a powerful curse once and for all in this roguelike turn-based tactical RPG!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 36.7%, RPG 31.8%, Strategy 31.5%
- #40 Cartapli : Fold Quest
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 623 reviews2026
Dev: ManduPodPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Cartapli: fold Quest is a turn-based combat game combining strategy roguelike mechanics with unique origami puzzles. Fold the paper to shift positions and defeat all enemies!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30.8%, RPG 26.6%, Strategy 26.3%, Roguelike 16.2%
- #41 Heroes of Arca
74% matchMixed67% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: IMPIRESOFT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Heroes of Arca is a unique blend of a turn-based strategy and RPG with an unorthodox combat system that presents a wide choice of battle tactics for the turn-based games' fans.
Why similar: Strategy 44.1%, RPG 41.2%, Indie 14.7%
- #42 魔塔地牢
73% matchMixed68% of 217 reviews2021
Dev: Zeros
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Randomly generated Magic Tower dungeons A strategy-based fixed-value Roguelike RPG
Why similar: RPG 30.9%, Strategy 30.4%, Roguelike 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Indie 7.8%
- #43 Ancient Enemy
71% matchVery Positive89% of 513 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Alien Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Ancient Enemy is an RPG card battler set in a crumbling world where the forces of evil have already won. Blast distorted enemies with a satisfying range of spells and abilities. Journey into a scarred wilderness and draw power and hope from the landscape to defeat the deadliest foe of all!
Why similar: Strategy 50.2%, RPG 49.8%
- #44 Rogue Fable III
69% matchVery Positive93% of 739 reviews2021
Dev: Pixel Forge Games
Windows · Mac
Rogue Fable III is a traditional rogue-like game which combines the depth, complexity, and challenge of the genre classics with a shorter, more tightly focused game length.
Why similar: Roguelike 28.1%, RPG 23.5%, Turn-Based 21.8%, Strategy 18.5%, Indie 8.1%
- #45 Grimshade
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2019
Dev: TALEROCKPub: Asterion Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Grimshade is a party-based role-playing game inspired by JRPG of the 90s, featuring a tactical turn-based combat system and a grim story of war and personal choices.
Why similar: RPG 28.2%, Strategy 26.9%, Turn-Based 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Indie 10.1%
- #46 Dungeonmans
70% matchVery Positive91% of 1,227 reviews2014
Dev: Adventurepro Games LLC
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.
Why similar: Roguelike 39.1%, Turn-Based 22.3%, RPG 21%, Strategy 12%, Indie 5.7%
- #47 Smash it Wild: Tactical Volleyball Roguelike
67% matchVery Positive86% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Smash it Wild is a tactical turn-based game combining volleyball and dodgeball in a fantasy universe. Upgrade your players and defeat your opponents in an intense roguelike competition!
Why similar: RPG 31.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 30.8%, Roguelike 19.4%, Strategy 18.4%
- #48 Bionic Dues
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 994 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: Strategy 25.3%, Turn-Based 25.2%, RPG 22.5%, Roguelike 14.5%, Indie 7.2%
- #49 Templar Battleforce
70% matchVery Positive93% of 980 reviews2015
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.5%, Strategy 17.2%, RPG 17%, Roguelike 13.1%
- #50 Telepath Tactics Liberated
70% matchVery Positive84% of 160 reviews2022
Dev: Sinister DesignPub: indie.io
Windows
An SRPG fan's SRPG! Imagine Fire Emblem with destructible battlefields; the ability to place traps; the ability to shove enemies off cliffs, into lava, or into each other; and a built-in campaign creator.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.7%, RPG 33.2%, Strategy 32.1%
- #51 Rhino's Rage
73% matchMixed49% of 165 reviews2016
Dev: Defroids
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It is a turn-based tactical game, where you can accelerate and bunt enemies. There is a game mode for one player in different modes with own combat mechanics and characters with unique team roles are used in the game: pusher, stopper, tumbleweed and sprinter. Also you can play with your friends against each other on various maps.
Why similar: Strategy 44.7%, RPG 43.7%, Indie 11.7%
- #52 Robothorium
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 373 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥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: Strategy 28.5%, Turn-Based 25.5%, RPG 23.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%, Indie 7.9%
- #53 Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure Remastered Edition
67% matchVery Positive94% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: NEKOTOKAGE GAMES
Windows
Turn monster girls into your "Friends" and embark on an adventure together! This is a rogue-like game inspired by "Mystery Dungeon," where the terrain changes every time you challenge it.
Why similar: RPG 37.5%, Strategy 36.6%, Roguelike 25.9%
- #54 Future Wars
74% matchMostly Negative30% of 310 reviews2010
Dev: Radon Labs
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 17%
Battle it out on the proving grounds and get ready for Future Wars. Similar to classic titles such as Advance Wars and Battle Isle, the game takes strategy gaming away from the micro-management overkill that it has become and using simple, proven rock-paper-scissors principles, reopens the genre to everyone.
Why similar: Strategy 65.9%, Turn-Based 29%, Indie 5.1%
- #55 Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
67% matchVery Positive94% of 754 reviews2023
Dev: D20Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30.4%, RPG 25.2%, Strategy 23.6%, Roguelike 20.8%
- #56 Zero Orders Tactics
66% matchVery Positive92% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
🌋⚔ 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: Strategy 24.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.9%, Turn-Based 21%, Roguelike 15.1%, RPG 12.5%
- #57 Recon Control
68% matchVery Positive84% of 141 reviews2021
Dev: Dmitry KozlovPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Turn-Based 24.4%, Strategy 22.6%, RPG 21.7%, Indie 6.6%
- #58 Deified
64% matchVery Positive98% of 252 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: Strategy 51.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.8%, Roguelike 23.9%
- #59 Super Algebrawl
66% matchVery Positive92% of 185 reviews2024
Dev: PUNKCAKE Délicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Add up, multiply, clone, and divide your party members to beat the monsters on your path!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 42.3%, RPG 25.7%, Indie 16.2%, Roguelike 15.8%
- #60 Shogun Showdown
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,849 reviews2024
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.9%, Strategy 20.7%, Roguelike 15.7%, RPG 13.2%