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Games Like Epic Arena

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Multiplayer, Turn-Based, Turn-Based Strategy.

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Epic Arena is a free-to-play turn-based strategy game. Pick one of three completely different teams and outwit your opponent in epic back-and-forth matches. Flex your tactical muscles in time-limited Blitz mode matches or take your time in turn-by-turn duels.

Reviews: Mixed — 65% — of 305 reviews
Released: 2015-05-05
Developer: Shadow Masters
Genres: Free To Play, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 23.1 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 48%

Overview

Epic Arena is a unique hybrid that blends card-based unit deployment with grid-based tactical positioning, creating a fast-paced board game experience. These recommendations focus on titles that prioritize spatial awareness, tactical unit placement, and strategic card management to outmaneuver opponents in competitive environments.

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    97% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,807 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Choose your faction, construct your deck and put your strategy to the test in the evolution of the ultimate collectible tactics game.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27%, Card Game 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 20%, Strategy 19.3%, Multiplayer 9%

    Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive grid-based tactical card battler that perfectly captures the positioning and unit-deployment mechanics of the seed game.

  2. #2 Cards and Castles
    96% matchMostly Positive73% of 778 reviews2015
    Dev: Red Team Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Collectible cards come to life in this tactics and CCG hybrid! Collect cards, build decks, and challenge players head to head on a Tactical Game Board. Play as Vikings, Pirates, Ninjas and more!

    Why similar: Card Game 54.2%, Strategy 35.7%, Indie 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the seed's core loop by blending collectible card mechanics with a tactical grid-based battlefield.

  3. #3 Faeria
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 7,213 reviews2017
    Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Versus Evil
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    With its unique living board, Faeria is also the only card game where you can gain all 300 cards in less than 50 hours.

    Why similar: Card Game 39.9%, Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based 22%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Indie 3.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines traditional card game mechanics with a living board that you build as you play, emphasizing tactical positioning.

  4. #4 KROSMAGA
    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,061 reviews2017
    Dev: Ankama StudioPub: Ankama Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Krosmaga is a game of skill where the Twelve Gods of the Krosmoz universe settle their differences by pitting creatures, mortals, and demi-gods against each other in a battle of truly epic proportions!

    Why similar: Card Game 26.4%, Strategy 25%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Multiplayer 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It uses a lane-based tactical system that requires careful unit placement and strategic card play to defend your towers.

  5. #5 Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy
    93% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,342 reviews2017
    Dev: Bazooka Tango
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Shardbound brings fast, fun, and tactical card strategy to the table! Build your deck, take control of the board, and face off in exciting battles that are as unpredictable as they are action-packed.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 34%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Card Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Strategy 12.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical card-battler that utilizes a grid-based map to emphasize unit positioning and board control.

  6. #6 Eternal Card Game
    91% matchMostly Positive77% of 7,037 reviews2018
    Dev: Dire Wolf
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 61.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Six-guns and sorcery collide in Eternal, the new strategy card game of unlimited choices and unbelievable fun. Eternal brings AAA pace and polish to the infinite possibilities of a deep strategy card game. The only limits are your own creativity.

    Why similar: Card Game 47%, Strategy 33.8%, Turn-Based 10.6%, Multiplayer 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A polished card-battler that provides deep strategic deckbuilding and competitive play for fans of the genre.

  7. #7 Wargroove
    90% matchVery Positive83% of 5,267 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: Turn-Based 35%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.3%, Strategy 22.7%, Multiplayer 9%, Indie 5%

    Why You'll Like It: While not a card game, its grid-based tactical combat and unit deployment system provide the same strategic satisfaction found in Epic Arena.

  8. #8 Mindbug Online
    88% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2024
    Dev: Kissaki Studios GmbH
    Windows · Linux

    Mindbug redefines the card-battler genre, focusing on pure strategy and fast-paced excitement from the very first turn. Outsmart opponents with the groundbreaking Mindbug mechanic and rise through the new roguelike mode, discovering fresh powers, creatures, and combos each run.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 33.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.8%, Card Game 18.1%, Strategy 17.3%, Multiplayer 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A highly strategic card-battler that focuses on outsmarting the opponent through tactical card usage and counter-play.

  9. #9 DungeonTop
    89% matchVery Positive82% of 575 reviews2020
    Dev: One Up Plus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!

    Why similar: Turn-Based 44.1%, Card Game 23.2%, Turn-Based Combat 20%, Strategy 12.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A clever fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactical combat that rewards careful positioning on the battlefield.

  10. #10 Immortal Empire
    89% matchMostly Positive72% of 309 reviews2015
    Dev: Tactic Studios Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Immortal Empire is a multiplayer tactics role playing game. Control a party of up to 5 immortals as you travel through a unique fantasy world, using spells and strategy to defeat your enemies. Play co-op, versus, or solo through a compelling campaign storyline with fully voiced characters.

    Why similar: Strategy 27.7%, Turn-Based 24.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Indie 6.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that features grid-based combat and unit management similar to the tactical depth of Epic Arena.

  11. #11 Into the Breach
    86% 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 31.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.7%, Strategy 24%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Indie 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: While single-player, its grid-based tactical combat is the gold standard for turn-based strategy where every move and position matters.

  12. #12 Prismata
    87% matchVery Positive81% of 1,225 reviews2018
    Dev: Lunarch Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    A perfect-information strategy game inspired by RTS, deckbuilders, and board games. Choose from three distinct technology classes and outwit your foes by snowballing your starting resources into a powerful cybernetic army. ABSOLUTELY NO PAY-TO-WIN.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 28.2%, Strategy 25.3%, Card Game 24.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Multiplayer 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A pure strategy card-battler that removes luck and focuses entirely on tactical decision-making and resource management.

  13. #13 Frozen Synapse
    86% matchVery Positive83% of 2,620 reviews2011
    Dev: Mode 7
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 59.9%, Strategy 26.1%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Indie 5.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 1.4%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique simultaneous turn-based system that forces you to predict your opponent's tactical movements on a grid.

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    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 58.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Command mighty Witcher-world heroes in epic online PvP card battles!

    Why similar: Card Game 41.8%, Strategy 33.3%, Turn-Based 14%, Multiplayer 10.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Its lane-based tactical system requires significant strategic planning and board awareness to win matches.

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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%

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    Why similar: Strategy 41.7%, Card Game 24.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Indie 4.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical card-battler that emphasizes elemental synergy and board control.

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    Dev: Secret Level SRL
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%

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    Why similar: Turn-Based 39.4%, Strategy 26.7%, Card Game 26.6%, Indie 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical card-based game that focuses on arena combat and character-specific abilities.

  17. #17 Nova Blitz
    81% matchMostly Positive71% of 163 reviews2017
    Dev: Dragon Foundry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Nova Blitz is a real-time, digital, card game set in a future universe ruled by five Aspects of energy: Arcane, Tech, Divine, Nature, and Chaos. Summon units, play powers, and duel in real time. Turns are simultaneous, and in combat, hidden attack and block orders let you bluff and counter-bluff your opponent.

    Why similar: Card Game 53%, Strategy 37.4%, Indie 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced card-battler that captures the intensity of real-time strategy within a card game framework.

  18. #18 Hobs
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 1,170 reviews2019
    Dev: Teneke Kafalar
    Windows

    Hobs is a turn based card game which you can try different strategies to beat your opponent. Find best deck for your strategy, buy new heros, try different strategies and try to place to the top.

    Why similar: Card Game 47.7%, Strategy 41%, Indie 11.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that incorporates card-based mechanics to influence the outcome of grid-based battles.

  19. #19 Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground
    79% matchMixed60% of 1,128 reviews2021
    Dev: Gasket GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Conquer the Mortal Realms! The first strategy videogame adaptation of Age of Sigmar’s dark-fantasy universe. Lead your highly-customisable force in challenging roguelike campaigns, unlocking new units, equipment and skills in dynamic, turn-based warfare.

    Why similar: Strategy 44.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 43.8%, Multiplayer 12%

    Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that uses card-like unit abilities and grid movement to resolve combat.

  20. #20 Ancestory
    81% matchMixed57% of 63 reviews2015
    Dev: Kajak Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Turn-based strategy meets card game! Outwit your opponent on multiple different battlefields with cunning strategies. Build your own decks made of underworldly minions and powerful spells!

    Why similar: Turn-Based 32.5%, Strategy 21.3%, Card Game 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that utilizes grid-based movement and tactical combat in a multiplayer environment.

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    80% matchMixed54% of 67 reviews2018
    Dev: ReaverGames
    Windows

    Runewards is a free-to-play competitive strategy card game pitting you against other players in an epic duel of wits and tactics. Runewards is a game about anticipating your opponent's moves and out-smarting your foe in any way you can. The game is easy to learn but hard to master.

    Why similar: Card Game 25.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, Strategy 22.2%, Turn-Based 21%, Multiplayer 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A competitive card-battler that emphasizes strategic planning and deck synergy.

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    78% matchMostly Positive78% of 138 reviews2020
    Dev: Wise Wizard Games, LLC
    Windows

    Epic Card Game is a fast-paced card game of fantasy combat designed by Hall of Fame Magic players Rob Dougherty and Darwin Kastle. It has all the amazing game play and beautiful art of a digital trading card game, without the costs: you get unlimited copies of every card!

    Why similar: Strategy 67.8%, Card Game 21.5%, Multiplayer 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A strategic card-battler designed to provide the depth of a trading card game in a single, self-contained package.

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    76% matchVery Positive85% of 5,319 reviews2015
    Dev: The Knights of Unity
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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    Why similar: Turn-Based 40.2%, Card Game 24.5%, Strategy 15.7%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%

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    77% matchMixed58% of 2,521 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 53.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Lead your MIGHTY PARTY to victory! Fast 3-MINUTE BATTLES will not let you get bored! Dozens of heroes reveal THOUSANDS of unique tactics to defeat all the opponents! Play Imperial Archer, protect him with Wind Ninja, strengthen them with Magic of Divinity and destroy opponent’s forces!

    Why similar: Card Game 33%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.8%, Strategy 23.6%, Turn-Based Combat 18.6%

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    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 903 reviews2014
    Dev: Desert Owl Games LLC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 87.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%

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    Why similar: Turn-Based 31.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Card Game 15.1%, Strategy 11.6%

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    77% matchMixed51% of 761 reviews2015
    Dev: momoStorm Entertainment
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    75% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,468 reviews2014
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    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%

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    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 23.7%, Card Game 22%, Strategy 17.8%, Multiplayer 11.9%

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    75% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,383 reviews2016
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    Windows
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    70% matchMixed61% of 31,117 reviews2023
    Dev: Wizards of the Coast
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 92.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Magic: The Gathering Arena empowers you to discover your strategy, meet the planeswalkers, explore the multiverse, and battle friends around the world. Start playing for free, challenge your friends, unlock cards, and feel the magic of the original fantasy CCG!

    Why similar: Card Game 47.3%, Strategy 39.3%, Multiplayer 13.4%

  30. #30 Grace of Zordan
    74% matchMixed56% of 174 reviews2017
    Dev: Cybergrotex
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    Why similar: Turn-Based 27%, Card Game 20.6%, Strategy 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Multiplayer 10%

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    73% matchMixed69% of 543 reviews2016
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    Why similar: Strategy 70.6%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Indie 12.2%

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    Why similar: Strategy 30.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.5%, Turn-Based Combat 23.8%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Indie 2.2%

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    70% matchMixed64% of 489 reviews2025
    Dev: Gear Games
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Strategy 29.4%, Card Game 29.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%

  34. #34 Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes
    72% matchMostly Positive77% of 308 reviews2017
    Dev: Home Net Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%

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    Why similar: Turn-Based 52.4%, Strategy 37.4%, Indie 10.2%

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    67% matchVery Positive85% of 156 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Turn-Based 25.5%, Card Game 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%

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    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 10,808 reviews2014
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    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 156.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    Why similar: Card Game 34.2%, Turn-Based Combat 32.2%, Strategy 24%, Multiplayer 9.5%

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    71% matchMixed53% of 86 reviews2016
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    Why similar: Strategy 56%, Card Game 29.1%, Indie 14.9%

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    68% matchMixed70% of 592 reviews2019
    Dev: Shenzhen Huanjing Technology Co.,Ltd
    Windows

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    66% matchVery Positive83% of 1,269 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%

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    63% matchMixed63% of 51 reviews2026
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    Why similar: Card Game 46.1%, Strategy 36.4%, Multiplayer 17.6%

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