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Games Like Escape The Mad Empire

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Roguelike, Strategy, RPG, Roguelite.

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Escape the Mad Empire is a party-based, rogue-like dungeon crawler with intense and deeply tactical combat. Overcome the challenges as a band of heroes, and preserve their lives and sanity by managing resources and growing your base. Can you Escape the Mad Empire?

Reviews: Very Positive — 89% — of 397 reviews
Released: 2025-04-22
Developer: XperimentalZ Games
Publisher: Paradox Arc
Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to stop you. In this Inventory Management Roguelike two games never feel the same!

    Why similar: Loot 21%, Roguelite 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Strategy RPG 11.9%, Roguelike 10.2%

  53. #53 Tendryll
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 96 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: Dungeon Crawler 28.8%, Difficult 27.7%, Roguelike 27.2%, Strategy 12.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%

  54. #54 The Doors of Trithius
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 851 reviews2021
    Dev: Jake Donkersgoed
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?

    Why similar: CRPG 21.3%, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Roguelike 15%, Difficult 14.8%, Survival 12.4%

  55. #55 The Iron Oath
    67% matchMostly Positive79% of 889 reviews2023
    Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    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: Party-Based RPG 22.9%, CRPG 17.7%, Tactical RPG 17%, Strategy RPG 12.5%, Roguelite 10.7%

  56. #56 Rogue Fable IV
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 218 reviews2024
    Dev: Pixel Forge Games
    Windows · Mac

    Storm the lair of the immortal wizard Yendor in this fast paced, turn based, traditional rogue-like. The massive scope, deep mechanics and challenging gameplay that define the genre distilled into dense and highly varied one hour runs.

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.3%, Perma Death 16.4%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Strategy RPG 13.8%, Difficult 11.8%

  57. #57 Kingsvein
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 293 reviews2024
    Dev: Rad Codex
    Windows

    Explore and reclaim the infested castle-city of Kingsvein! Ride into its depths on your trusty wyvern, and lead your customizable party of Knights and Mystics in deep tactical combat.

    Why similar: Party-Based RPG 30.1%, Tactical RPG 21.5%, Strategy RPG 17%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

  58. #58 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 101 reviews2022
    Dev: Kenisoft Game Studio
    Windows

    Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based System which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world.

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 30.9%, Roguelite 18%, Roguelike 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, RPG 9.8%

  59. #59 Slice & Dice
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,450 reviews2024
    Dev: Tann
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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: Dungeon Crawler 19.3%, Roguelite 17.5%, Loot 16.9%, Roguelike 13.2%, Perma Death 12.2%

  60. #60 Urtuk: The Desolation
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 2,484 reviews2021
    Dev: David Kaleta
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.4%, Perma Death 18.7%, Difficult 15.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Strategy RPG 12.5%

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