- #1 Expeditions: Viking
97% matchVery Positive83% of 4,124 reviews2017
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?
Why similar: Turn-Based 39.5%, RPG 18.8%, Historical 12.5%, Strategy 9%, CRPG 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this title offers a similar blend of historical setting, party management, and tactical turn-based combat.
- #2 Expeditions: Rome
96% matchVery Positive88% of 6,478 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: Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, RPG 18.8%, Historical 15%, Strategy 13.2%, CRPG 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This entry in the series refines the tactical RPG formula with deeper party customization and grand strategy elements set in the Roman Republic.
- #3 The Banner Saga
96% matchVery Positive89% of 15,850 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 44.6%, RPG 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Strategy 10.9%, Tactical 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven tactical RPG that emphasizes difficult choices and managing a traveling caravan through a harsh, unforgiving landscape.
- #4 Wartales
95% matchVery Positive87% of 34,222 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.6%, Turn-Based 23.6%, RPG 23.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world mercenary RPG features deep party management and tactical combat that mirrors the survival and exploration focus of the seed game.
- #5 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,691 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 39.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, RPG 17.7%, CRPG 12.7%, Exploration 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging exploration and trade RPG that requires careful resource management and strategic decision-making while traversing a dangerous world.
- #6 Renowned Explorers: International Society
94% matchVery Positive92% of 2,885 reviews2015
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this strategic rogue-like you become a famous expedition leader in the 19th century. You form your own crew with the skills and personality to discover legendary treasures, while exploring randomized locations and stories on every new adventure.
Why similar: Turn-Based 43.6%, RPG 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Strategy 14.6%, Exploration 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the spirit of 19th-century exploration with a focus on party composition and strategic turn-based encounters.
- #7 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
93% matchVery Positive83% of 8,092 reviews2014
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
Why similar: Turn-Based 41.8%, RPG 20.7%, Strategy 8.3%, Tactical 7.7%, Isometric 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, party-based tactical RPG that rewards careful planning and strategic positioning in turn-based combat.
- #8 Battle Brothers
92% matchVery Positive88% of 27,117 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 93.4 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: Historical 36.1%, RPG 27.8%, Strategy 21.3%, Story Rich 6.6%, Character Customization 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This gritty tactical RPG focuses on managing a company of mercenaries, emphasizing survival, equipment management, and brutal turn-based combat.
- #9 Lords of Xulima
91% matchVery Positive81% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Lords of Xulima is a challenging Role-playing game set on the mythical continent of Xulima, where Gods and humans once walked side by side. Experience a genuine RPG featuring over 100 hours of gameplay, and discover one of the most epic sagas ever told.
Why similar: Turn-Based 54.4%, RPG 28.3%, Strategy 5.4%, Isometric 5%, CRPG 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that balances exploration with challenging, tactical turn-based combat and party development.
- #10 Curious Expedition
91% matchVery Positive91% of 4,456 reviews2016
Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.7%, RPG 24.4%, Strategy 13.9%, Hex Grid 13.4% ★, Exploration 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike exploration game that captures the essence of historical discovery and resource management under pressure.
- #11 King's Bounty: The Legend
90% matchVery Positive90% of 3,682 reviews2009
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
King’s Bounty: The Legend is a fan-favorite classic fantasy adventure and an early entry into the modern King’s Bounty era, built around tough battles, smart decisions, and turn-based tactics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26%, RPG 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Strategy 17.2%, Tactical 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a classic exploration-heavy experience with a focus on tactical turn-based battles and managing a diverse army.
- #12 Avernum: Escape From the Pit
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,292 reviews2012
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.
Why similar: Turn-Based 34%, RPG 24.3%, Isometric 13.4%, Strategy 7.6%, CRPG 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric RPG that focuses on exploration and party-based tactical combat in a massive, interconnected world.
- #13 The Age of Decadence
89% matchVery Positive82% of 3,941 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: Turn-Based 33.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, RPG 12.4%, CRPG 9.9%, Isometric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, choice-driven RPG that emphasizes the consequences of your actions and strategic survival in a harsh, low-fantasy world.
- #14 Legends of Eisenwald
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,821 reviews2015
Dev: Aterdux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Legends of Eisenwald is an adventure game with tactical battles, RPG and strategy elements. Take the lead of a small feudal army and try to defend your right to survive in this ruthless medieval world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 39.3%, Historical 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, RPG 9.3%, Tactical 8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines strategy and RPG elements with a unique tactical combat system that emphasizes unit positioning and management.
- #15 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,721 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 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: Turn-Based 20.7%, RPG 16.1%, CRPG 12.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep character development and tactical turn-based combat within a mysterious, isolated environment.
- #16 Hard West 2
86% matchVery Positive82% of 3,037 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, RPG 13.1%, Isometric 9.7%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a supernatural western setting with highly tactical turn-based combat that rewards aggressive party positioning.
- #17 Blackguards
87% matchMixed62% of 3,851 reviews2014
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Why similar: Turn-Based 43.8%, RPG 20.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Tactical 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes grid-based combat and party management within a dark, gritty fantasy setting.
- #18 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
85% matchVery Positive85% of 10,424 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.9%, RPG 12.5%, CRPG 10.3%, Isometric 9.6%, Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style CRPG that emphasizes exploration, survival, and tactical combat in a desolate, reactive world.
- #19 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
84% matchVery Positive89% of 6,474 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: Turn-Based 43.1%, RPG 20.5%, Isometric 8.5%, Strategy 6.9%, Tactical 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features excellent tactical combat and a focus on party-based narrative choices within a rich, atmospheric setting.
- #20 Queen's Wish: The Conqueror
84% matchVery Positive83% of 365 reviews2019
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
At last, the Queen has given you power and freedom! The cost? You must rebuild her Empire. Will you? In this epic, indie fantasy adventure, you are free to explore, fight for fame and power, and shape the world as you choose. Escape into an unpredictable open-ended story and cunning tactical combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based 33%, RPG 26.5%, Strategy 15.3%, CRPG 8%, Isometric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration, party management, and strategic choices as you navigate a complex political landscape.
- #21 NEO Scavenger
82% matchVery Positive90% of 5,359 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Turn-Based 48%, RPG 17.7%, Survival 10%, Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused RPG that emphasizes scavenging and tactical decision-making in a harsh, post-apocalyptic wilderness.
- #22 Eador. Imperium
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,258 reviews2017
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Hire heroes, build an army, prevail in battles and try to keep your empire intact in the face of grave danger. Eador. Imperium is a new chapter in Eador series, known for its unique blend of grand strategy, turn-based tactics and RPG elements.
Why similar: Strategy 29.2%, Turn-Based 26.8%, RPG 25.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Indie 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends turn-based strategy with RPG elements, allowing for deep management of heroes and armies across a fantasy world.
- #23 Crowntakers
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 681 reviews2014
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Why similar: Turn-Based 39.1%, RPG 14.9%, Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Tactical 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements, focusing on party management and tactical combat in a fantasy world.
- #24 Eschalon: Book I
81% matchVery Positive86% of 410 reviews2009
Dev: Basilisk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Eschalon: Book I is an old-school role-playing game that will take you across massive outdoor environments and deep into dozens of sprawling dungeons as you seek to uncover the mystery of who you are. It features a tile-built, turn-based game world where the result of absolutely every action is rolled, calculated or statistically...
Why similar: Turn-Based 40.7%, RPG 35.4%, Isometric 14.6%, Indie 4.5%, CRPG 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional isometric RPG that emphasizes exploration and turn-based combat in a vast, open world.
- #25 Overland
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 557 reviews2019
Dev: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game.
Why similar: Turn-Based 57.3%, Strategy 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Survival 6.4%, Tactical 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical survival game that focuses on managing a group of survivors and making difficult choices while traveling across a ruined landscape.
- #26 Torment: Tides of Numenera
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 4,341 reviews2017
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.8 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: RPG 33.9%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Isometric 15.5%, CRPG 11.1%, Strategy 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG that focuses on exploration and choice-driven gameplay in a unique, imaginative setting.
- #27 Pathway
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,235 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, RPG 13.8%, Strategy 10%, Tactical 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game set in the 1930s that focuses on exploration, party management, and pulp-adventure combat.
- #28 UnderRail
78% matchVery Positive86% of 7,028 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Turn-Based 38.1%, RPG 25.9%, Isometric 13.6%, CRPG 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, isometric RPG that focuses on exploration and tactical combat, requiring careful character building and resource management.
- #29 Fallen: A2P Protocol
81% matchMostly Negative38% of 226 reviews2015
Dev: Red Katana
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.6%, RPG 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 10.4%, Tactical 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic tactical RPG that features turn-based combat and a focus on exploration and survival.
- #30 Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,918 reviews2012
Dev: I-deal GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Even if the regime is totally inept and corrupt, don't suppose for a moment that you as the liberator will be greeted with open arms.JAGGED ALLIANCE 2: WILDFIRE brings you back to Arulco. The population is being terrorized by a reckless army; in the meantime the main export goods are drugs.
Why similar: Strategy 61.3%, Turn-Based 15.4%, RPG 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%, Tactical 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical mercenary management game that remains a gold standard for party-based strategy and combat.
- #31 Hard West
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,873 reviews2015
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, RPG 14.7%, Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.5%
- #32 Conquest of the New World
76% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2017
Dev: Quicksilver SoftwarePub: Interplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover the uncharted during the Age of Exploration in this strategy game of exploration, combat and colony management.
Why similar: Turn-Based 50.2%, Strategy 25.9%, Historical 18%, Turn-Based Combat 5.9%
- #33 Dead In Vinland
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,795 reviews2018
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Turn-Based 40.1%, RPG 23.9%, Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8%, Survival 6.9%
- #34 Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
74% matchVery Positive83% of 1,383 reviews2019
Dev: Ctrl Alt Ninja Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.
Why similar: Turn-Based 52.4%, Strategy 12.5%, RPG 12.4%, Isometric 7.2%, Tactical 5.7%
- #35 Jagged Alliance Flashback
77% matchMixed47% of 775 reviews2014
Dev: Full Control
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Jagged Alliance Flashback brings back the true spirit of this legendary series: Turn-based tactics meets crazy mercenary personalities and intense battles. Manage your squad of unique mercenaries, secure your income and take back the island - sector by sector, turn by turn.
Why similar: Turn-Based 41.7%, Strategy 18.1%, RPG 13.6%, Tactical 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #36 Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,107 reviews2014
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 48.3%, Strategy 27.7%, Historical 19.9%, Adventure 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #37 The Banner Saga 2
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,748 reviews2016
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.2%, RPG 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Strategy 13.3%, Tactical 5.5%
- #38 Urtuk: The Desolation
72% 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: Turn-Based 36.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Tactical 13.2%, Strategy 11.9%, Hex Grid 11.4% ★
- #39 Colonial Conquest
75% matchMixed62% of 262 reviews2015
Dev: Argonauts InteractivePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Why similar: Turn-Based 46.9%, Historical 23.7%, Strategy 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%, Indie 2.7%
- #40 Antisquad
75% matchMixed52% of 297 reviews2014
Dev: InsGamesPub: INSGAMES LIMITED
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Widely known in small circles as AntiSquad, they are a military tactical response unit. These hardened military professionals, tired of bureaucracy, politics and serving the armed forces, have established a private paramilitary formation located in south United States.
Why similar: Turn-Based 49.8%, Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Tactical 8.4%, Adventure 1.2%
- #41 Old World
69% matchVery Positive82% of 6,135 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.8%, Historical 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Tactical 12%, Strategy 11.9%
- #42 Blackguards 2
73% matchMixed67% of 1,254 reviews2015
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Blackguards 2 is a turn-based strategy-RPG and will deliver challenging hexfield battles and a gritty story filled with violence and crime. - Includes bonus content: Soundtrack, digital Art Book and Strategy Guide Book!
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.8%, RPG 18.9%, Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Tactical 5.9%
- #43 Commander: Conquest of the Americas
74% matchMixed52% of 188 reviews2010
Dev: Nitro Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Set sail for the New World and shape the destiny of your empire. Lead one of seven European factions in this blend of colony management, exploration, and naval strategy. Build settlements, explore vast territories, and secure your legacy through diplomacy and tactical naval combat.
Why similar: Historical 56.3%, Strategy 27.9%, Exploration 11%, Adventure 3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #44 King's Bounty II
70% matchMixed62% of 5,472 reviews2021
Dev: Fulqrum GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend returns! King’s Bounty II is the long-awaited sequel to the legendary King’s Bounty video games franchise, one of the most iconic representatives of the turn-based RPG genre.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22%, RPG 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Strategy 16.7%, Tactical 7.5%
- #45 Thea: The Awakening
69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,754 reviews2015
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
Why similar: Turn-Based 44.4%, RPG 15.9%, Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Survival 4.3%
- #46 Eisenwald: Blood of November
72% matchMixed52% of 180 reviews2016
Dev: Aterdux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Eisenwald: Blood of November is a new sandbox adventure in the world of Eisenwald. Take up your arms and fight for your cause (and find out first who or what you want to be fighting for).
Why similar: Turn-Based 39.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, RPG 12.3%, Tactical 10.6%, Strategy 8.6%
- #47 Heroes of Steel RPG
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 282 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, RPG 12.9%, Tactical 10%, Strategy 9.9%
- #48 Avadon: The Black Fortress
71% matchVery Positive81% of 615 reviews2011
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.3%, RPG 30.4%, Isometric 13.8%, CRPG 7.6%, Turn-Based Combat 5.6%
- #49 Avadon 3: The Warborn
70% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Huge, old-school, indie fantasy role-playing adventure. Features an epic story and tactical, turn-based combat. Explore cunning dungeons, hunt for 100s of magical artifacts, and use dozens of magical abilities. Many different endings. Will you save your people or betray them? It's up to you.
Why similar: RPG 28.6%, Turn-Based 22.9%, Isometric 14.4%, Strategy 13.7%, CRPG 9.8%
- #50 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 34,558 reviews2018
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: Knights Peak
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 49.9 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: RPG 31.9%, Turn-Based 21.1%, Isometric 13.7%, CRPG 12.7%, Strategy 6.4%
- #51 ATOM RPG Trudograd
67% matchVery Positive84% of 4,354 reviews2021
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.5%, RPG 13.8%, CRPG 10.9%, Isometric 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
- #52 Ash of Gods: Redemption
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,435 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: Turn-Based 29%, RPG 16.6%, Isometric 13.4%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
- #53 American Conquest
70% matchMixed68% of 673 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In American Conquest, Players set sail from Europe to discover new world and conquer its innumerable riches.
Why similar: Strategy 55.2%, Historical 43.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #54 Spellcrafter
71% matchMostly Negative36% of 64 reviews2015
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Salient Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spellcrafter is an RPG game with deep tactical turn-based combat and a unique spell casting system. Explore the magical world, collect gold, interact with NPCs, take quests and make moral choices! Recruit heroes, assemble and summon powerful troops and send them into battle!
Why similar: RPG 35.2%, Turn-Based 30.1%, Strategy 25.3%, Indie 6.3%, Adventure 3%
- #55 Curious Expedition 2
65% matchVery Positive89% of 4,080 reviews2021
Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, RPG 12.2%, Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%
- #56 Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale
66% matchMixed58% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale tells the journey of a pirate captain with a lust for gold and glory who assumes command of a fleet of pirate ships to strike the Caribbean.
Why similar: Historical 25.2%, Tactical 17.5%, Strategy 16.5%, Hex Grid 14.8% ★, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%
- #57 Dead Monarchy
66% matchVery Positive83% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Kevin Zhang
Windows
Dead Monarchy is an open-world, turn-based tactical RPG set in a low fantasy world. Personally lead and manage your mercenary company as the captain and embark on your personal quest to defeat the arena champions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.4%, RPG 23.4%, Strategy 18.4%, Tactical 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%
- #58 Might & Magic X - Legacy
68% matchMixed66% of 3,389 reviews2014
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
After a decade, a Might & Magic® RPG is back with both the unique core formula and a new set of improved and fine-tuned features. The best RPG of its class!In the wake of the spectacular events in Might & Magic® Heroes® VI, you will play in a party of four adventurers entangled in intrigue and political machinations unfolding in...
Why similar: Turn-Based 59.5%, RPG 31.7%, CRPG 4.5%, Tactical 2.2%, Turn-Based Combat 1%
- #59 Port Royale 3
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,549 reviews2012
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Caribbean, in the turbulent 17th Century. The mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands fight over the colonies. And there you are, a young sea captain whose only goal is to become the most powerful man in the New World.
Why similar: Strategy 66.6%, Historical 31.9%, Adventure 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #60 Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar
69% matchMixed60% of 449 reviews2014
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game ever before, forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons and rapidly...
Why similar: Strategy 46.2%, Historical 32.4%, RPG 16.2%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%