Games Like Frozen Cortex

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

Why similar: Turn-Based 35.4%, Tactical 24.5%, Strategy 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The original title from the same developers that defined the simultaneous turn-based tactical genre.

Frozen Synapse 2 is the sequel to the award-winning turn-based tactical game. Command your squads in a vast procedurally generated city: enter any building, perform any mission, execute any strategy.

Why similar: Turn-Based 31%, Strategy 26.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Tactical 9.1%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Expands the tactical formula of the original with a massive open-world strategic layer.

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 31%, Turn-Based 26.2%, Strategy 16.3%, Tactical 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 6%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in grid-based tactical strategy where every move requires precise planning and anticipation of enemy actions.

Assemble your robot squad, construct their AI and send them in the battle arena to see your strategy play out. Iterate, improve and repeat until you outsmart all your opponents and friends online.

Why similar: Strategy 49.2%, Multiplayer 31.2%, Tactical 12.9%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the robot-programming aspect of tactical combat, requiring you to refine your strategy before the match begins.

Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humour and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop’s famous boardgame.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.4%, Sports 19.2%, Tactical 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Strategy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive tactical turn-based sports game that perfectly captures the brutal, high-stakes nature of fantasy football.

Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.

Why similar: Turn-Based 37.5%, Tactical 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides deep tactical mech combat where positioning and heat management are just as important as firepower.

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

Why similar: Turn-Based 35.3%, Tactical 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for turn-based tactical combat, emphasizing squad management and positioning.

Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

Why similar: Turn-Based 36.4%, Tactical 27.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Strategy 15.3%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes tactical game that rewards careful planning and efficient use of limited resources.

Post Human W.A.R is a turn-based tactical strategy game, set in an absurd post-apocalyptic world. At the dawn of our third millennium, mankind went extinct. Mutated animals, household robots converted for warfare, and monkeys in tracksuits battle it out to decide the fate of the human heritage!

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.6%, Strategy 23%, Tactical 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical hex-grid game with a unique sci-fi setting and a focus on outmaneuvering the opponent.

Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...

Why similar: Tactical 36.8%, Turn-Based 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Strategy 18.5%, Multiplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, simultaneous turn-based tactical squad combat with a focus on realistic military planning.

🏆🏀💀 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: Tactical 25.8%, Turn-Based 23.1%, Sports 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Strategy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical sports-themed roguelite that forces you to manage a team through brutal, turn-based matches.

Age of Gladiators II: Death League is a single-player strategy game set in the futuristic 3000AD, during the rebirth of the violent and hyper-competitive gladiatorial games. Manage your franchise while forging the attributes and abilities of your warriors. Build your story. Build your empire.

Why similar: Sports 28.7%, Turn-Based 25.2%, Tactical 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Strategy 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Blends sports management with tactical combat, allowing you to build and control your own team of fighters.

Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.

Why similar: Tactical 68.5%, Strategy 23.7%, Indie 4.1%, Multiplayer 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A planning-heavy tactical game that requires precise execution of squad-based maneuvers.

From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.

Why similar: Turn-Based 38.6%, Strategy 24.8%, Tactical 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A complex strategic sci-fi simulation that includes tactical combat encounters.

Create and command your own customizable squads of fighting robots in this turn-based, arena tactics game.

Why similar: Turn-Based 28.5%, Strategy 23.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Tactical 18.1%, Indie 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical turn-based combat with a focus on unique unit abilities and positioning.

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 36.1%, Tactical 27.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.4%, Strategy 12.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical mech combat with a heavy emphasis on positioning and grid-based movement.

Turn-based strategy at its finest.

Why similar: Turn-Based 52.2%, Strategy 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game where terrain destruction and positioning are key to winning the match.

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 43%, Tactical 32.7%, Strategy 22.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%

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 39.3%, Strategy 17.5%, Tactical 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 5%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game featuring robots and deep customization options.

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 28.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.2%, Tactical 20.7%, Strategy 15.1%, Multiplayer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical strategy game that emphasizes unit synergy and map control.

In this unique take on the sports management genre you create your own rider and manage your team throughout an engaging Career Mode, or compete in completely customisable race events. An intense, infinitely-replayable experience where you battle your own choices as much as your competitors.

Why similar: Sports 28.1%, Turn-Based 24.5%, Tactical 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Strategy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical sports management game that uses board-game mechanics to simulate cycling races.

Deep Fringe is a deep tactical RPG set in a biopunk post-apocalyptic wasteland. Lead powerful factions in turn-based brutal battles, leveraging the strategic use of an interactive environment. Modify or destroy terrain to achieve tactical supremacy. Craft legendary chapters with the level editor.

Why similar: Turn-Based 36.4%, Tactical 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.1%, Strategy 12.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%

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: Strategy 23.9%, Turn-Based 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Tactical 19.1%, Multiplayer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based combat game with a sci-fi theme and grid-based movement.

Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.

Why similar: Turn-Based 38.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Tactical 15%, Strategy 14.7%, Multiplayer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical turn-based combat with a focus on spellcasting and positioning.

Team up and beat your opponents in NEOTAG LEAGUE, the futuristic sport where sci-fi parkour robots fight for the ball to score points! Jump, roll, wall run, grapple, dodge and attack in this team-based multiplayer game.

Why similar: Sports 84%, Multiplayer 16%

A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.

Why similar: Turn-Based 35.1%, Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Tactical 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%

Mordheim: City of the Damned is the first video game adaptation of Games Workshop's cult classic tabletop game Mordheim. Set in the Warhammer World's decimated Empire city, Mordheim: City of the Damned is a turn-based tactical game where you lead warbands into bloody and lethal skirmishes.

Why similar: Turn-Based 35.6%, Tactical 31.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 11.4%, Multiplayer 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical game with high-stakes combat and a focus on unit customization.

Online, Single/Multiplayer tactical, simultaneous turn-based soccer strategy game. Play live games or play resumable games over a few days. Level up your team, unlock abilities and dominate the leaderboards. Or just embarrass your friends with your superior skills.

Why similar: Sports 44.2%, Turn-Based 23.4%, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Indie 5%

Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!

Why similar: Strategy 94.3%, Indie 3.6%, Multiplayer 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%

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 38.5%, Turn-Based 38.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic turn-based tactical strategy game with a focus on sci-fi combat.

Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.

Why similar: Turn-Based 29.9%, Tactical 26.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Multiplayer 8.2%

A new and unconventional mix of Auto-Battler + Rhythm tapping challenges.🎵 Claim your mechanical fighter fame in this Atompunk / Electro Swing themed boxing game! Outfit your boxer with a variety of parts, abilities, belts and crew upgrades earned through single matches or career mode.

Why similar: Sports 73.7%, Strategy 23%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Turn-based tactical combat set in the award-winning world of the Iron Kingdoms. Command your custom squad of steam-powered robots and elite warriors in raging battles dominated by magic and mechanika. Battle in online multiplayer and play the epic 21-mission single player campaign!

Why similar: Turn-Based 34.9%, Tactical 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Strategy 18.5%, Multiplayer 3%

Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots!

Why similar: Tactical 31.2%, Strategy 30.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 29.2%, Indie 9%

SYNCH is a free, turn-based strategy game. Choose your perfect team of bots to take down the evil boss bot and his floating flunkies!

Why similar: Strategy 74.3%, Indie 25.7%

Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.

Why similar: Turn-Based 36.2%, Tactical 26.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Strategy 12.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.

Why similar: Sports 68.1%, Strategy 23.8%, Indie 8.1%

SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.

Why similar: Tactical 42%, Strategy 24.7%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Indie 7.8%

Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...

Why similar: Strategy 66.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Indie 15.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

A multiplayer turn-based strategy game inspired by Into The Breach, set on a 9x9 board, where you control characters and protect bases. Create a unique deck of ability cards and characters. Eliminate the opponent while fending off a zombie horde. Become a savior of The South Pole!

Why similar: Turn-Based 43%, Turn-Based Strategy 27.3%, Strategy 13.4%, Multiplayer 10%, Indie 4.5%

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: Turn-Based 47.2%, Strategy 39.5%, Indie 13.3%

Introducing ClusterPuck 99, a sporty competitive sports game about sports based on athletics! Featuring 8-player local competitive action for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Sports 73.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Indie 8.2%

Fracture the Flag is not the usual hyper click fest of an RTS... Take some time, gather your resources, plan your strategy and then knock the crud out your opponents!

Why similar: Strategy 56.4%, Multiplayer 23.5%, Indie 20.1%

Beat the Humans is the turn-based tactical strategy game. Here you lead an army of aliens against invaders from the human race. Collect your squad, protect planets, strengthen your army with equipment and look for allies if you want to survive and win.

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.5%, Tactical 28.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.2%, Strategy 13.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Haxity is a cyberpunk, PvP, action deck-builder. Draft your deck, modify your fighter and outsmart your opponent in intense Head-to-Head battles. Fight online, challenge your friends or terminate the AI. Slot, hack and execute, welcome to Haxity!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35%, Strategy 33.6%, Multiplayer 19.2%, Indie 12.2%

BattleSynth — Tactical Fantasy Warfare Assemble your army, plan your moves, and watch your strategy come alive on the battlefield. In BattleSynth, every unit matters and every choice can lead to victory — or defeat. Smart tactics, wild magic, and a bit of chaos await!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 44.2%, Tactical 26.5%, Strategy 25.5%, Indie 3.7%

Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…

Why similar: Turn-Based 52.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 30.7%, Strategy 14.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%

ROCKETS fire ROCKETS at ROCKETS in this action-arcade, arena-combat, gorgeous festival-of-fireworks! It's dogfighting meets figure-skating in space with local multiplayer and single-player fast-paced action modes plus a ZEN MODE where ROCKETS learn to LOVE.

Why similar: Sports 52.9%, Strategy 15.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Indie 9.7%, Multiplayer 9.5%

Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.

Why similar: Indie 37.9%, Great Soundtrack 33.4%, Strategy 19.1%, Singleplayer 9.5%

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: Tactical 72.9%, Strategy 26.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Duke it out with massive alien robots during the peak of the Mayan civilization. Nuke, zap, implode, incinerate and destroy your friends in singleplayer or local multiplayer. Win the adoration of your tiny Mayan tribesmen, and keep an eye out for Mayan Gods who will try to crash your party.

Why similar: Turn-Based 61.7%, Strategy 19.5%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Indie 4.1%

Ignited Steel is a mech roguelike turn-based-tactics game. Manage a team of overheating old-tech mechs, more heat means more vulnerability and damage! Unravel the galaxy’s story as you travel from node to node, improving your mechs, acquiring new pilots, and defeat the sentient A.I. overlord!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 42.4%, Tactical 31%, Strategy 26.6%

Lead your orbital battleships to victory in Flotilla! Fight, trade, and explore new planets in your journey through the galaxy. Featuring tactically rich 3D combat, flank and surprise the enemy from any direction. When the dust settles, generate another randomized universe for a brand new adventure!

Why similar: Turn-Based 42.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.4%, Tactical 21.2%, Strategy 14.9%