- #1 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,051 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 37.6%, Strategy 24.3%, Tactical 19%, Character Customization 7.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the visceral, aggressive tactical combat and dark atmosphere that fans of Gears Tactics will appreciate.
- #2 XCOM® 2
96% matchVery Positive85% of 107,051 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 61.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 24.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 22%, Strategy 17.7%, Tactical 12.8%, Isometric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for squad-based tactical combat, offering deep customization and intense, high-stakes missions.
- #3 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
96% matchVery Positive90% of 20,374 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Strategy 32.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.2%, Turn-Based 22.8%, Tactical 13.4%, RPG 4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends stealth-based exploration with intense, turn-based tactical combat in a gritty post-apocalyptic setting.
- #4 Jagged Alliance 3
95% matchVery Positive89% of 14,231 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.3%, Strategy 28.7%, Tactical 15.9%, Turn-Based 10.6%, Isometric 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features complex, deep tactical combat with a strong focus on squad management and character development.
- #5 Marvel's Midnight Suns
94% matchVery Positive82% of 23,523 reviews2022
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 40.3%, Strategy 23.5%, Tactical 17.4%, Character Customization 8.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a fast-paced, card-based tactical combat system that emphasizes momentum and powerful character abilities.
- #6 BATTLETECH
94% matchVery Positive84% of 32,635 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 43.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 27.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 27%, Strategy 24.8%, Tactical 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 3%
Why You'll Like It: Features heavy-hitting tactical combat with deep mech customization and strategic squad management.
- #7 Phoenix Point
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 6,915 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
Why similar: Strategy 34.6%, Tactical 27.1%, Isometric 14.2%, Character Customization 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to classic tactical games that introduces unique targeting mechanics and evolving enemy threats.
- #8 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
92% matchVery Positive91% of 14,312 reviews2018
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.4%, Strategy 24.2%, Tactical 11.3%, Character Customization 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique tactical experience with a focus on squad customization and a dark, industrial aesthetic.
- #9 XCOM®: Chimera Squad
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,227 reviews2020
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 37.1%, Strategy 30.3%, Turn-Based 21.5%, Tactical 4.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fast-paced, breach-and-clear tactical encounters with unique character-specific abilities.
- #10 Miasma Chronicles
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,803 reviews2023
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: 505 Games Official
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won’t forget. Embark on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland torn apart by a savage force known only as the ‘Miasma’.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 35.9%, Strategy 26.8%, Tactical 21%, Violent 6.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical combat with a strong narrative and stealth elements in a visually striking world.
- #11 Hard West 2
90% 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 Tactics 27.4%, Turn-Based 25.5%, Strategy 19.1%, Tactical 12.1%, Isometric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Employs an aggressive, momentum-based tactical system that rewards players for taking risks and chaining kills.
- #12 Showgunners
89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,825 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.6%, Strategy 23%, Tactical 18.1%, Isometric 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, show-themed tactical game that emphasizes aggressive play and environmental hazards.
- #13 Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
89% matchVery Positive88% of 6,417 reviews2021
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in the grimdark universe of the 41st Millennium. Pick your force, develop your army, field mighty heroes and fight for victory using superior strategy, awesome abilities, and devastating weaponry.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30%, Strategy 26.7%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Tactical 10.4%, Isometric 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers large-scale tactical combat that captures the intensity and scale of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
- #14 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
88% matchVery Positive94% of 9,639 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.
Why similar: Turn-Based 36.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 33.4%, Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.7%, RPG 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep character customization system paired with complex, rewarding tactical combat.
- #15 Phantom Doctrine
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,637 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.1%, Strategy 23.2%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Tactical 9%, Violent 5%
Why You'll Like It: Tactical combat focused on stealth and espionage, requiring careful planning and squad coordination.
- #16 Othercide
86% matchVery Positive82% of 5,143 reviews2020
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.
Why similar: Strategy 33.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.8%, Turn-Based 24.3%, Tactical 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features stylized, high-stakes tactical combat with a unique focus on turn manipulation and sacrifice.
- #17 Silent Storm Gold Edition
86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,061 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29.2%, Turn-Based 28.1%, Strategy 21.1%, Tactical 11.1%, RPG 3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical game featuring highly destructible environments that directly impact combat strategy.
- #18 Wasteland 3
84% matchVery Positive85% of 21,899 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25%, Turn-Based Tactics 23%, Strategy 15.7%, Violent 10.2%, Isometric 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep RPG experience featuring tactical, turn-based combat and meaningful choices that impact the world.
- #19 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
85% 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 41%, Strategy 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Tactical 10.3%, Isometric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent blend of tactical turn-based combat and rich, choice-driven RPG storytelling.
- #20 Metal Slug Tactics
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,401 reviews2024
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
METAL SLUG makes an explosive return! Dive into this dynamic tactical RPG with a roguelite thrill and experience the iconic run'n'gun action of the original series, redefined. Grab your weapons, assemble your squad and conquer the battlefield to defeat the infamous Rebel Army.
Why similar: Turn-Based 46.9%, Strategy 29.7%, Tactical 17.9%, RPG 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, action-oriented tactical game that brings a distinct visual style to the genre.
- #21 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
83% matchVery Positive88% of 6,240 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: Turn-Based Tactics 32.5%, Strategy 27.5%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Tactical 7.2%, RPG 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical RPG with robust class customization and challenging turn-based encounters.
- #22 Space Hulk: Tactics
84% matchMixed63% of 1,140 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Space Hulk: Tactics is a faithful adaptation of the board game Space Hulk, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, bringing a unique twist to the cult classic formula. Engage in bloody battles as either a squad of Terminator Space Marines or the deadly alien Genestealers.
Why similar: Strategy 38.2%, Turn-Based 29.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Violent 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful adaptation of the board game that emphasizes claustrophobic, high-tension tactical combat.
- #23 Expeditions: Rome
81% 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 Tactics 33.7%, Strategy 32%, Tactical 12.2%, Turn-Based 8.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Pairs tactical combat with deep squad management and historical RPG elements for a compelling experience.
- #24 Rebel Cops
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,795 reviews2019
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead a ragtag squad of cops in rebellion against their town's new criminal power and see how long you can hold out in this unforgiving turn-based spin-off game from This Is the Police. You'll be desperately short on supplies, and a single shot can cost a cop their life.
Why similar: Strategy 37.3%, Turn-Based 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.7%, Violent 7.1%, Tactical 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical squad management where survival is key and resources are consistently limited.
- #25 Desperados III
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,197 reviews2020
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Why similar: Strategy 54.2%, Tactical 25.8%, Isometric 14.4%, Violent 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical squad-based gameplay with a heavy emphasis on stealth, coordination, and synchronized strikes.
- #26 MENACE
76% matchVery Positive91% of 10,002 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25%, Turn-Based 23.3%, Strategy 21.5%, Tactical 11.8%, Character Customization 6.7%
- #27 Aliens: Dark Descent
78% matchVery Positive88% of 17,771 reviews2023
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
Why similar: Strategy 48.6%, Tactical 28.5%, Violent 9%, Isometric 6.9%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #28 Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
79% matchVery Positive87% of 4,767 reviews2015
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Why similar: Turn-Based 41%, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Isometric 8.6%, RPG 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical combat with a rich, cyberpunk fantasy world and deep character-driven narratives.
- #29 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
76% matchVery Positive87% of 11,704 reviews2022
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!
Why similar: Strategy 65.8%, Tactical 22.1%, Gore 5.5%, Sci-fi 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #30 Gears 5
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,980 reviews2019
Dev: The CoalitionPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.
Why similar: Gore 50.6%, Violent 27.2%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Sci-fi 5.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #31 Commandos 2 - HD Remaster
78% matchMixed57% of 2,412 reviews2020
Dev: Yippee! EntertainmentPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Relive the real-time tactics masterpiece that defined the genre like no other: Commandos 2 - HD Remaster is a true homage to one of gaming’s most celebrated masterpieces.
Why similar: Strategy 87.3%, Tactical 7.1%, Isometric 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical game requiring precise coordination and stealth to overcome overwhelming odds.
- #32 Gears of War: Reloaded
75% matchMixed59% of 3,038 reviews2025
Dev: The CoalitionPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the origins of one of gaming’s most acclaimed franchises like never before, faithfully remastered and optimized for PC.
Why similar: Gore 44%, Multiplayer 25%, Violent 24.2%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #33 Necromunda: Underhive Wars
77% matchMixed56% of 2,953 reviews2020
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Deep below the hive cities of Necromunda, lead, customize and grow your gang in the twisted tunnels of the dystopian Underhive. Face rival gangs in tactical gunfights for power, wealth, survival, and honor.
Why similar: Strategy 54.2%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Gore 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%, Violent 7.4%
- #34 Into the Breach
74% matchVery Positive94% of 21,742 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 31.7 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 28.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.7%, Turn-Based 21.8%, Tactical 8.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.6%
- #35 King Arthur: Knight's Tale
72% matchVery Positive84% of 7,361 reviews2022
Dev: NeocoreGames
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A unique hybrid between turn-based tactical games and traditional, character-centric RPGs. Knight's Tale is a modern retelling of a classic Arthurian mythology story filtered through the dark fantasy tropes, a twist on the traditional tales of chivalry.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 36.6%, Turn-Based 28.6%, Strategy 18.9%, Isometric 7.1%, RPG 4.1%
- #36 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
73% matchVery Positive93% of 57,975 reviews2012
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.6%, Strategy 25.8%, Tactical 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%
- #37 Hard West
74% 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: Strategy 25.6%, Turn-Based 24.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Tactical 10.8%, Isometric 5.6%
- #38 End State
73% matchMixed63% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: Finger Squad
Windows
End State is a turn-based tactics game where you manage a mercenary company tracking down a terrorists in a war-torn country. Hire, gear up and gain experience for your mercenaries. Take on rebels and criminal gangs, do side contracts and explore Brekovia.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.1%, Turn-Based 20.7%, Strategy 20.6%, Tactical 10.1%, Violent 7.6%
- #39 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
70% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Lipsar Studio
Windows
Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.
Why similar: Strategy 27.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.3%, Turn-Based 22.3%, Tactical 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.5%
- #40 Shift'n Slay
70% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: DREBOT game studio
Windows
Shift’n Slay is an amped-up turn-based tactical roguelike, where you fight your way through a cyberpunk hell step by step, trying to break a time loop engineered by corporate bastards.
Why similar: Strategy 29.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.2%, Turn-Based 19.5%, Tactical 14%, Violent 5.3%
- #41 Wartales
69% 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 33.8%, Strategy 29.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, RPG 9.9%, Violent 9.5%
- #42 The Lamplighters League
71% matchMixed69% of 1,134 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Strategy 49.7%, Tactical 30.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, RPG 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #43 Arma Tactics
75% matchMostly Negative32% of 991 reviews2013
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Arma Tactics is a turn-based close-combat strategy game, where you take control of a four-member Special Forces team. There are no given strategies, rails to move on, or paths to follow; it‘s up to you to decide how you will play through both the story-driven missions and generated missions with randomized objectives.
Why similar: Strategy 38.7%, Turn-Based 34.2%, Tactical 14.3%, Gore 7.3%, Violent 4.4%
- #44 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,839 reviews2009
Dev: 14° EastPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling,...
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.7%, Strategy 23.2%, Tactical 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%, Isometric 7.9%
- #45 WARMACHINE: Tactics
73% matchMixed44% of 1,160 reviews2014
Dev: WhiteMoon DreamsPub: Privateer Press Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Strategy 40.9%, Turn-Based 37.1%, Tactical 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.8%, Multiplayer 1.4%
- #46 Ash of Gods: Redemption
71% 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 28.2%, Strategy 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.2%, Isometric 12.8%, RPG 4.8%
- #47 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,628 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Tactical 13.2%, Isometric 7.9%
- #48 Godless Tactics
70% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Ice Arrow Games
Windows
Lead an elite strike team through the wars of a reborn civilisation, and decide the fate of humanity through your achievements and choices. Traverse a dynamic war-map, engage in fast, turn-based battles, and explore the world of 2952.
Why similar: Strategy 60.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 33.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #49 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
71% matchMixed48% of 23,407 reviews2017
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into a brutal battle between three warring factions In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.
Why similar: Strategy 53%, Gore 18.3%, Tactical 12.3%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Violent 5.1%
- #50 Mech Armada
67% matchVery Positive81% of 679 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.9%, Turn-Based 23.5%, Strategy 19.1%, Tactical 8.6%, Isometric 6.3%
- #51 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
68% matchVery Positive82% of 16,851 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Why similar: Strategy 34.9%, Turn-Based 26.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Tactical 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.3%
- #52 Dead Monarchy
67% 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: Strategy 25.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Turn-Based 15.8%, Gore 14.6%, Violent 10.1%
- #53 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 409 reviews2019
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 27.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.1%, Strategy 19.5%, Tactical 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.9%
- #54 Gloomhaven
66% matchVery Positive82% of 15,788 reviews2021
Dev: Flaming Fowl StudiosPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 24%, Strategy 19.6%, Tactical 13.7%, Isometric 8%
- #55 Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,471 reviews2017
Dev: Straylight EntertainmentPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach is a 3D turn-based strategy game like you’ve never seen before: fast, immediate, deep, impressive to look at and incredibly fun! Fight through a dark era of carnage and endless war and lead the Space Wolves in a struggle to defend the last bastion of mankind.
Why similar: Strategy 35.6%, Turn-Based 32.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Tactical 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.4%
- #56 Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics
69% matchMixed67% of 255 reviews2018
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Ripstone
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Challenge the horrifying reign of Nazi terror and battle an immortal evil in Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics; a turn-based tactical strategy game set in the award-winning Achtung! Cthulhu universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.8%, Turn-Based 27%, Strategy 23%, Violent 10%, Tactical 4.9%
- #57 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: Turn-Based Tactics 35.6%, Turn-Based 24.8%, Strategy 20.2%, Tactical 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.7%
- #58 One-inch Tactics
65% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
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 Tactics 26.8%, Turn-Based 26.5%, Strategy 19.7%, Tactical 13.6%, Isometric 6.4%