- #1 Rogue Wizards
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 250 reviews2016
Dev: Spellbind Studios
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 67%
Battle creatures, collect loot, master magic, and build your very own Wizard Tower sanctuary in this rogue-like, dungeon-crawling RPG.
Why similar: Roguelite 18.1%, Procedural Generation 17.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Cartoony 10.5%
- #2 Hexguardian
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 700 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrsβ₯1hr: 76%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: Hex Grid 34.1% β
, Tactical 14.1%, Procedural Generation 9.7%, Roguelite 8.6%, Cartoony 7.8%
- #3 Tactical Breach Wizards
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,112 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 77%
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Why similar: Tactical 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Funny 12.4%, Fantasy 5%
- #4 Zero Orders Tactics
95% matchVery Positive92% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 78%
πβ Terraforming + Into The Breach! An experimental puzzle strategy where you are not commanding your troops - now, you are shaping the battlefield itself! Nothing is random*, everything is predictable*, and the battlefield is changing. Every turn. By you.
Why similar: Hex Grid 18.1% β
, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Tactical 13.3%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #5 Fae Tactics
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,744 reviews2020
Dev: Endlessfluff GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.1 hrsβ₯1hr: 51%
In Fae Tactics, follow a young magic user named Peony on her journey across a vibrant world full of mystery and danger. Summon allies, cast spells, and befriend a motley crew of characters as you dive into the growing conflicts between man and magical beings known as fae.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 39.8%, Tactical 29.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Fantasy 3.7%
- #6 Godless
94% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Danil Kalyupa
Windows
In Godless, you donβt save the world β you end it one turn at a time. Reshape the hex-based battlefield, summon deadly minions, explore endless strategies, and crush mortal heroes in this tactical roguelike!
Why similar: Hex Grid 28.7% β
, Grid-Based Movement 11%, Tactical 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #7 Hexworld
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Volcanic Giraffe
Windows
Hexworld is a tactical auto-battle RTS where you control the traveling kingdom-island, manage your tiles, collect and upgrade buildings, crash into other islands and watch your precious giant golem inevitably fall off the cliff on his way to the front lines.
Why similar: Hex Grid 39.4% β
, Tactical 12.8%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Cartoony 7.5%, Roguelite 6.7%
- #8 Wizard Warfare
92% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: Hex Grid 25.2% β
, Tactical 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Fantasy 8.4%
- #9 Evertried
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Lunic Games / Danilo DominguesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Evertried is an isometric, tactical rogue-lite where strategic positioning and quick wit in grid-based combat are the key to success. Make clever use of attacks, movement, skills and hazards to clear floors of enemies and advance higher toward your destiny in the afterlife.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Tactical 11.6%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #10 Legends of Kingdom Rush
91% matchMixed66% of 1,767 reviews2022
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 83%
RPG turn-based combat game with deep tactics and bad jokes! Do you have what it takes to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Hex Grid 30.2% β
, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Roguelite 8%
- #11 The Dragoness: Command of the Flame
90% matchMostly Positive70% of 169 reviews2022
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrsβ₯1hr: 86%
The Dragoness mixes HOMM-like exploration, city-building and turn-based strategic combat, with a roguelite twist. Choose your battles, paths and skills as you explore a world ravaged by war. Gather and manage your army of beasts, collect resources and expand your city.
Why similar: Tactical 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Grid-Based Movement 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%
- #12 The Dungeon Beneath
89% matchVery Positive89% of 893 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrsβ₯1hr: 90%
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Tactical 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Roguelite 12.1%
- #13 Tinyfolks
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,100 reviews2022
Dev: Pierre VandermaesenPub: VANDERMAESEN GAMES
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrsβ₯1hr: 67%
Train your folks, defeat monsters and upgrade your town!
Why similar: Tactical 27.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Magic 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #14 Tangy TD
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,510 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 57%
Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!
Why similar: Tactical 30.4%, Cartoony 14.7%, Funny 13.6%, Strategy 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #15 Trials of Fire
88% matchVery Positive86% of 3,259 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Roguelite 19%, Procedural Generation 13%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%
- #16 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 412 reviews2019
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 83%
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: Tactical 22%, Grid-Based Movement 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%
- #17 Dream Tactics
85% matchVery Positive92% of 692 reviews2024
Dev: Spectra Entertainment Inc.Pub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 20.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 53%
Dream Tactics is a GBA-styled strategy RPG with cunning card combos and deep character customization. Pick your party, manage cards to create unique playstyles, and outsmart hordes of pillows in turn-based combat to save the Dream World from its inevitable collapse.
Why similar: Tactical 34.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Cute 9.4%
- #18 Telepath Tactics Liberated
86% matchVery Positive84% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Sinister DesignPub: indie.io
Windows
An SRPG fan's SRPG! Imagine Fire Emblem with destructible battlefields; the ability to place traps; the ability to shove enemies off cliffs, into lava, or into each other; and a built-in campaign creator.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #19 Dicefolk
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,103 reviews2024
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 67%
Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Tactical 14.2%, Roguelite 12.1%, Procedural Generation 10.5%
- #20 Dungeon Wizards
84% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Tubby Turtle Studios
Windows
Dungeon Wizards combines classic Rogue-Lite and colorful Match3 with adventurous Roleplay elements. Venture on your very own journey, collect and combine rare relics with powerful spells and face loads of challenging enemies!
Why similar: Roguelite 21.6%, Magic 21%, Tactical 18.3%, Procedural Generation 16.5%, Strategy 9.8%
- #21 Spellmasons
82% matchVery Positive92% of 1,179 reviews2023
Dev: Octavia Blue
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 69%
Spellmasons is a magical, tactical roguelike where you customize your spells. Play solo or team up with your friends in online multiplayer, and explore a deep magic system where clever combinations yield powerfully satisfying results!
Why similar: Tactical 24.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #22 Cross Blitz
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,660 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrsβ₯1hr: 85%
Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!
Why similar: Tactical 14.9%, Roguelite 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11%
- #23 Paths & Danger
84% matchMixed67% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrsβ₯1hr: 91%
Embark on an enchanting journey to Paths & Danger, a masterfully crafted procedural turn-based RPG that seamlessly blends simplicity with tactical brilliance. Get ready to be captivated as you assemble a formidable fellowship, where the art of teamwork takes center stage.
Why similar: Hex Grid 26% β
, Grid-Based Movement 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%
- #24 Tales & Tactics
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,229 reviews2024
Dev: Table 9 StudioPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 19.3 hrsβ₯1hr: 73%
Roguelike Squad-based Autobattler in a Tabletop RPG setting. Draft your army, carefully equip and position your units, make important choices, and meet a colorful cast of characters as you make ready for the Grand Tournament.
Why similar: Hex Grid 53.5% β
, Tactical 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Fantasy 5.6%, Strategy 5.5%
- #25 SpellRogue
79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,634 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 86%
SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Procedural Generation 19.3%, Roguelite 17.4%, Magic 11.9%
- #26 Wizards and Warlords
82% matchVery Positive83% of 259 reviews2020
Dev: Valravn Games
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Wizards and Warlords is an indie turn-based strategy game, where you play in a randomly generated fantasy world, contending with rival wizards, warlords, roaming marauders and hidden ancient evils. Create a customized sovereign or choose from one of many predefined templates.
Why similar: Hex Grid 37.5% β
, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Magic 8.1%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #27 Forgotten Mines
80% matchVery Positive80% of 330 reviews2024
Dev: Cannibal GoosePub: Ishtar Games
Windows
Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Roguelite 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Procedural Generation 12%
- #28 Hadean Tactics
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,926 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrsβ₯1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.4%, Procedural Generation 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Roguelite 18.2%, Strategy 8.5%
- #29 Spirits of the Hellements - TD
79% matchVery Positive93% of 340 reviews2022
Dev: Hippo Rider Games
Windows
Assemble legendary Spirits and defend against the endless hordes of Hell. A tower defense where you must shape the battlefield and create a maze using the three Hellements. Use Fire, Lightning, and Wind tiles to trap your enemies, or augment your defenses.
Why similar: Demons 28.1%, Tactical 27.7%, Strategy 11.1%, Fantasy 10.5%, Cartoony 9.8%
- #30 Demigoddess!
75% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: SNP Engineering
Windows
Demigoddess! is a unique game that focuses on the essentials of turn-based strategy games. It is designed so that each gameplay can be won or lost in 1 hour. The random map generation system makes different situation each time. You can control over 450 types of soldiers and monsters of 20 factions.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.1%, Tactical 14.9%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Strategy 10.5%
- #31 Voidspire Tactics
78% matchVery Positive97% of 290 reviews2015
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
An indie turn-based Tactics RPG with a heavy emphasis on exploration, character progression, and highly tactical combat. Create your own deeply customizable party of Warriors, Sorcerers, and Shiftcloaks to take on the Spire!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 38.5%, Strategy 23.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, 2D 6%
- #32 Vivid Knight
76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,711 reviews2021
Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrsβ₯1hr: 81%
"Vivid Knight" is a "party-building roguelike" game in which you collect friends who have been turned into jewels and fight by combining their abilities! Explore the ever-changing dungeon and harness the gems you have gathered to challenge the labyrinth!
Why similar: Roguelite 23.2%, Procedural Generation 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Cute 12%, Strategy 10.7%
- #33 Knights in Tight Spaces
75% matchMixed70% of 933 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 80%
Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences.
Why similar: Tactical 27.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 21%, Funny 10.2%, Fantasy 8.5%
- #34 Warriors of the Nile
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,544 reviews2020
Dev: Stove StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 20.9 hrsβ₯1hr: 85%
Choose skill tablets to build your unique squad. Show your tactics in fast-paced battles. Lead the warriors blessed by the Egyptian gods to challenge random levels and powerful bosses. Defeat the Serpent Apophis and bring back the sun.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.6%, Tactical 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #35 Ambition of the Slimes
77% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: altairworksPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
A new spin on strategy RPG gaming! Slimes, the weakest of RPG characters, can take over an enemy unit and fight! This twist on the genre allows Slimes of various types to take over and control a broad range of powerful human units - it's a wonderful underdog story!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Tactical 15.2%, Grid-Based Movement 12.6%, Magic 8.6%
- #36 Chaos Reborn
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,143 reviews2015
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 90%
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: Hex Grid 47.7% β
, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Tactical 13%, Strategy 8%, Fantasy 7.1%
- #37 Demonlore
74% matchVery Positive84% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Barrel Smash Studios
Windows
A rogue-lite action strategy game with deck building. Fight the undead legion, forge your path, and gain powerful permanent progression. Godlike difficulty modes, mutators, heroic units, elite enemies, and unlockable rewards - endless replayability awaits!
Why similar: Demons 24.5%, Roguelite 19.6%, Magic 13.1%, Funny 11.1%, Fantasy 10%
- #38 Let's! Revolution!
72% matchVery Positive92% of 398 reviews2023
Dev: BUCK Games
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 68%
Letβs! Revolution! is a colorful roguelite puzzle mashup about stopping a narcissistic King from ruining your world. Flip tiles to uncover the hidden path to the King. Use deductive reasoning to avoid his cronies or take them all down in strategic turn-based combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Roguelite 12%
- #39 Madcap Mosaic
73% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: 1classydude
Windows
Carefully craft your Mosaic in this fantasy themed deckbuilding game. Battle by battle, tile by tile, you'll form synergies and build up your Mosaic's combo potential, hoping to beat the curve as you forge deeper into enemy territory.
Why similar: Tactical 20.9%, Roguelite 20.1%, Grid-Based Movement 12.9%, Strategy 10.3%, Magic 8.9%
- #40 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
73% 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: Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Grid-Based Movement 18.4%, Tactical 18.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #41 Endgame of Devil
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: MiniWhalePub: Anotherindie
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 80%
As the Devil, command your minions to defeat the greedy adventurers! Build your team with over 240 minions and over 200 treasures, and discover various battle strategies. Enjoy the convenience of one-click auto battles!
Why similar: Tactical 22.5%, Demons 19.5%, Roguelite 14.6%, Magic 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #42 Emberward
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,818 reviews2024
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrsβ₯1hr: 89%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Tactical 26%, Roguelite 18%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Cartoony 12.9%, Strategy 9.1%
- #43 Radix Chronicle
70% matchVery Positive100% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Luna Flora
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Radix is a tactical RPG inspired by SNES and Playstation classics. With dark themes but bright characters, this fantasy tale changes depending on how you fight! Your magic can even alter the land itself. Use your timing and skill, rather than your luck, to lead your party home safely each day!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Magic 13.1%, Tactical 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%
- #44 Sproggiwood
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 595 reviews2014
Dev: Freehold Games
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrsβ₯1hr: 89%
Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 32.6%, Procedural Generation 21.6%, Tactical 11%, Turn-Based Combat 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%
- #45 Together in Battle
70% matchVery Positive90% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Sinister Design
Windows
Manage a team of fantasy gladiators in this Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG with vibrant characters, funny random events, and emergent relationship-building. Uncover a sinister conspiracy; fight deep turn-based tactical battles; watch your characters grow together!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 25.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #46 Master of Magic
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,220 reviews2022
Dev: MuHa GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrsβ₯1hr: 62%
Take up the role of a great wizard, wield powerful spells, command fantasy races and challenge your rivals in this remake of a cult turn-based strategy classic. Do you have what it takes to become Master of Magic?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Fantasy 9.2%, Cute 8.7%
- #47 Veterum
68% matchVery Positive92% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows Β· Linux
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Why similar: Hex Grid 29.9% β
, Tactical 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Grid-Based Movement 10%
- #48 Oaken
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 390 reviews2023
Dev: Laki StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 40%
Oaken, a turn-based tactical roguelike set in the spirit inhabited world. Explore the Great Oak, gather allies and trinkets, learn to use the positioning for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards. Wake the spirits and save the Oak!
Why similar: Hex Grid 37.2% β
, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Roguelite 9.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8%
- #49 Telepath Tactics
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2015
Dev: Sinister Design
Windows
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 Tactics 58.5%, Strategy 41.5%
- #50 Bees vs Zombees
69% matchVery Positive89% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: DeadPixelPub: DeadPIxel
Windows
A fast-paced roguelike tower defense where you choose your Queen Bee with unique skills and the Artisan to build turrets and cast powerful spells to defend your hive through regions infested with zombees. Face bosses with insane mechanics and survive the Zumbeecalypse!
Why similar: Roguelite 28.5%, Funny 16.1%, Strategy 14%, Cute 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #51 TINY METAL
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 290 reviews2017
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / UNTIES
Windows Β· Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrsβ₯1hr: 86%
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 21.9%, Tactical 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%
- #52 Ardor
69% matchVery Positive95% of 200 reviews2022
Dev: Thaddeus Psarris
Windows
A hex-grid puzzle-tactics card game. Outwit and outlive your enemies, while upgrading your deck. A lightweight game of bite-sized encounters.
Why similar: Hex Grid 36.3% β
, Grid-Based Movement 25.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.2%, Strategy 6.2%
- #53 Roguematch : The Extraplanar Invasion
68% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Starstruck Games
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Roguematch is a Tactical Puzzle RPG, a Turn based Dungeon Crawler where Match 3 is the Tactician's weapon. With raw elemental magic at their command, the heroes can pick between bashing from near or matching mana from afar to attack creatures from the extraplanar realms!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Magic 11.8%
- #54 Fantasy Wars
71% matchVery Positive86% of 314 reviews2010
Dev: Ino-CoPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 24.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 39%
Fantasy Wars is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world. Combining both classic strategy gameplay and sophisticated 3D graphics players can experience epic battles like never before. Taking place in a fantasy world of Human kingdoms, Orc clans, Dwarfs' citadels and Elven forests the player is thrust into a world of war and...
Why similar: Hex Grid 36.4% β
, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Strategy 17.2%, Tactical 13.5%, Fantasy 10%
- #55 Gem Miner TD
66% matchVery Positive97% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: iFeral Games
Windows
Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!
Why similar: Roguelite 37.5%, Strategy 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Fantasy 15.3%, 2D 10.1%
- #56 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
67% matchVery Positive95% of 4,395 reviews2015
Dev: Game in a BottlePub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 91%
An epic, challenging tower defense game with an emphasis on strategy and replayability. Summon gems of immense magical potency and harness their unique abilities against a seemingly endless horde of monsters. The archdemon seeks to swallow the world, and you must journey to stand against her.
Why similar: Strategy 40.3%, Tactical 31.7%, Fantasy 12.9%, Singleplayer 10.1%, 2D 5.1%
- #57 Tetra Tactics
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Jabari AliiPub: indie.io
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Strategize, collect, upgrade. Tetra Tactics is a roguelite deckbuilder inspired by Triple Triad, featuring deep meta-progression and endless replayability. Outwit opponents on a 4x4 tactical grid, traverse branching maps, augment your cards, and combine powerful abilities to build the ultimate deck.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 29.9%, Tactical 28.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Fantasy 8.7%, Strategy 7.7%
- #58 Rune Dice
64% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,299 reviews2026
Dev: Smart Raven StudioPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 90%
Tactical deckbuilding in bite-sized sessions. Launch dice to create magical chain reactions. Choose from distinct hero classes with unique abilities. Build synergies between dice, relics, and runes to defeat challenging bosses.
Why similar: Roguelite 41.3%, Strategy 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Fantasy 13.4%, Colorful 6.1%
- #59 Dungeonmans
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,233 reviews2014
Dev: Adventurepro Games LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.8 hrsβ₯1hr: 86%
Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 86.4%, Strategy 11.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #60 Dungeons & Jewels
66% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: JJJ
Windows Β· Linux
Roguelike twist on tile-matching puzzle games. Collect relics. Learn spells. Unlock new equipment. Fight bosses and monsters. Use your abilities by matching tiles, creating combos, and solving puzzles!
Why similar: Roguelite 44.2%, Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Fantasy 11.6%, 2D 5.2%