Games Like GhostControl Inc.

Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Base Building 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Turn-Based 12%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, challenging blend of base management and turn-based tactical combat against an extraterrestrial threat.

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: Turn-Based 24.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Isometric 11%, Tactical 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features supernatural-themed tactical combat that mirrors the quirky, ability-focused battles of ghost hunting.

You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

Why similar: Turn-Based 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Tactical 9.7%, Strategy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: As the foundational inspiration for the genre, it perfectly captures the high-stakes squad management and tactical combat found in GhostControl.

Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.

Why similar: Turn-Based 21.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Tactical 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses heavily on turn-based tactics and squad management, closely matching the gameplay loop of GhostControl.

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 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Tactical 12.9%, Turn-Based 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at mercenary squad management and tactical turn-based combat in a persistent world.

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.1%, Base Building 19.7%, Turn-Based 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Strategy 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends base-building and management with turn-based tactical combat in a sci-fi setting.

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 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.3%, Isometric 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Tactical 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines turn-based tactical gameplay with high-stakes resource management and team customization.

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 38.3%, Turn-Based Combat 25.8%, Turn-Based 22.3%, Strategy 6.7%, Story Rich 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world RPG focuses on managing a band of mercenaries, balancing survival, economy, and tactical combat.

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: Character Customization 42.9%, Strategy 19.6%, Story Rich 17.7%, Simulation 16.4%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a mercenary company through tactical combat, focusing on character growth and equipment management.

Grim spectres, howling banshees, and sly gremlins are yours to command as you unleash ghastly spirits on the town of Gravenville and scare the wits out of its citizens. In the world of the Ghost Master, spooks do your bidding, as you solve puzzles and unlock mysteries in a challenge that combines the best of strategy, adventure, and...

Why similar: Strategy 34.2%, Comedy 32.9%, Tactical 17.3%, Simulation 13.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the supernatural theme and management-style gameplay, tasking you with controlling ghosts to haunt locations.

Build up your headquarters from scratch and design your own masterpiece. In Rescue HQ you build, organize and manage a joint station for firefighters, police and ambulance. Manage your resources wisely and master challenging emergencies to keep your city safe! Are you up to the challenge?

Why similar: Management 17.1%, Isometric 15.4%, Base Building 15.2%, Comedy 11.1%, Tactical 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a pure management experience where you build and run emergency services, focusing on the logistical side of operations.

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 58.8%, Strategy 23.9%, Simulation 12.7%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: While real-time, it offers the same tactical squad-based planning and execution required to clear dangerous environments.

Company of Crime places you in the heart of 1960s London. Will you build an influential criminal empire, or head up an elite Scotland Yard task force and crack down on the rising tide of corruption? Case out targets, then dive into the melee with your hand-picked team of gangsters or detectives.

Why similar: Turn-Based 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Isometric 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game mixes business management with turn-based tactical combat, focusing on building a criminal empire in 1960s London.

Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.

Why similar: Turn-Based 19.6%, Base Building 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a gritty take on turn-based tactical combat and survival management in a post-apocalyptic city.

A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.

Why similar: Turn-Based 19.9%, Base Building 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Management 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management of a fighting team, requiring you to recruit, train, and equip units for tactical battles.

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 30.5%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Tactical 8.9%, Character Customization 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a deep base-management layer combined with turn-based tactical combat set in a Cold War espionage context.

Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

Why similar: Turn-Based 21%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Base Building 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines base defense and management with intense turn-based tactical combat against hordes of monsters.

Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one.

Why similar: Base Building 43.3%, Management 31.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 9%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management and building aspects of a magical school, providing a lighter, thematic alternative to combat-heavy games.

Undead Inc. is a high-risk, high-reward resource management simulator where you establish and manage a local subsidiary of the Endswell Medical Corporation. Build, manage staff, conduct research, and trade in both cutting edge medical treatments and bleeding edge bioweapons.

Why similar: Strategy 34.6%, Tactical 33.6%, Simulation 30.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: This management simulation focuses on running a corporation in a world filled with biological threats, echoing the business-management side of GhostControl.

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: Turn-Based Combat 22.9%, Turn-Based 22%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Tactical 11.9%, Strategy 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It blends stealth-based exploration with turn-based tactical combat in a unique, supernatural-adjacent world.

Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?

Why similar: Management 49.5%, Strategy 18.3%, Simulation 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the management of a dungeon business, providing a humorous take on the tycoon genre.

Basement is a strategy game, where you start doing illegal business to fund the development of your dream video game. It won't be easy, so get ready to deal with other gangs, cops, crazy junkies, mysterious investor and even ghosts from the past.

Why similar: Base Building 32.3%, Management 26.1%, 1990's 11.7%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a management-heavy game about running an underground business, focusing on production and expansion.

Build your own military camp, manage the economy, recruit the best candidates and train them to become elite specialists. Send them on missions across the land to end the war once and for all!

Why similar: Base Building 24.8%, Management 18.9%, Isometric 18.2%, Character Customization 14.9%, Comedy 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes base-building and resource management to train and maintain a functional military force.

Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!

Why similar: Turn-Based 47.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly polished turn-based tactical experience with a focus on squad customization and equipment.

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 28.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Strategy 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers an incredibly deep system for character customization and tactical turn-based combat.

Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack.

Why similar: Turn-Based 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Base Building 13%, Isometric 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features tactical, turn-based combat against massive threats, requiring careful planning and resource allocation.

Smooth Operators is an advanced simulation where you take control of a call center company and lead it to financial success! Watch your company become alive and grow while your building reach the highest skyline. What type of CEO will you be?

Why similar: Management 44.3%, Strategy 20.5%, Simulation 19.3%, Casual 10.5%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is a management simulation focused on the logistics and economy of running a call center, appealing to the business-strategy fan.

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 26.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.2%, Tactical 9.8%, Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It balances large-scale campaign management and resource gathering with deep turn-based tactical battles.

Command an army of specters, unleash terror on the town of Gravenville, and solve puzzles to unlock mysteries in this strategic adventure game of resource management and supernatural mayhem.

Why similar: Isometric 42.4%, Management 34.2%, Atmospheric 12%, Strategy 11.5%

Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.1%, Strategy 17.4%, Tactical 10.1%, Isometric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is a fast-paced, high-production turn-based tactical game that emphasizes squad synergy and aggressive play.

Take over a small dungeon that no adventure is interested in as a new manager. You'll start with almost nothing and recruit minions, accumulate money, construct facilities, develop technology, explore the realm, have the dungeon's name up, defeat other dungeons and win the championship of the Dungeon League.

Why similar: Turn-Based 37%, Strategy 26%, Simulation 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This indie title focuses on resource management and strategy within a unique, atmospheric setting.

In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

Why similar: Management 56.4%, Simulation 18.6%, Strategy 10.4%, Casual 5.3%, Isometric 3.3%

Empire TV Tycoon is a game in which you manage a TV channel and fight for audiences taking decisions that will project your channel to fame and fortune.You will decide the content of your channel, select advertisers, hire workers, make your own productions, hire actors, and engage in much more activities!

Why similar: Management 39.5%, 1990's 13.7%, Comedy 11.5%, Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 8.9%

In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.

Why similar: Management 28.4%, Character Customization 22.6%, Isometric 20.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 10.1%

Become a Ghost Keeper and lead your fearsome minions against the living. Use diverse scare tactics, manage demonic creatures and harness dozens of skills. Oh, and don’t let the Brotherhood catch you! The ultimate scaring experience begins…

Why similar: Isometric 57.6%, Strategy 20.6%, Casual 10.3%, Management 8.9%, Atmospheric 2.6%

Ghostlords is a strategic turn-based RPG that tells the story of a post-apocalyptic haunted Great Britain. Experience the new world, capture wild spirits, and put together a team of ghosts to help you battle the forces of evil.

Why similar: Strategy 80.4%, Indie 19.6%

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: Turn-Based 80.5%, Strategy 14.3%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Raise Your Own Ghost Girl+Deckbuilding+Zuma-Style Match-3!Exorcism Agency is an innovative roguelike that finds joy in thrills.Ghosts are back,the human world is like hell,and you,as a top-tier exorcist,will venture into ghost-infested zones,using all kinds of mystical techniques to capture ghosts

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 46.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Strategy 12.8%, Casual 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is a battle sim about managing your own Gladiator Guild in an epic fantasy world. Build and run your own guild, hire and train gladiators, develop unique tactics, manage resources, compete for the rank in the arena, and much more.

Why similar: Management 26.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.9%, Base Building 23.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 9.9%

2D pixel style simulation business strategy game Build and operate your own survivor base, recruit and cultivate various professional combatants. Clear zombie strongholds, reduce regional infections, survive in the apocalypse, and establish your own power.

Why similar: Base Building 42.4%, Character Customization 26.5%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

Build the town of Heropolis.Gather your strongest heroes and destroy Evilcorp!

Why similar: Isometric 23.5%, Simulation 16%, Base Building 12.5%, 1990's 11%, Casual 10.8%

Start broke on a burger bike. Build your fortune by selling... well... just burgers. Outsmart rivals, ride economic booms, feel in control and powerful as your strategies begin to show results. A tycoon/management game about starting small, getting better, and making it big.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.2%, Management 23.1%, Isometric 20.1%, Strategy 8.6%, Simulation 8%

Reunite the kingdom of Adventuria and defeat the evil Illusionist Miraj by recruiting Adventurers to send on Adventures for epic loot and rewards in this RPG/Management Sim with tons of depth, randomization, and customization options!

Why similar: Management 40.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Casual 11.9%, Simulation 11%, Retro 7.1%

Shape and lead your own fully customisable (and debt-ridden) family of Inquisitors in charge of hunting the chromatic monsters infesting the city. Unlock unique abilities, hang out with eccentric nobles, learn the secrets the city holds while occasionally delivering ice cream!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.9%, Isometric 21.3%, Turn-Based Combat 20.4%, Character Customization 17.8%, Tactical 14.3%

Take on the role of a Victorian-era Dungeon CEO. Manage resources, recruit monsters, and customize your deck to dominate turn-based fights. Outwit your opponents, acquire coins, and lead the Dungeon Company to victory in a world teeming with adventures and gods.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 44.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.9%, Strategy 24.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Run a fantasy town for adventurers. Save it from monsters. Save it from itself. Watch it crumble to dust. Do it all again.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 36.7%, Management 20.4%, Comedy 12.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Story Rich 8.3%

Vigilantes is a combat focused, turn-based tactical RPG set in the crime riddled city of Reiker. The game offers hardcore squad-level combat in a gritty neo-noir setting, intel gathering through surveillance and interrogation, a detailed character system, base facilities, crafting, and more.

Why similar: Turn-Based 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Isometric 11%

An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.

Why similar: Turn-Based 24.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Character Customization 11.4%

Train your folks, defeat monsters and upgrade your town!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.2%, Tactical 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Retro 9.1%

Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!

Why similar: Management 61.3%, Simulation 16.1%, Strategy 8.6%, Casual 5.3%, Comedy 4%

Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation

Why similar: Strategy 31.3%, Simulation 28.2%, Casual 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Retro 7.8%

Build stunning Arcade Centre’s, purchase a range of arcades machines, manage troublesome staff in this colourful and humorous simulation management game. Inspired by Two Point Hospital, Let's Build A Zoo and Megaquarium.

Why similar: Base Building 29.7%, Management 26.5%, Comedy 13.7%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 9.1%

Tactical RPG about 5 stunt actors who decide to quit their jobs and start their own Power Rangers-inspired TV show! Cast actors, upgrade your studio, craft Mechas of cardboard and duct tape. Once the cameras are rolling, control your cast of 5 colored-jumpsuit-clad warriors in turn-based battles.

Why similar: Turn-Based 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Management 10.8%, Strategy 9.7%

Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits

Why similar: Isometric 25.8%, Management 24.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 14.2%, Comedy 12.2%

You are the CEO of a private military company. Recruit capable mercenaries, purchase weapons, and develop your mercenaries according to their roles and characteristics. Observe how your mercenaries perform in combat and plan your tactics to ensure mission success.

Why similar: Management 28.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.4%, Tactical 19.6%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 9.1%

Build and manage the ultimate Japanese hot springs inn.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Simulation 19.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Casual 11.6%, 1990's 11.1%

Take charge as the brains behind the trendiest Cyber internet club in the city. Turn your humble beginnings into a top-tier cyber sanctuary through resource management, strategic investments, and maintaining a steady cash flow.

Why similar: Management 38.2%, Simulation 20.5%, Comedy 14.7%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Casual 13.2%

An old-school football manager in the style of the management games of the 90s. Lead your team through the seasons, shaped by dynamic story events. Develop your club and yourself to gain reputation and conquer your league and the world.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, 1990's 12.6%, Management 11.8%, Retro 7.8%

Disco Simulator is a tycoon type game based on club management. Your task will be to set up the club from scratch, put up walls, arrange furniture, hire staff, plan events, invite artists, put on concerts. Create your own club!

Why similar: Management 31.9%, Isometric 16.6%, Simulation 11.9%, Comedy 10.8%, Strategy 10.3%

A quirky mix of roguelite and city builder. Build a lively little city above, by looting mystical caves with a team of gnomes below! Use multiple runs to unlock upgrades and abilities to help your gnomes venture deeper into the dangerous underground.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Base Building 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Isometric 14%