- #1 The Iron Oath
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 889 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 14.3%, Strategy RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical turn-based combat with party management and a dark fantasy narrative that feels like a natural evolution of the Heroes of Steel experience.
- #2 Voidspire Tactics
96% matchVery Positive97% of 287 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 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Party-Based RPG 16.2%, Strategy RPG 13.2%, RPG 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pure tactical RPG that emphasizes party-based combat and character customization in a world that rewards exploration and strategic thinking.
- #3 Battle Brothers
96% matchVery Positive88% of 27,117 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 93.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: Medieval 36.1%, RPG 16.5%, Fantasy 16.5%, Strategy 16.1%, Story Rich 14.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similarly grim, high-stakes tactical experience where managing a party of mercenaries through brutal combat is the core focus.
- #4 Wartales
95% matchVery Positive87% of 34,222 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 26%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Medieval 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Turn-Based 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep party management and tactical turn-based combat in a gritty, open-world environment that echoes the survivalist tone of the seed game.
- #5 Netherguild
94% matchVery Positive97% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows · Linux
Descend into Netherguild, a tactical grid-based roguelite. Lead expeditions deep into mysterious, strange depths. Explore, battle dangerous foes, and manage resources carefully. Push your limits before returning to resupply. What secrets await below?
Why similar: Perma Death 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, Party-Based RPG 11.5%, Turn-Based 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging dungeon crawler that focuses on managing a party of adventurers through dangerous, procedurally generated depths with heavy tactical emphasis.
- #6 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
94% 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 19.5%, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a robust grid-based tactical combat system with deep character class customization and a party-focused narrative.
- #7 Monsters' Den: Book of Dread
93% matchVery Positive93% of 286 reviews2016
Dev: Monstrum
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Enter the Monsters' Den, a place of endless adventure, battle and reward! Lead your party of four heroes through each level of the ever-changing dungeon, fighting in turn-based battles and hunting for that elusive rare loot. The web-game classic comes to Steam!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 16.7%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Perma Death 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic dungeon crawler that mirrors the party-based, turn-based combat and perma-death mechanics found in Heroes of Steel.
- #8 Low Magic Age
92% matchVery Positive89% of 3,411 reviews2017
Dev: Low Magic Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Strategy RPG 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the classic D&D-style tactical combat feel with a focus on party-based grid movement and complex ability management.
- #9 Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 179 reviews2018
Dev: Wave Light Games Inc.
Windows
Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North is a gripping, tactical RPG that lets you build a powerful band of adventurers and partake in a grand adventure.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Dungeon Crawler 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on tactical positioning and party synergy in a harsh, fantasy-themed world.
- #10 Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,383 reviews2019
Dev: Ctrl Alt Ninja Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Strategy 7.9%, Tactical 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Designed by veterans of the genre, this title offers tight, puzzle-like tactical combat with a strong party-based focus.
- #11 Crowntakers
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 681 reviews2014
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.4%, Perma Death 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Roguelike 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends roguelike elements with tactical, party-based combat in a way that feels accessible yet challenging.
- #12 Wildermyth
87% matchVery Positive95% of 18,060 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 29.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Roguelite 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features procedural storytelling and tactical combat that emphasizes the growth and relationships of your party members over time.
- #13 Trials of Fire
88% matchVery Positive86% of 3,239 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥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 16.3%, Perma Death 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Roguelite 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines card-based mechanics with tactical grid movement, creating a unique party-based experience that rewards strategic planning.
- #14 Blackguards
89% matchMixed62% of 3,851 reviews2014
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Why similar: Turn-Based 38.2%, Tactical 13.6%, RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy tactical RPG that forces players to manage a flawed party through difficult, hex-based combat encounters.
- #15 Dungeon Rushers
89% matchMixed62% of 1,233 reviews2016
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Turn-Based 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Difficult 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted but mechanically sound dungeon crawler that focuses on party-based combat and exploration.
- #16 Stoneshard
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 33,430 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, Roguelike 13.4%, RPG 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, turn-based dungeon crawler that captures the grim atmosphere and high difficulty of the seed game perfectly.
- #17 Depth of Extinction
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.4%, Perma Death 13.3%, Party-Based RPG 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Strategy RPG 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic tactical RPG that mirrors the party management and turn-based combat style of the seed game.
- #18 Siege of Dungeon
84% matchVery Positive85% of 299 reviews2023
Dev: Binary Tree StudioPub: FirePillar2
Windows
Siege of Dungeon is a strategic team-based rogue-lite, where you challenge strong, cunning monsters and combine relics and skills to build up your team in turn-based combat. What’s waiting for you deep in the dungeon? Could it be a rare treasure or the beginning of despair...?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the dungeon-crawling aspect with tactical combat that requires careful party composition and resource management.
- #19 Robothorium
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 368 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20%, Roguelite 11.8%, Party-Based RPG 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, Dungeon Crawler 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep party-based combat and strategic choices in a sci-fi setting that shares the tactical DNA of the seed game.
- #20 Heroes of a Broken Land
84% matchVery Positive85% of 226 reviews2014
Dev: Winged Pixel Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A Broken Land, shattered by the Wizards of old, the Fragments of the Old World are adrift in the Void. You must visit and restore each Fragment of the Void, only then can the World be rebuilt. However you are trapped in a crystal body, unable to act alone. Heroes of a Broken Land is a turn-based, dungeon crawling, town management RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 32.7%, Dungeon Crawler 27.9%, RPG 20%, Party-Based RPG 13.4%, Indie 6%
Why You'll Like It: Features dungeon exploration and party-based combat that captures the old-school feel of the seed game.
- #21 Dark Deity
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,983 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Why similar: Strategy RPG 16.5%, Party-Based RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Perma Death 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that focuses on character growth and grid-based combat, reminiscent of classic genre staples.
- #22 The Banner Saga
82% matchVery Positive89% of 15,850 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Tactical 12.3%, RPG 10%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a somber, grim fantasy narrative paired with highly strategic, party-based turn-based combat.
- #23 UnderRail
81% matchVery Positive86% of 7,028 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Turn-Based 38.7%, Turn-Based Combat 21.1%, RPG 18.4%, Old School 8.9%, Difficult 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A grim, post-apocalyptic RPG that emphasizes tactical combat and character build variety in a dangerous, subterranean world.
- #24 SFD : Rogue TRPG
82% matchVery Positive87% of 100 reviews2018
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
SFD is a unique hybrid of tactical RPG and roguelike. Manage a party of adventurers as you attempt to be one of the few to conquer the Sigma Finite Dungeon.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 13.8%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, RPG 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but highly tactical RPG that focuses on party management and challenging turn-based encounters.
- #25 Expeditions: Rome
79% 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: Party-Based RPG 28.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Tactical 8.2%, RPG 8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a sophisticated blend of tactical combat and party management within a historical setting that values strategic decision-making.
- #26 Telepath Tactics Liberated
80% matchVery Positive85% of 155 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: Strategy RPG 27.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, RPG 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical combat with a focus on environmental interaction and party positioning.
- #27 Guild of Ascension
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: WhileOne ProductionsPub: PID Games
Windows
Guild of Ascension is a Tactical-Action-RPG with rogue-lite elements, mixing turn-based combat with real-time action combo system. Craft weapons, learn skills, befriend critters, encounter bizarre creatures, and fight giant Bosses in your Ascension of the Tower!
Why similar: Turn-Based 12.3%, Strategy RPG 10.3%, Party-Based RPG 10.2%, Perma Death 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes real-time action elements within a turn-based framework, focusing on party progression.
- #28 Outcast Tales: The First Journey
78% matchVery Positive85% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: Hardlane StudioPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Experience the beginning of a grand adventure in Outcast Tales: The First Journey. Engage in deep tactical battles, make tough decisions, and choose your own adventures - write an Outcast Tale that’s unique to you!
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.8%, Party-Based RPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Roguelite 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based roguelite that emphasizes tactical combat and difficult decision-making in a harsh world.
- #29 Mortal Glory
79% matchVery Positive87% of 580 reviews2020
Dev: Redbeak Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Mortal Glory is a fantasy-themed tactical roguelike game about recruiting a team of gladiators and pitting them against brutal competition in a blood-soaked tournament. Train your gladiators, find a legendary sword, learn ancient spells, recruit a celebrity, cheat - do whatever it takes to bring glory to your name!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 12.7%, Turn-Based 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Strategy RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, turn-based tactical game that emphasizes managing a team of fighters through high-stakes combat.
- #30 Valor of Man
77% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: Legacy ForgePub: Numskull Games
Windows
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Roguelite 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11%
- #31 Crawl Tactics
77% matchVery Positive92% of 203 reviews2022
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 15%, Party-Based RPG 13.7%, Strategy RPG 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%
- #32 The Age of Decadence
78% matchVery Positive82% of 3,941 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Difficult 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A grim, choice-heavy RPG that offers challenging tactical combat where every decision significantly impacts the party's survival.
- #33 Dimensionals
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 529 reviews2025
Dev: Mino Games
Windows · Mac
Dimensionals is the hottest roguelike turn-based RPG with tons of Heroes to collect and level up. Build a party of 3 heroes and combine hundreds of skills to create insane combos in the ultimate tactical challenge. Fight through an epic story told in the style of voice acted comic book cutscenes.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Party-Based RPG 12.8%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 9.2%
- #34 Those Who Rule
74% matchVery Positive90% of 946 reviews2025
Dev: Eldin Turulja
Windows
Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 14.6%, Strategy RPG 13.9%, Perma Death 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #35 Zoria: Age of Shattering
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 608 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and followers management, set in the expansive fantasy world of Zoria. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks. Every team member contributes to undertaken battles.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 19.4%, Turn-Based 18.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%
- #36 The Hand of Merlin
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 358 reviews2022
Dev: Room-C GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse!
Why similar: Perma Death 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Tactical 9.1%, Difficult 8.6%
- #37 Urtuk: The Desolation
73% 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 15.8%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Perma Death 13.2%, Difficult 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
- #38 Escape The Mad Empire
71% matchVery Positive89% of 397 reviews2025
Dev: XperimentalZ GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Escape the Mad Empire is a party-based, rogue-like dungeon crawler with intense and deeply tactical combat. Overcome the challenges as a band of heroes, and preserve their lives and sanity by managing resources and growing your base. Can you Escape the Mad Empire?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.8%, Perma Death 13.9%, Strategy RPG 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #39 Grimshade
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2019
Dev: TALEROCKPub: Asterion Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Grimshade is a party-based role-playing game inspired by JRPG of the 90s, featuring a tactical turn-based combat system and a grim story of war and personal choices.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 16.2%, Turn-Based 15.1%, Strategy RPG 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%
- #40 Wulin Chess
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 489 reviews2024
Dev: LameCat StudioPub: East2west Games
Windows
Wulin Chess is a turn-based strategy game set in a captivating dark fantasy world. Employ diverse characters across various boards/battlefields, and devise strategic thinking for victory. Strengthen your heroes by collecting equipment and enhancing attributes to face the challenges that lie ahead.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 17.7%, Perma Death 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Difficult 9.8%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #41 Astral Throne
71% matchVery Positive82% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Sun Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery of a land beset by a Falling Star's curse in this Roguelike Strategy RPG inspired by the classics. Build your party, recruit new allies, and synergize your team's skills for decisive victory.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 14.9%, Perma Death 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Roguelite 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #42 Ignited Steel: Mech Tactics
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: YokaicadePub: Meteorbyte Studios
Windows
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: Strategy RPG 22.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Roguelike 12.4%
- #43 Dungeons of Aether
70% matchVery Positive83% of 640 reviews2023
Dev: Aether Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Delve into Dungeons of Aether, a turn-based dungeon crawler set in the Rivals of Aether universe. Control four new heroes as they uncover the mysteries of the Julesvale Caverns in Story Mode or test your mettle in the grueling Challenge Dungeons.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Roguelite 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #44 The Adventurers
70% matchVery Positive88% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Eternal Vigilance Entertainment
Windows
The Adventurers is a turn-based tactical RPG where every decision shapes your legacy. Lead your party of heroes in an open world filled with random events that affect your story. Survive a high fantasy landscape where your epic saga is waiting to be written.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 19.2%, Strategy RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Medieval 9.2%
- #45 Steam Marines
74% matchMixed50% of 333 reviews2014
Dev: Worthless Bums
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Steam Marines is a squad based Roguelike set on a steampunk spaceship. It features tactical play focused on positioning and careful use of resources. Built to keep you on your toes as you progress through the decks of your besieged ship while clearing enemies and trying to reach each level's elevator.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.2%, Roguelike 19.4%, Perma Death 12.7%, Tactical 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #46 Alvora Tactics
72% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2017
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Alvora Tactics is an indie Tactics RPG that combines strategic combat with immersive exploration. Explore and conquer Great Serpent Alvora with your own customizable band of warriors!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 15%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Strategy RPG 12.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%
- #47 Rezrog
73% matchMixed45% of 331 reviews2017
Dev: SoaphogPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Test your fighting spirit as you take your party of brave adventurers on an epic quest to restore peace to the lands of Rezrog in this table-top inspired, turn-based, dungeon crawler. Upgrade your skills & tactically exploit enemy weaknesses as you try to handle everything the dungeons will throw at you.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Roguelite 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #48 Forgotten Mines
68% matchVery Positive80% of 317 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: Strategy RPG 15.4%, Perma Death 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Dungeon Crawler 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
- #49 Guards II: Chaos in Hell
66% matchVery Positive97% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecruiser GamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Assemble a squad of four fearless heroes and embark on a deadly journey through the circles of Hell, inspired by dark myths from around the world. Battle legions of demons and challenge the Devil himself!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 19.1%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
- #50 The Dungeon Beneath
68% matchVery Positive89% of 882 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥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: Perma Death 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Roguelite 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%
- #51 WazHack
69% matchVery Positive90% of 724 reviews2014
Dev: WazPub: Waz Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Time moves forward only when you do in the dungeons of WazHack. Think your way out of problems instead of just spamming 'attack' and 'drink healing potion'.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.3%, Roguelike 17%, Turn-Based 14.8%, RPG 9.8%, Dungeon Crawler 9.4%
- #52 Ruin Raiders
69% matchMixed69% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Difficult 11.1%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #53 Darkest Dungeon®
65% matchVery Positive92% of 158,223 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.8%, Turn-Based Combat 18.6%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Roguelike 10.9%, Perma Death 10.7%
- #54 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
64% 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: Party-Based RPG 14.7%, Turn-Based 13.9%, Perma Death 13.7%, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%
- #55 AETHERIS
67% matchVery Positive80% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: WILD WITS
Windows · Mac
Aetheris is a tactical RPG with challenging turn-based battles set in an immersive and vibrant environment. Make the right choices and find the best strategy to survive in the unforgiving Wilderness. Journey alone or as a party of four—the adventure awaits!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 23.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #56 Popup Dungeon
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,044 reviews2020
Dev: Triple.B.TitlesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A tactical roguelike RPG inspired by our favorite tabletop games that lets you create any ability, item, villain, hero, and game imaginable.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Party-Based RPG 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
- #57 WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes
69% matchMixed65% of 1,373 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelated MilkPub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 15.6%, Perma Death 14.8%, Party-Based RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
- #58 Forrader Hero
67% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Forrader Hero – turn-based game with roguelike elements where heroes can’t step back and must fight through the end to save their soul in ‘Forgotten Proto.World’ fighting hordes of monsters, undead creatures, and their overlords.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.4%, Perma Death 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Roguelite 10.4%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #59 Fallen: A2P Protocol
71% matchMostly Negative38% of 226 reviews2015
Dev: Red Katana
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Strategy RPG 10.4%, Tactical 9.8%
- #60 Twilight Wars
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: Comrade Bear Games
Windows
Twilight Wars is a tactical dungeon crawler set in a neon-drenched cyberpunk future. Corporations rule the world. Rebuild a shattered spy agency, assemble a team of elite operatives, and wage a covert war to reclaim the world from the shadows.
Why similar: Turn-Based 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%