- #1 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
97% matchVery Positive88% of 6,367 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 22.4%, RPG 20.1%, Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%, Turn-Based 10.9%
- #2 Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,665 reviews2024
Dev: Rabbit & Bear StudiosPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is designed to bring players a modern take on a classic JRPG experience. Get ready to lead 100+ playable characters through a war-torn world only you can save.
Why similar: JRPG 30.3%, RPG 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Strategy 8.2%, Anime 7.9%
- #3 Moekuri: Adorable + Tactical SRPG
96% matchVery Positive86% of 392 reviews2016
Dev: MokyuSoftPub: Culture Select
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It's adorable! It's tactical! The doujin/indie SRPG - Moékuri! 151+ Cute Creatures to try, over a solid grid-based tactical system! Fight through 25 story stages with your own unique strategy!
Why similar: RPG 14.9%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Anime 12.7%, JRPG 11.9%, Strategy 10.9%
- #4 Voidspire Tactics
95% matchVery Positive97% of 291 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: RPG 23.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Strategy 17.5%, Strategy RPG 9%
- #5 Fae Tactics
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,752 reviews2020
Dev: Endlessfluff GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 29.9%, RPG 24.3%, Strategy 19%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Strategy RPG 5.8%
- #6 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
94% matchVery Positive93% of 9,873 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.6 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 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, JRPG 14.2%, Strategy RPG 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
- #7 Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
92% matchVery Positive94% of 14,883 reviews2022
Dev: Dancing Dragon Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to the land!
Why similar: RPG 20.8%, JRPG 16.3%, Strategy RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%
- #8 Dark Deity
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,115 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 14.2 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: JRPG 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Strategy RPG 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, RPG 11.2%
- #9 Dream Tactics
91% matchVery Positive93% of 702 reviews2024
Dev: Spectra Entertainment Inc.Pub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: JRPG 24.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.3%, Strategy RPG 15.2%, Strategy 12.7%, RPG 11.1%
- #10 TRIANGLE STRATEGY
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,786 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A new tactics RPG from the team who brought you the Bravely series and Octopath Traveler. An epic tale, brought to life with stunning HD-2D graphics. Make difficult decisions in this story set against a backdrop of the war-torn continent of Norzelia.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29.2%, JRPG 19.8%, Strategy RPG 19.8%, RPG 13.1%, Strategy 9.8%
- #11 Wildermyth
89% matchVery Positive95% of 18,287 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.5 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: Turn-Based Tactics 27.8%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Moddable 15.9%, RPG 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #12 Rise Eterna
91% matchMixed42% of 210 reviews2021
Dev: MakeePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Follow the story of Lua and unveil the mysteries surrounding her origins in the tactical RPG, reminiscence of the 16-bit era Japanese strategy games. Recruit up to 14 characters with unique abilities and defeat your worst nightmare in epic fights.
Why similar: JRPG 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Strategy RPG 10.3%
- #13 Endless RPG - Untold Tales
87% matchVery Positive98% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Kezarus
Windows
Craft a party of diverse characters, each with customizable skills and looks. Explore a living world with dynamic day-night cycles, changing seasons, and diverse biomes. Embark on an epic journey where you shape your destiny as the director of your unique story.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.1%, RPG 18.6%, Moddable 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Crafting 7.8%
- #14 Grand Guilds
89% matchMixed56% of 103 reviews2020
Dev: Drix Studios
Windows
Story-driven, tactical RPG with unique card combat mechanics. Follow the adventures of Eliza and her crew as they struggle to prevent an impending war.
Why similar: RPG 32.8%, Strategy 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Indie 11.1%, Anime 9.4%
- #15 Telepath Tactics
88% 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: RPG 28%, Strategy 23.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, Turn-Based 18%, Indie 9.3%
- #16 Alvora Tactics
86% matchVery Positive92% of 152 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: RPG 22.5%, Strategy 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Strategy RPG 10.3%
- #17 Lost Eidolons
86% matchMixed68% of 2,410 reviews2022
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
Why similar: JRPG 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Strategy RPG 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%
- #18 Chained Echoes
84% matchVery Positive89% of 8,193 reviews2022
Dev: Umami Tiger (Matthias Linda)Pub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.2%, RPG 26.3%, JRPG 24.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Indie 5.1%
- #19 Sword of Convallaria
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,863 reviews2024
Dev: XD
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 69.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Fantasy Tactical RPG revitalizing the beloved Japanese turn-based & pixel art genre. Collect & train a roster of mercenaries, customize your squad, and use your own strategy to save the nation of Iria. Journey through a world of plot twists where every choice you make will reshape your destiny.
Why similar: JRPG 23.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, RPG 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Strategy 10.6%
- #20 Sands of Salzaar
83% matchVery Positive82% of 23,042 reviews2021
Dev: 汉家松鼠Han-Squirrel StudioPub: XD
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bringing you to an exotic desert where you’ll recruit, train, and guide your troops into battle against rival cities and factions. Embark on an adventure that’s uniquely yours; Customizable characters, professions, and factions. The land is filled with a variety of hidden secrets.
Why similar: Moddable 26.7%, RPG 25.9%, Strategy 20.5%, Anime 11.5%, Indie 7.5%
- #21 Super Dungeon Tactics
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 148 reviews2016
Dev: Underbite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Super Dungeon® Tactics is a classic turn-based game featuring exciting, new gameplay mechanics. Along with traditional RPG characters making you feel right at home, the dynamic gameplay will keep you on your toes.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, RPG 13.1%, Strategy 10.7%, Strategy RPG 9.7%
- #22 Telepath Tactics Liberated
82% matchVery Positive83% of 166 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: Turn-Based Tactics 21.9%, Strategy RPG 17.7%, RPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Strategy 11.9%
- #23 Super Robot Wars 30
81% matchVery Positive86% of 6,515 reviews2021
Dev: Bandai Namco Forge Digitals Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 55.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
30 years on, the battle for our world's future continues. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that brings characters and robots from a variety of mecha anime together to battle their mutual foes.
Why similar: JRPG 18.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Strategy RPG 12.7%, RPG 12%, Strategy 11.4%
- #24 Elemental: Reforged
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 510 reviews2026
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
A 4X strategy game in a fantasy RPG world. Create your own sovereign hero, build a dynasty, design custom units, and wage turn-based war across a world that's different every time you play. Every unit is an individual with their own name, gear, and story.
Why similar: Moddable 23.2%, Strategy RPG 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, RPG 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%
- #25 Crowntakers
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 688 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: Hex Grid 29.6% ★, Turn-Based 18.6%, RPG 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Strategy 10.5%
- #26 Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 183 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: RPG 18%, Turn-Based 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13%
- #27 Banner of the Maid
78% matchVery Positive86% of 8,363 reviews2019
Dev: Azure Flame StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Banner of the Maid is a tribute to the golden age of tactical RPGs. Set in an alternate French Revolution, you play as Pauline Bonaparte, commanding your army on smoke-filled battlefields and navigating the turbulent political salons of Paris to forge a heroic epic like no other.
Why similar: Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, RPG 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, JRPG 12.7%
- #28 Forged of Blood
80% matchMixed67% of 118 reviews2019
Dev: Critical Forge
Windows
A fantasy turn-based tactical RPG built on depth and mechanical complexity, featuring classless character building, strategic management, and small unit tactics on a world scale.
Why similar: RPG 21.4%, Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Strategy RPG 12.4%
- #29 NITRO GEN OMEGA
76% matchVery Positive85% of 456 reviews2026
Dev: DESTINYbit
Windows
A sandbox tactical RPG of steel, fire, friendship, and shonen anime. Assemble your crew, customize your Mech, and lead them in cinematic turn-based battles through a world ruled by rogue AI. The bonds you forge will decide who survives!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, RPG 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Strategy 12.2%
- #30 Our Adventurer Guild
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,614 reviews2024
Dev: GreenGuy
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Become the new Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild and lead your adventurers in explorations and turnbased tactical battles. Will the Guild thrive under your leadership? Or will it finally disband under it?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30.7%, RPG 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Anime 10%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%
- #31 WitchSpring R
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,230 reviews2023
Dev: KIWIWALKS
Windows
Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
WitchSpring R is a story-driven RPG combining elements of collecting, simulation, and battling. Experience the joy of training a young witch and accompany her on a grand adventure!
Why similar: JRPG 23.7%, RPG 19.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Turn-Based 12.5%, Crafting 9.7%
- #32 Eden's Last Sunrise
76% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
Windows
A classic tactics RPG where magic and technology clash to determine the fate of the world. Command tactical battles, befriend and train your troops, create custom heroes, and experience the story through multiple branching paths.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.9%, Strategy RPG 22.9%, Strategy 14.9%, RPG 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%
- #33 Pastelia Stories
78% matchMixed64% of 801 reviews2017
Dev: Maru Project Develop Team
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Pastelia Stories" is a turn-based JRPG. You will be summoned into Pastelia world, and here begins your wonderful journey. Explore big world just like you want, pick any out of 30 companions, chose one of the story lines and factions to find your way back home.
Why similar: JRPG 22.7%, Turn-Based 17.1%, RPG 15.6%, Strategy 12.9%, Anime 8.6%
- #34 Crimson Tactics: The Rise of The White Banner
77% matchMixed49% of 281 reviews2023
Dev: Black March Studios
Windows
Crimson Tactics: The Rise of The White Banner brings you an epic adventure in the form of a turn-based tactical RPG. Set in a medieval high fantasy world, witness a massive political disruption through the lives of different characters and fight for the fate of Wendalle.
Why similar: JRPG 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Strategy RPG 15.7%, RPG 14.3%, Strategy 11.9%
- #35 Spellcrafter
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 64 reviews2015
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Salient Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spellcrafter is an RPG game with deep tactical turn-based combat and a unique spell casting system. Explore the magical world, collect gold, interact with NPCs, take quests and make moral choices! Recruit heroes, assemble and summon powerful troops and send them into battle!
Why similar: RPG 38%, Strategy 30.5%, Turn-Based 19.7%, Indie 11.8%
- #36 Grimshade
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2019
Dev: TALEROCKPub: Asterion Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: RPG 16.4%, Turn-Based 14.6%, JRPG 13.7%, Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%
- #37 Labyrinth of Touhou Tri -The Dreaming Girls & The Mysterious Orbs-
72% matchVery Positive83% of 634 reviews2026
Dev: Nise-Eikoku Studio
Windows
The girls of Gensokyo weave together a DRPG with not-so-easy boss fights! Form a party of 12 allies out of a pool of 40+, and create with 1000+ skills to choose from! Hack, slash, and grow stronger, then make builds (or counter-builds!) to take down powerful bosses awaiting you in the dungeons!
Why similar: JRPG 28.7%, RPG 18.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Crafting 11.3%
- #38 Time Break Chronicles
74% matchVery Positive90% of 315 reviews2020
Dev: Warrior General Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Time Break Chronicles is a fusion of classic JRPGs and modern Roguelites, with a cast of 100 playable classes to find and unlock. Build your team, customize their abilities, and venture into a procedurally generated adventure through space-time and beyond!
Why similar: JRPG 29.9%, Strategy RPG 21.2%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, RPG 15.5%, Strategy 13.6%
- #39 Dawnsbury Days
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: Dawnsbury Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead a group of childhood friends through their first adventures in a turn-based tactical RPG played under the rules of PF2E, the second edition of a powerful OGL ruleset. Customize their builds, acquire loot, and level up, and ultimately defeat the sinister enemies who threaten your hometown!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.2%, RPG 17.2%, Moddable 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Strategy 13%
- #40 战棋三国英雄
73% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamers Studio
Windows
This is a 3D chess strategy turn role-playing game. The game is easy to operate, fun to play and unique story perspective.
Why similar: RPG 25.3%, Strategy 20.9%, JRPG 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Strategy RPG 12.8%
- #41 TINY METAL
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 290 reviews2017
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / UNTIES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥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: Turn-Based 24.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%
- #42 Solasta: Crown of the Magister
70% matchVery Positive87% of 22,589 reviews2021
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battle field in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.1 Ruleset. In Solasta, you make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.5%, RPG 24.2%, Strategy RPG 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #43 Radix Chronicle
69% matchVery Positive100% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Luna Flora
Windows · Mac · 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: JRPG 26.3%, Turn-Based Combat 22%, RPG 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%
- #44 Monster Crown: Sin Eater
69% matchVery Positive86% of 205 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Aurum
Windows
Hand-craft your team of perfect Monsters and wage a one-man war against fate and the world in the Crown Nation! With a True Crossbreeding system, every Monster is entirely your own!
Why similar: JRPG 31.1%, Turn-Based Combat 21.5%, RPG 18.7%, Anime 13.3%, Strategy 7.5%
- #45 Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 581 reviews2017
Dev: Pixelated Milk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs is a tactical RPG set in a cheerful fantasy world full of weirdness and wonder. Assemble your party, go adventuring, manage your kingdom, make new friends, and defeat your opponents in challenging turn-based combat.
Why similar: JRPG 22.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, RPG 11.7%, Anime 9.1%
- #46 Tears of Avia
73% matchMixed50% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: CooCooSqueaky GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tears of Avia is a turn-based strategy and tactics RPG set in the beautiful world of Estera. As a Seeker, journey through war-torn environments and build your party to save the world from its horrible fate.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.3%, JRPG 22.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%, RPG 8.9%, Strategy 7.5%
- #47 Crown and Adventure
70% matchMixed62% of 1,716 reviews2025
Dev: C3D GamesPub: Luckycalf
Windows
An open-world adventure RPG. Choose your favorite character, train your elite legion step by step, and crush all enemies on the battlefield. Strengthen yourself, establish a powerful family, create a great dynasty, and become the dominator of this fantasy world.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 38.4%, RPG 28%, Strategy 22.9%, Story Rich 7.1%, Indie 2.4%
- #48 Popup Dungeon
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,050 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 20.4%, RPG 18.7%, Moddable 17.3%, Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%
- #49 Reverie Knights Tactics
72% matchMixed61% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: 40 Giants EntertainmentPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reverie Knights Tactics is a turn-based tactical RPG with strategic battles in isometric grids where every decision can alter the story. Travel through a hand-drawn fantasy world and lead your heroes in a story-rich adventure, visual novel style!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.2%, RPG 23.6%, Strategy RPG 21.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 4.7%
- #50 Touhou: Divine Land -Majesty in Game-
67% matchVery Positive92% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Oct.Works
Windows
A Touhou Project SRPG game. Include: 30+PlayableUnits, 100 classes, 100+SpellCards, 100+EnemyUnits, 50+TouhouFanBgm and dozens of terrain types. Make Best Unit by combining class, talent, accessory, and tarot. U can even use SpellCards from other Units: sush as Koishi using FinalSpark
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Strategy RPG 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, RPG 11.9%
- #51 Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2019
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead your clan, build an army, wage wars — become Shogun and rule over Japan. Shogun’s Empire: Hex Commander is a turn-based strategy game with multi-layered gameplay mechanics.
Why similar: Strategy 57.5%, Indie 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%
- #52 Deep Fringe
66% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Bosoneon StudioPub: Thousand Generation
Windows
Deep Fringe is a deep tactical RPG set in a biopunk post-apocalyptic wasteland. Lead powerful factions in turn-based brutal battles, leveraging the strategic use of an interactive environment. Modify or destroy terrain to achieve tactical supremacy. Craft legendary chapters with the level editor.
Why similar: Hex Grid 27.4% ★, Turn-Based 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Strategy RPG 9.1%
- #53 Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven
65% matchVery Positive93% of 4,825 reviews2024
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this non-linear RPG, rule and expand the Empire of Varennes across multiple generations. Discover a vast array of story experiences as you fight the Seven Heroes in an epic battle that plays out over thousands of years.
Why similar: JRPG 49.1%, Turn-Based 19.8%, RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 6.1%, Anime 5.5%
- #54 Fantasy Maiden Wars - DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER -
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 632 reviews2025
Dev: さんぼん堂Pub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Command a legion of more than 70 beloved Touhou Project heroines on an expansive quest to uncover the cause of mysterious incidents blossoming throughout Gensokyo. Deploy units on grid-based maps to battle monsters with flashy Spell Cards, and conquer each stage with strategic mastery.
Why similar: JRPG 28.2%, RPG 21%, Strategy RPG 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%
- #55 The Legend of Fancy Realm Remake
64% matchVery Positive88% of 1,413 reviews2026
Dev: USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Windows
The Legend of Fancy Realm Remake is a story driven tactical RPG that brings a long cherished SRPG classic back to life. Set in a vast fantasy world shaped by ancient wars, the game weaves together turn based tactical combat and character focused storytelling, where every decision carries weight.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.4%, JRPG 18.7%, Strategy RPG 14.5%, RPG 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%
- #56 Fuga: Melodies of Steel
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,286 reviews2021
Dev: CyberConnect2
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG where you place children, each with their own unique characteristics and skills, at different gun turrets in a tank to fight against the enemy.
Why similar: JRPG 15.8%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Strategy RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
- #57 Together in Battle
66% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 21.3%, Moddable 19.1%, Strategy RPG 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, RPG 10.5%
- #58 STARDUST: Wish of Witch
65% matchVery Positive82% of 817 reviews2026
Dev: Kniv Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
STARDUST: Wish of Witch is a single-player SRPG beautifully crafted in pixel art. Follow the secret of the wish-granting star and join the adventure of the girl “Star” and the mage “Yu”.
Why similar: JRPG 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Strategy RPG 13%, RPG 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #59 Edge Of Eternity
68% matchMixed69% of 4,052 reviews2021
Dev: Midgar StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Wage epic turn-based battles as you follow Daryon and Selene on their quest to find a cure to the all-consuming Corrosion in this grand tale of hope and sacrifice, created by a small team of passionate JRPG lovers.
Why similar: JRPG 25.3%, Turn-Based 21.5%, RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Anime 10.3%
- #60 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
68% 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 23.9%, RPG 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Strategy 15.4%