- #1 Vactics
97% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: The Lemur Conspiracy
Windows · Mac
Build the mech to fight against robotic Vactics in tactical chess-like combat. The war is already over and the heroes of the city have fallen. Take on a new randomly generated challenge every time you play and join with the citizens to fight for a better future.
Why similar: Mechs 24.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Roguelite 10.2%, Tactical 9.7%, Roguelike 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the closest mechanical sibling to Into the Breach, focusing on grid-based tactical puzzles and procedural mech combat.
- #2 FTL: Faster Than Light
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,596 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Roguelike 32.7%, Strategy 19.1%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Tactical 9.4%, Roguelite 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers, this game captures the same tense, sci-fi roguelite atmosphere and strategic decision-making.
- #3 Tactical Breach Wizards
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,112 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥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: Turn-Based Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based 21%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.7%, Tactical 9%, Isometric 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the 'perfect information' design philosophy where you can see enemy intentions and plan your moves to mitigate damage accordingly.
- #4 Invisible, Inc.
96% matchVery Positive91% of 5,772 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 Tactics 16.4%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Isometric 10.2%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes tactical game that emphasizes perfect information and careful planning to survive procedurally generated missions.
- #5 Shogun Showdown
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,002 reviews2024
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Roguelike 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that uses a timeline-based combat system where predicting enemy moves is essential for survival.
- #6 Cobalt Core
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,367 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Roguelike 14.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelite deckbuilder that emphasizes ship positioning and managing enemy attacks on a grid.
- #7 Star Renegades
93% matchVery Positive83% of 3,065 reviews2020
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.Pub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
Why similar: Mechs 28.4% ★, Turn-Based 15.9%, Roguelike 9.9%, Roguelite 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a timeline-based combat system where disrupting enemy attacks is key to winning tactical encounters.
- #8 SteamWorld Heist
92% matchVery Positive94% of 6,226 reviews2016
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 35.1%, Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, RPG 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical, turn-based combat where positioning and manual aiming make every shot feel like a puzzle to solve.
- #9 BATTLETECH
91% matchVery Positive84% of 33,119 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Why similar: Mechs 42.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, grid-based tactical combat focused on managing heavy mechs and their specific weapon systems.
- #10 Kaiju Wars
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 275 reviews2022
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Mechs 21.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the theme of defending cities against giant monsters using strategic placement and limited resources.
- #11 Phantom Brigade
90% matchVery Positive81% of 4,515 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.
Why similar: Mechs 34.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Strategy 8%, Tactical 8%
Why You'll Like It: A mech-based tactical game that uses a unique timeline-based prediction system to let you counter enemy moves before they happen.
- #12 Mech Armada
89% matchVery Positive81% of 700 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Why similar: Mechs 26.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Roguelike 7.7%, Isometric 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite that combines mech-building with turn-based tactical combat on grid-based maps.
- #13 XCOM® 2
89% matchVery Positive85% of 109,126 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Isometric 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for squad-based tactical combat, offering intense strategic depth and high-stakes missions.
- #14 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
88% matchVery Positive89% of 14,868 reviews2018
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical positioning and resource management within a grid-based environment.
- #15 Loop Hero
87% matchVery Positive93% of 36,505 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.8%, Roguelike 20.8%, Tactical 17.2%, Roguelite 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique strategic roguelite where you manipulate the environment to influence the outcome of automated battles.
- #16 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
86% matchVery Positive93% of 58,561 reviews2012
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 36.1%, Turn-Based 21.3%, Tactical 12.6%, Strategy 12.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational tactical strategy game that emphasizes squad management and careful positioning in turn-based combat.
- #17 Zero Orders Tactics
85% matchVery Positive92% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
🌋⚔ 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: Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Turn-Based 11.6%, Roguelike 9.4%, Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical game that emphasizes procedural generation and grid-based movement in a pixel-art style.
- #18 Othercide
86% matchVery Positive82% of 5,277 reviews2020
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Turn-Based 15.1%, Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, tactical roguelite that utilizes a timeline system to manage actions and interrupt enemy attacks.
- #19 Anomaly Collapse
84% matchVery Positive86% of 638 reviews2024
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities. Immerse yourself in a story where every move counts!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Mechs 12.9% ★, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical roguelite that focuses on party positioning and strategic ability usage on a single-lane grid.
- #20 Templar Battleforce
84% matchVery Positive93% of 984 reviews2015
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Mechs 22.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Turn-Based 15%, Roguelike 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep tactical RPG experience with squad-based combat and complex environmental interactions.
- #21 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
82% matchVery Positive85% of 14,039 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Why similar: Roguelike 28.1%, Strategy 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Roguelite 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Blends roguelite mechanics with strategic tower-defense elements, requiring careful planning to survive each floor.
- #22 Wildermyth
81% matchVery Positive95% of 18,226 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 28.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Roguelite 9.2%, Procedural Generation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers procedural tactical combat with a strong emphasis on environmental interaction and character positioning.
- #23 Bionic Dues
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 996 reviews2013
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.
Why similar: Mechs 19.5% ★, Turn-Based 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Roguelike 11.3%, Strategy 11%
Why You'll Like It: A mech-based tactical roguelike that features varied mission types and strategic combat against robotic threats.
- #24 Ignited Steel: Mech Tactics
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 89 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: Mechs 32.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Roguelike 9.4%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A mech-based tactical roguelike that focuses on managing heat and positioning during combat encounters.
- #25 Marvel's Midnight Suns
80% matchVery Positive82% of 24,265 reviews2022
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Tactical 11.2%, Strategy 11%
Why You'll Like It: Combines card-based combat with tactical positioning, requiring you to manipulate the battlefield to maximize damage.
- #26 Wargroove
81% matchVery Positive83% of 5,267 reviews2019
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Turn-Based 17.3%, Strategy 13%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic grid-based tactical game that focuses on unit synergy and capturing objectives.
- #27 Pathway
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,264 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Turn-Based 15.9%, Roguelike 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite set in the 1930s that focuses on squad-based combat and resource management.
- #28 StarVaders
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,335 reviews2025
Dev: PengonautsPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Why similar: Mechs 30.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Roguelike 10%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #29 For The King
78% matchVery Positive88% of 43,710 reviews2018
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.9%, Roguelike 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical roguelite that emphasizes party synergy and strategic movement across a hex-based map.
- #30 Telepath Tactics Liberated
78% 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: Turn-Based Strategy 33.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical game that allows for significant environmental manipulation, such as pushing enemies into hazards.
- #31 Skulls of the Shogun
79% matchVery Positive90% of 869 reviews2013
Dev: 17-BIT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enter the Samurai Afterlife and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal monks, and mustachioed samurai generals. It's fast-paced turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars, and supercharged with fighting-game flare!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 31.8%, Turn-Based 21.1%, Strategy 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Tactical 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, grid-based tactical game that rewards aggressive positioning and resource control.
- #32 One-inch Tactics
77% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Turn the tide of the war with nuanced strategies in One-inch Tactics, introducing players to a unique turn-based strategy experience.
Why similar: Mechs 27.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based 13%, Strategy 6.6%
- #33 XCOM®: Chimera Squad
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,433 reviews2020
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Strategy 17%, Sci-fi 4.7%
- #34 Dome Keeper
75% matchVery Positive92% of 22,186 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Roguelike 34.5%, Tactical 17.6%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Procedural Generation 12%
- #35 Repel The Rifts
74% matchVery Positive85% of 363 reviews2025
Dev: RefinedBearGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Linux
Repel the Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game where you lead a commander through an alien world, uncovering new terrain each wave, drafting powerful upgrades, and constructing defenses to hold back the chaos.
Why similar: Mechs 30.8% ★, Turn-Based 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Roguelike 9.9%, Tactical 6.9%
- #36 ARC SEED
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Massive Galaxy Studios
Windows
Face the interstellar Archangels in a turn-based tactical game with deckbuilding elements and destructible environment, where you pilot powerful mechs to save the Earth from destruction.
Why similar: Mechs 26.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Roguelike 7.4%, Strategy 6.9%
- #37 Xenonauts
76% matchVery Positive87% of 5,065 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 Strategy 23.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Turn-Based 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%, Strategy 8.3%
- #38 Enter the Chronosphere
72% matchVery Positive95% of 454 reviews2026
Dev: Effort StarPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Roguelike 14.3%, Strategy 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #39 The Last Spell
73% matchVery Positive91% of 13,615 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%, Strategy 8.1%
- #40 Fights in Tight Spaces
72% matchVery Positive90% of 3,928 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%
- #41 The Banner Saga
73% matchVery Positive89% of 15,944 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 Strategy 33.6%, Turn-Based 30%, Strategy 11%, Tactical 8.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%
- #42 Deep Sky Derelicts
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,882 reviews2018
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.2%, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Roguelike 9.8%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #43 Ground Breakers
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: UnitedIndie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Battle with robots on dynamic, randomly generated battlegrounds, as you attempt to take on the world in this unique turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Turn-Based 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%
- #44 FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 764 reviews2023
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake is an immersive, tactical turn-based RPG, placing you in command of the awe-inspiring Wanzers – powerful military machines.
Why similar: Mechs 40.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.1%, Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Sci-fi 4.7%
- #45 Breachway
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,496 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.6%, Roguelike 18.7%, Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Roguelite 13.4%
- #46 Monster Train
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,924 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.9%, Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 12.7%, Strategy 9.4%
- #47 Slay the Spire
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 217,804 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Why similar: Turn-Based 36.2%, Roguelike 30.2%, Strategy 13.3%, Roguelite 10.8%, Indie 2.7%
- #48 X-COM: UFO Defense
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,991 reviews2008
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
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 Strategy 28.5%, Turn-Based 19.7%, Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Tactical 8.5%
- #49 Galaxy Squad
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 432 reviews2019
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Tactical 8.9%
- #50 Dicey Dungeons
68% matchVery Positive89% of 11,830 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.1%, Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 17.8%, Strategy 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%
- #51 MENACE
65% matchVery Positive91% of 13,267 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Turn-Based 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Strategy 9.8%
- #52 Super Robot Wars 30
67% matchVery Positive86% of 6,483 reviews2021
Dev: Bandai Namco Forge Digitals Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Mechs 32.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Strategy 9.5%, Isometric 5.9%
- #53 Void War
65% matchVery Positive94% of 3,953 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Roguelike 19.7%, Roguelite 19.1%, Strategy 16.9%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Tactical 10.5%
- #54 Darkest Dungeon®
67% matchVery Positive92% of 161,643 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.0 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: Turn-Based Combat 26%, Turn-Based 23.9%, Roguelike 23.3%, Strategy 9.3%, RPG 6.5%
- #55 Convoy
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,464 reviews2015
Dev: Convoy GamesPub: Indietopia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.
Why similar: Roguelike 23.7%, Strategy 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Roguelite 11.6%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #56 Steam Marines
71% matchMixed50% of 333 reviews2014
Dev: Worthless Bums
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 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: Roguelike 21.6%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Tactical 8.1%
- #57 Frozen Synapse 2
70% matchMixed66% of 247 reviews2018
Dev: Mode 7
Windows
Frozen Synapse 2 is the sequel to the award-winning turn-based tactical game. Command your squads in a vast procedurally generated city: enter any building, perform any mission, execute any strategy.
Why similar: Strategy 26.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.5%, Turn-Based 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%
- #58 Frozen Synapse
69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,620 reviews2011
Dev: Mode 7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
Why similar: Turn-Based 33.8%, Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Tactical 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
- #59 Cogmind
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,997 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.7%, Roguelike 22%, Strategy 15.1%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Procedural Generation 9.7%
- #60 Mainframe Defenders
66% matchVery Positive88% of 792 reviews2020
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MAINFRAME DEFENDERS - Turn-based tactics centered around gear and unit customization. It offers simple combat, high replayability, and tons of loot. Items don't just provide stats boost, but also offer distinct mechanics that can be combined into powerful builds.
Why similar: Mechs 35.1% ★, Roguelike 11.4%, Isometric 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9%, Roguelite 8.8%