Games Like Ironcast

PuzzleQuest: Challenge of the Warlords delivers, for the first time ever, classic puzzle-game action backed with an epic story of good vs. evil. Challenge your match 3 skills as you battle against computer opponents to save the Kingdom of Etheria from the evil Lord Bane.

Why similar: Match 3 77.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, RPG 9.4%, Strategy 2.9%, Indie 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive genre-defining title that pioneered the match-3 RPG combat loop found in Ironcast.

Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Mechs 49.2% ★, Strategy 19.2%, Roguelite 8.8%, Roguelike 6.4%, Puzzle 6%

Why You'll Like It: While not a match-3 game, it perfectly captures the high-stakes, turn-based tactical mech combat and roguelite progression of Ironcast.

10000000: The Dungeon Crawling Matching Game

Why similar: Match 3 78.5%, Puzzle 6.8%, RPG 5.8%, Indie 4.3%, Strategy 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to You Must Build A Boat, offering a tight, loop-based match-3 experience that rewards quick thinking and upgrades.

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: Steampunk 66.1% ★, Strategy 18.4%, RPG 10.8%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the charming steampunk aesthetic and focuses on tactical, turn-based combat with a heavy emphasis on positioning and equipment.

You Must Build A Boat is the sequel to the award winning "10000000". Travel the world, run procedurally generated dungeons finding artifacts, capturing monsters and recruiting crew for your boat

Why similar: Match 3 68.2%, Strategy 10.4%, RPG 7%, Puzzle 5.8%, Roguelite 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, addictive match-3 roguelite that emphasizes constant progression and upgrading your vessel.

Iron Danger is a tactical combat puzzler with a unique time manipulation mechanic. A never before seen combination that blends the tactical depth of turn-based games with the exciting action of real-time games.

Why similar: Steampunk 64.2% ★, Strategy 15.3%, Puzzle 10.5%, RPG 10%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique tactical combat system with a steampunk aesthetic that emphasizes planning and time manipulation.

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 50.1% ★, Roguelite 13.6%, Strategy 11.9%, RPG 10.5%, Roguelike 8%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelite that features deep tactical combat and a focus on managing complex character abilities.

Experience an addictive puzzle and a massive auto-battler in one game. The world's first puzzle auto-battler game! Only your brain can save the world.

Why similar: Match 3 63.3%, Strategy 12.5%, Roguelite 10.4%, Puzzle 7.3%, Roguelike 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines match-3 puzzle mechanics with auto-battler strategy, requiring careful planning to build your forces for combat.

The puzzle game of the future has arrived! The original best-selling new Puzzle franchise is back in an all new dimension with its signature Match-3, turn based battles in an insanely addictive and masterful hybrid of RPG and Puzzle genres.

Why similar: Match 3 72.6%, RPG 19.4%, Puzzle 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi iteration of the classic match-3 RPG formula that offers a similar sense of progression and resource management.

Grindstone is a puzzle game where epic adventures are just your 9-to-5. It’s your job to mine grindstones from the Creeps that lurk on the mountain in over 600 levels of intricate puzzles and hazards, all in the hopes of saving up enough grindstones to take your family on a much needed vacation.

Why similar: Puzzle 100%

Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical match-3 game where you must carefully plan your moves to survive and clear enemies in a roguelite structure.

DemonCrawl is a puzzle roguelite that combines the addicting gameplay of Minesweeper with hundreds of unique items, stages, and abilities!

Why similar: Strategy 25.1%, Roguelite 20.7%, RPG 18.5%, Puzzle 14%, Roguelike 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite take on Minesweeper that incorporates deep RPG elements and strategic decision-making similar to Ironcast's progression.

Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots!

Why similar: Steampunk 55.5% ★, Mechs 21.8% ★, Strategy 17.9%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A card-based strategy game set in a steampunk world that focuses on tactical deployment and resource management.

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 36.7% ★, Strategy 24.2%, RPG 16.5%, Roguelike 9.7%, Roguelite 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A mech-based roguelike that emphasizes strategic planning and tactical combat in a sci-fi setting.

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: Strategy 36.6%, Roguelite 23.8%, RPG 23.1%, Indie 8.8%, Roguelike 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG featuring robot squads and deep tactical combat that will appeal to fans of Ironcast's mech management.

Unique Match-3 Gameplay with Exciting Elemental Clashes. This is a casual strategy indie game that combines match-3, synthesis, and deck-building gameplay.

Why similar: Match 3 66.1%, Strategy 14.1%, Roguelite 10.7%, Roguelike 5.4%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Integrates match-3 mechanics into a strategic, roguelite dungeon crawler with a focus on character builds.

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 66.9% ★, Strategy 20%, Roguelike 8.9%, RPG 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the mech-based tactical combat and roguelite structure found in Ironcast.

Kaamos is a bite-sized turn-based puzzle roguelike where battles are fought by matching tiles on a grid with looping rows and columns. Build your character and deck of tiles by looting equipment from your foes. Traverse a dark medieval world where the Sun went down and never rose again.

Why similar: Match 3 51%, Perma Death 15.2%, Strategy 10.4%, RPG 8%, Puzzle 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-focused roguelike that requires strategic planning and resource management to succeed in combat.

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: Strategy 24.7%, Steampunk 19.1% ★, Roguelike 15.3%, Perma Death 13.8%, RPG 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based roguelike with a steampunk/sci-fi aesthetic that focuses on squad management and survival.

Runeborn is a dark fantasy roguelike that merges deckbuilding with a slot-machine-like mechanic. Forge your Runebook, crush enemies, and combine Trinkets of boundless power to destroy the forces of Malakar!

Why similar: Strategy 29.3%, Roguelite 27.1%, Roguelike 16.8%, RPG 16.3%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that offers deep strategic combat and character progression similar to the RPG elements in Ironcast.

Clockwork cleanup is a auto-battler game where your actions are dictated by tiles of various shapes placed in a grid. Defeat waves of enemies to save the factory!

Why similar: Steampunk 40.9% ★, Strategy 27.7%, Puzzle 14.1%, Roguelike 11.6%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-themed puzzle roguelite that emphasizes tactical board manipulation and resource management.

A unique blend of RPG and puzzle await you in this epic adventure! Explore the world of Match-3 battles in this quest playable offline.

Why similar: Match 3 75%, RPG 10.9%, Puzzle 8.4%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic match-3 RPG that emphasizes adventure and combat mechanics similar to the core loop of Ironcast.

Oafmatch is a role-playing game that combines traditional RPG turn-based combat with match-three and roguelike mechanics.Go into battle with four party members from thirty playable classes, power up weapons by making colored gem matches, then unleash devastating attacks on your enemies!

Why similar: Match 3 72.7%, RPG 19%, Indie 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A match-3 RPG that focuses on party-based combat and character progression in a fantasy setting.

Bret Airborne shakes up the standard match-3 formula with strategic gameplay and original game mechanics.

Why similar: Steampunk 65.3% ★, RPG 18.9%, Puzzle 8.2%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-themed puzzle game that incorporates RPG elements and casual strategy.

Dwarves & Dungeons is a game that combines the three-match gameplay with roguelike elements. Move on the game board, earn gold coins, acquire weapons, and engage in battles against unique monsters. Brave the dungeons and take on extreme challenges!

Why similar: Match 3 57.9%, Strategy 11.8%, Roguelite 9.9%, RPG 8.1%, Puzzle 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A match-3 RPG that blends strategy and roguelite elements to create a challenging combat experience.

Dungeon Hearts fuses the strategy and pattern matching of puzzle games with the kinetic pace of action games. Align magical runes as they flow along the Fatestream to attack, defend, and conjure magic in frenetic battles against a bestiary of fantastic creatures out to use those same runes against you.

Why similar: Match 3 67.5%, Strategy 13.9%, Puzzle 7.9%, Indie 5.4%, RPG 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced match-3 game that focuses on tactical combat and rhythmic decision-making.

Roguelite TD: all towers & enemies start the same, but you have 1 choice per wave affecting BOTH and stacking up for dramatic variance. Gradually salvage and make some choices permanent to build deeper strategies. Also a unique mazing challenge where wires and towers must be linked to a power source

Why similar: Steampunk 56.1% ★, Roguelite 16.6%, Strategy 14.9%, Roguelike 8.7%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-themed tower defense game that incorporates roguelite elements and base building.

Roguelike twist on tile-matching puzzle games. Collect relics. Learn spells. Unlock new equipment. Fight bosses and monsters. Use your abilities by matching tiles, creating combos, and solving puzzles!

Why similar: Match 3 59.3%, Roguelite 11.6%, Strategy 10.3%, Puzzle 7%, RPG 6.4%

Steampunk Syndicate is a tower defense with elements of collectible card games.

Why similar: Steampunk 78.2% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game that captures the steampunk aesthetic and strategic planning required in Ironcast.

Dungeon Wizards combines classic Rogue-Lite and colorful Match3 with adventurous Roleplay elements. Venture on your very own journey, collect and combine rare relics with powerful spells and face loads of challenging enemies!

Why similar: Match 3 59.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Roguelite 10.2%, RPG 8%, Puzzle 6.5%

This "rogue-like Viking simulator" is an adventure at sea with epic tactical battles and dungeon-crawler elements. Conscript your warriors and prepare for a new raiding season!

Why similar: Strategy 76%, Indie 24%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused roguelite that emphasizes resource management and tactical combat in a harsh environment.

"The Forgotten Land" is a turn-based "Combat & Puzzle Match 3" with streamlined RPG and Management elements in a Dark Fantasy setting.

Why similar: Match 3 61.8%, Strategy 21.4%, Indie 6.2%, Puzzle 6.1%, RPG 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused match-3 game that emphasizes adventure and tactical progression.

A fusion of roguelikes and auto-battlers like never before seen. Recruit a party of mysterious heroes, navigate deadly lands, collect an arsenal of magical items, and vanquish a new evil threatening the realm!

Why similar: Strategy 43.2%, RPG 30.3%, Indie 13.6%, Roguelike 12.9%

Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.

Why similar: Roguelike 39.6%, RPG 23.2%, Puzzle 23%, Roguelite 11.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%

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: Strategy 36.5%, RPG 29.1%, Roguelite 16.9%, Indie 10%, Roguelike 7.4%

Face the Ancient Gods! Set the sails of your flying pirate ship and embark on a roguelite adventure in the steampunk world of Dead Weight. Explore floating islands in search of loot. Choose a class and enjoy turn-based tactical combat on tiny battlefields where every step matters.

Why similar: Steampunk 30.1% ★, Strategy 23.3%, RPG 17.3%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 9.6%

Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition combines the classic match 3 puzzle game with deep level role playing. Match 3 or more gems in a row to gain mana used to cast spells, battle opponents, collect items and rewards, and advance in the quests collected from nearly 20 years!

Why similar: Match 3 79.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, RPG 9.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Ignited Steel is a mech roguelike turn-based-tactics game. This Prologue features a free standalone campaign where you will discover the origins of the robotic insurrection, as well as the new features added to the main game on Patch v1.1: Uprising.

Why similar: Mechs 42.2% ★, Strategy 19.4%, Roguelite 14.8%, RPG 14.7%, Roguelike 8.8%

Conglomerate 451 is a grid-based, dungeon crawling first-person RPG with roguelike elements set in a cyberpunk world.

Why similar: RPG 36.6%, Roguelite 17.7%, Perma Death 14.9%, Indie 14.4%, Strategy 11.4%

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: Perma Death 24.6%, Strategy 24%, RPG 17%, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 10.9%

A turn-based skill-crafting dungeon crawler roguelike, where you combine crazy effects and upgrades for your skills and use them on enemies. With a strategic physics-based gameplay, unlock and grow your arsenal of spells and items to overcome the challenging dungeon of Underground Ruins!

Why similar: Perma Death 26.4%, Strategy 23%, Roguelite 19.5%, RPG 14.5%, Roguelike 10.7%

A steampunk roguelike with a unique fighting mechanic. Master the piloting of giant mechanical worms, lay waste to all that stand in your way and reclaim your rightful place on the throne.

Why similar: Steampunk 88% ★, Roguelike 12%

Runestone Keeper is a roguelike dungeon crawler that blends classic RPG elements and turn based strategy. Heroes, monsters, equipment, events, magic and skills, traps and devices, shrines and altars, Goddesses and merchants. Choose your weapon and begin an epic adventure!

Why similar: Strategy 38.1%, RPG 23.4%, Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 14.6%, Indie 9%

"Match! The 12 CZ Wars" is a roguelike strategy game blending match-3 and buff-building. Partner with 12 Zodiac Maidens to repel ancient primordial beasts. Navigate random events, battles, and upgrades. Carefully choose paths, manage resources, and empower your Maidens to secure victory.

Why similar: Match 3 64.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Roguelite 7.9%, RPG 7.8%, Roguelike 6.2%

The engineering roguelike. Construct your combos by wiring circuits. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Discover devastating synergies and create overpowered builds.

Why similar: Strategy 41.9%, Roguelite 32.5%, Roguelike 21.8%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Roguematch is a Tactical Puzzle RPG, a Turn based Dungeon Crawler where Match 3 is the Tactician's weapon. With raw elemental magic at their command, the heroes can pick between bashing from near or matching mana from afar to attack creatures from the extraplanar realms!

Why similar: Match 3 73.4%, RPG 11.3%, Puzzle 8.5%, Roguelike 6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

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: Strategy 33%, RPG 20.1%, Roguelite 19.2%, Roguelike 16.4%, Indie 9.2%

This game is a fusion of a "roguelike deck-builder" and "match-3 puzzle". Collect unique residents to create explosive synergies and develop a village glittering with neon!

Why similar: Match 3 58.8%, Strategy 10.4%, Perma Death 9.6%, Roguelite 7.5%, Puzzle 6.7%

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: Perma Death 31%, Roguelite 24.7%, Strategy 19.1%, RPG 14.9%, Roguelike 10.3%

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 45.7% ★, Perma Death 22.1%, Strategy 13.6%, RPG 10.2%, Roguelike 7.2%

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: Roguelite 29.9%, Strategy 28.5%, RPG 20.6%, Roguelike 15.4%, Indie 4%

Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s floating New York City. Play as smuggler Gia Randazzo, and gather a crew to take on the city’s Barons. Explore the world, Master Tactical Turn-Based Vehicular Combat, and Roll the Dice to influence those around you.

Why similar: RPG 91.2%, Singleplayer 8.8%

Gems of War is a Match-3 RPG from the original creators of Puzzle Quest! Start your RPG journey and fight puzzle battles through hundreds of quests, or build your army of troops and go to war in strategic PVP match-3 combat!

Why similar: Match 3 76.4%, Strategy 8.7%, RPG 7.1%, Puzzle 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Turn the battlefield into your ally in this tactical rogue-like with indirect controls. Assemble a unique squad, destroy the alien invaders with precise planning, and uncover the truth about the Event and the mysterious disappearance of humans.

Why similar: Strategy 31.4%, Roguelite 30.5%, RPG 21.3%, Roguelike 14%, Singleplayer 2.9%

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: Perma Death 36%, Strategy 28.3%, RPG 17.4%, Roguelike 16.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%

A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

Why similar: Mechs 43% ★, Steampunk 39.8% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Card Quest is a dungeon crawling adventure game with unique card combat. Play with a variety of unique character classes, and customize decks to fit your playstyle. Explore the strategic depth of tactical roguelike gameplay, and crush the undead plague.

Why similar: Strategy 24%, Perma Death 18.9%, RPG 18.2%, Roguelite 18.2%, Roguelike 11.1%

Battle Suit Aces is a tactical deckbuilder that can be played as a clever roguelite or epic campaign full of tender moments, cosmic quests, and charming characters.

Why similar: Mechs 48.6% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Roguelite 15.7%, RPG 10%, Roguelike 8.5%