- #1 Wasteland 3
97% matchVery Positive85% of 22,342 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22%, Tactical RPG 18%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Isometric 10.1%, Tactical 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deep squad-based RPG that offers significant player choice and tactical combat in a reactive, post-apocalyptic setting.
- #2 XCOM® 2
96% 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 Tactics 19.2%, Tactical 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Isometric 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It remains the gold standard for modern squad-based tactical combat, featuring deep research, base management, and high-stakes missions.
- #3 Battle Brothers
95% matchVery Positive88% of 28,621 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 94.7 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: Turn-Based Tactics 44.1%, Strategy 20.9%, Military 16.9%, RPG 12.7%, Action 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the mercenary management experience with a brutal, low-fantasy open world and challenging turn-based combat.
- #4 Expeditions: Rome
94% matchVery Positive87% of 6,746 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: Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Tactical RPG 17.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Tactical 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines party-based RPG elements with deep tactical turn-based combat and strategic campaign management.
- #5 Silent Storm Gold Edition
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,072 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.6%, Tactical 14.8%, Tactical RPG 11%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Known for its highly destructible environments and realistic physics, this title offers a tactical experience very similar to the Jagged Alliance series.
- #6 Wartales
93% matchVery Positive86% of 35,540 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.6 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: Turn-Based Strategy 29%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Tactical RPG 17.4%, RPG 11.5%, Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world mercenary simulator that emphasizes survival, party management, and tactical combat in a medieval setting.
- #7 Xenonauts 2
91% matchVery Positive81% of 5,738 reviews2026
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Tactical 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to classic squad-based tactical games that focuses on defending Earth from an alien invasion with deep strategic layers.
- #8 Phoenix Point
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,165 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
Why similar: Tactical 23.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.7%, Tactical RPG 21.3%, Isometric 12.8%, Strategy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the original X-COM designer, it offers complex tactical combat with unique free-aim mechanics and evolving enemy threats.
- #9 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
90% matchVery Positive88% of 47,586 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 58.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 22.3%, Strategy 13%, RPG 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A complex turn-based CRPG that features deep squad management and tactical combat within the expansive Warhammer 40,000 universe.
- #10 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: Turn-Based Tactics 33.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Tactical 16.2%, Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing a mercenary company of giant mechs, requiring careful resource management and tactical positioning on the battlefield.
- #11 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
89% matchVery Positive90% of 20,528 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.1%, Tactical 16.8%, Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends real-time stealth exploration with turn-based tactical combat in a unique, post-human world.
- #12 Hard West 2
89% matchVery Positive82% of 3,209 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Tactical RPG 13.1%, Tactical 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural western tactical game that rewards aggressive playstyles through its unique 'bravado' combat system.
- #13 Gears Tactics
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,701 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.3%, Strategy 28%, Tactical 15.7%, Turn-Based 11.3%, Isometric 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, aggressive tactical game that translates the Gears of War universe into a satisfying turn-based format.
- #14 Phantom Doctrine
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,689 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 39.1%, Tactical 14.4%, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Turn-Based 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A Cold War-themed tactical game that emphasizes stealth, investigation, and squad-based combat.
- #15 Miasma Chronicles
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,004 reviews2023
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: 505 Games Official
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won’t forget. Embark on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland torn apart by a savage force known only as the ‘Miasma’.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.2%, Tactical RPG 23.2%, Tactical 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Strategy 10%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the team behind Mutant Year Zero, it offers a polished tactical experience with a strong narrative focus.
- #16 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
84% matchVery Positive94% of 3,100 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Tactical RPG 12.4%, Tactical 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG set in a cyberpunk world that features deep character progression and high-stakes turn-based combat.
- #17 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
85% matchVery Positive93% of 9,828 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.8 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 Tactics 22.7%, Tactical RPG 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Strategy RPG 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly deep tactical RPG that offers vast character customization and complex combat systems.
- #18 Jagged Alliance - Back in Action
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,769 reviews2012
Dev: Coreplay GmbHPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A contemporary remake of the much-loved series of turn-based mercenary-themed strategy games.
Why similar: Tactical 29.9%, Strategy 24.9%, Tactical RPG 13.1%, RPG 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An alternative take on the Jagged Alliance formula that uses a real-time-with-pause system for tactical control.
- #19 The Lamplighters League
84% matchMixed69% of 1,234 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Tactical 17%, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a pulp-adventure aesthetic with a mix of real-time infiltration and turn-based tactical combat.
- #20 Classified: France '44
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,016 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Tactical 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Strategy RPG 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A World War II tactical game that emphasizes stealth, squad management, and grid-based combat mechanics.
- #21 Solasta: Crown of the Magister
81% matchVery Positive87% of 22,429 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: Co-op Campaign 24.8% ★, Turn-Based Combat 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Strategy RPG 16.2%, RPG 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on verticality and tactical combat mechanics based on the D&D 5e ruleset.
- #22 Desperados III
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,578 reviews2020
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Why similar: Tactical 40.5%, Strategy 33.4%, Isometric 23.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%, Action 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more stealth-oriented, it offers masterful squad-based tactical planning in a western setting.
- #23 Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
79% matchVery Positive94% of 14,748 reviews2022
Dev: Dancing Dragon Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 18.5 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: Tactical RPG 29.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Tactical 11.4%, Strategy RPG 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes squad composition and large-scale unit management on the battlefield.
- #24 MENACE
76% 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 Tactics 22.6%, Tactical 17%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Strategy 9.9%
- #25 Jagged Alliance: Rage!
82% matchMixed50% of 503 reviews2018
Dev: Cliffhanger ProductionsPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Jagged Alliance is back – With a new take on turn-based tactics, adventure elements and the well-known quirky mercenaries! Set 20 years after the first Jagged Alliance, this spin-off lets you experience a road trip into a jungle hell to test your mind and body to the limits!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Tactical RPG 17.2%, Tactical 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A smaller-scale, more focused tactical experience featuring classic mercenaries in a survival-oriented scenario.
- #26 Marvel's Midnight Suns
78% 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 Tactics 22.4%, Tactical RPG 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Tactical 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique card-based tactical combat system paired with deep social management of your squad.
- #27 Jagged Alliance Flashback
82% matchMixed47% of 776 reviews2014
Dev: Full Control
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Jagged Alliance Flashback brings back the true spirit of this legendary series: Turn-based tactics meets crazy mercenary personalities and intense battles. Manage your squad of unique mercenaries, secure your income and take back the island - sector by sector, turn by turn.
Why similar: Tactical 25.8%, Strategy 25.6%, Turn-Based 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that attempts to capture the spirit of the original series with a modern engine.
- #28 Lost Eidolons
79% matchMixed68% of 2,384 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: Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Tactical RPG 14.2%, Tactical 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG that focuses on large-scale warfare and character-driven storytelling.
- #29 Aliens: Dark Descent
77% matchVery Positive88% of 18,705 reviews2023
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
Why similar: Tactical 48.8%, Strategy 31.5%, Isometric 11.7%, Action 3.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #30 Jagged Alliance: Crossfire
81% matchMixed62% of 335 reviews2012
Dev: Coreplay GmbHPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
The island of Arulco is free; however, there are other countries under the shadow of war that are ignored by the rest of the world.
Why similar: Strategy 50%, RPG 28.8%, Tactical 21.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides additional tactical content and scenarios for those looking for more of the classic Jagged Alliance feel.
- #31 Invisible, Inc.
78% 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 22.8%, Tactical RPG 17.5%, Tactical 13.5%, Isometric 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes tactical game focused on stealth and planning where every turn and resource choice matters.
- #32 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
75% matchVery Positive91% of 6,521 reviews2023
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Strategy 13.3%, Strategy RPG 13.2%
- #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 41.5%, Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based 9.4%, Tactical 6.6%
- #34 Warhounds
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 693 reviews2026
Dev: Everplay DMCCPub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Warhounds is a turn-based tactical game about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action movie vibe, inspired by XCOM and Jagged Alliance. Recruit unique fighters, upgrade your base, and fight for Africa’s future. Less fake RNG, more true ballistics and lethal tactics.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Tactical 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Turn-Based 8.2%
- #35 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,700 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Tactical 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Strategy RPG 11.5%
- #36 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
73% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Lipsar Studio
Windows
Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.6%, Tactical 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Strategy 12.4%, Tactical RPG 9.4%
- #37 Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
73% matchVery Positive87% of 6,826 reviews2021
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in the grimdark universe of the 41st Millennium. Pick your force, develop your army, field mighty heroes and fight for victory using superior strategy, awesome abilities, and devastating weaponry.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Tactical 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%
- #38 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,555 reviews2025
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Why similar: Tactical 48.1%, Strategy 19.8%, Military 19.8%, Co-op 7.6%, Action 2.9%
- #39 Gloomhaven
72% matchVery Positive82% of 16,083 reviews2021
Dev: Flaming Fowl StudiosPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Tactical RPG 12.6%, Co-op Campaign 12.6% ★, Tactical 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #40 Rogue Waters
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,274 reviews2024
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, Tactical RPG 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Turn-Based 8.6%
- #41 Breach & Clear
74% matchVery Positive82% of 2,431 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...
Why similar: Tactical 32.2%, Strategy 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Turn-Based 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%
- #42 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,794 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 31.8%, Strategy 18%, Isometric 15.3%, Tactical 13.6%, RPG 11.2%
- #43 Xenonauts
72% 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 Tactics 24.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Tactical 14.6%, Strategy 8.5%
- #44 Showgunners
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,958 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.7%, Tactical 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Isometric 9.9%
- #45 Disciples: Liberation
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,973 reviews2021
Dev: Frima StudioPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Disciples: Liberation is a mature, dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat. Liberate the land of Nevendaar and uncover the endless stories hidden within this richly detailed world where every decision has a consequence, and every wrong move could be deadly.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Tactical RPG 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Tactical 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11%
- #46 Old World
69% matchVery Positive82% of 6,828 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: Tactical 26.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.5%, Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Military 10.9%
- #47 Chains of Freedom
67% matchVery Positive81% of 546 reviews2025
Dev: NordcurrentPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey in a high-stakes, turn-based tactics game. Lead an elite squad in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European country as you unravel a conspiracy threatening the state. Navigate intense strategic battles and adapt to ever-evolving challenges to prevail.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Tactical 19.6%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Strategy 11.7%
- #48 End State
70% matchMixed64% of 141 reviews2022
Dev: Finger Squad
Windows
End State is a turn-based tactics game where you manage a mercenary company tracking down a terrorists in a war-torn country. Hire, gear up and gain experience for your mercenaries. Take on rebels and criminal gangs, do side contracts and explore Brekovia.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Tactical 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Strategy RPG 9.8%
- #49 Partisans 1941
69% matchVery Positive82% of 8,737 reviews2020
Dev: Alter GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.
Why similar: Tactical 29.5%, Strategy 25.4%, Tactical RPG 16.9%, Isometric 14.9%, Strategy RPG 9.5%
- #50 Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,949 reviews2012
Dev: I-deal GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Even if the regime is totally inept and corrupt, don't suppose for a moment that you as the liberator will be greeted with open arms.JAGGED ALLIANCE 2: WILDFIRE brings you back to Arulco. The population is being terrorized by a reckless army; in the meantime the main export goods are drugs.
Why similar: Strategy 57.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.6%, Tactical 6.1%, Turn-Based 4.3%
- #51 King Arthur: Knight's Tale
68% matchVery Positive84% of 7,518 reviews2022
Dev: NeocoreGames
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A unique hybrid between turn-based tactical games and traditional, character-centric RPGs. Knight's Tale is a modern retelling of a classic Arthurian mythology story filtered through the dark fantasy tropes, a twist on the traditional tales of chivalry.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Tactical RPG 19.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Strategy RPG 7.5%
- #52 Jagged Alliance 2 Gold
76% matchNo user reviews2006
Dev: Sir-TechPub: Strategy First
Windows
The small country of Arulco has been taken over by a merciless dictator - and only you can loosen the iron grip! Jagged Alliance 2 Gold Pack immerses you into an elaborate role-playing universe where you will interact with more than 150 characters, recruit your own band of soldiers and create your own custom mercenary to win...
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.7%, Tactical 19%, Strategy 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Isometric 7.5%
- #53 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
68% matchVery Positive85% of 10,540 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19.4%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Isometric 18.4%, Tactical 16.2%, Strategy 15.2%
- #54 Stranded: Alien Dawn
66% matchVery Positive84% of 11,322 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
Why similar: Strategy 85%, 3D 11%, Singleplayer 4%
- #55 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,695 reviews2022
Dev: Black Sea GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
Why similar: Strategy 97.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #56 War Mongrels
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,485 reviews2021
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 24.3% ★, Tactical 24.3%, Isometric 15.6%, Strategy 14.3%, Military 11.6%
- #57 Tempest Rising
64% matchVery Positive87% of 11,874 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
Why similar: Strategy 73.7%, Isometric 13.8%, Military 6.3%, Singleplayer 3%, 3D 2%
- #58 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
67% matchVery Positive87% of 8,059 reviews2020
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Tactical 11.2%, Strategy 10.9%
- #59 Intravenous 2
63% matchVery Positive95% of 4,704 reviews2024
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.
Why similar: Tactical 89.6%, Action 5.3%, Singleplayer 5.1%