Games Like Mainframe Defenders

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 30.4% ★, Isometric 13%, Procedural Generation 13%, Roguelite 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep mech customization and roguelite progression that directly mirrors the core gameplay loop of Mainframe Defenders.

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 34% ★, Roguelike 11.5%, Isometric 10.4%, Roguelite 9.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in tactical mech combat that shares the seed's focus on turn-based positioning and high-stakes decision-making.

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: Traditional Roguelike 61.6% ★, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Strategy 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that revolves entirely around replacing and upgrading your robot's parts, offering the ultimate build-crafting experience.

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 23.5% ★, Tactical RPG 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Roguelike 9.7%, Roguelite 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite with a heavy emphasis on squad synergy, gear progression, and turn-based combat mechanics.

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 30.5% ★, Roguelike 21%, Strategy 13.2%, RPG 12.4%, Roguelite 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike featuring customizable mechs and a focus on managing gear and abilities against waves of robotic enemies.

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 27% ★, Tactical RPG 26.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Roguelike 11.1%, Futuristic 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers intense squad-based tactical combat with significant customization options for your units' gear and abilities.

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 47.8% ★, Military 26.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Strategy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical mech combat with a unique timeline-based prediction system and extensive modular gear customization.

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 Combat 27.6%, RPG 19%, Roguelite 18.1%, Strategy 17.1%, Roguelike 14%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi tactical RPG that blends card-based combat with a heavy focus on looting and upgrading your squad's gear.

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 77.8% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Futuristic 7%, RPG 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the gold standard for deep, granular mech customization and turn-based tactical combat.

Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue is the proof of concept for the upcoming procedural turn-based mecha tactics RPG set in alternate 1970s Southeast Asia. In this prologue chapter, you'll get to experience combat, exploration, and the opening story of the game.

Why similar: Mechs 27.4% ★, Tactical RPG 19.8%, Isometric 12%, Roguelite 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG focused on mech combat that emphasizes modular part management and strategic turn-based maneuvering.

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: Tactical RPG 40%, RPG 20.5%, Strategy 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Exploration 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RPG that offers extensive character building and gear-based progression in a sandbox-style world.

Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 64.9% ★, Roguelike 17.6%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, RPG 3.6%, Strategy 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike that emphasizes tactical combat and item management in a hostile, procedurally generated environment.

Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!

Why similar: Military 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Procedural Generation 15.7%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical roguelite that emphasizes squad building and gear management in a challenging, loot-driven environment.

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 Combat 46.1%, Strategy 24.3%, Atmospheric 14.8%, RPG 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep unit customization and tactical turn-based combat where gear choices drastically alter your squad's performance.

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: Roguelite 24.3%, Turn-Based Combat 21.5%, Strategy 16.5%, RPG 14.4%, Procedural Generation 11%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG where you lead a robot revolution, focusing on squad customization and tactical combat decisions.

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: Tactical RPG 26.1%, Isometric 21.6%, Roguelite 14.1%, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelike 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes tactical roguelite where gear and tech upgrades are essential to surviving procedurally generated missions.

True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.6% ★, Roguelike 32.4%, Strategy 6.6%, RPG 6.4%, Procedural Generation 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced tactical roguelike that captures the sci-fi atmosphere and gear-focused progression of the seed game.

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 41.8%, Procedural Generation 18.9%, Strategy 17.1%, RPG 12.6%, Roguelite 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike that focuses on squad management and positioning within claustrophobic, procedurally generated environments.

Megaloot is an addictive Inventory Management Roguelike RPG, where meticulous loot management lets you create diverse and powerful builds for each run. With every new attempt, start from scratch and loot strategically to craft dominating setups and become the ultimate power hunter.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.1%, Roguelite 19.3%, Roguelike 17.4%, Minimalist 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite focused entirely on inventory management and loot optimization to create powerful character builds.

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: Tactical RPG 39.2%, RPG 21.4%, Strategy 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, 2D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes squad composition and gear-based progression in a challenging, turn-based format.

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: Tactical RPG 35.3%, Military 27.3%, Isometric 22.8%, RPG 8.9%, Strategy 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on highly synergistic tactical combat where individual ability and gear choices define your success.

Explore randomly generated content and experience the thrill of a classic tactical turn-based rogue-like RPG! Choose from a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and strengths. Get ready for an unforgettable journey of strategy, skill, and discovery.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.2% ★, Roguelike 12.9%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, RPG 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that offers deep RPG mechanics and item-based progression for those who enjoy complex builds.

Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.

Why similar: Roguelite 24.2%, Procedural Generation 22%, Roguelike 20.7%, Strategy 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 13%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that focuses on ship and fleet management, requiring careful gear and resource optimization.

A fresh take on Roguelike Deckbuilders that lets you fine-tune your decks before each run to adapt your strategy on your way to victory. Over 1,200 cards to choose from, ten characters with their own set of unique skills, and dozens of items and missions to evolve your tactics.

Why similar: Roguelite 26.5%, Turn-Based Combat 24.4%, Roguelike 22.7%, RPG 10.3%, Strategy 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite deckbuilder that allows for significant customization of your character's gear and abilities.

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: Tactical RPG 38.5%, Roguelike 24%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Strategy 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite with a heavy focus on ship customization and card-based combat mechanics.

A roguelike tower defense game with a dash of deckbuilding. Choose a reward, improve your build, survive the next wave, repeat. Highly replayable, difficult, and addictive. You'll want just one more wave, just one more run!

Why similar: Minimalist 25.2%, Roguelike 22.4%, Procedural Generation 19.3%, Roguelite 15.4%, Strategy 11%

Why You'll Like It: A tower defense roguelite that emphasizes strategic upgrades and build-crafting to survive increasingly difficult waves.

We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!

Why similar: Roguelike 23.2%, Roguelite 19.6%, Minimalist 16.3%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Strategy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense with roguelite progression and tactical unit placement to create a unique strategic experience.

Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.5% ★, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Roguelike 11.3%, Exploration 8.1%, RPG 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi exploration game with deep RPG systems and gear-based progression that rewards long-term planning.

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: Turn-Based Combat 28.2%, Roguelite 23.9%, Roguelike 21.6%, Strategy 10.1%, RPG 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical dungeon crawler with a focus on turn-based combat and loot-driven character progression.

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 43.4%, Procedural Generation 19.3%, Strategy 16.4%, Roguelite 16%, 2D 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential roguelite for gear and system management, where every upgrade is critical to your survival.

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 42.9% ★, Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 14%, Isometric 12.9%, Strategy 6%

Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to stop you. In this Inventory Management Roguelike two games never feel the same!

Why similar: Roguelite 25.3%, Turn-Based Combat 22.4%, Roguelike 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, RPG 11%

Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Isometric 15.5%, Roguelike 9%, Roguelite 8.3%

Rogue Fable III is a traditional rogue-like game which combines the depth, complexity, and challenge of the genre classics with a shorter, more tightly focused game length.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 74.4% ★, Roguelike 11.1%, Procedural Generation 4.9%, RPG 3.5%, Pixel Graphics 2.7%

Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.

Why similar: Roguelite 27.9%, Procedural Generation 25.8%, Roguelike 25.4%, Strategy 13.4%, Futuristic 7.5%

Refactor is a hard-core tower defense game that combines modular building, route planning, and element composition.

Why similar: Roguelite 28.6%, Futuristic 20.7%, Roguelike 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Strategy 12.7%

Manage a team of traveling gladiators in this turn-based fantasy roguelike. Find the best recruits, discover powerful item combinations and come up with clever tactics on the battlefield. The tournament awaits those who desire MORTAL GLORY!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.1%, Turn-Based Combat 18.2%, Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 13.9%, Procedural Generation 12.6%

The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.7%, Roguelite 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Roguelike 13.2%, Procedural Generation 11.2%

Randomly generated Magic Tower dungeons A strategy-based fixed-value Roguelike RPG

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.9% ★, Roguelite 14.5%, Roguelike 11.9%, 1990's 9.2%, RPG 8.3%

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 27.3% ★, Procedural Generation 19.2%, Roguelite 18.3%, Roguelike 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

METAL SLUG makes an explosive return! Dive into this dynamic tactical RPG with a roguelite thrill and experience the iconic run'n'gun action of the original series, redefined. Grab your weapons, assemble your squad and conquer the battlefield to defeat the infamous Rebel Army.

Why similar: Mechs 29.2% ★, Tactical RPG 24.4%, Military 12.7%, Roguelite 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 72.3% ★, Roguelike 21%, RPG 4.3%, Strategy 2.4%

A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Sandbox 13%, Roguelike 11.5%

Tactical team-building roguelike auto-battler with active and passive playstyles. Draft a team as you explore maps full of monsters, build synergies, equip items and cast spells to support your team during battles and help them escape the Underboard.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.8%, Procedural Generation 20.3%, Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelite 17%, Strategy 9.1%

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: Tactical RPG 25.8%, Military 21.6%, Isometric 21.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17.8%, RPG 6.8%

Indies' Lies 2: Fire Seed​​ is a top-down 2D roguelite tactics game. Command three heroes in chess-like battles, forging legends through terrain strategy, skill combos, and ever-evolving rogue builds on a dynamic battlefield.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.5% ★, Tactical RPG 16%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Roguelite 12.7%, Roguelike 11.2%

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 42.1% ★, Isometric 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Roguelike 14.6%, Strategy 8.3%

Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique.

Why similar: Isometric 18%, Sandbox 15.2%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 13.2%, Minimalist 11.4%

Storm the lair of the immortal wizard Yendor in this fast paced, turn based, traditional rogue-like. The massive scope, deep mechanics and challenging gameplay that define the genre distilled into dense and highly varied one hour runs.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.6% ★, Tactical RPG 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Roguelike 11.1%, Procedural Generation 8%

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 38.2% ★, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Roguelite 17.2%, Roguelike 14.9%, Strategy 7.3%

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: Tactical RPG 32%, Roguelite 17.4%, Roguelike 12.8%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%

This is a innovative roguelike TD game made with the 『CliCli』. No need for path planning or tower combos—just one tower! With almost 100 weapons, you’ll be mowing down foes and dominating the battlefield. Enjoy the rush and let off some steam!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 54.1% ★, Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelite 15.9%, Strategy 9.8%, Isometric 3.3%

Cartridge Defense is a tower defense game with over 300 distinct collectible cards that you will use to create your own decks to defend against robots in the cyberpunk inspired future. Play cards (cartridges) to spawn towers, upgrades, special abilities and more in a campaign or rogue-like mode.

Why similar: Roguelite 38%, Futuristic 34.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.

Why similar: Military 33.5%, Turn-Based Combat 22.9%, Roguelite 14.9%, RPG 11.8%, Strategy 11.7%

Terra Randoma is a turn-based roguelike RPG in a procedurally generated open world. Travel a world full of curiousity and perilous dungeons. Develop your character however you want with skills, talent stones and randomized items while you discover an ancient secret.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.5% ★, Tactical RPG 17.7%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Sandbox 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%

A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 30.5%, Isometric 19.7%, Sandbox 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Exploration 9%

A strategic, hero-drafting roguelite RPG that rewards smart positioning, player agency, and synergies-building within your party. Explore a perilous world brimming with upgrades to discover and unlock. Choose the right combination of heroes, equipment, skills, and buffs to craft your perfect team.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.7%, Roguelite 18.3%, Roguelike 11.9%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Exploration 8.9%

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 49.3% ★, Futuristic 18.2%, Military 12.8%, Strategy 10.8%, RPG 9%

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.5% ★, Tactical RPG 20.3%, Isometric 16.8%, Roguelike 12.7%, Procedural Generation 11.8%