- #1 BATTLETECH
97% matchVery Positive84% of 32,958 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 43.8 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 60% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Strategy 14.4%, Sci-fi 6.4%, Management 3.4%
- #2 Mech Armada
96% matchVery Positive81% of 696 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 54.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 21.1%, Strategy 14.2%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #3 Mech Engineer
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 938 reviews2024
Dev: KiberKrekerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A dark sci-fi mech assembling manager with semi-auto battles against mutating, alien bio-weapon.
Why similar: Mechs 64.9% ★, Management 18.6%, Strategy 13.6%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #4 Mech Merc Company
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Michael Shoots
Windows
Mech Merc Company is a 90s style mech combat simulator with business management elements. Buy and sell mechs, customize your mechs, hire and fire AI pilots, manage your business expenses, and complete tactical objective-based missions.
Why similar: Mechs 68.9% ★, Management 15%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Indie 1.5%
- #5 One-inch Tactics
94% 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 49.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Strategy 14.9%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Management 6.8%
- #6 Ignited Steel: Mech Tactics
94% 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 59.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 21.9%, Strategy 19%
- #7 Stellar Tactics
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,706 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Turn-Based Tactics 71.3%, Sci-fi 24.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #8 Chaos Galaxy
93% matchVery Positive83% of 299 reviews2020
Dev: Han ZhiyuPub: ChaosGalaxyStudio
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A pixel-art turn-based Galaxy total war game. You can select 14 factions, 61 heroes, hundreds of warships and mecha, and command multiple fleets to carry out grand strategic operations on the map of the galaxy.
Why similar: Mechs 57.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Strategy 13.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Indie 2.4%
- #9 Into the Breach
91% matchVery Positive94% of 22,058 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 49.4% ★, Strategy 21%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Indie 2.5%
- #10 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 410 reviews2019
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 42%, Strategy 32.2%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #11 FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 720 reviews2023
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 52.6% ★, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Management 8.9%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #12 Sid Meier's Starships
89% matchMixed50% of 2,467 reviews2015
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.
Why similar: Strategy 67.5%, Sci-fi 28.7%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #13 SpaceCorp: 2025-2300AD
87% matchVery Positive83% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Logix Interactive
Windows · Mac
Lead mankind's exploration into outer space! Build bases on the Moon and Mars, survey the rings of Saturn, and send generational Colony ships to Alpha Centauri, all in one sitting! SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a fast-playing, single-player, turn-based, sci-fi strategy game.
Why similar: Strategy 47.2%, Sci-fi 28.8%, Management 24%
- #14 WARBORN
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: Raredrop Games LtdPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Deploy for battle in the Variable Armour, a technologically advanced suit of war. With turn-based tactics and quick-fire clashes, lead a strike force of deadly mecha to bring peace to the solar system in a 40-mission campaign. Create your own maps, practice in skirmish, or battle across multiplayer.
Why similar: Mechs 39% ★, Hex Grid 25.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #15 USC: Counterforce
85% matchMixed67% of 237 reviews2024
Dev: Angry Cat StudiosPub: Firesquid
Windows
Lead your Space Commandos in a revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by UFO/XCOM and Aliens. Utilize in-depth skill & combat systems in multiple game modes, including a full campaign. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A and join the USC in defending humanity!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 41.7%, Strategy 32.1%, Sci-fi 21%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #16 Phantom Brigade
84% matchVery Positive81% of 4,387 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 47.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Strategy 14.1%, Management 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #17 Chaos Galaxy 2
84% matchVery Positive84% of 323 reviews2023
Dev: Han ZhiyuPub: ChaosGalaxyStudio
Windows
A turn-based Galaxy totalwar game. Choose one of 12 factions, direct dozens of admirals, control hundreds of warships, mecha and monsters, set up various buildings, study technology, and lead fleets to carry out grand strategic actions on the map of the galaxy.
Why similar: Mechs 57.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 23%, Strategy 13%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #18 Codex of Victory
86% matchMixed69% of 398 reviews2017
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: AKPublish pty ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
In this sci-fi turn-based strategy with real-time base-building elements, you’ll be defending human territories against the transhuman Augments. Expand your HQ, and manufacture and upgrade an army of advanced drones to wage interplanetary war for Humanity!
Why similar: Mechs 34.9% ★, Hex Grid 30.7% ★, Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #19 Drill Core
82% matchVery Positive85% of 2,404 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: Strategy 55%, Management 25.9%, Sci-fi 19.1%
- #20 Shock Tactics
86% matchMixed43% of 136 reviews2017
Dev: Point Blank GamesPub: EuroVideo Medien
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shock Tactics is a single player turn-based sci-fi strategy game with tactical combat, exploration, squad management and base building.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #21 Chaos Sector 混沌宙域
83% matchVery Positive82% of 97 reviews2018
Dev: Han ZhiyuPub: ChaosGalaxyStudio
Windows
It's a retro-style strategy game, you can choose the Northsky Fleet or the Pirates, lead your commanders, controll many kinds of warships and robots, and fight a war with the enemy's fleet and alien horde on the galactic chessboard!
Why similar: Mechs 51.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Strategy 17.2%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Indie 2.1%
- #22 Space Reign
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 453 reviews2026
Dev: Propulsive Games
Windows
An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements. Complete contracts and Claim sectors for your faction in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control.
Why similar: Strategy 49.8%, Sci-fi 36.8%, Indie 9%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #23 Ultimate Space Commando
82% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Creatio 49Pub: Angry Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
USC is a turn-based, top-down view tactics game in which you control the crew of a stranded recon vessel in a "first contact war" for survival, featuring a detailed combat system with RPG elements, fully interactive randomized maps, unique weapons and gadgets, crafting, and custom multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Strategy 54.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 36.4%, Indie 8.8%
- #24 Templar Battleforce
79% matchVery Positive93% of 980 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 48% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 25.7%, Strategy 15.4%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #25 Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons
81% matchMixed44% of 165 reviews2015
Dev: Camel 101
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are the commander of the Black Talons company, currently stationed in the Oberon system. After an eventful campaign, the military Tzanar Union has overrun the planet of Genai and blocked all departure from the system: leaving you and the Black Talons stranded.
Why similar: Mechs 54.4% ★, Strategy 17.8%, Management 15.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #26 Ancient Frontier
80% matchMixed66% of 133 reviews2017
Dev: Fair Weather Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ancient Frontier is a turn-based strategy RPG set in the far future. You command the fleet. Buy new ships, outfit them with crew and equipment, then deploy and destroy the enemy. Take control of massive fleets of capital ships and support craft as you play through two unique campaigns.
Why similar: Strategy 46.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.9%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Management 10.7%, Indie 2.6%
- #27 Starship Corporation
81% matchMixed42% of 557 reviews2018
Dev: Coronado GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A sci-fi simulation game, in which players must design, assemble and test spaceships, in a bid to build a supreme Galactic Mega-Corporation. Gain your reputation by engineering and selling your own spacecraft, testing them to the limit in RTS missions and simulated emergency and combat situations.
Why similar: Strategy 49.1%, Management 33.4%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Indie 7.2%
- #28 Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,318 reviews2016
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.
Why similar: Strategy 85.2%, Indie 10%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #29 Private Military Manager: Tactical Auto Battler
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 302 reviews2025
Dev: 5minlab Corp.
Windows
You are the CEO of a private military company. Recruit capable mercenaries, purchase weapons, and develop your mercenaries according to their roles and characteristics. Observe how your mercenaries perform in combat and plan your tactics to ensure mission success.
Why similar: Strategy 33.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 32.7%, Management 30.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #30 Recon Control
78% matchVery Positive84% of 141 reviews2021
Dev: Dmitry KozlovPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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: Turn-Based Tactics 51.1%, Strategy 39.8%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #31 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
74% matchVery Positive94% of 2,977 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 44.5%, Strategy 34.9%, Sci-fi 20.6%
- #32 ACE Strategy: Mecha Nova
75% matchVery Positive80% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: EMINA STUDIO
Windows
A tactical roguelike deck building game. Recruit elite mecha pilots, deploy drones and cast commands. Master your ACE mechas while collecting unique cards and chips in battles, and form your own build for total battlefield dominance.
Why similar: Mechs 57.3% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #33 Star Traders: Frontiers
76% matchVery Positive84% of 3,789 reviews2018
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.
Why similar: Strategy 34.7%, Management 32.9%, Sci-fi 32.5%
- #34 MENACE
71% matchVery Positive91% of 12,202 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 23.9 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 39.6%, Strategy 35.5%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #35 DUAL GEAR
77% matchMixed54% of 450 reviews2020
Dev: Orbital Speed Studio Co.,Ltd.
Windows
DUAL GEAR is a Tactical Action Turn-Based Strategy Game inspired by Japanese Mecha. To go beyond the traditional, DUAL GEAR engages the player to pilots their mechs with Real-Time Action Shooting while experiencing the high pressure of Tactical Turn-Based Layers!
Why similar: Mechs 75.4% ★, Strategy 22.2%, Indie 2.4%
- #36 Mecharashi
73% matchMixed69% of 1,463 reviews2025
Dev: BlackJack StudioPub: HK TEN TREE LIMITED
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 43.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Mecharashi is a mecha-themed tactical turn-based game. The game adopts a unique part-destruction combat system, where you can assemble mechas however you want, equip a wide selection of weapons, and choose your favorite pilots to engage in battle.
Why similar: Mechs 57.3% ★, Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #37 Battle Grid
74% matchVery Positive83% of 230 reviews2023
Dev: Barking Dogs
Windows
Face relentless alien hordes, collect their resources and assemble an unstoppable squadron of mechs! In this Action Roguelite, discover game-breaking synergies, mix and match weapons and units, unlock upgrades, harvest and conquer alien planets.
Why similar: Mechs 72.2% ★, Strategy 17.6%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #38 Death Ring: Second Impact
73% matchVery Positive81% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Rouge Mecha
Windows
Death Ring: Second Impact is a turn-based Roguelite strategy game. As the commander of the "Griffin" squadron, you must lead your Mechas and Pilots to resist the threat of mutated monsters and approaching to the secrets hidden behind the Death Ring.
Why similar: Mechs 50% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 25.7%, Strategy 16.2%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #39 TINY METAL
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 290 reviews2017
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / UNTIES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 45.7%, Strategy 43.5%, Indie 6.1%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #40 Mechabellum
70% matchVery Positive84% of 19,004 reviews2024
Dev: Game RiverPub: Dreamhaven
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.
Why similar: Mechs 63% ★, Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #41 Forged Battalion
75% matchMixed58% of 1,111 reviews2018
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.
Why similar: Strategy 87.7%, Indie 9%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #42 Void Marauders
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead a band of space pirates and loot and pillage your way across the stars in this turn based tactical game!
Why similar: Strategy 37.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 36.4%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Singleplayer 3.5%, Indie 1.3%
- #43 Vactics
72% 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 39.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 25.8%, Strategy 15.9%, Hex Grid 14% ★, Sci-fi 4.7%
- #44 Space Cats Tactics
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Mitzi Games
Windows
Fight nerve-wracking spaceship battles in this turn-based tactical space opera RPG! Manage your crew of feline warriors to adapt to every strategic situation and dive into a thrilling space opera story where your choices will determine your path.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 49.2%, Strategy 34.3%, Sci-fi 16.6%
- #45 Deep Fringe
70% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: Bosoneon StudioPub: Thousand Generation
Windows
Deep Fringe is a deep tactical RPG set in a biopunk post-apocalyptic wasteland. Lead powerful factions in turn-based brutal battles, leveraging the strategic use of an interactive environment. Modify or destroy terrain to achieve tactical supremacy. Craft legendary chapters with the level editor.
Why similar: Mechs 36.7% ★, Hex Grid 33.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Strategy 12.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #46 Mechajammer
73% matchMixed52% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Whalenought StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A tactical cyberpunk turn-based RPG set on an off-world grindhouse jungle colony. Skulk through the shadows or charge in guns blazing. Recruit a unique party for large squad-based assaults as your adventure plunges you deep into the city’s secrets.
Why similar: Sci-fi 51.1%, Strategy 39.8%, Singleplayer 9.1%
- #47 Xenopurge
67% matchVery Positive87% of 431 reviews2025
Dev: TrapticsPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.
Why similar: Strategy 51.5%, Management 42.6%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #48 Solargene
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 841 reviews2026
Dev: Alexander Semenov
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions
Why similar: Strategy 41.9%, Management 38.4%, Sci-fi 19.6%
- #49 Fight Life: Vanguard
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: StartImpulsePub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Engage in tactical turn-based combat, manage and upgrade each character, and strive to reclaim harmony in a world on the brink of oblivion. Take on the mantle of leadership as you guide a mercenary squad through perilous landscapes, selecting your comrades from a diverse pool of skilled recruits.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 38.5%, Hex Grid 34.9% ★, Strategy 24.6%, Singleplayer 2%
- #50 Star Renegades
68% matchVery Positive83% of 3,045 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 65.7% ★, Strategy 16.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #51 WARSHIFT
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 698 reviews2016
Dev: Cyril Megem
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Unique mix of Action, RTS and RPG gameplay elements that forms an innovative game genre. You can build base, manage troops, and then come down to keep your enemy at gunpoint in the dynamic battle and customize your main characters.
Why similar: Mechs 40.9% ★, Strategy 40.2%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Indie 4.8%
- #52 Sector Unknown
66% matchVery Positive81% of 360 reviews2026
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Sector Unknown is a solo-developed, isometric sci-fi RPG set in a shadowy expanse of space. Begin on a desolate planet, establish a stronghold, explore space, ally with or dominate local factions, and combat a despotic organization set on ruthlessly exploiting the sector's resources and inhabitants.
- #53 Pax Nova
70% matchMixed56% of 450 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
Why similar: Strategy 43.5%, Management 24.5%, Sci-fi 24.2%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #54 Astro Protocol
65% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Null Vector Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Astro Protocol is a high-stakes, turn-based 4X space strategy game distilled into intense one-hour matches. Six factions, randomized maps, tech trees, and anomalies ensure every run is unique. Victories are earned against challenging opponents that play to win.
Why similar: Hex Grid 39.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 27.4%, Strategy 18.8%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #55 Bionic Dues
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 994 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 45.4% ★, Strategy 32.3%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%, Indie 3.9%
- #56 Ground Breakers
69% 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: Strategy 51.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 29.6%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Indie 5.4%
- #57 Battle Brothers
65% matchVery Positive88% of 28,141 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 93.9 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 48.5%, Strategy 45.5%, Singleplayer 6%
- #58 BlackChain
67% matchVery Positive86% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Borington
Windows
A classic single-player RTS set in a Solar System ruled by megacorporations. Journey from Mars all the way to Planet 9 and uncover the secrets of the BlackChain.
Why similar: Strategy 53.2%, Sci-fi 36.5%, Singleplayer 7.2%, Indie 3.1%
- #59 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
64% matchVery Positive81% of 86 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: Strategy 48.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 40.8%, Management 7.4%, Singleplayer 3%