- #1 Battle Brothers
97% matchVery Positive88% of 27,494 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 93.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 25.2%, Character Customization 24.5%, RPG 12.8%, Strategy 12.2%, Fantasy 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game shares the core DNA of managing a mercenary company through brutal, turn-based tactical combat.
- #2 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,276 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 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Character Customization 11.1%, Tactical 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides high-stakes tactical combat with extensive character customization and a focus on elite squad operations.
- #3 Jagged Alliance 3
96% matchVery Positive89% of 14,438 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Tactical 14.9%, Strategy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep squad management and tactical combat with a focus on mercenaries and strategic decision-making.
- #4 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
95% matchVery Positive88% of 43,860 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 55.4 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: CRPG 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Character Customization 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep CRPG that balances complex character development with tactical turn-based combat in a sci-fi universe.
- #5 BATTLETECH
94% matchVery Positive84% of 32,826 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 43.7 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 21.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Tactical 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and tactical deployment of customizable mechs in a gritty, turn-based environment.
- #6 XCOM® 2
94% matchVery Positive85% of 107,870 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.2 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 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Character Customization 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive tactical squad-based game featuring intense alien defense missions and deep base management.
- #7 Xenonauts 2
92% matchVery Positive82% of 5,238 reviews2026
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: CRPG 12.7%, Turn-Based 9.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style tactical alien defense game with deep strategic layers and persistent squad management.
- #8 Wasteland 3
93% matchVery Positive85% of 22,068 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: CRPG 21.5%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Character Customization 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a rich, choice-driven narrative with challenging turn-based tactical combat in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #9 Wartales
91% matchVery Positive86% of 34,811 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.6 hrsMean: 51.8 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 30%, Turn-Based Combat 22.2%, Turn-Based 15.6%, RPG 15.3%, Strategy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features mercenary company management and tactical combat that mirrors the party-based progression found in MENACE.
- #10 Phoenix Point
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,018 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.1 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: Turn-Based Strategy 29.2%, Character Customization 23.6%, Tactical 23.1%, RPG 12.4%, Strategy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad game that pits players against an evolving alien threat, requiring constant strategic adaptation.
- #11 Phantom Brigade
90% matchVery Positive81% of 4,280 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.6 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: Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, Tactical 15.9%, Sci-fi 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers unique mech-based tactical combat with time-manipulation mechanics that reward careful planning.
- #12 The Iron Oath
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 900 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: CRPG 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Turn-Based 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes party management and the long-term consequences of your strategic choices.
- #13 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
88% matchVery Positive94% of 2,846 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.5 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 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 11%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical squad combat with a heavy emphasis on stealth, character progression, and cyberpunk themes.
- #14 Gears Tactics
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,557 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 20.6 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 25%, Turn-Based 23.6%, Strategy 21.4%, Tactical 11.8%, Character Customization 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced, aggressive turn-based tactical combat with a focus on squad synergy and character abilities.
- #15 Expeditions: Rome
87% matchVery Positive88% of 6,559 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.0 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: CRPG 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, RPG 8.4%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends strategic campaign management with tactical RPG battles and meaningful narrative choices.
- #16 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
86% matchVery Positive90% of 20,445 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.3 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 Combat 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based 16%, Tactical 11.8%, Strategy 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Successfully blends tactical turn-based combat with exploration and squad management in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #17 Quasimorph
86% matchVery Positive83% of 6,125 reviews2023
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Tactical 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, extraction-based roguelike that emphasizes gear management and careful combat planning.
- #18 Aliens: Dark Descent
85% matchVery Positive88% of 18,082 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 35.4%, Strategy 23.8%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Action 8.5%, Combat 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on squad-based tactical survival against overwhelming alien threats in a high-tension atmosphere.
- #19 The Last Spell
84% matchVery Positive91% of 13,289 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Tactical 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical defense game that requires deep character customization and strategic positioning to survive waves of enemies.
- #20 Urtuk: The Desolation
84% matchVery Positive88% of 2,505 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Turn-Based 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal tactical RPG that emphasizes survival and party management in a dark, unforgiving world.
- #21 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,751 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: CRPG 29.7%, Turn-Based Combat 19.6%, Turn-Based 10.2%, RPG 7.8%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic CRPG that features tactical combat and a branching narrative set in a mysterious sci-fi environment.
- #22 Terra Invicta
81% matchVery Positive81% of 9,264 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 29.6%, Tactical 22.9%, Strategy 13.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game focused on the geopolitical and tactical defense of Earth against an alien invasion.
- #23 XCOM®: Chimera Squad
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,313 reviews2020
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 7.2 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 30.2%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Strategy 13.1%, Sci-fi 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tight, tactical squad combat with unique character-specific abilities and breach mechanics.
- #24 HighFleet
81% matchVery Positive88% of 7,247 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?
Why similar: Tactical 27.2%, Choices Matter 23.4%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Strategy 15.8%, Action 6%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical management and combat with a unique aesthetic and a focus on resource-heavy decision-making.
- #25 Stoneshard
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 34,341 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 37.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.2%, RPG 21.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Strategy 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore turn-based RPG that offers deep character development and challenging tactical combat.
- #26 Tactical Breach Wizards
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,707 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Tactical 12.8%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers innovative tactical combat with a focus on character-based abilities and creative problem-solving.
- #27 Mech Engineer
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 923 reviews2024
Dev: KiberKrekerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A dark sci-fi mech assembling manager with semi-auto battles against mutating, alien bio-weapon.
Why similar: Character Customization 70.4%, Strategy 26%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides deep management and customization of mechs in a challenging, tactical sci-fi setting.
- #28 Stellar Tactics
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,678 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: CRPG 31.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Character Customization 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Tactical 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A CRPG that combines party-based tactical combat with exploration and deep character customization.
- #29 Every Day We Fight
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 402 reviews2025
Dev: Signal Space LabPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Caught in a time loop, your band of resistance fighters is humanity’s last hope. Real-time exploration meets turn-based tactics and roguelite strategy as you learn new abilities, seek out new weapons, and develop new techniques to overcome the mysterious alien threat.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Character Customization 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical squad combat with a focus on resistance, strategy, and managing limited resources.
- #30 Hard West 2
79% matchVery Positive82% of 3,120 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Tactical 10%
Why You'll Like It: Provides tactical combat with a unique supernatural twist and an aggressive, momentum-based playstyle.
- #31 Void War
76% matchVery Positive94% of 3,693 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.1%, Sci-fi 18%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Tactical 17%, Strategy 15.2%
- #32 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II
77% matchMixed56% of 1,208 reviews2026
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fast-paced tactical combat meets strategic management in this sequel to the acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. Take control of either the ancient and deathless Necron legions or the techno-religious acolytes of the Omnissiah, with the fate of a world in your hands.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Tactical 9.4%
- #33 Breachway
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,404 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 35%, Turn-Based 33.2%, Strategy 14.6%, Fantasy 13.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #34 Xenonauts
77% matchVery Positive87% of 5,038 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 Combat 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Tactical 11.3%
- #35 Beat the Humans
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Dochungryest
Windows
Beat the Humans is the turn-based tactical strategy game. Here you lead an army of aliens against invaders from the human race. Collect your squad, protect planets, strengthen your army with equipment and look for allies if you want to survive and win.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Turn-Based 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, CRPG 12.6%
- #36 Age of Wonders 4
74% matchVery Positive81% of 22,264 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.2 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Character Customization 14%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Tactical 10.8%
- #37 King Arthur: Knight's Tale
73% matchVery Positive84% of 7,431 reviews2022
Dev: NeocoreGames
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 25.4 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 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, CRPG 14.4%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%
- #38 Urban Strife
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 388 reviews2024
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Character Customization 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%
- #39 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
72% matchVery Positive88% of 3,981 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.
Why similar: CRPG 21.7%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
- #40 Crown Wars: The Black Prince
74% matchMixed60% of 598 reviews2024
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
The War of Crowns rages on. Knights and brigands run rampant throughout the land, sowing destruction. From your castle base, rise to become the lord who leads the battle against the forces of evil in this turn-based tactics and strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Character Customization 9.6%
- #41 End State
75% matchMixed63% of 137 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 17.5%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Character Customization 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
- #42 Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
71% matchVery Positive95% of 14,466 reviews2022
Dev: Dancing Dragon GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.2 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: Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, RPG 12.6%, Romance 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #43 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
71% matchVery Positive84% of 42,844 reviews2021
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.
Why similar: CRPG 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Character Customization 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%, Tactical 8.3%
- #44 Templar Battleforce
73% matchVery Positive93% of 976 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: Turn-Based 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Character Customization 11.2%
- #45 Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
69% matchVery Positive83% of 4,272 reviews2024
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is not just a game; it's an adrenaline-fueled journey where your strategic prowess decides the fate of mankind against the machines. After the machines took over, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but rather from other human survivors.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #46 ZEPHON
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,716 reviews2024
Dev: Proxy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Tactical 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%
- #47 Miasma Chronicles
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,901 reviews2023
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: 505 Games Official
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 18.5 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 Strategy 26%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Tactical 19.6%, Strategy 10%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #48 Deep Fringe
68% matchVery Positive94% of 81 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: Turn-Based 18%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%
- #49 USC: Counterforce
70% matchMixed67% of 236 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 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Character Customization 11.4%
- #50 Veterum
68% matchVery Positive92% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Tactical 12.9%
- #51 Shores Unknown
72% matchMixed69% of 123 reviews2021
Dev: VallynnePub: Hitcents
Windows
A turn-based RPG with deep character-driven combat, and a story written by Final Fantasy veterans. Finding yourself on the wrong side of the Crown, you and your companions must fight or perish. Build a team of mercenaries, forge alliances, and explore distant lands.
Why similar: CRPG 30.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%
- #52 Those Who Rule
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,005 reviews2025
Dev: Eldin Turulja
Windows
Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?
Why similar: CRPG 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Character Customization 10.1%
- #53 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
69% matchVery Positive89% of 14,778 reviews2018
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Tactical 8.9%
- #54 Space Haven
65% matchVery Positive86% of 10,442 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Why similar: Sci-fi 51.2%, Strategy 40.2%, Singleplayer 8.6%
- #55 Songs of Silence
67% matchVery Positive81% of 2,653 reviews2024
Dev: Chimera Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Tactical 16%, Fantasy 9.4%, RPG 9.3%
- #56 Into the Breach
67% matchVery Positive94% of 21,909 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 31.9 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: Turn-Based Strategy 23.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.5%, Turn-Based 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Strategy 10.5%
- #57 Norland
66% matchVery Positive82% of 9,913 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: Strategy 81.1%, Singleplayer 18.9%
- #58 Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
67% matchVery Positive91% of 476 reviews2022
Dev: Rarykos
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it? Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Explore the rich medieval fantasy world in a mix of LOTR, Warhammer, FTL and Total War.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Tactical 10.1%
- #59 Fight Life: Vanguard
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 140 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 21.2%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #60 Master of Command
63% matchVery Positive92% of 3,361 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: Tactical 40.5%, Strategy 26.1%, Combat 19.9%, Action 7.7%, Singleplayer 5.8%