- #1 Battle Brothers
97% matchVery Positive88% of 27,117 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 93.4 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: Character Customization 28.5%, RPG 14.8%, Strategy 14.2%, Fantasy 13.6%, Story Rich 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game shares the core DNA of brutal squad management and tactical combat in a harsh, unforgiving world.
- #2 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,051 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.2 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 Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Character Customization 11.2%, Tactical 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers intense squad-based tactical combat against an alien-like threat with deep character customization and mission-based progression.
- #3 BATTLETECH
96% matchVery Positive84% of 32,635 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 43.6 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 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 9.9%, Tactical 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on mech-based tactical combat and squad management, providing a similar feel to the heavy-armor deployment in the seed game.
- #4 Jagged Alliance 3
95% matchVery Positive89% of 14,231 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.8 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 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Tactical 15%, Strategy 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical combat with a focus on squad management, character development, and strategic mission execution.
- #5 XCOM® 2
94% matchVery Positive85% of 107,051 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 61.0 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 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Character Customization 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive tactical squad-based sci-fi experience that mirrors the mission-based structure and alien threat of the seed game.
- #6 Wartales
93% matchVery Positive87% of 34,222 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 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 30.2%, Turn-Based Combat 22%, RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an open-world squad management experience with tactical combat that emphasizes party growth and survival.
- #7 Phoenix Point
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 6,915 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.0 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 29.3%, Character Customization 23.7%, Tactical 22.9%, RPG 12.4%, Strategy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical sci-fi game that balances squad-level combat with global strategy and research against an evolving alien threat.
- #8 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
92% matchVery Positive94% of 2,628 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 19.2 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 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Tactical 11%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical squad-based combat with deep character progression and meaningful narrative choices in a cyberpunk setting.
- #9 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
91% matchVery Positive90% of 20,374 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 Combat 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based 15.7%, Tactical 11.8%, Strategy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends tactical turn-based combat with exploration and squad management in a post-apocalyptic environment.
- #10 Xenonauts 2
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,657 reviews2023
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 Combat 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Tactical 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style turn-based tactical game that focuses on defending Earth from an alien invasion with high-stakes mission management.
- #11 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
89% matchVery Positive88% of 42,430 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 54.7 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 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Character Customization 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deep CRPG that features complex tactical combat and significant narrative choices that impact the fate of your crew.
- #12 Gears Tactics
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,500 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.2 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 25%, Turn-Based 23.3%, Strategy 21.5%, Tactical 11.8%, Character Customization 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced, high-production tactical combat with a strong emphasis on squad abilities and boss encounters.
- #13 Phantom Brigade
89% matchVery Positive80% of 4,177 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.4 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 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, Tactical 15.8%, Sci-fi 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical mech combat with a unique time-manipulation system that rewards careful planning and prediction.
- #14 The Iron Oath
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 889 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 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Turn-Based 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG with party management and a dynamic, evolving world that reacts to your choices over time.
- #15 Expeditions: Rome
87% matchVery Positive88% of 6,478 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: CRPG 24.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, RPG 8.4%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that balances large-scale strategic choices with intimate, turn-based squad combat.
- #16 Quasimorph
86% matchVery Positive83% of 5,924 reviews2023
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based extraction 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 19%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Tactical 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical extraction-based game with deep RPG elements and sci-fi themes that reward careful planning and resource management.
- #17 Templar Battleforce
86% matchVery Positive93% of 973 reviews2015
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.4 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 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Character Customization 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical sci-fi game that emphasizes perma-death and challenging, mission-focused combat.
- #18 Urtuk: The Desolation
85% matchVery Positive88% of 2,484 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.8 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%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Turn-Based 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical combat with a focus on party management and dark, gritty themes that mirror the intensity of the seed game.
- #19 Stellar Tactics
82% matchVery Positive80% of 1,560 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 31.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, Character Customization 14%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Tactical 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based sci-fi RPG that offers deep character customization and tactical combat in a sprawling space setting.
- #20 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
83% matchVery Positive94% of 9,639 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.4 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: CRPG 24.8%, Turn-Based 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep tactical RPG experience with extensive character customization and complex squad-building mechanics.
- #21 End State
84% 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 15.3%, Character Customization 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic tactical combat with a heavy emphasis on squad movement and precise mission execution.
- #22 XCOM®: Chimera Squad
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,227 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 30.7%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Strategy 13.6%, Sci-fi 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more focused, character-driven tactical experience with unique squad abilities and a mission-based structure.
- #23 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,721 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 29.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, Turn-Based 10%, RPG 7.9%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A CRPG that features tactical combat and a strong focus on choices and consequences within a sci-fi setting.
- #24 Wildermyth
81% matchVery Positive95% of 18,060 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Character Customization 16.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%
Why You'll Like It: Combines procedural storytelling with tactical combat, emphasizing the growth and history of your squad members.
- #25 Crown Wars: The Black Prince
81% matchMixed60% of 580 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 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Character Customization 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical turn-based combat with squad management and strategic choices in a historical fantasy setting.
- #26 USC: Counterforce
79% matchMixed68% of 235 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 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Character Customization 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad-based game that focuses on military mission execution and survival against alien threats.
- #27 Terra Invicta
77% matchVery Positive81% of 9,023 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.4 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 30.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 29.8%, Tactical 22.9%, Strategy 13.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #28 Mech Armada
79% matchVery Positive81% of 679 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Turn-Based 15.4%, Character Customization 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical mech combat with a focus on squad building and roguelite progression elements.
- #29 Void War
75% matchVery Positive94% of 3,537 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.5 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 25.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Tactical 16.8%, Strategy 15.1%
- #30 Mechajammer
80% matchMixed52% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Whalenought StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.9 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: CRPG 19.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Tactical 13%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi tactical RPG that emphasizes exploration and squad-based combat in a dense, atmospheric world.
- #31 Invisible, Inc.
78% matchVery Positive91% of 5,719 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 19.4%, Turn-Based 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Tactical 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-stakes tactical infiltration where squad management and character abilities are critical to mission success.
- #32 Beat the Humans
76% matchVery Positive80% of 61 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 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, CRPG 12.7%, Turn-Based 12.7%
- #33 Silent Storm Gold Edition
78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,061 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 25%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.4%, Tactical 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical game with highly destructible environments and deep squad management mechanics.
- #34 Xenonauts
77% matchVery Positive87% of 5,012 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 18.7%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Tactical 11.3%
- #35 The Last Spell
74% matchVery Positive92% of 12,839 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.8 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 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Tactical 10.8%
- #36 Breachway
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,353 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 34.9%, Turn-Based 32.8%, Strategy 14.7%, Fantasy 14.3%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #37 Deep Fringe
73% matchVery Positive96% of 80 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 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%
- #38 Age of Wonders 4
73% matchVery Positive81% of 21,784 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.4 hrsMean: 58.8 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 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Character Customization 14%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Tactical 10.6%
- #39 Stoneshard
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 33,430 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 29.7%, RPG 21.7%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Strategy 11.2%
- #40 Shores Unknown
76% 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 30.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%
- #41 Aliens: Dark Descent
71% matchVery Positive88% of 17,771 reviews2023
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.9 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 35.3%, Strategy 24.1%, Sci-fi 21%, Action 8.6%, Combat 7.3%
- #42 Urban Strife
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 371 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 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Character Customization 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%
- #43 Those Who Rule
70% matchVery Positive90% of 946 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 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Character Customization 10.2%
- #44 Mech Engineer
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 902 reviews2024
Dev: KiberKrekerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A dark sci-fi mech assembling manager with semi-auto battles against mutating, alien bio-weapon.
Why similar: Character Customization 70.5%, Strategy 25.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #45 King Arthur: Knight's Tale
71% matchVery Positive84% of 7,361 reviews2022
Dev: NeocoreGames
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 15.3%, CRPG 14.5%, Turn-Based 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%
- #46 Veterum
68% matchVery Positive93% of 126 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 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Tactical 11.3%, Strategy 9.2%
- #47 Tenebris: Terra Incognita
69% matchVery Positive88% of 218 reviews2024
Dev: Phantasmica Studios
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG in which you will explore a harsh planet teeming with terrifying monsters. Experiment with talent builds for 23 heroes. Combine abilities with equipment and other characters. Assemble a squad and learn the secrets of the planet Tenebris!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 22%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Tactical 13.4%, RPG 10.7%
- #48 Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
70% matchVery Positive91% of 467 reviews2022
Dev: Rarykos
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Tactical 10.1%
- #49 HighFleet
69% matchVery Positive88% of 7,155 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.8 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 26.9%, Choices Matter 24%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Strategy 15.8%, Action 5.9%
- #50 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
68% matchVery Positive88% of 3,873 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 22%, Turn-Based 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%
- #51 Wasteland 3
68% matchVery Positive85% of 21,899 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.9 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 21.8%, Turn-Based 12.9%, Character Customization 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
- #52 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
67% matchVery Positive82% of 82 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 15.6%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
- #53 Element Space
72% matchMixed55% of 295 reviews2019
Dev: Sixth VowelPub: Inca Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Year 2199. Assemble an elite crew and make allies to combat a shadowy organization threatening the future of humanity. Face overwhelming odds with strategy. Make your choices and save us from extinction.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Turn-Based 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Tactical 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #54 ZEPHON
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,670 reviews2024
Dev: Proxy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 22.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Tactical 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%
- #55 Fallen: A2P Protocol
73% matchMostly Negative38% of 226 reviews2015
Dev: Red Katana
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.6%, CRPG 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
- #56 Tactical Breach Wizards
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,483 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 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 22.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Tactical 12.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #57 Dead Monarchy
67% matchVery Positive83% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Kevin Zhang
Windows
Dead Monarchy is an open-world, turn-based tactical RPG set in a low fantasy world. Personally lead and manage your mercenary company as the captain and embark on your personal quest to defeat the arena champions.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Turn-Based 14.6%, RPG 12.2%, Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
- #58 Into the Breach
67% matchVery Positive94% of 21,742 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 31.7 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 23.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Strategy 10.6%
- #59 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
66% matchVery Positive84% of 42,222 reviews2021
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 58.5 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 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Character Customization 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
- #60 Blackguards
70% matchMixed62% of 3,851 reviews2014
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.5%, RPG 13.3%, Tactical 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Strategy 8.1%