- #1 Mortal Glory 2
97% matchVery Positive88% of 300 reviews2024
Dev: Redbeak Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Manage a team of traveling gladiators in this turn-based fantasy roguelike. Find the best recruits, discover powerful item combinations and come up with clever tactics on the battlefield. The tournament awaits those who desire MORTAL GLORY!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Tactical RPG 11%, Old School 9.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel refines the original's gladiator management and tactical combat systems with deeper mechanics and expanded content.
- #2 Gladiator Guild Manager
96% matchVery Positive81% of 3,874 reviews2024
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Strategy RPG 12.8%, Management 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core theme of managing a team of gladiators, focusing on recruitment, training, and tactical auto-battler combat.
- #3 Blackthorn Arena
96% matchMixed69% of 3,780 reviews2020
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Light Up Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Blackthorn Arena is a strategy/management sim with a real-time/turn based combat system, set in a world of mythical monsters and classic fantasy races. Play as the master of Blackthorn Arena, train your slaves into gladiators, forge them into your champions, and send them to fight for your glory!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.4%, Management 20%, Turn-Based Combat 20%, Difficult 16.1%, Top-Down 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more detailed simulation of running a gladiator school, combining management with real-time and turn-based tactical combat.
- #4 Gods of Sand
95% matchVery Positive85% of 684 reviews2022
Dev: Achenar Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Train gladiators. Manage a ludus. Fight in the arenas. Conquer the tower. Gods of Sand is a gladiator manager with intense turn-based combat, inspired by the Swords and Sandals series, in a dark and unforgiving setting.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.6%, Management 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy gladiator simulator that captures the same gritty, pixel-art aesthetic and focus on training fighters for the arena.
- #5 Battle Brothers
94% 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: RPG 43.5%, Strategy 43%, Singleplayer 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for brutal mercenary management and turn-based tactical combat in a gritty, unforgiving world.
- #6 The Iron Oath
94% 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: Tactical RPG 15.1%, Party-Based RPG 13.9%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG that emphasizes party management and the long-term consequences of your decisions in a dark fantasy setting.
- #7 Netherguild
92% matchVery Positive97% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows · Linux
Descend into Netherguild, a tactical grid-based roguelite. Lead expeditions deep into mysterious, strange depths. Explore, battle dangerous foes, and manage resources carefully. Push your limits before returning to resupply. What secrets await below?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Grid-Based Movement 11.6%, Turn-Based 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling roguelite that requires careful management of your party's resources and tactical positioning in turn-based combat.
- #8 Warbanners
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 603 reviews2017
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Warbanners: the turn-based, tactical strategy game with role-playing elements that lets you manage a squad of mercenaries, and survive 42 campaign missions. Your goal? To earn a place among ancient legends!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.1%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Strategy RPG 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep turn-based tactical game that emphasizes unit management and complex battlefield positioning.
- #9 Wartales
91% 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: Party-Based RPG 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Tactical RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Turn-Based 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world mercenary management game that features deep party customization and challenging turn-based tactical battles.
- #10 Dungeon Deathball
91% matchVery Positive96% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
🏆🏀💀 TACTICS, TERROR & TOUCHDOWNS. Turn-based roguelike meets arcade death-sport, where every dungeon is a unique gauntlet of brutal challenges. Can you survive the trials of Dungeon Deathball and win back your freedom?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Grid-Based Movement 12.1%, Turn-Based 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that focuses on sports-like arena combat, requiring clever movement and positioning to survive.
- #11 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
89% matchVery Positive82% of 2,479 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of RPGs, roguelike and auto battlers. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 22.5%, Tactical RPG 21.9%, Roguelike 15.4%, Strategy RPG 11.5%, Roguelite 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An auto-battler that captures the chaotic, management-focused fun of building a team of warriors for glory.
- #12 Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
90% matchVery Positive94% of 709 reviews2023
Dev: D20Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 17.4%, Grid-Based Movement 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Roguelike 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines grid-based tactical combat with roguelike deck-building for a unique strategic experience.
- #13 Darkest Dungeon®
89% matchVery Positive92% of 158,223 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 31%, Roguelike 18.9%, Turn-Based 18.8%, Difficult 14.7%, RPG 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its brutal difficulty and party management, it mirrors the high-stakes, permanent-loss atmosphere of Mortal Glory.
- #14 Expeditions: Rome
86% 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: Party-Based RPG 22.2%, Tactical RPG 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Top-Down 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong focus on Roman-era tactical combat and squad management, including dedicated gladiator-themed segments.
- #15 Voidspire Tactics
88% matchVery Positive97% of 287 reviews2015
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
An indie turn-based Tactics RPG with a heavy emphasis on exploration, character progression, and highly tactical combat. Create your own deeply customizable party of Warriors, Sorcerers, and Shiftcloaks to take on the Spire!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.6%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Party-Based RPG 12.4%, Strategy RPG 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style tactical RPG that offers immense freedom in character building and party composition.
- #16 The Dungeon Beneath
87% matchVery Positive89% of 882 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Roguelite 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that focuses on building a party of heroes to survive increasingly difficult combat encounters.
- #17 Glorious Companions
86% matchMixed62% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: Ancient Forge
Windows
Explore the open world of Terscara as you advance through the challenging and tactical encounters in this epic turn-based tactical RPG. Form and lead a group of battle-proven companions, delve into the ancient dungeons to collect the elusive vault crystals, and end Xandar’s Wraith once and for all.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Party-Based RPG 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Strategy RPG 11%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox tactical RPG that allows for extensive party management and turn-based combat in a persistent world.
- #18 Crawl Tactics
84% matchVery Positive92% of 203 reviews2022
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 12.7%, Tactical RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Party-Based RPG 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tactical RPG that focuses on fast-paced, grid-based combat and party-based strategy.
- #19 SFD : Rogue TRPG
85% matchVery Positive87% of 100 reviews2018
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
SFD is a unique hybrid of tactical RPG and roguelike. Manage a party of adventurers as you attempt to be one of the few to conquer the Sigma Finite Dungeon.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Party-Based RPG 11.1%, Grid-Based Movement 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, challenging tactical roguelite that emphasizes party synergy and positioning.
- #20 Dead Monarchy
83% 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 21.5%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Difficult 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical RPG that emphasizes survival and unit management in a violent, low-fantasy world.
- #21 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: Party-Based RPG 26.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Tactical RPG 17.8%, Turn-Based 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural storytelling RPG that features excellent tactical combat and party-based character growth.
- #22 Tinyfolks
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,077 reviews2022
Dev: Pierre VandermaesenPub: VANDERMAESEN GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Train your folks, defeat monsters and upgrade your town!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Strategy RPG 10.9%, Roguelike 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist tactical RPG that focuses on the management and recruitment of a growing army of units.
- #23 Guild of Ascension
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: WhileOne ProductionsPub: PID Games
Windows
Guild of Ascension is a Tactical-Action-RPG with rogue-lite elements, mixing turn-based combat with real-time action combo system. Craft weapons, learn skills, befriend critters, encounter bizarre creatures, and fight giant Bosses in your Ascension of the Tower!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 13.9%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Party-Based RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Strategy RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical action-roguelite that focuses on turn-based combat encounters and party progression.
- #24 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
81% 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: Tactical RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Party-Based RPG 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Strategy RPG 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RPG with complex character customization and squad-based combat mechanics.
- #25 Into the Breach
79% 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 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Turn-Based 16%, Roguelike 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in turn-based tactical combat that emphasizes perfect information and strategic positioning.
- #26 Heroes of Steel RPG
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 282 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 12.7%, Turn-Based 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Strategy RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based tactical RPG that features deep character development and challenging dungeon-crawling combat.
- #27 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
80% matchVery Positive88% of 6,240 reviews2019
Dev: 6 Eyes StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.6%, Tactical RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Turn-Based 11.5%, Strategy RPG 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-inspired tactical RPG that offers robust party management and challenging turn-based encounters.
- #28 For The King
79% matchVery Positive88% of 43,089 reviews2018
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.4%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 10.5%, Party-Based RPG 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tabletop-inspired RPG that requires careful party management and strategic decision-making.
- #29 Bloodgrounds
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 472 reviews2026
Dev: Exordium GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Bloodgrounds merges tactical turn-based combat with strategic management, RPG and roguelite elements. Forged in the pits of the arena, you fought your way out and now as a wealthy patron you recruit, train, and command your team of hardened Gladiators to glory - or death.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Tactical RPG 10.7%, Party-Based RPG 10.5%, Turn-Based 9.8%
- #30 Pit People®
78% matchVery Positive93% of 8,111 reviews2018
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species! Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 28.4%, Turn-Based 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, tactical turn-based game that involves collecting and managing a diverse team of fighters for arena combat.
- #31 The Banner Saga
78% matchVery Positive89% of 15,850 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: Turn-Based 42.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Tactical RPG 15.5%, RPG 9.9%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven tactical RPG that focuses on managing a caravan and leading warriors through brutal turn-based battles.
- #32 The Last Spell
75% 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 14.9%, Tactical RPG 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%, Strategy RPG 11.2%
- #33 Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
76% 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 20.4%, Tactical RPG 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy RPG 11.9%
- #34 Alina of the Arena
74% matchVery Positive92% of 3,884 reviews2022
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.2%, Roguelike 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Roguelite 13.9%, Difficult 13.8%
- #35 Trials of Fire
75% matchVery Positive86% of 3,239 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 19.8%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #36 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
77% matchVery Positive86% of 388 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore randomly generated content and experience the thrill of a classic tactical turn-based rogue-like RPG! Choose from a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and strengths. Get ready for an unforgettable journey of strategy, skill, and discovery.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29.7% ★, Turn-Based 18.5%, Roguelike 12.8%, Difficult 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%
- #37 Gladiators and Glory
76% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Oguz Kemerli
Windows
A Turn-Based Fighting Game Set in the Roman Era, where you can develop your Gladiators and fight them in arenas to increase the glory of your Ludus.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 31.5%, Turn-Based Combat 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Strategy 7.7%
- #38 Gordian Quest
74% matchVery Positive89% of 5,923 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.7%, Party-Based RPG 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%
- #39 The Monster Breeder
73% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: Fantasy Creations
Windows
Turn-based fantasy gladiatorial game with monster breeding. Crossbreed various species to create monster hybrids for gladiatorial combat. Manipulate creatures’ traits with surgery, magic, and alchemy. Manage your enterprise, craft items and upgrade your base. Fight in the arena for gold and glory!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Tactical RPG 13.8%, Management 13%, Strategy RPG 12.6%
- #40 Time Walker: Dark World
73% matchVery Positive86% of 1,482 reviews2023
Dev: HeartfunPub: Leyo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Time Walker Dark World is a roguelike auto-battler with strategic combat. Players will need to adjust their formations, plan their resources, acquire loot, and upgrade skills to defeat formidable enemies and vicious bosses.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Roguelite 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Top-Down 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #41 Our Adventurer Guild
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,084 reviews2024
Dev: GreenGuy
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 40.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become the new Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild and lead your adventurers in explorations and turnbased tactical battles. Will the Guild thrive under your leadership? Or will it finally disband under it?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 23%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Management 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Tactical RPG 7.6%
- #42 Urtuk: The Desolation
73% 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: Tactical RPG 20.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Difficult 11.8%
- #43 Tales & Tactics
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,081 reviews2024
Dev: Table 9 StudioPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Roguelike Squad-based Autobattler in a Tabletop RPG setting. Draft your army, carefully equip and position your units, make important choices, and meet a colorful cast of characters as you make ready for the Grand Tournament.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 24%, Strategy RPG 17.9%, Roguelike 15.9%, Strategy 6.2%
- #44 Low Magic Age
72% matchVery Positive89% of 3,411 reviews2017
Dev: Low Magic Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 12.7% ★, Turn-Based 11.4%, Party-Based RPG 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Tactical RPG 9.3%
- #45 Revelatio
70% matchVery Positive93% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Guild Studio
Windows
"Revelatio" is a turn-based strategy game that combines tile-based combat and elements of roguelike. Strategically summon and control units to claim victory. Stain the world with your darkness by corrupting various units, bosses and even NPCs.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Strategy RPG 12.9%, Roguelike 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%
- #46 Sin Slayers: Reign of The 8th
71% matchMixed70% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Goonswarm Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Seven Deadly Sins. Have you heard about the 8th? Delve into madness in Sin Slayers, a challenging RPG Roguelite where you decide how much sin to bear as you transform the world. Assemble a party of wicked adventurers, kill, and pillage to drive off a gluttonous nightmare in turn-based battles
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Party-Based RPG 14%, Roguelike 13.3%, Tactical RPG 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%
- #47 Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,551 reviews2020
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is a battle sim about managing your own Gladiator Guild in an epic fantasy world. Build and run your own guild, hire and train gladiators, develop unique tactics, manage resources, compete for the rank in the arena, and much more.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.9%, Strategy RPG 21.2%, Management 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Strategy 6.5%
- #48 Dark Deity
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,983 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 14.9%, Tactical RPG 14.7%, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%
- #49 Valor of Man
67% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: Legacy ForgePub: Numskull Games
Windows
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Roguelite 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%
- #50 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
69% matchVery Positive84% of 3,305 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.6%, Roguelike 23.3%, Roguelite 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Turn-Based 9.9%
- #51 Depth of Extinction
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.6%, Tactical RPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Party-Based RPG 11.4%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #52 Astral Throne
68% matchVery Positive82% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Sun Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery of a land beset by a Falling Star's curse in this Roguelike Strategy RPG inspired by the classics. Build your party, recruit new allies, and synergize your team's skills for decisive victory.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Strategy RPG 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
- #53 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
69% matchVery Positive86% of 8,142 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.7%, Roguelike 17.3%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Roguelite 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%
- #54 Shuffle Tactics
68% matchMixed70% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Club SandwichPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Shuffle Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding tactical RPG. Strategize to survive tough battles, pick the right cards to create powerful synergies, and bond with your sidekicks to get an edge in battle. Adventure awaits! Will you rise as Asteria's new King?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Grid-Based Movement 10.9%, Strategy RPG 10.7%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #55 Shogun Showdown
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,574 reviews2024
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.1%, Strategy RPG 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #56 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
69% matchVery Positive81% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Kenisoft Game Studio
Windows
Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based System which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Grid-Based Movement 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%
- #57 The Last Flame
65% matchVery Positive85% of 2,804 reviews2025
Dev: Hotloop
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Recruit a party of unique heroes, fight deadly encounters, loot and craft powerful gear, discover and create thousands of synergetic builds! The Last Flame is an endless roguelike auto-battler in which you guide a righteous party of heroes through many challenges.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 15.2%, Roguelike 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%
- #58 Forgotten Mines
66% matchVery Positive80% of 317 reviews2024
Dev: Cannibal GoosePub: Ishtar Games
Windows
Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Strategy RPG 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #59 Rogue Waters
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,075 reviews2024
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Turn-Based 16.7%, Roguelite 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%