- #1 Miasma Chronicles
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,803 reviews2023
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: 505 Games Official
Windows
Median: 2.6 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 Tactics 24.5%, Tactical 22.1%, Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game offers a nearly identical blend of stealth-based exploration and tactical turn-based combat in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #2 The Lamplighters League
96% matchMixed69% of 1,134 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 29.4%, Tactical 18.8%, Strategy 15.9%, RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the combination of real-time stealth infiltration and turn-based tactical combat within a character-driven adventure.
- #3 XCOM® 2
96% 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: Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Turn-Based 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Tactical 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: As the gold standard for tactical turn-based combat, it provides the deep squad management and challenging encounters that fans of the genre crave.
- #4 Phoenix Point
95% 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: Post-apocalyptic 31.8%, Tactical 23.9%, Strategy 16%, RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical game provides a challenging post-apocalyptic experience with deep squad customization and complex enemy evolution.
- #5 Phantom Doctrine
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,637 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.5%, Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Stealth 13.7%, Tactical 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes stealth-focused tactical positioning and intelligence gathering, capturing the tension of moving through hostile territory.
- #6 CORRUPTION 2029
94% matchMixed70% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: The Bearded Ladies
Windows
From the creators of Mutant Year Zero comes an intense and Hardcore Turn-Based Tactical Game. Command your squad of four units and venture into a war torn America, where every turn counts in fierce tactical battles. Designed for those who crave a serious challenge, not for the faint-hearted!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.9%, Tactical 20.2%, Strategy 17.5%, RPG 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the developers of Mutant Year Zero, this title focuses heavily on the tactical stealth and squad-based combat mechanics found in the seed game.
- #7 Jagged Alliance 3
93% 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 23.4%, Turn-Based Combat 18.9%, Tactical 17.1%, Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a robust tactical experience with a focus on squad management, exploration, and mercenary-based combat in a gritty world.
- #8 Gears Tactics
92% 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: Strategy 32.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.2%, Turn-Based 22.8%, Tactical 13.4%, RPG 4%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a highly polished, aggressive tactical combat experience that feels like a natural evolution of the XCOM formula.
- #9 Wasteland 3
91% 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: Post-apocalyptic 22.5%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A premier post-apocalyptic RPG that features squad-based tactical combat and significant narrative choices that impact the world.
- #10 Invisible, Inc.
91% 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 20.4%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Tactical 13.7%, Stealth 13.2%, Strategy 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the high-stakes stealth and tactical planning aspects that make the infiltration segments of Mutant Year Zero so rewarding.
- #11 XCOM®: Chimera Squad
90% 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 34.4%, Strategy 22.6%, Turn-Based 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Tactical 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game streamlines the tactical experience with a focus on unique squad abilities and fast-paced, breach-style combat.
- #12 Hard West 2
89% matchVery Positive82% of 3,037 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 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 Tactics 19.3%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Tactical 13.1%, Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical game introduces unique mechanics that encourage aggressive positioning and chain-reaction combat, similar to the tactical depth of the seed game.
- #13 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
89% matchVery Positive91% of 14,312 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 Combat 19%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Strategy 13.8%, Tactical 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features atmospheric tactical combat with a strong focus on squad management and exploration within a dark, sci-fi universe.
- #14 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
87% 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: Post-apocalyptic 26.6%, Turn-Based Combat 24.7%, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based 11.5%, RPG 11%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply immersive post-apocalyptic setting paired with turn-based combat mechanics and character-driven progression.
- #15 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
88% matchVery Positive83% of 8,092 reviews2014
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.5%, Turn-Based 26.2%, RPG 15.9%, Tactical 11.5%, Strategy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic post-apocalyptic RPG that emphasizes squad management and tactical decision-making in a harsh environment.
- #16 Othercide
86% matchVery Positive82% of 5,143 reviews2020
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Tactical 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a striking dark aesthetic and challenging turn-based tactical combat that requires precise management of character resources.
- #17 Desperados III
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,197 reviews2020
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Why similar: Strategy 32%, Stealth 31.6%, Tactical 29%, Difficult 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: While real-time, it is the definitive stealth-tactical game that rewards the same careful planning and positioning as the stealth segments in Mutant Year Zero.
- #18 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
86% matchVery Positive89% of 6,474 reviews2014
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.9%, RPG 20.9%, Tactical 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Strategy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers an exceptional blend of tactical turn-based combat and immersive, dark world-building in a unique setting.
- #19 The Last Spell
84% 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 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Tactical 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines intense tactical combat with base defense elements in a grim, post-apocalyptic world.
- #20 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
85% matchVery Positive85% of 10,424 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.8%, Turn-Based 24.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Strategy 10.9%, RPG 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the gritty, survivalist feel of a post-nuclear world with classic turn-based tactical combat.
- #21 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,121 reviews2016
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Why similar: Tactical 34.6%, Stealth 34.1%, Strategy 25.5%, Difficult 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in stealth-tactical gameplay that requires players to coordinate character abilities to overcome overwhelming odds.
- #22 Urtuk: The Desolation
82% 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: Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Turn-Based 13.3%, Tactical 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, tactical RPG that emphasizes survival and brutal combat encounters in a hostile, unforgiving world.
- #23 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
81% matchVery Positive87% of 7,902 reviews2020
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, Turn-Based 23.4%, RPG 15.4%, Strategy 11.5%, Tactical 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a humorous but mechanically sound tactical RPG experience with a focus on squad-based synergy.
- #24 Expeditions: Rome
81% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 22.9%, Strategy 17.5%, RPG 15.8%, Tactical 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features strong tactical RPG elements with a focus on squad management and historical exploration across varied environments.
- #25 Ash of Gods: Redemption
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,435 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 28.3%, Turn-Based 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Strategy 13.6%, RPG 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title pairs tactical combat with a dark, branching narrative that emphasizes the weight of survival and loss.
- #26 MENACE
77% matchVery Positive91% of 10,002 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based 15.7%, Tactical 11.8%, Strategy 11.3%
- #27 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
79% 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: Turn-Based 25.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 19.6%, Strategy 11.5%, RPG 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly deep tactical RPG that offers complex character builds and extensive squad customization options.
- #28 Pathway
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,235 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Tactical 12.1%, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers exploration-focused tactical combat with a pulp-adventure aesthetic that captures the spirit of scavenging for resources.
- #29 Battle Brothers
78% 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: Strategy 44%, RPG 36.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Action 4.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers gritty, low-fantasy tactical combat that emphasizes survival and the management of a mercenary company.
- #30 Silent Storm Gold Edition
79% 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 Tactics 24.3%, Turn-Based 24.3%, Tactical 14.2%, Strategy 14.2%, RPG 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical game that features fully destructible environments and deep combat mechanics that influenced the genre.
- #31 Stargate: Timekeepers
78% matchMixed62% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Stargate: Timekeepers is a real-time tactics game where you lead a team of specialists through a story-driven campaign set in the SG-1 universe. Sneak your characters behind enemy lines, use their unique skills, craft the perfect plan to unravel a timeloop mystery, and defeat the Goa’uld threat.
Why similar: Strategy 35%, Tactical 29.5%, Stealth 25.7%, Atmospheric 3.7%, Adventure 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on squad-based stealth and tactical infiltration in a sci-fi setting, rewarding players for careful planning.
- #32 Xenonauts 2
76% 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: Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Tactical 12.9%, Strategy 10.6%
- #33 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: Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Turn-Based 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Tactical 11.1%
- #34 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
75% 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 Tactics 25.3%, Turn-Based Combat 20.3%, Tactical 19.6%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%
- #35 Overland
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 557 reviews2019
Dev: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.6%, Turn-Based 27.4%, Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%, Tactical 5.6%
- #36 Interregnum: False Prophet
74% matchMixed59% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Spacewalkers
Windows
A tactical, turn-based strategy game in a post-apocalyptic world of eternal winter. As the titular False Prophet, recruit and lead a group of survivors to a promised land. Loot, craft, and make the best of what you find.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Turn-Based 16%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Tactical 11.8%
- #37 Marvel's Midnight Suns
72% matchVery Positive82% of 23,523 reviews2022
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Turn-Based Combat 23.9%, Tactical 16.4%, Strategy 11.6%, RPG 9.8%
- #38 Showgunners
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,825 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 27.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.6%, Tactical 19.7%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #39 Hard West
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,873 reviews2015
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.3%, Turn-Based 16.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Tactical 10.7%
- #40 The Wanderer
75% matchMixed69% of 62 reviews2019
Dev: Cult Software
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter a dark wasteland and fight mutants to survive.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%
- #41 Fallen: A2P Protocol
77% 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 20.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Strategy 11.4%
- #42 Xenonauts
73% 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 24.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, Turn-Based 16.3%, Tactical 14.6%, Strategy 11.5%
- #43 Tactical Breach Wizards
68% 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 26.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.9%, Tactical 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, RPG 8.6%
- #44 Blightstone
68% matchVery Positive81% of 471 reviews2026
Dev: Unfinished Pixel
Windows
A challenging, turn-based strategy with a roguelike edge. Lead a team of adventurers to destroy the Blightstone and free the world from corruption. Use free movement, dynamic environments and collectable skills to save the crystal, and save the world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Tactical 14.8%, Strategy 9.7%
- #45 Deep Sky Derelicts
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,860 reviews2018
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.9%, Turn-Based 22.5%, Strategy 21.3%, RPG 19%, Tactical 9.5%
- #46 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
67% 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: Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Tactical 11.5%
- #47 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
69% matchVery Positive91% of 6,139 reviews2023
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 34.9%, Strategy 20.5%, RPG 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 6%
- #48 Dead State: Reanimated
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,543 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, RPG 16.5%, Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%
- #49 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
70% matchVery Positive93% of 57,975 reviews2012
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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Why similar: Turn-Based 27.3%, Tactical 25.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%
- #50 Weird West: Definitive Edition
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,324 reviews2022
Dev: WolfEye StudiosPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an Action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.
Why similar: Stealth 36.6%, RPG 33.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 5.7%
- #51 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
70% 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 23%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, RPG 16.5%, Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based 12.2%
- #52 Sword Legacy: Omen
71% matchMixed65% of 716 reviews2018
Dev: Firecast Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Survive strategic turn-based combat in this award-winning indie tactical RPG as you embark on an epic revenge quest in search of the long-lost Excalibur.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.2%, Strategy 18.8%, RPG 17%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
- #53 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,839 reviews2009
Dev: 14° EastPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling,...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31%, Turn-Based 21.6%, Tactical 14.6%, Strategy 11.2%, RPG 10.3%
- #54 Dreadlands
70% matchMixed59% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Blackfox StudiosPub: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to Dreadlands! A perilous landscape brimming with potential in the form of Glow. Command one of 3 unique factions in this turn-based tactical RPG and play through their campaigns, be it solo or Co-Op, or battle it out in PvP. So far no one has tamed the Dreadlands. Will you be the first?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Tactical 11.7%
- #55 ATOM RPG Trudograd
67% matchVery Positive84% of 4,354 reviews2021
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.7%, Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, Turn-Based 18.6%, Tactical 11.5%, RPG 10.7%
- #56 ZEPHON
65% 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 20.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Tactical 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%
- #57 Urban Strife
66% 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%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Tactical 10%
- #58 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
69% matchMixed62% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Shockwork GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Tactical 12.5%, Stealth 10.5%
- #59 Battle Chasers: Nightwar
67% matchVery Positive87% of 7,312 reviews2017
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 51.9%, RPG 26.3%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Atmospheric 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #60 Post Human W.A.R
68% matchVery Positive84% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Studio ChahutPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Post Human W.A.R is a turn-based tactical strategy game, set in an absurd post-apocalyptic world. At the dawn of our third millennium, mankind went extinct. Mutated animals, household robots converted for warfare, and monkeys in tracksuits battle it out to decide the fate of the human heritage!
Why similar: Strategy 26.3%, Turn-Based 22.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Tactical 13.1%