- #1 Miasma Chronicles
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,061 reviews2023
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: 505 Games Official
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 24.4%, Tactical 22%, Post-apocalyptic 22%, Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, it replicates the signature blend of real-time stealth exploration and tactical turn-based combat in a similar post-apocalyptic setting.
- #2 XCOM® 2
96% matchVery Positive85% of 109,714 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 62.1 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 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Tactical 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the same tense, high-stakes squad-based tactical turn-based combat and base management found in Mutant Year Zero.
- #3 Phoenix Point
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,210 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.2 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 32.2%, Tactical 23.7%, Strategy 15.6%, RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical turn-based combat against terrifying mutated threats in a world struggling after an apocalypse.
- #4 XCOM®: Chimera Squad
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,483 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 33.7%, Strategy 21.7%, Turn-Based 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Turn-Based Combat 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers streamlined, character-driven tactical squad combat that mirrors the specialized abilities of Mutant Year Zero's cast.
- #5 Wasteland 3
94% matchVery Positive85% of 22,446 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 22.6%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, RPG 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Immerses you in a bleak post-apocalyptic wasteland with tactical turn-based combat and a heavy focus on narrative choices.
- #6 The Lamplighters League
94% matchMixed69% of 1,256 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 18.7%, Strategy 15.6%, RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines real-time stealth positioning with turn-based tactical combat and a rich, adventurous atmosphere.
- #7 Gears Tactics
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,780 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 31.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.9%, Turn-Based 23.8%, Tactical 13.3%, RPG 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers aggressive, fast-paced tactical turn-based combat focusing on squad positioning and executing enemies.
- #8 Hard West 2
92% matchVery Positive82% of 3,231 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Tactical 13%, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes supernatural tactical combat and positioning mechanics reminiscent of initiating ambushes in Mutant Year Zero.
- #9 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,819 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.1%, Turn-Based Combat 20.5%, Tactical 19.6%, Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides gritty, squad-based tactical battles where positioning and specialized character classes are key to survival.
- #10 Jagged Alliance 3
89% matchVery Positive89% of 14,995 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.0 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 23.6%, Turn-Based Combat 19.4%, Tactical 16.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on mercenary squad management and tactical turn-based firefights with deep environmental interaction.
- #11 Phantom Doctrine
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,697 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 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 27.6%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Strategy 14.9%, Stealth 13.7%, Tactical 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Employs deep stealth mechanics and strategic turn-based operations that reward careful planning before combat breaks out.
- #12 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
90% matchVery Positive85% of 10,558 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 27.5 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 25%, Turn-Based 24.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Strategy 10.5%, RPG 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Explores a classic post-apocalyptic wasteland with tactical turn-based combat and heavy RPG elements.
- #13 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,818 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 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 26.8%, Turn-Based Combat 24.4%, Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based 12%, RPG 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic setting with isometric tactical combat and deep character building.
- #14 Urtuk: The Desolation
88% matchVery Positive88% of 2,546 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 20.0 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 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Tactical 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers gritty, tactical turn-based combat in a harsh, dying world with distinct character mutations and traits.
- #15 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
87% matchVery Positive89% of 14,868 reviews2018
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.7 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 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Strategy 13.3%, Tactical 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on tactical squad management and strategic resource allocation in a sci-fi universe.
- #16 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
86% matchVery Positive87% of 8,099 reviews2020
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 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 24.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, RPG 15.5%, Strategy 11.1%, Tactical 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines party-based tactical combat with exploration and a lighthearted fantasy narrative.
- #17 Showgunners
85% matchVery Positive93% of 1,978 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 27.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.6%, Tactical 19.9%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features brutal turn-based tactical combat built around entertainment-themed arenas and lethal traps.
- #18 Overland
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 576 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 32%, Turn-Based 27.8%, Strategy 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%, Tactical 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on post-apocalyptic survival, strategic route planning, and careful turn-based movement.
- #19 Othercide
84% matchVery Positive82% of 5,314 reviews2020
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.9 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 17.5%, Turn-Based 17.4%, Tactical 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers dark, atmospheric turn-based tactical combat with an emphasis on difficult choices and positioning.
- #20 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
84% matchVery Positive83% of 8,108 reviews2014
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 23.4 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 29.4%, Turn-Based 26.8%, RPG 15.8%, Tactical 11.2%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Sets up a classic post-apocalyptic tactical RPG experience with rich party interactions and turn-based battles.
- #21 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
80% matchVery Positive94% of 3,234 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.0 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 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Tactical 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends cyberpunk heist planning, stealth, and tactical turn-based combat.
- #22 Hard West
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,936 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 21.1%, Turn-Based 17.3%, Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, RPG 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Mixes tactical turn-based combat with a supernatural western theme and unique aiming mechanics.
- #23 Ash of Gods: Redemption
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,476 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 28.2%, Turn-Based 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, RPG 13.2%, Strategy 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features dark, story-driven tactical combat where every choice impacts your party's survival.
- #24 MENACE
77% matchVery Positive91% of 13,728 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.6%, Turn-Based Combat 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Tactical 14.3%, Strategy 10.8%
- #25 Deep Fringe
78% matchVery Positive92% of 85 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 16.8%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Tactical 11%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers early-access dark tactical combat and strategy in an atmospheric setting.
- #26 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,950 reviews2009
Dev: 14° EastPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 30.5 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 31.2%, Turn-Based 22.3%, Tactical 14.3%, Strategy 10.9%, RPG 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Brings classic squad-based tactical combat to the iconic post-apocalyptic Fallout universe.
- #27 Blightstone
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 550 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: Turn-Based 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Tactical 14.7%, Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines dark fantasy aesthetics with tactical roguelite turn-based combat mechanics.
- #28 Interregnum: False Prophet
79% 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 17.1%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Tactical 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers dark tactical strategy and turn-based combat in an unforgiving world.
- #29 Dead State: Reanimated
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,564 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.6 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 27%, RPG 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines post-apocalyptic survival, shelter management, and turn-based tactical combat against zombies.
- #30 Marvel's Midnight Suns
77% matchVery Positive82% of 24,541 reviews2022
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.3 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 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 24%, Tactical 16.3%, Strategy 11.5%, RPG 10.1%
- #31 Fallen: A2P Protocol
81% 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 20.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Strategy 11%
Why You'll Like It: Explores a post-apocalyptic wasteland with turn-based tactical combat and vehicular skirmishes.
- #32 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
75% matchVery Positive91% of 6,595 reviews2023
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 12.5 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%, Strategy 20%, RPG 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 5.9%
- #33 The Wanderer
79% matchMixed69% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: Cult Software
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Enter a dark wasteland and fight mutants to survive.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Turn-Based 17.2%, Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: Presents a post-apocalyptic survival adventure with tactical encounters and exploration.
- #34 The Last Spell
73% matchVery Positive91% of 13,760 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Tactical 12.3%
- #35 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
75% matchVery Positive93% of 58,745 reviews2012
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
Why similar: Turn-Based 28%, Tactical 24.5%, Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%
- #36 Pathway
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,264 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 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Tactical 12%, Strategy 10.3%
- #37 Sword Legacy: Omen
76% matchMixed66% of 883 reviews2018
Dev: Firecast Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 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 24.9%, Strategy 18.4%, RPG 17.3%, Turn-Based 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #38 Tactical Breach Wizards
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,205 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 27.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.7%, Tactical 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, RPG 8.5%
- #39 Warhounds
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 904 reviews2026
Dev: Everplay DMCCPub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Warhounds is a turn-based tactical game about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action movie vibe, inspired by XCOM and Jagged Alliance. Recruit unique fighters, upgrade your base, and fight for Africa’s future. Less fake RNG, more true ballistics and lethal tactics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.6%, Turn-Based Combat 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Tactical 14.4%, Strategy 10.6%
- #40 STAR WARS Zero Company™
69% matchVery Positive83% of 22,156 reviews2026
Dev: Bit ReactorPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Command an elite squad through a gritty and authentic story in STAR WARS Zero Company™, a single-player turn-based tactics game set in the twilight of the Clone Wars™.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, Tactical 13.8%, Strategy 10.5%
- #41 Dreadlands
74% matchMixed59% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Blackfox StudiosPub: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 17.5%, Turn-Based 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Tactical 11.5%
- #42 Urban Strife
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 698 reviews2026
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Tactical 9.8%
- #43 Deep Sky Derelicts
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,885 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 24.6%, Turn-Based 23.3%, Strategy 20.8%, RPG 19.2%, Tactical 9.4%
- #44 Xenonauts
73% matchVery Positive87% of 5,076 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.3%, Turn-Based 17%, Tactical 14.5%, Strategy 11.3%
- #45 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
74% matchMixed61% of 261 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 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Tactical 12.4%, Stealth 10.5%
- #46 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
71% matchVery Positive88% of 6,367 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 23.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.5%, RPG 16.7%, Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based 12.5%
- #47 Post Human W.A.R
72% matchVery Positive84% of 130 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 25.6%, Turn-Based 23.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Tactical 13%
- #48 Ruin Raiders
72% matchMixed67% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Tactical 10%
- #49 Invisible, Inc.
70% matchVery Positive91% of 5,792 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 20.1%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Tactical 13.5%, Stealth 13.4%, Strategy 12.1%
- #50 Battle Chasers: Nightwar
70% matchVery Positive87% of 7,391 reviews2017
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 38.3 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 51.4%, RPG 26.4%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Atmospheric 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #51 Wartales
66% matchVery Positive85% of 36,051 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 Combat 27%, RPG 20.8%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Strategy 11.1%
- #52 Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
69% matchVery Positive83% of 1,398 reviews2019
Dev: Ctrl Alt Ninja Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.
Why similar: Turn-Based 32.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, RPG 9.2%
- #53 Northgard: Definitive Edition
67% matchVery Positive85% of 68,782 reviews2018
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Why similar: Strategy 57.7%, Tactical 39.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #54 Aliens: Dark Descent
65% matchVery Positive88% of 18,947 reviews2023
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.3 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 40.8%, Strategy 35%, Stealth 12.3%, Survival 4.4%, Action 2.9%
- #55 Darkest Dungeon® II
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 27,056 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30.3%, Turn-Based 24.5%, Turn-Based Combat 21.3%, RPG 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
- #56 Weird West: Definitive Edition
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,501 reviews2022
Dev: WolfEye StudiosPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.6 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 36.4%, RPG 33.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 5.8%
- #57 Gloomhaven
66% matchVery Positive82% of 16,147 reviews2021
Dev: Flaming Fowl StudiosPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Tactical 13.1%, Strategy 9.7%
- #58 ZEPHON
64% matchVery Positive83% of 1,948 reviews2024
Dev: Proxy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
Why similar: Turn-Based 21%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Tactical 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%
- #59 Regenesis
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Klopsy
Windows
Guide a group of survivors trying to strive in this alien yet familiar environment. Fight against mutated creatures and use their parts to craft and upgrade your weapons.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.3%, Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Strategy 12.9%, RPG 10.8%
- #60 Mordheim: City of the Damned
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 8,465 reviews2015
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Mordheim: City of the Damned is the first video game adaptation of Games Workshop's cult classic tabletop game Mordheim. Set in the Warhammer World's decimated Empire city, Mordheim: City of the Damned is a turn-based tactical game where you lead warbands into bloody and lethal skirmishes.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.7%, Tactical 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Strategy 10.9%