- #1 Miasma Chronicles
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,932 reviews2023
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: 505 Games Official
Windows
Median: 3.0 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 24.4%, Tactical 22.1%, Post-apocalyptic 21.7%, Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game features the exact same blend of real-time stealth exploration and turn-based tactical combat.
- #2 XCOM® 2
96% matchVery Positive85% of 108,189 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.3 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 16.4%, Turn-Based 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Tactical 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: As the gold standard for squad-based tactical games, it provides the intense combat and character progression that fans of the genre crave.
- #3 The Lamplighters League
96% matchMixed69% of 1,176 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.2 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 29.5%, Tactical 18.8%, Strategy 15.8%, RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It successfully combines real-time infiltration and stealth with turn-based tactical combat in a pulp-adventure setting.
- #4 Wasteland 3
95% matchVery Positive85% of 22,153 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.7 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 22.4%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the gritty, post-apocalyptic atmosphere and squad-based RPG depth that makes the setting of Mutant Year Zero so compelling.
- #5 Phantom Doctrine
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,667 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.8 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 27.4%, Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Stealth 13.8%, Tactical 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game places a heavy emphasis on stealth, scouting, and tactical planning before initiating combat, mirroring the stealth-first approach of the seed game.
- #6 Gears Tactics
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,601 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 20.7 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 31.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 25%, Turn-Based 23.2%, Tactical 13.4%, RPG 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers high-production, cinematic turn-based combat that feels fast-paced and rewarding for fans of tactical strategy.
- #7 Phoenix Point
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,055 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.9%, Tactical 23.9%, Strategy 15.9%, RPG 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the original X-COM designer, it offers complex tactical combat with unique mechanics like manual aiming and destructible environments.
- #8 CORRUPTION 2029
92% matchMostly Positive70% of 44 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 23.8%, Tactical 20.3%, Strategy 17.4%, RPG 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the same engine and tactical stealth-to-combat loop as Mutant Year Zero, focusing on squad positioning and environmental awareness.
- #9 Jagged Alliance 3
91% matchVery Positive89% of 14,509 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 23.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.1%, Tactical 16.9%, Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep tactical combat with a focus on squad management, positioning, and environmental interaction.
- #10 Hard West 2
91% matchVery Positive82% of 3,147 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 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 Tactics 19.2%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Tactical 13.1%, Strategy 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a dynamic turn-based system that rewards aggressive play and tactical positioning in a supernatural western setting.
- #11 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,483 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.6 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 25.2%, Turn-Based Combat 20.5%, Tactical 19.6%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides intense, high-stakes tactical combat with a focus on squad customization and powerful ability synergy.
- #12 XCOM®: Chimera Squad
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,339 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 33.8%, Strategy 22%, Turn-Based 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Turn-Based Combat 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A more focused, character-driven take on the XCOM formula that emphasizes breach-and-clear tactics.
- #13 Invisible, Inc.
89% matchVery Positive91% of 5,741 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 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 20.3%, Turn-Based 18.6%, Tactical 13.6%, Stealth 13.3%, Strategy 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive stealth-based tactical game, requiring players to carefully plan every move to avoid detection.
- #14 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
88% matchVery Positive89% of 6,529 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 36.4%, RPG 20.8%, Tactical 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers an excellent blend of narrative-driven RPG elements and challenging tactical combat in a unique sci-fi setting.
- #15 Desperados III
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,413 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 32%, Tactical 28.8%, Difficult 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: While primarily real-time, it shares the exact stealth-scouting and tactical planning DNA that makes Mutant Year Zero's exploration phase so satisfying.
- #16 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,764 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 26.7%, Turn-Based Combat 24.6%, Strategy 13%, Turn-Based 11.8%, RPG 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides an exploration-heavy post-apocalyptic experience with tactical combat and a focus on player choice.
- #17 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
86% matchVery Positive85% of 10,488 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 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 24.9%, Turn-Based 24.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Strategy 10.8%, RPG 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic post-apocalyptic RPG that features turn-based combat and a heavy focus on exploration and survival.
- #18 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
85% matchVery Positive89% of 14,868 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 19.1%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Tactical 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers unique tactical combat with a focus on resource management and tech-priest customization.
- #19 Tactical Breach Wizards
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,831 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.7%, Tactical 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, RPG 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative tactical game that focuses on creative ability usage and puzzle-like combat scenarios.
- #20 Showgunners
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,903 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 27.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.6%, Tactical 19.8%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical combat with a focus on environmental hazards, traps, and positioning within a dystopian game-show setting.
- #21 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,295 reviews2016
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.9 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 34.2%, Strategy 25.4%, Difficult 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterful stealth-based tactical game that rewards careful planning and precise execution of synchronized team maneuvers.
- #22 Expeditions: Rome
83% matchVery Positive87% of 6,607 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.8%, Strategy 17.5%, RPG 15.8%, Tactical 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines strong tactical combat with deep RPG elements and a focus on managing your squad's capabilities.
- #23 Othercide
82% matchVery Positive82% of 5,224 reviews2020
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.0 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 22%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based 17%, Tactical 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized tactical game with a focus on timeline manipulation and managing the health and abilities of your units.
- #24 The Last Spell
80% matchVery Positive91% of 13,407 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Tactical 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical combat with base-defense mechanics, requiring careful planning to survive waves of enemies.
- #25 Urtuk: The Desolation
81% matchVery Positive88% of 2,511 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Turn-Based 13.5%, Tactical 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features gritty tactical combat with unique character mutation mechanics that change how your units play.
- #26 Battle Brothers
81% matchVery Positive88% of 27,916 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 94.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 37.9%, Strategy 27.3%, RPG 22.7%, Adventure 5.7%, Action 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers gritty, squad-based tactical combat with high stakes and permadeath, emphasizing the difficulty of survival in a harsh world.
- #27 MENACE
77% matchVery Positive91% of 11,938 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 23.8 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 16.2%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Tactical 11.7%, Strategy 11.2%
- #28 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
78% matchVery Positive94% of 9,742 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.6 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 25.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, Strategy 11.4%, RPG 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RPG with extensive character customization and complex ability systems for those who enjoy theory-crafting their squad.
- #29 Xenonauts 2
74% matchVery Positive82% of 5,407 reviews2026
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Tactical 13.1%, Strategy 10.3%
- #30 Ash of Gods: Redemption
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,456 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 28.4%, Turn-Based 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Strategy 13.5%, RPG 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy tactical RPG with a dark, atmospheric world and a focus on difficult moral choices.
- #31 Dead State: Reanimated
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,555 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.5 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 26.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, RPG 16.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival RPG that features turn-based tactical combat and a focus on managing a group of survivors.
- #32 Overland
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 562 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 27.8%, Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Tactical 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist post-apocalyptic survival game that uses turn-based tactical movement to create tense, high-stakes encounters.
- #33 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
76% matchVery Positive87% of 7,999 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 23.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.4%, RPG 15.4%, Strategy 11.4%, Tactical 8.7%
- #34 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
77% matchVery Positive83% of 8,100 reviews2014
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.7 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 26.5%, RPG 15.8%, Tactical 11.4%, Strategy 9.9%
- #35 Deep Fringe
73% matchVery Positive94% of 82 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 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, Turn-Based 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Tactical 11.1%
- #36 Hard West
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,902 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 21.2%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Tactical 10.7%
- #37 Interregnum: False Prophet
73% 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%, Turn-Based 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Tactical 11.8%
- #38 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,939 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.0 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 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Tactical 11.4%
- #39 Blightstone
70% matchVery Positive80% of 530 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 19.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Tactical 14.8%, Strategy 9.6%
- #40 The Wanderer
75% matchMixed70% of 63 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 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%
- #41 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
72% matchVery Positive88% of 6,322 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 17.6%, RPG 16.4%, Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based 12.3%
- #42 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,893 reviews2009
Dev: 14° EastPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 30.7 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 21.9%, Tactical 14.5%, Strategy 11.1%, RPG 10.2%
- #43 Pathway
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,251 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.5 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%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Tactical 12.1%, Strategy 10.5%
- #44 Fallen: A2P Protocol
76% 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 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Strategy 11.3%
- #45 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
71% matchVery Positive93% of 58,300 reviews2012
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.4%, Tactical 24.8%, Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%
- #46 Marvel's Midnight Suns
69% matchVery Positive82% of 23,909 reviews2022
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 36.1 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 24.8%, Turn-Based Combat 23.9%, Tactical 16.4%, Strategy 11.6%, RPG 9.9%
- #47 Sword Legacy: Omen
72% matchMixed66% of 882 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 25.1%, Strategy 18.7%, RPG 17.1%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #48 Deep Sky Derelicts
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,875 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 24.8%, Turn-Based 22.9%, Strategy 21%, RPG 19%, Tactical 9.5%
- #49 Xenonauts
71% matchVery Positive87% of 5,045 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 21.4%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Tactical 14.6%, Strategy 11.4%
- #50 Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,389 reviews2019
Dev: Ctrl Alt Ninja Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 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 32.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, RPG 9.2%
- #51 Gloomhaven
67% matchVery Positive82% of 15,964 reviews2021
Dev: Flaming Fowl StudiosPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 32.6 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 Combat 18.7%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Tactical 13.2%, Strategy 9.9%
- #52 Into the Breach
67% matchVery Positive94% of 22,008 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.0 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 Tactics 21.2%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Strategy 18%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%
- #53 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
65% matchVery Positive91% of 6,334 reviews2023
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 12.6 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 34.1%, Strategy 20.2%, RPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 5.9%
- #54 Darkest Dungeon® II
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 26,175 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 34.9 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 30.9%, Turn-Based 24%, Turn-Based Combat 21.2%, RPG 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%
- #55 Urban Strife
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 394 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 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Tactical 10%
- #56 BATTLETECH
66% matchVery Positive84% of 32,899 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 43.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 25%, Strategy 18.4%, Tactical 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #57 Dreadlands
69% matchMixed59% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Blackfox StudiosPub: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Tactical 11.7%
- #58 Weird West: Definitive Edition
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,402 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 36.6%, RPG 33.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Adventure 5.7%
- #59 Ruin Raiders
68% 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 17.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Tactical 10.1%
- #60 Mordheim: City of the Damned
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 8,383 reviews2015
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.9 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 22.3%, Tactical 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Strategy 11.2%