- #1 Pathway
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,248 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: Alternate History 21.5%, Tactical RPG 21.2%, Strategy RPG 14.3%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #2 Veterum
96% matchVery Positive92% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 34%, Strategy RPG 19.5%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Tactical 15.9%, Open World 7.4%
- #3 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,276 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.8%, RTS 18.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, Open World 14.4%, Strategy RPG 13.4%
- #4 Wartales
95% matchVery Positive86% of 34,811 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.6 hrsMean: 51.8 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: Tactical RPG 37.1%, Open World 34.2%, Survival 13.2%, Exploration 6.6%, Strategy 6.4%
- #5 Crown and Adventure
94% matchMixed62% of 1,668 reviews2025
Dev: C3D GamesPub: Luckycalf
Windows
An open-world adventure RPG. Choose your favorite character, train your elite legion step by step, and crush all enemies on the battlefield. Strengthen yourself, establish a powerful family, create a great dynasty, and become the dominator of this fantasy world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 33.6%, Real Time Tactics 24.8%, Strategy RPG 18.4%, Open World 10.5%, War 7.5%
- #6 Master of Command
93% matchVery Positive92% of 3,361 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: Historical 16.3%, RTS 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Tactical 10%, Strategy RPG 10%
- #7 Glorious Companions
94% matchMixed62% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Ancient Forge
Windows
Explore the open world of Terscara as you advance through the challenging and tactical encounters in this epic turn-based tactical RPG. Form and lead a group of battle-proven companions, delve into the ancient dungeons to collect the elusive vault crystals, and end Xandar’s Wraith once and for all.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 33.1%, Strategy RPG 18.3%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Open World 12.1%, Tactical 12.1%
- #8 Dead Monarchy
91% matchVery Positive82% of 137 reviews2023
Dev: Kevin Zhang
Windows
Dead Monarchy is an open-world, turn-based tactical RPG set in a low fantasy world. Personally lead and manage your mercenary company as the captain and embark on your personal quest to defeat the arena champions.
Why similar: Tactical 39.8%, Strategy 26.7%, Open World 25.6%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #9 Spire of Sorcery
92% matchMixed41% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: Charlie Oscar
Windows
Lead a party of runaway mages through the dangerous world of Rund. Discover alchemy. Master magic. Explore the land. Survive the challenges.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.1%, Procedural Generation 15%, Tactical 14.3%, Open World 12.8%, Roguelite 12.8%
- #10 Tenderfoot Tactics
91% matchVery Positive82% of 268 reviews2020
Dev: Kevin MaxonPub: Ice Water Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A party of goblins, granted magic by an ancient spirit, wanders the archipelago, fighting back the terrible Fog. Wield elemental power with wild repercussions in this open-world tactics RPG.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 43.1%, Strategy RPG 23.4%, Open World 16.9%, Exploration 8.6%, Strategy 6.2%
- #11 Astral Throne
89% matchVery Positive81% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Sun Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery of a land beset by a Falling Star's curse in this Roguelike Strategy RPG inspired by the classics. Build your party, recruit new allies, and synergize your team's skills for decisive victory.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 31%, Strategy RPG 17%, Roguelite 13.9%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Tactical 9.2%
- #12 Alvora Tactics
90% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2017
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Alvora Tactics is an indie Tactics RPG that combines strategic combat with immersive exploration. Explore and conquer Great Serpent Alvora with your own customizable band of warriors!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 46.4%, Strategy RPG 21.9%, Strategy 16.5%, Top-Down 11.9%, Indie 3.4%
- #13 Successor
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Playwood Project
Windows
Light tabletop-inspired tactics set in a miniature diorama world. Choose your Lord and lead your heroes in short, real-time-with-pause battles, each campaign a fresh run where you explore exotic kingdoms, defeat rulers, and unlock new heroes and mystical gear.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.7%, Real Time Tactics 21.1%, Strategy RPG 15.4%, Roguelite 12.5%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #14 The Adventurers
88% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Eternal Vigilance Entertainment
Windows
The Adventurers is a turn-based tactical RPG where every decision shapes your legacy. Lead your party of heroes in an open world filled with random events that affect your story. Survive a high fantasy landscape where your epic saga is waiting to be written.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.7%, Strategy RPG 18.1%, Open World 17.5%, Tactical 14.7%, War 14.4%
- #15 Three Kingdoms Mushouden
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,106 reviews2025
Dev: NanBei StudioPub: Paleo
Windows
Set on the eve of the Yellow Turban Rebellion (AD 182), you can play as an original character or a historical warlord, building forces and forging alliances. Whether you choose to be a lone wanderer or rally famous generals, use your knowledge and wisdom to reshape history!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.7%, Historical 16.6%, Strategy RPG 14.7%, Open World 11.1%, War 9.2%
- #16 Terra Randoma
85% matchVery Positive90% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Deniz K.
Windows
Terra Randoma is a turn-based roguelike RPG in a procedurally generated open world. Travel a world full of curiousity and perilous dungeons. Develop your character however you want with skills, talent stones and randomized items while you discover an ancient secret.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 37%, Procedural Generation 25.3%, Open World 21.6%, Tactical 13.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #17 Expeditions: Conquistador
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,604 reviews2013
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.
Why similar: Historical 40.8%, Tactical 22.9%, Strategy 15.9%, Survival 8.9%, Exploration 8.7%
- #18 Voidspire Tactics
86% matchVery Positive97% of 287 reviews2015
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
An indie turn-based Tactics RPG with a heavy emphasis on exploration, character progression, and highly tactical combat. Create your own deeply customizable party of Warriors, Sorcerers, and Shiftcloaks to take on the Spire!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 48.9%, Strategy RPG 18.1%, Strategy 14.3%, Top-Down 9.2%, Exploration 6.6%
- #19 Battle Brothers
84% matchVery Positive88% of 27,494 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 93.8 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: Historical 39.8%, Open World 25%, War 23.3%, Strategy 9.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #20 Godless Tactics
84% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Ice Arrow Games
Windows
Lead an elite strike team through the wars of a reborn civilisation, and decide the fate of humanity through your achievements and choices. Traverse a dynamic war-map, engage in fast, turn-based battles, and explore the world of 2952.
Why similar: Strategy 89.2%, Singleplayer 10.8%
- #21 Of Blades & Tails
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 398 reviews2023
Dev: Felix LaukelPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 36.8%, Procedural Generation 16.8%, Open World 13.2%, Survival 11.4%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #22 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
83% matchVery Positive81% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Kenisoft Game Studio
Windows
Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based System which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 37.7%, Open World 19.8%, Tactical 17.9%, Roguelite 13.7%, Strategy 7.7%
- #23 Zoria: Age of Shattering
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 620 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and followers management, set in the expansive fantasy world of Zoria. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks. Every team member contributes to undertaken battles.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 57.4%, Exploration 14.6%, Strategy 11.6%, 3D 11.3%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #24 Unconventional Warfare
82% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Nightlife Strangers
Windows · Linux
In this top-down tactical shooter RPG, guide a band of cute soldiers through a warzone to safety. Rescue, train and manage your squad for the upcoming war of survival.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, Tactical RPG 15.5%, RTS 10%, Tactical 9.6%
- #25 Sandwalkers - Prologue
79% matchVery Positive82% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based strategy game. Convoy goods to neighboring tribes, build relationships, survive hostile creatures, and discover a new world. Inspired by great games like Wartales, Curious Expedition, or For The King.
Why similar: Roguelite 23.1%, Procedural Generation 21.1%, Strategy RPG 18.4%, Tactical RPG 12.2%, Exploration 10.7%
- #26 We Are The Dwarves
81% matchMixed70% of 1,644 reviews2016
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves
Why similar: RTS 25.1%, Real Time Tactics 23%, Open World 15.8%, Survival 11.4%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #27 Sandwalkers
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 530 reviews2025
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. Build your team, traverse varied hostile environments, face countless dangers, and gain knowledge that will help you find and resurrect the Mother Tree Umama.
Why similar: Survival 19%, Strategy RPG 18.4%, Procedural Generation 17.3%, Tactical 16.5%, Roguelite 13.9%
- #28 Dark Deity
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,017 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Why similar: Tactical RPG 31.9%, Strategy RPG 23.6%, Tactical 23.6%, Top-Down 12.6%, Strategy 6.5%
- #29 Star Nomad 2
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 158 reviews2015
Dev: Huy Phan
Windows · Mac
A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.
Why similar: Open World 33.8%, Roguelite 31.2%, Strategy 18.4%, Top-Down 13.6%, Indie 3%
- #30 Archaelund
77% matchVery Positive84% of 392 reviews2024
Dev: 4 Dimension Games
Windows
Explore a vast open world and crawl through dungeons in first person, then fight tactical turn-based battles from a top-down perspective. Guide your adventuring party through Archaelund, mankind's last frontier, and uncover its many secrets.
Why similar: Open World 64.1%, Exploration 17.3%, 3D 12.9%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #31 Leman
78% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: MDH Software
Windows
A bloodthirsty, high fantasy, turn-based combat, open-world RPG! Light on story, this game is about deadly tactical combat and developing a legendary adventuring party!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 42.9%, Strategy RPG 20.4%, Open World 15.1%, Tactical 10.5%, Strategy 7.1%
- #32 Valor of Man
75% matchVery Positive90% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: Legacy ForgePub: Numskull Games
Windows
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 50.7%, Roguelite 22.8%, Tactical 17.8%, Strategy 5.1%, 3D 2.6%
- #33 Pax Nova
79% matchMixed56% of 449 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 50.2%, Strategy 23.2%, Exploration 19.6%, Singleplayer 4.4%, Indie 2.6%
- #34 The Doors of Trithius
75% matchVery Positive94% of 883 reviews2021
Dev: Jake Donkersgoed
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?
Why similar: Procedural Generation 39.4%, Open World 32.7%, Survival 24.7%, Singleplayer 2%, Indie 1.2%
- #35 Red Glare
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: BT Studios
Windows
Red Glare is a WW2 real-time tactics game where you play agents of the OSS, the precursor to the CIA, combating a secret German expedition in South America. With five well balanced characters and a story campaign playing out across a continent.
Why similar: Alternate History 26%, Real Time Tactics 23.6%, Historical 18.8%, Tactical 11.1%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #36 Lost In The Open
73% matchMixed66% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: Black Voyage GamesPub: WhisperGames
Windows
An unexpected assassination attempt leaves you wounded and fleeing across no man's land. To survive in this roguelike, low-fantasy tactical RPG, you must recruit strategically, fight desperately and repent sincerely.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 39.4%, Strategy RPG 17.6%, Procedural Generation 17.4%, Tactical 17.1%, Strategy 7.2%
- #37 Live by the Sword: Tactics
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Labrador Studios
Windows · Mac
Live By The Sword: Tactics is a streamlined tactical RPG that blends classic and contemporary gameplay elements. The game is set in a world recovering from the ravages of war, you must navigate the treacherous landscape to prevent further turmoil. Single Player and Multiplayer modes available.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.5%, Strategy RPG 26.8%, Tactical 21.4%, Roguelite 12.5%, Strategy 8.2%
- #38 Rebirth of Island
76% matchMixed52% of 101 reviews2016
Dev: Yo_Serjio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Survive, adapt, and research in the New World, with its rules, dwellers, and their laws. Head the colonization of these locations and ensure the independence and security of your population.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 26.5%, Survival 24.1%, Top-Down 18.2%, Strategy 15%, Exploration 10.7%
- #39 Horizon's Gate
72% matchVery Positive95% of 1,240 reviews2020
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Voyage into the wide world of Eral as an explorer, trader, or privateer. Defeat your enemies on land or at sea in deep but straightforward tactical combat. Unravel the secrets behind Dominio's betrayal – or sail off in search of your own adventure.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 39.7%, Strategy RPG 20.4%, Open World 18.7%, Top-Down 8.7%, Exploration 7.9%
- #40 Urtuk: The Desolation
72% matchVery Positive88% of 2,505 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: Tactical RPG 39.2%, Procedural Generation 22.8%, Tactical 17.4%, Strategy RPG 13.1%, Strategy 5.6%
- #41 Nightmare Frontier
71% matchVery Positive83% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Ice Code Games
Windows
Behold the first-ever Tactical Extraction Looter where you pit your courage and leadership against fears made manifest: the Dreadweavers. Lead a band of scavenger roughnecks into a devastated boom town of the alternative 1900s. Get in, face the monsters, grab what you can carry and get out. Alive.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.1%, Alternate History 23%, Strategy RPG 14.5%, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelite 11.3%
- #42 The Iron Oath
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 900 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 33.1%, Strategy RPG 17.8%, Tactical 15.6%, Open World 13.7%, Roguelite 13%
- #43 NationWar:Chronicles | 国战:列国志传
73% matchMixed70% of 444 reviews2019
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a sandbox game that is deeply rooted in the rich historical information of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The story of the game unfolds slowly in the eighth century BC on the vast and mysterious land of China.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.6% ★, Historical 15.3%, RTS 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 10.9%, Tactical 8.6%
- #44 Warlord: Britannia
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,858 reviews2022
Dev: Darkmatter Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Lead a Roman expeditionary force into the heart of Ancient Britain! Recruit, promote, and upgrade your legionaries while constructing a series of fortified marching camps. Use Roman tactics and strategies to conquer the entire island and become Warlord!
Why similar: Historical 42.7%, Open World 30.7%, Strategy 11.2%, Combat 7.5%, 3D 4.9%
- #45 Conquest of the New World
73% matchVery Positive92% of 116 reviews2017
Dev: Quicksilver SoftwarePub: Interplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover the uncharted during the Age of Exploration in this strategy game of exploration, combat and colony management.
Why similar: Historical 63.8%, Strategy 36.2%
- #46 Eisenwald: Blood of November
74% matchMixed52% of 182 reviews2016
Dev: Aterdux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Eisenwald: Blood of November is a new sandbox adventure in the world of Eisenwald. Take up your arms and fight for your cause (and find out first who or what you want to be fighting for).
Why similar: Strategy RPG 35.7%, Tactical 30.1%, Open World 15.7%, Strategy 8.8%, 3D 7.4%
- #47 Abandon Ship
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,344 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 18.9%, Historical 15.6%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Roguelite 12.3%, Tactical 11.8%
- #48 Tenebris: Terra Incognita
69% matchVery Positive87% of 245 reviews2024
Dev: Phantasmica Studios
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG in which you will explore a harsh planet teeming with terrifying monsters. Experiment with talent builds for 23 heroes. Combine abilities with equipment and other characters. Assemble a squad and learn the secrets of the planet Tenebris!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 49.5%, Tactical 22.4%, Roguelite 15.6%, Strategy 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #49 Swords And Magic: Path Of Conquest
68% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: ShadowMoon Wolf Game Tech Ltd
Windows
Swords And Magic: Path Of Conquest is a Real-Time Auto Combat game with Team RPG elements set in a fantasy world! Gather your adventurers, build your team, challenge Dungeons, claim your rightful reward and reveal the mystery of the world!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26.3%, RTS 22.2%, Roguelite 13.6%, Tactical 11.5%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #50 Fort Triumph
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 995 reviews2020
Dev: CookieByte Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A strategy game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with the world exploration of HOMM. Build towns, collect artifacts, improve your heroes, and influence your tactical surroundings using physics!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 52.9%, Tactical 25.9%, 3D 8.8%, Strategy 8.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #51 Wardrum
66% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Mopeful GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Lead a tribal warband and time your attacks to the beat of the Wardrum in this tactical turn-based roguelite! Forge a path across a harsh fantasy world full of rhythm magic, face death and strengthen your warriors until you have the power to destroy the dark sorcery infecting the lands.
Why similar: Roguelite 46.1%, Tactical 31.4%, Strategy 19.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #52 Nuclear Dawn
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,487 reviews2011
Dev: GameConnectPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes and take fight against enemies using various weapons in this FPS/RTS hybrid.
Why similar: RTS 25.7%, Alternate History 21.6%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Tactical 14.8%, Strategy 8.6%
- #53 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,734 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 42.3%, Open World 35.1%, Exploration 12.7%, Strategy 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #54 Novice in the world
67% matchMixed66% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: cainiaochuangjianghu
Windows
This game includes RPG content such as exploration, self building teams, battles, and growth, as well as multiplayer gameplay such as interacting with other players, forming guilds, and competing in battles.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 58.1%, Strategy 22.6%, Exploration 18.7%, Indie 0.5%
- #55 Fight Life: Vanguard
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: StartImpulsePub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Engage in tactical turn-based combat, manage and upgrade each character, and strive to reclaim harmony in a world on the brink of oblivion. Take on the mantle of leadership as you guide a mercenary squad through perilous landscapes, selecting your comrades from a diverse pool of skilled recruits.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 54.7%, Top-Down 23.1%, Strategy 19%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #56 Noob - The Factionless
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,118 reviews2023
Dev: BlackPixel StudioPub: Olydri Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lead a team of adventurers to the highest rank of all guilds!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 45.9%, Strategy RPG 27.2%, Tactical 20%, 3D 6.9%
- #57 Ultimate Space Commando
70% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Creatio 49Pub: Angry Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
USC is a turn-based, top-down view tactics game in which you control the crew of a stranded recon vessel in a "first contact war" for survival, featuring a detailed combat system with RPG elements, fully interactive randomized maps, unique weapons and gadgets, crafting, and custom multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Strategy 83.5%, Indie 16.5%
- #58 Heroes of Steel RPG
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 284 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 36.9%, Roguelite 26.5%, Tactical 25.7%, Strategy 9.1%, Indie 1.8%
- #59 Nox Archaist
68% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: 6502 Workshop
Windows · Mac
An 8-bit RPG modeled after the iconic games of the 1980s. You control a party of adventurers who travel the Realm, talk to NPCs in towns and castles, explore dungeons, and fight monsters as you seek to save the world from a terrible danger.
Why similar: Open World 52.4%, Top-Down 29%, Combat 13.9%, Indie 4.7%
- #60 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 410 reviews2019
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 40.9%, Strategy RPG 22.4%, Tactical 20.8%, Strategy 7%, 3D 6.9%