- #1 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
97% matchVery Positive84% of 42,222 reviews2021
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 58.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.
Why similar: CRPG 19.7%, Party-Based RPG 19.5%, Isometric 14.3%, RPG 11.1%, Character Customization 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is Owlcat's direct follow-up and delivers the closest match in Pathfinder rules depth, party management, branching narrative, and massive campaign scope.
- #2 Pillars of Eternity
96% matchVery Positive88% of 25,508 reviews2015
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 41.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.
Why similar: RPG 18.6%, CRPG 17.2%, Real-Time with Pause 16.3% ★, Party-Based RPG 16%, Isometric 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its real-time-with-pause party combat, dense lore, and classic isometric quest design make it one of the clearest modern alternatives to Kingmaker.
- #3 Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
96% matchVery Positive92% of 10,593 reviews2013
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rediscover the beloved RPG classic— now enhanced for modern adventurers! Gather your party of heroes and continue the legendary adventure in this story-rich fantasy epic where every choice matters.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 23% ★, Real-Time with Pause 15.3% ★, CRPG 13.1%, Party-Based RPG 12.5%, RPG 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is one of Kingmaker's biggest inspirations, with a long party-based fantasy adventure full of tactical encounters, companion banter, and meaningful quests.
- #4 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
95% matchVery Positive88% of 19,658 reviews2018
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 41.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 18.7%, RPG 16.4%, CRPG 16.2%, Real-Time with Pause 12.2% ★, Isometric 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Deadfire keeps the same rich party-based cRPG foundation while adding even more build variety, reactive questing, and open-ended exploration.
- #5 Tyranny
94% matchVery Positive87% of 13,114 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: CRPG 19.9%, RPG 18.7%, Isometric 14.4%, Real-Time with Pause 14.3% ★, Choices Matter 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly text-rich isometric cRPG experience with strong party tactics and some of the best choice-and-consequence design in the genre.
- #6 Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
94% matchVery Positive86% of 30,326 reviews2010
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a stunning world, make complex moral choices, and engage in bone-crushing combat against massive and terrifying creatures. The Ultimate Edition includes Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening and all nine content packs.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21.8% ★, Party-Based RPG 21.6%, RPG 19.4%, Fantasy 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Even from a different camera perspective, it scratches the same itch for party composition, tactical pausing, companion relationships, and big fantasy decision-making.
- #7 Solasta: Crown of the Magister
93% matchVery Positive87% of 21,849 reviews2021
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battle field in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.1 Ruleset. In Solasta, you make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 28.8% ★, CRPG 15.5%, Party-Based RPG 13.2%, Strategy RPG 9.9%, RPG 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Kingmaker was translating tabletop-style rules into tactical combat and party builds, Solasta is one of the strongest Steam options.
- #8 Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition
92% matchMixed47% of 1,394 reviews2025
Dev: Aspyr Media
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Fate of The Forgotten Realms is in Your Hands. Return to the city of Neverwinter in Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 42.6% ★, Party-Based RPG 23.4%, RPG 12.4%, Character Customization 9.6%, Fantasy 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its D&D ruleset, party-driven campaign, and classic fantasy adventuring make it a very natural fit for players who want more Kingmaker-style systems.
- #9 Baldur's Gate 3
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 832,276 reviews2023
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 77.6 hrsMean: 130.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 36.3% ★, CRPG 16.2%, RPG 13.4%, Character Customization 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Although fully turn-based, it delivers the same appeal of building a custom party, solving quests in multiple ways, and steering a reactive fantasy story.
- #10 Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
91% matchVery Positive92% of 17,435 reviews2013
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The classic adventure returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition includes the original Baldur’s Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, and all-new content including three new party members.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 18.3% ★, CRPG 18.2%, Isometric 12.9%, Real-Time with Pause 12.5% ★, Party-Based RPG 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its old-school Forgotten Realms campaign nails the classic party-based, exploration-heavy cRPG formula that Kingmaker deliberately channels.
- #11 Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
91% matchVery Positive90% of 9,277 reviews2018
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Return to the Forgotten Realms in this bestselling Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Combines all the content of Neverwinter Nights Diamond Edition with all-new enhanced features. Includes 100+ hours of award-winning adventures and the tools to create your own!
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 31.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 19.8% ★, CRPG 17.6%, RPG 10.7%, Character Customization 8%
Why You'll Like It: Its D&D character building, story-driven campaigning, and classic fantasy tone make it a strong match, especially for players who enjoy rules-heavy RPG progression.
- #12 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
89% matchVery Positive88% of 42,430 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 54.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Why similar: CRPG 30.8%, RPG 14.4%, Character Customization 14.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Fantasy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Despite the sci-fi setting, it shares Owlcat's love of dense systems, party interactions, tough tactical battles, and major narrative choices.
- #13 Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
89% matchVery Positive90% of 3,549 reviews2014
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition revives the classic RPG with fresh updates for modern players. Build a party of Dungeons & Dragons heroes and explore the frozen tundra in this retro fantasy adventure.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 25.6% ★, CRPG 14.8%, Party-Based RPG 14%, Real-Time with Pause 12.9% ★, RPG 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It leans more combat-focused than Kingmaker, but its custom party creation and classic isometric adventuring feel very close in moment-to-moment play.
- #14 Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 201,253 reviews2017
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 31.6 hrsMean: 75.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.
Why similar: CRPG 19.9%, Party-Based RPG 19.3%, Strategy RPG 13.1%, RPG 10%, Character Customization 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is more sandboxy and turn-based, but few games match its party synergy, build experimentation, and reactive quest design.
- #15 Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 991 reviews2022
Dev: GrapeOcean TechnologiesPub: V Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21.2% ★, CRPG 16.6%, Party-Based RPG 16.2%, Isometric 11.6%, RPG 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is a deliberate throwback to Baldur's Gate-style real-time-with-pause fantasy cRPGs, making it a direct tonal and mechanical match.
- #16 Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
86% matchVery Positive95% of 5,396 reviews2017
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 25.9% ★, CRPG 17.3%, Real-Time with Pause 16.9% ★, Isometric 11.8%, RPG 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is less combat-centric than Kingmaker, but its old-school isometric structure and emphasis on dialogue choices make it essential cRPG territory.
- #17 Drakensang: The River of Time
87% matchVery Positive81% of 404 reviews2011
Dev: DTPPub: Cosmi/ValuSoft
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The prequel to Radon Labs' award-winning RPG, Drakensang: The River of Time introduces a brand new story within the Drakensang universe. The new story brings many innovations and new game elements for experienced as well for first time players, who will jump right into the fascinating medieval fantasy RPG scenario of Drakensang: The...
Why similar: RPG 33.7%, Real-Time with Pause 21.1% ★, Party-Based RPG 13.3%, CRPG 10.4%, Fantasy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This underrated fantasy cRPG offers a grounded party adventure with lots of role-playing, exploration, and strategic combat in a very Kingmaker-adjacent style.
- #18 Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
85% matchVery Positive89% of 31,639 reviews2015
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!
Why similar: RPG 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 18.4%, CRPG 14.5%, Turn-Based 11.7%, Isometric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its classic overhead perspective, party control, and system-heavy encounters make it a good fit for players who enjoy tactical fantasy adventuring.
- #19 Torment: Tides of Numenera
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 4,341 reviews2017
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
Why similar: RPG 24.6%, CRPG 23%, Isometric 20.8%, Party-Based RPG 7.4%, Choices Matter 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This spiritual successor to Planescape offers a similarly text-rich, choice-heavy isometric RPG experience for players who value narrative over combat density.
- #20 Wasteland 3
82% matchVery Positive85% of 21,899 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
Why similar: CRPG 22%, Party-Based RPG 17.8%, Isometric 12.8%, Character Customization 9.9%, RPG 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: While post-apocalyptic and turn-based, it delivers excellent party customization, consequential decisions, and a broad campaign full of faction politics.
- #21 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,916 reviews2016
Dev: Troika GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Imagine a place of wonder, where magick and technology coexist in an uneasy balance, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. Welcome to the land of Arcanum.
Why similar: CRPG 22.8%, RPG 19.9%, Isometric 18%, Real-Time with Pause 9.1% ★, Character Customization 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same classic cRPG spirit with deep character building, open-ended quest solutions, and a world that reacts to your role-playing choices.
- #22 Drakensang
84% matchVery Positive81% of 777 reviews2009
Dev: Radon LabsPub: DTP Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Drakensang is a third-person party-based RPG based on the pen & paper role-play rules of The Dark Eye. Drakensang is the first PC game for over 10 years to be based on Germany's most successful and popular role-play system. Drakensang builds on the pen & paper rules as applied in version 4.0.
Why similar: RPG 26.4%, Party-Based RPG 24.1%, Real-Time with Pause 22.4% ★, CRPG 10.9%, Fantasy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Like Kingmaker, it emphasizes a traditional fantasy setting, party management, questing, and a slower, more methodical cRPG pace.
- #23 Queen's Wish: The Conqueror
82% matchVery Positive83% of 365 reviews2019
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
At last, the Queen has given you power and freedom! The cost? You must rebuild her Empire. Will you? In this epic, indie fantasy adventure, you are free to explore, fight for fame and power, and shape the world as you choose. Escape into an unpredictable open-ended story and cunning tactical combat.
Why similar: RPG 24.1%, CRPG 20.6%, Party-Based RPG 14.8%, Isometric 12.4%, Turn-Based 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its party-based fantasy design and campaign about reclaiming territory and authority echo some of Kingmaker's strategic, rulership-flavored appeal.
- #24 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
81% matchVery Positive89% of 6,474 reviews2014
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Why similar: RPG 25.8%, Isometric 19.7%, CRPG 19.4%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Story Rich 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its isometric party combat, companion writing, and choice-heavy quest design make it a strong pick even if the setting shifts to cyberpunk fantasy.
- #25 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,721 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
Why similar: CRPG 37.2%, Isometric 18.9%, RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based 7.1%, Choices Matter 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It translates the old-school isometric cRPG formula into sci-fi, with companion management, branching quests, and a crunchy build-driven structure.
- #26 Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor
80% matchVery Positive90% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
You are in a barbarian land. They are trying to kill you. The Queen demands you tame them. So what now? Escape into an exciting, open-ended story and cunning tactical combat. Epic, indie fantasy adventure. Freely explore a huge world, fight for fame and power, and shape the world as you choose.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27%, CRPG 26.5%, Isometric 15.3%, RPG 14.8%, Fantasy 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel continues the same kingdom-minded, party-based fantasy role-playing with lots of tactical encounters and meaningful story choices.
- #27 Solasta II
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,269 reviews2026
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
In a Mana-infused land, a dark force led by the enigmatic Shadwyn threatens Neokos. Bring your party of adventurers together across perilous realms in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.2 ruleset. You make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 19.4% ★, Party-Based RPG 16.9%, CRPG 16.5%, Strategy RPG 11.4%, RPG 8.6%
- #28 Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
79% matchVery Positive87% of 4,767 reviews2015
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Why similar: RPG 26.3%, Isometric 20.5%, CRPG 18.7%, Turn-Based 16.7%, Story Rich 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers another excellent blend of squad tactics, story decisions, and character progression in a tightly written isometric campaign.
- #29 Low Magic Age
78% matchVery Positive89% of 3,411 reviews2017
Dev: Low Magic Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 33.8% ★, Party-Based RPG 18.4%, CRPG 14.5%, Strategy RPG 10%, Turn-Based 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: If what you want most is crunchy d20-inspired fantasy combat and party building, this delivers that rules-forward side of Kingmaker very well.
- #30 Knights of the Chalice 2
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 143 reviews2022
Dev: Heroic Fantasy Games Dot Com
Windows · Mac
Knights of the Chalice 2 is a 2D RPG with turn-based combat. Create six Adventurers and set forth on an epic adventure against Evil. Overcome the odds with superior tactics. Enjoy a whole new dimension of complexity and variety based on the 3.5 ruleset! Includes a Module Editor.
Why similar: CRPG 24.2%, Party-Based RPG 23%, Isometric 15.9%, Character Customization 10.5%, RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is lighter on presentation but excellent for players who want deep tactical fantasy encounters and highly detailed party customization.
- #31 Avadon: The Black Fortress
79% matchVery Positive81% of 615 reviews2011
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)
Why similar: RPG 24%, Isometric 20%, Party-Based RPG 17.6%, CRPG 17%, Turn-Based 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This indie fantasy cRPG captures the same appeal of assembling a party, making story decisions, and pushing through a lengthy world-spanning campaign.
- #32 Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
77% matchVery Positive92% of 11,874 reviews2014
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure! Discuss your decisions with companions; fight foes in turn-based combat; explore an open world and interact with everything and everyone you see. Join up with a friend to play online in co-op and make your own adventures with the powerful RPG toolkit.
Why similar: RPG 33.2%, Turn-Based 16.5%, CRPG 15.7%, Isometric 11.7%, Fantasy 9%
- #33 Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 726 reviews2025
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.
Why similar: CRPG 21.2%, Party-Based RPG 19.4%, Isometric 14.8%, Strategy RPG 12.1%, RPG 8.3%
- #34 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
76% matchVery Positive88% of 6,240 reviews2019
Dev: 6 Eyes StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
Why similar: RPG 28.1%, Strategy RPG 15.8%, Isometric 10.9%, Character Customization 8.7%, Turn-Based 8.2%
- #35 GreedFall
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,493 reviews2019
Dev: SpidersPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.
Why similar: RPG 31.3%, Character Customization 20.8%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Fantasy 7.5%, Open World 7.5%
- #36 Expeditions: Rome
74% matchVery Positive88% of 6,478 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 30.4%, CRPG 28.2%, RPG 16.6%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.9%
- #37 Battle Chasers: Nightwar
75% matchVery Positive87% of 7,312 reviews2017
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.
Why similar: RPG 54.5%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Fantasy 13.5%, Isometric 8.4%, Story Rich 4%
- #38 Divine Divinity
75% matchVery Positive88% of 3,882 reviews2012
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Divine Divinity is an epic role-playing game with hack-and-slash action, offering a huge world to explore and thousands of items to investigate, trade and use.
Why similar: RPG 30.8%, Isometric 22.5%, Real-Time with Pause 17.5% ★, CRPG 11.6%, Fantasy 10.1%
- #39 The Iron Oath
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 889 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 24% ★, Party-Based RPG 14.8%, CRPG 14.3%, Strategy RPG 9.6%, RPG 7.5%
- #40 Expeditions: Viking
73% matchVery Positive83% of 4,124 reviews2017
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?
Why similar: RPG 24.9%, Turn-Based 17%, CRPG 16.6%, Character Customization 13.1%, Choices Matter 9%
- #41 Age of Wonders 4
70% matchVery Positive81% of 21,784 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.4 hrsMean: 58.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 24%, Character Customization 18.7%, RPG 17.9%, Fantasy 12%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #42 Wartales
69% matchVery Positive87% of 34,222 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 35.7%, RPG 22.8%, Medieval 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Turn-Based 7.5%
- #43 The Temple of Elemental Evil
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: Troika GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Years ago a demoness’s elemental cult ruled from a temple near Nulb until the Circle of Eight razed it. Now bandits stalk Hommlet and dark forces gather at the ruins. In this classic party‑based D&D RPG, unmask their true purpose and confront the reborn evil before chaos engulfs the land.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 41.4% ★, RPG 18.2%, Isometric 11.7%, Turn-Based 8.4%, Fantasy 5.7%
- #44 Vendir: Plague of Lies
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: Early Morning Studio
Windows
Vendir: Plague of Lies is a classic party-based RPG with a deep storyline and turn-based combat. Experience an intricately crafted world, steeped in history and brought to life through a carefully crafted atmosphere and the trials and tribulations of stories of the people that inhabit it.
Why similar: CRPG 22.9%, Party-Based RPG 19.1%, Strategy RPG 10.8%, Isometric 10.6%, RPG 9.7%
- #45 The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,288 reviews2019
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is the triumphant return of one of the most iconic RPG series of all-time. Delve into a tactically rich combat system that rewards creativity, solve puzzles to gain treasure and advantages, and discover a beautifully crafted world.
Why similar: RPG 45.2%, Party-Based RPG 24.7%, CRPG 13.5%, Turn-Based 11%, Fantasy 4.9%
- #46 Tower of Time
72% matchVery Positive83% of 2,544 reviews2018
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of RPG awaits you. A story-rich dungeon crawler with innovative real-time combat that lets you pause or slow time. Tactical thinking is essential to succeed. Now with RPGlite and Permadeath for fast-paced game.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21.1% ★, Dungeons & Dragons 18.4% ★, Party-Based RPG 17.5%, Isometric 11%, Turn-Based 7.9%
- #47 Avernum 3: Ruined World
71% matchVery Positive84% of 329 reviews2018
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wander free through this epic, indie fantasy adventure. Explore a huge world that evolves as time passes. Towns fight battles. Refugees flee. Disasters happen. Features cunning adventures, great depth, and unlimited freedom. Be a merchant or bounty hunter, buy a home, save the world!
Why similar: CRPG 23.7%, RPG 22.6%, Isometric 17.9%, Party-Based RPG 16.9%, Fantasy 6.2%
- #48 Serpent in the Staglands
73% matchMixed66% of 202 reviews2015
Dev: Whalenought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A true role-playing adventure. Set in the icy Staglands, this party-based CRPG has you take the role of a trapped god on a perilous journey across a beautiful, deadly peninsula.
Why similar: CRPG 21.7%, Real-Time with Pause 21.7% ★, Party-Based RPG 16.6%, RPG 15.4%, Isometric 14.4%
- #49 Ash of Gods: Redemption
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,435 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 17.8%, CRPG 15.8%, Isometric 14.8%, Strategy RPG 13.1%, RPG 9.9%
- #50 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,196 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 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: Party-Based RPG 24%, Strategy RPG 14.3%, CRPG 14.2%, RPG 11.8%, Character Customization 8.9%
- #51 Elengard: Ascension
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: Stèphano M. M. G.
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure to rise to power in this new Real-Time-With-Pause medieval fantasy RPG that combines action and strategy mechanics. Fight a lot, explore, choose how you fight, configure your abilities, create powerful builds and combos. Awaken your true power!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 18.9% ★, Party-Based RPG 17.6%, CRPG 11.5%, Strategy RPG 10.6%, RPG 9.9%
- #52 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
69% matchVery Positive85% of 10,424 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: CRPG 36%, Isometric 21.8%, RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #53 Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition
69% matchVery Positive81% of 7,260 reviews2020
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You are Hawke, a refugee seeking to escape the darkspawn-plagued land of Ferelden and become Champion of Kirkwall. Rise to power and fight epic battles while making decisions that determine the course of civilization.
Why similar: RPG 33.4%, Character Customization 14.4%, Fantasy 14.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Party-Based RPG 7.6%
- #54 Wildermyth
66% matchVery Positive95% of 18,060 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 36.7%, Character Customization 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, RPG 9%, Turn-Based 7.8%
- #55 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
65% matchVery Positive91% of 6,139 reviews2023
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 25.8% ★, CRPG 15.7%, Party-Based RPG 13.1%, Strategy RPG 9.2%, RPG 7.9%
- #56 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
68% matchVery Positive83% of 8,092 reviews2014
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
Why similar: RPG 29.5%, CRPG 22.6%, Turn-Based 19.4%, Isometric 16.4%, Strategy 4%
- #57 Dragon Age™ Inquisition
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 20,799 reviews2020
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.
Why similar: RPG 24.2%, Character Customization 20.4%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Fantasy 11.4%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #58 Avernum 4: Greed and Glory
63% matchVery Positive95% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
The cult-classic saga is back! Battle for fame, power, and wealth in the subterranean nation of Avernum. Conquer an enormous underworld in this epic turn-based fantasy RPG. Features huge, clever dungeons, varied and cunning foes, 100s of artifacts to find or craft, and a really cool story.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.1%, RPG 18.5%, CRPG 15.4%, Strategy RPG 13%, Choices Matter 8%
- #59 Avernum: Escape From the Pit
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,292 reviews2012
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 23.1%, Isometric 19.3%, RPG 18.9%, CRPG 16.7%, Turn-Based 8.6%