- #1 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
97% matchVery Positive84% of 42,844 reviews2021
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 58.6 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 25.5%, Isometric 18.3%, RPG 11.9%, Character Customization 11.7%, Choices Matter 9%
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 Positive89% of 25,809 reviews2015
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 42.1 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 18.3%, CRPG 17.2%, Real-Time with Pause 16.4% ★, Party-Based RPG 15.9%, Isometric 14.6%
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 10,696 reviews2013
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.0 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: Real-Time with Pause 20.1% ★, CRPG 17%, Party-Based RPG 16.2%, RPG 10.8%, Isometric 10.3%
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 19,800 reviews2018
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 42.0 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 18.6%, RPG 16.2%, CRPG 16.1%, Real-Time with Pause 12.2% ★, Isometric 11.7%
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 13,190 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 18.6%, Real-Time with Pause 14.5% ★, Isometric 14.4%, Choices Matter 8.5%
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 30,619 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 22% ★, Party-Based RPG 21.7%, RPG 19.4%, Fantasy 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%
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 22,100 reviews2021
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 31.2 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: Party-Based RPG 19.4%, CRPG 18.6%, Strategy RPG 13.8%, Character Customization 11%, RPG 11%
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 Baldur's Gate 3
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 840,324 reviews2023
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 78.6 hrsMean: 131.8 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: CRPG 24.9%, RPG 20.6%, Character Customization 15.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Fantasy 7.3%
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.
- #9 Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
92% matchVery Positive92% of 17,639 reviews2013
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 28.5 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: CRPG 22.2%, Isometric 15.8%, Real-Time with Pause 15.5% ★, Party-Based RPG 12.3%, 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.
- #10 Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition
91% matchMixed47% of 1,444 reviews2025
Dev: Aspyr Media
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Party-Based RPG 40.9%, RPG 21.5%, Character Customization 16.7%, Fantasy 10%, Story Rich 5%
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.
- #11 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
89% matchVery Positive88% of 43,860 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 55.4 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 30.9%, RPG 14.4%, Character Customization 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, 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.
- #12 Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
90% matchVery Positive90% of 3,576 reviews2014
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.8 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: CRPG 19.8%, Party-Based RPG 19%, Real-Time with Pause 17.4% ★, RPG 12.2%, Isometric 10.3%
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.
- #13 Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
89% matchVery Positive90% of 9,360 reviews2018
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.7 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: Real-Time with Pause 29.5% ★, CRPG 25.9%, RPG 15.6%, Character Customization 11.7%, Fantasy 7.8%
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.
- #14 Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 202,747 reviews2017
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 31.7 hrsMean: 75.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 19.4%, Strategy RPG 13%, RPG 10%, Character Customization 9.1%
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
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,009 reviews2022
Dev: GrapeOcean TechnologiesPub: V Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 21.4% ★, CRPG 16.6%, Party-Based RPG 16.2%, Isometric 11.5%, 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 5,454 reviews2017
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 23.8 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: CRPG 23.4%, Real-Time with Pause 23% ★, Isometric 15.9%, RPG 14%, Choices Matter 7.9%
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
86% matchVery Positive81% of 405 reviews2011
Dev: DTPPub: Cosmi/ValuSoft
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.8 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 33.5%, Real-Time with Pause 21.3% ★, 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 32,063 reviews2015
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.7 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 14.4%, Turn-Based 11.8%, 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 4,353 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 23.1%, Isometric 20.8%, Party-Based RPG 7.4%, Choices Matter 6.1%
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 22,068 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.8 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 12.9%, 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 1,941 reviews2016
Dev: Troika GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.7 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 22.9%, RPG 19.8%, Isometric 17.9%, 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 786 reviews2009
Dev: Radon LabsPub: DTP Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.8 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 26.3%, Party-Based RPG 24.1%, Real-Time with Pause 22.7% ★, 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 366 reviews2019
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.9 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%, CRPG 20.7%, Party-Based RPG 14.8%, Isometric 12.4%, Turn-Based 9.8%
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 6,518 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 25.3%, Isometric 19.4%, CRPG 19.1%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Story Rich 5.5%
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 4,751 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 37.3%, Isometric 19%, RPG 16.8%, Turn-Based 7.2%, Choices Matter 6%
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 105 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 Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
79% matchVery Positive87% of 4,794 reviews2015
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 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 26.1%, Isometric 20.4%, CRPG 18.9%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers another excellent blend of squad tactics, story decisions, and character progression in a tightly written isometric campaign.
- #28 Low Magic Age
78% matchVery Positive89% of 3,458 reviews2017
Dev: Low Magic Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.9 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: Party-Based RPG 27.2%, CRPG 21.4%, Strategy RPG 14.7%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Character Customization 10.4%
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.
- #29 Avadon: The Black Fortress
79% matchVery Positive81% of 615 reviews2011
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 23.9%, Isometric 20%, Party-Based RPG 17.6%, CRPG 17%, Turn-Based 8.9%
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.
- #30 Solasta II
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,676 reviews2026
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: CRPG 21.8%, Party-Based RPG 21%, Strategy RPG 12.4%, RPG 9.5%, Character Customization 8.6%
- #31 Knights of the Chalice 2
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 147 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 23.1%, Isometric 16%, Character Customization 10.4%, 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.
- #32 Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
77% matchVery Positive92% of 11,881 reviews2014
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 18.3 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 33.1%, Turn-Based 16.6%, CRPG 15.7%, Isometric 11.6%, Fantasy 9%
- #33 GreedFall
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,716 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 30.7%, Character Customization 20.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Open World 7.4%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #34 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
76% matchVery Positive88% of 6,291 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 27.9%, Strategy RPG 15.9%, Isometric 11%, Character Customization 8.6%, Turn-Based 8.2%
- #35 Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 783 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 21.3%, Party-Based RPG 19.4%, Isometric 14.8%, Strategy RPG 12.1%, RPG 8.3%
- #36 Divine Divinity
76% matchVery Positive88% of 3,946 reviews2012
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.3 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 30.5%, Isometric 22.5%, Real-Time with Pause 17.8% ★, CRPG 11.7%, Fantasy 10.1%
- #37 Expeditions: Viking
75% matchVery Positive83% of 4,147 reviews2017
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.1 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 24.5%, CRPG 17.2%, Turn-Based 17.2%, Character Customization 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #38 Expeditions: Rome
73% matchVery Positive88% of 6,559 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: Party-Based RPG 30.4%, CRPG 28.4%, RPG 16.4%, Choices Matter 6%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.9%
- #39 Battle Chasers: Nightwar
73% matchVery Positive87% of 7,332 reviews2017
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 38.6 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 54.3%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Fantasy 13.4%, Isometric 8.8%, Story Rich 4%
- #40 Vendir: Plague of Lies
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 250 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 23%, Party-Based RPG 19.2%, Strategy RPG 10.8%, Isometric 10.6%, RPG 9.7%
- #41 Age of Wonders 4
71% matchVery Positive81% of 22,264 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.2 hrsMean: 60.1 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 18%, Fantasy 12%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #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: Party-Based RPG 18.5%, CRPG 17.9%, Strategy RPG 11.9%, RPG 9.4%, Character Customization 7.5%
- #43 Wartales
70% 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: Party-Based RPG 35.6%, RPG 22.9%, Medieval 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Turn-Based 7.6%
- #44 Avernum 3: Ruined World
73% matchVery Positive84% of 334 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 23.8%, RPG 22.6%, Isometric 17.9%, Party-Based RPG 17%, Fantasy 6.2%
- #45 Serpent in the Staglands
74% matchMixed66% of 205 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: Real-Time with Pause 21.9% ★, CRPG 21.7%, Party-Based RPG 16.6%, RPG 15.3%, Isometric 14.3%
- #46 The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,296 reviews2019
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 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%, Party-Based RPG 24.8%, CRPG 13.5%, Turn-Based 11.1%, Fantasy 4.9%
- #47 Elengard: Ascension
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 105 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 19% ★, Party-Based RPG 17.5%, CRPG 11.5%, Strategy RPG 10.5%, RPG 9.8%
- #48 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
69% 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: Party-Based RPG 24.1%, Strategy RPG 14.2%, CRPG 14.2%, RPG 11.9%, Character Customization 9%
- #49 Ash of Gods: Redemption
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,448 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 17.9%, CRPG 15.8%, Isometric 14.8%, Strategy RPG 13%, RPG 9.9%
- #50 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
69% matchVery Positive85% of 10,478 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.4 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 36.1%, Isometric 21.7%, RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #51 King's Bounty: Armored Princess
70% matchVery Positive91% of 1,352 reviews2009
Dev: Katauri InteractivePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
King’s Bounty: Armored Princess builds on the foundation of The Legend, expanding the classic formula with deeper turn-based tactics, a huge hand-crafted world, and new mechanics that change how you approach battles and progression.
Why similar: RPG 41.8%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Fantasy 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 7.7%
- #52 Wildermyth
66% matchVery Positive95% of 18,135 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.5 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 36.8%, Character Customization 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, RPG 8.9%, Turn-Based 7.9%
- #53 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
68% matchVery Positive83% of 8,100 reviews2014
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.6 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 29.4%, CRPG 22.6%, Turn-Based 19.5%, Isometric 16.4%, Strategy 4%
- #54 Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
67% matchVery Positive90% of 17,090 reviews2018
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover a brand new RPG from the creators of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Facing an imminent invasion, Meve — war-veteran and Queen of Lyria and Rivia — is forced to once again enter the warpath and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.
Why similar: RPG 32%, Isometric 14.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #55 Dragon Age™ Inquisition
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 20,987 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 14.1%, Fantasy 11.4%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #56 Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition
67% matchVery Positive81% of 7,367 reviews2020
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 10%, Party-Based RPG 7.7%
- #57 The Age of Decadence
68% matchVery Positive82% of 3,976 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: CRPG 32.7%, Isometric 22%, RPG 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #58 Avernum: Escape From the Pit
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,297 reviews2012
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.4 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 23.2%, Isometric 19.3%, RPG 18.8%, CRPG 16.8%, Turn-Based 8.7%
- #59 Geneforge 1 - Mutagen
66% matchVery Positive94% of 437 reviews2021
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. Use battle or cunning to change the world, served by your own army of custom-made mutant monsters. Over 80 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Multitudes of skills, abilities, factions, treasures, and servants to create.
Why similar: CRPG 26%, Party-Based RPG 22.9%, Isometric 13.2%, RPG 11.5%, Turn-Based 10.1%