- #1 Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion
97% matchMixed64% of 104 reviews2015
Dev: Witching Hour StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion is a turn-based wargame, where strategic troop placement is essential to succeed, but this is just one of the many choices you will face while fighting your way through your many battles!
Why similar: Strategy 25.7%, RPG 21.7%, Turn-Based 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Tactical 11.2%
- #2 The Forgotten Void
96% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Voidless Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A journey of the mind with puzzles and turn based combat.
Why similar: RPG 34%, Strategy 32.4%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 13.9%
- #3 Link
96% matchMixed58% of 48 reviews2016
Dev: Brainwashing Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Link is a strategy game with roguelike elements. Take control over group of soldiers trying to survive on the hostile, arctic planet. Can you survive until someone will come for rescue?
Why similar: Strategy 43.8%, RPG 40.4%, Indie 15.7%
- #4 Farabel
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: Frogames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Farabel is a turn-based strategy game where you start at the end of the story. Develop your cleverness, your strategic prowess, and your inventive capabilities in order to survive!
Why similar: Hex Grid 21.9% ★, Turn-Based 15%, Strategy 14.4%, RPG 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
- #5 Plague Road
94% matchMostly Negative31% of 29 reviews2017
Dev: Arcade Distillery
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Rescue survivors, fight monsters and explore a once great city fallen to plague in a dark fantasy game combining turn-based tactical strategy and roguelike elements.
Why similar: RPG 32.9%, Strategy 32.9%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 13.4%
- #6 Swords & Crossbones: An Epic Pirate Story
94% matchMixed65% of 78 reviews2015
Dev: Epic Devs LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Swords and Crossbones: An Epic Pirate Story is a high seas swashbuckling adventure! Explore the oceans, battle brigands, defend the helpless, find the lost treasure of a forgotten people, build and maintain your very own pirate island, and more! All of this in a fully realized role playing adventure from Epic Devs.
Why similar: RPG 27.1%, Pirates 27% ★, Strategy 24.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Simulation 7.8%
- #7 Deity Quest
93% matchMixed68% of 31 reviews2015
Dev: Fancy Fish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Deity Quest is a light-hearted RPG where your goal is to convert followers and gain power to become the Overgod of Aberos. Use your divine magic to support your followers in fast-paced, strategic 6 vs. 6 battles, and compete with other deities in your quest to reach the top!
Why similar: RPG 33.2%, Strategy 33.2%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 13.5%
- #8 Heroes of Arca
92% matchMixed68% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: IMPIRESOFT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Heroes of Arca is a unique blend of a turn-based strategy and RPG with an unorthodox combat system that presents a wide choice of battle tactics for the turn-based games' fans.
Why similar: Strategy 43%, RPG 41.1%, Indie 15.9%
- #9 Warring States
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: polynation games ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Warring States : Tactics is a turn-based battle strategy game set during the Warring States period of Ancient China. The Warring States period is one of turmoil in China, where various feudal states struggle for control of all of China.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.1%, Strategy 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Hex Grid 12.7% ★, Tactical 11.5%
- #10 RelicMerge
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FunnerSoft, LLC
Windows
It's a turn-based, strategic, party building, RPG. Sort of like a Deck Builder, sort of like an Action RPG.
Why similar: RPG 16.7%, Strategy 16.6%, Hex Grid 11.8% ★, Adventure 9.6%, Turn-Based 8.8%
- #11 Acaratus
90% matchMixed50% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Nodbrim Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Acaratus is a turnbased tactical RPG set in a medieval steampunk world where you build and fight with your mechanized battle suits to help Adina free the people enslaved by the emperor Helios, their oppressor.
Why similar: Strategy 29.4%, RPG 26.1%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 10.2%
- #12 Fallen: A2P Protocol
91% matchMostly Negative38% of 226 reviews2015
Dev: Red Katana
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.9%, RPG 15.2%, Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Tactical 9.4%
- #13 Enemy
89% matchVery Positive86% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: Tom Johnson
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The video games you played as a kid, mashed together and remade into a tactical role-playing game.
Why similar: Strategy 31.2%, RPG 29.2%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Indie 11.4%
- #14 Blackguards 2
89% matchMixed67% of 1,254 reviews2015
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Blackguards 2 is a turn-based strategy-RPG and will deliver challenging hexfield battles and a gritty story filled with violence and crime. - Includes bonus content: Soundtrack, digital Art Book and Strategy Guide Book!
Why similar: RPG 17%, Turn-Based 15.8%, Strategy 15%, Hex Grid 9.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%
- #15 King's Bounty II
85% matchMixed62% of 5,472 reviews2021
Dev: Fulqrum GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend returns! King’s Bounty II is the long-awaited sequel to the legendary King’s Bounty video games franchise, one of the most iconic representatives of the turn-based RPG genre.
Why similar: Strategy 16.9%, RPG 16.7%, Hex Grid 15.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Turn-Based 8.6%
- #16 Fight Life: Vanguard Prologue
82% matchNo user reviews
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: RPG 22%, Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
- #17 King's Bounty: Armored Princess
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,330 reviews2009
Dev: Katauri InteractivePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 16.3 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 22%, Hex Grid 16.5% ★, Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based 11.8%
- #18 The PIT: Broken Bones
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Creative Forge
Windows
The Pit is a turn-based tactical game set in dark fantasy. You will manage the guild of gladiators, fight battles for life and death.
Why similar: RPG 20.8%, Strategy 20.7%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Adventure 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%
- #19 King's Bounty: Crossworlds
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,546 reviews2010
Dev: Katauri InteractivePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
King’s Bounty: Crossworlds is a standalone expansion that includes Armored Princess, two additional campaigns, and a world editor, expanding the classic King’s Bounty formula with new challenges and content.
Why similar: RPG 22.9%, Strategy 21%, Hex Grid 20.3% ★, Turn-Based 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #20 MazeQuest 2
84% match7 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Will OrrPub: OMB Media
Windows
MazeQuest 2 is a mashup tribute to the great console RPGs of the 90's, with infinite replay, fun storylines and sidequests, fantastic beasts, dragons, trolls, and more!. Including party based combat, 50 learnable skills, 17 recruitable characters, and hundreds of randomly generated items!
Why similar: RPG 23%, Strategy 23%, Adventure 13.3%, Turn-Based 11.5%, Indie 9.7%
- #21 Dead Weight
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Klukva Games
Windows
Face the Ancient Gods! Set the sails of your flying pirate ship and embark on a roguelite adventure in the steampunk world of Dead Weight. Explore floating islands in search of loot. Choose a class and enjoy turn-based tactical combat on tiny battlefields where every step matters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 14.3%, Pirates 12.8% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, RPG 11.1%
- #22 The Qaedon Wars - The Story Begins
83% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2019
Dev: Ian C PookPub: Paphian Games
Windows
D&D meets Panzer General in this unique Strategy-RPG hybrid. Drawing inspiration from classic turn-based games and blending with the magic and fantasy of Dungeons and Dragons, The Story Begins is the first installment in The Qaedon Wars saga.
Why similar: Hex Grid 21.8% ★, Turn-Based 16.3%, Strategy 13.7%, RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
- #23 Warlord: Attrition
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kosha Studios
Windows
A once peaceful kingdom has come under siege. The King you have pledged your loyalty to has been murdered. The realm is plunged into chaos. Your enemies conspire to upend the peaceful realm. Can you unite the lords to expel the invaders and disrupt their evil plot?
Why similar: RPG 24.6%, Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
- #24 King's Bounty: The Legend
84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,682 reviews2009
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
King’s Bounty: The Legend is a fan-favorite classic fantasy adventure and an early entry into the modern King’s Bounty era, built around tough battles, smart decisions, and turn-based tactics.
Why similar: RPG 22.5%, Strategy 20.3%, Hex Grid 14.5% ★, Turn-Based 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #25 Crown Wars: The Black Prince
77% matchMixed60% of 580 reviews2024
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
The War of Crowns rages on. Knights and brigands run rampant throughout the land, sowing destruction. From your castle base, rise to become the lord who leads the battle against the forces of evil in this turn-based tactics and strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.6%, RPG 13.3%, Strategy 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #26 Blackguards
82% matchMixed62% of 3,851 reviews2014
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.4%, RPG 21.4%, Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 10.3%, Hex Grid 7.6% ★
- #27 Magicians Legacy
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greenolor StudioPub: Kaser Studio
Windows
Magician's Legacy is a classic turn-based fantasy strategy. Defeat countless enemies to solve the mysteries of fading magic and bring life back to the kingdom of dwarves.
Why similar: RPG 24.7%, Strategy 24.7%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 10.1%, Turn-Based 7.2%
- #28 Necromancer Returns
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 114 reviews2018
Dev: Greenolor StudioPub: Kaser Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A turn-based strategy game. The world of a fantasy kingdom has been thrown into disarray by the return of the Necromancer – a creature of darkness that wishes to enslave all living beings.
Why similar: Strategy 14.5%, RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Tactical 8.8%
- #29 Talshard
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Toblue
Windows
You awaken in a mysterious world plagued with strange portals. Embark on a journey in this turn-based adventure RPG as you unravel the story and explore themes of fear and self-doubt.
Why similar: RPG 26.7%, Strategy 26.2%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 11.1%, Turn-Based 7.5%
- #30 Immortal Empire
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 309 reviews2015
Dev: Tactic Studios Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Immortal Empire is a multiplayer tactics role playing game. Control a party of up to 5 immortals as you travel through a unique fantasy world, using spells and strategy to defeat your enemies. Play co-op, versus, or solo through a compelling campaign storyline with fully voiced characters.
Why similar: Strategy 25.4%, RPG 22.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
- #31 SteamWorld Heist
76% matchVery Positive94% of 6,137 reviews2016
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!
Why similar: Steampunk 23.1% ★, Turn-Based 19.6%, Strategy 15.6%, RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%
- #32 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
67% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Lipsar Studio
Windows
Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.
Why similar: Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, RPG 14.3%, Tactical 11.2%
- #33 King's Bounty: Dark Side
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,877 reviews2014
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Time has come to begin a Dark Journey to the other side of Teana and explore a mysterious region never before seen by royal bounty hunters. King’s Bounty: Dark Side lets you play as the villains in a full standalone campaign with new heroes, dark factions, and a fresh tactical perspective.
Why similar: RPG 26.1%, Strategy 22.5%, Hex Grid 21.5% ★, Turn-Based 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
- #34 UFO Stalker
78% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: Spectre17
Windows
UFO Stalker is a 2D grid-based, single-player & single-character dungeon crawler RPG with elements of stealth. Figure out alien technology and understand reasons of your capturing.
Why similar: RPG 26.3%, Strategy 25.3%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 10.5%, Turn-Based 7.1%
- #35 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
73% 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 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, Turn-Based 9%
- #36 Graywalkers: Purgatory
75% matchMixed54% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: Dreamlords Digital Inc.
Windows · Linux
Graywalkers Purgatory is a turn-based strategy RPG set in a supernatural post-apocalyptic world where Heaven and Hell merged with Earth. You play the prophesied hero who is destined to gather all of the Graywalkers, and together lead the war to retake earth from its supernatural conquerors.
Why similar: RPG 23.1%, Strategy 22.5%, Adventure 13%, Turn-Based 10.9%, Indie 9%
- #37 The Banner Saga 3
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,008 reviews2018
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.
Why similar: Strategy 19.9%, RPG 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based 11%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%
- #38 Four Realms
76% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2016
Dev: Hugebot!
Windows
Join the menagerie in Four Realms, an action-strategy RPG in an animal filled fantasy world. Customize your Spell Book, then construct contraptions, transform targets, sling spells, and summon creatures on a quest of grand adventure.
Why similar: Strategy 34%, RPG 33%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 13.9%
- #39 战术狂想3-枪战足球(Chimera of Tactics 3-Gun and Soccer)
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: 自由愉悦小黄猫(Free pleasure little yellow cat)
Windows
This is a gun and soccer SLG, player need to command team members to grab soccer with gun and shoot at the goal! ╰(*°▽°*)╯
Why similar: Strategy 22.4%, Hex Grid 16.9% ★, Turn-Based 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Indie 9.1%
- #40 Chaos Reborn
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,136 reviews2015
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.
Why similar: Hex Grid 22.2% ★, Turn-Based 18.4%, Strategy 15.3%, RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #41 Clatter
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,223 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Create and command your own customizable squads of fighting robots in this turn-based, arena tactics game.
Why similar: Strategy 28.8%, Turn-Based 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Indie 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
- #42 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
68% matchVery Positive87% of 7,902 reviews2020
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
Why similar: RPG 18.3%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #43 Warhounds
65% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Everplay DMCCPub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Warhounds is a turn-based tactics game about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action movie vibe, inspired by XCOM and Jagged Alliance. Recruit unique fighters, upgrade your base, and fight for Africa’s future. No fake RNG - only true ballistics and lethal tactics.
Why similar: Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, RPG 14%, Tactical 11.6%
- #44 The Barnacle Squad
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Munn Games
Windows
The Barnacle Squad is a tactical turn-based RPG set in the slimy, tentacle-infested waters of a flooded necropolis. Choose from 12 distinct character classes as you manage your squad of mercenaries rowing through a labyrinth of nautical fiends.
Why similar: Pirates 28.5% ★, Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Hex Grid 10% ★
- #45 Himeko Sutori
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 244 reviews2021
Dev: Rockwell Studios, LLC
Windows
Himeko Sutori is a tactical, turn-based RPG that combines intimate character development with epic battles featuring hundreds of unique characters. With the included campaign editor, you can make new worlds and new adventures, making Himeko Sutori your story.
Why similar: Hex Grid 20.6% ★, RPG 17.7%, Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Turn-Based 10.8%
- #46 Willy-Nilly Knight
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 301 reviews2017
Dev: Double Dice Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Willy-Nilly Knight is the great story, based on the legend of King Arthur. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG with real-time gameplay and turn-based combat, set in the colorful fantasy universe. Will you find the power to save the world in the war of gods? Find your answer.
Why similar: RPG 34.4%, Adventure 15.8%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Indie 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
- #47 Pirate Code 2: Reign of the Pirate King
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Circuit Hive
Windows · Mac · Linux
An open-world, roguelite, turn-based pirate strategy game with a focus on tactical combat, exploration, and fleet customization. Explore a new world each time you play and fight through an endlessly branching story. Face down a relentless king and restore the Pirate Code!
Why similar: Pirates 28.3% ★, Hex Grid 18.5% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #48 Flatspace IIk
72% matchMixed65% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Cornutopia Software
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Flatspace IIk is a top-down space trading game with the emphasis on free exploration. In Flatspace, you choose your profession and are given a small spaceship with a scattering of random weapons, then you are free to earn a living, explore, hunt, trade, grow; upgrading your ship and equipment.
Why similar: RPG 43.5%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 16.6%, Simulation 13.9%
- #49 Highlands
72% matchVery Positive81% of 240 reviews2015
Dev: Burrito Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Highlands is a hand-drawn turn-based strategy game with unique characters, resource management and RPG elements where the focus is directed toward decision-making.
Why similar: Strategy 27.3%, RPG 25.5%, Steampunk 19% ★, Turn-Based 15.9%, Indie 12.3%
- #50 Slavic Warband
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jar Games
Windows · Linux
Slavic Warband is a tactical RPG in which you lead a pack of peasants searching for a better life in early medieval Eastern Europe. Explore, fight, equip, and level up your company to ultimately create your own small kingdom.
Why similar: RPG 25.4%, Strategy 23%, Hex Grid 17.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%
- #51 Iron Tides
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: Crash Wave Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
This "rogue-like Viking simulator" is an adventure at sea with epic tactical battles and dungeon-crawler elements. Conscript your warriors and prepare for a new raiding season!
Why similar: Strategy 26.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Indie 10.9%
- #52 Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,383 reviews2019
Dev: Ctrl Alt Ninja Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.7%, Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, RPG 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8%
- #53 Ultimate Space Commando
71% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Creatio 49Pub: Angry Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 33.5%, RPG 32.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Indie 14.1%
- #54 Spellcrafter
73% matchMostly Negative36% of 64 reviews2015
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Salient Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spellcrafter is an RPG game with deep tactical turn-based combat and a unique spell casting system. Explore the magical world, collect gold, interact with NPCs, take quests and make moral choices! Recruit heroes, assemble and summon powerful troops and send them into battle!
Why similar: RPG 30.5%, Strategy 28.7%, Adventure 16.6%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Indie 11%
- #55 Might is Right
67% matchVery Positive81% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: Lazy Kitty
Windows
Might is Right is an old-school turn-based strategy game, it has simple controls and deep complex mechanics.
Why similar: RPG 31.7%, Strategy 30.9%, Indie 12.8%, Turn-Based 7.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.4%
- #56 Hartacon Tactics
70% matchMixed44% of 48 reviews2019
Dev: Charlie Fleed
Windows
Hartacon Tactics is a survival turn-based tactical RPG, featuring higly deterministc mechanics, beautiful hand-painted 2D art and deep gameplay.
Why similar: Strategy 25.7%, RPG 25%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Indie 9.6%
- #57 Bedlamball
69% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Evan PeiperlPub: Solidplasma Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Bedlamball is a goal scoring game where you change the rules as you play!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 71.3%, 2D 28.7%
- #58 Battle for Wesnoth
66% matchVery Positive94% of 5,785 reviews2018
Dev: The Battle for Wesnoth ProjectPub: Wesnoth Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
Why similar: Hex Grid 25.2% ★, Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%