- #1 Wartales
97% 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: Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Open World 15.2%, Tactical RPG 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Turn-Based 12.3%
- #2 Dead Monarchy
96% matchVery Positive82% of 137 reviews2023
Dev: Kevin Zhang
Windows
Dead Monarchy is an open-world, turn-based tactical RPG set in a low fantasy world. Personally lead and manage your mercenary company as the captain and embark on your personal quest to defeat the arena champions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Perma Death 11.3%, Tactical 10.6%, Strategy 10.6%
- #3 The Iron Oath
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 900 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.9%, Turn-Based 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%
- #4 Battle Brothers
95% matchVery Positive88% of 27,494 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 93.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.7%, Open World 21.5%, Sandbox 21.3%, RPG 11.2%, Strategy 11.1%
- #5 Urtuk: The Desolation
94% matchVery Positive88% of 2,505 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.3%, Turn-Based 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Perma Death 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%
- #6 Stoneshard
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 34,341 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 37.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.3%, RPG 15%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Survival 12.9%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #7 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
91% matchVery Positive94% of 4,417 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Why similar: Zombies 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Survival 11.9%, Open World 10.9%
- #8 Warbanners
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 610 reviews2017
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Warbanners: the turn-based, tactical strategy game with role-playing elements that lets you manage a squad of mercenaries, and survive 42 campaign missions. Your goal? To earn a place among ancient legends!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20%, Tactical RPG 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #9 Urban Strife
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 388 reviews2024
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20%, Zombies 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Base Building 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #10 Lost In The Open
90% matchMixed66% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: Black Voyage GamesPub: WhisperGames
Windows
An unexpected assassination attempt leaves you wounded and fleeing across no man's land. To survive in this roguelike, low-fantasy tactical RPG, you must recruit strategically, fight desperately and repent sincerely.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.3%, Turn-Based 17.9%, Perma Death 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%
- #11 Rising Lords
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 963 reviews2024
Dev: ArgonwoodPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Base Building 10.3%
- #12 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
87% matchVery Positive82% of 85 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: Turn-Based 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Tactical RPG 12.7%, Tactical 11.7%
- #13 Stones Keeper: Prologue
89% matchMixed65% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: SK Team
Windows
Control your own flying castle. Take part in the campaign for the Order of the Screaming Griffin against the forces of the undead that have invaded your provinces. Try to penetrate the secrets of the world around you.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Strategy 11.6%
- #14 Pathway
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,248 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.9%, Tactical RPG 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%
- #15 Zoria: Prologue (2020)
86% matchVery Positive83% of 475 reviews2020
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Zoria Prologue (2020) - a demo introduction to the world of Zoria. A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and follower management, set in the expansive Fantasy world. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.9%, RPG 19.6%, Tactical RPG 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Strategy 8.2%
- #16 Edge Islands
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: LS Games
Windows
Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more!
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.6%, Base Building 14.4%, Sandbox 9.8%, Open World 7.4%, Tactical RPG 6.9%
- #17 Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
83% matchVery Positive91% of 476 reviews2022
Dev: Rarykos
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it? Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Explore the rich medieval fantasy world in a mix of LOTR, Warhammer, FTL and Total War.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.9%, Tactical RPG 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%
- #18 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
84% matchVery Positive81% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Kenisoft Game Studio
Windows
Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based System which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.8%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Open World 10%
- #19 Fallen: A2P Protocol
86% 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 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Tactical RPG 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%
- #20 Veterum
79% matchVery Positive92% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Tactical 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12%
- #21 Interregnum: False Prophet
81% matchMixed59% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Spacewalkers
Windows
A tactical, turn-based strategy game in a post-apocalyptic world of eternal winter. As the titular False Prophet, recruit and lead a group of survivors to a promised land. Loot, craft, and make the best of what you find.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.1%, Tactical RPG 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%
- #22 Vagrus - The Riven Realms: Demo (Prologue)
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 199 reviews2020
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Open World 14.7%, Sandbox 11.6%
- #23 Post-Apo Builder: Prologue
81% matchMixed69% of 434 reviews2023
Dev: Septarian Games
Windows
Discover a post-apocalyptic world Collect resources and manage people Build your colony on the remains of an oil tanker Prepare supplies and vehicles for a dangerous expedition. Complete challenging tasks from the council of elders
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.3%, Base Building 20.8%, Strategy 20.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #24 Outcast Tales: The First Journey
79% matchVery Positive85% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: Hardlane StudioPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Experience the beginning of a grand adventure in Outcast Tales: The First Journey. Engage in deep tactical battles, make tough decisions, and choose your own adventures - write an Outcast Tale that’s unique to you!
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Tactical RPG 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Tactical 9.9%
- #25 Master of Piece: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive96% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: I M GAME
Windows · Mac
In this Free version of Master of Piece, build your deck of mercenaries, find powerful synergies between various traits and relics to fight against outlaws, fanatics, and cultists, and uncover the secrets of the Dragon Orb.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.8%, Turn-Based Combat 21.5%, Tactical 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Strategy 12.2%
- #26 Sandwalkers - Prologue
77% matchVery Positive82% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based strategy game. Convoy goods to neighboring tribes, build relationships, survive hostile creatures, and discover a new world. Inspired by great games like Wartales, Curious Expedition, or For The King.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Strategy 13.4%, RPG 13.3%, Tactical RPG 11.7%
- #27 Dreadlands
80% matchMixed59% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Blackfox StudiosPub: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Welcome to Dreadlands! A perilous landscape brimming with potential in the form of Glow. Command one of 3 unique factions in this turn-based tactical RPG and play through their campaigns, be it solo or Co-Op, or battle it out in PvP. So far no one has tamed the Dreadlands. Will you be the first?
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Tactical 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
- #28 Stories from the Outbreak
75% matchVery Positive81% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stories from the Outbreak is a turn-based roguelike zombie RPG. Lead a group of survivors from the doomed city of Riga towards a ferry sailing across the North Sea. Scavenge for supplies, battle the undead, decide the fate of your team. What are you willing to sacrifice in order to survive?
Why similar: Perma Death 27.1%, Zombies 21%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Survival 14.5%, Strategy 7.4%
- #29 Pestis
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: DIEDEMOR STUDIO GAMESPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 32%
A young Plague Doctor, only to learn that the Academy sent to a small village, which, like the whole country is gripped by plague
Why similar: Perma Death 39.5%, Open World 28.1%, Survival 25.7%, 2D 6.7%
- #30 Age of Fear: The Free World
76% matchVery Positive83% of 409 reviews2019
Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
Windows · Mac · Linux
Age of Fear: The Free World is an introduction to a decade-old turn-based strategy series that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements. Choose your faction (Undead Legion, Human Kingdom or Greenskins Horde), build a unique army and embark on exploring the realm!
Why similar: Turn-Based 25%, Tactical RPG 24.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, Open World 9.2%
- #31 Legends of Eisenwald
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,825 reviews2015
Dev: Aterdux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Legends of Eisenwald is an adventure game with tactical battles, RPG and strategy elements. Take the lead of a small feudal army and try to defend your right to survive in this ruthless medieval world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.1%, Tactical RPG 27.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Tactical 10.6%
- #32 Dead Grid
71% matchVery Positive94% of 472 reviews2026
Dev: Atom Void
Windows
Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.
Why similar: Zombies 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Tactical 12%, Tactical RPG 11.1%
- #33 Vanaris Tactics - Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: Matheus ReisPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Play the Prologue chapter of Vanaris Tactics. Lead a group of refugees looking for freedom outside the walls of Vanaris, and experience the first three battles and story of Vanaris Tactics.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 29.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Tactical 11.3%, RPG 9.2%
- #34 The Hand of Merlin
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 359 reviews2022
Dev: Room-C GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.5%, Perma Death 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Tactical 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%
- #35 Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,322 reviews2025
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Tactical 7.3%
- #36 Mordheim: City of the Damned
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 8,357 reviews2015
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Mordheim: City of the Damned is the first video game adaptation of Games Workshop's cult classic tabletop game Mordheim. Set in the Warhammer World's decimated Empire city, Mordheim: City of the Damned is a turn-based tactical game where you lead warbands into bloody and lethal skirmishes.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.7%, Tactical 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Perma Death 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
- #37 Wanna Survive
73% matchVery Positive93% of 301 reviews2019
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
HIGH SPEED ZOMBIE TACTICS - Fight mobs of undead attacking from all sides in this streamlined turn-based tactics that emphasizes unit placement and synergies. Help the survivors live through fights and manage their rations to avoid permanent death, and they just might be able to reach the Sanctuary.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.8%, Zombies 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Tactical 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%
- #38 Grim Realms
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 425 reviews2024
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.3%, Base Building 18.3%, Zombies 13.5%, Sandbox 12.2%, Tactical 10.4%
- #39 Glorious Companions
71% matchMixed62% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Ancient Forge
Windows
Explore the open world of Terscara as you advance through the challenging and tactical encounters in this epic turn-based tactical RPG. Form and lead a group of battle-proven companions, delve into the ancient dungeons to collect the elusive vault crystals, and end Xandar’s Wraith once and for all.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.9%, Tactical RPG 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #40 Fight Life: Vanguard
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: StartImpulsePub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Engage in tactical turn-based combat, manage and upgrade each character, and strive to reclaim harmony in a world on the brink of oblivion. Take on the mantle of leadership as you guide a mercenary squad through perilous landscapes, selecting your comrades from a diverse pool of skilled recruits.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, RPG 9.5%
- #41 Dead State: Reanimated
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,553 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
Why similar: Zombies 26.5%, Turn-Based 21.8%, Survival 14.5%, RPG 7.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.9%
- #42 Quarantine
73% matchMixed60% of 437 reviews2017
Dev: SproingPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Quarantine is an intense turn-based strategy game about waging war on pandemic disease. Recruit a team of specialized operatives to deploy on worldwide missions. Research the contagion, upgrade your tech, and quarantine the outbreak before it kills us all.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Strategy 17.5%, Tactical 17.2%, Survival 15.7%
- #43 Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Prologue
70% matchVery Positive87% of 983 reviews2020
Dev: Black Eye GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.
Why similar: Base Building 34.9%, Survival 27.7%, Strategy 18.9%, RPG 13.1%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #44 Peregrino
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: Inverge Studios
Windows
Peregrino is a dark isometric survival adventure where you explore a cursed forest by day and manage your caravan by night. Gather resources, hunt deadly creatures, upgrade your caravan, care for your companions, and lead them through the vast wilderness in search of New Eden.
Why similar: RPG 30.3%, Strategy 27.1%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Perma Death 10.5%, Adventure 8.2%
- #45 Knightica: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive92% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Mad Mango GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Recruit powerful units, place them strategically and find the best synergies in this Roguelike Autobattler! Discover optimal combinations, weave powerful enchants, face dangerous monsters and lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Tactical 29.6%, Turn-Based 21.5%, Strategy 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #46 Zafehouse: Diaries
72% matchMixed68% of 440 reviews2013
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Stuck in a remote, abandoned town, you must lead five survivors with conflicting motivations, fragile relationships and fiery prejudices to safety from the roving undead. A sophisticated engine generates new survivors, towns and content so every adventure is a different experience, and you can use built-in editors to add yourself and...
Why similar: Zombies 26.8%, Turn-Based 26%, Survival 15.7%, Strategy 13.7%, RPG 10.2%
- #47 Recon Control
69% matchVery Positive83% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Dmitry KozlovPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Perma Death 11.9%
- #48 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,734 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 33.2%, Open World 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, RPG 10.7%, Strategy 6.5%
- #49 Dark Deity
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,017 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Perma Death 12.5%
- #50 MENACE
63% matchVery Positive91% of 11,482 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Tactical 11%
- #51 Heads Will Roll: Downfall
68% matchMixed68% of 417 reviews2022
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a combination of a tactical role-playing game and visual novel, in which you will assume the role of a medieval soldier.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.8%, Perma Death 23.4%, Turn-Based Combat 21.5%, Survival 11.2%, RPG 8.4%
- #52 Crowntakers
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 682 reviews2014
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.7%, Perma Death 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%
- #53 Decision: Red Daze
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 880 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.
Why similar: Zombies 24.5%, Open World 18.3%, Base Building 18.3%, Survival 17%, RPG 9.8%
- #54 Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion – Turn-Based Strategy
66% matchMixed67% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: QuadCom InteractivePub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion - a turn-based strategy where you command SOF forces against an alien threat. Investigate disappearances, fight the invaders, and uncover the mystery. Every decision affects the fate of humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Strategy 8.5%
- #55 Tenebris: Terra Incognita
66% matchVery Positive87% of 245 reviews2024
Dev: Phantasmica Studios
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG in which you will explore a harsh planet teeming with terrifying monsters. Experiment with talent builds for 23 heroes. Combine abilities with equipment and other characters. Assemble a squad and learn the secrets of the planet Tenebris!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Tactical 10.7%