- #1 Caves of Qud
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,292 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: Transhumanism 33.7% ★, Turn-Based 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Roguelike 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similarly deep, complex world with heavy emphasis on transhumanism, mutation, and turn-based tactical exploration.
- #2 Stoneshard
96% 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 24.8%, Roguelike 15.1%, RPG 12.7%, Procedural Generation 12%, Turn-Based Combat 12%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a gritty, unforgiving turn-based tactical experience with deep injury and survival mechanics.
- #3 Cogmind
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,963 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 40.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.1%, Perma Death 17.1%, Roguelike 13.3%, Difficult 12%, Procedural Generation 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike that shares the focus on tactical combat, inventory management, and modular character progression.
- #4 NEO Scavenger
95% matchVery Positive90% of 5,372 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.3%, Perma Death 17.3%, Roguelike 14.5%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Difficult 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a punishing survival loop and tactical combat where every resource and decision is critical to staying alive.
- #5 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
94% matchVery Positive94% of 2,846 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.8%, Cyberpunk 15.4%, Perma Death 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Tactical 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG that perfectly captures the cyberpunk aesthetic and high-stakes mission-based gameplay.
- #6 UnderRail
94% matchVery Positive86% of 7,097 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.8%, Turn-Based Combat 19%, RPG 16.9%, Cyberpunk 11.3%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric, turn-based RPG set in a dark, claustrophobic post-apocalyptic world with intense tactical combat.
- #7 Jupiter Hell
93% matchVery Positive92% of 2,068 reviews2021
Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.9%, Turn-Based 32.8%, RPG 6.9%, Strategy 6.5%, Procedural Generation 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, turn-based roguelike that emphasizes tactical positioning and aggressive combat in a sci-fi setting.
- #8 ZERO Sievert
92% matchVery Positive85% of 14,857 reviews2024
Dev: CABO StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Now with over 600,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 85.8% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Strategy 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down extraction shooter that mirrors the tension, looting, and survival loop of Quasimorph.
- #9 Battle Brothers
91% 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 46.6%, RPG 24.7%, Strategy 22%, Singleplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing a group of mercenaries in a brutal, unforgiving world where tactical combat and resource management are key.
- #10 HighFleet
91% matchVery Positive88% of 7,247 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?
Why similar: Tactical 48%, Sci-fi 24%, Strategy 20.4%, Singleplayer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical combat with complex management and a dark, atmospheric setting that rewards careful planning.
- #11 Death Trash
90% matchVery Positive92% of 3,680 reviews2021
Dev: Crafting Legends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 55.7%, Pixel Graphics 22.7%, RPG 17%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar dark, grotesque, and atmospheric post-apocalyptic vibe with isometric exploration.
- #12 Kenshi
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 112,221 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: RPG 58.7%, Strategy 31.8%, Singleplayer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game known for its extreme difficulty, unforgiving world, and focus on building up a squad from nothing.
- #13 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
89% 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: Cyberpunk 30.8%, Turn-Based 29.7%, RPG 10.1%, Tactical 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential cyberpunk tactical RPG that emphasizes character builds and strategic turn-based combat.
- #14 Breachway
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,404 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19.4%, Roguelike 16.4%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Difficult 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike that emphasizes strategic decision-making and ship management during tactical encounters.
- #15 Wasteland 3
87% 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: Turn-Based 31.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, Tactical 10.3%, RPG 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical turn-based combat in a harsh, dystopian world where choices have significant consequences.
- #16 Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
86% matchVery Positive91% of 511 reviews2023
Dev: CleverRavenPub: KorGgenT
Windows · Linux
The epitome of a modern traditional roguelike: with turn-based play and a RPG-like skill progression system, it hearkens back to some of the major aspects of this genre. This game has an incredible depth, with a deep inventory system, vehicles and boats, NPCs with their own stories, and more.
Why similar: Transhumanism 51.1% ★, Roguelike 17.9%, Sci-fi 11.2%, RPG 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for complex, turn-based survival roguelikes with deep crafting and body-management systems.
- #17 Mech Engineer
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 923 reviews2024
Dev: KiberKrekerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A dark sci-fi mech assembling manager with semi-auto battles against mutating, alien bio-weapon.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 46.1%, Strategy 46%, Singleplayer 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the meticulous management and customization of mechs in a dark, dungeon-crawling environment.
- #18 Depth of Extinction
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.3%, Perma Death 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Cyberpunk 9.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG featuring squad management and roguelite elements in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #19 Subterrain: Mines of Titan
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 727 reviews2024
Dev: Pixellore IncPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Awaken from an abandoned stasis pod and discover a doomed mining camp on Titan in an uncompromising turn-based survival RPG. Survive the evolving horrors that lurk below and craft equipment, research new gear, fight against overwhelming odds, or even discover your true fate.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 32.1%, Tactical 20.2%, Sci-fi 18.8%, RPG 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused RPG that emphasizes resource management and tactical combat in a claustrophobic sci-fi setting.
- #20 Duskers
83% matchVery Positive90% of 2,761 reviews2016
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
Why similar: Space 20%, Difficult 17.2%, Roguelike 17%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Tactical 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique exploration game that relies on tactical command and resource management in a lonely, dangerous space setting.
- #21 XCOM® 2
82% matchVery Positive85% of 107,870 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.5%, Perma Death 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Tactical 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the definitive turn-based tactical combat experience against overwhelming odds in a sci-fi setting.
- #22 Barotrauma
80% matchVery Positive94% of 86,224 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Difficult 38.9%, Sci-fi 37.2%, Strategy 19.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, atmospheric survival game that requires careful management of a vessel in a hostile, alien environment.
- #23 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
81% 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: Turn-Based 46.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Tactical 12.9%, RPG 11.6%, Strategy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic CRPG that focuses on tactical combat and survival in a desolate, unforgiving wasteland.
- #24 Exanima
82% matchVery Positive80% of 13,446 reviews2015
Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.
Why similar: Difficult 44.3%, RPG 31.6%, Roguelike 20%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Known for its unique physics-based combat and dark, dungeon-crawling atmosphere that feels consistently dangerous.
- #25 SYNTHETIK 2
81% matchVery Positive80% of 3,357 reviews2021
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
Why similar: Perma Death 37.6%, Roguelike 24.6%, Tactical 23.1%, Sci-fi 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, tactical shooter with deep weapon customization and roguelite progression systems.
- #26 MENACE
77% 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 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Tactical 11.7%
- #27 Steam Marines
84% matchMixed50% of 333 reviews2014
Dev: Worthless Bums
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Steam Marines is a squad based Roguelike set on a steampunk spaceship. It features tactical play focused on positioning and careful use of resources. Built to keep you on your toes as you progress through the decks of your besieged ship while clearing enemies and trying to reach each level's elevator.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.9%, Roguelike 17.6%, Tactical 9.6%, Perma Death 9.1%, Space 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike that focuses on squad management and turn-based combat in a sci-fi environment.
- #28 Twilight Wars
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: Comrade Bear Games
Windows
Twilight Wars is a tactical dungeon crawler set in a neon-drenched cyberpunk future. Corporations rule the world. Rebuild a shattered spy agency, assemble a team of elite operatives, and wage a covert war to reclaim the world from the shadows.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.9%, Cyberpunk 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed turn-based tactical game that emphasizes squad management and mission-based operations.
- #29 Void War
77% matchVery Positive94% of 3,693 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.2%, Space 15.6%, Difficult 13%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #30 Project Zomboid
78% matchVery Positive94% of 450,585 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: RPG 82.3%, Singleplayer 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features an incredibly deep survival system where every mistake can lead to a permanent, high-stakes death.
- #31 Ruin Raiders
79% matchMixed67% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, Difficult 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical roguelite that focuses on squad-based combat and exploration of dangerous ruins.
- #32 Xenonauts 2
75% matchVery Positive82% of 5,238 reviews2026
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.8%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Tactical 13%
- #33 Shift'n Slay
76% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: DREBOT game studio
Windows
Shift’n Slay is an amped-up turn-based tactical roguelike, where you fight your way through a cyberpunk hell step by step, trying to break a time loop engineered by corporate bastards.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 17.3%, Turn-Based 16.2%, Tactical 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%
- #34 Peripeteia
74% matchVery Positive86% of 2,921 reviews2025
Dev: Ninth Exodus
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You are Marie, a cyborg mercenary dropped into the rot of a post-Soviet city of corruption and opportunity. Shoot, sneak, hack, climb or talk your way through alt-history cyberpunk Poland in an immersive sim where every problem has multiple solutions and every rooftop is reachable.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 38.3%, Dystopian 35%, Sci-fi 13.8%, RPG 10.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #35 Path of Achra
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,147 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.1%, Roguelike 23.9%, Perma Death 23%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, RPG 9.7%
- #36 Ostranauts
76% matchVery Positive80% of 2,556 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
Why similar: Difficult 22.2%, Cyberpunk 21.6%, Space 14.1%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #37 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
75% matchVery Positive84% of 3,319 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Tactical 19.7%, Roguelike 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Turn-Based 9.6%
- #38 SULFUR
73% matchVery Positive87% of 8,658 reviews2024
Dev: Perfect Random
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 64% ★, Difficult 15.1%, Roguelike 14%, RPG 6.8%
- #39 The Last Spell
73% matchVery Positive91% of 13,289 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.4%, Perma Death 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Tactical 11.2%
- #40 Void Bastards
73% matchVery Positive86% of 5,393 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Manchu
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 54.4% ★, Roguelike 11.4%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Space 9.8%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #41 Urtuk: The Desolation
72% matchVery Positive88% of 2,505 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Perma Death 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11.2%
- #42 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
72% matchVery Positive94% of 13,046 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Difficult 32.4%, Cyberpunk 29.3%, Roguelike 23%, Tactical 13.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #43 Songs of Syx
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,211 reviews2020
Dev: Gamatron AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder with vast battles simulating thousands of citizens and soldiers. Start off as a small village and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a mighty empire. The mechanics are deep and true to life, where tiny events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms.
Why similar: Strategy 43.9%, Pixel Graphics 42.7%, Singleplayer 13.4%
- #44 BATTLETECH
71% matchVery Positive84% of 32,826 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 43.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Tactical 11.5%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #45 Into the Breach
70% matchVery Positive94% of 21,909 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Roguelike 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.1%
- #46 Wantless : Solace at World’s End
69% matchVery Positive90% of 324 reviews2024
Dev: Drop Rate StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
In this dystopic sci-fi Tactical RPG, save your patients from themselves. Craft your skills among millions of combinations, heal the mind and face ever growing nightmares in 10mn runs. Will you overcome the insidious being chasing you across minds?
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Tactical 13.6%, Difficult 12.4%
- #47 Into The Grid
68% matchVery Positive84% of 201 reviews2025
Dev: Flatline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a master hacker in this Cyberpunk Roguelike Deckbuilder. Explore the dangers of cyberspace and fight evil corporations. Build and upgrade a deck of powerful programs. Unlock perks and skills, and unleash digital hell on your enemies. Dive Into The Grid!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Roguelike 12.2%, Procedural Generation 12%, Difficult 11.8%
- #48 System Shock
68% matchVery Positive91% of 12,525 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 52.1%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Space 17.4%, RPG 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #49 Netherguild
69% matchVery Positive96% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows · Linux
Descend into Netherguild, a tactical grid-based roguelite. Lead expeditions deep into mysterious, strange depths. Explore, battle dangerous foes, and manage resources carefully. Push your limits before returning to resupply. What secrets await below?
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.2%, Perma Death 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #50 StarCrawlers Chimera
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Juggernaut Games
Windows
StarCrawlers Chimera is a first-person, turn-based, cyberpunk RPG. Customize your character skills and dive into the Chimera complex to find the elusive Dr. Cerberus. Are you a stealthy cyberninja? A crazed pyromaniac soldier? Mind-bending void psyker? Or... a bit of all of them?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.5%, Perma Death 16.6%, Dystopian 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Roguelike 11%
- #51 Project Silverfish
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,953 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: Sci-fi 86.4%, Singleplayer 13.6%
- #52 Shadows of Doubt
67% matchVery Positive82% of 17,348 reviews2024
Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.1%, Procedural Generation 33.4%, RPG 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #53 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
67% matchVery Positive88% of 3,981 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.7%, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Dystopian 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
- #54 Soulash 2
68% matchVery Positive86% of 2,362 reviews2023
Dev: Artur Smiarowski
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?
Why similar: Procedural Generation 27.5%, Perma Death 23.7%, Turn-Based Combat 23.5%, RPG 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #55 Dwarf Fortress
67% matchVery Positive95% of 31,055 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Why similar: Strategy 45%, Roguelike 20.6%, Procedural Generation 20.1%, Difficult 14.3%
- #56 Robothorium
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 373 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!
Why similar: Turn-Based 32.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Strategy 11.3%, RPG 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%
- #57 Xenomarine
71% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2019
Dev: Fourfold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content.
Why similar: Roguelike 30.9%, Perma Death 21.1%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Turn-Based 14.9%, RPG 6.4%
- #58 As We Descend
66% matchVery Positive87% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Roguelike 18.4%, Dystopian 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%
- #59 Aethermancer
65% matchVery Positive92% of 2,358 reviews2025
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Monster Taming meets Roguelite. Become the Aethermancer and fight alongside mythical creatures. Explore the ever-changing Fractured Ruins, plan your moves in challenging turn-based battles, and watch your Monsters grow stronger from previous lives and defy death!
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.6%, Perma Death 17.8%, Roguelike 12.9%, Difficult 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11.5%