Games Like Rebel Cops

Interpret the law as you see fit! Run the sheriff’s department, manage your cops, make tough decisions – and try to keep out of prison yourself – in this story-driven mixture of adventure, strategy, and turn-based tactical combat.

Why similar: Turn-Based 43.7%, Strategy 36.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same universe and core management mechanics as the seed game, blending police administration with turn-based tactical combat.

This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?

Why similar: Strategy 68.1%, Great Soundtrack 22.6%, Singleplayer 5%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides the narrative foundation for the series, focusing on the difficult moral and management choices of a police chief.

Vigilantes is a combat focused, turn-based tactical RPG set in the crime riddled city of Reiker. The game offers hardcore squad-level combat in a gritty neo-noir setting, intel gathering through surveillance and interrogation, a detailed character system, base facilities, crafting, and more.

Why similar: Turn-Based 36.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.2%, Strategy 20.5%, Violent 12.8%, Tactical 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, turn-based tactical RPG set in a crime-ridden city that mirrors the desperate, underdog struggle found in the seed game.

Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.

Why similar: Strategy 62.7%, Tactical 29.7%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical game focuses on police special operations, requiring careful planning and execution in top-down, high-stakes environments.

The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.4%, Turn-Based 23.7%, Strategy 23.5%, Violent 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A Cold War-themed tactical game that features deep squad management and stealth-oriented turn-based combat similar to Rebel Cops.

Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.

Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Turn-Based 28.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.6%, Violent 7.1%, Tactical 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-production tactical game that emphasizes aggressive, squad-based movement and turn-based combat.

XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 36%, Strategy 30.1%, Turn-Based 29.9%, Tactical 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: This entry in the XCOM series focuses on a specialized police-like unit dealing with urban unrest through turn-based tactical breaches.

A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!

Why similar: Strategy 53.9%, Violent 20%, Tactical 18.3%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical game that captures the tension of police work, emphasizing non-lethal takedowns and split-second decision-making.

Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.

Why similar: Strategy 64.9%, Tactical 15.8%, Violent 8%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in real-time tactical planning where every move must be calculated to overcome overwhelming odds.

TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.

Why similar: Turn-Based 48.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 30.9%, Strategy 20.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep squad-based tactical RPG that features a police-themed narrative and complex character progression.

Company of Crime places you in the heart of 1960s London. Will you build an influential criminal empire, or head up an elite Scotland Yard task force and crack down on the rising tide of corruption? Case out targets, then dive into the melee with your hand-picked team of gangsters or detectives.

Why similar: Turn-Based 44.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.6%, Strategy 20.8%, Tactical 7.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Set in 1960s London, this game allows you to manage a criminal empire or police force using turn-based tactical combat.

As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.8%, Strategy 27.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Tactical 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric turn-based tactical game that emphasizes difficult choices and squad survival.

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 30%, Strategy 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Tactical 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-stakes tactical game where every turn is a puzzle that requires perfect execution to prevent disaster.

LA Cops is a fast, action packed 3D top down shooter set to a theme of 70s Cops in LA trying to do a tough job in a tough town.

Why similar: Strategy 56.4%, Great Soundtrack 22.6%, Tactical 9.6%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down tactical action game that puts you in the shoes of 1970s police officers fighting crime.

A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.

Why similar: Strategy 33.4%, Turn-Based 32.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.3%, Tactical 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines stealth-based exploration with turn-based tactical combat, requiring careful squad positioning to survive.

Even if the regime is totally inept and corrupt, don't suppose for a moment that you as the liberator will be greeted with open arms.JAGGED ALLIANCE 2: WILDFIRE brings you back to Arulco. The population is being terrorized by a reckless army; in the meantime the main export goods are drugs.

Why similar: Strategy 78.6%, Turn-Based 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%, Tactical 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical squad game that features deep mercenary management and challenging turn-based combat.

Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.

Why similar: Turn-Based 40.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 29.8%, Strategy 21.5%, Tactical 7%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game with a high-stakes combat system that rewards aggressive play and careful resource management.

Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.

Why similar: Turn-Based 46.5%, Strategy 24.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Tactical 7.9%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A pure tactical experience that uses asynchronous turn-based planning to simulate intense, high-stakes combat.

In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.

Why similar: Turn-Based 46.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 30.2%, Strategy 11.2%, Tactical 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique tactical game that focuses on police-style room clearing with a creative blend of magic and modern weaponry.

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: Turn-Based 59.8%, Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Tactical 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, tactical RPG that features squad-based combat and a dark, crime-filled urban setting.

End State is a turn-based tactics game where you manage a mercenary company tracking down a terrorists in a war-torn country. Hire, gear up and gain experience for your mercenaries. Take on rebels and criminal gangs, do side contracts and explore Brekovia.

Why similar: Turn-Based 30.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.9%, Strategy 22%, Violent 12.7%, Tactical 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based game that focuses on mercenary work and squad-level combat in a realistic setting.

A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.

Why similar: Turn-Based 30.8%, Strategy 27.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.8%, Violent 7.8%, Great Soundtrack 4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based game that focuses on close-quarters combat and positioning in confined environments.

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: Turn-Based 48%, Strategy 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that uses unique ricochet mechanics and squad management to create a rewarding combat experience.

The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!

Why similar: Strategy 71.4%, Tactical 28.6%

Why You'll Like It: A complex squad-based tactical game that requires managing global resources while fighting off an encroaching threat.

Widely known in small circles as AntiSquad, they are a military tactical response unit. These hardened military professionals, tired of bureaucracy, politics and serving the armed forces, have established a private paramilitary formation located in south United States.

Why similar: Turn-Based 53.8%, Strategy 38.4%, Tactical 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Indie 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that follows a special forces unit on missions against criminal organizations.

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 41.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.2%, Strategy 21.8%, Tactical 8%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive squad-based tactical game that features high-stakes combat and base management against an overwhelming enemy.

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: Strategy 31.1%, Turn-Based 28.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.4%, Violent 8.7%, Tactical 7.5%

A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.

Why similar: Strategy 68.7%, Tactical 23.7%, Singleplayer 7.6%

WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 50.6%, Strategy 49.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that focuses on squad management and survival during a historical conflict.

Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...

Why similar: Strategy 43.1%, Turn-Based 33.7%, Tactical 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical simulation game that emphasizes squad customization and room-clearing maneuvers.

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 34.4%, Strategy 30.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.1%, Tactical 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.

Why similar: Turn-Based 46%, Strategy 30.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%, Tactical 4.9%

Jagged Alliance Flashback brings back the true spirit of this legendary series: Turn-based tactics meets crazy mercenary personalities and intense battles. Manage your squad of unique mercenaries, secure your income and take back the island - sector by sector, turn by turn.

Why similar: Turn-Based 50%, Strategy 39.1%, Tactical 7.8%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.

Why similar: Strategy 87.3%, Singleplayer 12.7%

Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.

Why similar: Strategy 73.8%, Tactical 16.9%, Singleplayer 5.4%, Indie 3.8%

Empire of Sin is a new strategy game brought to you by Romero Games and Paradox Interactive that puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago.

Why similar: Turn-Based 38%, Strategy 30.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 26%, Tactical 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%

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 59.4%, Strategy 23.8%, Tactical 7.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.7%, Indie 1.6%

Police Shootout is a new turn-based FPS game. Put on your uniform and get ready to respond the most surprising calls in your policeman’s career. Solve cases and gain experience, but also find out why a good young policeman gave up his career in a big city and moved to a small town of San Adrino.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 41.8%, Violent 33.4%, Tactical 13.9%, Singleplayer 5.5%, Indie 5.4%

As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 48.9%, Strategy 33.7%, Tactical 13.5%, Singleplayer 4%

Frozen Synapse 2 is the sequel to the award-winning turn-based tactical game. Command your squads in a vast procedurally generated city: enter any building, perform any mission, execute any strategy.

Why similar: Strategy 34.5%, Turn-Based 27.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Indie 4%

The near present. Step into the event horizon of a failed state, as Private Military Contractor - Cold Harbor, hunting jihadist terrorists in war-torn sprawls as a lethal surrogate for the host nation.

Why similar: Turn-Based 43%, Strategy 34.4%, Violent 17%, Tactical 5.6%

Rencounter is a difficult, turn-based, RPG, roguelike game with a mysterious atmosphere. Help your squad survive while navigating through a network of tunnels and rooms. Distribute provisions and medicine to keep them alive.

Why similar: Turn-Based 44.2%, Strategy 32%, Violent 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%, Indie 4.4%

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: Strategy 28.2%, Turn-Based 24.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Violent 17.6%, Tactical 5.1%

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 37.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.1%, Strategy 24.9%, Tactical 7%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Tactical Combat Department is a tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by Swat games. You command a special intervention squad that intervenes in various situations and environments.

Why similar: Turn-Based 38.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 23%, Strategy 14.7%, Violent 13.7%, Tactical 6.4%

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 36.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 29.5%, Strategy 22.6%, Tactical 6.9%, Indie 2.2%

As an elite SWAT operator, think fast and put your tactics to the test to master a series of missions and save lives. Summon your team of up to four players in online and local co-op, or hone your skills solo. Don’t just be the best—be the best of the best.

Why similar: Strategy 78.6%, Tactical 21.4%

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 38.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.5%, Strategy 25%, Tactical 5%, Great Soundtrack 4%

Embark on a thrilling journey in a high-stakes, turn-based tactics game. Lead an elite squad in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European country as you unravel a conspiracy threatening the state. Navigate intense strategic battles and adapt to ever-evolving challenges to prevail.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 44.7%, Strategy 41.4%, Tactical 13.8%

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 55.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 37.4%, Indie 7.1%

Embark into a deck-building roguelike where real-time action will challenge your reaction and strategy skills. Face the deadliest criminals in intense turn-based combat, where each card defines the pace of the battle and save the city from the Vegangsters!

Why similar: Turn-Based 49.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.3%, Strategy 19.9%, Singleplayer 3%

Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

Why similar: Turn-Based 37.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 30.3%, Strategy 23.8%, Tactical 7%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Superheroes clash in this turn based strategy game. Recruit, train, and deploy your team in order to take back the city from the villains that hold it hostage.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 47%, Strategy 36%, Tactical 12.5%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.

Why similar: Strategy 64.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Tactical 10.9%, Indie 5.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%

A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.

Why similar: Turn-Based 46.1%, Strategy 24.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Tactical 6%, Indie 2.5%

Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.

Why similar: Turn-Based 33.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 32%, Strategy 22%, Tactical 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%