- #1 Tactical Combat Department
97% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: LukasHPub: Render System
Windows
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: Military 16.7%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Wargame 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar isometric tactical approach with a heavy emphasis on military squad management and turn-based combat.
- #2 Door Kickers
96% matchVery Positive94% of 9,980 reviews2014
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Tactical 56.5%, Strategy 22.3%, Simulation 10.8%, 2D 4.2%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a top-down tactical experience with intense squad management and mission planning that mirrors the military focus of the seed game.
- #3 End State
96% matchMixed63% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: Finger Squad
Windows
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 Tactics 18.2%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Military 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical game provides a gritty, realistic approach to squad-based combat with deep customization options similar to Recon Control.
- #4 Templar Battleforce
95% matchVery Positive93% of 973 reviews2015
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Perma Death 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a complex turn-based tactical experience with deep squad customization and challenging missions that reward careful planning.
- #5 Door Kickers: Action Squad
94% matchVery Positive95% of 10,451 reviews2018
Dev: PixelShardPub: KillHouse Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.
Why similar: Tactical 53%, Simulation 21.6%, 2D 12.2%, Indie 7.6%, Singleplayer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling tactical shooter captures the 2D action-oriented feel of Recon Control while maintaining a focus on squad-based tactical combat.
- #6 Breach & Clear
94% matchVery Positive82% of 2,423 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Tactical 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based 16%, Strategy 13.3%, Military 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focused on modern special operations, this game delivers the tactical, turn-based squad management experience central to the seed game.
- #7 No Plan B
93% matchVery Positive87% of 793 reviews2024
Dev: GFX47
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Military 24.9%, Strategy 18.7%, Tactical 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes meticulous mission planning and tactical execution, capturing the high-stakes military feel of the seed game.
- #8 Into the Breach
92% matchVery Positive94% of 21,742 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 31.7 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 23.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based 15.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more minimalist, it provides a masterclass in turn-based tactical positioning and squad-based combat that fans of the genre will appreciate.
- #9 Metal Slug Tactics
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,401 reviews2024
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
METAL SLUG makes an explosive return! Dive into this dynamic tactical RPG with a roguelite thrill and experience the iconic run'n'gun action of the original series, redefined. Grab your weapons, assemble your squad and conquer the battlefield to defeat the infamous Rebel Army.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.7%, War 19.7%, Military 13.5%, Tactical 11.7%, Roguelite 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game brings the classic 2D run-and-gun aesthetic into a turn-based tactical framework, mirroring the hybrid nature of Recon Control.
- #10 Xenonauts
91% matchVery Positive87% of 5,012 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 Tactics 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Tactical 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a comprehensive squad management and tactical combat experience that captures the feeling of leading a specialized military unit against overwhelming odds.
- #11 Jagged Alliance 3
89% matchVery Positive89% of 14,231 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Tactical 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Strategy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at squad-based tactical combat and character management, providing the depth and strategic variety found in Recon Control.
- #12 Invisible, Inc.
90% matchVery Positive91% of 5,719 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 Tactics 20.2%, Turn-Based 17.3%, Perma Death 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Tactical 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines turn-based tactical combat with stealth and squad management, requiring the same level of careful planning as the seed game.
- #13 USC: Counterforce
88% matchMixed68% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Angry Cat StudiosPub: Firesquid
Windows
Lead your Space Commandos in a revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by UFO/XCOM and Aliens. Utilize in-depth skill & combat systems in multiple game modes, including a full campaign. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A and join the USC in defending humanity!
Why similar: Military 21.8%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on military-themed tactical combat with a strong emphasis on local co-op and squad-based decision-making.
- #14 Warbanners
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 603 reviews2017
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 20.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Tactical 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of tactical combat and squad management, focusing on the strategic deployment of units in turn-based encounters.
- #15 Mech Armada
87% matchVery Positive81% of 679 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.6%, Turn-Based 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%, Roguelite 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on turn-based tactical combat with heavy customization, allowing players to manage their squad's gear and capabilities.
- #16 Mainframe Defenders
86% matchVery Positive87% of 767 reviews2020
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MAINFRAME DEFENDERS - Turn-based tactics centered around gear and unit customization. It offers simple combat, high replayability, and tons of loot. Items don't just provide stats boost, but also offer distinct mechanics that can be combined into powerful builds.
Why similar: Military 33.5%, Turn-Based Combat 22.9%, Roguelite 14.9%, RPG 11.8%, Strategy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RPG offers deep squad customization and turn-based combat that rewards strategic inventory management.
- #17 Frozen Synapse
85% matchVery Positive83% of 2,618 reviews2011
Dev: Mode 7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
Why similar: Turn-Based 41.5%, Tactical 24.7%, Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Indie 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features simultaneous turn-based tactical planning, emphasizing the importance of predicting enemy movement in a military setting.
- #18 Ultimate Space Commando
86% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 39.2%, Strategy 26.3%, RPG 25.8%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a classic turn-based tactical experience with a focus on squad management and military-style missions.
- #19 Ruin Raiders
84% matchMixed69% of 86 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 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Military 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This turn-based roguelite features squad management and tactical combat that challenges players to adapt to difficult scenarios.
- #20 Phantom Doctrine
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,637 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 34.7%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Tactical 12%, Strategy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a Cold War espionage theme, it offers deep tactical squad management and inventory systems that align well with the seed game's mechanics.
- #21 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
82% matchVery Positive93% of 57,975 reviews2012
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.2%, Turn-Based 24.8%, Tactical 19.9%, Strategy 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: As a cornerstone of the tactical squad genre, it provides the definitive experience for managing a specialized team through difficult, turn-based missions.
- #22 Hard West 2
82% matchVery Positive82% of 3,037 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 Tactics 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based 19.3%, Tactical 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a unique turn-based combat system with a strong emphasis on squad synergy and tactical positioning.
- #23 Voidspire Tactics
83% matchVery Positive97% of 287 reviews2015
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
An indie turn-based Tactics RPG with a heavy emphasis on exploration, character progression, and highly tactical combat. Create your own deeply customizable party of Warriors, Sorcerers, and Shiftcloaks to take on the Spire!
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.6%, RPG 17.1%, Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a rich tactical experience with a focus on environmental interaction and character building within a turn-based framework.
- #24 Anomaly Collapse
81% matchVery Positive86% of 634 reviews2024
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities. Immerse yourself in a story where every move counts!
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Roguelite 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a party-based tactical experience with a focus on turn-based combat and strategic positioning.
- #25 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
80% matchVery Positive90% of 20,374 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Turn-Based 18%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, Tactical 13.6%, Strategy 12%
Why You'll Like It: It blends real-time stealth exploration with turn-based tactical combat, offering a similar strategic loop to the seed game.
- #26 Crawl Tactics
79% matchVery Positive92% of 203 reviews2022
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, RPG 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a tactical RPG experience with a focus on turn-based combat and squad management in a challenging environment.
- #27 One-inch Tactics
79% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Turn the tide of the war with nuanced strategies in One-inch Tactics, introducing players to a unique turn-based strategy experience.
Why similar: Wargame 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Tactical 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on tactical combat and unit management, providing a similar strategic depth to the seed game.
- #28 Shogun Showdown
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,574 reviews2024
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Strategy 7.3%
- #29 GhostControl Inc.
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 179 reviews2014
Dev: bumblebeePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Manage a team of ghosthunters and free London from paranormal terror in turn-based battles. Develop your own strategy and build your business well.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Tactical 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: While thematicly different, it shares the turn-based tactical management and base-building elements found in the seed game.
- #30 REDCON
78% matchVery Positive85% of 807 reviews2016
Dev: Hexage
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Command your own fortress in FTL-like real-time battles! Crush the enemy fortress with unrelenting bombardment or seize it with carefully executed invasion.
Why similar: Strategy 51.2%, Simulation 22.6%, Indie 12.1%, 2D 9.4%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique simulation and strategy experience with a focus on military base management and tactical combat.
- #31 Ignited Steel: Mech Tactics
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: YokaicadePub: Meteorbyte Studios
Windows
Ignited Steel is a mech roguelike turn-based-tactics game. Manage a team of overheating old-tech mechs, more heat means more vulnerability and damage! Unravel the galaxy’s story as you travel from node to node, improving your mechs, acquiring new pilots, and defeat the sentient A.I. overlord!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, War 12.9%, Tactical 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features turn-based tactical combat with a focus on squad management and mech customization.
- #32 Beat the Humans
75% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Dochungryest
Windows
Beat the Humans is the turn-based tactical strategy game. Here you lead an army of aliens against invaders from the human race. Collect your squad, protect planets, strengthen your army with equipment and look for allies if you want to survive and win.
Why similar: War 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based 14%, Tactical 10.7%
- #33 Rogue Command
73% matchVery Positive92% of 546 reviews2024
Dev: feneq
Windows
Classic RTS gameplay fused with a modern roguelite. Shape your build each run by assembling an evolving arsenal of powerful units and facilities. Harvest resources, build out your base. Raise your army and call down orbital strikes to overcome the forces threatening your survival.
Why similar: Military 30%, Perma Death 22%, Tactical 20.7%, Roguelite 13.8%, Strategy 11%
- #34 TINY METAL
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 285 reviews2017
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / UNTIES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Why similar: Turn-Based 14%, Wargame 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Military 11%
- #35 Xenopurge
72% matchVery Positive88% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: TrapticsPub: Firesquid
Windows
Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.
Why similar: Perma Death 28.3%, Tactical 20%, Roguelite 18.9%, Strategy 14.7%, Simulation 9.5%
- #36 Robothorium
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 368 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.3 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 28.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Strategy 14%, Roguelite 12.5%, RPG 12%
- #37 Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion – Turn-Based Strategy
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 136 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 22.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Military 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%
- #38 Rencounter
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 373 reviews2016
Dev: SPVDPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 33.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 27.5%, RPG 16.9%, Strategy 16%, Indie 5.7%
- #39 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,032 reviews2019
Dev: Serious SimPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Wargame 29.1%, Military 25.2%, War 23.3%, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 8.3%
- #40 Rebel Cops
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,795 reviews2019
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead a ragtag squad of cops in rebellion against their town's new criminal power and see how long you can hold out in this unforgiving turn-based spin-off game from This Is the Police. You'll be desperately short on supplies, and a single shot can cost a cop their life.
Why similar: Turn-Based 36.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 29.6%, Strategy 22.7%, Tactical 6.9%, Indie 2.3%
- #41 Burden of Command™
70% matchVery Positive84% of 593 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tree Games LLC
Windows
Can you lead? Burden of Command is an emotionally authentic tactical leadership RPG. You’re a company Captain in the historical Cottonbalers. Fighting psychology as much as bullets, you must build respect, trust, and battlefield experience to bring your brothers safely home.
Why similar: War 16.4%, Wargame 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 10.9%
- #42 Classified: France '44
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 931 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Military 15.6%, War 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%
- #43 Quarantine
74% matchMixed60% of 435 reviews2017
Dev: SproingPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 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 23.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.9%, Strategy 17.7%, Tactical 16.6%, Simulation 10.1%
- #44 Arma Tactics
76% matchMostly Negative32% of 991 reviews2013
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Arma Tactics is a turn-based close-combat strategy game, where you take control of a four-member Special Forces team. There are no given strategies, rails to move on, or paths to follow; it‘s up to you to decide how you will play through both the story-driven missions and generated missions with randomized objectives.
Why similar: Turn-Based 32.6%, Military 21.8%, Tactical 17.6%, Strategy 17.4%, War 6.9%
- #45 Godless Tactics
71% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Ice Arrow Games
Windows
Lead an elite strike team through the wars of a reborn civilisation, and decide the fate of humanity through your achievements and choices. Traverse a dynamic war-map, engage in fast, turn-based battles, and explore the world of 2952.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 35.5%, Strategy 29.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.1%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #46 Black One Blood Brothers
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,359 reviews2022
Dev: Helios Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Black One Blood Brothers is a tactical military shooter game where strategy and coordination are key. Command a squad of top operators, with unique skills, through high-risk missions around the globe. Customize your crew, plan your missions, and adjust on the fly for a vast replayability.
Why similar: Military 30.5%, Tactical 19.3%, War 16.1%, Wargame 15.8%, Simulation 8.3%
- #47 Zero Orders Tactics
69% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows
🌋⚔ Terraforming + Into The Breach! An experimental puzzle strategy where you are not commanding your troops - now, you are shaping the battlefield itself! Nothing is random*, everything is predictable*, and the battlefield is changing. Every turn. By you.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Turn-Based 16.3%, Tactical 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
- #48 Death Ring: Second Impact
68% matchVery Positive85% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: Rouge Mecha
Windows
Death Ring: Second Impact is a turn-based Roguelite strategy game. As the commander of the "Griffin" squadron, you must lead your Mechas and Pilots to resist the threat of mutated monsters and approaching to the secrets hidden behind the Death Ring.
Why similar: Wargame 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Roguelite 10.1%, Tactical 9%
- #49 Panzer Strategy
72% matchMixed65% of 469 reviews2018
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Military 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, War 11.3%
- #50 Dark Deity
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,983 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.5 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: Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Tactical 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Perma Death 12.1%
- #51 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,628 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 13.5%, Military 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, War 11.3%
- #52 Fadedlands: The Reckless Squad
67% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: ForindGamesPub: OKJOY
Windows
Fadedlands: The Reckless Squad is a turn-based game where you can dodge skills through movement, blending elements of roguelike and squad building. While the combat is fully automatic, you need to move or attack at the right time, optimise your deck, and enhance your squad's strength!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.3%, Turn-Based Combat 22.1%, Roguelite 14.5%, Strategy 12.9%, RPG 12.3%
- #53 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: Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Tactical 12.8%, Strategy 10.4%
- #54 TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE
70% matchVery Positive81% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: AREA 34, Inc.
Windows
The world of TINY METAL expands! Command Wolfram & the White Fangs against the mysterious Dinoldan forces. 77 skirmish maps, 21+ diverse units, 39 challenging campaigns. Stop the ancient tech excavation. Turn-based Japanese storytelling meets intense tactical warfare. All skill levels welcome.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Wargame 13.5%, Military 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%
- #55 Broken Lines
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 693 reviews2020
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: SuperGG.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.
Why similar: War 23.8%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Wargame 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Perma Death 10.8%
- #56 Möbius Front '83
69% matchMixed69% of 496 reviews2020
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Defend America from an alternate-universe America using state-of-the-art 1980s military hardware in this intricate and tactical turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Wargame 17.2%, Military 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, War 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #57 Last Regiment
68% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Boomzap Inc
Windows
Engage in epic simultaneous turn-based combat in this fusion of cards and turn-based strategy. Assemble your regiment, claim your territory, and lead your forces to triumph!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, War 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Wargame 9.7%
- #58 Galaxy Squad
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 429 reviews2019
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, Tactical 14.8%, Strategy 14.5%
- #59 Revelatio
65% matchVery Positive93% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Guild Studio
Windows
"Revelatio" is a turn-based strategy game that combines tile-based combat and elements of roguelike. Strategically summon and control units to claim victory. Stain the world with your darkness by corrupting various units, bosses and even NPCs.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Roguelite 10.9%, Tactical 10.5%
- #60 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
64% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Demetri LindPub: VEIL Production
Windows
Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.
Why similar: Wargame 26.1%, War 20%, Military 18.9%, Tactical 13.4%, Strategy 8.5%