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Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 27.8%, Roguelike 22%, RPG 13.1%, Strategy 11.7%, Roguelite 11%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the exact 19th-century exploration theme and roguelite structure where managing resources and sanity is key to survival.

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 25.8%, Tactical RPG 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Roguelike 9%, Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Set in the 1930s, this game perfectly mirrors the pulp adventure aesthetic and turn-based tactical combat of the seed game.

Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.

Why similar: Turn-Based 30.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Roguelike 11.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel expands on the original's exploration mechanics with deeper narrative choices and improved visual fidelity.

Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.

Why similar: Turn-Based 44.1%, RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 14.6%, Exploration 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A historically grounded exploration game that emphasizes party management and tactical turn-based decision-making.

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 48.5%, Strategy 16.7%, RPG 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.6%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a distinct turn-based tactical experience with a focus on managing a quirky crew of characters.

For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.

Why similar: Turn-Based 37%, Roguelike 14.1%, Strategy 11.1%, RPG 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines tabletop-inspired exploration with party-based turn-based combat and a charming, stylized world.

Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

Why similar: Turn-Based 29.9%, Tactical RPG 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, RPG 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features procedural storytelling and character-driven growth that makes every party feel unique and personal.

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

Why similar: Turn-Based 36.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Tactical RPG 18.4%, RPG 9.1%, Strategy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at narrative-heavy, party-based tactical combat where your choices significantly impact the journey.

Skill-based gunplay meets turn-based tactics in SteamWorld Heist 2! Aim carefully, bounce bullets, and pull off trick shots in high-stakes heists. Choose your crew and utilize 150+ items to navigate real-time naval battles and daring missions in this 30+ hour adventure to stop a deadly water crisis.

Why similar: Turn-Based 30.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Tactical RPG 15%, Strategy 8.7%, RPG 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Builds on its predecessor with more complex tactical options and an expanded world to explore.

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 35.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Tactical RPG 14.2%, RPG 6.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A character-focused tactical game that emphasizes creative ability usage and story-rich encounters.

Set sail in Overfall, a whimsical roguelike turn-based RPG of diplomacy and danger. Recruit unlikely heroes, forge alliances or crush your foes across ever-shifting seas to find a lost king. Every run is fresh with procedural worlds, permanent death, branching story encounters, and hand-drawn art.

Why similar: Roguelike 25%, Roguelite 16.7%, Strategy 16.2%, RPG 13.9%, Exploration 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar roguelite exploration loop with a focus on diplomacy and tactical combat in a fantasy setting.

Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.

Why similar: Turn-Based 28.4%, Tactical RPG 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Roguelike 9.8%, Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: A pirate-themed tactical roguelite that focuses on crew management and turn-based combat on the high seas.

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 34.7%, Roguelike 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Strategy 11.9%, RPG 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelike that focuses on managing a small party of mercenaries through a procedurally generated world.

Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references. Knights of Pen & Paper 2 is a turn-based, retro style, pixel-art adventure full of danger, intrigue, death, and saving throws!

Why similar: Turn-Based 47.3%, RPG 21.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a meta-narrative approach to tabletop gaming that mirrors the lighthearted, strategic feel of the seed game.

Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

Why similar: Turn-Based 34.7%, Strategy 19.1%, RPG 17.1%, Roguelike 9.8%, Roguelite 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines card-based combat with exploration of derelict ships, offering a strong sense of discovery and risk.

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Why similar: Turn-Based 33.8%, Roguelike 21.3%, RPG 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Strategy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: While darker in tone, it shares the core loop of managing a party's stress and skills through dangerous, randomized expeditions.

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 28.6%, Tactical RPG 16.4%, Strategy 16.3%, RPG 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that prioritizes exploration and character customization within a complex, interconnected world.

A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!

Why similar: RPG 38.1%, Roguelite 23.7%, Roguelike 18.2%, Indie 8%, Strategy 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends card-based roguelite mechanics with narrative exploration and tactical combat in a highly atmospheric way.

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 26%, Turn-Based 20.6%, RPG 14.6%, Tactical RPG 13.7%, Strategy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a mercenary company in an open world, emphasizing tactical combat and survival.

Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.

Why similar: Turn-Based 37.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, RPG 14.5%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a humorous, party-based tactical experience that captures the lighthearted spirit of adventure.

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: Strategy 34%, RPG 28.2%, Adventure 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Singleplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, tactical mercenary management game that rewards careful planning and character development.

A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Roguelike 13.5%, Strategy 10%, Roguelite 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling RPG that emphasizes party management and turn-based combat in a lighthearted setting.

Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.6%, Tactical RPG 23.6%, Strategy 16.1%, RPG 13.6%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A pulp-inspired tactical game that features a diverse cast of characters with unique skills for exploration and combat.

Embark on an enchanting journey to Paths & Danger, a masterfully crafted procedural turn-based RPG that seamlessly blends simplicity with tactical brilliance. Get ready to be captivated as you assemble a formidable fellowship, where the art of teamwork takes center stage.

Why similar: Turn-Based 26.2%, Tactical RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Roguelike 11%, Strategy 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A party-based tactical RPG that focuses on exploration and turn-based combat in a dark fantasy setting.

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 28.5%, Tactical RPG 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Strategy 11.3%, Roguelike 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes tactical roguelite that emphasizes stealth and party synergy in a procedurally generated environment.

Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.

Why similar: Turn-Based 41.8%, Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 11.8%, RPG 11.5%, Strategy 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique negotiation and combat system that emphasizes character personality and narrative choices.

A tactical roguelike RPG inspired by our favorite tabletop games that lets you create any ability, item, villain, hero, and game imaginable.

Why similar: Turn-Based 29.8%, Strategy 13.3%, RPG 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Roguelike 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for immense creativity in party building and tactical combat within a paper-craft aesthetic.

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 30%, Roguelike 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Tactical RPG 10.3%, Roguelite 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A party-based roguelite that emphasizes narrative choices and tactical combat in a harsh, unforgiving world.

Enter the world of PIXEL HEROES and prepare yourself for a thrilling RPG/Roguelike experience like you have never seen before!

Why similar: Turn-Based 35.4%, RPG 19.3%, Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 10%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style roguelite that focuses on party composition and turn-based combat with a humorous tone.

Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike.

Why similar: Turn-Based 52.2%, Roguelike 12.1%, Strategy 8.1%, RPG 7.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous, turn-based roguelike that focuses on grid-based movement and character-specific abilities.

Runestone Keeper is a roguelike dungeon crawler that blends classic RPG elements and turn based strategy. Heroes, monsters, equipment, events, magic and skills, traps and devices, shrines and altars, Goddesses and merchants. Choose your weapon and begin an epic adventure!

Why similar: Strategy 25.8%, Roguelike 25.2%, RPG 17.8%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Roguelite 8.5%

Fantasy of Expedition is a Roguelike Strategy Adventure Game where players lead their own army on an expedition mandated by the Heavens. Be careful what choices you make on our randomized maps! Recruit, purchase, and gather relics to win battles and solve events. Your destiny awaits!

Why similar: Strategy 27.1%, Roguelike 25.4%, RPG 24.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 8.1%

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 29.9%, Tactical RPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Strategy 9.9%, RPG 8.7%

SFD is a unique hybrid of tactical RPG and roguelike. Manage a party of adventurers as you attempt to be one of the few to conquer the Sigma Finite Dungeon.

Why similar: Turn-Based 21.9%, Tactical RPG 15.7%, Strategy 15.3%, RPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%

Lead your orbital battleships to victory in Flotilla! Fight, trade, and explore new planets in your journey through the galaxy. Featuring tactically rich 3D combat, flank and surprise the enemy from any direction. When the dust settles, generate another randomized universe for a brand new adventure!

Why similar: Turn-Based 34.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Roguelike 11.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Roguelite 8.5%

Dimensionals is the hottest roguelike turn-based RPG with tons of Heroes to collect and level up. Build a party of 3 heroes and combine hundreds of skills to create insane combos in the ultimate tactical challenge. Fight through an epic story told in the style of voice acted comic book cutscenes.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Roguelike 10.5%, Strategy 8.2%, RPG 7.3%

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 35.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Strategy 16%, RPG 14%, Roguelike 11%

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 38.4%, Strategy 17.9%, RPG 12.6%, Roguelite 9.9%, Roguelike 6.6%

A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!

Why similar: Turn-Based 29.4%, Tactical RPG 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Roguelike 9.5%, Roguelite 7.7%

Play on randomly generated worlds with a party of characters just the way you like it. You will not be bounded by classes or scripted story, only by your creativity. Make your own journey. Tell your own history.

Why similar: Turn-Based 28.5%, Strategy 20.3%, RPG 19.4%, Adventure 12%, Indie 6.4%

Red Rogue Sea is a roguelike strategy game that puts you in the shoes of a pirate captain and their crew. Manage your vessel as you sail through the treacherous waters of the archipelago, interact with the scum that inhabit it, and engage in battle using a tactical deck-building system.

Why similar: Roguelike 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Adventure 9.5%

Redemption: Eternal Quest is a casual RPG/Sim game which combines the feel of an RPG with roster management sim mechanics. You become the leader of a band of adventurers, guiding them through quests, watching them grow and signing them to pacts while keeping your gold pouch filled.

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.1%, Strategy 24.5%, RPG 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Indie 7.4%

Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!

Why similar: Turn-Based 34.9%, Tactical RPG 16.8%, Roguelike 14%, Strategy 8.4%, RPG 8.3%

Delve into Dungeons of Aether, a turn-based dungeon crawler set in the Rivals of Aether universe. Control four new heroes as they uncover the mysteries of the Julesvale Caverns in Story Mode or test your mettle in the grueling Challenge Dungeons.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.3%, Strategy 19.1%, Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 11.1%, RPG 8.6%

Shape and lead your own fully customisable (and debt-ridden) family of Inquisitors in charge of hunting the chromatic monsters infesting the city. Unlock unique abilities, hang out with eccentric nobles, learn the secrets the city holds while occasionally delivering ice cream!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 39.9%, RPG 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Funny 8.9%

Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos.

Why similar: Turn-Based 30.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Roguelike 12.3%, Strategy 10.1%, RPG 8.3%

A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 40.1%, RPG 17.2%, Exploration 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%

Become the new Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild and lead your adventurers in explorations and turnbased tactical battles. Will the Guild thrive under your leadership? Or will it finally disband under it?

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.3%, RPG 16.9%, Tactical RPG 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Strategy 11.2%

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: Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Tactical RPG 18.4%, Roguelike 12.4%, Strategy 12.3%, RPG 10.6%

Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! is a whacky space exploration game where you manage your very own spaceship, craft hundreds of weapons, and explore the vastness of a veggie-filled universe.

Why similar: Strategy 23.2%, Adventure 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, RPG 14.3%, Indie 9.1%

One More Gate is a rogue-lite deck-builder that combines exploration and turn-based strategic combat. Head out to discover fantastic places, master the power of Wakfu to create destructive card combos, and defeat all those who would stand in your way!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.6%, Strategy 16.1%, RPG 9.7%, Roguelike 8.9%, Exploration 7.2%

Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.

Why similar: Turn-Based 47.6%, Roguelike 35.3%, RPG 9.3%, Roguelite 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Hire a band of almost-heroic goblins to fight and die for you in tactical turn-based battles, accomplish silly quests for the weird inhabitants of this fantastic world, and truly become a god - at least by goblin standards.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Strategy 11.3%, Roguelite 10.8%, RPG 9.6%

Build your team of Squid heroes for epic turn-based battles against corrupted crabs and shrimps! Steev and the rest of the Squids are in danger! An infectious ooze is corrupting their world, and this band of unlikely heroes needs to fight back to save their kingdom.

Why similar: Turn-Based 36.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, RPG 11.6%, Tactical RPG 9.4%, Adventure 7.7%

Expect The Unexpected is a roguelike, fast-paced, turn-based game with RPG elements. Interact with random generated maps in which you have to deal with hundreds of different events and situations. What will you be? What will you become?

Why similar: Strategy 28.8%, RPG 24.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Roguelike 15%, Indie 7.7%

Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!

Why similar: Turn-Based 29.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, RPG 11.5%, Roguelike 11.2%, Strategy 9.3%

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 32.6%, Tactical RPG 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Strategy 9.1%, RPG 6.8%

Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.

Why similar: Roguelike 42%, Turn-Based 32.2%, RPG 11.1%, Strategy 7.4%, Adventure 3.8%

Tactical RPG about 5 stunt actors who decide to quit their jobs and start their own Power Rangers-inspired TV show! Cast actors, upgrade your studio, craft Mechas of cardboard and duct tape. Once the cameras are rolling, control your cast of 5 colored-jumpsuit-clad warriors in turn-based battles.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.4%, Tactical RPG 23.3%, Strategy 15.6%, RPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%