- #1 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
97% matchVery Positive88% of 3,873 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Isometric 15.7%, CRPG 12.9%, Tactical RPG 12.8%, Cyberpunk 9.9%, Conversation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the deep tactical combat and complex, choice-driven narrative set in a confined, high-stakes sci-fi environment.
- #2 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,721 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
Why similar: Isometric 23.5%, CRPG 23.5%, RPG 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar isometric perspective and a rich, reactive world filled with futuristic technology and exploration.
- #3 Space Wreck
96% matchVery Positive88% of 187 reviews2023
Dev: Pahris Entertainment SIA
Windows
The biggest little RPG in the world. Post-apocalyptic retro space adventure with an extreme focus on role-playing and replayability. Inch wide, miles deep - intentionally short yet surprisingly deep.
Why similar: Isometric 20.9%, CRPG 15.7%, Choices Matter 10%, Nonlinear 9.1%, RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on player agency and non-linear exploration within a confined, atmospheric sci-fi setting, mirroring the exploration focus of Saturn.
- #4 The Thaumaturge
95% matchVery Positive83% of 5,424 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Isometric 25.2%, CRPG 17.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%, RPG 9.9%, Point & Click 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a strong emphasis on story-rich, isometric exploration and character-driven choices that align with the tone of Saturn.
- #5 UnderRail
94% matchVery Positive86% of 7,028 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Isometric 35.6%, CRPG 21.2%, RPG 20.6%, Cyberpunk 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric RPG that emphasizes tactical combat and exploration in an underground, futuristic world.
- #6 Wasteland 3
94% matchVery Positive85% of 21,899 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.9 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: Isometric 22.6%, CRPG 19.7%, Tactical RPG 16.7%, Choices Matter 13%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A premier isometric tactical RPG that excels in party-based combat and deep, branching narrative choices in a harsh, futuristic setting.
- #7 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
93% matchVery Positive89% of 6,474 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 26.3%, Isometric 21.9%, RPG 16.1%, CRPG 11%, Story Rich 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly captures the isometric, story-rich, and tactical feel of a futuristic RPG with a heavy emphasis on conversation and world-building.
- #8 Sovereign Syndicate
92% matchVery Positive81% of 606 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
Why similar: Isometric 29.4%, CRPG 21.6%, Choices Matter 13.3%, RPG 11.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a narrative-heavy, isometric RPG experience that focuses on conversation and character development in a distinct setting.
- #9 Citizen Sleeper
91% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 17.8%, Conversation 16.1%, Futuristic 14.8%, RPG 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: While mechanically different, it captures the same melancholic, story-rich sci-fi atmosphere and focus on character-driven choices.
- #10 Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
91% matchVery Positive87% of 4,767 reviews2015
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.1%, Isometric 24%, RPG 17.3%, CRPG 11.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like Saturn, it provides a deep, narrative-heavy experience with tactical combat set in a gritty, high-tech urban landscape.
- #11 Subterrain: Mines of Titan
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 714 reviews2024
Dev: Pixellore IncPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Futuristic 25.1%, RPG 19.5%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Exploration 14.6%, Tactical 12%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the exploration of subterranean, futuristic environments and tactical combat found in Saturn.
- #12 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
89% matchVery Positive80% of 1,687 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Isometric 17.5%, Cyberpunk 13.3%, CRPG 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Nonlinear 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, story-rich isometric RPG that focuses on investigation and choices rather than traditional combat, much like the conversation-heavy aspects of Saturn.
- #13 Sector Unknown - Prologue
89% matchVery Positive87% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Sector Unknown - Prologue is a free demo of the story-rich, isometric RPG Sector Unknown. Start on the desolate planet of Maku, establish a stronghold, ally with or dominate local factions, and combat a tyrannical organization set on ruthlessly exploiting the sector's resources and inhabitants.
Why similar: Isometric 25.1%, CRPG 20.6%, RPG 17.9%, Conversation 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, isometric RPG that focuses on exploration and combat in a futuristic, sci-fi setting.
- #14 Stellar Tactics
87% matchVery Positive80% of 1,560 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Isometric 23.2%, CRPG 21.4%, Tactical RPG 20.4%, Exploration 9.2%, RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines deep tactical combat with extensive exploration of space and planets, matching the core gameplay loop of Saturn.
- #15 Death Trash
88% matchVery Positive93% of 3,662 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: Isometric 25.6%, CRPG 15.8%, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Exploration 9%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG set in a unique, stylized sci-fi world that prioritizes exploration and player choice.
- #16 Titan Outpost
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 97 reviews2019
Dev: The Boar Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Titan Outpost is a hard science fiction role-playing game in which you must build a base, manage its crew, develop your character's skills and attributes, and explore Saturn's sixth moon, uncovering its mysteries and harvesting its resources.
Why similar: RPG 30.2%, CRPG 22.4%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Story Rich 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific theme of exploring moons and outposts in space with a focus on RPG mechanics and survival.
- #17 Shores Unknown
86% matchMixed69% of 123 reviews2021
Dev: VallynnePub: Hitcents
Windows
A turn-based RPG with deep character-driven combat, and a story written by Final Fantasy veterans. Finding yourself on the wrong side of the Crown, you and your companions must fight or perish. Build a team of mercenaries, forge alliances, and explore distant lands.
Why similar: CRPG 20%, Tactical RPG 17.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Exploration 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, isometric RPG that features deep party management and exploration in a stylized world.
- #18 Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 726 reviews2025
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.
Why similar: Isometric 22.9%, CRPG 16.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric, choice-heavy RPG that focuses on exploration and narrative depth.
- #19 ATOM RPG Trudograd
84% matchVery Positive84% of 4,354 reviews2021
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.
Why similar: Isometric 26%, CRPG 23.8%, RPG 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a classic isometric, tactical RPG experience with a focus on survival and exploration in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #20 Broken Roads
84% matchMixed53% of 436 reviews2024
Dev: Drop Bear BytesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Broken Roads is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in a decaying, post-apocalyptic version of the vast Australian Outback, featuring a genre-redefining morality system. Survive, form bonds, and make tough choices that will shape your dangerous yet mesmerizing 25+ hour journey across the wilds.
Why similar: Isometric 27.5%, CRPG 17.9%, RPG 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Nonlinear 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven isometric RPG that places a heavy emphasis on moral choices and exploration in a harsh, futuristic world.
- #21 Mechajammer
85% matchMixed52% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Whalenought StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A tactical cyberpunk turn-based RPG set on an off-world grindhouse jungle colony. Skulk through the shadows or charge in guns blazing. Recruit a unique party for large squad-based assaults as your adventure plunges you deep into the city’s secrets.
Why similar: CRPG 17.2%, Cyberpunk 16.4%, Tactical RPG 14.1%, Tactical 14%, Sci-fi 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique, stylized aesthetic and tactical, open-world exploration in a sci-fi setting.
- #22 STASIS: BONE TOTEM
81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,560 reviews2023
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
Why similar: Isometric 31.8%, Conversation 17.8%, Point & Click 14.9%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This isometric, story-rich game excels at building a tense, atmospheric sci-fi mystery that feels very similar to Saturn.
- #23 Fates of Ort
82% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2020
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fates of Ort is a retro fantasy RPG focused on strategic action, in a land where time is frozen when you stand still. Cast powerful spells - but beware, they will cost you your life.
Why similar: Isometric 16.1%, CRPG 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.4%, RPG 10.7%, Tactical 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, choice-driven RPG that emphasizes exploration and magic in a stylized, isometric world.
- #24 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 684 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.
Why similar: Isometric 35.1%, Point & Click 16%, Story Rich 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a visually striking isometric exploration experience set in a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi world.
- #25 Sentience: The Android's Tale
81% matchVery Positive89% of 177 reviews2017
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You can remember nothing before this moment. Your existence begins with a keystroke followed by the flick of a switch. Electrical power streams into your neural network, and you are alive.
Why similar: Futuristic 16.5%, Cyberpunk 12.5%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the narrative and futuristic themes of artificial intelligence and exploration.
- #26 Vendir: Plague of Lies
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: Early Morning Studio
Windows
Vendir: Plague of Lies is a classic party-based RPG with a deep storyline and turn-based combat. Experience an intricately crafted world, steeped in history and brought to life through a carefully crafted atmosphere and the trials and tribulations of stories of the people that inhabit it.
Why similar: CRPG 18.1%, Tactical RPG 16.7%, Isometric 16.5%, Conversation 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, isometric RPG that emphasizes tactical combat and character progression.
- #27 Ash of Gods: Redemption
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,435 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: Isometric 26.2%, Tactical RPG 15.7%, CRPG 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, RPG 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a strong, story-driven, isometric experience with tactical combat and meaningful choices.
- #28 The Age of Decadence
78% matchVery Positive82% of 3,941 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: Isometric 19.4%, CRPG 17.3%, Tactical RPG 17.1%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Nonlinear 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is a highly challenging, choice-driven isometric RPG that rewards exploration and strategic decision-making.
- #29 Midnight Protocol
77% matchVery Positive86% of 442 reviews2021
Dev: LuGus StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.6%, Story Rich 22%, Sci-fi 15%, RPG 12%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #30 Fallen: A2P Protocol
80% matchMostly Negative38% of 226 reviews2015
Dev: Red Katana
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Isometric 25.8%, RPG 15.9%, CRPG 13.9%, Tactical RPG 13.9%, Tactical 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based RPG that features a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi setting and exploration.
- #31 Cogmind
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,943 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 39.7 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: Sci-fi 28.5%, Story Rich 27.9%, RPG 24.1%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #32 Avadon 3: The Warborn
78% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Huge, old-school, indie fantasy role-playing adventure. Features an epic story and tactical, turn-based combat. Explore cunning dungeons, hunt for 100s of magical artifacts, and use dozens of magical abilities. Many different endings. Will you save your people or betray them? It's up to you.
Why similar: Isometric 39.1%, RPG 23.6%, CRPG 21%, Story Rich 9.6%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric RPG that focuses on tactical combat and a deep, branching narrative.
- #33 Satellite Reign
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 5,308 reviews2015
Dev: 5 Lives Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.5%, Isometric 21.2%, Tactical 13.4%, Sci-fi 12.5%, RPG 5.2%
- #34 BlightFog
74% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Zakroutil
Windows
Journey across a dying world. Manage your resources. Build relationships with anthropomorphic characters. Find a new home or become a fuel drinking madman.
Why similar: Isometric 20.3%, Point & Click 12.8%, Conversation 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, RPG 10.9%
- #35 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
74% matchVery Positive85% of 10,424 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.3 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: Isometric 31.2%, CRPG 26.2%, RPG 12.3%, Exploration 11%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #36 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
72% matchVery Positive93% of 3,305 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
Why similar: Sci-fi 42.7%, Exploration 34.7%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Singleplayer 8.9%
- #37 Halfway
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,012 reviews2014
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Halfway is a turn-based strategy RPG taking place a few hundred years into the future. Humanity has started colonising new worlds. Until now, they were alone ...
Why similar: RPG 50.7%, Sci-fi 23.7%, Tactical 14.4%, Indie 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #38 Within the Cosmos
73% matchMixed44% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: debdev
Windows
Within the Cosmos is a sci-fi RPG. After awakening in a secluded star system, you soon discover a fractured human society grappling with an emerging android threat. Explore planets, uncover mysteries, and navigate differing philosophies. Your choices will shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18%, RPG 17.5%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Futuristic 15.3%, Exploration 14.2%
- #39 Another Crusade
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Vein Studios
Windows
Discover a 3d wooden puppet style world while exploring as a platformer, and taking battles in a turn-based combat as an old school RPG where timing and strategy are the keys to victory!
Why similar: Isometric 25.1%, Tactical RPG 20.7%, CRPG 19.8%, RPG 9.4%, Exploration 8.9%
- #40 Horizon
75% matchMixed59% of 477 reviews2014
Dev: L3O Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
Why similar: Futuristic 29.1%, Sci-fi 23.8%, Exploration 20%, Tactical 19.3%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #41 Eschalon: Book I
73% matchVery Positive86% of 410 reviews2009
Dev: Basilisk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Eschalon: Book I is an old-school role-playing game that will take you across massive outdoor environments and deep into dozens of sprawling dungeons as you seek to uncover the mystery of who you are. It features a tile-built, turn-based game world where the result of absolutely every action is rolled, calculated or statistically...
Why similar: Isometric 47.3%, RPG 34.7%, CRPG 11.1%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #42 Beyond the Breach
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: rubickanov
Windows
Discover a world overrun with robots, and play as a defective bot who tries to find a way to flee the facility. Find others who are the same kind, free them, and escape the laboratory!
Why similar: Futuristic 28%, RPG 27.8%, Exploration 20%, Story Rich 12.2%, 3D 6.8%
- #43 Metal Hunter
68% matchVery Positive94% of 328 reviews2026
Dev: 常州市华蓝德软件科技有限公司
Windows
This is an imitation of a JRPG with a dual system of humans and tanks. In the ruined wasteland world, humans drive chariots to hunt down various monsters and hunt down powerful wanted criminals. These people are known as 'Metal Hunters' by the world!
Why similar: Conversation 37.4%, RPG 22.6%, Story Rich 18.1%, Exploration 17.4%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #44 Robothorium
72% 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: RPG 73.4%, Indie 15.4%, Singleplayer 11.2%
- #45 New Arc Line
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 707 reviews2024
Dev: DreamatePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Take a stand in the eternal conflict between Arcane Magic and Steampunk Revolution and tip the uneasy balance between sorcery, elves, dwarves and mysterious monsters on one side and steampunk gadgets, zeppelins, and tesla guns on the other in this single-player, party-based, story-rich RPG.
Why similar: Isometric 20.6%, Tactical RPG 18.6%, CRPG 18.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, RPG 8.8%
- #46 Franzen
69% matchVery Positive97% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Franzen is a turn-based RPG set in a dystopian-steampunk world. Explore themes of empathy and politics as Franz and Lefsa Dellia work to uncover the truth of "The Scream". Meet a cast of colorful characters and fight bizarre creatures in your journey through the world of Branzen!
Why similar: RPG 52.4%, Story Rich 23%, Stylized 20.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #47 Rust of Steel
69% matchMixed65% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Fortress13 Game Studio
Windows
"Rust of Steel" is a post-apocalyptic ruins exploration RPG with a high degree of freedom. Take on the world in your own style with multiple scenarios, free stat distribution, and the option to play as the good guy or the bad guy!
Why similar: RPG 36.9%, Exploration 16.8%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, CRPG 13.3%
- #48 Mars Underground
71% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows · Linux
Mars Underground is an apocalyptic adventure where you relive the same day over and over. With each cycle new items can be picked up and topics unlocked. Explore the possibilities of this timeloop and uncover multiple endings.
Why similar: Nonlinear 42%, Story Rich 35.1%, Indie 22.9%
- #49 Echoes of Vision
67% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Azure Flame Studio
Windows
This is a turn-based strategy game. You'll assume the role of the Special Investigations Division Chief at the Bureau of Crisis Response (BCR), leading agents deep into Bleak Mountains City, a metropolis steeped in retro 1980s charm, to investigate and contain various supernatural “Visions”.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 31%, CRPG 23.6%, RPG 16.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Tactical 10.1%
- #50 Etheria: Restart
68% matchMixed58% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: XD
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Etheria is an Ethereal Hero RPG. To preserve the flame of civilization, humanity transfers their consciousness into the virtual world "Etheria". And you, as a Hyperlinker, will enter the virtual world to uncover the hidden truths of Etheria.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.1%, Cyberpunk 23.5%, RPG 15.6%, Story Rich 15%, Sci-fi 14%
- #51 Moonring
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,373 reviews2023
Dev: Fluttermind, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
Why similar: RPG 53.9%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, CRPG 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #52 City of Chains
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 338 reviews2015
Dev: Astronomic GamesPub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
City of Chains is a dark sci-fi RPG set in a dystopian city. Take control of a small group of escaped fugitives and lead them to their freedom. Decide whether to fight head on or to avoid combat, to help others or to go your own way, to show mercy or to kill. Your actions could affect the fate of the city.
Why similar: Indie 30.8%, RPG 30.5%, Cyberpunk 28.3%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #53 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
65% matchVery Positive93% of 2,152 reviews2025
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.1%, Conversation 13.7%, Futuristic 13.6%, RPG 11.8%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #54 Shock Tactics
71% matchMixed42% of 135 reviews2017
Dev: Point Blank GamesPub: EuroVideo Medien
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shock Tactics is a single player turn-based sci-fi strategy game with tactical combat, exploration, squad management and base building.
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #55 The Twin Paradox
67% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Beyond Standard Games
Windows · Linux
The Twin paradox is an RPG where you must prepare yourself for the first time travel. Make decisions, explore, and learn real science with the scientists of the "Beyond" laboratory. It's up to you to make the journey a success.
Why similar: CRPG 20%, RPG 19.6%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Sci-fi 13.1%
- #56 Twilight Wars
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 251 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: Cyberpunk 31.6%, Tactical RPG 29.6%, Tactical 14.9%, RPG 14.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #57 Mainframe Defenders
67% 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: Isometric 31.6%, Tactical RPG 23.1%, Futuristic 18.5%, RPG 11.6%, Exploration 10.3%
- #58 Ignited Steel: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive94% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: YokaicadePub: Meteorbyte Studios
Windows
Ignited Steel is a mech roguelike turn-based-tactics game. This Prologue features a free standalone campaign where you will discover the origins of the robotic insurrection, as well as the new features added to the main game on Patch v1.1: Uprising.
Why similar: Isometric 41.2%, RPG 20.5%, Stylized 14.6%, Tactical 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #59 Ground Breakers
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: UnitedIndie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Battle with robots on dynamic, randomly generated battlegrounds, as you attempt to take on the world in this unique turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Isometric 51.6%, Tactical 20.2%, Sci-fi 19.9%, Indie 8.4%