- #1 Reclaim The Sea
97% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 1LastGame
Windows
Reclaim the Sea is a roguelike strategy game set in a pirate fantasy world. Fight your way through randomly generated maps and text events. Command your pirate crew, upgrade your ship and make tactical decisions to beat the boss and save the world… or die trying.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 20.9% ★, Pirates 20.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 12%, Perma Death 11.2%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #2 Abandon Ship
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,349 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
Why similar: Naval Combat 21.2% ★, Pirates 20.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Perma Death 10.7%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #3 High and Dry
96% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Justin StewartPub: Goose Games
Windows
High and Dry is a swash-buckling strategy rogue like where you race against time to save your soul from Davey Jones! You will fight against pirates, pillage ships, take your chances with dodgy treasure maps, and whatever else you must do to gain strength before the time comes for your final battle!
Why similar: Naval Combat 23% ★, Pirates 22.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 22.4%, Strategy 11.7%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #4 Void War
94% matchVery Positive94% of 3,803 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.4% ★, Perma Death 17.7%, Roguelite 11.6%, Resource Management 9.8%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #5 Aye Aye, Captain
95% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: North State Games
Windows
Aye Aye Captain is a game about crewing a ship on the high seas of the 1500 and 1600s. You'll have to manage a crew, provide them with consistent booty, rum, and fight off mutinies all while pillaging vessels of royal navies, other pirates, and trading companies.
Why similar: Pirates 27.1% ★, Naval Combat 27.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Roguelite 10.3%, Roguelike 6.8%
- #6 Crying Suns
94% matchVery Positive86% of 4,513 reviews2019
Dev: Alt Shift
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.2% ★, Perma Death 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Tactical 10%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #7 WARPSQUAD
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tom LoomanPub: LODZERO
Windows
WARPSQUAD is a space exploration rogue-lite in an ever-changing galaxy to be played solo or co-op. Encounter a wide range of hostile spaceships, special events, and upgrades to your ship and crew. Master the ship terminals and crew with unique traits to survive this hostile world.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, Perma Death 15%, Roguelite 11.8%, Tactical 9.5%
- #8 Dread Admiral
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tescrin Games
Windows
Dread Admiral is a turn-based naval roguelite where every ship you lose is gone forever. Forge a floating empire, fend off the Black Fleet, and protect your Flagship through a brutal campaign to destroy the Dread Admiral himself.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 34% ★, Perma Death 15%, Roguelite 13.5%, Naval Combat 12.6% ★, Tactical 9.6%
- #9 Red Rogue Sea
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Firemage Studios
Windows · Linux
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: Naval Combat 27.2% ★, Pirates 21.9% ★, Perma Death 15.2%, Roguelike 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #10 Pirate Haven
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Downunder Games Studio
Windows
Sail the seas as a pirate captain in this challenging roguelike action adventure game! Battle other pirates, search for booty, and upgrade your ship at ports. You can also find ship power-ups and encounter dangerous boss events and storm events.
Why similar: Pirates 27.8% ★, Naval Combat 25.3% ★, Perma Death 16.9%, Roguelite 10.4%, Procedural Generation 9.4%
- #11 Sail On
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: InedieGO
Windows
Explore the Shallow Sea. Build absurd cannonballs. Plunder a procedural voyage. Sink enemy fleets designed by other captains. Die loud, rebuild louder and Sail On!
Why similar: Pirates 23.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Inventory Management 14.9%, Roguelite 9.9%, Roguelike 8%
- #12 SCP : CENTURA TYCOON
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ATallGoat
Windows
SCP: CENTURA TYCOON - Rebuild the SCP Foundation, contain anomalies, and face the Chaos Insurgency. Your choices shape humanity's fate. Can you secure, contain, and protect?
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 28.9%, Perma Death 22.2%, Inventory Management 10.4%, Strategy 10%, Management 9.6%
- #13 Corpoct
89% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: WolderadoPub: TwoBros
Windows · Mac
Test your wits as well as your ability to lead an expedition in this deep space dungeon-crawler. Hire the best heroes and villains of the galaxy. Find unknown planets in uncharted space. Start small, plan big and get a fleet of warships capable enough to rival most fearsome enemies.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.9% ★, Perma Death 15.7%, Resource Management 11.7%, Tactical 9.1%, Roguelike 9%
- #14 Submarine Homesick Blues
86% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: MONOKU SAS
Windows · Mac
A real-time submarine management and survival game with tactical pause, where you manage crew, systems, and resources under constant pressure.
Why similar: Tactical 14.5%, Inventory Management 14.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, Resource Management 12.8%, Perma Death 11.2%
- #15 FTL: Faster Than Light
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,209 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.2% ★, Perma Death 16.9%, Roguelike 16%, Tactical 8.3%, Strategy 7.5%
- #16 Poly Pirates
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Daniel CrandallPub: Shroud Studios
Windows
Build ye ship, battle ye enemies, and take the plunder! But beware, there be dangers in these waters...
Why similar: Pirates 44.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, Perma Death 12.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Resource Management 9.9%
- #17 Trigon: Space Story
86% matchMixed68% of 1,421 reviews2022
Dev: Sernur.techPub: Gameforge 4D GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Trigon: Space Story sees you take command of your very own spaceship. Carry out tactical battles, defend your vessel against space pirates, and escape from enemy territory. On your voyages, you’ll face a slew of tricky decisions in your quest to uncover the mystery of the galaxy.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.2% ★, Perma Death 16.2%, Resource Management 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Roguelike 9%
- #18 Pirates! Showdown: Enhanced Edition
85% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: FlashPoint Games, LLC
Windows
A fast-paced game combining real-time strategy and defense tactics. Face off against the fearsome Red Hand privateers in thrilling head-to-head pirate battles on the high sea! Capture towns, guard towers, and much more to strengthen your defense, buff up your ships, and increase your gold supply!
Why similar: Pirates 30.4% ★, Naval Combat 23% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.7%, Management 7.7%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #19 Status One
84% matchPositive82% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: LastCall Studio
Windows
Status One is a top-down 3D tactical shooter RPG where you create your own task force from scratch and lead your squad while being personally on the field
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 30.2% ★, Perma Death 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Tactical 11.4%, Management 9.3%
- #20 Welcome Back, Commander
84% matchVery Positive82% of 240 reviews2025
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 21%, Tactical 14.8%, Top-Down 8.5%, Strategy 5.8%
- #21 7 Years at Sea
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clockworm Games
Windows
It’s the golden years of piracy! You, a cursed captain must sail the seas to prove your worthiness to the supernatural being who has claimed your soul. Make your way across the Islands, plunder other ships and complete quests, all while managing your supplies and crew.
Why similar: Pirates 35.6% ★, Naval Combat 14.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Resource Management 10.4%
- #22 Sixty Jumps to Ceres
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chris Hartwich
Windows
In this strategy-roguelike game, you command a space ship on a desperate last mission in the asteroid belt. Negotiate, battle your foes, and upgrade your ship. Get stronger as you progress into increasingly hostile space. Only the boldest, most skilled captain will make it to Ceres. Will you?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.8% ★, Perma Death 12.7%, Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 10.7%, Tactical 9.8%
- #23 Warpflux
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zenflux Games
Windows
Warpflux is a top-down action based resource management game. As the commander of Earth's colony ship and a fleet of autonomous drones, collect supplies and defend against hostile forces during a thousand year voyage to save humanity.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 17.8%, Perma Death 16.3%, Resource Management 15.3%, Roguelite 14.3%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #24 Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 938 reviews2026
Dev: Alt ShiftPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, take command of a fleet escaping the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies. Manage crises on board as you prepare for the next encounter with the Cylon Fleet. Times are dire, and hard choices must be made. Your only hope: rejoin the Battlestar Galactica.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Tactical 12.9%, Roguelite 12.6%, Resource Management 11.9%
- #25 Heat Signature
81% matchVery Positive95% of 7,388 reviews2017
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.9% ★, Roguelike 11.4%, Top-Down 10.2%, Perma Death 10.1%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #26 Styx:Final Shores
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Free Particle
Windows · Mac
On the vast expanse of the Styx, you captain an ark through the mist of death. Heroic spirits from history and wandering souls laden with regrets emerge upon the river, recounting their tales. You will recruit these souls as companions, sailing together toward the void's end.
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.1% ★, Management 23.4%, Roguelike 15.9%, Roguelite 11.6%, Strategy 11%
- #27 Skyland
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evan Bowman
Windows
In this gorgeous FTL-inspired tactical RTS, you and your crew must take command of a flying castle, and defend it from sky pirates while fighting enemies of increasing difficulty. Originally developed for Gameboy Advance, now available on Steam!
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.4% ★, Roguelike 18.9%, Tactical 18.1%, Strategy 15.2%, Perma Death 14.7%
- #28 Anchored Hearts: A Tale of Destiny
79% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Studio WitchstarPub: Lovewish
Windows
A pirate on the run, La Belladonna must escape imprisonment and prove her innocence in this roguelite adventure-meets-romance novel! Navigate wild waters, fight enemy ships, and decide to whom you’ll give your heart. Through narrative choices, unravel the truth behind your cursed fate!
Why similar: Pirates 31.1% ★, Naval Combat 25.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.7%, Roguelite 10.5%, Tactical 10.2%
- #29 Insurmountable
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 967 reviews2021
Dev: ByteRockers' GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Confront various terrains as a lonely mountaineer and endure the countless dangers of climbing! Many tough decisions await you in a risky environment. Make your way up and down the mountain, overcoming insurmountable heights!
Why similar: Perma Death 20.4%, Tactical 13.8%, Resource Management 13.7%, Management 12.2%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #30 Dungemon
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Exhibyte
Windows
Raise and battle your very own Dungemon virtual pets! Battle your pets against wild Dungemon to make them even stronger! Train your creatures and increase their level enough to get them to evolve into stronger pets. Train and battle 90 different pets.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.9%, Perma Death 21.5%, Tactical 15.9%, Roguelite 14.3%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #31 Door Kickers
78% matchVery Positive94% of 10,039 reviews2014
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 32.3%, Real-Time with Pause 28.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Strategy 11.2%, Top-Down 10.9%
- #32 Hunting Pack
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Vaeril Games
Windows
It’s a forest at night, and the hunt begins. Carefully plan your pack’s next move to avoid being seen, smelled or heard. Hunt enough prey to survive the next month, and develop your pack and tactics throughout changing seasons. You’ll fail – but learn from your mistakes and prepare for the next run!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.9% ★, Perma Death 20.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.6%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #33 Swords and Sandals Pirates
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Whiskeybarrel StudiosPub: eGames.com
Windows · Mac
You have been a knight. You have been a gladiator. Now for the first time in Swords and Sandals, you are a PIRATE! Embark upon the grandest adventure of all in Swords and Sandals Pirates, the latest epic chapter in the hugely popular RPG series!
Why similar: Naval Combat 32.3% ★, Pirates 31.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Roguelike 7%, Strategy 6.5%
- #34 Starship Inspector
76% matchMixed61% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Vedanta Team
Windows
Starship Inspector is a Space Roguelike in which every choice you make matters. Save a galaxy or rescue your crew member? Serve an evil empire or help an ancient tribe? You'll constantly have to make hard decisions and deal with consequences.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 23.8% ★, Perma Death 17.4%, Roguelite 13.5%, Strategy 12.9%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #35 Colonisator
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Poiesis Interactive
Windows
Explore vast oceans and forge the fate of your crew in a turn-based strategy adventure. Discover and colonize uninhabited islands before your rivals, in a vibrant, fictional 17th century. A unique single-player experience of navigation, exploration and colonization.
Why similar: Pirates 32.3% ★, Naval Combat 23.8% ★, Inventory Management 15.6%, Strategy 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #36 Roguebound Pirates
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Redbeak Games
Windows
Loot, upgrade & dominate! Your inventory IS your ship in this action roguelike. Customize weapons, create game-breaking synergies, and claim your place as the most overpowered pirate across the seas!
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.6% ★, Pirates 26.9% ★, Inventory Management 17.2%, Roguelite 10%, Procedural Generation 7.1%
- #37 XO
75% matchVery Positive87% of 102 reviews2019
Dev: Jumpdrive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a fleet and lead humanity to safety. Grow your fleet using force, diplomacy or guile... and try to stay ahead of the relentless Harvesters. Each ship you add to your fleet gives you powers but also reduces your limited resources in this challenging RTS-with-pause game.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.5% ★, Pirates 20% ★, Perma Death 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #38 Irondrive
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alessandro Le Mura
Windows
Your base is moving. Your crew is exhausted. Manage task priorities, automate critical repairs, and keep your colonists alive as your fortress drives through hell.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, Roguelite 12.8%, Management 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #39 A pirate quartermaster
74% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Ivan Armandy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Did you think you'd win with a snap of your fingers? Did you think you'd see a crew as a number? Did you think you'd gorge without fear of judgements? But, sir, you're not in the Royal Navy. The pirate's life is a life of dreams. And it's precisely because we have a shitty life that we have dreams.
Why similar: Pirates 30.3% ★, Naval Combat 28.9% ★, Perma Death 15.1%, Management 11%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
- #40 DelveCo
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lespadon
Windows
A roguelike management game where you operate DelveCo’s corporate software to recruit adventurers, send them into procedurally generated dungeons, direct their actions, equip gear and spells, and oversee turn-based combat while balancing risk and profit under strict quotas.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.2%, Resource Management 20.5%, Roguelite 15.9%, Roguelike 9.8%, Strategy 9%
- #41 Ants in Space!
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mezumo
Windows
Asteroid-Riding Termites are coming, but they are impossible to beat by the regular Space Ants. With your power of mixing genes you can try to repel much stronger invaders! Explore vast procedurally generated micro-universes, and mess with nature itself in this mix of Roguelike and Strategy.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 19.2%, Management 13%, Resource Management 11.6%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Tactical 10.8%
- #42 ReRoad
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: Rabbithole Games
Windows
ReRoad is a Tower Defense game with a brand new concept where the players dig their own paths. You need to consider the locations of the randomly placed towers of the stages as well as the towers you will build and strategically create a path. Stop the enemy through a path you have created!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.6%, Tactical 13.3%, Roguelite 13.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #43 The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
73% matchVery Positive83% of 4,616 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hail to the Captain! Sail into the heart of the Caribbean in the Age of Piracy - the time of black flags and white skulls, blue waves and golden opportunities. Hoist the Jolly Roger and grab the steering wheel to sail through battles and raids, ransoms and treasures, to become the Crimson King of the Antilles!
Why similar: Naval Combat 48.4% ★, Pirates 41.6% ★, Strategy 4.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 1.5%, Action 1.5%
- #44 Pirate Commander
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A2 Softworks
Windows
Pirate Commander is survival/strategy game. You will have to take care of the crew and their physical and mental health, food, drinking water, medicine, weapons and ammunition. Find treasures, fight enemies from different factions and terrifying sea monsters.
Why similar: Pirates 38.9% ★, Naval Combat 33.4% ★, Management 11.7%, Resource Management 7%, Strategy 5.1%
- #45 Rogues Don't Cry
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Mythic Grid Studios
Windows
A game for those who played hundreds of strategy/roguelikes and want something new and wild. Build your army, explore a harsh random world, fight varied battles, die, start over, experiment, break the game, become godly and destroy everything. Be proud.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.9%, Perma Death 19.9%, Tactical 14%, Roguelite 14%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #46 Republic of Pirates
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 509 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.
Why similar: Pirates 32.1% ★, Naval Combat 28.1% ★, Resource Management 11.5%, Management 10.5%, Tactical 6.2%
- #47 BARDA: Backpack Roguelike
68% matchPositive93% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Mudita Games
Windows · Mac
BARDA: Backpack Roguelike is an inventory management game disguised as a climbing experience. Gather items, manage your backpack, fight or outsmart your way through every situation, and reach the summit of this ever-changing mountain to fulfill your grandpa’s last wish.
Why similar: Inventory Management 24.4%, Perma Death 19.9%, Roguelite 15%, Resource Management 14%, Procedural Generation 10.9%
- #48 Rogue Reels
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boril Todorov
Windows
Rogue Reels is a pirate roguelike where you build a slot machine to survive the Flying Dutchman’s toll. With over 100+ symbols and unique mechanics you can create combos to outrun a ghostly toll, and climb the global leaderboards. No real-money gambling included
Why similar: Pirates 26.1% ★, Inventory Management 16.5%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 13.6%, Resource Management 12%
- #49 Bermuda
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Short Sight Studios
Windows
Welcome to Bermuda! Take command of your ragtag crew and navigate a mysterious patch of ocean where physics bend, time twists, and nothing stays the same. Bermuda is a pause-based strategy game with roguelite elements, crew management, and physics-driven combat.
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.4% ★, Pirates 19.8% ★, Perma Death 19.5%, Roguelite 11.9%, Tactical 8.1%
- #50 Brace for Dolphins!
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: We Are the Dolphins
Windows
A fast-paced 2D top-down roguelite strategy game where you command a shifting galactic warfront. Fight real-time battles on contested planets to prevent an advanced dolphin empire from conquering the galaxy. Race to out-build and out-gun your enemy before it's too late.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.1%, Roguelite 16.5%, Perma Death 14%, Strategy 12.7%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #51 Space Evolver
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: JoaKing
Windows
Space Evolver is a roguelite management and genetics game that incorporates real-time strategy game elements. Upgrade your spaceship and technologies, complete missions, and guide the evolution of species.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 20.4% ★, Roguelike 18.4%, Roguelite 15.5%, Strategy 12.7%, Management 12.2%
- #52 Last Decree
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Crown Studio
Windows
Rule a dying medieval kingdom. Draw event cards, issue royal decrees, and decide how your realm meets its end.
Why similar: Management 15.1%, Roguelike 14.3%, Strategy 13.4%, Roguelite 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #53 Rainbow Tower Defense
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: S Creative Factory
Windows · Mac
You do not attack with towers. You must defend against enemies using the 'lines' that connect them. Endless strategic possibilities through the placement of towers in the right colors and the combination of lines with the perfect functions! The most classic yet entirely new tower defense.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 37.5%, Inventory Management 15.6%, Strategy 13%, Tactical 12.5%, Top-Down 10.4%
- #54 Lavatro
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stuck Pixel Studio
Windows
It is a Roguelite about doing laundry. Lavatro is a cloth-builder where you wash clothes to score as many points as possible. Use synergies, fold, dye, and purchase new clothes to create the best laundry combinations
Why similar: Inventory Management 23.7%, Roguelite 19.6%, Management 17.1%, Roguelike 16.7%, Resource Management 16%
- #55 The Pirate: Plague of the Dead
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 637 reviews2017
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Command the most fearsome pirates in an exciting Caribbean adventure! Plague of the Dead is a new installment of The Pirate series, featuring an open world without loading screens, dynamic day and night cycle and weather system, it offers each gamer an unforgettable experience.
Why similar: Pirates 53.9% ★, Naval Combat 31.4% ★, Strategy 8.1%, Action 3.6%, Indie 2%
- #56 Slimecity
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: AAspect
Windows · Mac
An ADORABLELY SQUISHY rougelite game~! Command your army of slimes using the power of overwhelming number of Slime to gather and claim resources! But be AWARE of the time, because if it runs out before your lil guys are home, then The Horsemen will come charging!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 36.5%, Roguelite 18.7%, Roguelike 12.2%, Strategy 10.6%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
- #57 Sea Dogs: Caribbean Tales
69% matchMixed61% of 137 reviews2018
Dev: Akella
Windows
Sail the rough seas with your tall ship and loyal crew of vicious cutthroats and fierce corsairs. Build up your fleet and capture and rule colonies to become the mightiest pirate of them all! Sea Dogs: Caribbean Tales is a naval game devoted to pirate adventures on the Caribbean seas of the 17th century, aiming to be the ultimate pirate...
Why similar: Naval Combat 46.3% ★, Pirates 37.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 7%, Choices Matter 5.4%, Action 3.5%
- #58 Slotbound
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Optima Arch
Windows
A roguelike auto-battler defense where luck meets strategy. Spin a 3x3 slot machine to summon units and grow your army by absorbing others. Use Items and Cores to manipulate the odds and survive challenging judgement waves and boss waves. Every spin and every choice counts.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 24%, Strategy 13.4%, Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 11.8%, Perma Death 10.1%
- #59 Bottle of Ghouls
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Desort Games
Windows
RogueLike pirate battles! You are a necromancer spirit who uses your powers to restore your former glory and greatness. Move into enemy ships, board them, use an immortal crew, plunder, destroy and dominate in Bottle of Ghoul.
Why similar: Pirates 44.5% ★, Naval Combat 29.9% ★, Procedural Generation 9.1%, Resource Management 8.1%, Strategy 4.4%