- #1 The Greatest Sect Master
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kranti Studios
Windows
Powered with the cliché cultivation system, recruit disciples, manage growing sect and fight strategic turn-based battles in this Xianxia/Wuxia inspired rougelite RPG fantasy to become the greatest sect master under heaven.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 17.9%, CRPG 16.6%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Tactical RPG 11.5%, Strategy RPG 11.4%
- #2 Escape The Mad Empire
96% matchVery Positive89% of 425 reviews2025
Dev: XperimentalZ Games
Windows
Escape the Mad Empire is a party-based, rogue-like dungeon crawler with intense and deeply tactical combat. Overcome the challenges as a band of heroes, and preserve their lives and sanity by managing resources and growing your base. Can you Escape the Mad Empire?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 26.3% ★, CRPG 16.8%, Tactical RPG 14.4%, Party-Based RPG 13.3%, Strategy RPG 10.6%
- #3 Koi Unleashed
96% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: WILDGRIP
Windows · Linux
Koi Unleashed is a party-based RPG, with real-time combat and inspired by Japanese folklore. Join a guild that has just set foot on an unknown world, filled with mysterious creatures.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 37% ★, Party-Based RPG 15.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.1%, Tactical RPG 9.6%, CRPG 7.2%
- #4 Of Blood and Descent
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kotakoren
Windows
A roguelike strategy RPG where each expedition shapes a multi-generational legacy. Explore, recruit allies, and continue your adventure through your descendants.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Tactical RPG 15.1%, Strategy RPG 13.8%, Party-Based RPG 5.7%
- #5 Red Sea
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Eternal Sands Media
Windows
Red Sea is an intense Real-time Tactics game where you control a small team of vigilantes in increasingly challenging battles. It features a Scriptable Tactics system that mixes auto-battling with manual overrides and has a ton of powerful ability interactions to discover.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.6%, Tactical RPG 16.5%, Party-Based RPG 13.6%, Strategy RPG 11.9%
- #6 Zhuzi Subdues Demons
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: 李小鹏的个人开发Pub: 李小鹏的发行商
Windows
This is a CRPG game, you can operate a team of 5 people to explore together. Combat is real-time, but allows players to pause the game mid-game to give orders to their team members. The controls refer to Dragon Age origins and Dragon Age II. If you like Dragon Age, you can try to play this game
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 44.2% ★, CRPG 29%, Party-Based RPG 21%, RPG 3.9%, Magic 1%
- #7 Blade Prince Academy
93% matchMixed70% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Angel CorpPub: Firesquid
Windows
Blade Prince Academy is a new take on tactical RPGs, where you lead your squad of Blade Princes to defend the city of Abjectalia in real-time with pause combat. Use your team's power to devastate any threat, but be vigilant, there is always a price to pay when you make a pact with darkness.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.7% ★, Tactical RPG 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, Party-Based RPG 13.2%, Strategy RPG 11.1%
- #8 Rebirth Scroll: Naihe
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 烂游戏
Windows
Rebirth Scroll Naihe is a dark Eastern fantasy roguelike RPG. Manage a squad of fading souls against a strict underworld countdown. Gather resources, build skills via the 'Myora' system, and win real-time card battles to cross the Naihe Bridge and return to the living!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.9% ★, Tactical RPG 14.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, Strategy RPG 11.5%, Party-Based RPG 11%
- #9 The Spirit Engine DX
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mark PayPub: Aquellex
Windows
What happens when one woman's scientific ambitions go unchecked in a world dictated by magic? The upheaval of three lives who'd have otherwise never met each other in this JRPG-inspired, sidescrolling autobattling adventure with real-time pausing & tactics!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.4%, CRPG 14.3%, Strategy RPG 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, Bullet Time 11.2% ★
- #10 Dustwind: Resistance
91% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Dustwind StudiosPub: Z-Software GmbH
Windows
Dustwind: Resistance is a single-player tactical game. Lead your squad—including your dog—against a brutal raider army. Pause to plan tactics. Use overwhelming firepower, stealth, traps, turrets, or an armored car to outmaneuver enemies. Protect your home and freedom. No surrender!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.1% ★, Tactical RPG 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, Party-Based RPG 13.5%, Strategy RPG 10.2%
- #11 Tomb Guard
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Siege
Windows
Tomb Guard is a real-time pause and play tactics game. You control a band of skeletons as they defend their homeland from the invading Fiends. Focus is key, for facing overwhelming odds is certain. Pause, strategize, and attack to protect Tombstead and defeat The Order once and for all.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 40.5% ★, Strategy RPG 14.4%, Party-Based RPG 14%, Roguelite 9.4%, Action RPG 7.1%
- #12 Down the Darkest Pit
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hipocampo
Windows · Mac · Linux
A roguelite extraction RPG with turn-based tactical combat, where every descent is a gamble between pushing deeper or escaping with your spoils. Explore, fight, fail, learn and repeat to discover the secrets Down the Darkest Pit.
Why similar: CRPG 26.3%, Tactical RPG 21.2%, Party-Based RPG 15.1%, Strategy RPG 12%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #13 Grid Territory
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: flee studio
Windows
Use skills to attack monsters, occupy grids, expand your influence, and win battles!
Why similar: CRPG 21.8%, Tactical RPG 21.2%, Strategy RPG 17.8%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #14 Remnants of the Rift
88% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: BromioPub: Mooncat Games
Windows
How far would you go to find closure — to the end of another dimension? As a dimension-diving merc, Morgan must ride the frequencies between worlds to discover the secrets of a new reality. Pause, plan, and play in a groovy retro-futuristic world, in this real-time roguelite action game.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.6% ★, Tactical RPG 12.5%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, Time Manipulation 9.6% ★, Strategy RPG 7.9%
- #15 Deadlock Station
86% matchPositive80% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Turn the battlefield into your ally in this tactical rogue-like with indirect controls. Assemble a unique squad, destroy the alien invaders with precise planning, and uncover the truth about the Event and the mysterious disappearance of humans.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.6% ★, Tactical RPG 16.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, Bullet Time 11.1% ★, Roguelite 8.1%
- #16 Guild Battalion
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mashiro T. AraújoPub: BadBack Game Studio
Windows
Command your group in this medieval fantasy CRPG and unveil the story as you explore dungeons, defend fortresses, protect payloads and other different stage objectives!
Why similar: CRPG 27.8%, Real Time Tactics 22.1%, Tactical RPG 18.1%, Strategy RPG 15%, RPG 5.6%
- #17 Dark Dragonkin
87% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Twintertainment
Windows
Survive this retro-styled, RPG adventure as you guide your party through treacherous dungeons where each member’s unique skill is needed to survive.
Why similar: CRPG 23.1%, Tactical RPG 19.1%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, Party-Based RPG 15%, Strategy RPG 12.2%
- #18 Warlordocracy
85% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Brian J. Lancaster
Windows
A party-based RTWP (real-time with pause) RPG that gradually grows into a large-scale strategy game as you amass soldiers and fame, or infamy.
Why similar: CRPG 21.4%, Tactical RPG 17.9%, Party-Based RPG 16.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, Strategy RPG 13.1%
- #19 Undying One
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Novens Studio
Windows
Undying One is a tactical action RPG where every defeated enemy can be claimed for your army. Unlock new spells, raise the dead, command your forces, and endure ever-growing waves of power.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.9%, Real Time Tactics 22.9%, Strategy RPG 15.8%, Roguelite 11.3%, Roguelike 6.7%
- #20 WARPSQUAD
84% 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 38.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, Tactical RPG 13.1%, Roguelite 10.8%, Action Roguelike 10.5%
- #21 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 35,089 reviews2018
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: Knights Peak
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.9% ★, CRPG 24%, Party-Based RPG 20%, Strategy RPG 13.3%, RPG 8.7%
- #22 Crab Raid Tactics
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Servelat @ Ex TenebrisPub: Ex Tenebris
Windows
Take command of a squad of Crabs, lead them against hordes of enemies and tricky bosses, collect role-defining upgrades, gain Elemental Powers and shake the coast with powerful Elemental Reactions in this roguelike dungeon crawler, where every encounter is a real-time tactical battle!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.6%, Party-Based RPG 15.4%, Action Roguelike 10%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #23 Tiny Squads
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Imius
Windows
Draft a squad of tiny heroes and slay monsters of the Void in this auto-battler rogue-like. Design your own units with an assortment of classes, equipment, skills and unique effects! Merge units to create a monstrous tiny titan!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 20.4%, Tactical RPG 19.8%, Real Time Tactics 19.3%, Strategy RPG 14.5%, Roguelike 9%
- #24 Passageway of the Ancients
81% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Passageway Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by classic CRPGs from the ’90s and early 2000s, Passageway of the Ancients transports players to the world of Aieryon – the galaxy’s sole remaining magical planet – where they explore the city of Ithgar to solve their parents’ murder.
Why similar: CRPG 25.4%, Tactical RPG 21.4%, Party-Based RPG 19.4%, Strategy RPG 13.1%, Action RPG 8.5%
- #25 Has-Been Heroes
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 392 reviews2017
Dev: FrozenbytePub: GameTrust Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Has-Been Heroes is a challenging, lane-based roguelike game of strategy and action, featuring a band of heroes on a quest to escort the King's twin princesses to school!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 34.4% ★, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Tactical RPG 14.3%, Roguelite 10.3%, Roguelike 8.1%
- #26 Deep Space Facility: Outcast
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DSF Studios
Windows
Assume the life of an outcast from a mysterious future set on a failed space station. You are not special or overpowered in this Action RPG World. Your ability to manage your resources, health, skills, and tactics will decide if you escape your fate or become more food for the bugs.
Why similar: CRPG 32%, Tactical RPG 25.9%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Action RPG 10.8%, RPG 6.9%
- #27 紙上談兵
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AnstaryPub: 肥宅有限公司
Windows
帶有Rogue元素的隊伍養成遊戲 獲得隨機能力的獸人,通過的每一個關卡以及事件也會讓你可以逐步的調整這些角色。 你幾乎無法在戰鬥中操作,但是你可以透過戰鬥前的AI設置,來控制你的每個成員的行為。 你必須決定何時撤退,因為如果滅團,這些角色也將消逝,再也無法使用。 保護好培養好的角色,才是推進遊戲進度最重要的事情。
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 22.5%, Tactical RPG 20.9%, Strategy RPG 18%, Roguelite 9.5%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #28 Elengard: Ascension
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Stèphano M. M. G.
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure to rise to power in this new Real-Time-With-Pause medieval fantasy RPG that combines action and strategy mechanics. Fight a lot, explore, choose how you fight, configure your abilities, create powerful builds and combos. Awaken your true power!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.5% ★, Party-Based RPG 18.5%, CRPG 15.2%, Strategy RPG 13.1%, Action RPG 5.4%
- #29 Dustwind
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 391 reviews2018
Dev: Dustwind StudiosPub: Z-Software GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ARE YOU READY FOR CLASSIC REALTIME TACTICS? Be the nameless heroine in the wastelands of DUSTWIND's story campaign or find with two friends a new home or fight against and with human players in the elaborate Multiplayer mode or design your very own story campaigns and maps in the mighty map editor!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, Tactical RPG 14.4%, Party-Based RPG 12.9%, Strategy RPG 10.4%
- #30 Daybreak Torch
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PikasGameStudio
Windows
DaybreakTorch is a pixel-art party-based RPG that combines real-time tactical combat with traditional sRPG's squad building. Assemble your own elite hero squad and embark on a heroic, classic adventure set in a mythological world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.2%, Party-Based RPG 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 18.8%, Strategy RPG 14.7%, Roguelite 9%
- #31 Worldstone Chronicles
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cover Club Media
Windows
Lead a party of adventurers through a dark fantasy world using tactical real-time-with-pause combat. Control companion behaviors, manage cooldown-based abilities, explore dangerous regions, and shape relationships, reputation, and story outcomes through your decisions.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.6% ★, CRPG 22.3%, Party-Based RPG 18.2%, Strategy RPG 8.6%, Action RPG 7.4%
- #32 End Quest
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spock
Windows
Form a 3-player party as Tank, DPS, or Support and tackle challenging co-op quests. Roles must sync to survive. Fight through waves, boss battles, survival, defense, and escort missions. Rise from Rookie to Legendary Adventurer. No stat growth — pure skill and teamwork.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.6%, Tactical RPG 17.1%, Strategy RPG 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 16%, Action RPG 13%
- #33 Chrono Stone
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BBBoom
Windows · Mac
Chrono Stone is a semi-automatic Roguelike RPG. Assemble a team, create unique skill builds, and craft powerful gear. As the commander, you’ll devise sound battle strategies and give timely commands to help your squad dodge danger, turning the tide to defeat powerful monsters and opponents.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.6%, Party-Based RPG 18.7%, Strategy RPG 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #34 Crystals of Power
75% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Andrew Betke
Windows
The crystals hold the power to save Elicion—or destroy it. The choice lies in your hands.
Why similar: CRPG 19.1%, Party-Based RPG 19.1%, Tactical RPG 15.8%, Strategy RPG 14.1%, Action Roguelike 11.1%
- #35 Shadow's End
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: not me RPG Games
Windows
Build and lead a mercenary warband through a dangerous fantasy world in this RPG/strategy hybrid. Recruit companions, manage morale, explore hostile regions, develop specialized builds, and survive large-scale real-time tactical battles.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 22.4%, Party-Based RPG 18.5%, Tactical RPG 18.1%, Strategy RPG 14.3%, Action RPG 10.7%
- #36 Dungeons of Shalnor
76% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Johnny Ostad
Windows
A tactical Turn-based Roguelike game. Featuring a “Turn the Camera” mechanic that leads to expected and unexpected outcomes.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.8%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Strategy RPG 17.1%, Roguelite 11.5%, Action RPG 9.2%
- #37 Mossroot
74% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Fighty Boys Games
Windows
Mossroot is a party-based tactical-RPG Roguelike. Fight against a monstrous King! Climb the mountain, Increase your power, make dangerous bargains with unknown sources. Recruit allies to help fight against tyranny. Bring them to your Home, Build it to gain more power, and climb again!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.8%, Party-Based RPG 21%, Strategy RPG 16.8%, Roguelite 11.3%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #38 Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,033 reviews2022
Dev: GrapeOcean TechnologiesPub: V Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.9% ★, CRPG 21.4%, Tactical RPG 17.2%, Party-Based RPG 16.6%, RPG 4.2%
- #39 Adhvan Chakra
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: rtaneya
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command divine aerial forces in a real-time tactical combat experience set in a dharmic fantasy world. Strategize, adapt, and upgrade to defend vast territories from devastating invasions. Uncover ancient artifacts, perform sacred rituals, and unravel the mystery of the Adhvan Chakra.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23%, Real Time Tactics 20.1%, Strategy RPG 17.4%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #40 Charge!
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: FDD Studio
Windows
Charge! Lead your elite squad to advance! Use dozens of weapons, armor sets, and relics to create a variety of gameplay styles and eliminate endless enemies!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.2%, Tactical RPG 22.2%, Strategy RPG 17.5%, Action RPG 13.4%, RPG 6.4%
- #41 Crown and Adventure
71% matchMixed62% of 1,697 reviews2025
Dev: C3D GamesPub: Luckycalf
Windows
An open-world adventure RPG. Choose your favorite character, train your elite legion step by step, and crush all enemies on the battlefield. Strengthen yourself, establish a powerful family, create a great dynasty, and become the dominator of this fantasy world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.6%, Real Time Tactics 22.4%, Party-Based RPG 21.7%, Strategy RPG 17.5%, RPG 4.6%
- #42 Battle for Rakir
71% match6 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Tyler Loeper
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fly, fight, and level up!
Why similar: CRPG 24.3%, Tactical RPG 18.5%, Strategy RPG 16.2%, Action RPG 11.7%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #43 World Resetter
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: QZ Studio
Windows
World Resetter is a CRPG featuring real-time strategy controls and ARPG loot mechanics. Command a squad of up to 5 unique characters as you explore a vast world and interact with dynamic NPCs. Defeat powerful foes, craft deep attribute builds, and uncover the truth behind the world.
Why similar: CRPG 36.7%, Real Time Tactics 23.9%, Tactical RPG 23.3%, RPG 6.6%, Strategy 5.6%
- #44 Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Paper Board Studios
Windows
Explore this dark medieval world while fighting mythological creatures. Throughout betrayal, nervous battles and hidden truths decide whether to defend the honor of high members of the church, help a rebellious group of cultists or embrace on a quest to reveal the secrets of this land.
Why similar: CRPG 28.2%, Tactical RPG 25.7%, Party-Based RPG 18.3%, Strategy RPG 16.8%, RPG 4.9%
- #45 Geneforge 2 - Infestation
70% matchVery Positive98% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Wildly open-ended adventure in a unique fantasy world. Use battle or diplomacy and trickery to change the world, served by an army of custom-made mutant monsters. Almost 90 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Enormous range of abilities, factions, quests, and paths to victory.
Why similar: CRPG 26.3%, Party-Based RPG 22%, Tactical RPG 20.5%, Strategy RPG 17.5%, RPG 6.3%
- #46 Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
72% matchVery Positive92% of 17,969 reviews2013
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The classic returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition restores the full original adventure and Tales of the Sword Coast, now polished with quality‑of‑life upgrades for a smoother timeless Dungeons & Dragons journey.
Why similar: CRPG 32%, Real-Time with Pause 29.7% ★, Party-Based RPG 14.2%, Tactical RPG 11.5%, RPG 6.1%
- #47 Moeblade Formula
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ABCD Game
Windows
Moeblade Formula is a turn-based tactical game. Command a cast of distinctive units and battle across multi-level terrain with elevation differences. Combine weapons and positioning to unleash stylish combos, defeat powerful enemies, and claim rich rewards.
Why similar: CRPG 27.8%, Tactical RPG 24.9%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, Strategy RPG 15.2%, RPG 4%
- #48 Drakensang
72% matchVery Positive81% of 794 reviews2009
Dev: Radon LabsPub: DTP Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Drakensang is a third-person party-based RPG based on the pen & paper role-play rules of The Dark Eye. Drakensang is the first PC game for over 10 years to be based on Germany's most successful and popular role-play system. Drakensang builds on the pen & paper rules as applied in version 4.0.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 40.8% ★, Party-Based RPG 25.8%, RPG 14.9%, CRPG 14.7%, Fantasy 3%
- #49 The Shadow of the Warring States Period
68% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: 李小鹏的个人开发
Windows
This is a RPG game, you can operate a team of 5 people to explore together. Combat is real-time, but allows players to pause the game mid-game to give orders to their team members.
Why similar: CRPG 32.9%, Real-Time with Pause 32.7% ★, Party-Based RPG 24%, RPG 5.5%, Strategy 5%
- #50 Dekmon
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dekmon
Windows
Dekmon: Requiem A Dark Tale of Power, Corruption, and the Bonds That Endure In the sprawling metropolis of Alabaster City, the bright lights mask a deep underworld. The world of Dekmon battles is no longer just sport—it’s business,
Why similar: CRPG 26%, Tactical RPG 19.3%, Strategy RPG 18.5%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Action RPG 12.6%
- #51 Dark Envoy
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 900 reviews2023
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a party of relic hunters in an epic cRPG adventure set in a war-torn Guns N’ Sorcery world. Experiment with a tactical slo-mo and a modern combat system!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 34% ★, CRPG 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 16%, Party-Based RPG 15.4%, Action RPG 8.1%
- #52 Pillars of Eternity
69% matchVery Positive88% of 26,090 reviews2015
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 42.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.5% ★, CRPG 28%, Party-Based RPG 20.4%, RPG 12.3%, Fantasy 2.7%
- #53 Circle of Swords
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CircleOfSwordsDev
Windows
Circle of Swords is a party-based retro RPG by a solo developer. Gather your party, conquer deadly foes, discover powerful artifacts, and survive to tell the tale! Inspired by classics like Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights.
Why similar: CRPG 36.5%, Tactical RPG 27.8%, Party-Based RPG 23.6%, RPG 7.9%, 2D 1.7%
- #54 Serpent in the Staglands
70% matchMixed66% of 207 reviews2015
Dev: Whalenought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A true role-playing adventure. Set in the icy Staglands, this party-based CRPG has you take the role of a trapped god on a perilous journey across a beautiful, deadly peninsula.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 40.6% ★, CRPG 30.2%, Party-Based RPG 18.4%, RPG 8.9%, Fantasy 1.9%
- #55 Masquerada: Songs and Shadows
69% matchVery Positive89% of 546 reviews2016
Dev: Witching Hour StudiosPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Masquerada is a single-player tactical RPG set in a Renaissance-inspired city of magic, where real-time combat can be paused to set up elemental combos powered by Venetian-styled masks. Come for gorgeous hand-drawn art; stay for the rich lore & a thoughtful, fully-voiced tale of intrigue & tragedy.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 42.6% ★, Party-Based RPG 18%, Tactical RPG 15%, Strategy RPG 11.4%, RPG 4.4%
- #56 Astral Arena
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Game Garden
Windows
Monster Taming meets Roguelike Real-Time Combat! Build your team of Astrals and customize their skills with the modular ability system!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.9%, Real Time Tactics 20.2%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Strategy RPG 13.9%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #57 The Umbral Seal
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dominictus Games
Windows
WoW raid mechanics meet FTL's pause-and-plan combat. Command 5-20 heroes through 30+ tactical boss encounters. No grinding. No filler. Pure single-player boss-rush strategy.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.3%, Party-Based RPG 22.4%, Tactical RPG 19.8%, Strategy RPG 17.2%, Strategy 8.2%
- #58 Chinese Online Game
65% matchVery Positive86% of 10,388 reviews2024
Dev: 648工作室Pub: Wise Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The player will play the role of an older unmarried young man Lao Wang, because of the lack of money for marriage in thinking of ways to accidentally be attracted by the pop-up ads of an online game endorsed by a certain celebrity, and the gears of destiny began to turn at that moment.
Why similar: CRPG 30.2%, Party-Based RPG 19.5%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelite 10.9%, Action RPG 10%
- #59 Requiem Reverie
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twintertainment
Windows
Requiem Reverie is an immersive cooperative fantasy RPG that invites players to embark on an epic journey through a rich and expansive world filled with mysteries. The game places a strong emphasis on teamwork and strategic party mechanics, offering a deeply engaging and social gaming experience.
Why similar: CRPG 23.2%, Party-Based RPG 19.4%, Tactical RPG 18.3%, Strategy RPG 15.6%, Action RPG 10.9%
- #60 Hitherto: School of Swordcery and Shieldjuration
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Goodberry Games
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Hitherto High, his Majesty's Magic School of Swordcery and Shieldjuration! Train your students in the ways of magic to ready them for their final exams!!
Why similar: CRPG 37.4%, Party-Based RPG 24.1%, Strategy RPG 21.2%, RPG 6.5%, Strategy 5.2%