- #1 MENACE
97% matchVery Positive91% of 13,728 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%, Isometric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar focus on gritty, squad-based tactical warfare within a complex sci-fi setting.
- #2 XCOM® 2
96% matchVery Positive85% of 109,714 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 62.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Isometric 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive squad-based tactical game that mirrors the high-stakes combat and character progression found in Zero Company.
- #3 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,819 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Tactical 12.2%, Strategy RPG 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a dark, atmospheric sci-fi tactical experience where managing an elite squad is central to the gameplay loop.
- #4 Gears Tactics
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,780 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.4%, Turn-Based 25%, Strategy 16.8%, Tactical 11.6%, Isometric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers high-production, fast-paced turn-based combat that emphasizes aggressive squad positioning.
- #5 XCOM®: Chimera Squad
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,483 reviews2020
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.1%, Turn-Based 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Strategy 10.8%, Sci-fi 7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a more focused, character-driven tactical experience that streamlines squad-based combat mechanics.
- #6 Jagged Alliance 3
94% matchVery Positive89% of 14,995 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Tactical 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Turn-Based 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features deep mercenary squad management and tactical combat that rewards careful planning and character specialization.
- #7 BATTLETECH
93% matchVery Positive84% of 33,272 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Tactical 10.5%, Sci-fi 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the tactical management of a squad of mechs, emphasizing long-term strategic decisions and combat positioning.
- #8 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,234 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Isometric 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a deep, gritty tactical RPG experience with a heavy emphasis on squad-based stealth and combat.
- #9 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
92% matchVery Positive89% of 14,868 reviews2018
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Tactical 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the essence of sci-fi tactical combat with a strong focus on squad customization and environmental interaction.
- #10 Tactical Breach Wizards
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,205 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Tactical 11.8%, Strategy RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on tight, puzzle-like tactical combat that rewards creative use of squad abilities.
- #11 Phantom Brigade
91% matchVery Positive81% of 4,602 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Cinematic 15.5%, Tactical 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique time-manipulation tactical system that makes every turn-based decision feel critical in a sci-fi setting.
- #12 Xenonauts 2
89% matchVery Positive81% of 5,852 reviews2026
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Why similar: Turn-Based 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Action RTS 7.6% ★, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a hardcore, classic-inspired tactical experience that emphasizes the tension of squad-based sci-fi combat.
- #13 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
89% matchVery Positive90% of 20,576 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, Tactical 13.8%, Strategy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tactical turn-based combat with stealth and squad management in a gritty, post-apocalyptic world.
- #14 STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 17,205 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
Why similar: Tactical 45.9%, Sci-fi 30%, Shooter 12.8%, Strategy 5.7%, Singleplayer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: While an FPS, it is the gold standard for squad-based tactical command within the Star Wars universe.
- #15 Battle Brothers
87% matchVery Positive88% of 28,918 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 94.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Turn-Based 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%, Isometric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers unparalleled depth in squad management and tactical combat, focusing on the harsh realities of mercenary life.
- #16 Warhounds
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 904 reviews2026
Dev: Everplay DMCCPub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Warhounds is a turn-based tactical game about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action movie vibe, inspired by XCOM and Jagged Alliance. Recruit unique fighters, upgrade your base, and fight for Africa’s future. Less fake RNG, more true ballistics and lethal tactics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.1%, Isometric 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on tactical squad combat in a sci-fi setting, mirroring the strategic depth of Zero Company.
- #17 Showgunners
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,978 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Isometric 14.4%, Tactical 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers intense, turn-based tactical combat with a focus on environmental hazards and squad positioning.
- #18 Hard West 2
85% matchVery Positive82% of 3,231 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Isometric 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features an aggressive, momentum-based tactical system that rewards bold squad maneuvers.
- #19 STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™
84% matchVery Positive91% of 34,040 reviews2009
Dev: BioWarePub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?
Why similar: Sci-fi 38.1%, RPG 30.2%, Turn-Based 24.8%, Singleplayer 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a narrative-heavy experience that allows for deep squad management and strategic character development.
- #20 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 43,256 reviews2010
Dev: PetroglyphPub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 48.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
Why similar: Strategy 33.6%, Sci-fi 32.6%, Tactical 28.4%, Singleplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a grand-scale strategic perspective on Star Wars warfare that complements the tactical focus of Zero Company.
- #21 Chains of Freedom
82% matchVery Positive81% of 560 reviews2025
Dev: NordcurrentPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey in a high-stakes, turn-based tactics game. Lead an elite squad in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European country as you unravel a conspiracy threatening the state. Navigate intense strategic battles and adapt to ever-evolving challenges to prevail.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Tactical 13.6%, Cinematic 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes turn-based tactical combat and squad management within a gritty sci-fi narrative.
- #22 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
82% matchVery Positive89% of 6,644 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: Turn-Based 34%, Isometric 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Tactical 9.9%, RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in tactical squad-based RPG gameplay set within a rich, immersive sci-fi universe.
- #23 Shock Tactics
84% matchMixed43% of 136 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: Strategy 62.9%, RPG 37.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a blend of squad-based tactical combat and exploration in a hostile sci-fi environment.
- #24 Aliens: Dark Descent
81% matchVery Positive88% of 18,947 reviews2023
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
Why similar: Tactical 37.7%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Strategy 19.8%, Isometric 16.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the tension of managing a squad against overwhelming odds in a gritty, atmospheric sci-fi setting.
- #25 Marvel's Midnight Suns
80% matchVery Positive82% of 24,541 reviews2022
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Tactical 12.2%, Character Customization 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features deep character interaction and tactical combat that emphasizes squad synergy and positioning.
- #26 Wartales
79% matchVery Positive85% of 36,051 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 36.6%, Turn-Based Combat 22.7%, Turn-Based 20.8%, RPG 11.2%, Strategy 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the management of a mercenary squad, emphasizing tactical combat and survival in a harsh world.
- #27 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 413 reviews2019
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Isometric 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Tactical 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a streamlined, accessible approach to squad-based tactical combat in a classic sci-fi setting.
- #28 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
79% matchVery Positive93% of 9,873 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Strategy RPG 13%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an incredibly deep system for squad customization and tactical combat that rewards long-term planning.
- #29 Invisible, Inc.
78% matchVery Positive91% of 5,792 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Isometric 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Tactical 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a high-stakes tactical game that emphasizes stealth and squad management, perfect for fans of calculated, turn-based play.
- #30 STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)
77% matchVery Positive95% of 54,333 reviews2009
Dev: Pandemic StudiosPub: Lucasfilm
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Join the rise of Darth Vader’s elite 501st Legion of Stormtroopers as you fight through an all new story-based saga where every action you take impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy.
Why similar: Sci-fi 43.8%, Shooter 21.7%, Tactical 20.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #31 STAR WARS™: Squadrons
78% matchMixed65% of 28,204 reviews2020
Dev: MOTIVEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons. Feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and buckle up in a thrilling STAR WARS™ story.
Why similar: Sci-fi 70.7%, Singleplayer 13.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Strategy 3.5%
- #32 STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™
77% matchVery Positive94% of 26,120 reviews2012
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark?
Why similar: Sci-fi 29.4%, RPG 23%, Character Customization 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Turn-Based 12.3%
- #33 STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II
75% matchVery Positive88% of 100,218 reviews2020
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition!
Why similar: Sci-fi 35.2%, Tactical 23.4%, Shooter 18%, Character Customization 16.6%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #34 STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga
76% matchVery Positive91% of 4,714 reviews2016
Dev: Ensemble StudiosPub: Disney
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Lead the great armies of the Star Wars™ Episode II: Attack of the Clones saga in intense real-time strategy clashes. Enter the fray as the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookies, Trade Federation, Gungans or Royal Naboo to determine the course of the Galactic Civil War.
Why similar: Strategy 56.4%, Sci-fi 35.8%, Singleplayer 7.9%
- #35 STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 86,546 reviews2023
Dev: RespawnPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 20.1 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The story of Cal Kestis continues in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™, a galaxy-spanning, third-person, action-adventure game.
Why similar: Sci-fi 52.1%, Character Customization 26.2%, Singleplayer 11.2%, RPG 10.5%
- #36 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
74% matchMostly Positive81% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Lipsar Studio
Windows
Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Tactical 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
- #37 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
74% matchVery Positive93% of 58,745 reviews2012
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.7%, Turn-Based 24.3%, Tactical 17.6%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Strategy 7.5%
- #38 Star Wars Outlaws
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 12,856 reviews2024
Dev: Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft StudioPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars™ game and explore distinct locations across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as scoundrel Kay Vess, seeking freedom and the means to start a new life.
Why similar: Sci-fi 48.3%, Shooter 22.5%, RPG 18.6%, Singleplayer 10.7%
- #39 One-inch Tactics
72% matchVery Positive94% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Turn the tide of the war with nuanced strategies in One-inch Tactics, introducing players to a unique turn-based strategy experience.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Tactical 11.3%, Isometric 10.5%
- #40 Classified: France '44
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,040 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Isometric 10.6%, Tactical 10.5%
- #41 STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 12,278 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A game that will show gamers the deepest, darkest side of the Force in a story that puts them on a collision course with Luke Skywalker himself.
Why similar: Sci-fi 78.5%, Singleplayer 16.8%, RPG 4.8%
- #42 STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,843 reviews2009
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
Why similar: Sci-fi 40.3%, Character Customization 33.1%, Shooter 12.5%, RPG 8.2%, Singleplayer 6%
- #43 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II
71% matchMixed54% of 2,353 reviews2026
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fast-paced tactical combat meets strategic management in this sequel to the acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. Take control of either the ancient and deathless Necron legions or the techno-religious acolytes of the Omnissiah, with the fate of a world in your hands.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%, Tactical 10.9%
- #44 Every Day We Fight
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 426 reviews2025
Dev: Signal Space LabPub: Wild Hog Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Turn-based tactics meets real-time choices. Control each moment of combat: react to enemy fire, aim your shots, and interrupt enemies on-the-fly. Transform a trio of ragtag civilians into seasoned soldiers - and escape the alien timeloop.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Tactical 10.3%
- #45 007 First Light
67% matchVery Positive91% of 47,167 reviews2026
Dev: IO Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Earn the Number. 007 First Light is a thrilling espionage action-adventure game from IO Interactive. Follow James Bond as a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6's training programme, and discover an origin story of the world’s most famous spy.
Why similar: Cinematic 47.3%, Character Customization 31.1%, Shooter 15.2%, Singleplayer 6.3%
- #46 STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™
69% matchVery Positive90% of 75,527 reviews2020
Dev: BroadswordPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 70.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.
Why similar: Character Customization 53.6%, Sci-fi 30.1%, RPG 16.3%
- #47 USC: Counterforce
71% matchMixed67% of 242 reviews2024
Dev: Angry Cat StudiosPub: Firesquid
Windows
Lead your Space Commandos in a revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by UFO/XCOM and Aliens. Utilize in-depth skill & combat systems in multiple game modes, including a full campaign. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A and join the USC in defending humanity!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Tactical 9.5%
- #48 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
68% matchVery Positive88% of 48,452 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25%, Turn-Based Combat 23.2%, Character Customization 17.4%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Strategy 8.9%
- #49 Dispatch
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 184,614 reviews2025
Dev: AdHoc Studio
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!
Why similar: Cinematic 48.7%, Comedy 26.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Singleplayer 9.1%
- #50 Ultimate Space Commando
71% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Creatio 49Pub: Angry Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
USC is a turn-based, top-down view tactics game in which you control the crew of a stranded recon vessel in a "first contact war" for survival, featuring a detailed combat system with RPG elements, fully interactive randomized maps, unique weapons and gadgets, crafting, and custom multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 48.8%, Strategy 29.2%, RPG 22%
- #51 The Blood of Dawnwalker
65% matchVery Positive87% of 27,631 reviews2026
Dev: Rebel WolvesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24.1 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Blood of Dawnwalker is an open-world dark fantasy action RPG set in 14th-century Europe. You play as Coen, human by day and vampire by night, fighting to save your family in a story shaped by your actions and the secrets you uncover.
Why similar: RPG 75.4%, Singleplayer 24.6%
- #52 Godless Tactics
69% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Ice Arrow Games
Windows
Lead an elite strike team through the wars of a reborn civilisation, and decide the fate of humanity through your achievements and choices. Traverse a dynamic war-map, engage in fast, turn-based battles, and explore the world of 2952.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.6%, Strategy 23.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Grid-Based Movement 18.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #53 Star Renegades
68% matchVery Positive83% of 3,083 reviews2020
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.Pub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 30.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Strategy RPG 14.4%, Tactical 13%, Sci-fi 11.1%
- #54 STAR WARS™: Bounty Hunter™
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,527 reviews2024
Dev: Aspyr
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Bring In Your Bounty, Dead or Alive
Why similar: Sci-fi 72.8%, Shooter 20.2%, Singleplayer 7%
- #55 The Iron Oath
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 926 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 10.6%
- #56 Dragon Age™: The Veilguard
66% matchMixed68% of 45,114 reviews2024
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 33.0 hrsMean: 48.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Unite the Veilguard and defy the gods in Dragon Age™: The Veilguard, an immersive single-player RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 36.3%, RPG 21%, Character Customization 19.4%, Strategy 14.2%, Singleplayer 9.1%
- #57 STAR WARS™: The Force Unleashed™ II
70% matchMixed63% of 8,022 reviews2010
Dev: Aspyr StudiosPub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The Star Wars® Saga continues with Star Wars®: The Force Unleashed™ II, the highly anticipated sequel to the fastest-selling Star Wars game ever created.
Why similar: Sci-fi 79.6%, Singleplayer 15.8%, RPG 4.6%
- #58 LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga
66% matchVery Positive90% of 48,477 reviews2022
Dev: TT GamesPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Play through all nine Skywalker saga films in a game unlike any other. With over 300 playable characters, over 100 vehicles, and 23 planets to explore, a galaxy far, far away has never been more fun! *Includes classic Obi-Wan Kenobi playable character
Why similar: Sci-fi 84.6%, Singleplayer 15.4%
- #59 Galaxy Squad
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 432 reviews2019
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Tactical 13.1%, Strategy 11.2%