Games Like Steam Marines

Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content.

Why similar: Roguelike 44.6%, Perma Death 13%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Strategy 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that mirrors the intense, claustrophobic exploration and tactical combat found in Steam Marines.

An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.

Why similar: Turn-Based 24.3%, Roguelike 18.6%, Perma Death 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Tactical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep squad-based tactical combat with a heavy emphasis on positioning and managing specialized unit abilities.

Deadnaut is Screwfly Studios' second game and follow up to cult hit, Zafehouse: Diaries. Deadnauts, so named because they’re unlikely to return, must explore, investigate and fight their way through the derelict ships of dead civilisations. Every mission is unique and no two locations are the same.

Why similar: Roguelike 23.9%, Space 17.4%, Perma Death 17.1%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Strategy 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a squad in a dangerous, procedurally generated sci-fi environment where every decision carries significant risk.

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

Why similar: Turn-Based 23.7%, Strategy 15.5%, Roguelike 15.2%, RPG 12.4%, Space 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines squad-based exploration of derelict spaceships with tactical, card-based combat and roguelite progression.

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: Roguelike 32.2%, Space 15.2%, Perma Death 10.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential spaceship management roguelike that shares the theme of surviving against overwhelming odds in deep space.

A turn-based game on a planet outpost - with no waiting between turns! Play it at the speed of an arcade game, or take your time and think about your next step.. no matter how fast you take your turn, it might be your last!

Why similar: Turn-Based 21.7%, Roguelike 18.1%, Perma Death 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Space 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelite that emphasizes fast-paced tactical movement and combat in a sci-fi setting.

Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

Why similar: Turn-Based 19.5%, Roguelike 16.7%, Perma Death 10.8%, Tactical 10.3%, Strategy 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An elite tactical turn-based game that requires careful squad management and positioning to survive high-stakes missions.

Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...

Why similar: Roguelike 39.3%, Strategy 14%, Perma Death 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.3%, RPG 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Blends squad-based defense and exploration with roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting where resource management is key.

True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.

Why similar: Roguelike 48.2%, Turn-Based 25.4%, Strategy 8.1%, RPG 5.7%, Sci-fi 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, fast-paced tactical roguelike that captures the sci-fi atmosphere and brutal difficulty of squad-based dungeon crawling.

Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.

Why similar: Turn-Based 19.9%, Roguelike 17.6%, Tactical 9.6%, Perma Death 9.1%, Space 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal extraction-focused roguelike that demands careful tactical planning and resource management in hostile space environments.

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 31.3%, Strategy 15.8%, Tactical 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, turn-based tactical squad combat set within complex, ancient structures that feel similar to the ship decks of Steam Marines.

Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.

Why similar: Turn-Based 25.6%, Roguelike 24.5%, Strategy 12.7%, RPG 8.6%, Tactical 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike featuring mech-based combat that requires careful planning and resource allocation.

Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.

Why similar: Roguelike 28%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Tactical 12.9%, Procedural Generation 11%, Strategy 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tactical game where building and managing your squad of mechs is essential for surviving procedurally generated encounters.

Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!

Why similar: Turn-Based 21%, Roguelike 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Tactical 8.8%, Procedural Generation 8%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical roguelite that emphasizes squad management and clearing dangerous, procedurally generated levels.

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 41.8%, Tactical 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, RPG 8.3%, Strategy 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides highly focused, turn-based tactical combat that emphasizes clever positioning and squad synergy.

Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.

Why similar: Strategy 22.6%, Space 16.6%, Tactical 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on turn-based tactical combat and squad management within a sci-fi universe.

Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.

Why similar: Roguelike 27.6%, Space 17.6%, Tactical 14.2%, Strategy 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A complex space survival roguelike that forces players to manage their crew and ship systems under constant pressure.

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: Turn-Based 32.1%, Strategy 18.1%, RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that features squad-based combat and a strong emphasis on tactical positioning.

Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.

Why similar: Turn-Based 43.7%, Tactical 21.2%, Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%, Sci-fi 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features simultaneous turn-based tactical planning that rewards foresight and careful positioning in tight environments.

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: Strategy 47.6%, RPG 34.4%, Indie 18%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG that captures the feel of squad-based combat in space-faring environments.

Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. Scavenge derelict ships and abandoned moons filled with hellish creatures, brutal AI and insanity storms. Gather gear and upgrades to fight or evade the hi-tech supersoldiers hunting you down.

Why similar: Roguelike 29.7%, Perma Death 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%, RPG 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A refined take on the original Deadnaut, focusing on exploration and tactical survival in a hostile, procedurally generated setting.

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 26.4%, Roguelike 24.2%, Tactical 10.1%, Procedural Generation 9%, Strategy 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on squad synergy and managing combat timelines.

Take on the role of a spaceship captain. Explore new worlds, and engage in intense ship-to-ship battles. Develop unique battle tactics, upgrade your ship, and recruit crew members as you fight for peace or piracy.

Why similar: Roguelike 22.4%, Space 19.7%, Tactical 17.1%, Strategy 15.6%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A space-faring strategy game that incorporates survival and tactical elements in a sandbox environment.

Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.

Why similar: Turn-Based 22.5%, Roguelike 19.1%, Perma Death 12.7%, Tactical 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%

Why You'll Like It: A party-based tactical RPG that focuses on squad positioning and turn-based combat mechanics.

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 45.8%, RPG 16.4%, Tactical 12%, Strategy 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a rich, turn-based tactical experience with a focus on squad management and character progression.

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: Roguelike 21.4%, Perma Death 15.9%, Space 14.5%, Strategy 9.8%, Procedural Generation 9.7%

Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Complete missions, install new upgrades, discover powerful artifacts, and find the best strategy!

Why similar: Roguelike 39.6%, Strategy 16.1%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Space 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense and tactical squad movement in a sci-fi setting that requires careful planning.

Ignited Steel is a mech roguelike turn-based-tactics game. Manage a team of overheating old-tech mechs, more heat means more vulnerability and damage! Unravel the galaxy’s story as you travel from node to node, improving your mechs, acquiring new pilots, and defeat the sentient A.I. overlord!

Why similar: Roguelike 37.5%, Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Tactical 12.8%, Space 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike that focuses on managing a squad of mechs through challenging, turn-based encounters.

Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.

Why similar: Roguelike 28.9%, Perma Death 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 11.4%, Procedural Generation 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that uses turn-based mechanics and squad management in a dungeon-crawling format.

Battlevoid: Harbinger is a hard sci-fi space exploration game blending roguelike, turn-based, star map strategy, and real-time space battles. You are a young commander venturing out into enemy territories, to unknown galaxies, never knowing what you will face as you jump out from hyperspace.

Why similar: Roguelike 30.9%, Space 25.5%, Strategy 20.9%, Sci-fi 6.4%, Perma Death 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A space strategy game that blends simulation and roguelike elements with a focus on ship and fleet management.

Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!

Why similar: Turn-Based 34.2%, Strategy 18.9%, Roguelike 13.4%, RPG 11.9%, Roguelite 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that emphasizes squad management and tactical choices in a sci-fi world.

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: Roguelike 32%, Strategy 14%, Perma Death 13.3%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Steampunk 8.5% ★

Hyperspace Deck Command is a complex deck building roguelite. Command a massive space fleet that operates on individual turn timers, combine a wide variety of cards into powerful decks and master the dual-use status effects to defeat the hegemonising swarm.

Why similar: Roguelike 25.3%, Turn-Based 19.7%, Space 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Perma Death 8.1%

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: Strategy 19.3%, Roguelike 19.2%, Perma Death 12.2%, Space 11.3%, RPG 9.3%

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: Roguelike 28.6%, Space 17.4%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Strategy 10%, Sci-fi 8.6%

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.

Why similar: Turn-Based 24.9%, Strategy 22.7%, Space 22.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, RPG 10.6%

Rencounter is a difficult, turn-based, RPG, roguelike game with a mysterious atmosphere. Help your squad survive while navigating through a network of tunnels and rooms. Distribute provisions and medicine to keep them alive.

Why similar: Turn-Based 26.5%, Roguelike 18.8%, Strategy 14.3%, RPG 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%

Lead a band of space pirates and loot and pillage your way across the stars in this turn based tactical game!

Why similar: Tactical 18.7%, Space 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Perma Death 15.8%, Strategy 11.6%

A roguelike deckbuilding game in space! Explore randomly generated systems, enemies and strange encounters. Build your deck, survive and reach For The Warp gate!

Why similar: Roguelike 19.5%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Perma Death 11.5%, Space 10.6%, Procedural Generation 9.6%

Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Roguelike 21.7%, Turn-Based 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 8%

Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.

Why similar: Roguelike 30.3%, Turn-Based 26.9%, Strategy 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Roguelite 6.4%

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

Why similar: Roguelike 38.1%, Perma Death 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 13.1%, Procedural Generation 7.5%

Welcome aboard your airship, captain! Engage in tactical combats, upgrade your ships and weapons, level up your pilots.

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.1%, Steampunk 15.4% ★, Tactical 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, RPG 10.5%

Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.

Why similar: Roguelike 19.9%, Perma Death 13.1%, Procedural Generation 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Tactical 10.5%

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: Roguelike 21.9%, Space 13.5%, Tactical 12.7%, Strategy 12%, Perma Death 11.8%

A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

Why similar: Roguelike 33.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Space 12.9%, Tactical 12.5%

Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.3%, Perma Death 15.4%, Strategy 12.4%, RPG 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%

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

Why similar: Turn-Based 22.5%, Strategy 18.6%, Roguelike 18.3%, RPG 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%

The Nightmare Cooperative is a fiendishly difficult turnbased roguelike featuring an array of characters, each with different powers to help you destroy monsters, escape levels, and collect gold.

Why similar: Roguelike 41.1%, Strategy 25%, Turn-Based 24.7%, Indie 9.2%

Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.5%, Roguelike 17.8%, Strategy 12.4%, RPG 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%

Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.

Why similar: Roguelike 42.5%, Strategy 18%, RPG 11%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Roguelite 6.4%

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: Roguelike 41.6%, Procedural Generation 19%, Strategy 17.2%, RPG 12.7%, Roguelite 9.5%

Repel the Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game where you lead a commander through an alien world, uncovering new terrain each wave, drafting powerful upgrades, and constructing defenses to hold back the chaos.

Why similar: Roguelike 26.3%, Turn-Based 24.8%, Tactical 13.7%, Space 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.5%

You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.

Why similar: Perma Death 18.2%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Space 13.5%, Strategy 12.7%

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

Why similar: Turn-Based 25.1%, Roguelike 19.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Tactical 8.7%, Sci-fi 8.2%

Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.

Why similar: Perma Death 21.9%, Space 20.1%, Strategy 16.9%, Tactical 16.4%, Procedural Generation 14.1%

An indie turn-based Tactics RPG with a heavy emphasis on exploration, character progression, and highly tactical combat. Create your own deeply customizable party of Warriors, Sorcerers, and Shiftcloaks to take on the Spire!

Why similar: Turn-Based 36.5%, Strategy 24.6%, RPG 21%, Indie 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%

This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.

Why similar: Roguelike 26%, Space 18.7%, Perma Death 18%, Strategy 15.4%, Roguelite 8.7%

BAFTA award winning fleet-based RTS meets rogue-lite. In Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, build your fleet of up to 5 ships from a choice of 8 classes and traverse a randomly generated galaxy to defeat the Erebus Platform. NOW AVAILABLE ON MAC AND LINUX

Why similar: Roguelike 24.7%, Space 16.8%, Strategy 15.2%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.1%