- #1 UnderRail
97% matchVery Positive86% of 7,097 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.9%, RPG 20.5%, Turn-Based Combat 19.6%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Old School 7.8%
- #2 Subterrain
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,393 reviews2016
Dev: Pixellore Inc
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?
Why similar: Survival 34.6%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Top-Down 16%, Dark 10.1%, Exploration 9.2%
- #3 NEO Scavenger
96% matchVery Positive90% of 5,372 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.8%, Survival 28.8%, Inventory Management 14.8%, Grid-Based Movement 13.7%, RPG 10%
- #4 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,751 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.5%, Turn-Based Combat 25%, RPG 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Survival 7.3%
- #5 Quasimorph
94% matchVery Positive83% of 6,125 reviews2023
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 Combat 32.1%, Tactical 20.2%, Sci-fi 18.8%, RPG 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #6 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
93% matchVery Positive94% of 4,417 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Why similar: Survival 28.5%, Post-apocalyptic 20.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, RPG 12.3%, Exploration 10%
- #7 Stoneshard
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 34,341 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 37.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Why similar: RPG 30.7%, Survival 27.7%, Turn-Based Combat 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Indie 2.5%
- #8 Eventide Matter
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 832 reviews2025
Dev: Ottropi Games
Windows
A 2D space mining adventure. Mine exotic resources, unlock powerful equipment, and fend off relentless enemies to build an inter-dimensional portal, the last hope of salvation for your civilization.
Why similar: Inventory Management 28.9%, RPG 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Futuristic 11.8%, Time Management 11.2%
- #9 Anoxia Station
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: BonereadersPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Descend into darkness in Anoxia Station, a turn-based strategy game with puzzle elements. Operate a subterranean mining station, where you'll gather resources, confront horrors, and make life-or-death choices for the survival of your crew.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.1%, Survival 24.8%, Dark 19.3%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #10 Wayward
90% matchVery Positive86% of 1,357 reviews2016
Dev: Unlok
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.
Why similar: Survival 31.6%, Grid-Based Movement 23.7%, Inventory Management 13.7%, RPG 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #11 Stirring Abyss
89% matchVery Positive88% of 435 reviews2020
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 34.5%, RPG 32.8%, Tactical 23.9%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #12 Space Prison
89% matchVery Positive85% of 271 reviews2024
Dev: Wooden AlienPub: Firesquid
Windows
Survive the galaxy's toughest prison and rise to the top of a space gang! Explore, fight, craft, trade and learn convicts' stories to escape the facility. Space Prison is a turn-based tactical survival game with deep strategy and social RPG elements.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 30.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Survival 14.5%, Sci-fi 13.7%, RPG 10.4%
- #13 Shardpunk
88% matchVery Positive93% of 770 reviews2023
Dev: Clockwork PilePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and you’re on the run! Shardpunk mixes turn-based tactical strategy with RPG, survival, and resource management as you gather your team, scavenge for resources, fight enemy hordes, and seek shelter to live another day.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 30%, Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Turn-Based Combat 21.6%, Survival 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #14 Entity Researchers
86% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-C
Windows · Linux
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.5%, Turn-Based Combat 21.8%, Exploration 16.7%, RPG 16%, Sci-fi 13.3%
- #15 INSOMNIA: The Ark
87% matchMixed59% of 1,256 reviews2018
Dev: Mono StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
INSOMNIA is a dieselpunk sci-fi RPG about the slowly degrading remnants of human society attempting to survive on an abandoned space metropolis. Develop your character, explore lovingly handcrafted locations, interact with peculiar NPCs and factions and try to stay alive in this brutal world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.8%, Sci-fi 15.7%, RPG 12.8%, Tactical 10.4%, Dark 9.9%
- #16 Entity Researchers: Prologue
85% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-CPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Linux
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.4%, Turn-Based Combat 22.7%, RPG 15.2%, Exploration 14.7%, Sci-fi 11.6%
- #17 Titan Outpost
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: The Boar Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Titan Outpost is a hard science fiction role-playing game in which you must build a base, manage its crew, develop your character's skills and attributes, and explore Saturn's sixth moon, uncovering its mysteries and harvesting its resources.
Why similar: RPG 39.7%, Sci-fi 28.2%, Survival 21.8%, Indie 10.3%
- #18 Chernobylite Complete Edition
84% matchVery Positive82% of 15,313 reviews2021
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28%, Survival 21.4%, Sci-fi 12%, RPG 11.2%, Exploration 8.8%
- #19 Avernum: Escape From the Pit
84% matchVery Positive92% of 1,297 reviews2012
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 27.6%, RPG 25%, Turn-Based Combat 20.3%, Old School 17.3%, Indie 4.5%
- #20 Void War
80% matchVery Positive94% of 3,693 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.6 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: Sci-fi 46%, Tactical 33%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #21 Deadnaut: Signal Lost
82% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows · Linux
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: Sci-fi 36.4%, Exploration 28.5%, RPG 27.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #22 Cogmind
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,963 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 40.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.
Why similar: Sci-fi 43%, RPG 26.5%, Atmospheric 26.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #23 Depth of Extinction
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.4%, Post-apocalyptic 22.8%, RPG 18.8%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #24 Dome Keeper
79% matchVery Positive92% of 20,921 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38.3%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Tactical 14.6%, Exploration 10%, Atmospheric 8%
- #25 It Lurks Below
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,279 reviews2019
Dev: Graybeard GamesPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
It Lurks Below is an action-oriented, survival RPG in a randomly generated world. Fight through the massive underground dungeon, customize your character with random items and find out what evil lurks below.
Why similar: Survival 40.8%, RPG 32.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Indie 8.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #26 Gloomgrave
79% matchVery Positive88% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Netmancer
Windows
Gloomgrave is a roguelike dungeon crawler with a retro pixel aesthetic. Upgrade your Gloomcrawler with unique perks and experiment with different builds as you try to survive each depth in search of the ultimate ancient relic.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 25.1%, Turn-Based Combat 19.4%, RPG 15.2%, Dark 10.7%, Exploration 8.5%
- #27 Highrisers
81% matchMostly Negative38% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: Solar Powered GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
An Urban Survival RPG! Crafting, Exploring and Defending in a desolate metropolis haunted by the mysterious dreamers. Lead a team of 4 survivors through this urban desert of skyscrapers and high-rises, where the streets are crowded with the mutated victims of a strange disease.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Survival 18.3%, Old School 14.3%, Sci-fi 11.9%, RPG 10.1%
- #28 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
78% matchVery Positive85% of 10,478 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.5%, Survival 20.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, RPG 11.8%, Exploration 10.9%
- #29 Vaporum: Lockdown
78% matchVery Positive85% of 311 reviews2020
Dev: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Vaporum: Lockdown, a prequel to Vaporum, is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Follow the story of Ellie Teller, a scientist struggling to survive disastrous events that happened in the tower of Arx Vaporum.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 45.9%, RPG 22%, Old School 10%, Dark 6.7%, Tactical 6.2%
- #30 Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,819 reviews2021
Dev: Rotorist Workshop
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tunguska: The Visitation is a single player top-down shooter RPG. Seek fortune as a Ghoul Hunter in an abandoned Soviet Exclusion Zone. Use your grit and ingenuity to survive deadly radiation, mysterious anomalies, and poisonous mutants. Go in guns-blazing, or stay in the shadows - your choice.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35%, Survival 26.2%, RPG 11%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Top-Down 9%
- #31 THYSIASTERY
75% matchVery Positive81% of 266 reviews2026
Dev: DIRGA
Windows · Linux
THYSIASTERY is a dungeon crawler RPG featuring traditional roguelike and turn-based gameplay. Command a party of bearers of the Brand, drawn into a vast Labyrinth. Recruit while exploring the Labyrinth in hope of finding a way out, and its secrets will be revealed as you delve deeper.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 34.2%, Turn-Based Combat 20.7%, RPG 14.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #32 Artificer: Science of Magic
77% matchMixed65% of 95 reviews2020
Dev: Psilocybe GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Your exploration ship crashlands on a mysterious planet where apparently magic is real. Learn how to survive in this hostile territory by applying your technical abilities to the arcane. Discover how to cast spells and craft elixirs. Uncover the planet's secrets to find your way out.
Why similar: RPG 52.2%, Survival 21%, Exploration 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Indie 3.4%
- #33 OUTTA GAS
76% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Trevor KelloggPub: Good Steward Games
Windows
OUTTA GAS is a post-apocalyptic RPG featuring a turn-based SHOOTING GALLERY combat mechanic where blasting away body tiles damages monster health and decreases their combat stats. Explore four unique acts to find gas and get back on the road to the Party at the End of the World!
Why similar: RPG 33.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Old School 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #34 Space Haven
71% matchVery Positive86% of 10,442 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.1%, Survival 25%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #35 Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
73% matchVery Positive80% of 895 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!
Why similar: Time Management 28.3%, Post-apocalyptic 28.2%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #36 Stellar Tactics
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,678 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Exploration 13.3%, RPG 12.5%, Sci-fi 12%
- #37 Aground Zero
74% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Fish Games
Windows · Linux
The world has ended. You are deep underground, and all alone with a cheery AI companion. You will have to mine and build to survive, and search for other survivors to help you. Will you be able to reach the surface? And what will you find when you get there?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.2%, Survival 19.2%, Sci-fi 17.2%, RPG 16%, Exploration 15.4%
- #38 Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 238 reviews2021
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Escape from “Yomi” – a dungeon filled with riches – and danger. Make use of your powerful skills and magic items to create exits and reach the surface alive.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 27.4%, RPG 25.9%, Grid-Based Movement 18.1%, Dark 16.1%, Violent 10.6%
- #39 Beyond Mankind: The Awakening
76% matchMixed45% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Brytenwalda
Windows · Linux
Beyond Mankind: The Awakening is an indie old school type RPG taking place in a post-apocalyptic world. The game sports a mature and deep narrative, rich exploration, tense combat, and immersive RPG mechanics.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Inventory Management 19%, Survival 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.9%, RPG 10.7%
- #40 Spark in the Dark
70% matchVery Positive88% of 939 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Fish
Windows · Mac
The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.
Why similar: Dark 30.8%, RPG 29.5%, Exploration 19.8%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Singleplayer 3%
- #41 Rencounter
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 374 reviews2016
Dev: SPVDPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: RPG 35.5%, Sci-fi 22.8%, Violent 19.2%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Indie 9.8%
- #42 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
70% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 32.4%, Turn-Based Combat 26%, RPG 11.8%, Dark 11.4%, Exploration 5.9%
- #43 Regenesis
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Klopsy
Windows
Guide a group of survivors trying to strive in this alien yet familiar environment. Fight against mutated creatures and use their parts to craft and upgrade your weapons.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.5%, Turn-Based Combat 20.7%, RPG 14.6%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Tactical 8.2%
- #44 Tenebris: Terra Incognita
69% matchVery Positive87% of 245 reviews2024
Dev: Phantasmica Studios
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG in which you will explore a harsh planet teeming with terrifying monsters. Experiment with talent builds for 23 heroes. Combine abilities with equipment and other characters. Assemble a squad and learn the secrets of the planet Tenebris!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.1%, Dark 21.1%, RPG 19.3%, Tactical 18.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #45 Z Dawn
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 285 reviews2019
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26%, Survival 24.3%, Post-apocalyptic 23.5%, RPG 15.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #46 Survive the Fall
69% matchMixed69% of 663 reviews2025
Dev: Angry Bulls StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore, loot and fight in an open world action game set in a post-apocalyptic future after a devastating meteor strike. Assemble your team and take the fight to the enemy or choose a stealthy approach to gain the upper hand. Expand your base to research new gear and get ready to survive the fall.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.5%, Survival 25.1%, Tactical 16.1%, RPG 13.4%, Exploration 11.8%
- #47 MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Black AnchorPub: Webzen
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG set in a medieval city overrun by horrific creatures, where only your wits and strategies can keep you alive. Plunge into The Dark Shroud to rescue survivors, inherit the memories of the fallen, and restore the shattered "Memolith" to reclaim the lost light.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.9%, Survival 15.8%, Tactical 15.4%, RPG 12.3%, Dark 11.8%
- #48 Peregrino
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: Inverge Studios
Windows
Peregrino is a dark isometric survival adventure where you explore a cursed forest by day and manage your caravan by night. Gather resources, hunt deadly creatures, upgrade your caravan, care for your companions, and lead them through the vast wilderness in search of New Eden.
Why similar: Inventory Management 45.2%, RPG 21.1%, Exploration 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Dark 5.5%
- #49 Dungeon Rats
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 710 reviews2016
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A turn-based, party-based RPG set in the Age of Decadence world and focused on squad level tactical combat. Fight your way out of prison mine or die trying.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 50.1%, Tactical 22.5%, RPG 20.4%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #50 Sword of the Stars: The Pit 2
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: Kerberos Productions
Windows
The Pit2 returns to the turn-based Roguelike roots of the indie classic and takes you to another alien facility filled with broken machines, warped creatures, and new surprises!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.8%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Tactical 15.9%, RPG 15.6%, Top-Down 13.9%
- #51 Xenomarine
71% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2019
Dev: Fourfold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Grid-Based Movement 62.1%, RPG 18.2%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Indie 5.3%
- #52 Showgunners
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,879 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 Combat 29.8%, Tactical 18.3%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Top-Down 11.5%, Dark 10.1%
- #53 Hellslave
68% matchVery Positive85% of 3,209 reviews2022
Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 43.4%, Dark 24.9%, RPG 23.6%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #54 Trench Face
65% matchVery Positive94% of 632 reviews2025
Dev: Pulse Blue
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 28.9%, RPG 25%, Exploration 10.9%, Dark 10.9%, Top-Down 10.6%
- #55 Path of Achra
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,147 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 56.9%, RPG 26.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #56 Exanima
69% matchVery Positive80% of 13,446 reviews2015
Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.
Why similar: RPG 66.4%, Atmospheric 20.6%, Indie 7.2%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #57 Forgotten Mines
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 324 reviews2024
Dev: Cannibal GoosePub: Ishtar Games
Windows
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: Turn-Based Combat 41.3%, RPG 25.3%, Top-Down 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%
- #58 Dead in Antares
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 181 reviews2026
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
Why similar: Survival 32.5%, Futuristic 22.2%, RPG 18%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Tactical 9.6%