- #1 Into the Breach
97% matchVery Positive94% of 21,742 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Turn-Based Strategy 25.2%, Turn-Based 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.6%, Tactical 9%, Isometric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive puzzle-tactics game that shares the same focus on predictive combat and environmental manipulation.
- #2 Knights in Tight Spaces
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 825 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Tactical RPG 12.1%, Tactical 10.1%, Strategy RPG 10%
Why You'll Like It: The successor to Fights in Tight Spaces, it refines the tactical movement and card-based combat mechanics.
- #3 SteamWorld Heist II
96% matchVery Positive94% of 2,346 reviews2024
Dev: Thunderful DevelopmentPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Skill-based gunplay meets turn-based tactics in SteamWorld Heist 2! Aim carefully, bounce bullets, and pull off trick shots in high-stakes heists. Choose your crew and utilize 150+ items to navigate real-time naval battles and daring missions in this 30+ hour adventure to stop a deadly water crisis.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.3%, Tactical RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Funny 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a humorous, charming art style with deep, turn-based tactical combat and unique character abilities.
- #4 Fights in Tight Spaces
95% matchVery Positive90% of 3,799 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Tactical 10.9%, Isometric 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on movement, positioning, and environmental awareness during tactical combat encounters.
- #5 Invisible, Inc.
94% matchVery Positive91% of 5,719 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 20.4%, Tactical RPG 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Isometric 13.5%, Tactical 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the high-stakes 'breach and clear' tactical planning and stealth-oriented gameplay.
- #6 XCOM®: Chimera Squad
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,227 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 37.3%, Turn-Based 26.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Strategy 6.9%, Tactical 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It directly features the 'breach' mechanic and focuses on a squad of unique characters in an urban setting.
- #7 Wildermyth
93% matchVery Positive95% of 18,060 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.9%, Tactical RPG 20%, Turn-Based 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Story Rich 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers exceptional tactical combat paired with procedural, story-rich character arcs that feel deeply personal.
- #8 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
92% matchVery Positive87% of 7,902 reviews2020
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, RPG 7.6%, Tactical 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title matches the humorous tone and party-based tactical gameplay found in Tactical Breach Wizards.
- #9 Phantom Brigade
91% matchVery Positive80% of 4,177 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.4 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 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Military 22%, Tactical 20.4%, Strategy 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar time-manipulation mechanic that allows you to predict and counter enemy moves.
- #10 Cobalt Core
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,128 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Tactical RPG 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.6%, Tactical 12.5%, Funny 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similar blend of strategic depth and lighthearted, character-focused humor.
- #11 Marvel's Midnight Suns
90% matchVery Positive82% of 23,523 reviews2022
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.1 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 21.2%, Tactical RPG 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Strategy RPG 16.9%, Tactical 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at blending card-based tactical combat with strong, character-driven social interactions.
- #12 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
88% matchVery Positive94% of 2,628 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 19.2 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 16.5%, Tactical RPG 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Strategy RPG 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, tactical cyberpunk game that focuses on squad management and detailed mission planning.
- #13 Wintermoor Tactics Club
89% matchVery Positive88% of 643 reviews2020
Dev: EVC GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels.
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.5%, Tactical RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Isometric 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming tactical RPG that emphasizes story, character relationships, and clever combat puzzles.
- #14 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
89% matchVery Positive90% of 20,374 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 26.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.9%, Tactical 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends tactical, turn-based combat with a strong narrative focus and unique character-specific skills.
- #15 Demonschool
87% matchVery Positive93% of 957 reviews2025
Dev: Necrosoft GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action. Defeat big weirdos in between the human and demon worlds as Faye and her misfit companions, while navigating university life on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Tactical 14%, Isometric 13.9%, Comedy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends tactical combat with social elements and a distinct visual style that feels fresh and modern.
- #16 Shadows Over Loathing
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,237 reviews2022
Dev: Asymmetric
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.2%, Funny 16%, Puzzle 15.2%, Comedy 14.1%, RPG 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the witty, offbeat humor while maintaining a turn-based structure that values puzzle-solving.
- #17 West of Loathing
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,145 reviews2017
Dev: Asymmetric
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.8%, Funny 14.7%, Comedy 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential funny, turn-based RPG that shares the same irreverent spirit and charm.
- #18 Mewgenics
84% matchVery Positive92% of 42,141 reviews2026
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 36.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 31.2%, Funny 13.6%, Tactical 10%, RPG 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, turn-based tactical game with deep character customization and a dark, humorous tone.
- #19 Rogue Waters
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,075 reviews2024
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.8%, Tactical RPG 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Isometric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical combat with a narrative-heavy pirate theme and roguelite progression elements.
- #20 Arco
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,091 reviews2024
Dev: FranekPub: Panic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A Mesoamerican fantasy RPG that blends turn-based and real-time combat. Explore the world through three handcrafted stories forged in bloodshed, laced with magic, and united by revenge.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 38.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Story Rich 16.6%, RPG 11.1%, Strategy 6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique tactical RPG that blends real-time decision-making with turn-based strategy in a story-rich world.
- #21 Gem Wizards Tactics
84% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Keith Burgun Games
Windows
Choose your faction and test your skill in this one-player tactical masterpiece, where positioning is everything! Clear forests, pave roads, knock enemies into pits, yank them out from behind their defenders, before the Business Demons burn it all down!
Why similar: Tactical 27.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Funny 12.3%, Fantasy 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on hex-based tactical movement and unique character abilities that encourage creative play.
- #22 Together in Battle
82% matchVery Positive91% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: Sinister Design
Windows
A fantasy gladiator strategy RPG with vibrant characters, funny random events, team management mechanics, and emergent relationship-building. Uncover a sinister conspiracy; fight deep turn-based tactical battles; watch your characters grow together!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.9%, Strategy RPG 25.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Fantasy 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on party-based tactical combat and the interpersonal relationships between your squad members.
- #23 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
81% matchVery Positive94% of 9,639 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.4 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 23.1%, Tactical RPG 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Strategy RPG 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%
Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RPG with complex character builds and a modern setting that rewards strategic planning.
- #24 Reverie Knights Tactics
83% matchMixed59% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: 40 Giants EntertainmentPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reverie Knights Tactics is a turn-based tactical RPG with strategic battles in isometric grids where every decision can alter the story. Travel through a hand-drawn fantasy world and lead your heroes in a story-rich adventure, visual novel style!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Strategy RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical RPG with a heavy emphasis on story, character choices, and tactical positioning.
- #25 Chained Echoes
81% matchVery Positive89% of 7,741 reviews2022
Dev: Umami Tiger (Matthias Linda)Pub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
Why similar: Turn-Based 64.2%, RPG 20.6%, Story Rich 6.7%, Indie 4.2%, Fantasy 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a deep, tactical turn-based combat system integrated into a compelling, story-rich world.
- #26 Esoteric Ebb
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,397 reviews2026
Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.9%, Isometric 24.4%, Story Rich 15.9%, Funny 12.5%, RPG 10.4%
- #27 King of the Bridge
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,644 reviews2024
Dev: Finn Schuuring
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Face off against the bridge troll in his bizarre game of chess! Decrypt, Twist and Enforce the rules as your devious opponent attempts to break them in King of the Bridge!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.4%, Puzzle 19.4%, Comedy 17.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy game that captures the 'thinking ahead' and strategic planning aspect of tactical games.
- #28 MENACE
76% matchVery Positive91% of 10,002 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 22.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Tactical 12.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #29 Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
79% matchVery Positive91% of 467 reviews2022
Dev: Rarykos
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it? Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Explore the rich medieval fantasy world in a mix of LOTR, Warhammer, FTL and Total War.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Strategy RPG 13.3%, Tactical RPG 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on pure tactical positioning and strategy in a fantasy setting.
- #30 Gobs and Gods
78% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Alexandre GilottePub: None
Windows · Linux
Hire a band of almost-heroic goblins to fight and die for you in tactical turn-based battles, accomplish silly quests for the weird inhabitants of this fantastic world, and truly become a god - at least by goblin standards.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.9%, Strategy RPG 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Funny 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based tactical RPG with a focus on sandbox-style combat and character variety.
- #31 Terrain of Magical Expertise
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 164 reviews2021
Dev: NEO-C Productions L.L.CPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Terrain of Magical Expertise is a game about a game! Take on the role of a White-Hat Hacker in this non-linear, story-driven, RPG adventure, featuring an original turn-based combat system, hundreds of unique enemies, and a full cast of voice actors. Do all it takes to win the Campaign of Champions!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 36.1%, Tactical 12.4%, RPG 11.8%, Comedy 11.8%, Funny 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that leans into meta-humor and gaming culture, similar to modern indie tactical titles.
- #32 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown
77% matchVery Positive89% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Splinter and Shredder are dead. Help the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tackle deadly new threats and the approach of adulthood in this fast-paced turn-based beat-em-up!
Why similar: Turn-Based 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Tactical RPG 10.6%, Strategy RPG 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
- #33 Blue Prince
76% matchVery Positive87% of 17,438 reviews2025
Dev: DogubombPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
Why similar: Puzzle 33.5%, Mystery 24.5%, Story Rich 20.6%, Adventure 5.9%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #34 I Am Your Beast
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,072 reviews2024
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Hunt the military-industrial complex across stylish comic book micro-sandboxes in this fast-paced covert revenge thriller FPS from the developers of El Paso, Elsewhere.
Why similar: Military 82.6%, Singleplayer 10.1%, Indie 7.3%
- #35 Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes
79% matchMixed62% of 466 reviews2010
Dev: Silent Dreams
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Grotesque Tactics is a highly addictive tactical RPG combining elements of popular Western and Asian console RPGs.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30%, Tactical 13.3%, Strategy RPG 10.5%, RPG 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An early example of a parody-heavy tactical RPG that doesn't take its fantasy setting too seriously.
- #36 The Lamplighters League
75% matchMixed69% of 1,134 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Strategy RPG 17.7%, Tactical 14.9%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #37 The Iron Oath
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 889 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 17.7%, Tactical RPG 16.1%, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%
- #38 Voidspire Tactics
74% matchVery Positive97% of 287 reviews2015
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
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 23.4%, Tactical RPG 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Strategy RPG 11.4%, RPG 9.6%
- #39 Warbanners
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 603 reviews2017
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Warbanners: the turn-based, tactical strategy game with role-playing elements that lets you manage a squad of mercenaries, and survive 42 campaign missions. Your goal? To earn a place among ancient legends!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Tactical RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Strategy RPG 12.9%
- #40 Dungeons of Aether
73% matchVery Positive83% of 640 reviews2023
Dev: Aether Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Delve into Dungeons of Aether, a turn-based dungeon crawler set in the Rivals of Aether universe. Control four new heroes as they uncover the mysteries of the Julesvale Caverns in Story Mode or test your mettle in the grueling Challenge Dungeons.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 35.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Funny 11.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, Strategy 8.7%
- #41 Heat Signature
72% matchVery Positive94% of 7,334 reviews2017
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
Why similar: Tactical 46.5%, Strategy 20.1%, Indie 14.4%, Adventure 9.6%, Singleplayer 9.4%
- #42 Hard West 2
71% matchVery Positive82% of 3,037 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Tactical RPG 14.5%, Tactical 10.4%
- #43 Inkbound
70% matchVery Positive87% of 3,952 reviews2024
Dev: Shiny Shoe
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Strategy RPG 21.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, RPG 5.3%
- #44 Sumerian Six
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,086 reviews2024
Dev: ArtificerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Lead an unlikely team of commando scientists behind enemy lines to fight Nazis, uncover arcane mysteries, and wield experimental technology to turn the tide of WWII in this real-time tactical stealth adventure.
Why similar: Tactical 23%, Isometric 21.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Strategy 9.1%
- #45 SteamWorld Heist
71% matchVery Positive94% of 6,137 reviews2016
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!
Why similar: Turn-Based 50.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, RPG 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%, Strategy 7.1%
- #46 Let's! Revolution!
70% matchVery Positive93% of 380 reviews2023
Dev: BUCK
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Let’s! Revolution! is a colorful roguelite puzzle mashup about stopping a narcissistic King from ruining your world. Flip tiles to uncover the hidden path to the King. Use deductive reasoning to avoid his cronies or take them all down in strategic turn-based combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 28.8%, Funny 15.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Fantasy 5.6%
- #47 The Case of the Golden Idol
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Mystery 32.2%, Puzzle 29.1%, Story Rich 26.3%, Adventure 6.8%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #48 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
70% matchVery Positive88% of 6,240 reviews2019
Dev: 6 Eyes StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Tactical RPG 13.8%, Turn-Based 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Strategy RPG 11%
- #49 The Rise of the Golden Idol
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,814 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Mystery 40.7%, Puzzle 36.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #50 Blackguards
73% matchMixed62% of 3,851 reviews2014
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Why similar: Turn-Based 38.1%, Tactical 14%, RPG 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Tactical RPG 7.3%
- #51 Chants of Sennaar
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 29,231 reviews2023
Dev: RundiscPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, Singleplayer 8.9%, Mystery 8%
- #52 Dice Gambit
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,006 reviews2025
Dev: Chromatic InkPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Shape and lead your own fully customisable (and debt-ridden) family of Inquisitors in charge of hunting the chromatic monsters infesting the city. Unlock unique abilities, hang out with eccentric nobles, learn the secrets the city holds while occasionally delivering ice cream!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Tactical RPG 17.4%, Tactical 13.8%, Isometric 12.1%
- #53 Chaos Reborn
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,136 reviews2015
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.
Why similar: Turn-Based 38.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Tactical 11.3%, RPG 7.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%
- #54 Shogun Showdown
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,574 reviews2024
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.9%, Strategy RPG 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Tactical RPG 12.2%
- #55 WizardChess
67% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: TwoPM StudiosPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Mac
What if chess was invented by silly cosmic wizards? WizardChess is a turnbased roguelite where all the pieces have insane abilities that came to us in a shamanic vision. Fight chaotic-yet-tactical encounters with magic powers out of a fever dream! Defeat the FaeQueen and Claim Your Wish!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.8%, Tactical RPG 26.6%, Tactical 18.1%, Puzzle 9.3%, RPG 7.1%
- #56 The Last Spell
65% matchVery Positive92% of 12,839 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.2%, Tactical RPG 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Strategy RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%
- #57 Wizard Warfare
68% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.3%, Tactical 25%, Turn-Based 23.8%, Fantasy 7.9%, Strategy 7.1%
- #58 Rogue Wizards
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2016
Dev: Spellbind Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Battle creatures, collect loot, master magic, and build your very own Wizard Tower sanctuary in this rogue-like, dungeon-crawling RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 38.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Isometric 17.5%, Tactical RPG 13.9%, RPG 8.5%
- #59 Breach & Clear
68% matchVery Positive82% of 2,423 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...
Why similar: Tactical 26.6%, Turn-Based 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Military 11.1%, Strategy 6.8%