- #1 The Last Flame
97% matchVery Positive85% of 2,804 reviews2025
Dev: Hotloop
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Recruit a party of unique heroes, fight deadly encounters, loot and craft powerful gear, discover and create thousands of synergetic builds! The Last Flame is an endless roguelike auto-battler in which you guide a righteous party of heroes through many challenges.
Why similar: Hex Grid 25.4% ★, Auto Battler 23.4%, Tactical 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%, Roguelike 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the closest experience to Tales & Tactics, focusing heavily on deep squad-based auto-battler mechanics and roguelike progression.
- #2 Hadean Tactics
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,857 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Auto Battler 33.9%, Card Battler 23.6%, Strategy RPG 17.1%, Roguelike 12.1%, Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines auto-battler combat with deckbuilding, offering a similar tactical feel and roguelike structure.
- #3 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
95% matchVery Positive82% of 2,479 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of RPGs, roguelike and auto battlers. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Auto Battler 49.2%, Tactical RPG 12.6%, Loot 12.1%, Roguelike 6.9%, Strategy RPG 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based auto-battler with a strong emphasis on character customization and roguelike army building.
- #4 The Dungeon Beneath
96% matchVery Positive89% of 882 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
Why similar: Auto Battler 29%, Tactical RPG 21%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Tactical 10.8%, Roguelike 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based roguelite that emphasizes tactical positioning and unit synergy in a way that mirrors the seed game.
- #5 Gladiator Guild Manager
94% matchVery Positive81% of 3,874 reviews2024
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
Why similar: Auto Battler 25.2%, Tactical RPG 17.2%, Strategy RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Tactical 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and tactical deployment of a squad, capturing the 'Grand Tournament' feel of the seed game.
- #6 Backpack Battles
93% matchVery Positive91% of 19,754 reviews2025
Dev: PlayWithFurciferPub: IndieArk
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack.
Why similar: Auto Battler 50.6%, Card Battler 11.7%, Loot 11.4%, Tactical 9.3%, Roguelike 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on inventory management, it shares the core auto-battler DNA where positioning and item synergy dictate victory.
- #7 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
94% matchVery Positive84% of 3,305 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Auto Battler 36.5%, Tactical 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Roguelike 12.6%, RPG 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features chaotic, squad-based auto-battler combat where managing your army's composition and equipment is key to survival.
- #8 Oaken
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 377 reviews2023
Dev: Laki StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Oaken, a turn-based tactical roguelike set in the spirit inhabited world. Explore the Great Oak, gather allies and trinkets, learn to use the positioning for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards. Wake the spirits and save the Oak!
Why similar: Hex Grid 29.4% ★, Card Battler 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Board Game 12.6%, Tabletop 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, hex-grid-based roguelite that features beautiful tabletop-inspired visuals and strategic unit placement.
- #9 Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
91% matchVery Positive94% of 709 reviews2023
Dev: D20Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
Why similar: Card Battler 19.2%, Board Game 17.4%, Tabletop 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Roguelike 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a hex-grid and tactical movement that will feel very familiar to fans of the tabletop aesthetic in Tales & Tactics.
- #10 Inkbound
91% 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 19.9%, Loot 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Strategy RPG 14.1%, Roguelike 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that emphasizes movement and positioning on a grid, offering a modern take on turn-based strategy.
- #11 Trials of Fire
90% matchVery Positive86% of 3,239 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.6%, Card Battler 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Board Game 15.5%, Roguelike 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines hex-grid tactical combat with card-based abilities in a challenging roguelite adventure.
- #12 Gordian Quest
89% matchVery Positive89% of 5,923 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Why similar: Card Battler 26.1%, Tactical 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Roguelike 11.8%, RPG 8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that blends card-based combat with grid-based movement and deep party management.
- #13 Slice & Dice
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,450 reviews2024
Dev: Tann
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).
Why similar: Loot 28.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.7%, Roguelike 20.2%, RPG 10.2%, Fantasy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, squad-based tactical combat where managing individual unit abilities is essential for success.
- #14 Wildfrost
88% matchVery Positive83% of 8,624 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Card Battler 39%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.2%, Roguelike 16.9%, Strategy 7.8%, Fantasy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike that relies on precise unit positioning and card-based synergy to overcome challenging encounters.
- #15 Knights in Tight Spaces
87% 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: Card Battler 21.1%, Tactical RPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Tactical 12.8%, Strategy RPG 11%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on grid-based tactical combat where positioning is the most critical factor in surviving encounters.
- #16 Cross Blitz
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,591 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!
Why similar: Card Battler 28.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Tactical 12.5%, Roguelike 9.2%, RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deckbuilding RPG that features tactical combat and a variety of units to draft and manage.
- #17 Sandwalkers
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 517 reviews2025
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. Build your team, traverse varied hostile environments, face countless dangers, and gain knowledge that will help you find and resurrect the Mother Tree Umama.
Why similar: Hex Grid 31.1% ★, Loot 15.6%, Board Game 13.4%, Strategy RPG 11.2%, Tactical 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG that focuses on exploration and party management in a harsh, roguelike world.
- #18 DungeonTop
86% matchVery Positive82% of 573 reviews2020
Dev: One Up Plus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!
Why similar: Card Battler 18.7%, Tactical RPG 17.9%, Tabletop 13.5%, Strategy RPG 12.8%, Loot 11%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that incorporates grid-based tactical combat to add depth to its card-based encounters.
- #19 Conquest Tactics : Realm of Sin
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 203 reviews2026
Dev: Singular Sunshine StudiosPub: Thousand Generation
Windows · Mac
Conquest Tactics: Realm of Sin is a dark-fantasy roguelite tactics game. Command your army and engage in turn-based battles on a hex-based board as you advance step by step to conquer a land shrouded in sin. Your choices carry weight: will you restore order… or allow eternal darkness to reign?
Why similar: Hex Grid 27.9% ★, Tabletop 12.5%, Board Game 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Tactical RPG 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hex-grid tactical game that emphasizes board-game mechanics and roguelite progression.
- #20 Armello
84% matchVery Positive82% of 15,967 reviews2015
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
Why similar: Hex Grid 26.9% ★, Board Game 18.5%, Tabletop 16.4%, Tactical RPG 12.9%, Strategy 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the tabletop board-game aesthetic perfectly while incorporating tactical, turn-based strategy elements.
- #21 Tetra Tactics
82% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Jabari AliiPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Strategize, collect, upgrade. Tetra Tactics is a roguelite deckbuilder inspired by Triple Triad, featuring deep meta-progression and endless replayability. Outwit opponents on a 4x4 tactical grid, traverse branching maps, augment your cards, and combine powerful abilities to build the ultimate deck.
Why similar: Auto Battler 21.7%, Card Battler 18%, Board Game 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Tactical 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, card-based roguelike that focuses on grid-based positioning and unit synergy.
- #22 Crowntakers
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 681 reviews2014
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Why similar: Hex Grid 36.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Roguelike 10.9%, Tactical 9.3%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical RPG that blends grid-based combat with roguelike elements and party management.
- #23 Into the Breach
81% 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 Tactics 34.4%, Roguelike 20.5%, Strategy 18.7%, Tactical 17.7%, RPG 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for grid-based tactical roguelikes, where every move and position is a puzzle to be solved.
- #24 Sea Horizon
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 182 reviews2022
Dev: 45 StudioPub: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
《Sea Horizon》 is a Roguelike turn-based RPG. You can explore the world by choosing different characters. Every journey can be unique and legendary. But don’t forget the darkness is lurking. Choose your path wisely because every single step is essential.
Why similar: Hex Grid 18.1% ★, Tabletop 17.5%, Loot 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Roguelike 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite that utilizes a tabletop-inspired grid system and turn-based combat to create a unique strategic experience.
- #25 Monster Train
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,754 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Card Battler 39.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.6%, Roguelike 16.4%, Strategy 7.9%, RPG 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: While primarily a deckbuilder, its lane-based tactical positioning is a core mechanic that fans of auto-battlers will appreciate.
- #26 Tiny Tactics
80% matchVery Positive84% of 658 reviews2022
Dev: Tiny Forge Gaming
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Tiny Tactics is a Tower Defense game with a heavy focus on mazing, with mechanics inspired by the Auto Chess genre.
Why similar: Auto Battler 32.2%, Tactical 24.3%, Strategy 12.8%, Fantasy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that blends tower defense with tactical positioning, offering a different but complementary strategic challenge.
- #27 Backpack Hero
78% matchVery Positive87% of 8,287 reviews2023
Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Card Battler 43%, Roguelike 24.1%, Fantasy 15%, Strategy 13.9%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the inventory-management aspect of roguelikes, where how you organize your items determines your combat effectiveness.
- #28 Auto Brawl Chess
81% matchMixed55% of 149 reviews2023
Dev: Panoramik Games LTD
Windows
Auto Brawl Chess is a balanced blend of Auto Chess, Idle RPG, and CCG mechanics given form on an epic battlefield! Build your unique band of heroes, level them up, and set out on a thrilling Journey into the mythical world of Pangea waiting to be saved!
Why similar: Auto Battler 30.7%, Card Battler 19.2%, Tactical RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Tactical 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pure auto-battler experience that focuses on drafting and synergy to dominate the board.
- #29 The Banner Saga
79% matchVery Positive89% of 15,850 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: Tactical 24.6%, Tactical RPG 21.3%, RPG 17.6%, Strategy 14.6%, Fantasy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in tactical, grid-based combat with a heavy emphasis on party management and narrative choices.
- #30 Underboard
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 162 reviews2026
Dev: HeadlessPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Tactical team-building roguelike auto-battler with active and passive playstyles. Draft a team as you explore maps full of monsters, build synergies, equip items and cast spells to support your team during battles and help them escape the Underboard.
Why similar: Auto Battler 18.6%, Loot 12.3%, Board Game 11%, Strategy RPG 10%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
- #31 The Last Flame: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive86% of 332 reviews2024
Dev: Hotloop
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Recruit a party of unique heroes, fight deadly encounters, loot and craft powerful gear, discover and create thousands of synergetic builds! The Last Flame is an endless roguelike auto-battler in which you guide a righteous party of heroes through many challenges.
Why similar: Hex Grid 24.5% ★, Auto Battler 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Tactical 10.2%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #32 Wargroove
78% matchVery Positive83% of 5,221 reviews2019
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 30.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.9%, Strategy RPG 17.8%, Tactical 15.4%, Strategy 11%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, grid-based strategy game that focuses on unit types and positioning to control the battlefield.
- #33 Knightica
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,114 reviews2025
Dev: Mad Mango GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Recruit powerful units, place them strategically and find the best synergies in this Roguelike Autobattler! Knightica lets you guide a warband through many challenges to free the Kingdoms. Discover optimal combinations, weave powerful enchants, face dangerous monsters and lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Auto Battler 32.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Loot 13%, Tactical 12.9%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #34 Looper Tactics
76% matchVery Positive89% of 515 reviews2023
Dev: Inkstone AtelierPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Welcome again, wandering soul. Will this be the time of your success? Watch your steps as you advance in this roguelike-deck builder and engage in auto-battler card encounters of increasing difficulty. Get stronger in each battle, rise from the ashes, and break free from endless reincarnation!
Why similar: Auto Battler 26.5%, Card Battler 18.9%, Tabletop 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Strategy RPG 10.3%
- #35 Knightica: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive94% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Mad Mango GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Recruit powerful units, place them strategically and find the best synergies in this Roguelike Autobattler! Discover optimal combinations, weave powerful enchants, face dangerous monsters and lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Auto Battler 40%, Tactical 17.3%, Roguelike 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Strategy 10%
- #36 Aces & Adventures
74% matchVery Positive89% of 3,360 reviews2023
Dev: Triple.B.TitlesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Aces & Adventures is a deckbuilding RPG with poker-powered combat. Craft your deck, combining poker hands with powerful ability cards. Journey through 13 fully-voiced campaigns to save the Life Tree, or tackle procedurally-generated runs in this strategic deckbuilder unlike any other.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.7%, Card Battler 18.8%, Strategy RPG 15.4%, Roguelike 11%, Strategy 7.2%
- #37 Racine
76% matchMixed62% of 347 reviews2023
Dev: Dark Root GardenersPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Racine is an Autobattler Strategy Roguelike. Use your cards to increase your heroes stats or cast powerful spells. Find some artifacts and new cards to develop your own play style.
Why similar: Auto Battler 21.7%, Strategy RPG 19.2%, Card Battler 12.3%, Tactical 8.9%, Fantasy 7.5%
- #38 Re:Lord – Tales of Adventure
74% matchMixed65% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: Wind Runner
Windows
Card-based strategic roguelike with a mix of deck-building, auto-battler and territory management. Choose between +300 unique cards to create a deck that matches your playstyle, and lead your forces across the whole continent in an adventure that will unveil the truth behind this world.
Why similar: Auto Battler 26.3%, Card Battler 17.3%, Strategy RPG 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #39 Magicbook AutoBattler: Contract
72% matchVery Positive80% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: JXGS
Windows
This is a brand - new strategic auto - chess game that integrates RPG and roguelike elements. In the world of the Grimoire, players can freely create combinations and indulge in endless battles.
Why similar: Auto Battler 34%, Loot 19.8%, Tactical 10.4%, Strategy 7.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%
- #40 Mage and Monsters
73% matchVery Positive90% of 911 reviews2022
Dev: Lasse Zacho Malver
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Create an army and use spells while it fights for you. Mage & Monsters is an active auto battler, where you must choose wisely between upgrading the might of your army, or increasing the power of your spells.
Why similar: Auto Battler 46.8%, Roguelike 14.6%, Tactical 13.2%, Strategy 9.6%, PvE 7.5%
- #41 Dicefolk
71% matchVery Positive90% of 990 reviews2024
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.6%, Loot 23.1%, Roguelike 17.6%, Tactical 15.9%, Strategy 9.7%
- #42 Heroes of Eternal Quest
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 125 reviews2024
Dev: Drakkar Game StudioPub: Surefire.Games
Windows
Welcome to a never-ending adventure full of challenges. Gather resources, build all sorts of buildings, unlock mysterious cards, and lead a group of heroes destined for greatness. Explore the unknown, climb the Tower of Shards, and break free from a destiny we never chose.
Why similar: Auto Battler 22.4%, Tactical RPG 15.8%, Tactical 13%, Strategy RPG 12%, Resource Management 10.6%
- #43 Seer's Gambit
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 523 reviews2024
Dev: Unleash The Giraffe
Windows
A strategic, hero-drafting roguelite RPG that rewards smart positioning, player agency, and synergies-building within your party. Explore a perilous world brimming with upgrades to discover and unlock. Choose the right combination of heroes, equipment, skills, and buffs to craft your perfect team.
Why similar: Auto Battler 37.3%, Tactical RPG 25.4%, Tactical 16.2%, Roguelike 9.6%, Strategy 7.6%
- #44 Time Walker: Dark World
71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,482 reviews2023
Dev: HeartfunPub: Leyo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Time Walker Dark World is a roguelike auto-battler with strategic combat. Players will need to adjust their formations, plan their resources, acquire loot, and upgrade skills to defeat formidable enemies and vicious bosses.
Why similar: Auto Battler 45.3%, Resource Management 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Strategy 7.8%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #45 Skill Legends Royale
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,795 reviews2024
Dev: ZGGame
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is a free multiplayer PvP strategy game that incorporates rogue-like and auto chess elements, players need to equip their auto-battling heroes with the right treasures and skills to ultimately defeat all other players and become the champion.
Why similar: Auto Battler 30.5%, Card Battler 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Roguelike 10.3%, Tactical RPG 6.7%
- #46 Dungeon Drafters
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 753 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 40.3%, Loot 28%, Strategy 10.4%, RPG 9.9%, Fantasy 9.1%
- #47 Endgame of Devil
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,028 reviews2023
Dev: MiniWhalePub: Anotherindie
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
As the Devil, command your minions to defeat the greedy adventurers! Build your team with over 240 minions and over 200 treasures, and discover various battle strategies. Enjoy the convenience of one-click auto battles!
Why similar: Auto Battler 25.2%, Card Battler 17.9%, Board Game 16.3%, Tactical 12.1%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #48 Successor
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Playwood Project
Windows
Light tabletop-inspired tactics set in a miniature diorama world. Choose your Lord and lead your heroes in short, real-time-with-pause battles, each campaign a fresh run where you explore exotic kingdoms, defeat rulers, and unlock new heroes and mystical gear.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.3%, Tabletop 20.8%, Strategy RPG 16.9%, Loot 11.6%, Tactical 6.7%
- #49 Villages & Dungeons
66% matchVery Positive92% of 1,073 reviews2025
Dev: CaCaFrog StudioPub: Morax Games
Windows · Mac
A hardcore roguelite card game where deck-building strategies are at the core of everything! With a vast array of cards, random dungeons, a wealth of encounter events, and diverse enemies, it awaits your exploration and challenge.
Why similar: Auto Battler 41.1%, Card Battler 23.9%, Roguelike 15.5%, Strategy 7.9%, RPG 6.2%
- #50 Just King
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,485 reviews2023
Dev: VISH
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Just King is an action auto-battler with roguelike elements. Assemble your party to venture into different lands fighting fearsome kings and their deadly armies. Use your loot to hire and upgrade mighty heroes... or the bard.
Why similar: Auto Battler 42.2%, Tactical 20.2%, Roguelike 13.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Fantasy 6.4%
- #51 Hexguardian
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 685 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: Hex Grid 47.4% ★, Tactical 15.9%, Roguelike 12.4%, Strategy 7.2%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #52 Fantasy of Expedition
70% matchVery Positive80% of 687 reviews2020
Dev: LW.C
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Fantasy of Expedition is a Roguelike Strategy Adventure Game where players lead their own army on an expedition mandated by the Heavens. Be careful what choices you make on our randomized maps! Recruit, purchase, and gather relics to win battles and solve events. Your destiny awaits!
Why similar: Auto Battler 38.7%, Roguelike 20.7%, RPG 16.8%, Strategy 16.3%, Adventure 7.6%
- #53 The Lamplighters League
69% 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 29.7%, Strategy RPG 19.5%, Tactical 18.8%, Strategy 9.5%, RPG 9.2%
- #54 Tavern of Gods
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 807 reviews2021
Dev: Element Studio
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
"Tavern of Gods" is a roguelite auto battle game. Players collect hero skills, followers, and equipment to form various builds to fight with random monsters. Unlock new heros, follower traits and equipment suits, then you can experience more different builds next time.
Why similar: Auto Battler 55.6%, Roguelike 17.6%, Strategy 10.8%, Fantasy 9.7%, Adventure 3.7%
- #55 Across the Obelisk
67% matchVery Positive81% of 12,790 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 53.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.6%, Card Battler 25.7%, Tactical 19.6%, Roguelike 13.5%, Strategy 7.6%
- #56 Inkshade
65% matchVery Positive88% of 590 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Vezelle
Windows
Inkshade is a turn-based tactics game carved out of strange wooden miniatures, wrapped in a web of locked rooms, and orchestrated by an otherworldly game master. Victory is not guaranteed, and the only constant is the cruel black ink that flows within the pieces.
Why similar: Tabletop 16.7%, Board Game 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Hex Grid 14.4% ★, Roguelike 8.6%
- #57 Hive Blight
65% matchVery Positive96% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: OptizOnion
Windows
Hive Blight is a roguelite autobattler where you lead a team of insect warriors against a corrupting Fungal Threat. Build powerful synergies, uncover the source of the plague, and destroy it to save your world!
Why similar: Auto Battler 24.3%, Tactical RPG 16.5%, Card Battler 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Tactical 10.7%
- #58 Underquest
66% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Otherside Bay Studio
Windows
Fantasy story-driven roguelite with chaotic inventory management. Combine items in real-time to create powerful skills and use them in fast-paced combat. Explore randomly generated dungeons in the Underkingdom and discover the secrets of its inhabitants!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.5%, Auto Battler 19.9%, Strategy RPG 12.2%, Resource Management 12%, Loot 11.9%