- #1 Thea: The Awakening
97% matchVery Positive88% of 3,762 reviews2015
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
Why similar: Turn-Based 15%, 4X 14.3% ★, Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, RPG 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor to the seed game, offering the same core blend of Slavic mythology, survival, and 4X strategy.
- #2 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,734 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Strategy RPG 16.8%, RPG 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on managing a traveling party through a harsh, dark fantasy world with deep survival and narrative elements.
- #3 Ash of Gods: Redemption
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,448 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: RPG 19.4%, Strategy RPG 17.6%, Strategy 17.5%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, dark fantasy RPG that features turn-based tactical battles and difficult decision-making.
- #4 Black Book
95% matchVery Positive92% of 6,596 reviews2021
Dev: MorteshkaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
Why similar: Card Battler 21.6%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Card Game 10.2%, Strategy RPG 9.7%, RPG 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Deeply rooted in Slavic folklore and mythology, this game combines card-based combat with an immersive, dark story.
- #5 Tainted Grail: Conquest
94% matchVery Positive90% of 8,213 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.3%, Card Battler 16%, Card Game 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 13%, RPG 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines dark fantasy exploration with a complex, card-based combat system and roguelike progression.
- #6 Battle Brothers
94% matchVery Positive88% of 27,494 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 93.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: Strategy 43.2%, RPG 41.1%, Fantasy 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a gritty, dark fantasy mercenary management experience with challenging turn-based tactical combat.
- #7 Gordian Quest
92% matchVery Positive89% of 5,961 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 21.3%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, RPG 12%, Strategy 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An expansive RPG that utilizes a card-based combat system and party management similar to the mechanics found in Thea 2.
- #8 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
93% matchMixed62% of 258 reviews2020
Dev: Shockwork GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23%, RPG 19.6%, Strategy 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 16.8%, Roguelike 9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric tactical game where survival and stealth are as important as combat in a Lovecraftian world.
- #9 Stoneshard
91% 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 27.7%, Turn-Based 19.4%, Strategy 15.8%, Survival 15.5%, Roguelike 10%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, turn-based survival RPG that captures the brutal, unforgiving nature of exploring a dark, dangerous world.
- #10 Disciples: Liberation
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,914 reviews2021
Dev: Frima StudioPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Disciples: Liberation is a mature, dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat. Liberate the land of Nevendaar and uncover the endless stories hidden within this richly detailed world where every decision has a consequence, and every wrong move could be deadly.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.2%, RPG 24.4%, Strategy 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy tactical RPG that balances strategic base management with turn-based combat.
- #11 Gloomhaven
90% matchVery Positive82% of 15,902 reviews2021
Dev: Flaming Fowl StudiosPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Turn-Based 17.3%, Strategy 13.5%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, RPG 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful adaptation of the board game, focusing on complex, card-based tactical combat in a dark fantasy setting.
- #12 Wildermyth
89% matchVery Positive95% of 18,135 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.5 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 Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based 20.6%, RPG 15.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Story Rich 10%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich tactical RPG that emphasizes procedural storytelling and character growth in a fantasy world.
- #13 Deck of Ashes
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,064 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Deck of Ashes is an adventure game with tactical card combat. One character at a time, lead the cast of antiheroes on a quest for redemption. Explore the cursed fantasy world and hunt down powerful cards. Forge a unique Battle Deck, and crush your foes! Can you rid the world of the Ash Curse?
Why similar: Card Battler 31.7%, RPG 14.9%, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based 11.9%, Card Game 9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy card-battler that focuses on survival and resource management while exploring a cursed world.
- #14 Age of Wonders 4
86% matchVery Positive81% of 22,264 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.2 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Why similar: 4X 30.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 13.2%, RPG 10.8%, Strategy RPG 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep 4X strategy game that allows for extensive customization of fantasy factions and tactical combat encounters.
- #15 Songs of Conquest
86% matchVery Positive86% of 13,308 reviews2024
Dev: LavapotionPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Why similar: 4X 36.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Strategy 13.7%, Strategy RPG 13.5%, Fantasy 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern 4X strategy game that captures the classic feel of fantasy empire-building with tactical turn-based combat.
- #16 Shattered Heaven
87% matchVery Positive80% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: Leonardo ProductionPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Shattered Heaven is a single-player deck builder card game with RPG elements and an ambitious branching narrative, set in a dark fantasy world. The game focuses on a card game and roguelike gameplay fueled by a great replay value, thanks to procedural dungeons, a deep crafting system.
Why similar: Card Battler 23.8%, Turn-Based 15%, Strategy 12.7%, RPG 11.2%, Card Game 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy card-battler with a strong narrative focus and complex, branching decision-making.
- #17 Eador. Imperium
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,258 reviews2017
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Hire heroes, build an army, prevail in battles and try to keep your empire intact in the face of grave danger. Eador. Imperium is a new chapter in Eador series, known for its unique blend of grand strategy, turn-based tactics and RPG elements.
Why similar: Strategy 31.1%, RPG 20.1%, 4X 16.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep turn-based strategy game that combines empire management with tactical RPG combat.
- #18 Hadean Tactics
85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,887 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Card Battler 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Card Game 11.4%, Strategy 11.3%, Strategy RPG 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that incorporates auto-battler mechanics, providing a unique tactical twist on card combat.
- #19 SpellForce: Conquest of Eo
84% matchVery Positive80% of 2,601 reviews2023
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
On a journey to great magical might, explore and control the lands of Eo in this ever-changing turn-based strategy role-playing game. Field armies and heroes in tactical combat, finish hundreds of quests, and gather spells and artefacts to become the most powerful mage of all.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Strategy 15.1%, RPG 13.9%, Strategy RPG 12.8%, Dwarves 11.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: Blends 4X strategy with RPG elements and tactical combat, focusing on a wizard's journey through a rich fantasy world.
- #20 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
84% matchVery Positive86% of 8,186 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: RPG 26%, Strategy 24.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Turn-Based 11.1%, Roguelike 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy turn-based roguelike where you manage an army of undead, focusing on tactical combat and resource management.
- #21 WitchHand
82% matchVery Positive91% of 624 reviews2024
Dev: Jon NielsenPub: HopFrog
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You're a witch, leading your coven into new, unfriendly lands. Use the cards you find to build and expand your civilization. Befriend the local covens or use their bones to fuel your spells. Gather your familiars, the witching hour is nigh.
Why similar: 4X 30.5% ★, Card Battler 20.7%, Strategy 14.7%, Card Game 12.6%, Survival 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique strategy and management game that uses cards to represent resources and units in a fantasy world.
- #22 Deepest Chamber: Resurrection
82% matchVery Positive80% of 552 reviews2023
Dev: Balcony SoftworksPub: Those Awesome Guys
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Delve into the depths of Deepest Chamber: Resurrection, where card boosting is your key to survival. Employ this unique mechanic to augment your abilities, strategize your next moves and endure a series of increasingly perilous descents in this gripping rogue-lite, card-battling adventure!
Why similar: Card Battler 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Strategy 13.2%, RPG 12.4%, Card Game 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based dungeon crawler that focuses on tactical synergy and survival in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #23 Knock on the Coffin Lid
81% matchVery Positive84% of 2,871 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: Card Battler 19.5%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Strategy 10.7%, Card Game 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder that emphasizes narrative choices and strategic party building.
- #24 Warlock 2: The Exiled
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,296 reviews2014
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Warlock 2 is a turn-based strategy game of fantasy warfare. Rival against Great Mages, lead mighty armies into fierce battles, wield ancient magic and faith as your weapons.
Why similar: 4X 27.5% ★, Strategy 25.9%, Turn-Based 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Fantasy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 4X fantasy strategy game that emphasizes exploration and magical combat on a hex-based map.
- #25 The Banner Saga
81% matchVery Positive89% of 15,879 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: Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Turn-Based 22.1%, Strategy RPG 15.9%, RPG 15.4%, Strategy 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven tactical RPG featuring a bleak, beautiful world where every choice impacts your caravan's survival.
- #26 Ash of Gods: The Way
80% matchVery Positive81% of 492 reviews2023
Dev: AurumDust
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Solve tactical puzzles in constantly changing battles and overcome circumstances that are NEVER in your favor. Defend your commander, win duels, capture points, experiment with your strategy to defeat a superior enemy, and make decisions that affect your story.
Why similar: Card Battler 28.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, RPG 13.3%, Card Game 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused strategy game that uses deckbuilding mechanics to resolve conflicts in a dark, choose-your-own-adventure style.
- #27 Fate Hunters
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 875 reviews2019
Dev: Tower Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fate Hunters is a hardcore mix of strategy card battles and a roguelike adventure. Build your deck, explore the dangerous dark fantasy world and face fearsome foes! Risk your life to get powerful treasures!
Why similar: Card Battler 33.4%, Strategy 19.2%, Card Game 16%, Turn-Based 9%, Roguelike 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that emphasizes strategic card management and exploration in a dark fantasy setting.
- #28 Blood Card 2: Dark Mist
78% matchVery Positive86% of 315 reviews2021
Dev: Pixel Cattle Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dark Mist is a card game that combines elements of the roguelike deckbuilder genre with enemies that appear in waves. Defeat monsters and level up during battle to keep yourself going.
Why similar: Card Battler 23%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Card Game 11.7%, Strategy 11.4%, RPG 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that emphasizes tactical card play and survival against overwhelming odds.
- #29 Project Thea
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Wake to a brutal world bent on destroying your colony. Rebuild, Explore the Wastelands, and Gather scarce resources. Will you strike a deal with the ruthless Baba Yaga - or hack a rogue Cyber-Rat to turn it into an ally? A dark strategy-survival RPG with card-based tactical combat.
Why similar: RPG 16.7%, Strategy RPG 16.2%, Survival 14.3%, Card Game 14.3%, Strategy 13.2%
- #30 Cardaclysm
79% matchMixed66% of 566 reviews2021
Dev: Elder GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Face the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in epic card battles! Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four is a procedurally generated collectible card game mixed with action RPG elements. Collect creature and spell cards throughout your journey and unleash their power if anyone opposes you!
Why similar: Card Battler 36.2%, Strategy 19.5%, RPG 18.9%, Card Game 16.6%, Turn-Based 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A card-battler RPG that focuses on collecting creatures and exploring procedurally generated fantasy worlds.
- #31 Mystic Vale
78% matchVery Positive90% of 461 reviews2019
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Are you ready to lead your druidic clan and cleanse the Valley of Life? Mystic Vale is a stunning digital version of the Origins award-winning AEG card game. Debuting the unique Card Crafting System, players take turns building powerful combos in order to stop the curse. Play online or local hotseat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.4%, Turn-Based 20.6%, Strategy 18.1%, Card Game 16.6%, Crafting 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based strategy game that features a unique card-crafting mechanic for building powerful decks.
- #32 As We Descend
74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?
Why similar: Card Battler 30%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Card Game 15.9%, Strategy 15.1%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #33 Journey to the Void
74% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: RuneHeads
Windows · Mac
Prepare to fend off attacks from all directions in this hybrid strategy roguelite deck builder. On your journey through varied grid-based biomes, battle unique foes and make tough moral choices to restore a corrupted land and decide the fate of your world.
Why similar: Card Battler 22.9%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Strategy 12.8%, Card Game 12.5%, RPG 11.9%
- #34 Worshippers
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: Brainwashing Games
Windows
It's hard to be a god! Worshipper is a fast-paced strategy combined with collectible card game. Explore and conquer the land, face dreadful creatures, lead your people to glory! With every victory you will unlock new units, spells and buildings, use them to develop your own unique strategies!
Why similar: 4X 32.4% ★, Strategy 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, RPG 21.1%, Indie 3.2%
- #35 HELLCARD
73% matchVery Positive86% of 4,596 reviews2024
Dev: Thing TrunkPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Hellcard is a unique cooperative deck builder rogue-like game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other players' lobbies in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!
Why similar: Card Battler 23.8%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Strategy 11.1%, RPG 11.1%, Card Game 9.2%
- #36 Z Dawn
76% 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: 4X 15.1% ★, Turn-Based 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Strategy 11.5%, RPG 10.8%
- #37 The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,635 reviews2019
Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build a deck of iconic heroes and challenge the forces of Sauron in this thrilling tactical card game. Travel through famous locations, complete story-driven quests and forge a new legend of Middle-earth on your own or with a friend in cooperative mode.
Why similar: Card Battler 30.3%, Turn-Based 22%, Card Game 15.1%, Strategy 14.9%, Online Co-Op 6.5%
- #38 Erannorth Reborn
75% matchVery Positive84% of 392 reviews2019
Dev: Spyridon Thalassinos
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Erannorth Reborn is a hardcore sandbox Card Game with heavy emphasis on Deck-Building, Character Customization and Moddability. Create unique characters with distinctive attributes, racial/class skills and perks that affect your cards. Adjust and adapt your deck & equipment on-the-fly.
Why similar: Card Battler 29.9%, Card Game 17.1%, RPG 15.8%, Strategy 15%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #39 Alina of the Arena
72% matchVery Positive92% of 3,931 reviews2022
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Card Game 15.5%, Strategy 14.8%, Card Battler 12.6%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #40 Trials of Fire
72% matchVery Positive86% of 3,249 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 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: Card Battler 24.2%, Turn-Based 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Card Game 10.2%, RPG 9.4%
- #41 Burned Land
75% matchMixed56% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Koya Game
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Burned Land is a 4x game in which you will take control of a nascent human race and try to avoid its extinction. Build, explore, conquer until you are worthy of gods. Then confront their anger.
Why similar: 4X 33.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based 12.8%, Survival 11.8%, Strategy 10.1%
- #42 Conquest of Elysium 4
73% matchVery Positive89% of 565 reviews2015
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Conquest of Elysium 4 is a quick turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like. The game is full of depth, details and monsters. There are also a huge number of factions, each with its own unique gameplay and magic rituals.
Why similar: 4X 22.9% ★, Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Dwarves 6.8% ★
- #43 Hand of Fate 2
71% matchVery Positive84% of 5,769 reviews2017
Dev: Defiant Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
Why similar: RPG 34.3%, Card Game 30.5%, Roguelite 11.6%, Roguelike 6.4%, Indie 6.2%
- #44 Stray Path
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,025 reviews2025
Dev: zidong gamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Stray Path is an innovative adventure and strategy game that blends FreeCell mechanics with roguelike gameplay. Choose from colourful characters and explore a randomly generated world. Drag cards, optimize your choices, select equipment, and uncover the mysteries of this mysterious stray world!
Why similar: Card Battler 37.3%, Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Card Game 13.2%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #45 Union of Gnomes
69% matchVery Positive82% of 354 reviews2025
Dev: HoolignomesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Onwards to revolution in this challenging deck-building roguelite. Free your gnome comrades, assemble your squad, mind wieners (supplies), slay the slavers, and take down the fiercest of them all – Snow White! FREEDOM TO GNOMES!
Why similar: Card Battler 17.3%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Dwarves 10.7% ★, Card Game 10%, Strategy 9.9%
- #46 Rising Lords
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 963 reviews2024
Dev: ArgonwoodPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 36.8%, Strategy 26.3%, Turn-Based 23.8%, Indie 7.1%, Co-op 6.2%
- #47 Call of Clans
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 388 reviews2025
Dev: Call of Clans
Windows
Call of Clans is an online turn-based strategy card game set in a magical world. Build a versatile deck with minion and skill cards to challenge equally matched opponents in a world of swords and magic. Team up with others to conquer challenging co-op dungeons
Why similar: Card Battler 28.7%, Card Game 17.1%, Strategy 16.2%, Co-op 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%
- #48 Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,123 reviews2025
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.1%, Survival 18.6%, RPG 16.5%, Card Game 15%, Crafting 11.3%
- #49 Zoria: Age of Shattering
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 620 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and followers management, set in the expansive fantasy world of Zoria. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks. Every team member contributes to undertaken battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.3%, Turn-Based 22%, Strategy 19.3%, RPG 19.3%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #50 PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 130 reviews2020
Dev: Games RevoltedPub: Jetpack Collective
Windows
An immersive online card game that combines rich and engaging lore, with deep and strategic gameplay. Build powerful decks in synergy with the Avatar of your choice, obliterate your enemies, and decide the fate of the universe!
Why similar: Card Battler 21.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based 15.8%, Card Game 11.6%, Strategy 10.7%
- #51 Conquest of Elysium 3
71% matchVery Positive81% of 330 reviews2012
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Conquest of Elysium 3 (CoE3) is a streamlined turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like and the complex undertones of Illwinter's Dominions series. While CoE3 appears to be a simple game with limited options at first glance, delving further into the game reveals a game of complex decision making and risky endeavors.
Why similar: Strategy 25.4%, 4X 25.1% ★, Turn-Based 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Dwarves 6.4% ★
- #52 Armello
69% matchVery Positive82% of 16,002 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: Turn-Based Strategy 21.6%, Turn-Based 20.4%, Strategy 14.5%, Card Game 14.1%, RPG 13.5%
- #53 He is Coming
66% matchVery Positive85% of 3,840 reviews2025
Dev: ChronoclePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler.
Why similar: Card Battler 29.1%, Strategy 17.7%, Card Game 15.6%, Roguelike 9.9%, Co-op 8.4%
- #54 Blackguards
70% matchMixed62% of 3,886 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 29.8%, RPG 27.2%, Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Fantasy 5.3%
- #55 Eador. Masters of the Broken World
70% matchMixed68% of 2,799 reviews2013
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.
Why similar: Strategy 78.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%, Turn-Based 4.9%, 4X 3.5% ★, RPG 3.1%
- #56 Azoove
66% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Timeless Toucan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Overcome limited communication with strategic cooperation in this co-op roguelike! Endure the Azoove desert to return a stolen spellbook — before it consumes your city. Trust your friends, play cards, manage resources and defeat the Fiend of Fortune!
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Survival 12.5%, Strategy 12%, Card Game 11.7%
- #57 Across the Obelisk
65% matchVery Positive81% of 12,889 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.1 hrsMean: 53.4 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: Card Battler 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Strategy 10.7%, Card Game 10.5%
- #58 Dead In Vinland
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,800 reviews2018
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.
Why similar: RPG 25.5%, Survival 23.2%, Strategy 22.7%, Turn-Based 21.6%, Indie 5.3%
- #59 These Doomed Isles
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 223 reviews2024
Dev: Triplevision Games LimitedPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Harvest cards to raise land from the sea, build settlements and rain fire upon invaders in this survival city-builder with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Choose from 4 gods with unique cards, playstyles and abilities to lead their civilisations to victory in strategic run-based gameplay!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.8%, Strategy 22.1%, Survival 17.3%, Card Game 16.6%, Roguelike 10.5%