- #1 Metal Slug Tactics
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,468 reviews2024
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
METAL SLUG makes an explosive return! Dive into this dynamic tactical RPG with a roguelite thrill and experience the iconic run'n'gun action of the original series, redefined. Grab your weapons, assemble your squad and conquer the battlefield to defeat the infamous Rebel Army.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.1%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Mechs 15.9% ★, Tanks 14.4% ★, War 11.5%
- #2 TINY METAL
97% matchMostly Positive70% of 288 reviews2017
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / UNTIES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Why similar: Turn-Based 12.6%, Wargame 11.8%, Grid-Based Movement 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Military 9%
- #3 Fantasy General II
96% matchVery Positive81% of 1,944 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Wargame 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%
- #4 Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2
94% matchVery Positive97% of 372 reviews2023
Dev: CyberConnect2
Windows
The sequel to the captivating tale of Fuga: Melodies of Steel has arrived! This turn-based RPG is back with a ramped up battle system for more strategy, as well as a brand new event system that gives you more thrilling choices to affect your experience!
Why similar: Tanks 17% ★, Tactical RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%
- #5 Warbanners
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 610 reviews2017
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Tactical RPG 20.7%, Turn-Based 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%
- #6 One-inch Tactics
94% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Turn the tide of the war with nuanced strategies in One-inch Tactics, introducing players to a unique turn-based strategy experience.
Why similar: Mechs 18.5% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Turn-Based 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
- #7 Into the Breach
93% matchVery Positive94% of 21,909 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 31.9 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: Mechs 22.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Strategy 8.5%
- #8 FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 686 reviews2023
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake is an immersive, tactical turn-based RPG, placing you in command of the awe-inspiring Wanzers – powerful military machines.
Why similar: Mechs 32% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Military 11.1%, Tanks 10.5% ★
- #9 Wargroove
91% matchVery Positive83% of 5,236 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 23.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Strategy 8.5%
- #10 Phantom Brigade
90% matchVery Positive81% of 4,280 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.6 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: Tanks 19.9% ★, Mechs 19.7% ★, Military 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%
- #11 Last Regiment
91% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Boomzap Inc
Windows
Engage in epic simultaneous turn-based combat in this fusion of cards and turn-based strategy. Assemble your regiment, claim your territory, and lead your forces to triumph!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, War 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
- #12 Mechabellum
87% matchVery Positive84% of 18,617 reviews2024
Dev: Game RiverPub: Dreamhaven
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.
Why similar: Mechs 21.3% ★, Wargame 17.2%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, War 10.3%
- #13 WARBORN
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: Raredrop Games LtdPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Deploy for battle in the Variable Armour, a technologically advanced suit of war. With turn-based tactics and quick-fire clashes, lead a strike force of deadly mecha to bring peace to the solar system in a 40-mission campaign. Create your own maps, practice in skirmish, or battle across multiplayer.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.6%, Mechs 17.5% ★, Turn-Based 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
- #14 Templar Battleforce
89% matchVery Positive93% of 976 reviews2015
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.8%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Mechs 15.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%
- #15 Second Front
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 656 reviews2023
Dev: HexdrawPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.
Why similar: Tanks 18.5% ★, Turn-Based 15.6%, Wargame 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
- #16 Warside
86% matchMixed70% of 602 reviews2025
Dev: LAVABIRDPub: First Break Labs
Windows · Linux
Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.
Why similar: Wargame 14.9%, Tanks 14.2% ★, Grid-Based Movement 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%
- #17 FRONT MISSION 2: Remake
85% matchMixed59% of 340 reviews2024
Dev: Storm Trident S.A.Pub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
FRONT MISSION 2: Remake preserves the mature story, strategic turn-based combat, and Wanzer customization options of the original.
Why similar: Mechs 24.1% ★, Tanks 18.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Military 14.7%, War 10.2%
- #18 Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3
83% matchVery Positive91% of 212 reviews2025
Dev: CyberConnect2
Windows
The dramatic RPG Fuga: Melodies of Steel series is now complete!
Why similar: Tanks 16.7% ★, Tactical RPG 16.6%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
- #19 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
86% matchMostly Negative37% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: joynowstudio
Windows
★Tactics & Collocations 30+ Historical Campaigns: Normandy Landing, Operation Market Garden 2 Warfare Conflict Camps: Allies faction and ally Axis 30+ large battlefield maps are provide in this strategy games Omni-directional combat space: naval battle, air combat, land battle.
Why similar: Tanks 19.7% ★, Wargame 16%, Military 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, War 10.7%
- #20 Recon Control
84% matchVery Positive83% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Dmitry KozlovPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Wargame 13.5%, Military 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%
- #21 Fuga: Melodies of Steel
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,235 reviews2021
Dev: CyberConnect2
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG where you place children, each with their own unique characteristics and skills, at different gun turrets in a tank to fight against the enemy.
Why similar: Tanks 17.3% ★, Tactical RPG 15.4%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
- #22 Super Robot Wars 30
81% matchVery Positive86% of 6,406 reviews2021
Dev: Bandai Namco Forge Digitals Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 58.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
30 years on, the battle for our world's future continues. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that brings characters and robots from a variety of mecha anime together to battle their mutual foes.
Why similar: Mechs 23% ★, Tactical RPG 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.5%
- #23 Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!
82% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight your way through 35 Unique WW2 battles - Aim your targets carefully, counter-attack, and strategically coordinate your Squads. The study of enemy tactics and the use of Special abilities will lead to victory!
Why similar: Tanks 15.5% ★, Tactical RPG 13.7%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Wargame 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%
- #24 WARMACHINE: Tactics
84% matchMixed44% of 1,162 reviews2014
Dev: WhiteMoon DreamsPub: Privateer Press Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Turn-based tactical combat set in the award-winning world of the Iron Kingdoms. Command your custom squad of steam-powered robots and elite warriors in raging battles dominated by magic and mechanika. Battle in online multiplayer and play the epic 21-mission single player campaign!
Why similar: Turn-Based 41.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 27.1%, Strategy 19.7%, Fantasy 4.8%, Multiplayer 4.2%
- #25 Panzer Corps 2
79% matchVery Positive85% of 4,120 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 58.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.3%, Wargame 15.1%, Military 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%
- #26 Wargroove 2
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 440 reviews2023
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Trouble stirs on the shores of Aurania. An ambitious new faction has unearthed forbidden relics capable of catastrophic consequences. But how far will they go to achieve glory? Take to the battlefield, sea, and sky with a cast of new Commanders, using your wits to wage turn-based war!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.9%, Wargame 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Family Friendly 8.2%
- #27 Kaiju Wars
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 271 reviews2022
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.9%, Mechs 17.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Wargame 12%
- #28 War on Folvos
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 153 reviews2014
Dev: Lonely Troops
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Clouds of war are shaping over the endless Folvos desert. You cannot wait any longer. Choose your side and take command! Lead your soldiers, tanks and aircraft to victory through Folvos varying landscapes across dozens of battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.5%, Tanks 16.6% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Wargame 13%, Military 10.3%
- #29 SUPER ROBOT WARS Y
74% matchVery Positive83% of 2,640 reviews2025
Dev: Bandai Namco Forge Digitals Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 43.9 hrsMean: 69.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Super Robot Wars is a grid-based tactical combat RPG that brings units and pilots from a variety of anime together to battle their mutual foes. Rise, Unite, and Triumph!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Mechs 15.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%
- #30 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II
75% matchMixed56% of 1,208 reviews2026
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fast-paced tactical combat meets strategic management in this sequel to the acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. Take control of either the ancient and deathless Necron legions or the techno-religious acolytes of the Omnissiah, with the fate of a world in your hands.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Tactical RPG 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%
- #31 Armoured Commander II
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 584 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight against over 1300 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.
Why similar: Tanks 27.2% ★, Military 13.8%, Wargame 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%
- #32 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
77% matchVery Positive85% of 507 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Why similar: Tanks 15.1% ★, Tactical RPG 14.9%, Wargame 11.4%, Turn-Based 11.1%, Military 10.4%
- #33 Panzer Strategy
78% matchMixed65% of 469 reviews2018
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Why similar: Tanks 19.5% ★, Turn-Based 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Military 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
- #34 Hex of Steel
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 840 reviews2020
Dev: War Frogs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
Why similar: Tanks 16.9% ★, Turn-Based 16.4%, Wargame 16.1%, Military 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%
- #35 Anomaly Collapse
73% matchVery Positive86% of 636 reviews2024
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities. Immerse yourself in a story where every move counts!
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Mechs 10.6% ★
- #36 Möbius Front '83
76% matchMixed69% of 504 reviews2020
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Defend America from an alternate-universe America using state-of-the-art 1980s military hardware in this intricate and tactical turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Wargame 15.8%, Tanks 15.4% ★, Military 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, War 10.6%
- #37 Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
73% matchVery Positive91% of 476 reviews2022
Dev: Rarykos
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 23.4%, Tactical RPG 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%
- #38 Chaos Galaxy
74% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2020
Dev: Han ZhiyuPub: ChaosGalaxyStudio
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A pixel-art turn-based Galaxy total war game. You can select 14 factions, 61 heroes, hundreds of warships and mecha, and command multiple fleets to carry out grand strategic operations on the map of the galaxy.
Why similar: Mechs 27.6% ★, Turn-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, War 11.2%
- #39 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
73% matchVery Positive88% of 6,291 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 22.3%, Tactical RPG 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%
- #40 Empires Shall Fall
72% matchVery Positive88% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: Weird Penguin Games
Windows
Empires Shall Fall is a turn-based tactics game set in a dieselpunk world. Upgrade your army and command your troops, then exploit terrain to eradicate your enemies with sheer power and sharp tactics.
Why similar: Tanks 23.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Military 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
- #41 Apes Warfare
70% matchVery Positive96% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: GigaQuests
Windows · Mac
Fast-paced tactical battles where every move can turn the tide. Outsmart your opponent, adapt on the fly, and turn the battle in seconds. Inspired by classic strategy games, reimagined for faster, more modern play. Play the solo campaign or challenge players worldwide in online multiplayer.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 15%, Tanks 12.9% ★, Wargame 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%
- #42 Chaos Galaxy 2
71% matchVery Positive84% of 323 reviews2023
Dev: Han ZhiyuPub: ChaosGalaxyStudio
Windows
A turn-based Galaxy totalwar game. Choose one of 12 factions, direct dozens of admirals, control hundreds of warships, mecha and monsters, set up various buildings, study technology, and lead fleets to carry out grand strategic actions on the map of the galaxy.
Why similar: Mechs 24.1% ★, Wargame 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, War 12.9%
- #43 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
70% matchVery Positive94% of 9,707 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.3 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: Tactical RPG 20.6%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Wargame 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%
- #44 Dark Deity 2
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,600 reviews2025
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 31.4%, Tactical RPG 27.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Fantasy 9.9%, Strategy 9.4%
- #45 Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 578 reviews2017
Dev: Pixelated Milk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs is a tactical RPG set in a cheerful fantasy world full of weirdness and wonder. Assemble your party, go adventuring, manage your kingdom, make new friends, and defeat your opponents in challenging turn-based combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Tactical RPG 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based 9.5%
- #46 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
71% matchVery Positive81% of 852 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Why similar: Wargame 17.1%, Tanks 15.9% ★, Military 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%
- #47 STRANGER SAGA -Stranger Bach and Iskiyeld's Ambition-
67% matchVery Positive86% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: Retro Game Balance & Mechanics -レトロゲームの手応えとバランスを追求するデザイン工房-
Windows
"STRANGER SAGA" is a turn-based SRPG where you lead a resistance army against a mighty enemy force. Raise citizens into elite warriors and conquer challenging strategy battles!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.5%, Wargame 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, War 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%
- #48 War of the Human Tanks - ALTeR
71% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2015
Dev: Yakiniku BanzaiPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Human Tanks - ALTeR is the much-awaited second installment of the War of the Human Tanks series, and sequel to War of the Human Tanks. This time you assume command of the enemy of the first game, the Royal Army, and fight back for all you hold dear!
Why similar: Tanks 22.6% ★, Wargame 19.6%, Military 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, War 12.4%
- #49 Tank Operations: European Campaign
68% matchVery Positive83% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Linked DimensionsPub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Tank Operation: European Campaign - is a turn-based, tactical war game with a dozen nerve-racking historical scenarios on the various battlefields of World War II. As an allied general you fight right on the frontline to defeat the Third Reich with all its destructive potential.
Why similar: Tanks 19.6% ★, Strategy 15.6%, Wargame 15%, Military 15%, War 12.7%
- #50 Total Tank Generals
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 322 reviews2023
Dev: Noobz From PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Every war has its Generals. Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals.
Why similar: Wargame 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Military 16.2%, War 16%
- #51 Frontline: Western Front
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the Allied or German forces in an epic struggle for the control of Western Europe during World War Two.
Why similar: Tanks 17.2% ★, Turn-Based 13.7%, Wargame 13.1%, Military 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%
- #52 Ignited Steel: Mech Tactics
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: YokaicadePub: Meteorbyte Studios
Windows
Ignited Steel is a mech roguelike turn-based-tactics game. Manage a team of overheating old-tech mechs, more heat means more vulnerability and damage! Unravel the galaxy’s story as you travel from node to node, improving your mechs, acquiring new pilots, and defeat the sentient A.I. overlord!
Why similar: Mechs 24.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Grid-Based Movement 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%
- #53 Fantasy Maiden Wars - DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER -
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 533 reviews2025
Dev: さんぼん堂Pub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Command a legion of more than 70 beloved Touhou Project heroines on an expansive quest to uncover the cause of mysterious incidents blossoming throughout Gensokyo. Deploy units on grid-based maps to battle monsters with flashy Spell Cards, and conquer each stage with strategic mastery.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 35.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 27.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Simulation 10.3%, Fantasy 8.2%
- #54 Brigandine The Legend of Runersia
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,345 reviews2022
Dev: Happinet
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The continent of Runersia is home to six major powers with more than 40 bases, 100 knights, and 50 types of monsters. Select a ruler, organize knights and monsters into troops, and conquer enemy bases!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 35.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 34%, Strategy 17.6%, Fantasy 7.9%, Simulation 3.1%
- #55 Gem Wizards Tactics
68% 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: Grid-Based Movement 22.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, Strategy 7.5%
- #56 Forged Battalion
69% matchMixed58% of 1,109 reviews2018
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.
Why similar: Strategy 43.5%, Simulation 25.4%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Indie 10.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #57 Battle for Wesnoth
65% matchVery Positive94% of 5,866 reviews2018
Dev: The Battle for Wesnoth ProjectPub: Wesnoth Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.5%, Turn-Based 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Strategy 11.5%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #58 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
66% matchVery Positive88% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: Tanks 20% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Military 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, War 10.8%