- #1 Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
97% matchVery Positive94% of 16,962 reviews2009
Dev: Black Isle StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.4%, Isometric 17.2%, RPG 16.3%, Turn-Based 13.4%, CRPG 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: The primary inspiration for UnderRail, offering the same classic isometric post-apocalyptic exploration and character-building depth.
- #2 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
96% matchVery Positive88% of 3,873 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.
Why similar: CRPG 25.6%, Turn-Based 24.5%, Isometric 19.2%, RPG 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same developer DNA as UnderRail, focusing on deep tactical combat and complex, choice-driven role-playing.
- #3 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,721 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
Why similar: CRPG 23.3%, Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Isometric 14.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, RPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a very similar setting and mechanical structure to UnderRail, emphasizing survival and exploration in a mysterious dome.
- #4 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
95% matchVery Positive85% of 10,424 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: CRPG 21.8%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Isometric 16%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic Fallout-style gameplay that mirrors the difficulty and tactical focus of UnderRail.
- #5 Wasteland 3
94% matchVery Positive85% of 21,899 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
Why similar: CRPG 22.9%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Turn-Based 17%, Isometric 16.2%, RPG 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-production tactical RPG that captures the gritty post-apocalyptic feel with refined turn-based combat.
- #6 Caves of Qud
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,086 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.9%, CRPG 19.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, RPG 9.5%, Open World 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly deep, simulation-heavy sci-fi world with turn-based mechanics that reward clever character builds.
- #7 The Age of Decadence
94% matchVery Positive82% of 3,941 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: CRPG 21.3%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Isometric 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similarly brutal, uncompromising difficulty level where player choices and tactical combat are paramount.
- #8 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
92% matchVery Positive83% of 8,092 reviews2014
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.1%, Post-apocalyptic 24.6%, RPG 17.2%, CRPG 13.3%, Isometric 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational tactical RPG that shares the post-apocalyptic theme and party-based turn-based combat mechanics.
- #9 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
91% matchVery Positive89% of 6,474 reviews2014
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.3%, RPG 19.3%, Isometric 18%, CRPG 14.6%, Cyberpunk 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical turn-based combat with a rich, isometric cyberpunk setting and deep narrative choices.
- #10 Dungeon Rats
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 701 reviews2016
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A turn-based, party-based RPG set in the Age of Decadence world and focused on squad level tactical combat. Fight your way out of prison mine or die trying.
Why similar: CRPG 27.7%, Isometric 20.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Turn-Based 15%, RPG 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A combat-focused spin-off of The Age of Decadence that captures the dungeon-crawling intensity found in UnderRail.
- #11 NEO Scavenger
90% matchVery Positive90% of 5,359 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 36%, Turn-Based 28.4%, RPG 14.5%, Crafting 8.1%, Open World 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival RPG that forces players to navigate a dangerous, post-apocalyptic world using turn-based combat and scavenging.
- #12 Stoneshard
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 33,430 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Turn-Based 33%, RPG 32.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Difficult 4.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, turn-based, isometric RPG that emphasizes high-stakes combat and realistic survival mechanics.
- #13 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,691 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: CRPG 28.6%, Turn-Based 22.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, RPG 13.8%, Open World 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, post-apocalyptic survival RPG that demands careful resource management and tactical decision-making.
- #14 Jupiter Hell
87% matchVery Positive92% of 2,058 reviews2021
Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.
Why similar: Turn-Based 59.4%, RPG 24.6%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Turn-Based Combat 5.6%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, sci-fi, turn-based roguelike that focuses heavily on tactical positioning and weapon management.
- #15 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
88% matchVery Positive89% of 1,916 reviews2016
Dev: Troika GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Imagine a place of wonder, where magick and technology coexist in an uneasy balance, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. Welcome to the land of Arcanum.
Why similar: CRPG 26.8%, Isometric 25.6%, RPG 23.2%, Turn-Based 8.2%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features an incredibly deep character system and a unique world that rewards creative problem-solving.
- #16 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
86% matchVery Positive94% of 24,465 reviews2015
Dev: Interplay Inc.Pub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.2%, RPG 16.8%, Isometric 14.6%, Turn-Based 13.7%, CRPG 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: The original classic that established the isometric, turn-based post-apocalyptic formula UnderRail builds upon.
- #17 Death Trash
86% matchVery Positive93% of 3,662 reviews2021
Dev: Crafting Legends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.4%, CRPG 20.2%, Isometric 20.1%, RPG 10%, Cyberpunk 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric, post-apocalyptic RPG that captures the weird, gritty atmosphere and exploration focus of UnderRail.
- #18 Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
85% matchVery Positive87% of 4,767 reviews2015
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Why similar: Turn-Based 27%, RPG 19.1%, Isometric 18.1%, CRPG 13.6%, Cyberpunk 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a polished isometric tactical experience with a strong emphasis on character progression and world-building.
- #19 Silent Storm Gold Edition
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,061 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...
Why similar: Turn-Based 54.7%, RPG 27.7%, Isometric 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 4.3%, Sci-fi 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical turn-based game featuring deep environmental destruction and complex combat mechanics.
- #20 Torment: Tides of Numenera
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 4,341 reviews2017
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
Why similar: Isometric 25.9%, RPG 25.1%, CRPG 23.6%, Turn-Based 9.4%, Turn-Based Combat 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that prioritizes deep narrative and complex character interactions in a strange, sci-fi-infused setting.
- #21 Geneforge 1 - Mutagen
82% matchVery Positive94% of 435 reviews2021
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. Use battle or cunning to change the world, served by your own army of custom-made mutant monsters. Over 80 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Multitudes of skills, abilities, factions, treasures, and servants to create.
Why similar: CRPG 29.6%, Turn-Based 25.2%, Isometric 18.1%, RPG 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep character customization and tactical turn-based combat in a unique, story-rich setting.
- #22 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,839 reviews2009
Dev: 14° EastPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling,...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.1%, Turn-Based 24.8%, Isometric 18%, RPG 13.4%, CRPG 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the tactical, squad-based combat elements of the classic Fallout universe.
- #23 Tales of Maj'Eyal
81% matchVery Positive95% of 7,237 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
Why similar: Turn-Based 59%, RPG 22%, Difficult 12.3%, Open World 4.1%, Indie 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, complex roguelike that offers an immense amount of character build variety and tactical combat depth.
- #24 Eschalon: Book I
82% matchVery Positive86% of 410 reviews2009
Dev: Basilisk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Eschalon: Book I is an old-school role-playing game that will take you across massive outdoor environments and deep into dozens of sprawling dungeons as you seek to uncover the mystery of who you are. It features a tile-built, turn-based game world where the result of absolutely every action is rolled, calculated or statistically...
Why similar: RPG 29.8%, Isometric 27.7%, Turn-Based 24.7%, CRPG 10.5%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, indie isometric RPG that captures the old-school feel of exploration and turn-based combat.
- #25 Cogmind
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,943 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.
Why similar: Turn-Based 51.1%, RPG 19.1%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Difficult 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi, turn-based roguelike that features deep, tactical combat and a focus on modular character building.
- #26 Subterrain: Mines of Titan
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 714 reviews2024
Dev: Pixellore IncPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Awaken from an abandoned stasis pod and discover a doomed mining camp on Titan in an uncompromising turn-based survival RPG. Survive the evolving horrors that lurk below and craft equipment, research new gear, fight against overwhelming odds, or even discover your true fate.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.7%, RPG 20.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Old School 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival RPG that features turn-based combat and exploration in a claustrophobic, dangerous environment.
- #27 Tyranny
79% matchVery Positive87% of 13,114 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: CRPG 31.6%, RPG 29.5%, Isometric 27.7%, Turn-Based 5.7%, Open World 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that offers a unique perspective on choice-driven gameplay and tactical combat progression.
- #28 Expeditions: Rome
78% matchVery Positive88% of 6,478 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Why similar: CRPG 48%, RPG 28%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, Turn-Based 9.4%, Atmospheric 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a robust tactical turn-based combat system paired with deep RPG progression and strategic decision-making.
- #29 ATOM RPG Trudograd
77% matchVery Positive84% of 4,354 reviews2021
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.
Why similar: CRPG 21.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Turn-Based 14.8%, Isometric 14.7%, RPG 9.6%
- #30 Xenonauts
78% matchVery Positive87% of 5,012 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.7%, Isometric 29.3%, Turn-Based Combat 26.5%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Indie 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based sci-fi game that emphasizes careful planning and survival against overwhelming odds.
- #31 Stellar Tactics
75% matchVery Positive80% of 1,560 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: CRPG 28%, Isometric 18.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, RPG 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
- #32 Quasimorph
74% matchVery Positive83% of 5,924 reviews2023
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based extraction RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.3%, Turn-Based Combat 21%, RPG 18.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Difficult 7.4%
- #33 Avernum: Escape From the Pit
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,292 reviews2012
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.
Why similar: Isometric 24.1%, Turn-Based 19.5%, RPG 19.4%, CRPG 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
- #34 StarCrawlers
76% matchVery Positive84% of 896 reviews2017
Dev: Juggernaut Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
StarCrawlers is a modern take on a classic cRPG dungeon crawler set in a gritty spacepunk universe. Build a crew of renegade adventurers on the fringes of space, taking jobs from megacorps to hunt bounties, sabotage rivals and conduct corporate espionage.
Why similar: CRPG 24.5%, RPG 24.1%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #35 Balrum
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 781 reviews2016
Dev: Balcony Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Balrum is an old-school, turn-based, open world RPG with deep tactical combat. Explore a huge living fantasy world with dozens of side quests next to an epic main quest. Grow your own crops, build your home, and craft your own custom items.
Why similar: CRPG 19.8%, Isometric 18.3%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, RPG 10.2%
- #36 Geneforge 1
75% matchVery Positive93% of 393 reviews2001
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Geneforge is an Indie fantasy role-playing game, the first game in the five-part Geneforge Saga. It features an enormous world, the ability to create your own army of lethal, totally obedient creatures, and a cunning enemy AI with foes who can go on patrols, stalk you, and run for help. Geneforge has a huge and open storyline.
Why similar: Isometric 26.5%, RPG 25.1%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, CRPG 8.4%
- #37 Space Wreck
71% matchVery Positive88% of 187 reviews2023
Dev: Pahris Entertainment SIA
Windows
The biggest little RPG in the world. Post-apocalyptic retro space adventure with an extreme focus on role-playing and replayability. Inch wide, miles deep - intentionally short yet surprisingly deep.
Why similar: CRPG 24.5%, Post-apocalyptic 21.7%, Isometric 20.1%, RPG 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%
- #38 Moonring
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,373 reviews2023
Dev: Fluttermind, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
Why similar: RPG 37.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Old School 13.7%, Open World 13.6%, CRPG 10.4%
- #39 Avadon: The Black Fortress
73% matchVery Positive81% of 615 reviews2011
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)
Why similar: Isometric 23.8%, RPG 23.3%, Turn-Based 19%, CRPG 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8%
- #40 Kenshi
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 110,425 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 70.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.2%, RPG 28.4%, Open World 20.7%, Crafting 9.5%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #41 Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 468 reviews2013
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 13%
For the first time in over 20 years, we are heralding the return of a much loved piece of gaming history with the classic RPG, Wasteland! Mutants. Again. Even more than there were last time: they seem to materialize out of the very grains of the radioactive desert sand. Venomous yellow eyes.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.7%, RPG 23.4%, Turn-Based 20.8%, CRPG 12.3%, Sci-fi 3.5%
- #42 Lords of Xulima
72% matchVery Positive81% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Lords of Xulima is a challenging Role-playing game set on the mythical continent of Xulima, where Gods and humans once walked side by side. Experience a genuine RPG featuring over 100 hours of gameplay, and discover one of the most epic sagas ever told.
Why similar: Turn-Based 42.3%, RPG 30.5%, Isometric 12.2%, CRPG 11.3%, Indie 1.8%
- #43 Shadowrun Returns
71% matchVery Positive88% of 13,567 reviews2013
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.6%, RPG 23.4%, Isometric 19.1%, Cyberpunk 12.4%, CRPG 8.2%
- #44 Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
71% matchVery Positive90% of 323 reviews2015
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Huge indie fantasy role-playing adventure in a massive, underground land. Packed with over 100 towns and dungeons and an epic story. Fight to complete up to three distinct game-winning quests. Master over 60 spells and abilities. Hunt for hundreds of magical artifacts. Over 50 hours of gameplay.
Why similar: CRPG 25.4%, Isometric 25.1%, RPG 22.1%, Turn-Based 18.8%, Old School 3.4%
- #45 Path of Achra
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,085 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 48.5%, RPG 41.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%, 2D 1.6%
- #46 Exanima
70% matchVery Positive80% of 13,229 reviews2015
Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.
Why similar: Isometric 41.4%, RPG 36.7%, Difficult 11.2%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Indie 2.5%
- #47 Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
68% matchVery Positive92% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: CleverRavenPub: KorGgenT
Windows · Linux
The epitome of a modern traditional roguelike: with turn-based play and a RPG-like skill progression system, it hearkens back to some of the major aspects of this genre. This game has an incredible depth, with a deep inventory system, vehicles and boats, NPCs with their own stories, and more.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 41.1%, RPG 26.3%, Sci-fi 11%, Sandbox 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
- #48 Soulash 2
67% matchVery Positive86% of 2,323 reviews2023
Dev: Artur Smiarowski
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?
Why similar: RPG 28.9%, Turn-Based Combat 23.5%, Crafting 15.7%, Open World 15.1%, Sandbox 7.2%
- #49 AntharioN
72% matchMixed69% of 190 reviews2015
Dev: Orphic Software
Windows · Mac
Antharion is an epic old-school fantasy RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with the freedom of a huge living-breathing open world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.8%, CRPG 21.6%, RPG 21.4%, Isometric 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
- #50 Undungeon
70% matchMixed64% of 375 reviews2021
Dev: Laughing MachinesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Undungeon is a gorgeous Action/RPG driven by intense real-time combat and an immensely rich science fiction story. Travel between dimensions and change the world around you in an attempt to reconstruct the shattered Multiverse.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.1%, Isometric 25.1%, RPG 14%, Crafting 7.6%, Difficult 6.7%
- #51 Legend of Grimrock 2
69% matchVery Positive91% of 3,983 reviews2014
Dev: Almost Human Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Legend of Grimrock 2 is a dungeon crawling role playing game with a modern execution but an oldschool heart. A group of four prisoners have shipwrecked on the secluded Isle of Nex. The island is filled with ancient crumbled ruins, mysterious shrines and a vast underground network of dungeons.
Why similar: RPG 67.6%, Turn-Based 6.8%, Difficult 5.7%, Old School 5.5%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #52 UnReal World
68% matchVery Positive95% of 1,350 reviews2016
Dev: Sami Maaranen (creator)Pub: Enormous Elk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 41.2%, RPG 22.5%, Crafting 13.8%, Open World 13.4%, Sandbox 5.6%
- #53 Rust of Steel
67% matchMixed65% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Fortress13 Game Studio
Windows
"Rust of Steel" is a post-apocalyptic ruins exploration RPG with a high degree of freedom. Take on the world in your own style with multiple scenarios, free stat distribution, and the option to play as the good guy or the bad guy!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.1%, RPG 32.1%, CRPG 12.8%, Sci-fi 6%, Old School 4.7%
- #54 Dead State: Reanimated
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,543 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.1%, RPG 24.9%, Post-apocalyptic 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%, Isometric 5.8%
- #55 Urtuk: The Desolation
67% matchVery Positive88% of 2,484 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38%, Turn-Based 29.1%, Turn-Based Combat 21%, Difficult 8.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #56 OUTTA GAS
68% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Trevor KelloggPub: Good Steward Games
Windows
OUTTA GAS is a post-apocalyptic RPG featuring a turn-based SHOOTING GALLERY combat mechanic where blasting away body tiles damages monster health and decreases their combat stats. Explore four unique acts to find gas and get back on the road to the Party at the End of the World!
Why similar: RPG 39.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Turn-Based 11.6%, CRPG 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
- #57 Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
67% matchVery Positive84% of 3,416 reviews2019
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.
Why similar: RPG 60.1%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Indie 7.6%, Singleplayer 5.6%