- #1 Wartales
97% matchVery Positive86% of 35,007 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.7 hrsMean: 51.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Open World 27.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.5%, Turn-Based 15.9%, RPG 14.1%, Story Rich 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a very similar gameplay loop of managing a mercenary company, exploring an open world, and engaging in tactical turn-based combat.
- #2 Battle Brothers
96% matchVery Positive88% of 27,916 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 94.1 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: Open World 53.8%, RPG 25.5%, Strategy 15.2%, Singleplayer 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the gritty management of a mercenary band in a harsh, low-fantasy world with high-stakes tactical battles.
- #3 Star Traders: Frontiers
96% matchVery Positive84% of 3,782 reviews2018
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.
Why similar: Trading 41.7%, Difficult 20.3%, Open World 18.3%, RPG 9.8%, Strategy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of trading, crew management, and exploration in a hostile setting with deep narrative consequences.
- #4 The Banner Saga
95% matchVery Positive89% of 15,896 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: Strategy RPG 27.7%, Turn-Based 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, RPG 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the caravan management and narrative-heavy, choice-driven journey across a dying world.
- #5 The Iron Oath
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 908 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: CRPG 21.1%, Strategy RPG 17.6%, Turn-Based 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Open World 11%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tactical turn-based combat with long-term party management and a world that evolves based on your actions.
- #6 Fabled Lands
94% matchVery Positive80% of 536 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.
Why similar: CRPG 27.3%, Strategy RPG 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Open World 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the spirit of open-world, choose-your-own-adventure exploration with a focus on player agency.
- #7 Caravaneer 2
93% matchVery Positive95% of 535 reviews2020
Dev: Dmitry Zheltobriukhov
Windows
A post-apocalyptic trade simulation game with turn based isometric combats. The game features detailed economics simulation and a rich branching story where your choices actually matter.
Why similar: Trading 26.1%, Open World 13.7%, Resource Management 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a deep focus on the logistics of caravan management, trading, and survival in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #8 Kenshi
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 113,725 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.4 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: Strategy RPG 39.5%, Open World 29.8%, Post-apocalyptic 20%, RPG 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world sandbox provides a similarly harsh, unforgiving experience where you must manage a squad to survive in a desolate landscape.
- #9 SUNLESS SEA
91% matchVery Positive83% of 9,514 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Exploration 28.2%, Story Rich 26.3%, Open World 21.9%, RPG 16.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a dark, narrative-heavy exploration experience where managing your ship and crew is vital to surviving a mysterious world.
- #10 Expeditions: Rome
90% matchVery Positive87% of 6,607 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.0 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 38.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, RPG 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It balances strategic management of a legion with deep tactical turn-based combat and narrative-driven exploration.
- #11 Ash of Gods: Redemption
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,456 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: Strategy RPG 19.4%, CRPG 18.8%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Lore-Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a narrative-driven journey with turn-based tactical combat that mirrors the caravan-style travel of Vagrus.
- #12 Urtuk: The Desolation
89% matchVery Positive88% of 2,511 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.7 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: Difficult 17.8%, Turn-Based 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Strategy RPG 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical turn-based combat and survival in a dark, punishing world where resources are scarce.
- #13 Wildermyth
87% matchVery Positive95% of 18,174 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.4 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 26.7%, Choices Matter 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Story Rich 18.1%, RPG 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features procedural storytelling and party management that makes every character's journey feel personal and impactful.
- #14 Horizon's Gate
88% matchVery Positive95% of 1,242 reviews2020
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Voyage into the wide world of Eral as an explorer, trader, or privateer. Defeat your enemies on land or at sea in deep but straightforward tactical combat. Unravel the secrets behind Dominio's betrayal – or sail off in search of your own adventure.
Why similar: Trading 19.9%, Strategy RPG 18.9%, Turn-Based 18.6%, Open World 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world exploration and sailing with a robust tactical turn-based combat system.
- #15 The Age of Decadence
89% matchVery Positive82% of 3,991 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic 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 31%, Difficult 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Choices Matter 11%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, choice-heavy CRPG set in a dying world where your decisions drastically alter the narrative path.
- #16 King Arthur: Knight's Tale
86% matchVery Positive84% of 7,452 reviews2022
Dev: NeocoreGames
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A unique hybrid between turn-based tactical games and traditional, character-centric RPGs. Knight's Tale is a modern retelling of a classic Arthurian mythology story filtered through the dark fantasy tropes, a twist on the traditional tales of chivalry.
Why similar: CRPG 17.8%, Strategy RPG 17.4%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy tactical RPG that emphasizes party management and kingdom building with significant narrative consequences.
- #17 Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
86% matchVery Positive82% of 479 reviews2019
Dev: A SharpPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Life between myths. Lead the Riders clan into legend or obscurity as you explore an ancient world. Plan ahead as you navigate this challenging storybook strategy game, immersing you in the land of old gods and magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.9%, Strategy RPG 18.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Resource Management 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep simulation of clan management and narrative decision-making in a mythic, ancient setting.
- #18 Tyranny
85% matchVery Positive87% of 13,220 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 32%, RPG 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Choices Matter 14%, Story Rich 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deep narrative RPG where choices have significant, often dark, consequences in a world already conquered by evil.
- #19 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
83% matchVery Positive88% of 291,509 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 62.5 hrsMean: 155.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Why similar: Open World 56.2%, RPG 24%, Strategy 16.1%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a massive open-world experience centered on party management, trading, and large-scale tactical combat.
- #20 Stoneshard
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 34,711 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 38.3 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: Turn-Based 30%, RPG 19.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Difficult 14.6%, Open World 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, turn-based survival RPG that emphasizes exploration and careful management of your character's health and resources.
- #21 Broken Roads
84% matchMixed53% of 452 reviews2024
Dev: Drop Bear BytesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Broken Roads is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in a decaying, post-apocalyptic version of the vast Australian Outback, featuring a genre-redefining morality system. Survive, form bonds, and make tough choices that will shape your dangerous yet mesmerizing 25+ hour journey across the wilds.
Why similar: CRPG 25.8%, Turn-Based 16.2%, Strategy RPG 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, RPG 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused post-apocalyptic RPG that features a unique morality system and isometric exploration.
- #22 MENACE
79% matchVery Positive91% of 11,938 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: CRPG 26.1%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical turn-based combat with significant character customization and narrative-driven choices.
- #23 Zoria: Age of Shattering
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 620 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.7 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: CRPG 22.6%, Turn-Based 18.5%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based tactical RPG that includes exploration, base management, and diverse character classes.
- #24 Warbanners
82% 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: Turn-Based 24%, Strategy RPG 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Difficult 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical combat game that emphasizes unit management, positioning, and environmental factors.
- #25 Ash of Gods: The Way
81% matchVery Positive80% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: AurumDust
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.9 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Difficult 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features strategic card-based combat with a heavy emphasis on narrative choices and character development.
- #26 Geneforge 1 - Mutagen
80% matchVery Positive94% of 437 reviews2021
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 35.2%, Turn-Based 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, RPG 8.6%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep CRPG with unique world-building and moral choices that allow for diverse character builds and playstyles.
- #27 Solasta: Crown of the Magister
79% matchVery Positive87% of 22,191 reviews2021
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battle field in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.1 Ruleset. In Solasta, you make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Why similar: CRPG 27.1%, Strategy RPG 25.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Story Rich 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a faithful implementation of tabletop rules with a heavy focus on tactical combat and party customization.
- #28 Expeditions: Conquistador
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,609 reviews2013
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.
Why similar: Turn-Based 36.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, RPG 16.3%, CRPG 11.6%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on turn-based strategy and party management in an exploration-heavy historical setting.
- #29 Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 821 reviews2025
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.
Why similar: Narrative 28.3% ★, CRPG 21.1%, Strategy RPG 15.1%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #30 Low Magic Age
78% matchVery Positive89% of 3,470 reviews2017
Dev: Low Magic Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.
Why similar: CRPG 27.2%, Turn-Based 27.1%, Strategy RPG 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Strategy 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers Dungeons & Dragons-inspired tactical combat with a focus on party management and exploration.
- #31 Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
78% matchVery Positive95% of 5,495 reviews2017
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
Why similar: CRPG 36.7%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, RPG 12.2%, Story Rich 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for narrative-heavy, philosophical CRPGs where dialogue and choices define the experience.
- #32 UnderRail
77% matchVery Positive86% of 7,129 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: CRPG 28.2%, Turn-Based 22.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, RPG 13.8%, Open World 8.6%
- #33 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,764 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 34.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Turn-Based 12.2%, RPG 8.5%, Open World 7.9%
- #34 Vagrus - The Riven Realms: Demo (Prologue)
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 199 reviews2020
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Narrative 13.6% ★, CRPG 10.3%, Strategy RPG 9.4%, Lore-Rich 7.8%, Turn-Based 7.3%
- #35 The Pale Beyond
74% matchVery Positive89% of 2,192 reviews2023
Dev: Saltstone StudiosPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.
Why similar: Narrative 33.1% ★, Resource Management 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Difficult 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #36 Vendir: Plague of Lies
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 254 reviews2024
Dev: Early Morning Studio
Windows
Vendir: Plague of Lies is a classic party-based RPG with a deep storyline and turn-based combat. Experience an intricately crafted world, steeped in history and brought to life through a carefully crafted atmosphere and the trials and tribulations of stories of the people that inhabit it.
Why similar: CRPG 30.6%, Strategy RPG 18%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #37 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
72% matchVery Positive94% of 3,552 reviews2024
Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
Why similar: CRPG 24.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Story Rich 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #38 The Necromancer's Tale
72% matchVery Positive92% of 848 reviews2025
Dev: Psychic Software
Windows · Mac
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Commune with the realm of the dead and struggle with your descent into madness. Build the power to raise an undead army and march against your enemies. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion and seduction.
Why similar: Narrative 31.5% ★, CRPG 24.5%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Open World 10.2%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #39 The Banner Saga 2
75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,775 reviews2016
Dev: Stoic
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.1%, Turn-Based 22.4%, RPG 16.5%, Story Rich 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #40 Stellar Tactics
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,691 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 46.2%, Open World 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Exploration 10.8%, RPG 9.7%
- #41 Veterum
70% matchVery Positive92% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 25.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Resource Management 11.5%, Difficult 11%
- #42 Lawless Lands
73% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lawless Lands is a dark medieval role-playing game featuring a grim setting and innovative mechanics that allow players to delve into a low-fantasy, apocalyptic world of epic proportions. Defy and destroy the darkness that has taken hold over these Lawless Lands.
Why similar: CRPG 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Open World 12.7%
- #43 Shores Unknown
73% matchMixed69% of 123 reviews2021
Dev: VallynnePub: Hitcents
Windows
A turn-based RPG with deep character-driven combat, and a story written by Final Fantasy veterans. Finding yourself on the wrong side of the Crown, you and your companions must fight or perish. Build a team of mercenaries, forge alliances, and explore distant lands.
Why similar: CRPG 32.3%, Difficult 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #44 The Doors of Trithius
70% matchVery Positive94% of 937 reviews2021
Dev: Jake Donkersgoed
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?
Why similar: CRPG 20.7%, Open World 19.2%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Difficult 15.9%, Lore-Rich 15.5%
- #45 Legends of Eisenwald
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,828 reviews2015
Dev: Aterdux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Legends of Eisenwald is an adventure game with tactical battles, RPG and strategy elements. Take the lead of a small feudal army and try to defend your right to survive in this ruthless medieval world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21%, Strategy RPG 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Difficult 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #46 Fallen: A2P Protocol
75% matchMostly Negative38% of 226 reviews2015
Dev: Red Katana
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26%, CRPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Strategy RPG 12%
- #47 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,307 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 25.7%, Open World 22.3%, CRPG 20.7%, Exploration 9.5%, RPG 9.5%
- #48 Prophecy of Ashen
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 218 reviews2026
Dev: hhyuGame
Windows
Prophecy of Ashen: a dark fantasy tactical CRPG. Be a secret messenger between the Hall's judgment and the Ashborne's vengeance. Recruit allies, use terrain and magic in turn-based combat. Your choices reshape Rattalan: uphold order or ignite destruction.
Why similar: CRPG 30.1%, Strategy RPG 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, RPG 8.2%
- #49 Raiders! Forsaken Earth
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Creative Storm EntertainmentPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Raiders! Forsaken Earth is a strategy/management game where you play as the leader of a merciless band of post-apocalyptic marauders. Build up your organization while extorting, kidnapping, and destroying the last remnants of civilization. The wasteland doesn't need another hero...
Why similar: CRPG 28.8%, Strategy RPG 21.3%, Open World 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%
- #50 The Thaumaturge
68% matchVery Positive83% of 5,717 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Narrative 32.2% ★, CRPG 25.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #51 Avernum: Escape From the Pit
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,300 reviews2012
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.4 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: CRPG 28.9%, Turn-Based 28%, RPG 18%, Open World 9.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #52 NEO Scavenger
70% matchVery Positive90% of 5,384 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Turn-Based 29.5%, Post-apocalyptic 24.1%, Difficult 13%, Open World 11.1%, RPG 9.8%
- #53 Caves of Qud
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,378 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 27.1%, CRPG 20.9%, Open World 19.2%, Difficult 12%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #54 Merchant of the Six Kingdoms
67% matchVery Positive93% of 211 reviews2023
Dev: Cory LongPub: GooseGames
Windows
Become a medieval merchant and master the arts of bartering, haggling, and investing, Explore 20 markets, barter with 200 characters, and trade in over 1,800 items in a dynamic bartering and haggling system that will challenge and reward.
Why similar: Trading 27.1%, CRPG 21.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #55 Lost Eidolons
68% matchMixed68% of 2,348 reviews2022
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23%, CRPG 22.3%, Turn-Based 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #56 Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,013 reviews2022
Dev: GrapeOcean TechnologiesPub: V Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.
Why similar: CRPG 31.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Open World 15.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #57 Lords of Xulima
69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,259 reviews2014
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 22.8 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 53%, RPG 25%, CRPG 16.6%, Strategy 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #58 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
65% matchVery Positive84% of 43,156 reviews2021
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.
Why similar: CRPG 28.8%, Open World 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #59 The Hand of Merlin
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 359 reviews2022
Dev: Room-C GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.4%, Difficult 27.4%, Story Rich 17%, RPG 12.6%, Strategy 8.5%
- #60 Glorious Companions
66% matchMixed62% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Ancient Forge
Windows
Explore the open world of Terscara as you advance through the challenging and tactical encounters in this epic turn-based tactical RPG. Form and lead a group of battle-proven companions, delve into the ancient dungeons to collect the elusive vault crystals, and end Xandar’s Wraith once and for all.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 24.6%, Turn-Based 23.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Open World 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%