- #1 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
97% matchVery Positive85% of 1,787 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Lead a traveling company through a harsh, unforgiving world where survival is never guaranteed 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%
- #2 The Iron Oath
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 912 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.8 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 17.4%, Strategy RPG 14%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%
- #3 Shores Unknown
96% matchMixed69% of 124 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 26%, Difficult 14%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #4 Lawless Lands
95% 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 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Open World 9.7%
- #5 Fabled Lands
94% matchVery Positive80% of 536 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Strategy RPG 14%, Open World 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
- #6 Urtuk: The Desolation
93% matchVery Positive88% of 2,518 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.5 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 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.6%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%
- #7 Glorious Companions
92% 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: Turn-Based 18.2%, Strategy RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #8 Ash of Gods: Redemption
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,462 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: CRPG 14.7%, Strategy RPG 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Turn-Based 10.6%
- #9 The Banner Saga
91% matchVery Positive89% of 15,908 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24%, Strategy RPG 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, RPG 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #10 Mirklurk: Every Step Matters
89% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
You've been exiled to The Mirk - an unforgiving swampland where every step could be your last. You must constantly make choices: what paths to take, which tree to shelter under, what beasts to engage or avoid, what items to bring into the darkness of dungeons, and what treasures to leave behind.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, RPG 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Open World 10%
- #11 Zoria: Prologue (2020)
90% matchVery Positive83% of 476 reviews2020
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Zoria Prologue (2020) - a demo introduction to the world of Zoria. A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and follower management, set in the expansive Fantasy world. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks.
Why similar: RPG 21.1%, Turn-Based 18.1%, CRPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%
- #12 Prophecy of Ashen
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 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 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Strategy RPG 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%
- #13 Sector Unknown - Prologue
88% matchVery Positive86% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Sector Unknown - Prologue is a free demo of the story-rich, isometric RPG Sector Unknown. Start on the desolate planet of Maku, establish a stronghold, ally with or dominate local factions, and combat a tyrannical organization set on ruthlessly exploiting the sector's resources and inhabitants.
Why similar: CRPG 30.3%, Strategy RPG 26.5%, RPG 15.2%, Open World 8.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
- #14 Sandwalkers - Prologue
87% matchVery Positive82% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based strategy game. Convoy goods to neighboring tribes, build relationships, survive hostile creatures, and discover a new world. Inspired by great games like Wartales, Curious Expedition, or For The King.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.1%, Strategy RPG 19.6%, Fantasy 13.2%, RPG 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%
- #15 Dead Monarchy
86% matchVery Positive81% of 139 reviews2023
Dev: Kevin Zhang
Windows
Dead Monarchy is an open-world, turn-based tactical RPG set in a low fantasy world. Personally lead and manage your mercenary company as the captain and embark on your personal quest to defeat the arena champions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23%, RPG 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Difficult 13.1%
- #16 Veterum
84% matchVery Positive93% of 147 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 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #17 The Banner Saga 2
85% matchVery Positive90% of 3,783 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 24.5%, Turn-Based 19.7%, RPG 15.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #18 Wartales
83% matchVery Positive86% of 35,141 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.6 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: Turn-Based Strategy 25.7%, Open World 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Turn-Based 12.6%, RPG 12%
- #19 Overfall
86% matchMixed47% of 881 reviews2016
Dev: Pera Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Set sail in Overfall, a whimsical roguelike turn-based RPG of diplomacy and danger. Recruit unlikely heroes, forge alliances or crush your foes across ever-shifting seas to find a lost king. Every run is fresh with procedural worlds, permanent death, branching story encounters, and hand-drawn art.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 21.5%, CRPG 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Open World 11.2%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #20 Fight Life: Vanguard
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: StartImpulsePub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Engage in tactical turn-based combat, manage and upgrade each character, and strive to reclaim harmony in a world on the brink of oblivion. Take on the mantle of leadership as you guide a mercenary squad through perilous landscapes, selecting your comrades from a diverse pool of skilled recruits.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.7%, Dark Fantasy 18.7%, Strategy RPG 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12%
- #21 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
81% matchVery Positive84% of 43,314 reviews2021
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 58.5 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 23%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Open World 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #22 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,310 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 20.1%, Open World 17.9%, CRPG 16.7%, Sandbox 14.5%, RPG 8.8%
- #23 Fallen: A2P Protocol
84% 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 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, CRPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Strategy RPG 11.6%
- #24 Dark Deity
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,047 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.2%, Lore-Rich 22.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Fantasy 8.8%
- #25 Heroes of Steel RPG
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 284 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 20.1%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Difficult 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12%
- #26 The Thaumaturge
78% matchVery Positive83% of 5,754 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 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 21.4% ★, CRPG 21%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #27 Outcast Tales: The First Journey
79% matchVery Positive85% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: Hardlane StudioPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Experience the beginning of a grand adventure in Outcast Tales: The First Journey. Engage in deep tactical battles, make tough decisions, and choose your own adventures - write an Outcast Tale that’s unique to you!
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.5%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Strategy RPG 16.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #28 Broken Roads
79% matchMixed52% of 455 reviews2024
Dev: Drop Bear BytesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 26.3%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Strategy RPG 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, RPG 9.6%
- #29 Zoria: Age of Shattering
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 622 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 16.7%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%
- #30 The Doors of Trithius
77% matchVery Positive94% of 953 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 16.3%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Open World 15.1%, Difficult 13.5%
- #31 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
76% matchVery Positive89% of 9,719 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, RPG 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%
- #32 Vambrace: Cold Soul
78% matchMixed66% of 947 reviews2019
Dev: Devespresso GamesPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Vambrace: Cold Soul is a story-driven roguelite set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan expeditions, then journey to the cursed city surface with your party. Wield unique powers, avoid traps, brave strange encounters, and survive deadly combat in this gothic fantasy adventure!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.1%, RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Difficult 9.5%
- #33 Stoneshard
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 34,862 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 24.5%, RPG 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Difficult 12.1%
- #34 Caravaneer 2
74% matchVery Positive95% of 536 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: Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, Open World 16.8%, Resource Management 16.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #35 Sword Legacy: Omen
76% matchMixed66% of 882 reviews2018
Dev: Firecast Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Survive strategic turn-based combat in this award-winning indie tactical RPG as you embark on an epic revenge quest in search of the long-lost Excalibur.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Strategy RPG 12.8%, RPG 11.6%
- #36 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,769 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 32.6%, Turn-Based Combat 19.3%, Turn-Based 12.5%, RPG 9.4%, Open World 7.5%
- #37 Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: EXLIXPub: GRAVITY
Windows
“The world you knew is already collapsed.”As an explorer in a bunker, explore a new world 500 years in the future and decide its fate. You can lead the world back to doom or bring it to peace. It all depends on your choices.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.2%, RPG 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Exploration 10.9%
- #38 Blightstone
71% matchVery Positive80% of 536 reviews2026
Dev: Unfinished Pixel
Windows
A challenging, turn-based strategy with a roguelike edge. Lead a team of adventurers to destroy the Blightstone and free the world from corruption. Use free movement, dynamic environments and collectable skills to save the crystal, and save the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.5%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #39 The Age of Decadence
74% matchVery Positive82% of 4,006 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 23.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Difficult 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #40 Waste Walkers
75% matchVery Positive80% of 215 reviews2015
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Waste Walkers is a gritty post-apocalyptic role playing game that allows players to discover the horrors of the apocalypse through a harsh struggle for survival.
Why similar: CRPG 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Open World 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
- #41 Vendir: Plague of Lies
72% 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 23.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Strategy RPG 13.3%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #42 Ash of Gods: The Way
71% matchVery Positive80% of 497 reviews2023
Dev: AurumDust
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.6 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: Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Difficult 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #43 Peregrino
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 191 reviews2026
Dev: Inverge Studios
Windows
Peregrino is a dark isometric survival adventure where you explore a cursed forest by day and manage your caravan by night. Gather resources, hunt deadly creatures, upgrade your caravan, care for your companions, and lead them through the vast wilderness in search of New Eden.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 46.9%, RPG 21.8%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Exploration 12.1%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #44 Warbanners
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 610 reviews2017
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 18.8%, Strategy RPG 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Difficult 9.7%
- #45 Journey to the Void
69% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: RuneHeads
Windows · Mac
Prepare to fend off attacks from all directions in this hybrid strategy roguelite deck builder. On your journey through varied grid-based biomes, battle unique foes and make tough moral choices to restore a corrupted land and decide the fate of your world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.3%, Difficult 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, RPG 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
- #46 Expeditions: Conquistador
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,611 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 35.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, RPG 16.8%, CRPG 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.5%
- #47 Tyranny
70% matchVery Positive87% of 13,247 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 28.2%, RPG 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #48 Gloomhaven
69% matchVery Positive82% of 16,004 reviews2021
Dev: Flaming Fowl StudiosPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
Why similar: Difficult 21.8%, Turn-Based 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%
- #49 Dustgrave: A Sandbox RPG
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Innervoid InteractivePub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Embark on an epic journey, enjoying complete freedom in a dynamic sandbox RPG. The world and its inhabitants will witness your deeds and react accordingly, adapting the narrative to your choices and delivering a truly unique and free experience.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Open World 16.1%, Choices Matter 14.3%, CRPG 13.5%
- #50 UnderRail
70% matchVery Positive86% of 7,150 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 26.3%, Turn-Based 22.4%, RPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Open World 8%
- #51 Knights of the Chalice
71% matchVery Positive86% of 96 reviews2019
Dev: Heroic Fantasy Games Dot Com
Windows
Knights of the Chalice is a 2D RPG with turn-based combat. Create four Adventurers and embark on a bold journey to save the Land from Slavers, Demons, Dragons and other Evil Forces, as your Heroic Party progresses all the way from level 1 to level 20. The free Demo/Tutorial is a unique adventure.
Why similar: CRPG 26.3%, Lore-Rich 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Open World 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #52 BlightFog
68% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Zakroutil
Windows
Journey across a dying world. Manage your resources. Build relationships with anthropomorphic characters. Find a new home or become a fuel drinking madman.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.5%, Choices Matter 17.6%, RPG 14%, Story Rich 13%, Resource Management 10.8%
- #53 Valor of Man
65% matchVery Positive90% of 162 reviews2026
Dev: Legacy ForgePub: Numskull Games
Windows
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.7%, Turn-Based Combat 20.4%, RPG 12.3%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #54 Wartorn
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Kite Studios
Windows
Harness the elements in fierce real-time battles while gathering and upgrading a crew of fantasy creatures in this rogue-lite adventure across a world torn apart by war.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 41%, Dark Fantasy 30.2%, Fantasy 18.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #55 Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
68% matchVery Positive82% of 479 reviews2019
Dev: A SharpPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 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 18.9%, Strategy RPG 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Resource Management 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
- #56 MENACE
62% matchVery Positive91% of 12,202 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%
- #57 Legends of Eisenwald
68% 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 20%, Strategy RPG 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Difficult 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #58 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
63% matchVery Positive94% of 3,563 reviews2024
Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.8 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 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Story Rich 8.4%