- #1 Rebel Cops
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,849 reviews2019
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead a ragtag squad of cops in rebellion against their town's new criminal power and see how long you can hold out in this unforgiving turn-based spin-off game from This Is the Police. You'll be desperately short on supplies, and a single shot can cost a cop their life.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.8%, Strategy 20%, Violent 13%, Tactical 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core theme of law enforcement fighting back against organized crime with a heavy focus on turn-based tactical combat.
- #2 Company of Crime
96% matchMixed48% of 216 reviews2020
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Company of Crime places you in the heart of 1960s London. Will you build an influential criminal empire, or head up an elite Scotland Yard task force and crack down on the rising tide of corruption? Case out targets, then dive into the melee with your hand-picked team of gangsters or detectives.
Why similar: Crime 21%, Turn-Based 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Isometric 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Set in 1960s London, it mirrors the crime-focused tactical gameplay and urban setting of the seed game.
- #3 Empire of Sin
96% matchMixed47% of 6,388 reviews2020
Dev: Romero GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Empire of Sin is a new strategy game brought to you by Romero Games and Paradox Interactive that puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago.
Why similar: Crime 26.2%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Noir 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines turn-based tactical combat with criminal empire management, perfectly capturing the theme of rising through the underworld.
- #4 Jagged Alliance 3
94% matchVery Positive89% of 14,995 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Tactical RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Tactical 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers the gold standard for squad-based tactical combat and mercenary management that fans of Vigilantes will appreciate.
- #5 End State
95% matchMixed65% of 142 reviews2022
Dev: Finger Squad
Windows
End State is a turn-based tactics game where you manage a mercenary company tracking down a terrorists in a war-torn country. Hire, gear up and gain experience for your mercenaries. Take on rebels and criminal gangs, do side contracts and explore Brekovia.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Strategy RPG 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, Violent 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical game features realistic squad-based combat and a gritty, grounded approach to mercenary operations.
- #6 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
94% matchVery Positive94% of 3,234 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based 16%, Tactical RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Strategy RPG 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a complex, noir-inspired tactical RPG experience with a strong emphasis on squad survival and perma-death.
- #7 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
93% matchVery Positive93% of 9,873 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.
Why similar: CRPG 19.5%, Turn-Based 17.9%, Tactical RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Strategy RPG 11%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides an incredibly deep character customization and tactical RPG system that appeals to fans of complex squad management.
- #8 Templar Battleforce
92% matchVery Positive93% of 984 reviews2015
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.9%, Tactical RPG 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Strategy RPG 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: It features tight, squad-based tactical combat and persistent character progression that feels very similar to the core loop of Vigilantes.
- #9 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
91% matchVery Positive89% of 6,644 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 33.8%, CRPG 16.8%, Isometric 12.6%, RPG 10%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, narrative-driven cyberpunk-noir experience with excellent turn-based tactical combat.
- #10 Invisible, Inc.
91% matchVery Positive91% of 5,792 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 19.8%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Isometric 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on intel gathering, surveillance, and high-stakes tactical infiltration aligns closely with the investigative side of Vigilantes.
- #11 Wasteland 3
89% matchVery Positive85% of 22,446 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 20.2%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Tactical RPG 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Isometric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This squad-based RPG features a gritty atmosphere and tactical combat that rewards careful character building and positioning.
- #12 Blackguards
90% matchMixed62% of 3,921 reviews2014
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.3%, RPG 10.7%, Tactical 9.6%, Strategy 8.4%, Tactical RPG 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A hex-based tactical RPG that focuses on party management and challenging, environment-aware combat.
- #13 Dungeon Rats
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 724 reviews2016
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.4 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 21.2%, Tactical RPG 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Turn-Based 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, combat-focused tactical RPG that strips away the fluff to focus entirely on challenging turn-based encounters.
- #14 Xenonauts 2
84% matchVery Positive81% of 5,852 reviews2026
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Strategy RPG 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Isometric 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: The combination of global base management and intense, high-stakes tactical ground combat is a perfect match for the seed game's structure.
- #15 Silent Storm Gold Edition
87% matchVery Positive88% of 1,074 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 28.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Tactical RPG 13.1%, Tactical 8.8%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical game that features highly destructible environments and deep squad-based combat mechanics.
- #16 Blackguards 2
88% matchMixed67% of 1,314 reviews2015
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Blackguards 2 is a turn-based strategy-RPG and will deliver challenging hexfield battles and a gritty story filled with violence and crime. - Includes bonus content: Soundtrack, digital Art Book and Strategy Guide Book!
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%, Tactical RPG 9.4%, CRPG 9.3%, Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It refines the tactical RPG mechanics of its predecessor with a stronger focus on mercenary management and army building.
- #17 Hard West 2
86% matchVery Positive82% of 3,231 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Tactical RPG 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Isometric 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a gritty, supernatural-western take on turn-based tactics with a focus on aggressive squad maneuvers.
- #18 Showgunners
85% matchVery Positive93% of 1,978 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Isometric 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Tactical 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features highly polished turn-based tactical combat that emphasizes environmental hazards and character-specific abilities.
- #19 Urban Strife
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 698 reviews2026
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Strategy RPG 9%, Isometric 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical game focuses on survival and squad management within a hostile, urban environment.
- #20 Gears Tactics
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,780 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.2%, Strategy 19.7%, Tactical 8.4%, Violent 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers high-production, fast-paced turn-based tactical combat that emphasizes aggressive squad positioning.
- #21 Fallen: A2P Protocol
86% 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 21.7%, CRPG 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Tactical RPG 8.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RPG features a gritty post-apocalyptic setting and squad-based combat that mirrors the intensity of urban tactical games.
- #22 Phoenix Point
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,210 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24%, Isometric 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Tactical 13.2%, Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a modern take on tactical squad combat with significant base management and research elements.
- #23 Capes
81% matchMixed70% of 506 reviews2024
Dev: Spitfire InteractivePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Superheroes clash in this turn based strategy game. Recruit, train, and deploy your team in order to take back the city from the villains that hold it hostage.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Tactical RPG 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy RPG 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical game that focuses on squad synergy and turn-based combat in a modern urban setting.
- #24 Depth of Extinction
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.1%, Tactical RPG 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, CRPG 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tactical RPG that emphasizes squad recruitment and survival in a hostile world.
- #25 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
79% matchVery Positive90% of 20,576 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.7%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Strategy 12.9%, Tactical 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: The blend of stealth-based exploration and tactical turn-based combat provides a similar feel to the intel-gathering phase of Vigilantes.
- #26 Black Legend
81% matchMixed65% of 213 reviews2021
Dev: Warcave
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A dark, immersive Turn Based Strategy RPG. Master tactical combat and the art of 17th century alchemy to liberate a doomed city from a bloodthirsty cult inspired by the great alchemist Mephisto.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.1%, Tactical RPG 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RPG features a unique alchemy-based combat system and a dark, historical atmosphere.
- #27 Expeditions: Rome
78% matchVery Positive87% of 6,804 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 25%, Tactical RPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a sophisticated mix of squad-based tactical combat and camp management that rewards strategic planning.
- #28 Warbanners
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 615 reviews2017
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.1 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 19.9%, Tactical RPG 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Strategy RPG 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines deep tactical combat with army management and RPG-style character progression.
- #29 Heroes of Steel RPG
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 286 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: Turn-Based 23%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Strategy RPG 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This party-based tactical RPG offers a challenging combat system and a dark, gritty fantasy world.
- #30 MENACE
73% matchVery Positive91% of 13,728 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 26.3 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: Turn-Based 14.2%, CRPG 14.2%, Tactical RPG 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Strategy RPG 8.6%
- #31 Tactical Combat Department
78% matchMixed62% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: LukasHPub: Render System
Windows
Tactical Combat Department is a tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by Swat games. You command a special intervention squad that intervenes in various situations and environments.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Isometric 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Violent 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on realistic, squad-based tactical maneuvers in an isometric view, mirroring the combat feel of the seed game.
- #32 Raiders! Forsaken Earth
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 303 reviews2020
Dev: Creative Storm EntertainmentPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26.8%, Tactical RPG 19.8%, Strategy RPG 13.6%, Isometric 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #33 Ash of Gods: Redemption
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,476 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 16.8%, Tactical RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Strategy RPG 11.9%
- #34 The Age of Decadence
76% matchVery Positive82% of 4,065 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 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 24.7%, Tactical RPG 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Isometric 12.3%
- #35 Pixel Noir
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: SWDTech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.1%, Crime 20.2%, Noir 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Isometric 11.1%
- #36 Dead Grid
71% matchVery Positive94% of 534 reviews2026
Dev: Atom Void
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Strategy RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
- #37 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
76% matchMixed61% of 261 reviews2020
Dev: Shockwork GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Tactical 11.7%, Strategy 8.8%
- #38 Warhounds
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 904 reviews2026
Dev: Everplay DMCCPub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Warhounds is a turn-based tactical game about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action movie vibe, inspired by XCOM and Jagged Alliance. Recruit unique fighters, upgrade your base, and fight for Africa’s future. Less fake RNG, more true ballistics and lethal tactics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Isometric 10%
- #39 Voidspire Tactics
75% matchVery Positive97% of 291 reviews2015
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
An indie turn-based Tactics RPG with a heavy emphasis on exploration, character progression, and highly tactical combat. Create your own deeply customizable party of Warriors, Sorcerers, and Shiftcloaks to take on the Spire!
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.7%, Tactical RPG 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Strategy 11%, RPG 10.4%
- #40 Vegangsters
72% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Poison Pill Games
Windows
Embark into a deck-building roguelike where real-time action will challenge your reaction and strategy skills. Face the deadliest criminals in intense turn-based combat, where each card defines the pace of the battle and save the city from the Vegangsters!
Why similar: Turn-Based 42%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.8%, Turn-Based Combat 22.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #41 Shift'n Slay
73% matchVery Positive81% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: DREBOT game studio
Windows
Shift’n Slay is an amped-up turn-based tactical roguelike, where you fight your way through a cyberpunk hell step by step, trying to break a time loop engineered by corporate bastards.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Strategy 11.3%, Tactical 10.4%
- #42 Stones Keeper: Director's Cut
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: SK TeamPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Stones Keeper: Director's Cut is a turn-based tactical RPG set in a distinctive hand-drawn world. Assemble a squad of unique fighters, raise your own fortress into the sky, and lead the Order of the Griffin in a war for the kingdom's future.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Strategy RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Isometric 11.8%
- #43 UnderRail
73% matchVery Positive86% of 7,264 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 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 28.5%, Turn-Based 26.5%, Isometric 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, RPG 11.3%
- #44 Echoes of Vision
70% matchVery Positive88% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Azure Flame Studio
Windows
This is a turn-based strategy game. You'll assume the role of the Special Investigations Division Chief at the Bureau of Crisis Response (BCR), leading agents deep into Bleak Mountains City, a metropolis steeped in retro 1980s charm, to investigate and contain various supernatural “Visions”.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.9%, CRPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Strategy RPG 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%
- #45 Twilight Wars
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 255 reviews2025
Dev: Comrade Bear Games
Windows
Twilight Wars is a tactical dungeon crawler set in a neon-drenched cyberpunk future. Corporations rule the world. Rebuild a shattered spy agency, assemble a team of elite operatives, and wage a covert war to reclaim the world from the shadows.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.1%, Tactical RPG 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12%
- #46 Mechajammer
74% matchMixed52% of 240 reviews2021
Dev: Whalenought StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A tactical cyberpunk turn-based RPG set on an off-world grindhouse jungle colony. Skulk through the shadows or charge in guns blazing. Recruit a unique party for large squad-based assaults as your adventure plunges you deep into the city’s secrets.
Why similar: CRPG 19.6%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Tactical RPG 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Tactical 10.3%
- #47 City of Gangsters
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,563 reviews2021
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.
Why similar: Crime 43.3%, Turn-Based 22.6%, Noir 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Strategy 9.2%
- #48 Quasimorph
65% matchVery Positive83% of 8,316 reviews2026
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk 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 27.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Dystopian 13.5%, Tactical 10.4%
- #49 The Last Spell
67% matchVery Positive91% of 13,760 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.6%, Tactical RPG 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Strategy RPG 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
- #50 Wantless : Solace at World’s End
68% matchVery Positive90% of 336 reviews2024
Dev: Drop Rate StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
In this dystopic sci-fi Tactical RPG, save your patients from themselves. Craft your skills among millions of combinations, heal the mind and face ever growing nightmares in 10mn runs. Will you overcome the insidious being chasing you across minds?
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.8%, Tactical RPG 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Strategy RPG 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11%
- #51 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,818 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 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 33.6%, Turn-Based Combat 18.2%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Isometric 12.6%, Strategy 8.3%
- #52 Mortal Glory
69% matchVery Positive87% of 582 reviews2020
Dev: Redbeak Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Mortal Glory is a fantasy-themed tactical roguelike game about recruiting a team of gladiators and pitting them against brutal competition in a blood-soaked tournament. Train your gladiators, find a legendary sword, learn ancient spells, recruit a celebrity, cheat - do whatever it takes to bring glory to your name!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.6%, Tactical RPG 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Strategy RPG 11.8%
- #53 Battle Brothers
67% matchVery Positive88% of 28,918 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 94.7 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: CRPG 14.8%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Tactical RPG 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, Strategy RPG 8.8%
- #54 Deep Fringe
66% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Bosoneon StudioPub: Thousand Generation
Windows
Deep Fringe is a deep tactical RPG set in a biopunk post-apocalyptic wasteland. Lead powerful factions in turn-based brutal battles, leveraging the strategic use of an interactive environment. Modify or destroy terrain to achieve tactical supremacy. Craft legendary chapters with the level editor.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.7%, Tactical RPG 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Strategy RPG 11%
- #55 GhostControl Inc.
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 180 reviews2014
Dev: bumblebeePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Manage a team of ghosthunters and free London from paranormal terror in turn-based battles. Develop your own strategy and build your business well.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Isometric 11%
- #56 Galaxy Squad
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 432 reviews2019
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.9%, Turn-Based Combat 20.3%, Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Tactical 12.2%
- #57 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 413 reviews2019
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Strategy RPG 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Isometric 11.7%
- #58 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
67% matchVery Positive88% of 6,367 reviews2019
Dev: 6 Eyes StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Tactical RPG 13.8%, Turn-Based 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Strategy RPG 8.8%
- #59 All Walls Must Fall - A Tech-Noir Tactics Game
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 402 reviews2018
Dev: inbetweengames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
All Walls Must Fall is a Tech-Noir Tactics game set in Berlin 2089, where the Cold War never ended.
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Tactical RPG 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Isometric 11.3%
- #60 Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
64% matchVery Positive82% of 1,412 reviews2025
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, CRPG 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%