- #1 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
97% matchVery Positive94% of 4,417 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Why similar: Zombies 25.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Survival 13.6%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%
- #2 Z Dawn
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 285 reviews2019
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Zombies 13.8%, Survival 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%
- #3 Dead Season
96% matchMixed70% of 199 reviews2024
Dev: Snail BitePub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Guide a group of unprepared strangers through the apocalypse, in Dead Season, a turn-based tactics adventure, created by the one-man studio Snail Bite. Plan carefully to outlast swarming zombie hordes, but remember: noise attracts danger. Can you escape the outbreak's deadly grip?
Why similar: Difficult 22.9%, Zombies 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Tactical 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%
- #4 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 410 reviews2019
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Turn-Based 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Tactical 17.3%, Difficult 13.2%
- #5 Warbanners
94% 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 21%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Tactical 16%, Difficult 10.8%
- #6 Infectonator: Survivors
94% matchMixed67% of 1,157 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 46.1%, Survival 19%, Strategy 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Roguelike 5.5%
- #7 Dead Age
93% matchVery Positive82% of 5,591 reviews2016
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
Why similar: Zombies 32.9%, Turn-Based 18%, Survival 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #8 Urban Strife
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 388 reviews2024
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
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 17.9%, Zombies 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Tactical 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%
- #9 The Last Spell
91% matchVery Positive91% of 13,289 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Tactical 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%
- #10 Deadly Days
91% matchVery Positive86% of 1,891 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons.
Why similar: Zombies 37.4%, Survival 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Difficult 10.3%, Strategy 9.6%
- #11 Dungeon Deathball
90% matchVery Positive96% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
🏆🏀💀 TACTICS, TERROR & TOUCHDOWNS. Turn-based roguelike meets arcade death-sport, where every dungeon is a unique gauntlet of brutal challenges. Can you survive the trials of Dungeon Deathball and win back your freedom?
Why similar: Tactical 21.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #12 MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Black AnchorPub: Webzen
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG set in a medieval city overrun by horrific creatures, where only your wits and strategies can keep you alive. Plunge into The Dark Shroud to rescue survivors, inherit the memories of the fallen, and restore the shattered "Memolith" to reclaim the lost light.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Zombies 14.9%, Tactical 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%
- #13 Dead Grid
88% matchVery Positive94% of 472 reviews2026
Dev: Atom Void
Windows
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: Zombies 23.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Tactical 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%
- #14 Zafehouse: Diaries
89% matchMixed68% of 440 reviews2013
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Stuck in a remote, abandoned town, you must lead five survivors with conflicting motivations, fragile relationships and fiery prejudices to safety from the roving undead. A sophisticated engine generates new survivors, towns and content so every adventure is a different experience, and you can use built-in editors to add yourself and...
Why similar: Zombies 33.6%, Turn-Based 20.2%, Survival 15%, Strategy 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%
- #15 Urtuk: The Desolation
86% matchVery Positive88% of 2,505 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: Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Tactical 15%, Difficult 14.7%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%
- #16 Frontline Zed
87% matchMixed59% of 336 reviews2019
Dev: Richard EastPub: Volcanic Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Defend your fortified barricade by night, collect weapons and conduct repairs by day. Survive long enough to make your way through America and towards rescue.
Why similar: Zombies 40.2%, Post-apocalyptic 22.8%, Survival 19.5%, Strategy 10.5%, Indie 3.4%
- #17 Survivor Squad
86% matchMixed69% of 884 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.
Why similar: Zombies 49.6%, Survival 19%, Strategy 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Indie 4.1%
- #18 Zafehouse Diaries 2
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 134 reviews2017
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Zafehouse Diaries 2 is a game of survival, exploration and relationships. Every hour, designate tasks for your handful of characters - each with their own skills, motivations and prejudices - and try to outlast the zombie apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 21%, Turn-Based 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Survival 10.3%
- #19 Wantless : Solace at World’s End
82% matchVery Positive90% of 324 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 21%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Tactical 18.6%, Difficult 16%, Post-apocalyptic 8%
- #20 Survivor Squad: Gauntlets
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 163 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind!
Why similar: Zombies 37.6%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Survival 18.4%, Strategy 15.8%, Indie 4.6%
- #21 Dead State: Reanimated
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,553 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
Why similar: Zombies 37.8%, Turn-Based 19.3%, Survival 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Post-apocalyptic 7.2%
- #22 Overland
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 561 reviews2019
Dev: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.4%, Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Survival 14%, Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #23 Beat the Humans
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Dochungryest
Windows
Beat the Humans is the turn-based tactical strategy game. Here you lead an army of aliens against invaders from the human race. Collect your squad, protect planets, strengthen your army with equipment and look for allies if you want to survive and win.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Tactical 18%, Turn-Based 17.2%, Difficult 13%
- #24 Rabiez: Epidemic
84% matchMixed44% of 246 reviews2016
Dev: Sekerin ProductionsPub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Real-time combat in the zombie apocalypse! Guide your survivors through hordes of the infected to escape the epicentre of infection!
Why similar: Strategy 52.3%, Indie 47.7%
- #25 Regenesis
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Klopsy
Windows
Guide a group of survivors trying to strive in this alien yet familiar environment. Fight against mutated creatures and use their parts to craft and upgrade your weapons.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Tactical 10.8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #26 NEO Scavenger
79% matchVery Positive90% of 5,372 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 24.1%, Survival 21.3%, Post-apocalyptic 21.1%, Difficult 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
- #27 Keyboard Soldier
78% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Rogisimo
Windows
A fast-paced action-survival game where you fend off hordes of zombies by typing words, level up to unlock powerful items, and strategize to survive as long as possible in an ever-challenging environment.
Why similar: Zombies 23.1%, Tactical 22%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Survival 14.6%, Roguelike 12.2%
- #28 1 Bit Survivor
78% matchVery Positive99% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: Chaz Acheronti
Windows
1 Bit Survivor is a unique blend of turn-based combat and survival horror! Carefully manage your resources to solve procedurally generated combat puzzles. Survive 28 Days and save your Pet Cat from the Zed-pocalpyse!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Zombies 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #29 Rencounter
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 374 reviews2016
Dev: SPVDPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Rencounter is a difficult, turn-based, RPG, roguelike game with a mysterious atmosphere. Help your squad survive while navigating through a network of tunnels and rooms. Distribute provisions and medicine to keep them alive.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.2%, Difficult 21.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Roguelike 6%
- #30 Lost In The Open
76% matchMixed66% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: Black Voyage GamesPub: WhisperGames
Windows
An unexpected assassination attempt leaves you wounded and fleeing across no man's land. To survive in this roguelike, low-fantasy tactical RPG, you must recruit strategically, fight desperately and repent sincerely.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Tactical 15%, Difficult 14.5%
- #31 Pathway
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,248 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Zombies 13.1%, Tactical 12.7%
- #32 The Walking Dead: No Man's Land
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 995 reviews2024
Dev: Deca Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 43.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into the dangerous world of The Walking Dead: No Man's Land. Lead survivors in turn-based strategy battles, manage resources, and make tough choices to ensure their survival. Fight walkers, build your base, and face endless dangers.
Why similar: Zombies 23.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Survival 9.1%
- #33 Trash of the Titans
73% matchVery Positive92% of 315 reviews2024
Dev: Raccoon Tour
Windows
It's turn-based fantasy tactics with trash animals. Defend your trash from invading rats, and eat your trash to upgrade your team. Think your way out of ruin by using the shape of each level to your advantage. Be creative, and try to not die.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Difficult 14.8%, Tactical 10.3%
- #34 Strain Tactics
76% matchVery Positive85% of 240 reviews2017
Dev: Touch Dimensions Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Strain Tactics is a real-time-with-pause tactical game, where you command a squad of soldiers to liberate earth from an alien infestation. Using your helibase, deploy your custom squad and provide air support. Remember to keep your crew sane and motivated while staying clear of alien contamination!
Why similar: Zombies 44.1%, Post-apocalyptic 23.8%, Strategy 19.7%, Indie 4.7%, Action 2.4%
- #35 Vultures - Scavengers of Death
72% matchVery Positive82% of 328 reviews2026
Dev: Team VulturesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
VULTURES is a tactical turn-based survival horror, inspired by 90's survival horror classics. As an operative, scavenge the infested metropolis for materials and information that could cure the infection plaguing the world.
Why similar: Zombies 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Tactical 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%
- #36 Fallen: A2P Protocol
77% 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 24.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Tactical 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%
- #37 Defensurvivor
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: SignatureGamez
Windows
DEFENSURVIVOR is a strategy game where you build obstacles and place and move units to block zombies. There are various units with unique characteristics and powerful high-level units that can be obtained through combination. Use randomly given units to survive until the end!
Why similar: Zombies 36%, Tactical 32.5%, Strategy 17.9%, 2D 8.9%, Indie 2.5%
- #38 UNDEAD FACTORY:Zombie Pandemic
75% matchMixed57% of 100 reviews2018
Dev: BTD STUDIO Co.,ltd.
Windows
Survive zombie apocalypse! Plunder resources for survival!
Why similar: Zombies 58.6%, Strategy 36%, Indie 5.4%
- #39 March of the Living
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 536 reviews2016
Dev: Machine 22Pub: Creaky Corpse Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.
Why similar: Zombies 34.5%, Survival 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Roguelike 8.4%, Strategy 7.6%
- #40 Zombie Survivors
73% matchMixed65% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: WubsGames
Windows
Battle zombies, earn experience, collect loot and level up in this dopamine fueled auto shooter filled with roguelike action.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.7%, Strategy 22.5%, Roguelike 19.8%, 2D 13.7%, RPG 6.7%
- #41 Organ Trail: Director's Cut
72% matchVery Positive88% of 3,143 reviews2013
Dev: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.
Why similar: Zombies 49.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Survival 8.3%, Strategy 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #42 Dead Engine
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: Chocolate Dungeon GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.
Why similar: Zombies 35.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Survival 14%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #43 Stories from the Outbreak
71% matchVery Positive81% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stories from the Outbreak is a turn-based roguelike zombie RPG. Lead a group of survivors from the doomed city of Riga towards a ferry sailing across the North Sea. Scavenge for supplies, battle the undead, decide the fate of your team. What are you willing to sacrifice in order to survive?
Why similar: Zombies 34.9%, Survival 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Roguelike 8.2%, Strategy 7.7%
- #44 Cards of the Dead
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: Boomfire GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Cards of the Dead is a survival card game. Play your cards right and you might escape the zombie apocalypse!
Why similar: Zombies 29.8%, Turn-Based 26.4%, Survival 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Roguelike 6.7%
- #45 Until We Die
70% matchMixed64% of 4,594 reviews2021
Dev: Pixeye Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Until We Die is a side-scrolling strategy game about defending your base where you have to run around as Ivan, assign tasks to people, and fight mutants in the post-apocalyptic subway!
Why similar: Survival 32.4%, Post-apocalyptic 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Strategy 15.5%, 2D 5%
- #46 Blightstone
67% matchVery Positive80% of 519 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 20.7%, Tactical 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%
- #47 Atom Zombie Smasher
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,090 reviews2011
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.
Why similar: Zombies 49.1%, Tactical 33.6%, Strategy 11.3%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #48 Space Grunts
71% matchVery Positive81% of 78 reviews2016
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A turn-based game on a planet outpost - with no waiting between turns! Play it at the speed of an arcade game, or take your time and think about your next step.. no matter how fast you take your turn, it might be your last!
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.8%, Difficult 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Roguelike 7.1%
- #49 Shuffle Tactics
68% matchMixed70% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Club SandwichPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Shuffle Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding tactical RPG. Strategize to survive tough battles, pick the right cards to create powerful synergies, and bond with your sidekicks to get an edge in battle. Adventure awaits! Will you rise as Asteria's new King?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Tactical 17.1%, Difficult 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #50 Zombie Defense
69% matchVery Positive84% of 2,168 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.
Why similar: Zombies 68%, Survival 18.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #51 Chess Survivors
67% matchVery Positive85% of 159 reviews2023
Dev: Aarimous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies. Combine abilities, upgrades, and relics to create game-breaking builds. Think fast, die, learn, repeat!
Why similar: Tactical 37.4%, Roguelike 18.3%, Strategy 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, 2D 8.3%
- #52 Depth of Extinction
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 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 26.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Strategy 7.3%
- #53 Bees vs Zombees
66% matchVery Positive89% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: DeadpixelPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
A fast-paced roguelike tower defense where you choose your Queen Bee with unique skills and the Artisan to build turrets and cast powerful spells to defend your hive through regions infested with zombees. Face bosses with insane mechanics and survive the Zumbeecalypse!
Why similar: Zombies 45.4%, Roguelike 16.1%, Strategy 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #54 Heroes of Steel RPG
69% 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: Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Tactical 14.4%, Difficult 13.8%
- #55 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
63% matchVery Positive91% of 13,222 reviews2023
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Zombies 53.2%, Survival 25%, Roguelike 13.3%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #56 Survivor
68% matchMixed55% of 223 reviews2021
Dev: KolaCape
Windows
Fight through escalating waves of zombies in a singleplayer survival FPS. Buy weapons, manage your ammo, and see how long you can survive against the undead horde.
Why similar: Zombies 45.1%, Post-apocalyptic 27.3%, Survival 18.7%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #57 Trials of Fire
65% matchVery Positive86% of 3,249 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Turn-Based 30%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.6%, Roguelike 6.6%, Strategy 6%
- #58 As We Descend
62% matchVery Positive87% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 32%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Roguelike 10.5%, Strategy 9.2%