- #1 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
97% matchVery Positive94% of 4,386 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 25.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Survival 13.6%, Turn-Based 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%
- #2 The Last Spell
96% matchVery Positive92% of 12,839 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.8 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 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Tactical 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%
- #3 Z Dawn
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 282 reviews2019
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Zombies 13.7%, Survival 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%
- #4 Warbanners
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 603 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 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Tactical 16%, Difficult 10.7%
- #5 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 409 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 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Tactical 17.4%, Difficult 13.2%
- #6 Infectonator: Survivors
94% matchMixed67% of 1,151 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 45.8%, Survival 19%, Strategy 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Roguelike 5.6%
- #7 Dead Age
93% matchVery Positive82% of 5,580 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 32.7%, Turn-Based 17.9%, Survival 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
- #8 Urban Strife
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 371 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 17.7%, Zombies 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Tactical 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%
- #9 Deadly Days
91% matchVery Positive86% of 1,877 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 37.2%, Survival 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Difficult 10.3%, Strategy 9.7%
- #10 Dungeon Deathball
91% matchVery Positive96% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 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 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Turn-Based 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #11 Dead Grid
89% matchVery Positive94% of 463 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 23.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Tactical 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%
- #12 Zafehouse: Diaries
90% 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 33.5%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Survival 15%, Strategy 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%
- #13 Urtuk: The Desolation
88% matchVery Positive88% of 2,484 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Tactical 15%, Difficult 14.7%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%
- #14 Frontline Zed
89% matchMixed59% of 333 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 39.9%, Post-apocalyptic 22.8%, Survival 19.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Indie 3.4%
- #15 Dead Season
87% matchMixed69% of 188 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: Zombies 28.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Tactical 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Strategy 5.5%
- #16 MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 147 reviews2023
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 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Zombies 14.6%, Tactical 14.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%
- #17 Survivor Squad
86% matchMixed69% of 884 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 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 49.4%, Survival 19.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Indie 4.2%
- #18 Overland
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 557 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 29.2%, Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Survival 14%, Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #19 Zafehouse Diaries 2
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 133 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 20.9%, Turn-Based 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Survival 10.3%
- #20 Wantless : Solace at World’s End
82% matchVery Positive90% of 318 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 20.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Tactical 18.6%, Difficult 16%, Post-apocalyptic 8%
- #21 Survivor Squad: Gauntlets
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 161 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 37.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Survival 18.4%, Strategy 15.9%, Indie 4.7%
- #22 Dead State: Reanimated
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,543 reviews2014
Dev: DoubleBear Productions
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
Why similar: Zombies 37.7%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Survival 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Post-apocalyptic 7.3%
- #23 Beat the Humans
81% matchVery Positive80% of 61 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 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Tactical 18%, Turn-Based 17%, Difficult 13%
- #24 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 27.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Tactical 10.8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #25 Rabiez: Epidemic
83% matchMixed44% of 238 reviews2016
Dev: Sekerin ProductionsPub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Real-time combat in the zombie apocalypse! Guide your survivors through hordes of the infected to escape the epicentre of infection!
Why similar: Strategy 52.1%, Indie 47.9%
- #26 NEO Scavenger
79% matchVery Positive90% of 5,359 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.9%, Survival 21.4%, Post-apocalyptic 21%, Difficult 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #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 23.2%, Tactical 22.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Survival 14.2%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #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 22.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Zombies 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #29 Rencounter
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 373 reviews2016
Dev: SPVDPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 22.0 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 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.3%, Difficult 21.5%, Strategy 10.7%, Roguelike 6%
- #30 The Walking Dead: No Man's Land
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 944 reviews2024
Dev: Deca Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 42.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Survival 9.1%
- #31 Lost In The Open
76% matchMixed68% of 158 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 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Tactical 15%, Difficult 14.4%
- #32 Pathway
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,235 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 Tactics 18.1%, Turn-Based 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Zombies 13%, Tactical 12.7%
- #33 Depth of Extinction
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Strategy 7.4%
- #34 Trash of the Titans
73% matchVery Positive91% of 308 reviews2024
Dev: Thayer and Back Again
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%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Difficult 14.7%, Tactical 10.3%
- #35 Strain Tactics
75% matchVery Positive85% of 239 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 43.9%, Post-apocalyptic 23.8%, Strategy 19.8%, Indie 4.8%, Action 2.4%
- #36 Organ Trail: Director's Cut
74% matchVery Positive88% of 3,135 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 48.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Survival 8.3%, Strategy 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #37 Last Outpost
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Troyd Games
Windows
Last Outpost is a minimalist Base Building & Strategy game where you build and defend your outpost in zombie apocalypse. Choose your vehicle and loadout before embarking on your adventure. Use your abilities and control your units to eliminate all threats. Will you manage to defend your outpost?
Why similar: Zombies 32%, Tactical 21.1%, Difficult 14.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #38 Defensurvivor
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 104 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 35.7%, Tactical 32.5%, Strategy 18%, 2D 9%, Indie 2.5%
- #39 UNDEAD FACTORY:Zombie Pandemic
75% matchMixed58% of 100 reviews2018
Dev: BTD STUDIO Co.,ltd.
Windows
Survive zombie apocalypse! Plunder resources for survival!
Why similar: Zombies 58.3%, Strategy 36.2%, Indie 5.5%
- #40 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 34.3%, Survival 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Roguelike 8.5%, Strategy 7.6%
- #41 Stories from the Outbreak
71% matchVery Positive81% of 153 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 34.7%, Survival 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Roguelike 8.4%, Strategy 7.8%
- #42 Zombie Survivors
72% 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 28.6%, Strategy 22.5%, Roguelike 20%, 2D 13.7%, RPG 6.6%
- #43 Dead Engine
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 121 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%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Survival 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #44 Cards of the Dead
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 101 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 29.7%, Turn-Based 26.2%, Survival 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Roguelike 6.9%
- #45 Blightstone
67% matchVery Positive81% of 471 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 20.5%, Tactical 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%
- #46 Until We Die
70% matchMixed64% of 4,581 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 32.3%, Post-apocalyptic 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Strategy 15.6%, 2D 5%
- #47 Shuffle Tactics
69% matchMixed70% of 102 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%, Difficult 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #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 28.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.9%, Difficult 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Roguelike 7.3%
- #49 Chess Survivors
68% matchVery Positive85% of 158 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 37.3%, Roguelike 18.3%, Strategy 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, 2D 8.3%
- #50 Atom Zombie Smasher
69% matchVery Positive90% of 2,085 reviews2011
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 48.8%, Tactical 33.7%, Strategy 11.4%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #51 Heroes of Steel RPG
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 282 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 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Tactical 14.4%, Difficult 13.7%
- #52 Bees vs Zombees
67% matchVery Positive89% of 99 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%, Roguelike 16.3%, Strategy 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Singleplayer 4%
- #53 Zombie Defense
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,165 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.8 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 67.8%, Survival 18.2%, Strategy 9.7%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #54 Trials of Fire
66% matchVery Positive86% of 3,239 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 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 29.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.6%, Roguelike 6.7%, Strategy 6%
- #55 Envy the Dead
69% matchMixed66% of 244 reviews2016
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 44.7%, Tactical 19.6%, Survival 14.6%, Strategy 13.2%, RPG 4.5%
- #56 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
63% matchVery Positive91% of 12,980 reviews2023
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.9 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 53.9%, Survival 23.8%, Roguelike 13.3%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #57 Evertried
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: Lunic Games / Danilo DominguesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evertried is an isometric, tactical rogue-lite where strategic positioning and quick wit in grid-based combat are the key to success. Make clever use of attacks, movement, skills and hazards to clear floors of enemies and advance higher toward your destiny in the afterlife.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26%, Turn-Based Strategy 22%, Tactical 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #58 Nearly Dead
68% matchMixed46% of 298 reviews2021
Dev: Mono Software, Inc.
Windows
Nearly Dead is a 2D open world survival game. It's a game about survivors who try to remain alive in a situation where demons from a different dimension have turned most humans into zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 39.1%, Strategy 21.4%, Survival 14.6%, Indie 7.5%, RPG 6.8%