- #1 Wargroove 2
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 440 reviews2023
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Trouble stirs on the shores of Aurania. An ambitious new faction has unearthed forbidden relics capable of catastrophic consequences. But how far will they go to achieve glory? Take to the battlefield, sea, and sky with a cast of new Commanders, using your wits to wage turn-based war!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Strategy RPG 11.2%, Local Co-Op 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel expands upon the original's mechanics with new commanders, units, and a refined campaign experience.
- #2 Songs of Conquest
95% matchVery Positive86% of 13,308 reviews2024
Dev: LavapotionPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Tactical RPG 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Strategy RPG 13.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends turn-based tactical combat with 4X-style map exploration and city building, echoing the depth of classic strategy titles.
- #3 Into the Breach
96% matchVery Positive94% of 21,909 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Turn-Based 17%, Strategy 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a highly refined, puzzle-like approach to grid-based tactical combat where every move is critical.
- #4 TINY METAL
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 288 reviews2017
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / UNTIES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Tactical 10.7%, Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a direct spiritual successor to the Advance Wars series, featuring similar unit production and capture mechanics.
- #5 Athena Crisis
94% matchVery Positive82% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: Nakazawa Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that places you in command of 40+ units in your journey across the multiverse. Embark on a challenging single-player quest or dive into the thrill of ranked or casual multiplayer modes to become the best Athena Crisis player!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Tactical 10.8%, Online Co-Op 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern strategy game that perfectly captures the spirit of classic 90s turn-based tactical games with its grid-based combat and unit variety.
- #6 Battle for Wesnoth
94% matchVery Positive94% of 5,866 reviews2018
Dev: The Battle for Wesnoth ProjectPub: Wesnoth Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.9%, Turn-Based 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Strategy 14.3%, Multiplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic open-source fantasy strategy game that features deep hex-based tactical combat and a massive variety of units.
- #7 Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
92% matchVery Positive95% of 14,466 reviews2022
Dev: Dancing Dragon GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to the land!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 35.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Strategy RPG 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Tactical 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RPG focuses on managing large armies and unit compositions, offering a deep strategic layer similar to Wargroove.
- #8 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
93% matchVery Positive88% of 6,291 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 24.1%, Tactical RPG 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Strategy 11.5%, Strategy RPG 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A complex tactical RPG that emphasizes character customization and challenging turn-based combat scenarios.
- #9 Fae Tactics
91% matchVery Positive85% of 1,719 reviews2020
Dev: Endlessfluff GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
In Fae Tactics, follow a young magic user named Peony on her journey across a vibrant world full of mystery and danger. Summon allies, cast spells, and befriend a motley crew of characters as you dive into the growing conflicts between man and magical beings known as fae.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.4%, Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Tactical 11.4%, Tactical RPG 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique elemental-based tactical combat system that rewards clever positioning and synergy between units.
- #10 Dark Deity
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,017 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.6 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: Tactical RPG 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Strategy RPG 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Tactical 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a classic tactical RPG experience with a focus on unit growth and strategic positioning on the battlefield.
- #11 Warside
89% matchMixed70% of 602 reviews2025
Dev: LAVABIRDPub: First Break Labs
Windows · Linux
Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Strategy 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, PvP 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers retro-styled, turn-based tactical combat that emphasizes positioning and unit-specific skills.
- #12 Fort Triumph
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 995 reviews2020
Dev: CookieByte Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A strategy game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with the world exploration of HOMM. Build towns, collect artifacts, improve your heroes, and influence your tactical surroundings using physics!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.3%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Local Co-Op 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It incorporates environmental interactions into its tactical combat, allowing players to use the terrain to their advantage.
- #13 Live by the Sword: Tactics
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Labrador Studios
Windows · Mac
Live By The Sword: Tactics is a streamlined tactical RPG that blends classic and contemporary gameplay elements. The game is set in a world recovering from the ravages of war, you must navigate the treacherous landscape to prevent further turmoil. Single Player and Multiplayer modes available.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy RPG 14.1%, Tactical RPG 12.5%, Tactical 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pure tactical combat experience that strips away the fluff to focus entirely on grid-based strategy and unit abilities.
- #14 Pathway
88% 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: Tactical RPG 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Strategy RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends tactical turn-based combat with a pulp-adventure theme and procedural exploration.
- #15 TRIANGLE STRATEGY
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,599 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A new tactics RPG from the team who brought you the Bravely series and Octopath Traveler. An epic tale, brought to life with stunning HD-2D graphics. Make difficult decisions in this story set against a backdrop of the war-torn continent of Norzelia.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 37.1%, Strategy RPG 28.2%, Tactical RPG 10.8%, Strategy 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines deep, narrative-driven decision-making with challenging, elevation-based tactical combat.
- #16 Crying Suns
87% matchVery Positive86% of 4,492 reviews2019
Dev: Alt Shift
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
Why similar: Tactical 33.3%, Strategy 30.5%, Pixel Graphics 24.7%, Indie 7.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game set in space that focuses on fleet management and grid-based combat encounters.
- #17 Tactics Ogre: Reborn
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,427 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 35.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.8%, Strategy RPG 20%, Turn-Based 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered a gold standard for the tactical RPG genre, it offers intricate grid-based combat and a branching narrative.
- #18 The Battle of Polytopia
84% matchVery Positive94% of 5,828 reviews2020
Dev: Midjiwan AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Strategy 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined, highly accessible turn-based strategy game that focuses on expansion and tactical unit movement.
- #19 The Banner Saga
86% matchVery Positive89% of 15,879 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: Tactical RPG 24.9%, Turn-Based 21%, Strategy RPG 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Tactical 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical game that emphasizes high-stakes decision-making and grid-based combat within a beautifully illustrated world.
- #20 Pit People®
84% matchVery Positive93% of 8,130 reviews2018
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species! Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.7%, Local Co-Op 14.3%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, turn-based tactical game with a unique art style and deep team-building mechanics.
- #21 Sunderfolk
81% matchVery Positive90% of 2,065 reviews2025
Dev: Secret DoorPub: Dreamhaven
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rediscover game night in this tactical RPG where shared strategy shapes every turn. Adventure across the Sunderlands with up to four players in online multiplayer using your mouse & keyboard or play couch co-op using phones as controllers.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based tactical RPG that emphasizes cooperative play and strategic positioning in a fantasy setting.
- #22 Hero's Hour
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,674 reviews2022
Dev: Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" HauerPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A fast turn-based strategy RPG with real-time combat. Develop your cities and armies, level up your heroes to gain new, powerful spells and skills, and explore the wonders and dangers of the procedurally generated maps as you aim to conquer your enemies before they do the same to you.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy RPG 12.9%, Local Co-Op 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines turn-based exploration with fast-paced, semi-automated tactical battles.
- #23 Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
82% matchVery Positive86% of 6,990 reviews2018
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.8%, Strategy RPG 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Strategy 12.6%, Tactical RPG 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique hybrid of turn-based strategy and real-time movement, offering a fresh take on tactical war games.
- #24 Monster Sanctuary
80% matchVery Positive91% of 12,449 reviews2020
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.8%, Turn-Based 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Strategy 11.4%, PvP 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines creature collection with deep, turn-based tactical combat that requires careful team synergy.
- #25 Exorder
83% matchMixed67% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Solid9 StudioPub: No Gravity Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A fantasy turn-based strategy game, fight for Cerulean and claim the crown as her rightful heir! Enjoy hours of our single-player campaign and battle your friends with cross-platform multiplayer. Expand your skills as a commander with the challenge mode.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy RPG 12%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that centers on commander units and resource management, very similar to the core loop of Wargroove.
- #26 Jagged Alliance 3
78% matchVery Positive89% of 14,438 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.0 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 21.2%, Tactical RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Tactical 11.4%, Strategy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, squad-based tactical game that offers immense freedom in how players approach combat encounters.
- #27 Popup Dungeon
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,045 reviews2020
Dev: Triple.B.TitlesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A tactical roguelike RPG inspired by our favorite tabletop games that lets you create any ability, item, villain, hero, and game imaginable.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.4%, Tactical RPG 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly customizable tactical RPG that allows players to create their own units and abilities for unique combat scenarios.
- #28 WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes
79% matchMixed65% of 1,382 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelated MilkPub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 32.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.4%, Strategy RPG 21.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that focuses on squad management and survival in a historical, turn-based setting.
- #29 Phantom Doctrine
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,658 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 36.4%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Strategy 14.4%, Tactical 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A Cold War-themed tactical game that emphasizes stealth and grid-based combat maneuvers.
- #30 One Step From Eden
77% matchVery Positive93% of 7,618 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Moon KangPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 36.2%, Strategy 30.9%, Pixel Graphics 24.2%, Indie 8.7%
- #31 SteamWorld Heist
78% matchVery Positive94% of 6,167 reviews2016
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!
Why similar: Turn-Based 45.8%, Strategy 20.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique twist on tactical combat by incorporating manual aiming and ricochet mechanics in a 2D space.
- #32 Book of Demons
76% matchVery Positive91% of 9,468 reviews2018
Dev: Thing Trunk
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #33 Lethal League Blaze
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,626 reviews2018
Dev: Team Reptile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 36.4%, 4 Player Local 21.9%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Indie 10.4%
- #34 Tooth and Tail
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,123 reviews2017
Dev: Pocketwatch Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies!
Why similar: Strategy 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Local Co-Op 10.9%, Local Multiplayer 9%
- #35 Skygard Arena
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Gemelli Games
Windows
Lead your squad of Champions to victory in this fantasy turn-based tactical skirmish game. Save the 5 factions of Skygard in the story mode missions or battle other players online. Customize your Champions to fit your strategy, capture objectives, pick up resources and strike with your spells!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Turn-Based 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Strategy RPG 9.4%
- #36 Wizard of Legend
75% matchVery Positive91% of 20,929 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 33%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Local Multiplayer 16.2%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Co-op 11.7%
- #37 Voidspire Tactics
75% matchVery Positive97% of 287 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: Tactical RPG 23.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Turn-Based 17.3%, Strategy 13%, Strategy RPG 9.9%
- #38 Wandersong
73% matchVery Positive95% of 3,869 reviews2018
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Greg Lobanov
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
Why similar: Family Friendly 55.2%, Indie 44.8%
- #39 Alvora Tactics
74% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2017
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Alvora Tactics is an indie Tactics RPG that combines strategic combat with immersive exploration. Explore and conquer Great Serpent Alvora with your own customizable band of warriors!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
- #40 Ring of Pain
72% matchVery Positive92% of 5,048 reviews2020
Dev: Simon BoxerPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.
Why similar: Turn-Based 70.4%, Strategy 22.2%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #41 WARBORN
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: Raredrop Games LtdPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Deploy for battle in the Variable Armour, a technologically advanced suit of war. With turn-based tactics and quick-fire clashes, lead a strike force of deadly mecha to bring peace to the solar system in a 40-mission campaign. Create your own maps, practice in skirmish, or battle across multiplayer.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.3%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Tactical 8.9%
- #42 Little Big Workshop
72% matchVery Positive84% of 3,371 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Strategy 76.6%, Tactical 10.5%, Indie 4.7%, Family Friendly 4.3%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #43 Waven
69% matchVery Positive80% of 5,063 reviews2023
Dev: Ankama StudioPub: Ankama Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Forge your own destiny! Choose your character, equip your best spells and sail from island to island in quest of fortune and glory. Level up your hero and your strategy in this free-to-play tactical multiplayer RPG with unique colorful graphics.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 30.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, Strategy RPG 17.8%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, PvP 8.4%
- #44 Skulls of the Shogun
73% matchVery Positive90% of 856 reviews2013
Dev: 17-BIT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enter the Samurai Afterlife and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal monks, and mustachioed samurai generals. It's fast-paced turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars, and supercharged with fighting-game flare!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.8%, Turn-Based 22.1%, Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Tactical 10.2%
- #45 Duelyst II
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,792 reviews2022
Dev: Dream Sloth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Choose your faction, construct your deck and put your strategy to the test in the evolution of the ultimate collectible tactics game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Strategy 12.1%, Tactical 10.9%, PvP 10.1%
- #46 X-Morph: Defense
71% matchVery Positive91% of 4,115 reviews2017
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 40.1%, Strategy 28.9%, Co-op 20.1%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #47 Going Under
70% matchVery Positive90% of 4,056 reviews2020
Dev: Aggro CrabPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Going Under is a satirical dungeon crawler about exploring the cursed ruins of failed tech startups. As an unpaid intern in the dystopian city of Neo-Cascadia, you’ll wield office junk as weaponry as you make your way through the offbeat procedural dungeons beneath your company campus.
- #48 Temtem
69% matchVery Positive81% of 39,285 reviews2022
Dev: CremaPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 42.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Temtem is an online creature-collection adventure. Tame 165 unique creatures across 7 vibrant islands, battle other tamers, tackle mythical Lairs, chase Luma & Umbra variants, and breed your favorite Tems - with friends by your side! Dive into a colorful monster catching adventure, so Temtem up!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 37.8%, Co-op 25%, Multiplayer 21.8%, PvP 15.3%
- #49 Supraland
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,884 reviews2019
Dev: Supra Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.
Why similar: Family Friendly 68.6%, Singleplayer 31.4%
- #50 Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
71% matchVery Positive81% of 1,418 reviews2019
Dev: Playtonic GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a brand-new 2.5D platformer from some of the key creative talent behind 'Donkey Kong Country'. As the colourful buddy duo you must tackle a series of stunning, 2.5D levels and explore a puzzling 3D Overworld rich with secrets and surprises!
Why similar: Indie 56.1%, Family Friendly 34.1%, Singleplayer 9.8%
- #51 Age of Wonders 4
68% matchVery Positive81% of 22,264 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.2 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Strategy RPG 17.2%, Tactical 12.3%, Strategy 10.8%
- #52 Indivisible
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,702 reviews2019
Dev: Lab Zero GamesPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Indivisible is a hand drawn action RPG platformer from Lab Zero, creators of the critically acclaimed Skullgirls! Set in a huge fantasy world, Indivisible tells the story of Ajna, a fearless girl with a rebellious streak who sets out on a quest to save everything she knows from being destroyed.
Why similar: Indie 85.8%, Singleplayer 14.2%
- #53 Pawnbarian
68% matchVery Positive89% of 878 reviews2021
Dev: j4nw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 42%, Turn-Based Strategy 35.8%, Strategy 20.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #54 Wildfrost
66% matchVery Positive83% of 8,698 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.7%, Turn-Based 30.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Strategy 10.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #55 Zero Orders Tactics
65% matchVery Positive92% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
🌋⚔ Terraforming + Into The Breach! An experimental puzzle strategy where you are not commanding your troops - now, you are shaping the battlefield itself! Nothing is random*, everything is predictable*, and the battlefield is changing. Every turn. By you.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.6%, Turn-Based 18.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Tactical 11.2%
- #56 Kingdom Two Crowns
67% matchVery Positive90% of 38,241 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 22.4%, Online Co-Op 19%, Strategy 16.4%, Co-op 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%
- #57 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
68% matchVery Positive82% of 17,446 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.9%, Turn-Based 20.8%, Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Tactical 8.2%
- #58 Moon Hunters
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,204 reviews2016
Dev: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play alone or with friends! A co-op personality test about exploring an ancient, occult world in 5 days. How will you be remembered?
Why similar: Local Co-Op 69.7%, Family Friendly 30.3%
- #59 Battle Chasers: Nightwar
67% matchVery Positive87% of 7,332 reviews2017
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 78.9%, Singleplayer 11.1%, Indie 10%
- #60 TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE
67% matchVery Positive81% of 185 reviews2019
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: AREA 34, Inc.
Windows
The world of TINY METAL expands! Command Wolfram & the White Fangs against the mysterious Dinoldan forces. 77 skirmish maps, 21+ diverse units, 39 challenging campaigns. Stop the ancient tech excavation. Turn-based Japanese storytelling meets intense tactical warfare. All skill levels welcome.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Strategy 8.5%