- #1 Warriors of the Nile 2
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,187 reviews2022
Dev: Stove StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Warriors of the Nile 2 is a fast-paced Roguelite strategy game. This time our Warriors are equipped with a more unique combat style. Freely choose the adventure route, use the skill tablets to strengthen characters, lead your squad to repel the Roman legion.
Why similar: Wargame 9.9%, 3D Vision 8.6% ★, Card Game 8.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel refines the original's tactical combat and squad-building mechanics with even more depth and variety.
- #2 Trials of Fire
96% 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: Tactical RPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Card Game 13.4%, Roguelite 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tactical grid-based movement with card-based combat, creating a similar blend of strategy and deck-building mechanics.
- #3 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 Combat 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Tactical RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Tactical 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers deep tactical squad management and intense combat encounters that reward careful planning and skill selection.
- #4 Hadean Tactics
95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,857 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.6%, Card Game 18.8%, Roguelite 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Roguelike 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelike deckbuilder emphasizes tactical positioning on a grid, forcing you to think about unit placement as much as your cards.
- #5 Into the Breach
94% matchVery Positive94% of 21,742 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 31.7 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 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Roguelike 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for grid-based tactical roguelites, requiring precise positioning and foresight similar to Warriors of the Nile.
- #6 Dicefolk
94% matchVery Positive90% of 990 reviews2024
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Roguelite 15.6%, Roguelike 14.4%, Tactical 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical roguelite features unique unit control mechanics that require the same level of strategic thinking found in squad-based tactical games.
- #7 Vault of the Void
93% matchVery Positive93% of 2,938 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!
Why similar: Card Game 30%, Roguelite 24.2%, Roguelike 21.4%, Strategy 18.1%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This deckbuilder offers high-level strategic control and tactical depth, allowing for meaningful choices in every encounter.
- #8 Anomaly Collapse
92% matchVery Positive86% of 634 reviews2024
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities. Immerse yourself in a story where every move counts!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that uses grid-based movement and unique combat mechanics to create challenging, fast-paced encounters.
- #9 Toads of the Bayou
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: La GrangePub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Lead a group of toads as they fight against Baron Samedi’s evil forces in a challenging mix of turn-based tactics and roguelike deckbuilding. Synergise card effects, gain the aid of powerful allies and engage in strategic combat to thrive in the cursed bayou.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Tactical 10.1%, Base Building 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical deckbuilder that captures the same spirit of maneuvering units to maximize the impact of your skill cards.
- #10 Prime of Flames
91% matchVery Positive85% of 1,010 reviews2022
Dev: RAYKA STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is a special strategy game that combines Wargame and Roguelike. As the guider of the former ancestors, you revived and arrived. In the name of Star Envoy, you leave for the Human camp, and lead the warriors of different clans with talents and abilities to find the truth of history and disaster.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Roguelite 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Roguelike 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This strategy RPG features roguelite elements and squad-based combat that will feel familiar to fans of tactical team management.
- #11 Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
89% matchVery Positive82% of 1,248 reviews2025
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Turn-Based Combat 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Tactical RPG 15.4%, Roguelite 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG with roguelite progression that focuses on squad synergy and strategic positioning on the battlefield.
- #12 Fights in Tight Spaces
89% matchVery Positive90% of 3,799 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Strategy 14.2%, Card Game 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully merges grid-based movement with card-based combat, focusing on efficient positioning to overcome overwhelming odds.
- #13 Legends of Kingdom Rush
90% matchMixed65% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
RPG turn-based combat game with deep tactics and bad jokes! Do you have what it takes to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Tactical RPG 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Roguelite 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes hex-based tactical combat and squad management that feels very similar to the fast-paced battles of the seed game.
- #14 Cross Blitz
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,591 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!
Why similar: Card Game 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Roguelite 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG-infused deckbuilder that provides a satisfying progression loop and tactical combat encounters.
- #15 DungeonTop
87% matchVery Positive82% of 573 reviews2020
Dev: One Up Plus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19.3%, Card Game 17.4%, Tactical RPG 16.8%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends tactical card-battling with dungeon crawling, requiring players to manage their deck and their position on the board simultaneously.
- #16 One More Gate : A Wakfu Legend
86% matchVery Positive84% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Ankama StudioPub: Ankama Games
Windows · Mac
One More Gate is a rogue-lite deck-builder that combines exploration and turn-based strategic combat. Head out to discover fantastic places, master the power of Wakfu to create destructive card combos, and defeat all those who would stand in your way!
Why similar: Card Game 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Strategy 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused deckbuilder that emphasizes quick, tactical combat encounters and deck optimization.
- #17 Cardnarok: Raid with Gods
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Greedy Wolf Studio
Windows
A roguelite deckbuilding card game that demands tactics and switching in battle. Unlock and pick your divine battle team, develop your very own strategy and deck builds, preview levels and choose your path, and survive mythological bosses to defeat Azathoth in each playthrough.
Why similar: Mythology 23.8%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, Card Game 18.2%, Roguelite 18%, Roguelike 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This god-themed tactical deckbuilder shares the mythological flavor and strategic combat focus of the seed game.
- #18 Ancient Gods
85% matchMixed63% of 301 reviews2022
Dev: Hexpion
Windows
Ancient Gods is a fusion of hero collector and deck-building rogue-lite where you collect your character, fight, and experience exciting events. Any character can use all the cards, combine them with the character's passive for ultimate power on your exploration.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.3%, Card Game 16.8%, Roguelite 16%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Roguelike 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: This card-battler focuses on tactical positioning and pve challenges that mirror the combat style of Warriors of the Nile.
- #19 Monster Train
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,754 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Card Game 17%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: While lane-based, its tactical depth and focus on building powerful synergies make it a great fit for fans of roguelite strategy.
- #20 For The King
83% matchVery Positive88% of 43,089 reviews2018
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 34.7%, Roguelike 20.6%, Roguelite 17.5%, Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This party-based tactical roguelite emphasizes team composition and strategic decision-making in a challenging fantasy world.
- #21 Wildermyth
82% matchVery Positive95% of 18,060 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.5%, Tactical RPG 25.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Roguelite 16%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep tactical combat combined with procedural storytelling, allowing for unique squad development over time.
- #22 Fantasy of Expedition
84% matchVery Positive80% of 687 reviews2020
Dev: LW.C
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Fantasy of Expedition is a Roguelike Strategy Adventure Game where players lead their own army on an expedition mandated by the Heavens. Be careful what choices you make on our randomized maps! Recruit, purchase, and gather relics to win battles and solve events. Your destiny awaits!
Why similar: Strategy 46.1%, Roguelike 44.7%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite strategy game that focuses on party management and tactical combat in a fantasy setting.
- #23 Dungeon Rushers
84% matchMixed62% of 1,233 reviews2016
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.8%, Roguelite 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Roguelike 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical dungeon crawler that incorporates roguelite elements and grid-based combat mechanics.
- #24 SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
81% matchVery Positive87% of 2,228 reviews2019
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 45.9%, Card Game 37.3%, Magic 12.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%, Indie 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features card-based combat with a focus on party synergy and tactical decision-making.
- #25 Gladiators and Glory
81% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Oguz Kemerli
Windows
A Turn-Based Fighting Game Set in the Roman Era, where you can develop your Gladiators and fight them in arenas to increase the glory of your Ludus.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.8%, Tactical RPG 21.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game centers on tactical combat and squad management, providing a similar focus on arena-style battles.
- #26 Tainted Grail: Conquest
79% matchVery Positive90% of 8,124 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.
Why similar: Card Game 26.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Roguelike 19.7%, Base Building 15.7%, Roguelite 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy roguelite deckbuilder that requires careful planning and tactical management of your character's abilities.
- #27 ANIWARS: Call of the Void
77% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Breaker Interactive
Windows
ANIWARS is a challenging turn-based strategy roguelite. Assemble your squad, collect powerful items, conquer territory and dominate the enemy!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, Wargame 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Tactical RPG 11.2%
- #28 Ring of Pain
78% matchVery Positive92% of 5,015 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: Card Game 33.8%, Roguelite 26.5%, Roguelike 21.5%, Strategy 14%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique roguelite card-based game that requires tactical decision-making in every encounter.
- #29 Wargroove
79% matchVery Positive83% of 5,221 reviews2019
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Tactical RPG 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 15.9%, Tactical 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical game that rewards careful unit placement and strategic resource management.
- #30 Valor of Man
75% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: Legacy ForgePub: Numskull Games
Windows
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Roguelite 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%
- #31 Gods vs Horrors
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A drafting roguelike focused on synergies and scaling, with short enjoyable runs. Recruit Gods from different mythologies, buff and upgrade them, arrange them in perfect formation, and fight cosmic Horrors in no-RNG autobattler combat to defend the Earth!
Why similar: Card Game 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Roguelite 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Roguelike 12.3%
- #32 Empire of the Gods
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2016
Dev: Lonely Troops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Ancient Egypt cards. Master power, wealth, faith and life. Work your way up from a small tribe to a flourishing Empire. Win the Gods' favor and become the mightiest Pharaoh.
Why similar: Card Game 43.1%, Strategy 23.4%, Historical 20.3%, Indie 8.4%, Singleplayer 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the mythological theme and strategic card-based gameplay elements found in the seed game.
- #33 Time Walker: Dark World
76% matchVery Positive86% of 1,482 reviews2023
Dev: HeartfunPub: Leyo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Time Walker Dark World is a roguelike auto-battler with strategic combat. Players will need to adjust their formations, plan their resources, acquire loot, and upgrade skills to defeat formidable enemies and vicious bosses.
Why similar: Roguelite 23%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Resource Management 14.5%, Strategy 12.8%
- #34 Ash of Gods: Redemption
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,435 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: Turn-Based Combat 38.5%, Tactical RPG 24.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Strategy 14%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a narrative-heavy tactical experience with squad-based combat that requires thoughtful planning.
- #35 Tavern of Gods
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 807 reviews2021
Dev: Element Studio
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
"Tavern of Gods" is a roguelite auto battle game. Players collect hero skills, followers, and equipment to form various builds to fight with random monsters. Unlock new heros, follower traits and equipment suits, then you can experience more different builds next time.
Why similar: Roguelite 21.8%, Mythology 18.4%, Roguelike 16.7%, Card Game 14.4%, Strategy 13.3%
- #36 Astral Throne
74% matchVery Positive82% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Sun Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery of a land beset by a Falling Star's curse in this Roguelike Strategy RPG inspired by the classics. Build your party, recruit new allies, and synergize your team's skills for decisive victory.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Roguelite 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%
- #37 Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
73% matchVery Positive92% of 734 reviews2025
Dev: Kygua TechPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon is a turn-based Roguelike card game where you assume the role of a Shu general. Explore dungeons, gather relics, and amass a collection of cards. In each round, you can assemble a unique combination of cards and treasures to defeat your enemies and rewrite history!
Why similar: Card Game 23%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%
- #38 Ultimate Hero
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: FishwharfPub: IndieArk
Windows
Ultimate Hero is a rogue-lite deckbuilder with a twist of dice. Master and merge unique skills, counter enemies, and unleash devastating ultimates where they hurt the most! Challenge the finest martial artists in the realm, and defy the odds to claim the title of the Ultimate Hero.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Card Game 13%, Roguelite 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #39 Three Kingdom: The Journey
74% matchVery Positive83% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Senmu StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Craft a legendary deck and lead your troops to protect the Kingdom for the glory of the Han Dynasty in this fast-paced deck-building strategy roguelike. The Kingdom is on the verge of disaster against the Yellow Turbans rebellion, and only you – and your skills as a general – stand in their way!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Card Game 15.7%, Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 12%, Historical 12%
- #40 Gordian Quest
73% matchVery Positive89% of 5,923 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Card Game 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Tactical 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%
- #41 Journey to the West
72% matchVery Positive81% of 1,700 reviews2023
Dev: Z Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A challenging rogue-like deck building game about a legendary adventure in the Realm of Divinity. Lead your team, build your unique deck, gather powerful relics and consumables to confront legendary creatures and eventually discover the truth behind the omen of darkness.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19%, Card Game 15.7%, Mythology 15.1%, Roguelite 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%
- #42 As We Descend
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,106 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Card Game 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 13.4%
- #43 Gladiator Guild Manager
71% matchVery Positive81% of 3,874 reviews2024
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Tactical 12.8%, Base Building 12.5%, Roguelite 12.5%
- #44 Shuffle Tactics
72% 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 Combat 16.3%, Tactical RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Card Game 12.7%, Roguelike 11%
- #45 Wildfrost
69% matchVery Positive83% of 8,624 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 19.8%, Card Game 19.1%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%
- #46 Knightica
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,114 reviews2025
Dev: Mad Mango GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Recruit powerful units, place them strategically and find the best synergies in this Roguelike Autobattler! Knightica lets you guide a warband through many challenges to free the Kingdoms. Discover optimal combinations, weave powerful enchants, face dangerous monsters and lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.3%, Roguelike 16.6%, Tactical 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 13.7%
- #47 Deck of Ashes
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,061 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Deck of Ashes is an adventure game with tactical card combat. One character at a time, lead the cast of antiheroes on a quest for redemption. Explore the cursed fantasy world and hunt down powerful cards. Forge a unique Battle Deck, and crush your foes! Can you rid the world of the Ash Curse?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.8%, Card Game 21.6%, Roguelite 18.7%, Strategy 18.5%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #48 Shogun Showdown
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,574 reviews2024
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Roguelike 11.8%, Tactical RPG 10.4%
- #49 Gods Of Defense
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Blue Math
Windows
Tower Defense Rogue-like. Defend a temple on a procedural map with variety of towers. Craft your strategy through Boon and Curse cards. With every run earn faith to upgrade the weapons. Many progression paths keep you engaged and entertained without getting stuck.
Why similar: Roguelike 42.1%, Strategy 27.8%, Base Building 15%, Resource Management 7.9%, Singleplayer 4%
- #50 WhatRogue:Exile Land
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: 肉鸽独立团Pub: OKJOY
Windows
"WhatRogue:Exile Land" blends roguelike, card construction, and tactical turn-based gameplay. The tactical element requires spatial strategies, enhancing strategic depth. Choose different heroes and companions to defeat various monsters and bosses.
Why similar: Strategy 29.8%, Card Game 29.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, Indie 1.7%
- #51 Across the Obelisk
68% matchVery Positive81% of 12,790 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 53.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.5%, Card Game 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Tactical 14.5%, Roguelite 12.7%
- #52 Re:Lord – Tales of Adventure
70% matchMixed65% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: Wind Runner
Windows
Card-based strategic roguelike with a mix of deck-building, auto-battler and territory management. Choose between +300 unique cards to create a deck that matches your playstyle, and lead your forces across the whole continent in an adventure that will unveil the truth behind this world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19%, Card Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #53 FrostBound
66% matchVery Positive81% of 1,146 reviews2025
Dev: Lyra StudioPub: Shelly Technology
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
FrostBound is a roguelike deck-building tower defense set in an endless winter. Build your base, master 500+ cards, and withstand relentless waves to end the eternal frost.
Why similar: Card Game 21.5%, Roguelike 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%
- #54 Castle Morihisa
70% matchMixed67% of 445 reviews2022
Dev: Smokingbear StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"Castle Morihisa" is a roguelike featuring strategic deckbuilder. You need to build up your deck through constant battles, acquire powerful talents, and wield the power of the Fallen Heroes to unveil the truth behind the rebellion in Castle Morihisa.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Card Game 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Roguelike 13%, Strategy 8.9%
- #55 Roulette Hero
65% matchVery Positive94% of 315 reviews2025
Dev: CLLC StudioPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Roulette Hero is a strategic roguelike deckbuilder where you assemble animal companions to defeat towering mechanical beasts. Line up the perfect squad on your roulette wheel, spin to activate your animals' abilities, trigger game-changing synergies, and turn the tide of battle!
Why similar: Roguelite 20.7%, Roguelike 17.9%, Card Game 17.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%
- #56 Relapse
68% matchVery Positive92% of 177 reviews2022
Dev: Valklabs
Windows
A 3D deck building roguelike game. Collect over 240 abilities; level them up, enchant them, pair them up with over 100 trinkets, and synergize them with your companions' abilities to create endless combinations to defeat your foes.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.5%, Card Game 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Roguelike 13.3%
- #57 Tower Tactics: Liberation
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,229 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Card Game 27.9%, Roguelike 21.1%, Roguelite 18.8%, Strategy 14.2%, Tactical 13%
- #58 Warriors: Rise to Glory
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 945 reviews2022
Dev: Gavra Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this rogue-lite turn-based RPG, you create a bloodline of gladiators, fight online with or against your friends in the arena, decide the fate of your fallen rivals, and bring honor, wealth, and the spoils of war to improve your legacy.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 40.8%, Roguelite 32%, Strategy 24.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #59 Madcap Mosaic
67% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: 1classydude
Windows
Carefully craft your Mosaic in this fantasy themed deckbuilding game. Battle by battle, tile by tile, you'll form synergies and build up your Mosaic's combo potential, hoping to beat the curve as you forge deeper into enemy territory.
Why similar: Card Game 21.7%, Roguelite 20.4%, Roguelike 15.9%, Strategy 15%, Tactical 12%