Games Like Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

Why similar: Turn-Based 25.6%, Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, CRPG 16.6%, RPG 10.4%, Isometric 10%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it refines the tactical combat and choice-driven storytelling that defined the second entry.

Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.1%, Turn-Based 21.3%, RPG 18.5%, Isometric 11.2%, CRPG 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: The spiritual ancestor of the Wasteland series, it remains the gold standard for isometric, choice-heavy post-apocalyptic RPGs.

You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.6%, Turn-Based 21%, RPG 18.5%, Isometric 9.2%, CRPG 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: The original classic that established the tone and mechanics for the entire post-apocalyptic CRPG subgenre.

UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.

Why similar: Turn-Based 25.2%, Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, RPG 17.2%, CRPG 13.3%, Isometric 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, challenging isometric RPG that prioritizes exploration and tactical turn-based combat in a desolate, underground world.

ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.3%, Post-apocalyptic 20.2%, CRPG 15.2%, RPG 9.5%, Isometric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the classic Fallout and Wasteland vibe perfectly with its focus on survival, exploration, and turn-based combat.

A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25%, CRPG 17.6%, Turn-Based 15.2%, RPG 11.7%, Isometric 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that emphasizes player choice and survival within a mysterious, ruined post-apocalyptic dome.

Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!

Why similar: Turn-Based 41%, RPG 19.5%, Isometric 10.4%, CRPG 10%, Tactical 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features similar isometric tactical combat and deep, narrative-driven choices within a rich, atmospheric world.

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: Tactical 23.1%, Turn-Based 21%, RPG 17%, Strategy 15.1%, Isometric 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers exceptional squad-based tactical combat that mirrors the intensity and strategic depth of Wasteland 2's encounters.

Broken Roads is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in a decaying, post-apocalyptic version of the vast Australian Outback, featuring a genre-redefining morality system. Survive, form bonds, and make tough choices that will shape your dangerous yet mesmerizing 25+ hour journey across the wilds.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.7%, Turn-Based 25%, CRPG 16.5%, RPG 14%, Isometric 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern isometric RPG set in a post-apocalyptic Australian outback with a strong focus on complex morality and dialogue.

ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.

Why similar: Turn-Based 21.8%, Post-apocalyptic 21.6%, CRPG 15.7%, RPG 10.2%, Isometric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A standalone expansion that refines the mechanics and world-building of the original ATOM RPG.

Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.

Why similar: RPG 36.1%, CRPG 26.1%, Isometric 19.4%, Turn-Based 9.7%, Adventure 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the consequences of your choices in a dark, reactive world where you play as an agent of an evil regime.

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: Post-apocalyptic 35.3%, Turn-Based 33.7%, RPG 12.4%, Survival 6.8%, Strategy 4%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, turn-based survival RPG that captures the harshness and resource management of a post-apocalyptic world.

Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?

Why similar: CRPG 27.9%, RPG 23.9%, Tactical 11.9%, Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a robust combination of tactical turn-based combat, squad management, and strategic decision-making.

Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.

Why similar: RPG 32.1%, CRPG 20.4%, Isometric 18.9%, Turn-Based 16.7%, Strategy 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy isometric RPG that prioritizes complex choice and consequence over traditional combat.

A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.5%, Turn-Based 26.3%, RPG 15.8%, Tactical 11.5%, Strategy 10%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical turn-based combat with stealth mechanics in a unique, post-apocalyptic setting.

Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.

Why similar: CRPG 23.8%, Isometric 17.5%, Tactical 16.4%, RPG 16.4%, Strategy 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A massive, deep CRPG with complex character building and tactical combat that will satisfy any fan of the genre.

The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.

Why similar: CRPG 35.9%, RPG 26.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Isometric 13.4%, Strategy 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for modern isometric turn-based RPGs, offering unparalleled interactivity and tactical depth.

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: Turn-Based 37.7%, RPG 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Survival 7%, Strategy 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based survival RPG that emphasizes squad management and base defense during a zombie apocalypse.

Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

Why similar: RPG 40.9%, CRPG 26%, Isometric 22.6%, Open World 2.9%, Strategy 2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style isometric RPG that shares the world-building depth and party-based mechanics of the genre.

Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling,...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.6%, Turn-Based 27.7%, RPG 10.8%, Tactical 9.4%, Isometric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the tactical, squad-based combat that Wasteland 2 fans enjoy most.

The RPG classic rises from the nuclear ashes! Wasteland Remastered is an overhaul of the 1988 title that brought the post-apocalypse to video games. See where the Wasteland series began and experience the character and world the sequels are built on.

Why similar: RPG 37%, Post-apocalyptic 35.4%, Strategy 17.1%, CRPG 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original game that started the series, updated with modern graphics and quality-of-life improvements.

The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.

Why similar: CRPG 30.2%, Isometric 20.9%, RPG 16.8%, Tactical 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, choice-driven RPG where every decision significantly impacts the world and your survival.

Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!

Why similar: Turn-Based 42.5%, RPG 21.5%, Isometric 11.7%, CRPG 10.5%, Strategy 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the excellent tactical isometric formula established in the previous Shadowrun titles with a compelling cyberpunk narrative.

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: Turn-Based 49.5%, RPG 17.4%, Tactical 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Strategy 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a compelling narrative with strategic, turn-based combat and difficult, world-altering choices.

When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions

Why similar: Turn-Based 33.9%, RPG 17.6%, Tactical 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Isometric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based game that brings a dark, supernatural twist to the western setting.

The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.

Why similar: Turn-Based 41.9%, RPG 23.9%, Isometric 11.1%, Tactical 6.8%, CRPG 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: The entry point to the Shadowrun tactical RPG series, featuring a strong narrative and turn-based combat.

What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.

Why similar: Turn-Based 47.2%, RPG 21.7%, Tactical 11.4%, Strategy 7%, Isometric 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on challenging combat encounters and party customization.

Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.

Why similar: Turn-Based 42.1%, RPG 20.5%, Strategy 8.2%, Tactical 7.7%, Isometric 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes exploration, resource management, and difficult moral choices.

Lords of Xulima is a challenging Role-playing game set on the mythical continent of Xulima, where Gods and humans once walked side by side. Experience a genuine RPG featuring over 100 hours of gameplay, and discover one of the most epic sagas ever told.

Why similar: Turn-Based 52.8%, RPG 27.5%, CRPG 6.9%, Isometric 6.3%, Strategy 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, old-school isometric RPG with deep exploration and complex turn-based combat.

The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive.

Why similar: Turn-Based 35.8%, RPG 29%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Tactical 8%

Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure! Discuss your decisions with companions; fight foes in turn-based combat; explore an open world and interact with everything and everyone you see. Join up with a friend to play online in co-op and make your own adventures with the powerful RPG toolkit.

Why similar: Turn-Based 43.2%, RPG 28.2%, CRPG 9.1%, Isometric 6.9%, Strategy 3.8%

Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.

Why similar: Turn-Based 33.8%, CRPG 18.9%, RPG 13.5%, Tactical 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%

For the first time in over 20 years, we are heralding the return of a much loved piece of gaming history with the classic RPG, Wasteland! Mutants. Again. Even more than there were last time: they seem to materialize out of the very grains of the radioactive desert sand. Venomous yellow eyes.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35%, Turn-Based 26.2%, RPG 21.2%, CRPG 7.5%, Strategy 3.9%

From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won’t forget. Embark on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland torn apart by a savage force known only as the ‘Miasma’.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 37.1%, Tactical 26.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 12.3%, Sci-fi 4.4%

Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.

Why similar: Turn-Based 38.1%, RPG 15.7%, Isometric 14.9%, Tactical 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%

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 41.7%, Post-apocalyptic 34.6%, Strategy 10.2%, Survival 4.5%, Tactical 4.3%

Experience the beginning of a grand adventure in Outcast Tales: The First Journey. Engage in deep tactical battles, make tough decisions, and choose your own adventures - write an Outcast Tale that’s unique to you!

Why similar: Turn-Based 38.2%, Post-apocalyptic 26.2%, Tactical 11.3%, RPG 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.4%

Wildly open-ended adventure in a unique fantasy world. Use battle or diplomacy and trickery to change the world, served by an army of custom-made mutant monsters. Almost 90 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Enormous range of abilities, factions, quests, and paths to victory.

Why similar: CRPG 31.2%, RPG 26.4%, Isometric 18.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Old School 5%

Welcome to Dreadlands! A perilous landscape brimming with potential in the form of Glow. Command one of 3 unique factions in this turn-based tactical RPG and play through their campaigns, be it solo or Co-Op, or battle it out in PvP. So far no one has tamed the Dreadlands. Will you be the first?

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.2%, Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, RPG 10.7%, Tactical 10.5%, Isometric 10.4%

A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.

Why similar: Turn-Based 31%, Post-apocalyptic 18.4%, RPG 11.9%, Tactical 8.1%, CRPG 7.8%

Huge indie fantasy role-playing adventure in a massive, underground land. Packed with over 100 towns and dungeons and an epic story. Fight to complete up to three distinct game-winning quests. Master over 60 spells and abilities. Hunt for hundreds of magical artifacts. Over 50 hours of gameplay.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.7%, RPG 23.4%, CRPG 18.2%, Isometric 15.2%, Strategy 8.2%

Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!

Why similar: RPG 29.4%, CRPG 22.6%, Turn-Based 19.5%, Isometric 16.4%, Strategy 4%

A tactical, turn-based strategy game in a post-apocalyptic world of eternal winter. As the titular False Prophet, recruit and lead a group of survivors to a promised land. Loot, craft, and make the best of what you find.

Why similar: Turn-Based 28.7%, Post-apocalyptic 21.7%, Tactical 10.6%, RPG 10.5%, Isometric 10.1%

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

Why similar: Turn-Based 28.6%, Post-apocalyptic 22.6%, Isometric 11.4%, Tactical 11.2%, RPG 10.9%

A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, CRPG 24.3%, Isometric 13.7%, RPG 13.5%, Tactical 9.3%

Unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. Use battle or cunning to change the world, served by your own army of custom-made mutant monsters. Over 80 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Multitudes of skills, abilities, factions, treasures, and servants to create.

Why similar: Turn-Based 37.1%, CRPG 21.2%, RPG 13.8%, Isometric 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.6%

Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.

Why similar: Turn-Based 30.7%, CRPG 19.9%, RPG 15.1%, Tactical 11.5%, Strategy 7.6%

Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!

Why similar: Turn-Based 28.8%, Post-apocalyptic 23.4%, Isometric 12%, Tactical 11.3%, RPG 10.5%

Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.

Why similar: RPG 31.2%, Turn-Based 24.4%, CRPG 20.9%, Isometric 15.7%, Open World 4.3%

Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.

Why similar: Turn-Based 29.4%, Post-apocalyptic 18.8%, CRPG 18.5%, RPG 13.3%, Open World 6.9%

The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. Inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Fallout 1+2, This War of Mine and The Walking Dead.

Why similar: Turn-Based 37.6%, Post-apocalyptic 27.8%, RPG 16.5%, Strategy 7.9%, Survival 4.3%

The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.1%, Tactical 17.4%, Isometric 16.2%, RPG 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%

Jagged Alliance Flashback brings back the true spirit of this legendary series: Turn-based tactics meets crazy mercenary personalities and intense battles. Manage your squad of unique mercenaries, secure your income and take back the island - sector by sector, turn by turn.

Why similar: Turn-Based 46.1%, RPG 15%, Tactical 14.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.4%

Huge, old-school, indie fantasy role-playing adventure. Features an epic story and tactical, turn-based combat. Explore cunning dungeons, hunt for 100s of magical artifacts, and use dozens of magical abilities. Many different endings. Will you save your people or betray them? It's up to you.

Why similar: RPG 26.3%, Turn-Based 21.1%, CRPG 17.5%, Isometric 17.1%, Strategy 8.4%

Waste Walkers is a gritty post-apocalyptic role playing game that allows players to discover the horrors of the apocalypse through a harsh struggle for survival.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.1%, CRPG 26.8%, RPG 16.3%, Open World 8.8%, Survival 6%

A post-apocalyptic trade simulation game with turn based isometric combats. The game features detailed economics simulation and a rich branching story where your choices actually matter.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 41%, RPG 19.9%, Isometric 16.8%, Open World 8.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%

Explore the post-apocalyptic Crimea, its radioactive wastelands, swamps, dead settlements, and free the island from invasive occupants. Get the weapon you are most fit for, find comrades-in-arms, and punish those who ravaged your world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 46.3%, RPG 36.9%, Isometric 8.7%, Adventure 5.6%, Indie 2.5%