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Games Like ZEPHON

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Singleplayer, Tactical.

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From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?

Reviews: Very Positive — 83% — of 1,948 reviews
Released: 2024-11-08
Developer: Proxy Studios
Genres: RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Median playtime: 7.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 18.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 87%

Overview

ZEPHON is a masterclass in blending intense tactical combat with deep 4X strategy, set against a backdrop of eldritch horror and post-apocalyptic decay. These recommendations focus on games that prioritize high-stakes tactical decision-making, sci-fi or dark fantasy atmosphere, and complex empire-building mechanics that mirror the unique design philosophy of the Proxy engine.

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  1. #1 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
    97% matchVery Positive82% of 18,807 reviews2018
    Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.7 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: 4X 30.7% ★, Turn-Based 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Grand Strategy 8.1%, Strategy 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game shares the exact tactical combat engine and 4X structure found in ZEPHON.

  2. #2 Age of Wonders: Planetfall
    96% matchMostly Positive79% of 6,729 reviews2019
    Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.

    Why similar: 4X 33.2% ★, Turn-Based 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Tactical 9.5%, Strategy 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi 4X title features deep tactical combat and faction customization that aligns perfectly with the gameplay loop of ZEPHON.

  3. #3 Shadow Empire
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 1,961 reviews2020
    Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 77.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.

    Why similar: 4X 26.3% ★, Turn-Based 17.4%, Grand Strategy 14.3%, Tactical 8.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A complex, post-apocalyptic 4X wargame that captures the same sense of desperate survival and strategic depth.

  4. #4 Phoenix Point
    95% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,210 reviews2020
    Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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: Grand Strategy 24%, Tactical 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Procedural Generation 13.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This tactical game features heavy eldritch horror themes and squad-based combat against mutating alien threats.

  5. #5 Age of Wonders 4
    94% matchVery Positive81% of 23,080 reviews2023
    Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 22.5 hrsMean: 61.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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: 4X 32.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Tactical 10%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly polished 4X experience with deep tactical combat and extensive customization options.

  6. #6 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 20,576 reviews2018
    Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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: Turn-Based 21%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Tactical 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical turn-based combat with a grim, post-apocalyptic setting and exploration.

  7. #7 Terra Invicta
    92% matchVery Positive80% of 9,948 reviews2026
    Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 53.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

    Why similar: 4X 30.8% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Tactical 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game focused on an alien invasion that captures the same sense of existential dread and global-scale decision-making.

  8. #8 ENDLESS Legend™
    93% matchVery Positive83% of 19,088 reviews2014
    Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    ENDLESS Legend™ is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS Space™ and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!

    Why similar: 4X 37.7% ★, Turn-Based 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Strategy 10.6%, Grand Strategy 4.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game with highly distinct factions and tactical combat that mirrors the atmospheric world-building of ZEPHON.

  9. #9 Revival: Recolonization
    91% matchMixed69% of 428 reviews2024
    Dev: HeroCraft PC
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience.

    Why similar: 4X 30.3% ★, Turn-Based 19.2%, Grand Strategy 17.2%, Tactical 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic 4X game that emphasizes environmental manipulation and tactical progression.

  10. #10 Quasimorph
    90% matchVery Positive83% of 8,316 reviews2026
    Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.

    Why similar: 4X 23.1% ★, Turn-Based 18.1%, Tactical 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A dark, extraction-based tactical game with sci-fi horror elements that emphasize brutal combat and survival.

  11. #11 Dune: Spice Wars
    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,585 reviews2023
    Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.

    Why similar: 4X 31.3% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5%, Tactical 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Co-op 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that blends real-time management with tactical unit control in a harsh, desert-based sci-fi world.

  12. #12 MENACE
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 13,728 reviews2026
    Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 27.1%, Tactical 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical game with deep character customization and a gritty sci-fi setting that rewards strategic planning.

  13. #13 Gears Tactics
    89% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,780 reviews2020
    Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 32.9%, Strategy 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Tactical 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fast-paced, aggressive tactical combat against monstrous enemies in a ruined world.

  14. #14 Millennia
    87% matchMixed67% of 3,788 reviews2024
    Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

    Why similar: 4X 30.8% ★, Turn-Based 18.2%, Grand Strategy 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Tactical 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that explores historical and futuristic timelines with a focus on strategic progression.

  15. #15 Pax Nova
    89% matchMixed56% of 453 reviews2020
    Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.

    Why similar: 4X 30.1% ★, Turn-Based 17.6%, Grand Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Combat 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi 4X game that emphasizes exploration and tactical combat across multiple planets.

  16. #16 Stellaris
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 197,307 reviews2016
    Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 145.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.

    Why similar: 4X 38.8% ★, Grand Strategy 24.2%, Sandbox 11.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Strategy 7.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive sci-fi grand strategy experience filled with eldritch anomalies and complex empire management.

  17. #17 Overland
    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 576 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 36.7%, Post-apocalyptic 20.5%, Strategy 12.5%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A procedural post-apocalyptic survival game that uses turn-based tactical movement to create tense encounters.

  18. #18 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II
    84% matchMixed54% of 2,353 reviews2026
    Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Fast-paced tactical combat meets strategic management in this sequel to the acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. Take control of either the ancient and deathless Necron legions or the techno-religious acolytes of the Omnissiah, with the fate of a world in your hands.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 24.9%, Tactical 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Features intense tactical combat with a strong sci-fi atmosphere and deep unit management.

  19. #19 ENDLESS Space™ 2
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 23,109 reviews2017
    Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    ENDLESS Space™ 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS Universe™. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?

    Why similar: Strategy 68.7%, 4X 13.3% ★, Turn-Based 5.2%, Grand Strategy 3.2%, Sci-fi 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi 4X game with strong narrative elements and unique faction mechanics that feel distinct and immersive.

  20. #20 Dreadlands
    85% matchMixed59% of 226 reviews2020
    Dev: Blackfox StudiosPub: Fatshark
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    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 22%, Tactical 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic tactical RPG that features squad-based combat and a focus on scavenging in a hostile wasteland.

  21. #21 XCOM® 2
    83% matchVery Positive85% of 109,714 reviews2016
    Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 62.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 23.2%, Tactical 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for tactical combat against overwhelming alien forces, sharing the high-stakes intensity of ZEPHON.

  22. #22 Hexarchy
    82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,656 reviews2023
    Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.

    Why similar: 4X 25.3% ★, Turn-Based 16.3%, Grand Strategy 13.8%, Tactical 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 4X strategy game that incorporates tactical card-based elements for a unique strategic experience.

  23. #23 Urban Strife
    81% matchMostly Positive70% of 698 reviews2026
    Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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 26.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Tactical 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A turn-based survival strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world that requires careful tactical decision-making.

  24. #24 Songs of Conquest
    80% matchVery Positive86% of 13,568 reviews2024
    Dev: LavapotionPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.5 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: 4X 37.2% ★, Tactical 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines 4X exploration with tactical combat, featuring a distinct art style and deep strategic layers.

  25. #25 Jagged Alliance 3
    79% matchVery Positive89% of 14,995 reviews2023
    Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 21.8 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: Tactical 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Turn-Based 12.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical combat and squad management that will appeal to fans of ZEPHON's tactical focus.

  26. #26 Last Days of Old Earth
    82% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2016
    Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Last Days of Old Earth is a rich strategy game set in our far, far future where the sun is dying. Can you command the last noble tribes of humanity as they attempt to survive among the machines and marauding clans?

    Why similar: Turn-Based 23.1%, 4X 22% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Strategy 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game that utilizes tactical combat on a hex-grid map.

  27. #27 Heroes of Science and Fiction
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 936 reviews2026
    Dev: Oxymoron Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.

    Why similar: 4X 23.6% ★, Turn-Based 15.8%, Grand Strategy 13.8%, Tactical 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%

  28. #28 Punk Wars
    81% matchMixed59% of 124 reviews2021
    Dev: Strategy Forge S.A.Pub: Salient Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Our civilization has fallen. From the ashes, four new powers emerge. Immerse yourself in a combat-heavy twist on a classic turn-based 4X strategy where steam, steel, atom and diesel-punk corporations clash to spread their technology and the way of life.

    Why similar: 4X 48.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Strategy 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game where different factions fight for control over a ruined landscape.

  29. #29 Galactic Civilizations IV
    78% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,617 reviews2023
    Dev: Stardock Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.

    Why similar: 4X 35.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8%, Sandbox 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Sci-fi 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi 4X game that focuses on empire-wide management and complex diplomatic interactions.

  30. #30 Warlock 2: The Exiled
    79% matchMixed70% of 1,316 reviews2014
    Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Warlock 2 is a turn-based strategy game of fantasy warfare. Rival against Great Mages, lead mighty armies into fierce battles, wield ancient magic and faith as your weapons.

    Why similar: 4X 36% ★, Turn-Based 32.7%, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Multiplayer 2.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A fantasy 4X game that emphasizes tactical combat and magical threats in a hostile world.

  31. #31 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 22,960 reviews2026
    Dev: UnfrozenPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.

    Why similar: 4X 23.3% ★, Turn-Based 14.2%, Grand Strategy 13.9%, Tactical 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%

  32. #32 Surviving the Aftermath
    76% matchMixed70% of 4,648 reviews2021
    Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 44.7%, Strategy 25.1%, Base Building 20.1%, Tactical 8.2%, Multiplayer 2%

  33. #33 Z Dawn
    77% matchMostly Positive73% of 292 reviews2019
    Dev: GoldenGod Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!

    Why similar: Turn-Based 28.8%, 4X 23.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%

  34. #34 Master of Orion
    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 8,196 reviews2016
    Dev: NGD StudiosPub: Wargaming Labs
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 101.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Why similar: 4X 51.1% ★, Turn-Based 20.1%, Strategy 12.8%, Grand Strategy 5.2%, Sci-fi 5.1%

  35. #35 Shardpunk
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 784 reviews2023
    Dev: Clockwork PilePub: Retrovibe
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%

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    Why similar: Lovecraftian 28%, Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Strategy 9.5%

  36. #36 Cepheus Protocol
    75% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,768 reviews2020
    Dev: Halcyon Winds
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.6%, Sandbox 30.4%, Strategy 14.4%, Tactical 14.1%, Base Building 9.5%

  37. #37 Starless Abyss
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 343 reviews2025
    Dev: Konafa GamesPub: No More Robots
    Windows

    Earth has fallen. Science and the Occult have united forces to brace for the arrival of the Eldritch. But will the efforts against this strange, alien race be enough? Play as one of many Proximae used to help defend humanity in this turn-based, roguelike, intergalactic deck builder.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Turn-Based 19%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, Tactical 9.4%

  38. #38 Interregnum: False Prophet
    74% matchMixed59% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: Spacewalkers
    Windows

    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 24.1%, Tactical 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%

  39. #39 Fallen: A2P Protocol
    77% matchMostly Negative38% of 226 reviews2015
    Dev: Red Katana
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    75% matchMostly Positive73% of 136 reviews2017
    Dev: Screwfly Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 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: Turn-Based 26.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Procedural Generation 11%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%

  41. #41 Miasma Chronicles
    72% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,061 reviews2023
    Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: 505 Games Official
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    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: Tactical 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 22%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Strategy 10.8%

  42. #42 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 14,868 reviews2018
    Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?

    Why similar: Turn-Based 25.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Tactical 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%

  43. #43 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 3,878 reviews2026
    Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.

    Why similar: 4X 26.3% ★, Turn-Based 17.1%, Grand Strategy 15.2%, Tactical 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%

  44. #44 Punk Wars: Prologue
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 90 reviews2021
    Dev: Strategy Forge S.A.Pub: Salient Games
    Windows

    Our civilization has fallen. From the ashes, four new powers emerge. Immerse yourself in a combat-heavy twist on a classic turn-based 4X strategy where steam, steel, atom and diesel-punk corporations clash to spread their technology and the way of life.

    Why similar: 4X 38.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%

  45. #45 Thea: The Awakening
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,780 reviews2015
    Dev: MuHa Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 37.3%, 4X 28.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Strategy 11.4%, RPG 6.8%

  46. #46 Old World
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 6,919 reviews2022
    Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?

    Why similar: 4X 26.9% ★, Turn-Based 17%, Grand Strategy 15.6%, Tactical 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%

  47. #47 Mech Armada
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 700 reviews2022
    Dev: Lioncode Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Tactical 13.1%, Procedural Generation 11.9%

  48. #48 Depth of Extinction
    72% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
    Dev: HOF Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements

    Why similar: Turn-Based 27.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%

  49. #49 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,509 reviews2024
    Dev: Longplay Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 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: Turn-Based 22.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Sandbox 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10%

  50. #50 Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,786 reviews2024
    Dev: Illwinter Game Design
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    In Dominions 6 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or an enormous tree. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.

    Why similar: 4X 43.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 5%

  51. #51 As We Descend
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 1,426 reviews2025
    Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 23%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Strategy 12.8%

  52. #52 Xenonauts 2
    66% matchVery Positive81% of 5,852 reviews2026
    Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 27.1%, Tactical 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%

  53. #53 Xenonauts
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 5,076 reviews2014
    Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.

    Why similar: Grand Strategy 19%, Turn-Based 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%

  54. #54 Heart of the Machine
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 2,139 reviews2026
    Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.

    Why similar: 4X 40% ★, Grand Strategy 26.5%, Sandbox 13.2%, Base Building 12%, Strategy 8.2%

  55. #55 Interstellar Space: Genesis
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 850 reviews2019
    Dev: Praxis Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!

    Why similar: 4X 28.6% ★, Turn-Based 17.6%, Grand Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%

  56. #56 Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
    66% matchVery Positive83% of 4,511 reviews2024
    Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is not just a game; it's an adrenaline-fueled journey where your strategic prowess decides the fate of mankind against the machines. After the machines took over, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but rather from other human survivors.

    Why similar: Strategy 57.8%, Horror 42.2%

  57. #57 Red Solstice 2: Survivors
    68% matchMixed70% of 3,318 reviews2021
    Dev: IronwardPub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Sequel to the best-seller ​The Red Solstice​. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?

    Why similar: Procedural Generation 18.8%, Tactical 17.4%, Co-op 15.5%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Sci-fi 13.7%

  58. #58 Predestination
    71% matchMixed45% of 86 reviews2019
    Dev: Brain and Nerd Ltd
    Windows

    Predestination is a turn-based sci-fi 4X game set in the distant past of our own galaxy. Ships from countless races are flung back in time by a powerful hostile race known as the Revenants, and must now work to rebuild their empires and somehow stop the Revenants in the past.

    Why similar: 4X 44.9% ★, Turn-Based 26.7%, Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Sci-fi 6.4%

  59. #59 Affected Zone Tactics
    70% matchMixed55% of 344 reviews2015
    Dev: Light Vision Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Welcome to Affected Zone Tactics, a tactical online game with cooperative turn-based PvP combats. Travel through the Tesla portal to a dangerous parallel world, lead the squad of reckless mercenaries, and outrage mighty corporations and cliques.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 35.9%, Tactical 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Strategy 9.9%

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