- #1 Into the Breach
97% 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 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Turn-Based 11.7%, Roguelike 8.9%, Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive deterministic tactical game where you manipulate the battlefield to counter predictable enemy moves.
- #2 Shogun Showdown
96% 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 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Roguelike 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike that relies on deterministic combat and precise positioning to defeat enemies.
- #3 Vactics
96% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: The Lemur Conspiracy
Windows · Mac
Build the mech to fight against robotic Vactics in tactical chess-like combat. The war is already over and the heroes of the city have fallen. Take on a new randomly generated challenge every time you play and join with the citizens to fight for a better future.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.6%, Roguelite 15.3%, Tactical 14.7%, Roguelike 11%, Procedural Generation 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical roguelite that shares the deterministic movement and environmental focus of the seed game.
- #4 Let's! Revolution!
95% matchVery Positive93% of 380 reviews2023
Dev: BUCK
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Let’s! Revolution! is a colorful roguelite puzzle mashup about stopping a narcissistic King from ruining your world. Flip tiles to uncover the hidden path to the King. Use deductive reasoning to avoid his cronies or take them all down in strategic turn-based combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Roguelite 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines grid-based exploration with tactical puzzle-solving and a distinct, clean visual style.
- #5 Tactical Breach Wizards
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,483 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Tactical 13.1%, Puzzle 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features highly deterministic tactical combat where you solve spatial puzzles to clear rooms efficiently.
- #6 Godless
94% matchVery Positive93% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Danil Kalyupa
Windows
In Godless, you don’t save the world — you end it one turn at a time. Reshape the hex-based battlefield, summon deadly minions, explore endless strategies, and crush mortal heroes in this tactical roguelike!
Why similar: Turn-Based 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Hex Grid 13.1% ★, Roguelite 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that emphasizes hex-grid positioning and managing battlefield effects.
- #7 Slice & Dice
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,450 reviews2024
Dev: Tann
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deterministic tactical combat where you manage dice outcomes to survive increasingly difficult roguelike encounters.
- #8 Gem Wizards Tactics
93% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Keith Burgun Games
Windows
Choose your faction and test your skill in this one-player tactical masterpiece, where positioning is everything! Clear forests, pave roads, knock enemies into pits, yank them out from behind their defenders, before the Business Demons burn it all down!
Why similar: Hex Grid 18% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Tactical 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical combat on a hex grid with a heavy emphasis on terrain manipulation.
- #9 Mainframe Defenders
91% matchVery Positive87% of 767 reviews2020
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MAINFRAME DEFENDERS - Turn-based tactics centered around gear and unit customization. It offers simple combat, high replayability, and tons of loot. Items don't just provide stats boost, but also offer distinct mechanics that can be combined into powerful builds.
Why similar: Roguelike 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.8%, Roguelite 17.8%, Procedural Generation 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled tactical RPG that focuses on squad management and deterministic combat mechanics.
- #10 Auro: A Monster-Bumping Adventure
91% matchVery Positive84% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Dinofarm Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Auro is a unique turn-based tactical dungeon-crawler all about bumping monsters into the water. Traverse randomly generated maps and create huge spell combos as you compete against rival Kingdoms and rise through the ranks.
Why similar: Hex Grid 17.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Strategy 10.3%, Tactical 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical movement and environmental manipulation to defeat enemies without direct combat.
- #11 Trials of Fire
90% matchVery Positive86% of 3,239 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Roguelite 11.4%, Board Game 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical combat on a grid with a focus on positioning and card-based synergy.
- #12 Voidspire Tactics
89% matchVery Positive97% of 287 reviews2015
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
An indie turn-based Tactics RPG with a heavy emphasis on exploration, character progression, and highly tactical combat. Create your own deeply customizable party of Warriors, Sorcerers, and Shiftcloaks to take on the Spire!
Why similar: Turn-Based 23%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.7%, Strategy 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, RPG 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes environmental interaction and complex grid-based combat.
- #13 Desktop Dungeons
88% matchVery Positive84% of 2,339 reviews2023
Dev: QCF Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
Why similar: Roguelike 39%, Turn-Based 32.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, Roguelite 6.2%, RPG 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-roguelike where every movement and action is a calculated resource management decision.
- #14 Evertried
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: Lunic Games / Danilo DominguesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evertried is an isometric, tactical rogue-lite where strategic positioning and quick wit in grid-based combat are the key to success. Make clever use of attacks, movement, skills and hazards to clear floors of enemies and advance higher toward your destiny in the afterlife.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Board Game 11.7%, Roguelike 10.3%, Roguelite 10%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical game that rewards strategic movement and careful planning in a roguelike format.
- #15 Dungeon Drafters
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 753 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
Why similar: Roguelite 22.9%, Turn-Based Combat 22.2%, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Strategy 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical roguelike that blends card-based abilities with strategic positioning.
- #16 The Last Spell
85% 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 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Tactical 10%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that requires careful positioning and environmental control to defend against hordes.
- #17 Tetra Tactics
86% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Jabari AliiPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Strategize, collect, upgrade. Tetra Tactics is a roguelite deckbuilder inspired by Triple Triad, featuring deep meta-progression and endless replayability. Outwit opponents on a 4x4 tactical grid, traverse branching maps, augment your cards, and combine powerful abilities to build the ultimate deck.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.9%, Roguelike 15.7%, Tactical 15.1%, Board Game 14%
Why You'll Like It: A unique tactical roguelike that uses card-based mechanics to influence grid-based combat.
- #18 Live by the Sword: Tactics
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Labrador Studios
Windows · Mac
Live By The Sword: Tactics is a streamlined tactical RPG that blends classic and contemporary gameplay elements. The game is set in a world recovering from the ravages of war, you must navigate the treacherous landscape to prevent further turmoil. Single Player and Multiplayer modes available.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Tactical 11.1%, Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a pure tactical experience with a focus on grid-based positioning and turn-based strategy.
- #19 Invisible, Inc.
84% matchVery Positive91% of 5,719 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Turn-Based 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Roguelite 12%, Tactical 10%
Why You'll Like It: A highly deterministic stealth-tactical game where knowing enemy patterns is key to survival.
- #20 Oaken
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 377 reviews2023
Dev: Laki StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Oaken, a turn-based tactical roguelike set in the spirit inhabited world. Explore the Great Oak, gather allies and trinkets, learn to use the positioning for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards. Wake the spirits and save the Oak!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Turn-Based 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Hex Grid 13.6% ★, Board Game 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike with a focus on positioning and unique unit abilities on a hex grid.
- #21 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 Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Roguelite 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical dungeon crawler that focuses on turn-based combat and grid-based exploration.
- #22 Crown Trick
82% matchVery Positive85% of 5,356 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Roguelike 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Roguelite 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike that utilizes a synchronized turn-based system where your movement dictates the flow of combat.
- #23 Templar Battleforce
82% matchVery Positive93% of 973 reviews2015
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Roguelike 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical game that emphasizes squad positioning and environmental awareness in a sci-fi setting.
- #24 Card Hog
79% matchVery Positive94% of 541 reviews2023
Dev: SnoutUp
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Card Hog is a pig-based dungeon crawler with roguelike and deck building elements. Take the role of an adventurous hog and interact with more than 100 cards of dangerous enemies, powerful weapons and exciting spells!
Why similar: Turn-Based 32.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.6%, Roguelite 18.1%, Roguelike 8.6%, Tactical 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical roguelike that simplifies combat into a highly addictive, puzzle-like experience.
- #25 Alvora Tactics
81% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2017
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Alvora Tactics is an indie Tactics RPG that combines strategic combat with immersive exploration. Explore and conquer Great Serpent Alvora with your own customizable band of warriors!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.1%, Strategy 17.9%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that features complex grid-based combat and character customization.
- #26 Conquest Tactics : Realm of Sin
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 203 reviews2026
Dev: Singular Sunshine StudiosPub: Thousand Generation
Windows · Mac
Conquest Tactics: Realm of Sin is a dark-fantasy roguelite tactics game. Command your army and engage in turn-based battles on a hex-based board as you advance step by step to conquer a land shrouded in sin. Your choices carry weight: will you restore order… or allow eternal darkness to reign?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Hex Grid 14.3% ★, Roguelite 10.6%, Board Game 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark-fantasy tactical game that utilizes hex-grid combat and board-game inspired mechanics.
- #27 Last Regiment
81% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Boomzap Inc
Windows
Engage in epic simultaneous turn-based combat in this fusion of cards and turn-based strategy. Assemble your regiment, claim your territory, and lead your forces to triumph!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Hex Grid 15.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that combines deckbuilding with grid-based tactical movement.
- #28 Shuffle Tactics
79% matchMixed70% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Club SandwichPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Shuffle Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding tactical RPG. Strategize to survive tough battles, pick the right cards to create powerful synergies, and bond with your sidekicks to get an edge in battle. Adventure awaits! Will you rise as Asteria's new King?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Roguelike 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Tactical 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric tactical roguelike that emphasizes positioning and turn-based decision making.
- #29 Pathway
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,235 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Turn-Based 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Roguelite 9.2%, Roguelike 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical turn-based combat with exploration and a distinct pixel-art aesthetic.
- #30 Drop Duchy
76% matchVery Positive90% of 2,795 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy Mill StudioPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 14.7%, Board Game 13.8%, Strategy 10.5%
- #31 SpellRogue
75% matchVery Positive87% of 1,585 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%
- #32 Crawl Tactics
77% matchVery Positive92% of 203 reviews2022
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Strategy 7.9%
- #33 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
77% matchVery Positive81% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Kenisoft Game Studio
Windows
Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based System which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.6%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Tactical 10%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #34 Veterum
74% matchVery Positive93% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.9%, Hex Grid 12.9% ★, Tactical 11.1%, Strategy 10.3%
- #35 Cell Command
73% matchVery Positive98% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 12.6%
- #36 Crowntakers
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 681 reviews2014
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.2%, Hex Grid 11.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Roguelike 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
- #37 One-inch Tactics
74% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Turn the tide of the war with nuanced strategies in One-inch Tactics, introducing players to a unique turn-based strategy experience.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21%, Turn-Based 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Tactical 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10%
- #38 Dungeon Deathball
75% matchVery Positive96% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
🏆🏀💀 TACTICS, TERROR & TOUCHDOWNS. Turn-based roguelike meets arcade death-sport, where every dungeon is a unique gauntlet of brutal challenges. Can you survive the trials of Dungeon Deathball and win back your freedom?
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Turn-Based 11.5%, Tactical 10.9%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #39 Anomaly Collapse
73% 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 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #40 Tower Tactics: Liberation
73% 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: Roguelike 23.9%, Roguelite 19.1%, Tactical 13.5%, Strategy 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #41 Tales & Tactics
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,081 reviews2024
Dev: Table 9 StudioPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Roguelike Squad-based Autobattler in a Tabletop RPG setting. Draft your army, carefully equip and position your units, make important choices, and meet a colorful cast of characters as you make ready for the Grand Tournament.
Why similar: Hex Grid 23.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Tactical 14.5%, Roguelike 12.8%, Board Game 12.4%
- #42 Telepath Tactics
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2015
Dev: Sinister Design
Windows
A deep indie strategy RPG with destructible battlefields; the ability to build bridges, traps, and barricades; the ability to shove enemies off cliffs and into lava; and full-fledged mod support.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30%, Strategy 25.6%, Turn-Based 25.5%, RPG 14.7%, Indie 4.2%
- #43 Planetiles
72% matchVery Positive84% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: MythicOwl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dive into Planetiles, where strategy and creativity converge. Build and transform barren planets into flourishing worlds. Outwit natural disasters, develop vibrant habitats, and navigate complex challenges. Embrace a boardgame-like depth with thoughtful planning and strategic decision-making.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Board Game 13.3%, Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 12.1%
- #44 Kaamos: Puzzle Roguelike
70% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Pepperbox StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Kaamos is a bite-sized turn-based puzzle roguelike where battles are fought by matching tiles on a grid with looping rows and columns. Build your character and deck of tiles by looting equipment from your foes. Traverse a dark medieval world where the Sun went down and never rose again.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Roguelike 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Tactical 9.2%
- #45 Hadean Tactics
69% 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 Strategy 25.2%, Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Procedural Generation 11.7%
- #46 Ash of Gods: The Way
70% matchVery Positive82% of 483 reviews2023
Dev: AurumDust
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Solve tactical puzzles in constantly changing battles and overcome circumstances that are NEVER in your favor. Defend your commander, win duels, capture points, experiment with your strategy to defeat a superior enemy, and make decisions that affect your story.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.9%, Tactical 17.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, RPG 6.1%
- #47 Telepath Tactics Liberated
71% matchVery Positive85% of 155 reviews2022
Dev: Sinister DesignPub: indie.io
Windows
An SRPG fan's SRPG! Imagine Fire Emblem with destructible battlefields; the ability to place traps; the ability to shove enemies off cliffs, into lava, or into each other; and a built-in campaign creator.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Strategy 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #48 Indies' Lies 2: Fire Seed
68% matchVery Positive80% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: Fun Square GamesPub: Erabit
Windows
Indies' Lies 2: Fire Seed is a top-down 2D roguelite tactics game. Command three heroes in chess-like battles, forging legends through terrain strategy, skill combos, and ever-evolving rogue builds on a dynamic battlefield.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 13.1%
- #49 Recon Control
70% matchVery Positive84% of 132 reviews2021
Dev: Dmitry KozlovPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Turn-Based 16.3%, Tactical 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
- #50 Revelatio
67% matchVery Positive93% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Guild Studio
Windows
"Revelatio" is a turn-based strategy game that combines tile-based combat and elements of roguelike. Strategically summon and control units to claim victory. Stain the world with your darkness by corrupting various units, bosses and even NPCs.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 11.9%
- #51 Mech Armada
69% matchVery Positive81% of 679 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 16.1%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Roguelite 11%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%
- #52 Repel The Rifts
66% matchVery Positive86% of 313 reviews2025
Dev: RefinedBearGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Linux
Repel the Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game where you lead a commander through an alien world, uncovering new terrain each wave, drafting powerful upgrades, and constructing defenses to hold back the chaos.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Roguelike 16%, Tactical 14.4%, Roguelite 13.1%
- #53 TINY METAL
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 285 reviews2017
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / UNTIES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Tactical 10.1%
- #54 Rogue Waters
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,075 reviews2024
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Turn-Based 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Roguelite 11.3%, Roguelike 9%
- #55 Ground Breakers
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: UnitedIndie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Battle with robots on dynamic, randomly generated battlegrounds, as you attempt to take on the world in this unique turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Strategy 18.6%, Turn-Based 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%
- #56 Cobalt Core
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,128 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Roguelike 15.1%, Tactical 9.8%, Strategy 9.7%
- #57 Zoria: Age of Shattering
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 608 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and followers management, set in the expansive fantasy world of Zoria. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks. Every team member contributes to undertaken battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28%, Turn-Based Strategy 27.8%, Turn-Based Combat 19.3%, Strategy 13%, RPG 7.5%
- #58 Ruin Raiders
69% matchMixed69% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Roguelite 10.3%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #59 Undergrave
68% matchVery Positive88% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Wired Dreams Studio
Windows
Undergrave is a tactical roguelike in which moving, jumping, managing your stamina, dashing and 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 strategically is vital for success.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Roguelike 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #60 Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
66% matchVery Positive91% of 467 reviews2022
Dev: Rarykos
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it? Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Explore the rich medieval fantasy world in a mix of LOTR, Warhammer, FTL and Total War.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%, Tactical 9.7%