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More about this game →Few titles capture what makes BattleTech unique: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and combat tactical. After measuring 16 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 43 most faithful alternatives. Northgard, XCOM® 2 and Armello top the ranking, with Northgard at number one (79/100).
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to BattleTech. Each one has been evaluated across 16 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, survival mechanics and punishing difficulty, while skipping melee combat
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: setting and progression.
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation
≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, procedural generation and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling
The game continues the previous game line: XCOM Enemy Unknown. In XCOM 2 we see the Earth under the rule of aliens. The order established by them is based on total control but is proclaimed as the realm of prosperity and security. However, on the periphery of large cities, there are those who consider it a dictatorship and are struggling to restore independence to people.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping melee combat
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: setting and visuals.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, co op and offline, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: setting.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, offline and co op, while skipping deep simulation
The Divine is dead. The Void approaches. And the powers lying dormant within you are soon to awaken. The battle for Divinity has begun. Choose wisely and trust sparingly; darkness lurks within every heart. Who will you be?
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: setting.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping deep simulation
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and deep simulation
≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, vibe casual and open world exploration, while skipping melee combat
It’s the early 2000’s, and you’ve just bought your first car. A long, slow summer lies ahead. Hearing about a festival on the other side of the country, you fire up your engine, plot a course on your map, and hit the road. How, if you get there at all, is up to you.
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: visuals and game mode.
Released 7 years after BattleTech.
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation
≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, punishing difficulty and procedural generation, while skipping adventure storytelling
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: tone and progression.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and turn-based strategy
≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping adventure storytelling
DEFCON is a unique RTS from British Introversion Software, known for such experimental projects. The user interface is minimalistic and simple: it resembles a tactical card stylized as Cold War films such as Dr. Strangelove and WarGames.
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: setting and tone.
It predates BattleTech by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, deep simulation and turn-based strategy
≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, sandbox freedom and competitive edge, while skipping adventure storytelling
Death or Dishonor!Death or Dishonor is a new Country Pack for Hearts of Iron IV, and expands upon players’ ability to experience history’s greatest conflict from any point of view.
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: tone and setting.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and turn-based strategy
≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, real-time strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping adventure storytelling
RimWorld is a sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Inspired by Dwarf Fortress, Firefly, and Dune. You begin with three survivors of a shipwreck on a distant world. Manage colonists' moods, needs, wounds, and illnesses.
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: progression and game mode.
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation
Tactical Breach Wizards is a small-scale, turn-based tactics game where you play a team of wizards in modern-day tactical gear, breaching and clearing rooms full of terrorists, drug dealers, corrupt cops, and worse. It's still in early development, so everything about it might change!
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: setting and game mode.
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation
≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, visual pixel and visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus
Chroma Squad is a tactical role-playing video game. The game is influenced by tokusatsu TV shows, particularly the Super Sentai and Power Rangers. ###Tokusatsu The genre of tokusatsu TV shows is briefly defined as “a fantastic movie with special effects about superheroes”.
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: setting and game mode.
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy
≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: progression and game mode.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with card game strategy and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation
The saga continues! Etherlords II takes you back to the world of Ether and into a whole new realm of fantastic possibilities. Lead your hero on an unforgettable journey through lands filled with unsurpassed beauty and danger to unlock the ultimate mystery.
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: setting.
It predates BattleTech by 15 years, with what that implies technically.
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