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More about this game →We filtered the 43 games similar to BattleTech down to the 15 that fit the “Simulation” category. Northgard, Armello and Keep Driving top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to BattleTech.
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Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to BattleTech is Northgard — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. Armello and Keep Driving follow close behind.
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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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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, 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, 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and turn-based strategy
≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping adventure storytelling
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Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: setting and progression.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for BattleTech.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation
≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling
The game takes place in a Viking world inhabited by three races (humans, Varls, and Dredges) created by different gods. Once between people and Varls was hostility, but with the emergence of dredges, they were forced to unite forces, for not being killed by them.
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: setting and visuals.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and turn-based strategy
≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: setting.
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, deep simulation and turn-based strategy
≠ Stands apart with loot and gear systems, while skipping adventure storytelling
Job well done, soldier! The island of Arulco is free; however, there are other countries under the shadow of war that are ignored by the rest of the world.
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: game mode and progression.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for BattleTech.
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, roguelike runs and procedural generation, while skipping adventure storytelling
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: game mode.
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation
≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping adventure storytelling
Where it drifts furthest from BattleTech: setting and game mode.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for BattleTech.