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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 25 games similar to Metal Slug Tactics down to the 4 that fit the “RPG” category. Gumballs & Dungeons, Digimon World and Always Sometimes Monsters top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Slug Tactics.

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The best rPG games like Metal Slug Tactics

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Metal Slug Tactics. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Gumballs & DungeonsClosest overall match

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SoloFantasyManagement

Steam👍 45%· 878RAWG👍 17%· 23MC65

Year 2011Dev Realmforge Studios · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and fantasy world.

≠ Missing: turn-based strategy.

A mighty hero stalks through a dark, dank dungeon making life miserable for hordes of pitiable monsters as he steals anything and everything not bolted to the floor. Been there, done that - about a thousand times?

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Metal Slug Tactics.

It predates Metal Slug Tactics by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Digimon World

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SoloFantasySci-FiCyberpunkThird Person

Year 1999Dev Bandai

✓ Like Metal Slug Tactics, it's known for deep simulation, deep RPG systems and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Slug Tactics: visuals and setting.

It predates Metal Slug Tactics by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Always Sometimes MonstersClosest on visuals

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SoloIsometricPixel ArtNarrativeCasual

Steam👍 75%· 2.4KRAWG👍 26%· 76MC73IGDB81· 5OC73· 30

Year 2014Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Like Metal Slug Tactics, it's known for deep simulation, deep RPG systems and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and vibe casual, while skipping turn-based strategy

###Sad story Made by two developers from Canada in the RPG Maker, the game tells the story of the author who receives a note that the love of his life marries another on the other side of the country.

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Slug Tactics: tone.

It predates Metal Slug Tactics by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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