What is the best game similar to Stellar Tactics?

The closest game to Stellar Tactics is RimWorld, scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, sandbox freedom and turn-based strategy. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Stellar Tactics?

The three closest games to Stellar Tactics are: 1. RimWorld (83/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Caves of Qud (77/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. KeeperRL (78/100, 9 shared attributes). All share Stellar Tactics's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 42 candidates across 16 dimensions.

Is Caves of Qud similar to Stellar Tactics?

Yes, very much so — Caves of Qud scores 77/100 similarity to Stellar Tactics. They share 10 attributes, including deep RPG systems and turn-based strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Stellar Tactics?

The best RPG games similar to Stellar Tactics are RimWorld, Caves of Qud, KeeperRL and Shadows Over Loathing. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Stellar Tactics attributes like deep RPG systems, sandbox freedom and turn-based strategy.

How is similarity to Stellar Tactics calculated?

We compare Stellar Tactics against every game in our catalog using 16 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Stellar Tactics experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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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.

If Stellar Tactics left you wanting more, this list of 42 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep RPG systems, open world exploration and combat tactical — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 16 attributes. RimWorld comes closest (83/100).

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Stellar Tactics. 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.

#1RimWorldClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiSpaceExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 239KRAWG👍 87%· 620MC87IGDB75· 2OC86· 11

Year 2016Dev Ludeon StudiosPlaytime ~19hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, sandbox freedom and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, survival mechanics and real-time strategy, 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 Stellar Tactics: progression.

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

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#2Caves of QudClosest on progression

iRank91

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 12KRAWG👍 83%· 46IGDB94· 1OC90· 11

Year 2015Dev Freehold Games · Kitfox GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, roguelike runs and survival mechanics, while skipping sandbox freedom

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth?Who are you?

Where it drifts furthest from Stellar Tactics: setting and world.

It predates Stellar Tactics by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals55World43

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalSandbox WorldExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 84%· 1.8K

Year 2015Dev Michal BrzozowskiPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, sandbox freedom and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, roguelike runs and survival mechanics, while skipping open world exploration

KeeperRL is an ambitious dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil wizard and study the methods of black magic. Equip your minions and explore the world, murder innocent villagers and burn their homes.

Where it drifts furthest from Stellar Tactics: setting and progression.

It predates Stellar Tactics by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Shadows Over Loathing

iRank91

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalOpen WorldSkill TreeExploration

Steam👍 96%· 3.3KOC81· 10

Year 2022Dev AsymmetricPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and visual 2d, while skipping sandbox freedom

Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.

Where it drifts furthest from Stellar Tactics: visuals.

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Steam

#5Wasteland 2Closest on setting

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 83%· 8.1KIGDB78· 10OC81· 42

Year 2014Dev inXile Entertainment · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Stellar Tactics: progression.

It predates Stellar Tactics by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting77Visuals75Combat65World52

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalOpen WorldExplorationSkill Tree

Steam👍 94%· 6.0KIGDB90· 1OC89· 22

Year 2025Dev YCJY GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, roguelike runs and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

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 Stellar Tactics: visuals and world.

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Steam

#7Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalOpen WorldSkill TreeExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 88%· 20KIGDB85· 14OC89· 88

Year 2018Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Versus EvilOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Stellar Tactics: setting.

It predates Stellar Tactics by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Final Fantasy VIIClosest on visuals

iRank83

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalSci-FiIsometricThird Person

IGDB85· 4OC81· 25

Year 1997Dev Square Product Development Division 1 · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, fantasy world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Stellar Tactics: setting.

It predates Stellar Tactics by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Tactical Breach Wizards

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalSci-FiIsometricNarrative

Steam👍 98%· 12KIGDB84· 3OC87· 21

Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping sandbox freedom

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 Stellar Tactics: setting.

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Steam

#10Gorky 17

iRank75

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalSci-FiIsometricThird Person

Steam👍 81%· 2.2KRAWG👍 61%· 188IGDB80· 1

Year 1999Dev Hyperion Entertainment · Topware Interactive ACEPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

Gorky 17 is a role-playing game set in a fictional polish town of Gorky 17. The town was attacked by mutants and destroyed. Several years after these events a NATO group disappeared near Gorky 17. You take control of the second team sent to find missing allies.

Where it drifts furthest from Stellar Tactics: setting.

It predates Stellar Tactics by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#11Fire Emblem: Three Houses

iRank91

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalIsometricThird PersonFantasy

IGDB93· 9OC89· 122

Year 2019Dev Intelligent Systems · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Stellar Tactics: setting.

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Nintendo

#12Pathfinder: Kingmaker

iRank74

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalOpen WorldSkill TreeExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 78%· 35KIGDB66· 3OC72· 36

Year 2018Dev Owlcat Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Stellar Tactics: setting.

It predates Stellar Tactics by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals75World50

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

TacticalOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreePixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 1.2K

Year 2020Dev Rad CodexPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: visual pixel, visual topdown and visual 2d, while skipping sandbox freedom

Voyage into the wide world of Eral as an explorer, trader, or privateer. Unravel the secrets behind Dominio's betrayal - or sail off in search of your own adventure.

Where it drifts furthest from Stellar Tactics: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Progression100World64Visuals0

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalOpen WorldExplorationSkill Tree

Steam👍 98%· 10KRAWG👍 89%· 120MC88IGDB82· 4OC85· 36

Year 2017Dev AsymmetricPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and ranged combat, while skipping sandbox freedom

Say howdy to West of Loathing -- a single-player slapstick comedy adventure role-playing game set in the wild west of the Kingdom of Loathing universe. Traverse snake-infested gulches, punch skeletons wearing cowboy hats, grapple with demon cows, and investigate a wide variety of disgusting spittoons.

Where it drifts furthest from Stellar Tactics: setting and visuals.

It predates Stellar Tactics by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Nintendo

#15Xenogears

iRank90

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalSci-FiPost-ApocalypticIsometricThird Person

IGDB90· 1

Year 1998Dev Square Product Development Division 3 · Square Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping sandbox freedom

It predates Stellar Tactics by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of Stellar Tactics alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Stellar Tactics, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Paper Mario: The Origami King

RPG · Puzzle

Fire Emblem Engage

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Torment: Tides of Numenera

RPG · Adventure

Bravely Default

RPG · Adventure

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

RPG · Adventure

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

RPG · Tower Defense

Persona 5

RPG · Adventure

King's Bounty: Warriors of the North

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Willy-Nilly Knight

RPG · Adventure

Super Mario RPG

RPG · Adventure

Persona 3 Portable

RPG · Puzzle

Chroma Squad

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Shadowhand: RPG Card Game

RPG · Deck Builder

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense

RPG · Tower Defense

Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense

RPG · Tower Defense

The Age of Decadence

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Blackguards

RPG · Adventure

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

RPG · Adventure

Gears Tactics

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts

RPG · Adventure

Etherlords II

RPG · Deck Builder

Jagged Alliance: Crossfire

RPG · Simulation

The Banner Saga 3

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fate/Grand Order

RPG · Visual Novel

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RPG · Turn-Based Strat

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Stellar Tactics?: The closest game to Stellar Tactics is RimWorld, scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, sandbox freedom and turn-based strategy. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Stellar Tactics?: The three closest games to Stellar Tactics are: 1. RimWorld (83/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Caves of Qud (77/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. KeeperRL (78/100, 9 shared attributes). All share Stellar Tactics's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 42 candidates across 16 dimensions.
Is Caves of Qud similar to Stellar Tactics?: Yes, very much so — Caves of Qud scores 77/100 similarity to Stellar Tactics. They share 10 attributes, including deep RPG systems and turn-based strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Stellar Tactics?: The best RPG games similar to Stellar Tactics are RimWorld, Caves of Qud, KeeperRL and Shadows Over Loathing. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Stellar Tactics attributes like deep RPG systems, sandbox freedom and turn-based strategy.
How is similarity to Stellar Tactics calculated?: We compare Stellar Tactics against every game in our catalog using 16 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Stellar Tactics experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.