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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 46 games similar to The Salma World down to the 18 that fit the “Tactical” category. Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game and Dead Man's Draw top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Salma World.

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Within the “Tactical” category, the closest game to The Salma World is Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em — scoring 66/100 on our similarity scale. Ascension: Deckbuilding Game and Dead Man's Draw follow close behind.

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The best tactical games like The Salma World

18 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Salma World. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.

#1Telltale Texas Hold ‘EmClosest overall match

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Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Tactical2DSoloCasualNarrative

Steam👍 68%· 370RAWG👍 24%· 21

Year 2008Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, puzzle design and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and horror tension

Join poker's most outspoken players for a hand of Telltale Texas Hold'em, the card game stacked high with personality. Quips will fly, chips will fall, and you may just end up rolling in the aisles.

It predates The Salma World by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100

#2Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

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Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Tactical2DSoloMultiplayerOffline

Steam👍 89%· 1.7KMC84

Year 2011Dev Playdek · Asmodee DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, was the first officially licensed deck building card game for iOS, and is now available for your PC as Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, complete with 5 full expansion decks! Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory.

It predates The Salma World by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100

#3Dead Man's Draw

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Dead Man's Draw

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Tactical2DCo-opSoloCasual

Steam👍 84%· 644

Year 2013Dev Stardock EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, co op and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

The critically acclaimed card game is now available on PC! Dead Man’s Draw is a simple and strategic game of luck and skill that boils down strategy gameplay into a single, tense decision: to play it safe or risk everything in pursuit of killer combos and boundless treasure.

It predates The Salma World by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100

#4Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition

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Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Tactical2DSoloMultiplayerOffline

Steam👍 86%· 5.5KRAWG👍 67%· 117MC91IGDB63· 3

Year 2009Dev Plug In Digital · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and competitive edge, while skipping puzzle design

Ticket to Ride is a turn-based strategy game, an adaptation of a board game of the same name. ### Gameplay The gameplay copies the board game entirely. The game takes place on a map of the United States and south Canada filled with multicolored railroads.

It predates The Salma World by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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60 Seconds!

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Tactical2DSoloNarrativeHardcore

Steam👍 85%· 12KIGDB80· 1OC58· 10

Year 2015Dev Robot Gentleman StudiosOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, puzzle design and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Poker Night at the Inventory

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Poker Night at the Inventory

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

TacticalSoloCasualFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 9.7KRAWG👍 59%· 249MC71OC80· 12

Year 2010Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, vibe casual and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

Four famous characters - Max (Sam & Max game series), RED Heavy (Team Fortress 2 game), Tycho (Penny Arcade webcomic), and Strong Bad (Homestar Runner web series) - just sit around a table in the underground casino called Inventory and play poker.

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals0

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Duelyst

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

TacticalMultiplayerSoloIsometricPixel Art

Steam👍 82%· 4.7KRAWG👍 55%· 102MC82IGDB82· 7OC80· 16

Year 2016Dev Counterplay Games · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment USPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, single-player focus and visual isometric, while skipping puzzle design

Duelyst is a digital collectible card game and turn-based strategy hybrid. The game has four expansions: Denizens of Shim'zar, Rise of the Bloodborn, Ancient Bonds, and Unearthed Prophecy. ###Gameplay In each round, two players must fight across a tactical battlefield.

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals0

#8Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game

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Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

TacticalPvPSoloMultiplayerOnline

Steam👍 77%· 3.5KRAWG👍 21%· 34

Year 2014Dev Lightmare StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, card game strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with competitive edge, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping puzzle design

Welcome to a unique trading card game that blends rich lore and artwork with innovative gameplay mechanics that are both simple to learn, and hard to master. Play with fully animated cards in 3D battlefields, and assemble decks from over 800 cards and 8 stylized factions.

It predates The Salma World by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

#9Teamfight Tactics

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Teamfight Tactics

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

TacticalSoloMultiplayerFantasyIsometric

Year 2019Dev Riot GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Visuals0

#10Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

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Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

TacticalSoloMultiplayerCo-opMagic

Steam👍 87%· 1.3KRAWG👍 63%· 56MC77IGDB80· 4

Year 2012Dev Stainless Games · Wizards of the CoastPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

Special EditionThe Magic: The Gathering –Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Special Edition includes: Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Full Game Magic 2013 Official Soundtrack Wallpapers: 5 wallpapers; in multiple sizes. 2nd Path of the Planeswalkers Graphic novel .

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat87Visuals0

#11Magic 2015 - Duels of the Planeswalkers

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Magic 2015 - Duels of the Planeswalkers

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

TacticalMultiplayerSoloMagicFantasy

Steam👍 45%· 4.0KRAWG👍 52%· 65MC60IGDB57· 6

Year 2014Dev Stainless Games · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

GARRUK'S REVENGE EXPANSION NOW AVAILABLE! Walk in the footsteps of the Multiverse's greatest hunter. Featuring additional campaign levels, challenges, and new cards to collect, you take on the role of Garruk and hunt your prey across the planes!

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat80Visuals0

#12Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers

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Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

TacticalSoloMultiplayerCo-opMagic

Steam👍 83%· 4.6KRAWG👍 55%· 99MC80IGDB77· 4

Year 2013Dev Stainless Games · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

Special EditionThe Special Edition includes the following: Magic: The Gathering 2014 - Duels of the Planeswalkers Base Game Soundtrack: Planar themes and the licensed I Fight Dragons song as MP3s Wallpapers: 5 desktop wallpapers; in multiple sizes eBook: “Return To Ravnica” novella in PDF format…

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat72Visuals0

42

Worms

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Tactical2DSoloMultiplayerMelee

Steam👍 83%· 694IGDB80· 2

Year 1995Dev Team17 · TelegamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and visual 2d

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

It predates The Salma World by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat85Visuals61

#14Worms Armageddon

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Worms Armageddon

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Tactical2DMultiplayerSoloCo-op

Steam👍 94%· 11K

Year 1999Dev InfogramesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, combat tactical and visual 2d

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, shooter and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

It predates The Salma World by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Combat70

#15Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

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Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

TacticalSoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometric

IGDB91· 2

Year 2003Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals0

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