What is the best game similar to Zero Division?

The closest game to Zero Division is Shogun Showdown, scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Zero Division?

The three closest games to Zero Division are: 1. Shogun Showdown (82/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Loop Hero (80/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Invisible, Inc. (78/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Zero Division's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 12 dimensions.

Is Loop Hero similar to Zero Division?

Yes, very much so — Loop Hero scores 80/100 similarity to Zero Division. They share 9 attributes, including deep RPG systems and roguelike runs. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Zero Division?

The best RPG games similar to Zero Division are Shogun Showdown, Loop Hero, Invisible, Inc. and Caves of Qud. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Zero Division attributes like deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs.

How is similarity to Zero Division calculated?

We compare Zero Division against every game in our catalog using 12 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 Zero Division 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.

Few titles capture what makes Zero Division unique: deep RPG systems, punishing difficulty and procedural generation. After measuring 12 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 41 most faithful alternatives. Shogun Showdown, Loop Hero and Invisible, Inc. top the ranking, with Shogun Showdown at number one (82/100).

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Top games similar to Zero Division

41 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Zero Division. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Shogun ShowdownClosest overall match

iRank92

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalHardcoreProcedural2D

Steam👍 95%· 6.7KIGDB90· 2OC87· 20

Year 2023Dev Roboatino · Goblinz PublishingPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

⬇️ WISHLIST OUR UPCOMING STRATEGY GAMEhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1639080?utm_source=steam&utm_campaign=crosspromo&utm_content=shogun About the Game Turn-based combat where every action counts. Carefully position yourself, build up and unleash your attacks at the right time!

Where it drifts furthest from Zero Division: visuals.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkProceduralIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 36KIGDB85· 7OC84· 85

Year 2021Dev Four Quarters · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, roguelike runs and card game strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Zero Division: setting and visuals.

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#3Invisible, Inc.Closest on setting

iRank82

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalHardcoreProceduralCyberpunkSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 5.7KRAWG👍 65%· 346MC82IGDB86· 10OC83· 43

Year 2015Dev Klei EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus, while skipping card game strategy

Developed by the Canadian Klei Entertainment, Invisible Inc. is a turn-based strategy with elements of stealth and roguelike. The game takes place in a dystopian future: in 2074 and the huge multinational corporations seized power from the world government. Invisible Inc.

It predates Zero Division by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalHardcoreProceduralSci-FiIsometric

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 roguelike runs

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

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 Zero Division: setting.

It predates Zero Division by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkProceduralSci-Fi

Steam👍 74%· 2.9KRAWG👍 44%· 62

Year 2018Dev Snowhound Games · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, card game strategy and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting space, while skipping punishing difficulty

In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen…

Where it drifts furthest from Zero Division: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Zero Division.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 94%· 22KIGDB90· 10OC88· 73

Year 2018Dev Subset GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, deep simulation and visual pixel, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Zero Division: setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#7Chainsaw Warrior (Classic)

iRank62

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkProceduralCyberpunk

Steam👍 62%· 105

Year 2015Dev Auroch DigitalPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and card game strategy

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and real-time strategy, while skipping punishing difficulty

Chainsaw Warrior: Lords of the Night is a new chapter for Games Workshop's cult classic! Based on the original Chainsaw Warrior board game, this sequel adds new layers of intensity to the game's unique formula.

Where it drifts furthest from Zero Division: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Zero Division.

It predates Zero Division by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Darkest Dungeon®Closest on tone

iRank87

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkHardcoreProcedural

Steam👍 92%· 159KRAWG👍 86%· 1.4KMC84IGDB83· 10OC84· 80

Year 2016Dev Red Hook StudiosPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping card game strategy

Darkest Dungeon is a roguelike RPG developed by Red Hook Studios. The works of Howard Lovecraft served as the main inspiration for the game which addresses the themes of fear and psychological trauma.

Where it drifts furthest from Zero Division: setting and visuals.

It predates Zero Division by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#9XCOM: Enemy Unknown

iRank92

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalHardcoreProceduralSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 58KIGDB89· 12

Year 2012Dev Firaxis Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, multiplayer gameplay and base building, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Zero Division: setting.

It predates Zero Division by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Sword of the Stars: The Pit

iRank70

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkProceduralSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 84%· 1.6KRAWG👍 52%· 56MC68IGDB70· 1

Year 2013Dev Kerberos ProductionsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping card game strategy

A deadly plague ravages your world. Your last hope: a legendary alien facility dug deep into the Feldspar Mountains...a massive Pit, built by the ancient Suul'ka. If 'The Pit' really exists, there might be something left. Something that will give your doctors a fighting chance at the cure.

Where it drifts furthest from Zero Division: setting.

It predates Zero Division by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#11KeeperRL

iRank84

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkProceduralIsometric

Steam👍 84%· 1.8K

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

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, roguelike runs and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics, while skipping card game strategy

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 Zero Division: setting.

It predates Zero Division by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Darkest Dungeon II

iRank79

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkProceduralNarrative

Steam👍 75%· 26KIGDB83· 5OC81· 78

Year 2023Dev Red Hook StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Zero Division: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Zero Division.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Tone54Setting0

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralNarrativeCasual

Steam👍 94%· 6.0KIGDB90· 1OC89· 22

Year 2025Dev YCJY GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus, while skipping card game strategy

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 Zero Division: tone and visuals.

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Steam

#14Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

iRank82

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalIsometricFantasyThird Person

IGDB81· 9OC84· 91

Year 2017Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Zero Division: setting.

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#15RimWorld

iRank88

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralSci-FiIsometric

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, turn-based strategy and procedural generation

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, survival mechanics and real-time strategy, while skipping card game strategy

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 Zero Division: setting.

It predates Zero Division by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

Complete list of Zero Division alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Zero Division, 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.

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RPG · Puzzle

Gears Tactics

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense

RPG · Tower Defense

Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense

RPG · Tower Defense

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

RPG · Tower Defense

Tactical Breach Wizards

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

RPG · Adventure

Xenogears

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Persona 3 Portable

RPG · Puzzle

Super Mario RPG

RPG · Adventure

Bravely Default

RPG · Adventure

Fire Emblem Engage

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

King's Bounty: Warriors of the North

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Chroma Squad

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Torment: Tides of Numenera

RPG · Adventure

Jagged Alliance: Crossfire

RPG · Simulation

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

The Banner Saga 3

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Blackguards

RPG · Adventure

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Willy-Nilly Knight

RPG · Adventure

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

RPG · Adventure

Fate/Grand Order

RPG · Visual Novel

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RPG · Adventure

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Zero Division?: The closest game to Zero Division is Shogun Showdown, scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Zero Division?: The three closest games to Zero Division are: 1. Shogun Showdown (82/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Loop Hero (80/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Invisible, Inc. (78/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Zero Division's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 12 dimensions.
Is Loop Hero similar to Zero Division?: Yes, very much so — Loop Hero scores 80/100 similarity to Zero Division. They share 9 attributes, including deep RPG systems and roguelike runs. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Zero Division?: The best RPG games similar to Zero Division are Shogun Showdown, Loop Hero, Invisible, Inc. and Caves of Qud. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Zero Division attributes like deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs.
How is similarity to Zero Division calculated?: We compare Zero Division against every game in our catalog using 12 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 Zero Division experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.