Those Who Rule
Lead three recruits through a grim tactical war, where positioning wins fights and decisions shape the story.
89% of 1,145 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$17.99
Games like Dark Deity
Still thinking about Dark Deity and its retro and dark tone? These games are worth a look next.
Those Who Rule
Lead three raw recruits through a low-fantasy war full of betrayal, on a hex grid where facing and positioning decide everything. Train a roster of flawed soldiers, forge their gear, and make choices that reshape the story. A tactical RPG with a dark, grounded plot and real weight behind every move.
Retro, Dark, Story-driven
89% of 1,145 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$17.99Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
Tahnra is a land savaged by war, and you are its newest officer: a fresh academy graduate sent to crush a rebellion, who ends up leading a grand army. Build squads from 50+ classes, grab the high ground, break enemy morale, and watch battles unfold in a story-rich 30-40 hour campaign with serious replay value.
Retro, Dark, Story-driven
94% of 12,993 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 169$19.99Together in Battle
Manage a team of fantasy gladiators in this Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG with vibrant characters, funny random events, and emergent relationship-building. Uncover a sinister conspiracy; fight deep turn-based tactical battles; watch your characters grow together!
Retro, Story-driven
90% of 134 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99Prelude Dark Pain
A dark fantasy tactical RPG where Soren, a blacksmith and retired warrior, leads an uprising against the Order of the Ashen Crusade. Build a squad from 20+ heroes, master grid-based turn-based combat and shape a story that bends to your choices in a world torn apart by the Dark Pain.
Dark, Story-driven
76% of 410 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$19.99Fight Life: Vanguard
Engage in tactical turn-based combat, manage and upgrade each character, and strive to reclaim harmony in a world on the brink of oblivion. Take on the mantle of leadership as you guide a mercenary squad through perilous landscapes, selecting your comrades from a diverse pool of skilled recruits.
Retro, Dark
68% of 166 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$8.39Lost Eidolons
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG set in Benerio, a seaside province rotting under a crumbling empire. You play Eden, a mercenary captain turned rebel commander, leading a growing band of allies through grid-based battles, sieges and monster hunts. Between fights you build a camp, win people over and get to know their stories.
Retro, Dark, Story-driven
69% of 1,751 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 88$34.99Tyrant's Blessing
Tyberia has been turned into a paradise by the Tyrant, free from war, suffering, and death - because nearly everyone has been turned into the undead. Take charge of the last living warriors in tactical, turn-based battles and drive the Dead Army into the sea!
Retro, Dark, Story-driven
71% of 299 Steam reviews are positive$19.99Demon's Rise - Lords of Chaos
Turn-based, tactical RPG where players command a powerful band of warriors.
Retro, Dark
81% of 144 Steam reviews are positive$6.99Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds
A pixel-art tactical RPG about a guild rookie whose first mission ends in a shipwreck. Build a party from knights, sorcerers and the undead, mix skills across ten disciplines, and unravel the mystery of Respite Island one turn-based fight at a time.
Retro, Story-driven
85% of 323 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$15.99Veterum
Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers across a grim open world where chaos is coming and nobody else will stop it. Battles are turn-based and deep: morale, fatigue, weather and light all matter, and you can freeze a river or make it rain to win. Every run is generated fresh, and the difficulty dials bend the game to your taste.
Retro, Dark
84% of 250 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99Himeko Sutori
Himeko Sutori is a tactical, turn-based RPG that combines intimate character development with epic battles featuring hundreds of unique characters. With the included campaign editor, you can make new worlds and new adventures, making Himeko Sutori your story.
Retro, Dark, Story-driven
68% of 212 Steam reviews are positive$18.99The Iron Oath
Lead a mercenary company for hire in the harsh fantasy realm of Caelum. You hire and shape warriors, rogues and spellcasters, take contracts from vying factions, fight turn-based battles on hex grids, and live with your choices as cities fall and decades pass. Worth playing for careful squad tactics tied to long-term company management.
Retro, Dark, Story-driven
75% of 773 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$24.99
Cheaper than Dark Deity
Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
Lead squads of soldiers through a dark fantasy campaign where every battle moves the story forward.
94% of 12,993 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 169$19.99
Together in Battle
Manage a team of fantasy gladiators in this Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG with vibrant characters, funny random events, and emergent…
90% of 134 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
Prelude Dark Pain
A grim tactical RPG where a retired blacksmith rallies heroes against a cruel crusade, and every choice leaves its mark on a hand-drawn world.
76% of 410 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$19.99
Fight Life: Vanguard
Engage in tactical turn-based combat, manage and upgrade each character, and strive to reclaim harmony in a world on the brink of oblivion.
68% of 166 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$8.39
Tyrant's Blessing
Tyberia has been turned into a paradise by the Tyrant, free from war, suffering, and death - because nearly everyone has been turned into the undead.
71% of 299 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Demon's Rise - Lords of Chaos
Turn-based, tactical RPG where players command a powerful band of warriors.
81% of 144 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Devils & Demons
In a magic age, where dragons ruled and the world of Desola was at the height of its glory, a demonic portal opened its infernal abyss in the…
43% of 46 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Himeko Sutori
Himeko Sutori is a tactical, turn-based RPG that combines intimate character development with epic battles featuring hundreds of unique characters.
68% of 212 Steam reviews are positive$18.99
Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds
A turn-based party RPG where your first guild mission strands you on an island full of pirates, beasts and questions.
85% of 323 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$15.99
Veterum
March a doomed order through a grim open world and win turn-based battles by bending morale, weather and light to your will.
84% of 250 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
Demon's Rise - War for the Deep
A turn-based, tactical RPG with 30 character classes and 50+ hours of gameplay.
80% of 94 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$6.99
Hidden gems like Dark Deity
Entropy
Entropy is a tactical turn-based RPG inspired by classic JRPGs.
94% of 336 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$11.99
Deified
Slot cursed relics, weigh each bonus against its drawback, and face seven Lords in turn-based tactical runs that never play out the same way twice.
93% of 513 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$14.99
Veterum
March a doomed order through a grim open world and win turn-based battles by bending morale, weather and light to your will.
84% of 250 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
Dark Deity 2
Lead twenty unlikely heroes through a continent sliding into war.
89% of 1,617 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$24.99
Those Who Rule
Lead three recruits through a grim tactical war, where positioning wins fights and decisions shape the story.
89% of 1,145 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$17.99
Together in Battle
Manage a team of fantasy gladiators in this Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG with vibrant characters, funny random events, and emergent…
90% of 134 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
Dream Tactics
Dream Tactics is a GBA-styled strategy RPG where you lead Neru and a recruited crew against an army of battle-ready pillows to save the collapsing…
93% of 587 Steam reviews are positive$17.99
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
Lead a squad of five through turn-based battles on a cursed island, rebuilding your champion with each new run.
81% of 1,338 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 122$24.99
Prelude Dark Pain
A grim tactical RPG where a retired blacksmith rallies heroes against a cruel crusade, and every choice leaves its mark on a hand-drawn world.
76% of 410 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$19.99
Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds
A turn-based party RPG where your first guild mission strands you on an island full of pirates, beasts and questions.
85% of 323 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$15.99
The Adventurers
Lead a band of adventurers through an open fantasy world, one contract and hex-grid battle at a time, with a fresh story every run.
76% of 166 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$12.99
Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent
Take a party of heroes into voiced dungeons, plan every turn, and share the campaign with friends in online co-op.
75% of 499 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$20.99
Newest games like Dark Deity
Deified
Slot cursed relics, weigh each bonus against its drawback, and face seven Lords in turn-based tactical runs that never play out the same way twice.
93% of 513 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$14.99
Veterum
March a doomed order through a grim open world and win turn-based battles by bending morale, weather and light to your will.
84% of 250 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
The Adventurers
Lead a band of adventurers through an open fantasy world, one contract and hex-grid battle at a time, with a fresh story every run.
76% of 166 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$12.99
Entropy
Entropy is a tactical turn-based RPG inspired by classic JRPGs.
94% of 336 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$11.99
Prelude Dark Pain
A grim tactical RPG where a retired blacksmith rallies heroes against a cruel crusade, and every choice leaves its mark on a hand-drawn world.
76% of 410 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$19.99
Silver Blade of Gods' End
A tactical RPG combining fast-paced turn-based battles, strategic territory conquest, and character growth.
97% of 34 Steam reviews are positive$9.79
Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent
Take a party of heroes into voiced dungeons, plan every turn, and share the campaign with friends in online co-op.
75% of 499 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$20.99
Fight Life: Vanguard
Engage in tactical turn-based combat, manage and upgrade each character, and strive to reclaim harmony in a world on the brink of oblivion.
68% of 166 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$8.39
Lords of Ravage
Become the Final Boss! Play any way you want, combine followers from different factions, and win spectacular turn-based battles.
65% of 143 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
Lead a squad of five through turn-based battles on a cursed island, rebuilding your champion with each new run.
81% of 1,338 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 122$24.99
Together in Battle
Manage a team of fantasy gladiators in this Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG with vibrant characters, funny random events, and emergent…
90% of 134 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
Dark Deity 2
Lead twenty unlikely heroes through a continent sliding into war.
89% of 1,617 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$24.99