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2019 PC

A tower-defense strategy game where you recruit and train operators with distinct roles, then deploy them with careful placement and timing in tricky missions. It pairs a bleak dystopian story with a striking art style.

What defines Arknights:

  • A party of several characters
  • Tactical depth
  • Lavish presentation
  • Strong character progression

The closest matches for Arknights are Girls' Frontline, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and Limbus Company. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Arknights special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Girls' Frontline

90 %

2016 PC free

  • A party of several characters
  • Tactical depth
  • Strong character progression

As a commander you lead echelons of android "T-Dolls", each embodying a real-world firearm. You plan moves on a turn-based map while fights play out automatically in real time, and you grow your roster through gacha recruitment.

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

A party of several characters

An exceptional sci-fi story where you control 13 teenagers across intertwined timelines and slowly piece together a mystery of giant mechs and kaiju. The plot unfolds in gorgeous hand-painted 2D scenes, broken up by real-time strategy battles.

Limbus Company

A party of several characters

A dark, stylish turn-based gacha RPG from Project Moon where you lead twelve Sinners inspired by classic literature through a dystopian city. Its coin-flip skill clash combat and dense, unsettling story set it apart.

Library of Ruina

Dark, serious atmosphere

A story-heavy card-and-dice strategy game where you run a mysterious library, defeating guests and turning them into books. Deep deckbuilding and clash-based duels carry a dark, layered narrative.

Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium

A party of several characters

A turn-based 3D tactics RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world where you lead and collect a squad of gun-wielding android girls using cover-based combat. A polished anime-style look and a story-driven campaign define it.

Valkyria Chronicles

A party of several characters

A tactical RPG that blends turn-based planning with direct third-person control of units on the battlefield. Its watercolor look and war drama set in a fictional 1930s-style Europe make it stand out.

Valkyria Chronicles 4

A party of several characters

A tactical RPG with a watercolor look where you command squads through turn-based planning, then directly control units in real time on the battlefield. The war story of Claude and his friends gives it a strong narrative frame.

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

A party of several characters

Turn-based tactics in the Warhammer 40,000 universe: as a Magos you lead Adeptus Mechanicus tech-priests across a Necron tomb world. A dark, atmospheric game with resource management, squad upgrades and tight, punchy battles.

Final Fantasy XIII

A party of several characters

A visually stunning, highly linear JRPG about a band of branded outcasts, with fast ATB battles built around tactically swapping party roles through Paradigm Shifts. Lavish presentation and a strong soundtrack carry a dense science-fantasy story.

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