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2016PCSteam Deck playable71 % positive5.89 €

You lead a small squad through an eerie network of tunnels and rooms, carefully rationing provisions and medicine to keep everyone alive. Turn-based fights and roguelike runs make every decision risky.

  • Turn-based combat
  • A party of several characters
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Tactical depth

The closest matches for Rencounter are Draft of Darkness, Envy the Dead and Shardpunk. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Rencounter special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Draft of Darkness

95 %Match

2023PCSteam Deck playable94 % positive14.79 €

  • Turn-based combat
  • A party of several characters
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

A survival horror deckbuilder where you recruit allies, combine their decks into powerful synergies and push through procedurally generated maps. Careful resource management and story decisions shape how the dark tale ends.

Shardpunk

Challenging difficulty

A turn-based tactics game set in a grim steampunk world overrun by rats, blending XCOM-style squad combat with Darkest Dungeon-like stress and resource pressure. You lead a small squad through dangerous missions where every decision counts.

Skyshine's Bedlam

Tactical depth

A turn-based tactics game set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, where you lead a squad of survivors and machines, manage resources and fight tough battles. Its appeal lies in harsh decisions and tactical combat.

Iratus: Lord of the Dead

Challenging difficulty

You play an evil necromancer breaking out of his dungeon prison, commanding a horde of undead in tough turn-based battles. It mixes roguelike runs with a grim comic-style look and plenty of tactical positioning and resource planning.

Steam Marines

Tactical depth

A turn-based tactical roguelike where you lead a squad of marines through the decks of a besieged steampunk spaceship. Smart positioning and careful resource use decide whether you reach each level's elevator.

The Dead Await

Dark, serious atmosphere

A deck-building RPG set in a zombie apocalypse where you craft your deck, cross a ruined world, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and try to rebuild civilization.

Convoy

Tactical depth

A tactical roguelike in the spirit of FTL and Mad Max: lead a convoy of combat vehicles across a wasteland, face random radio-signal encounters, and scavenge parts to repair your crashed ship.

Fear Equation

Tactical depth

As the engineer of a converted freight train, you shield survivors from a fog that makes their nightmares real. You analyse dreams, build defenses and manage scarce resources in turn-based encounters.

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