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You crawl through dungeons in a retro ASCII world, fighting turn by turn with a humorous, tactical edge drawn from roguelikes and JRPGs. Its appeal lies in careful strategy and a deliberately old-school presentation, though my knowledge of this title is limited.

  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Turn-based combat
  • Tactical depth
  • Lots of humour

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You breed cats with random mutations, train them, and send them into tactical turn-based fights on chaotic adventures. Its twisted humor and the blend of breeding sim with roguelike structure set it apart.

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Caves of Qud

  • Combat like SanctuaryRPG

An extremely deep science-fantasy roguelike where you explore a vast, part handcrafted, part procedural world turn by turn. Dozens of mutations and interlocking simulation systems enable unusual builds and emergent stories where you can do almost anything.

King's Bounty: The Legend

  • Combat like SanctuaryRPG

A humorous fantasy RPG where your hero roams a map with an army of fairy-tale creatures and fights turn-based battles on a hex grid. The blend of hero progression, exploration and tactical combat feels like Heroes of Might and Magic.

Mortal Glory

  • Combat like SanctuaryRPG

You recruit and train a squad of gladiators for turn-based tactical fights in a blood-soaked tournament. Each run plays out differently, and you can use spells, a legendary sword and outright cheating to win glory.

Mortal Glory 2

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You lead a band of traveling gladiators through a turn-based fantasy roguelike, recruiting fighters, gathering loot and working out clever battlefield tactics on the road to the tournament.

Massive Chalice

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As an immortal ruler you guide a dynasty of heroes across centuries, arranging marriages, training heirs and sending them into turn-based tactical battles against demonic invaders. The appeal lies in generational management where fallen heroes are permanently lost.

Slots & Daggers

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A retro fantasy roguelike set inside a slot machine, where spinning the reels determines your attacks and abilities. Luck and planning combine as you build up your hero run by run.

Battle Brothers

Challenging difficulty

You lead a mercenary company through a gritty, procedurally generated medieval world, juggling contracts, gear and recruits. The turn-based battles are brutal, and losing your men is part of the experience.

Blood Bowl 2

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Turn-based fantasy football in the Warhammer world, where you lead a team of orcs, elves or undead through tactical moves, risky dice rolls and brutal fouls. Dark humor plus league and online modes keep it engaging for a long time.

Into the Breach

Runs that play out differently every time

Compact turn-based tactics where three mechs defend cities from giant kaiju-like aliens. Every enemy attack is telegraphed in advance, so each turn plays like a tightly designed chess puzzle with roguelike runs and time-travel resets.

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