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Games like Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified87 % positive49.99 €

A sprawling Warhammer 40K role-playing game where you command a voidship, a crew of eccentric companions and a trade empire as a Rogue Trader. Turn-based battles, deep character builds and weighty decisions define the journey.

Choices with consequences
Turn-based combat
A party of several characters
Deep systems to master

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The closest matches for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader are BattleTech, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus and Expeditions: Rome. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: BattleTech 93% match – Turn-based combat
To play together: Wasteland 3 89% match – with co-op

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BattleTech

93 %Match

2018PCSteam Deck playable84 % positive39.99 €

Tactical turn-based combat with giant mechs where armor, heat and positioning decide battles. As a mercenary commander you manage pilots, mechs and finances through a campaign set in 3025.

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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

Tactical depth

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.

Expeditions: Rome

Choices with consequences

As an ambitious legate you lead a party of Praetorians through tactical turn-based battles across the ancient Roman world. Political intrigue, consequential decisions and legion management give this historical RPG real weight.

Shadowrun: Hong Kong

Turn-based combat

A turn-based tactical RPG set in a cyberpunk Hong Kong where magic meets cyberware. You lead a crew of runners through story-heavy missions with meaningful dialogue choices, Matrix hacking and varied character builds.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

Choices with consequences

A melancholic, philosophical Star Wars RPG that questions the very nature of the Force, the Jedi and the Sith. Mentor Kreia anchors it, companions can be swayed toward light or dark, and combat is tactical with pause-and-queue actions.

Wasteland 2

Choices with consequences

A classic turn-based party RPG set in a nuclear-ravaged desert, where you lead a squad of Desert Rangers and your decisions noticeably reshape the regions you visit. Tactical combat and a wide skill system give it depth.

Torment: Tides of Numenera

Choices with consequences

A text-heavy RPG set in the strange far-future world of Numenera, serving as a spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment and probing questions of identity and mortality. Conversations and choices matter far more than the rare turn-based combat.

Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

Deep systems to master

A classic Dungeons & Dragons party RPG where you lead a band of memorable companions through a long, dense tale of revenge, destiny and your dark heritage. Combat runs in real time with pause and rewards tactical planning, while your choices and companion relationships shape the story.

Wasteland 3

Choices with consequences

As a Desert Ranger you lead a squad through frozen, post-apocalyptic Colorado, fighting in turn-based tactical combat. Your choices between warring factions visibly reshape the world, and a streak of dark humor gives it its own voice. The whole campaign can also be played in co-op.

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

Deep systems to master

A sprawling Pathfinder CRPG about fighting a demon invasion while shaping your hero through powerful Mythic paths like Angel, Lich or Azata. Deep rules, elaborate party builds and weighty moral choices define the experience.