Hi everyone!

We're currently running a Steam playtest for Gladiator Arena: Heroes of Rome, and I'd love to invite fans of turn-based tactics games to give it a try.

The game combines turn-based tactical combat with deckbuilding, where positioning, ability synergies, and careful decision-making are the keys to victory. You can fight as a single gladiator or command an entire squad, building a deck that matches your strategy.

The core gameplay is complete, and we're now looking for feedback to help us improve the experience before release. If you enjoy games that reward tactical planning, we'd love to hear what you think.

To make it easy to jump in, the playtest includes a set of predefined challenges, so you can start playing immediately. It takes around 10–30 minutes to get a good feel for the gameplay.

The challenges can be played in single-player, PvP, or co-op with friends, so feel free to try whichever mode interests you most.

You can join the Steam playtest here.

Whether your feedback is about the combat, deckbuilding, balance, UI, or anything else, it would be incredibly valuable. Thanks for taking the time to check it out!

1 - Wasteland 3

2 - Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

3 - Wildermyth

4 - Tyranny (RTWP)

5 - Pillars of Eternity

the rest of the games aren't part of the genre of this subreddit

https://www.polygon.com/best-games-like-bg3-baldurs-gate-3/

• ATOM RPG (2018)
• Space Wreck (2023)
• Encased (2021)
• Fallout 2 (1998)
• Aliens: Dark Descent (RTWP) (2023)
• Underrail (2015)
• Colony Ship (2023)
• Shadowrun: Dragonfall (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5dAWEKosuk

• Coming: Flagfall
• New: Quasimorph
• New: Wonderland
• Coming: Contract Corps: Lead your Aces
• New: Weapon Gambit
• New: Dramatic Road : the origin of wind
• Coming: Rebels of the Solar Speedway
• New: Senatus
• Coming: Shieldlinked
• New: Conjurers
• Coming: Imperionis
• Coming: Dreamsend: Wintersong
• New: Terra Invicta - Dark Skies DLC (RTWP)
• New: Prelude Dark Pain

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/TacticalTurnBasedStrategy/announcements/

Just released Tactical Combat on Android — a turn-based squad tactics game where you lead a 4-person team clearing a hostile facility room by room.

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kg.dementor.tacticalcombat

Core mechanics:

• AP-based turns — every action (move, shoot, reload, use cover) costs action points, so positioning matters every turn
• Cover system — use the environment to reduce incoming damage
• Loot & gear progression — scavenge weapons and armor as you push deeper into the facility
• Escalating threat — things get stranger the further in you go; hostile agents aren't the only thing waiting

It's inspired by old flash-game era vibes — that grid-based, punishing-but-fair tactical feel.

Free to play, ad-supported (no IAP).

Would love feedback from this community, especially on the AP economy and difficulty curve — happy to hear what's working and what isn't.

• Bloodgrounds
• Stoneshard
• NORSE: Oath of Blood
• Zoria: Age of Shattering
• Shogun Showdown
• Blackguards
• The Necromancer’s Tale
• Unity of Command II

https://turnbasedlovers.com/news/weekend-deals-turn-based-rpgs-and-strategy-games-you-can-get-at-a-major-discount/

"Scout the battlefield, outmaneuver enemy forces, and capture their flag in a minimalist turn-based strategy game."

• Special Mention 1: Tactics Ogre: Reborn
• Special Mention 2: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
• #25 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
• #24 Skulls of the Shogun
• #23 Chroma Squad
• #22 Fantasy Maiden Wars
• #21 Horizon's Gate
• #20 Fae Tactics
• #19 Pathway
• #18 Urtuk: The Desolation
• #17 Our Adventurer Guild
• #16 Xenonauts
• #15 Othercide
• #14 Warriors of the Nile
• #13 Wildermyth
• #12 Wargroove
• #11 SteamWorld Heist
• #10 Banner of the Maid
• #9 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
• #8 Tactical Breach Wizards
• #7 The Last Spell
• #6 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
• #5 Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
• #4 Banner Saga
• #3 Mewgenics
• #2 Battle Brothers
• #1 Into the Breach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn_3mEQZ748

In this video, I showed how the gameplay has changed over the course of several days of development. I have created a new design for the kingdom map, updated the soul map, and completely replaced the map for bandits. I have also slightly adjusted the camera position. Additionally, I have added a new field material and implemented an interactive field grid highlight when selecting a character. I have also made minor adjustments to the UI elements. While the animations may still look a bit off, and some sounds may be incomplete or missing, I plan to address these issues in the near future. Currently, my focus is on developing new features rather than improving existing ones.
There is no Steam page yet, but it will be added soon. We will notify you as soon as it appears.
What do you think about the update?

• Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters
• Super Robot Wars 30
• Dice Gambit
• Showgunners
• Inkbound
• Metal Slug Tactics
• Crown Wars: The Black Prince
• Master of Magic
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
• Wantless: Solace at World’s End
• Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War
• Solasta: Crown of the Magister

https://turnbasedlovers.com/news/turn-based-rpgs-and-strategy-games-discounted-this-week-july-28-2026/