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24 alternatives to Tyranny

From the makers of Pillars of Eternity comes Tyranny!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Tyranny launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Transistor▲137

   Sci-Fi themed RPG masterpiece from the makers of Bastion

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dunes War - Tower Defense▲61

   It's time for you to gather all free people of the country.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III▲72

   DEATH COMES FOR ALL. DESTINY CHOOSES A FEW.

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Identity▲73

   Changing what it means to be an MMORPG

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Expeditions: Viking▲69

   Historical turn-based tactical RPG

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6WF
   Wesnoth – Free, turn-based strategy game▲146

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Infinite Adversaries▲80

   A "choose your own adventure" style game narrated by ChatGPT

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Shintiara - Tabletop RPG▲60

   A world of Magic and Time Paradoxes

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   OMEN EXITIO: Plague▲56

   A narrative-based RPG set in the world of H.P. Lovecraft

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SEVEN: The Days Long Gone▲69

    Thief-like isometric RPG by ex Witcher developers

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11LA
    Loresome – An RPG game that plays itself, and your TODOs aid the hero▲25

    2019 · loresome.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AD
    A Demo for a Strategy Game▲109

    This is something that I've been working on on-and-off in my spare time for the last few years. I started in 2020 during Covid trying to do a Mount and Blade style map in UE4, and it grew from there until where it is now - I would just add a feature, then another, until it came together. Since the start of the year I've really been trying to polish it some more. I've got the full thing planned for a Q3 25 release. Github release if you don't have Steam: https://github.com/joe-gibbs/fall-of-an-empire-release

    2024 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    ArcaneLand▲65

    AI DnD inspired game with AI generated items, quests & more

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Unruly Bastards▲87

    An epic battle of imagination, humor, and terrible judgment.

    2018 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Game Nerf▲61

    Like BuzzFeed Community, but for gamers.

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Chronicles of Elyria▲56

    Epic story MMORPG with aging & death

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Cartrdge▲111

    A community for the people making video games

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18AS
    A short dystopian game I build last weekend▲80

    FYI, I try to release something random on the 1st and 15th of every month, this was my latest. you can see my full list of projects on my twitter: https://twitter.com/lisperati/status/1543003744161484800

    2022 · dreambookgame.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Torment: Tides of Numenera▲10

    The thematic successor to Planescape

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Kingdom Rush Origins▲93

    A prequel to one of the most addictive tower defense games

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Arms Race - Risk it all!▲86

    Risk-like strategy game against real humans

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mushroom Wars 2▲70

    The highly anticipated sequel to the RTS hit

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Osiris: New Dawn▲71

    Discover, fight, and tame indigenous alien creatures

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Jupiter Hell▲54

    A modern turn-based sci-fi roguelike

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →