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Games similar to Tactical Nexus

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    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
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  • Kingdomino
    Windows
    MacOS
    iPad
    iPhone
    Android
    Draft land tiles and connect territories to compete for the best kingdom.
  • Cinco Paus
    Windows
    MacOS
    iPad
    iPhone
    Cast esoteric spells from five wands to survive encounters in confined rooms.
  • Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
    Windows
    Xbox One
    Xbox Series X|S
    Plan a route through bite-sized dungeons and survive tactical combat encounters.
  • Towers of Scale
    Windows
    Linux
    Manage multiple resources to defeat fixed enemies and reach the crown at the end of each dungeon.
  • Rat King
    Web
    Search for treasures in pocket-sized rooms as two entangled rats.
  • Drop Duchy
    Windows
    Build and defend your medieval realm on a Tetris board.
  • Watchword
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Collect game-breaking modifier books to clear the goals of this anagram roguelike.
  • Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale
    Windows
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch 2
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    iPad
    iPhone
    Android
    Make the best of each draw as your equipment gets mixed with off-the-wall enemies on a 3x3 grid.
  • Frosthaven
    Windows
    Defend a settlement through tactical battles in this digital adaptation of the dark fantasy boardgame.
  • Alchemist's Alcove
    Windows
    MacOS
    Craft spells from enemy remains and discover arcane powers.
  • Imbroglio
    iPad
    iPhone
    Collect treasure inside bizarre, ever-shifting miniature labyrinths.
  • Sol Cesto
    Windows
    Assess and tweak the risks of each dungeon room to put luck on your side.
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    Windows
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch 2
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox One
    Xbox Series X|S
    The rotten king's minions are the mines in this tactical minesweeper roguelike.
  • Net.Crawl
    Windows
    MacOS
    Explore tight grid-based arenas made up of the hex nodes you drafted.
  • Death Howl
    Windows
    Face restless spirits in cards-powered grid-based battles to explore a dark folkloric realm.
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    Windows
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  • River Towns
    Windows
    Restore towns to their vibrant and peaceful glory by combining Tetris-shaped city parts.
  • Threes!
    Windows
    MacOS
    Xbox One
    Xbox Series X|S
    iPad
    iPhone
    Android
    Slide tiles to combine addends and multiples of three.
  • Kramora's Shadow
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Android
    Web
    Survive turn-based fights in ancient realms.
  • ShapeHero Factory
    Windows
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch 2
    PlayStation 5
    Build increasingly efficient factories to send tiny heroes against enemy waves.
  • Moonsigil Atlas
    Windows
    Linux
    Explore tile placement strategies in a deckbuilder where energy is controlled by shapes on a grid.
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    Windows
    MacOS
    Take control of separate regions on the devastated land of Auriga.
  • Endless Legend 2
    Windows
    Compete with other factions and overcome cataclysms to build a new empire on an ocean planet.
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    Windows
    Crawl the depths of a dungeon using enhanced chess abilities.
  • CiniCross
    Windows
    Linux
    Descend into a nonogram dungeon where strategic risk-taking can outbalance exact logic.
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    Windows
    Lead your wizarding crew through puzzly tactical challenges, rewinding at will.
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    Windows
    Assess which guarded resources are worth spending your health on as you navigate complex dungeons.
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    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Explore dozens of rooms and work out the best route to stop an invasion force.

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