Games like Shogun Showdown
If you like Shogun Showdown (roguelike, turn-based tactics and samurai), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Into the Breach
- In common: thinking and short sessions
When you want to think seriously but in little time: a mission lasts minutes and you can stop on any turn.
Balatro
- In common: thinking and short sessions
A full run fits into half an hour and you can pause between hands whenever you like. Thinking a little with no time pressure makes it perfect for the sofa.
Slay the Spire
- In common: thinking and short sessions
When you want to think without stress: everything is turn-based, and you can leave a run halfway and pick it up whenever you like.
Monster Train
- In common: thinking and a challenge
When you want an hour-long strategy run with increasingly crazy combos.
SteamWorld Heist
- In common: thinking and short sessions
When you fancy turn-based tactics without endless battles: each mission usually takes 10 to 20 minutes.
Chroma Squad
- In common: short sessions
- Difference: more story
When you're in the mood for a light, parody-flavoured tactics campaign that wraps up in around 15-18 hours.
Peglin
- In common: short sessions
- Difference: more relaxed
For a short, light session: aiming, dropping and watching the bounces takes little energy and is very satisfying.
X-COM: UFO Defense
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: more management
When you feel like weighing every move: in combat, each soldier spends time units to move, shoot or kneel.
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: more progression
When you want quick, explosive card runs where you always unlock something new.
Luck be a Landlord
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: more relaxed
When you want to think a little without effort: every spin is a small pleasure and a run lasts under an hour.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Shogun Showdown
Turn-based fights on a single row of tiles: you know what each enemy will do on its turn and decide whether to move, turn around or chain up to three queued attacks. Between fights you choose a shop, shrine or new tile on the way to the Shogun.
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