Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS (2026)
Every game below overlaps with SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: BATTLETECH, which both science fiction, story-rich and strategy.
- SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS is tagged Mechs, Tactical RPG, Turn-Based Tactics, Anime, RPG, Robots, JRPG, Cinematic by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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BATTLETECH
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Mechs, Strategy and Turn-Based Tactics; released around the same time (2018).
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
BATTLETECH at a glance Released 2018 Studio Harebrained Schemes Player sentiment 84% positive of 33,142 Price $39.99 MechsStrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-BasedSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyRobotsCharacter Customization
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Wasteland 3
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Character Customization, Story Rich and RPG; released around the same time (2020).
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
Wasteland 3 at a glance Released 2020 Studio inXile Entertainment Player sentiment 85% positive of 22,363 Price $39.99 Character CustomizationStory RichRPGTactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsIsometricTurn-BasedStrategy
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Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based Tactics and Strategy RPG; released around the same time (2022).
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters at a glance Released 2022 Studio Complex Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 14,719 Price $44.99 Turn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsStrategy RPGStrategyCharacter CustomizationStory RichSci-fiRPG
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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Tactics and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2018).
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus at a glance Released 2018 Studio Bulwark Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 14,603 Price $29.99 StrategyTurn-Based TacticsSci-fiTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyRobotsRPGCharacter Customization
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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Character Customization, Cinematic and Story Rich; released around the same time (2023).
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader at a glance Released 2023 Studio Owlcat Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 47,744 Price $49.99 Character CustomizationCinematicStory RichTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsStrategyRPGTurn-Based
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Wildermyth
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Story Rich, Character Customization and Turn-Based Tactics; released around the same time (2021).
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Wildermyth at a glance Released 2021 Studio Worldwalker Games LLC Player sentiment 95% positive of 18,232 Price $24.99 Story RichCharacter CustomizationTurn-Based TacticsTactical RPGTurn-Based StrategyRPGTurn-BasedStrategy
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Expeditions: Rome
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 9 player tags including RPG, Strategy and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2022).
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Expeditions: Rome at a glance Released 2022 Studio Logic Artists Player sentiment 87% positive of 6,755 Price $44.99 RPGStrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsTactical RPGTop-DownStory RichTurn-Based
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 10 player tags including JRPG, Story Rich and RPG.
Hailed as one of the largest, longest and most meticulously detailed turn-based JRPG series of all time, this first chapter in the ongoing Trails saga sets the stage for what's quickly become Ys developer Nihon Falcom's most popular and best-selling franchise in their entire 30+ year history.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky at a glance Released 2004 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 94% positive of 10,375 Price $19.99 JRPGStory RichRPGAnimeTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyTactical RPGStrategy
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Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based and Isometric.
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut at a glance Released 2014 Studio Harebrained Schemes Player sentiment 89% positive of 6,570 Price $14.99 RPGTurn-BasedIsometricStory RichStrategySci-fiTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based Strategy
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Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based and Isometric; released around the same time (2015).
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Harebrained Schemes Player sentiment 87% positive of 4,839 Price $19.99 RPGTurn-BasedIsometricStory RichStrategyTurn-Based TacticsSci-fi
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Valkyria Chronicles
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Anime, Strategy and Turn-Based.
The critically acclaimed Valkyria Chronicles is now available on PC in 1080p True HD, including all previously released DLC!
Valkyria Chronicles at a glance Released 2014 Studio SEGA Player sentiment 90% positive of 13,296 Price $19.99 AnimeStrategyTurn-BasedStory RichJRPGRPGStrategy RPGTactical RPG
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Blackguards
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 9 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based and Strategy.
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Blackguards at a glance Released 2014 Studio Daedalic Entertainment Player sentiment 62% positive of 3,917 Price $0.99 RPGTurn-BasedStrategyTurn-Based StrategyTactical RPGIsometricCharacter CustomizationTurn-Based Tactics
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Tactical RPG, RPG and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2017).
The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2017 Studio Larian Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 205,637 Price $44.99 Tactical RPGRPGTurn-Based StrategyStory RichCharacter CustomizationStrategy RPGIsometricStrategy
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Into the Breach
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based Tactics; released around the same time (2018).
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Into the Breach at a glance Released 2018 Studio Subset Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 22,246 Price $14.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsMechsTurn-BasedSci-fiIsometricRPG
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Invisible, Inc.
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Turn-Based Tactics, Isometric and Strategy; released around the same time (2015).
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Invisible, Inc. at a glance Released 2015 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 91% positive of 5,778 Price $19.99 Turn-Based TacticsIsometricStrategyTactical RPGSci-fiTurn-BasedTurn-Based Strategy
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Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Isometric and Character Customization; released around the same time (2018).
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!
Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition at a glance Released 2018 Studio Owlcat Games Player sentiment 78% positive of 35,118 Price $19.99 RPGIsometricCharacter CustomizationStrategy RPGStory RichStrategyTurn-BasedTurn-Based Strategy
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XCOM: Chimera Squad
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Tactics and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2020).
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
XCOM: Chimera Squad at a glance Released 2020 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 71% positive of 23,443 Price $9.99 StrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedSci-fiRPGCharacter CustomizationTactical RPG
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Final Fantasy XIII
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including JRPG, RPG and Story Rich.
Final Fantasy XIII is a fantasy RPG in which a band of brave humans struggle against fate in the utopian sky city of Cocoon and the primeval world of Pulse. Follow stylish heroine Lightning's fast paced battles and high adventure in a mysterious new world.
Final Fantasy XIII at a glance Released 2009 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 75% positive of 19,914 Price $15.99 JRPGRPGStory RichCinematicSci-fiTurn-BasedStrategy
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Endless Sky
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Space, Sci-fi and RPG; released around the same time (2015).
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Endless Sky at a glance Released 2015 Studio Michael Zahniser Player sentiment 92% positive of 7,092 Price Free SpaceSci-fiRPGTop-DownStrategyStory Rich
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Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based and Strategy; released around the same time (2015).
Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Larian Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 32,922 Price $39.99 RPGTurn-BasedStrategyStory RichCharacter CustomizationIsometricTurn-Based Strategy
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The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based Tactics and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2020).
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos at a glance Released 2020 Studio Artefacts Studio Player sentiment 87% positive of 8,064 Price $5.24 RPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-BasedStrategyTurn-Based StrategyCharacter CustomizationStory Rich
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Age of Wonders 4
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Character Customization and RPG; released around the same time (2023).
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Age of Wonders 4 at a glance Released 2023 Studio Triumph Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 22,976 Price $49.99 StrategyCharacter CustomizationRPGStrategy RPGTurn-Based StrategyTop-DownTactical RPG
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Metaphor: ReFantazio
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including RPG, JRPG and Anime.
After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.
Metaphor: ReFantazio at a glance Released 2024 Studio ATLUS Player sentiment 90% positive of 42,897 Price $69.99 RPGJRPGAnimeStory RichTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPGStrategyTurn-Based Tactics
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Persona 4 Golden
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including JRPG, Story Rich and Anime; released around the same time (2020).
A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.
Persona 4 Golden at a glance Released 2020 Studio ATLUS Player sentiment 97% positive of 87,112 Price $19.99 JRPGStory RichAnimeRPGTurn-Based StrategyStrategyTurn-Based
Common questions
What game is most like SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS?
BATTLETECH, on the evidence we have. It both science fiction, story-rich and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.