Games like Battle for Wesnoth
Closest overall match: Etherlords II (★ 3.9). Quickest to finish: Etherlords II at about 1 hours.
These 12 games score highest on our similarity model for Battle for Wesnoth — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. The strongest common threads are Turn-Based, Singleplayer and Fantasy.
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57%
1. Etherlords II
Shares Turn-Based Tactics, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, Fantasy and Singleplayer; same release year.
- Year
- 2003
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 62%
- Shared genres
- RPG, 10, Indie
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57%
2. Shadowrun Returns
Shares Turn-Based Strategy, Includes level editor, Turn-Based, Fantasy and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 62%
- Shared genres
- RPG, 10, Indie
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56%
3. NEO Scavenger
Shares Hex Grid, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 33%
- Shared genres
- RPG, 10, Indie
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56%
4. Avernum: Escape From the Pit
Shares Turn-Based, Fantasy, 2D, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 lower.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.0
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- RPG, 10, Indie
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55%
5. Sproggiwood
Shares Turn-Based Tactics, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, Fantasy and 2D and 2 more tags; rated 0.9 lower.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.8
- Playtime
- 4h
- Shared genres
- RPG, 10, Indie
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55%
6. Crowntakers
Shares Hex Grid, Turn-Based, Fantasy, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer; rated 1.2 lower.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.5
- Metacritic
- 70
- Playtime
- 4h
- Shared genres
- RPG, 10, Indie
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54%
7. Geneforge 1
Shares Turn-Based, Fantasy and Singleplayer; rated 1.1 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2001
- Rating
- ★ 2.6
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- RPG, 10, Indie
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54%
8. Geneforge 2
Shares Turn-Based and Singleplayer; rated 1.3 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2003
- Rating
- ★ 2.4
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- RPG, 10, Indie
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54%
9. Blackguards
Shares Hex Grid, Turn-Based Tactics, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based and Fantasy and 2 more tags; rated 0.8 lower.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.8
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 45%
- Shared genres
- RPG, 10, Indie
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54%
10. Avernum 6
Shares Turn-Based, Fantasy and Singleplayer; rated 1.3 lower.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 2.4
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- RPG, 10, Indie
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53%
11. Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne
Shares Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, Fantasy and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2002
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- RPG, 10
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52%
12. Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Shares Turn-Based and Singleplayer; rated 1.3 lower.
- Year
- 2006
- Rating
- ★ 2.4
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- RPG, 10, Indie
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Battle for Wesnoth?
On our similarity model, Etherlords II is the closest match to Battle for Wesnoth — shares Turn-Based Tactics, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, Fantasy and Singleplayer; same release year.
Are there games like Battle for Wesnoth on Android or iOS?
Yes — we found 6 games like Battle for Wesnoth on Android & iOS. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Battle for Wesnoth on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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