Games like Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
If Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is your kind of game, the closest matches are Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War, Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters and BATTLETECH — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its character customization, great story and lore immersion. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is an ambitious turn-based CRPG set in the grim darkness of the far future. Developed by Owlcat Games and released in 2023, the game combines deep character progression with branching narratives and meaningful moral choices. Players manage a massive ship and develop their crew through talent trees while navigating a dialogue system that responds to player decisions. Reviewers highlight the extensive character customization and tactical positioning combat as standout elements. The 100+ hour campaign is solo-only and deliberately challenging, rewarding careful planning over reflexes. Players describe the experience as emotionally engaging and tense, with particular praise for the deep lore immersion. Verified for Steam Deck play, the game holds an 86% positive rating from nearly 17,500 Steam reviews.
About Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader: 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.
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Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
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Shares an immersive mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Top pick for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
WHY THIS
Shares a grim mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Second-strongest match for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
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.
BATTLETECH
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Third-strongest match for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
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.
Necromunda: Underhive Wars
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Ranked #4 for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Deep below the hive cities of Necromunda, lead, customize and grow your gang in the twisted tunnels of the dystopian Underhive. Face rival gangs in tactical gunfights for power, wealth, survival, and honor.
The Last Spell
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Shares turn based combat and an immersive mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Ranked #5 for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Wasteland 3
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and a dark mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Ranked #6 for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
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.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
WHY THIS
Shares a grim mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Ranked #7 for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a brutal take on one of the greatest turn based strategy games of all time. Regicide fuses multiple phases of gameplay with dynamic action. Maneuver your army into place and unleash a devastating array of tactical abilities to crush your enemies.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Ranked #8 for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
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?
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Baldur's Gate 3
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Shares turn based combat and a dark mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Reviewers of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
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Shares a dark mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Reviewers of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
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: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat, branching narrative and a tense mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Reviewers of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Become an acolyte of the Inquisition in this grim dark, party-based, story-driven cRPG. Lead investigations, uncover grand conspiracies, master tactical combat, and wage a secret war against heresy. Make tough choices as a conduit of the God-Emperor’s will.
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
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Reviewers of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
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Shares an immersive mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Reviewers of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
The classic adventure returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition includes the original Baldur’s Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, and all-new content including three new party members.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Reviewers of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
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?
XCOM® 2
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Reviewers of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~80% under Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~90% under Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~70% under Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
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Priced ~60% under Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~80% under Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~80% under Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader on Steam right now. Shares Action with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Bloons TD 6
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Priced ~72% under Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
Schedule I
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Priced ~60% under Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader on Steam right now. Shares Action and Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
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NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
A Date with Death
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat, branching narrative and a tense mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Another title from Owlcat Games, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. Shares Action and Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Another title from Owlcat Games, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. Shares Adventure and RPG with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
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!
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy
WHY THIS
Another title from Owlcat Games, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Become an acolyte of the Inquisition in this grim dark, party-based, story-driven cRPG. Lead investigations, uncover grand conspiracies, master tactical combat, and wage a secret war against heresy. Make tough choices as a conduit of the God-Emperor’s will.
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
WHY THIS
Another title from Owlcat Games, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. Shares Action and Adventure with Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is a third-person Action RPG set in The Expanse universe. You’re no hero — just a merc caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, trying to hold your crew together and keep the ship up and running. Your choices will shape your story.
Frequently asked about Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
- Is Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader cost?
- Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is listed on Steam at 49.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader are Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War, Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters, BATTLETECH.
- Who developed Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader?
- Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader was developed by Owlcat Games.
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