Games like Chroma Squad
If Chroma Squad is your kind of game, the closest matches are Aurora - Hidden Colors, The Banner Saga 3 and MASSIVE CHALICE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its robot combat minigame, writing quality is exceptional and funny. 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 →Chroma Squad is a tactical RPG developed by Behold Studios where players manage a Super Sentai-inspired television studio while directing turn-based battles with a team of five stunt actors. The game blends strategic combat with studio management, tasking players with casting actors, upgrading facilities, and crafting makeshift mechs from improvised materials to produce their Action TV show. Tactical encounters play out as branching-path scenarios with character customization options, while a robot combat minigame adds variety to the management loop. Reviewers highlight the game's humor and charm, and players describe it as funny, nostalgic, and retro. The pixel-art presentation and superhero themes contribute to a distinctive aesthetic, and the challenging long-form campaign is designed for solo sit-down sessions. Chroma Squad holds a 92% positive rating from over 1,400 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck.
About Chroma Squad: Tactical RPG about 5 stunt actors who decide to quit their jobs and start their own Power Rangers-inspired TV show! Cast actors, upgrade your studio, craft Mechas of cardboard and duct tape. Once the cameras are rolling, control your cast of 5 colored-jumpsuit-clad warriors in turn-based battles.
Players who liked Chroma Squad also play
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Aurora - Hidden Colors
WHY THIS
Top pick for Chroma Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
Explore a magical world as Gabriela, Gav, and Mikhail. Fight Igor, Anastasia, and bring back balance to the a magical world in this immersive 2D turn-based RPG experience.
The Banner Saga 3
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Chroma Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.
MASSIVE CHALICE
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Chroma Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
MASSIVE CHALICE is a tactical strategy game set on an epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation, you'll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300 year war.
The Last Spell
WHY THIS
Shares character customization with Chroma Squad.
Ranked #4 for Chroma Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
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.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Chroma Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
TINY METAL
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Chroma Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Chroma Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chroma Squad.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG where you place children, each with their own unique characteristics and skills, at different gun turrets in a tank to fight against the enemy.
Skulls of the Shogun
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Chroma Squad.
Ranked #8 for Chroma Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
Enter the Samurai Afterlife and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal monks, and mustachioed samurai generals. It's fast-paced turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars, and supercharged with fighting-game flare!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Chroma Squad
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XCOM® 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Chroma Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Chroma Squad.
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.
Frozen Synapse
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Chroma Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Chroma Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
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!
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Chroma Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Chroma Squad.
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.
Antisquad
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Chroma Squad.
Reviewers of Chroma Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Chroma Squad.
Widely known in small circles as AntiSquad, they are a military tactical response unit. These hardened military professionals, tired of bureaucracy, politics and serving the armed forces, have established a private paramilitary formation located in south United States.
GhostControl Inc.
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Chroma Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
Manage a team of ghosthunters and free London from paranormal terror in turn-based battles. Develop your own strategy and build your business well.
Jagged Alliance 3
WHY THIS
Shares tactical combat with Chroma Squad.
Reviewers of Chroma Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Chroma Squad.
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Halfway
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Chroma Squad.
Reviewers of Chroma Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
Halfway is a turn-based strategy RPG taking place a few hundred years into the future. Humanity has started colonising new worlds. Until now, they were alone ...
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Chroma Squad at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Chroma Squad on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chroma Squad.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Chroma Squad on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Chroma Squad.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Chroma Squad on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chroma Squad.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Chroma Squad on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Chroma Squad.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Chroma Squad on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Chroma Squad on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Chroma Squad on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Chroma Squad on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chroma Squad.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chroma Squad.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chroma Squad.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chroma Squad.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chroma Squad.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chroma Squad.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chroma Squad.
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.
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More from Behold Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Behold Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Out of Space
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Chroma Squad.
Another title from Behold Studios, the studio behind Chroma Squad. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
Strategy co-op online multiplayer game about living on a spaceship with your roommates. You'll need to generate resources, take care of a deadly alien infestation, upgrade your appliances and build your sustainable space home. Living together is never easy, especially when you are in outer space!
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Chroma Squad.
Another title from Behold Studios, the studio behind Chroma Squad. Shares Indie and RPG with Chroma Squad.
Set out on a grand adventure in this turn-based, retro style, pixel-art RPG, inspired by the great titles of the 90's. Take on the roles of in-game players taking on the roles of their characters in a traditional pen and paper RPG session in the ultimate meta roleplaying experience.
Galaxy of Pen & Paper +1
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Chroma Squad.
Another title from Behold Studios, the studio behind Chroma Squad. Shares Indie and RPG with Chroma Squad.
Turn-based RPG about a group of players rolling dice in the year 1999! Create your own game master and RPG party, as they roleplay, explore distant planets in their imagination, fight weird aliens and save the galaxy in the era of dial-up internet and floppy disks! (Includes +1 Edition content)
Cosplay Club
WHY THIS
Another title from Behold Studios, the studio behind Chroma Squad. Shares RPG with Chroma Squad.
In this turn-based RPG you'll embark on the journey of becoming a Magical Girl cosplayer! But don't let this journey fool you, because this is not just roleplaying: your costumes will give you real life powers, and the world's fate will be in your hands!
Deep Dish Dungeon
WHY THIS
Another title from Behold Studios, the studio behind Chroma Squad. Shares Strategy with Chroma Squad.
A survival exploration game where you navigate through a puzzly hand-crafted dungeon, with metroidvania and crafting elements. Unravel the enigmas of the dungeon’s depths solo or online co-op multiplayer.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Last Spell
WHY THIS
Shares character customization with Chroma Squad.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
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.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
Fuga: Melodies of Steel
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chroma Squad.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG where you place children, each with their own unique characteristics and skills, at different gun turrets in a tank to fight against the enemy.
Skulls of the Shogun
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Chroma Squad.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chroma Squad.
Enter the Samurai Afterlife and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal monks, and mustachioed samurai generals. It's fast-paced turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars, and supercharged with fighting-game flare!
Frequently asked about Chroma Squad
- Does Chroma Squad run on Steam Deck?
- Chroma Squad is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Chroma Squad cost?
- Chroma Squad is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Chroma Squad?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chroma Squad are Aurora - Hidden Colors, The Banner Saga 3, MASSIVE CHALICE.
- Who developed Chroma Squad?
- Chroma Squad was developed by Behold Studios.
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