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2020 PCSteam Deck playable 20.49 € 76 % positive Mostly positive, 3,027 reviews on Steam

A real-time strategy game where you lead a squad through an alien-virus-stricken San Francisco, rescuing civilians and hunting patient zero before the Cepheus protocol is enacted.

What defines Cepheus Protocol:

  • A party of several characters
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Tactical depth
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for Cepheus Protocol are UFO: Afterlight, UFO: Aftershock and Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Cepheus Protocol special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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UFO: Afterlight

93 %

2006 PC 5.99 € 65 % positive Mixed, 517 reviews on Steam

  • A party of several characters
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Tactical depth

An X-COM-inspired tactical strategy RPG set on Mars: you expand colonies, research technology and lead squads through real-time-with-pause battles against aliens and rival factions.

UFO: Aftershock

A party of several characters

A squad-based tactical strategy RPG in the X-COM tradition: lead your team through an alien-ravaged Earth using real-time-with-pause combat, while researching technology and expanding your base.

Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction

A party of several characters

A console real-time strategy game set in the Alien vs. Predator universe, where you lead three distinct factions, each with its own units and playstyle, through missions on planet LV-742.

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident

A party of several characters

A tactical real-time space game where you command a fleet through missions across the solar system as mega-corporations clash over a mysterious discovery. The focus is on fleet positioning, subsystem damage and mission planning rather than base building.

Star Wolves 2

A party of several characters

A space tactics RPG where you command a mercenary squad of fighter pilots, take contracts across an open galaxy, and upgrade ships and crew. Combat runs in real time with pause.

Stranded: Alien Dawn

A party of several characters

A colony survival sim where you guide stranded survivors on an alien planet, building bases, managing needs and fending off wildlife and harsh weather. Emergent stories arise from your colonists' personalities and fates.

Syndicate

A party of several characters

A cyberpunk strategy classic: you lead a squad of four cyborg agents through brutal real-time isometric missions while conquering territories, managing taxes and research on a world map for your corporate syndicate.

Dark Future: Blood Red States

A party of several characters

A tactical vehicular combat game in which you lead a gang of highway warriors across a ruined alternate-history America, planning fights with a real-time-shift system. It reboots the cult Games Workshop car combat game.

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