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2020PCSteam Deck playable76 % positive20.49 €

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.

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

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The closest matches for Cepheus Protocol are Mechs and Mercs: Black Talons, Aliens: Dark Descent and UFO: Aftershock. 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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Mechs and Mercs: Black Talons

92 %Match

2015PCSteam Deck playable9.99 €

A party of several characters
Sci-fi setting
Tactical depth

You lead a persistent mercenary squad in real time across different worlds, upgrading soldiers, mechs and your battlecruiser base. Faction relations and per-class skill trees add tactical depth to the campaign.

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UFO: Aftershock

A party of several characters

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Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction

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Nexus: The Jupiter Incident

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UFO: Afterlight

A party of several characters

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.

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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.

X-COM: Apocalypse

A party of several characters

As X-COM commander you defend the megacity of Mega-Primus from alien invaders while dealing with gangs, cults and corporations. It blends real-time base management and economy with deep tactical squad combat, playable either turn-based or in real time.

Star Wolves

A party of several characters

A space tactical RPG where you lead a mercenary squadron of pilots and ships, upgrading them and directing real-time battles with pause against pirates and rogue AIs.