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2016PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified80 % positive14.99 €

A retro sci-fi strategy RPG where you build up an ancient starbase and lead capital ships with quirky officers in turn-based battles against an alien threat. The blend of base building, exploration and tactical combat in pixel art makes it stand out.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Sci-fi setting
  • A party of several characters
  • Pixel art

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SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays

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2019PCPlayStationNintendo Switch82 % positive39.99 €

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A turn-based tactical RPG that brings together mobile suits and characters from several Gundam series, including Wing, Seed, 00 and Iron-Blooded Orphans. You build fleets, develop and combine units, and replay familiar storylines in chibi-style 3D.

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BattleTech

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Tactical turn-based combat with giant mechs where armor, heat and positioning decide battles. As a mercenary commander you manage pilots, mechs and finances through a campaign set in 3025.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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Turn-based tactical battles against alien invaders where cover, positioning and class abilities decide the outcome. Between missions you manage your base, research and funding, and fallen soldiers are gone for good.

Halfway

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A pixel-art turn-based tactical RPG set in a future where colonizing humanity meets alien forces. You lead a squad, using positioning, cover and abilities to win grid-based battles.

Master of Orion

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A founding classic of the 4X genre: as an immortal emperor you guide an alien race, explore the galaxy, research technologies and manage planets. Diplomacy, fleet battles and expansion decide who rules the stars.

Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius

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You guide the green Captain Kayto Shields and his new ship, the Sunrider, across a galaxy after his homeworld has fallen. Turn-based space battles and a personal story of heroism and survival define the experience.

XCOM: Chimera Squad

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A compact XCOM spin-off where you lead a squad of humans, aliens and hybrids through turn-based breach-and-clear missions in a tense city. The interleaved turn system and each agent's unique abilities make for fresh tactical decisions.

Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares

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A classic turn-based 4X space strategy game where you explore the galaxy, colonize planets, research technology and fight tactical starship battles against rival races. Deep empire management and custom ship design have made it a cult favourite.

Star Renegades

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A turn-based roguelite RPG with lavish pixel art in which you lead a band of rebels against an overwhelming empire. Its initiative-timeline combat with knockback demands tactical thinking, and every failed run leaves you stronger.

Menace

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A turn-based tactical RPG from the Battle Brothers developers: you lead an elite strike force against an alien menace, equipping infantry and fielding tanks and mechs in demanding, carefully planned battles.

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