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2016PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified84 % 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
Economy and management

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The closest matches for Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander are XCOM: Enemy Unknown, BattleTech and X-COM: UFO Defense. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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2012PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable93 % positive14.99 €

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.

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BattleTech

Tactical depth

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.

X-COM: UFO Defense

Economy and management

The legendary tactics classic pairs tense turn-based squad missions against aliens with global base building, research and tight budget management. Soldiers die permanently, and every strategic decision can save or doom humanity.

SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays

Sci-fi setting

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.

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

Sci-fi setting

A sprawling Warhammer 40K role-playing game where you command a voidship, a crew of eccentric companions and a trade empire as a Rogue Trader. Turn-based battles, deep character builds and weighty decisions define the journey.

Age of Wonders: Planetfall

Economy and management

A turn-based sci-fi 4X strategy game where you rebuild a civilization from the ruins of a fallen galactic empire and fight deep tactical battles with customized units and heroes. The factions differ strongly in playstyle and technology.

Xenonauts

Economy and management

A turn-based tactics and strategy game set in the Cold War, where you run a multinational military force against an alien invasion, command squads on the ground, intercept UFOs and research captured tech. A modern homage to classic X-COM.

Front Mission 3

Tactical depth

A tactical RPG with turn-based battles between customizable giant mechs called wanzers. Two branching story routes tell a tale of military conflict and conspiracy, and tinkering with your mechs is a core draw.

Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children

Tactical depth

A turn-based tactical RPG where you play a young troubleshooter building a team and tackling demanding battles in a world shaped by crime and conflict.

X-COM: Terror From the Deep

Deep systems to master

The notoriously punishing sequel to UFO Defense moves the alien war to the ocean depths, combining base building and research with turn-based squad missions against Lovecraftian sea horrors. Its creepy atmosphere and brutal difficulty made it a cult classic.