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2017PCSteam Deck playable83 % positive14.79 €

As a starship captain you build a crew and trade, fight and scheme your way through a huge sandbox galaxy. Turn-based ship and ground combat meets RPG progression and roguelike elements.

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2020PCSteam Deck playable94 % positive19.50 €

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You sail across an open fantasy world as an explorer, trader or privateer, fighting turn-based tactical battles on land and at sea. You decide whether to chase the mystery of Dominio's betrayal or carve out your own adventure.

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Wasteland

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A 1988 classic in which you lead a squad of Rangers through a nuclear-ravaged America, using tabletop-style skills, turn-based combat and a surprisingly reactive world. It is the forerunner of the Fallout series.

Stellar Tactics

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A classic sci-fi RPG set in deep space where you recruit a team, outfit your ship and explore a vast procedurally generated universe. Ground battles play out as turn-based tactical combat.

Xenonauts

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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.

Phoenix Point

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A turn-based tactics game in the XCOM tradition where you lead a resistance organization against mutating alien horrors. It stands out for its free-aim shooting with targetable body parts, faction diplomacy on the world map, and enemies that evolve in response to your tactics.

Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game

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A turn-based party CRPG aboard a generation ship bound for Proxima Centauri, with a deep skill system, branching dialogue and quests that can be solved in multiple ways. Your choices have real consequences among the ship's factions.

Space Rangers

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A Russian hybrid space game where you freely roam a living galaxy as a Ranger, trading, fighting and taking on quests while resisting the Klissan invasion. Turn-based battles, text quests and tongue-in-cheek humor set it apart.

Jagged Alliance 2

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You hire quirky mercenaries and liberate a dictator-ruled country through turn-based tactical firefights. Capturing sectors, training militia and equipping your squad come together with plenty of dark humor and voiced banter.

Avernum: Escape from the Pit

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A classic turn-based party RPG set in a vast underground cavern world with dozens of towns and dungeons to explore freely. Many spells, skills and artifacts offer deep character building.

AntharioN

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An old-school fantasy RPG where you build a party of four and fight in turn-based battles. The large open world invites exploring, pickpocketing, brewing potions and sailing.

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