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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.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Open world
  • Turn-based combat
  • Deep systems to master

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2024PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified94 % positive30.49 €

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An extremely deep science-fantasy roguelike where you explore a vast, part handcrafted, part procedural world turn by turn. Dozens of mutations and interlocking simulation systems enable unusual builds and emergent stories where you can do almost anything.

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Horizon's Gate

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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.

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.

Battle Brothers

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You lead a mercenary company through a gritty, procedurally generated medieval world, juggling contracts, gear and recruits. The turn-based battles are brutal, and losing your men is part of the experience.

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.

Starsector

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A space sandbox where you pilot a ship and build a fleet, trading, exploring and fighting in tactical real-time battles. You choose freely whether to become a trader, mercenary, pirate or warlord.

Geneforge 2: Infestation

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A old-school, highly open-ended RPG from Spiderweb Software in which you play a Shaper who fights with self-created mutant creatures and sways factions through diplomacy or trickery. It offers 50+ hours, many zones and many ways to solve problems.

Heart of the Machine

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You play the first sentient AI in a city full of possibilities, choosing whether to build a robot army, rule as a benevolent machine overlord, or chase other goals. A blend of strategy, sandbox and RPG elements leaves many paths to your objectives.

X-COM: Apocalypse

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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.

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.

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