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2020PC87 % positive24.50 €

An indie squad-based tactics game where you lead a team through a Lovecraft-inspired undersea world, managing resources, sanity and tough decisions. Its mix of squad tactics, RPG elements and cosmic horror creates an oppressive atmosphere.

  • Resources and survival
  • A party of several characters
  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
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Aliens: Dark Descent

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2023PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable87 % positive39.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Stirring Abyss: scarce resources and survival, a party of several characters as well as dread and tension.

A tactical real-time-with-pause squad game in the Alien universe: you lead a team of marines through a xenomorph outbreak, managing resources, stress and permanent losses in a tense, bleak atmosphere.

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X-COM: UFO Defense

Deep systems to master

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.

X-COM: Terror From the Deep

Dread and tension

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.

Shardpunk

Tactical depth

A turn-based tactics game set in a grim steampunk world overrun by rats, blending XCOM-style squad combat with Darkest Dungeon-like stress and resource pressure. You lead a small squad through dangerous missions where every decision counts.

Deadnaut: Signal Lost

Resources and survival

A tactical sci-fi horror roguelike where you lead a small squad through derelict ships and abandoned moons. Every move counts as creatures, insanity storms and hostile AI threaten your team.

Tharsis

Resources and survival

Tharsis is a punishing space survival strategy game about the first manned mission to Mars. You assign dice to crew tasks as disasters, starvation and creeping madness close in, making every turn a tense gamble between luck and planning.

Deadnaut

Resources and survival

A tactical squad game set on derelict spaceships haunted by ghostly enemies, where you guide a small team with pausable real-time orders. Missions are tense, lethal and reward careful planning.

Phoenix Point

Deep systems to master

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.

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