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1993PC

You run a corporate syndicate in a bleak future, sending small squads of agents on real-time covert missions before expanding across a territorial world map. The tension between squeezing taxes and provoking rebellions gives the conquest layer its bite.

Sci-fi setting
A party of several characters
Economy and management
Tactical depth

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The closest matches for Syndicate are Syndicate Wars, Infested Planet and Starship Troopers: Terran Command. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Syndicate special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Syndicate Wars 92% match – Sci-fi setting
Newest alternative: Aliens: Dark Descent 82% match – released 2023

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Syndicate Wars

92 %Match

1996PC

An isometric real-time tactics game where you lead a squad of cybernetic agents through a dystopian corporate world. Destructible cities, mind-control Persuadertrons and research upgrades drive chaotic, brutal missions.

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Infested Planet

A party of several characters

A real-time tactics game where you lead a small elite squad against enormous alien swarms. Line of sight, chokepoints and smart positioning decide whether you survive.

Starship Troopers: Terran Command

Sci-fi setting

A real-time strategy game in the Starship Troopers universe where you command Mobile Infantry squads against huge Arachnid swarms, managing positioning, abilities and resources under pressure.

X-COM: Apocalypse

Economy and management

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.

Aliens: Dark Descent

A party of several characters

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.

XCOM 2

A party of several characters

Turn-based tactics against an alien occupation, with permanent death for your soldiers.

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.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

A party of several characters

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.

Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction

A party of several characters

A console real-time strategy game set in the Alien vs. Predator universe, where you lead three distinct factions, each with its own units and playstyle, through missions on planet LV-742.

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

Sci-fi setting

Turn-based tactics in the Warhammer 40,000 universe: as a Magos you lead Adeptus Mechanicus tech-priests across a Necron tomb world. A dark, atmospheric game with resource management, squad upgrades and tight, punchy battles.