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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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The closest matches for XCOM: Enemy Unknown are Menace, BattleTech and Galaxy Squad. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes XCOM: Enemy Unknown special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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A turn-based tactical RPG from the Battle Brothers developers: you lead an elite strike force against an alien menace, equipping infantry and fielding tanks and mechs in demanding, carefully planned battles.
98 % 39.99 €
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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.
98 % −90 %Sci-fi setting
A turn-based sci-fi tactics game inspired by FTL and XCOM. You lead a small squad through tough fights where careful planning of resources and positioning is key.
98 %
Turn-based combat
Turn-based sci-fi tactics where you lead a small squad of marines against mutated aliens, equipping and growing your soldiers across missions. Part of the Battle Isle series, it rewards careful positioning and ammo management.
97 % 9.99 €
Turn-based combat
Turn-based squad tactics in an alternate World War II where you lead a custom-built team on secret missions, with fully destructible environments that make every turn a tactical puzzle.
97 % 20.99 €
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A turn-based sci-fi tactical RPG where you build a team and fight missions on an alien planet, backed by armored vehicles and combat mechs. Combat feels like a tabletop game, while character growth borrows from dungeon crawlers.
96 % 22.99 €
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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.
96 % 29.99 €
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Gears of War reimagined as turn-based tactics: you lead a small squad through tense fights against the Locust horde, using cover, flanking and executions that grant extra actions. Between missions you grow your soldiers with classes, skills and gear.
95 % 39.99 €
Turn-based combat
A turn-based tactics and strategy game in the spirit of classic X-COM: you lead a global resistance against a technologically superior alien invasion, managing bases, directing fighter interceptors and fighting demanding ground battles.
95 % 39.99 €
Sci-fi setting
Turn-based tactics in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, where you lead Adeptus Mechanicus forces or ancient Necrons and manage resources and technology between battles. Its bleak, techno-religious atmosphere is a big draw.