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2016PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified80 % positive14.99 €

A retro sci-fi strategy RPG where you build up an ancient starbase and lead capital ships with quirky officers in turn-based battles against an alien threat. The blend of base building, exploration and tactical combat in pixel art makes it stand out.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Sci-fi setting
  • A party of several characters
  • Pixel art

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BattleTech

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2018PEGI 12PCSteam Deck playable84 % positive39.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander: turn-based combat, a party of several characters and tactical depth.

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.

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Halfway

Pixel art

A pixel-art turn-based tactical RPG set in a future where colonizing humanity meets alien forces. You lead a squad, using positioning, cover and abilities to win grid-based battles.

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.

Chroma Squad

Pixel art

Five stunt actors start their own Power Rangers-style TV show, fighting in turn-based tactical battles while managing their studio and crafting gear and cardboard mechas. A funny love letter to sentai shows that blends tactics with studio management.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Sci-fi setting

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.

SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays

Sci-fi setting

A turn-based tactical RPG that brings together mobile suits and characters from several Gundam series, including Wing, Seed, 00 and Iron-Blooded Orphans. You build fleets, develop and combine units, and replay familiar storylines in chibi-style 3D.

Star Renegades

Pixel art

A turn-based roguelite RPG with lavish pixel art in which you lead a band of rebels against an overwhelming empire. Its initiative-timeline combat with knockback demands tactical thinking, and every failed run leaves you stronger.

Menace

Sci-fi setting

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.

Front Mission 3

Tactical depth

A tactical RPG with turn-based battles between customizable giant mechs called wanzers. Two branching story routes tell a tale of military conflict and conspiracy, and tinkering with your mechs is a core draw.

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