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2014PCPlayStationSteam Deck playable77 % positive19.99 €

Turn-based tactics in the Warhammer 40,000 universe: a squad of Space Marines fights through cramped derelict ships full of Genestealers. The board game experience is expanded with RPG elements, new weapons and missions.

Turn-based combat
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A party of several characters
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The closest matches for Space Hulk: Ascension are Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, Shardpunk and Incubation: Time Is Running Out. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Space Hulk: Ascension special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 97% match – Turn-based combat
Newest alternative: Menace 92% match – released 2026

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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

97 %Match

2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified91 % positive28.99 €

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.

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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.

Incubation: Time Is Running Out

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.

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters

Turn-based combat

A turn-based tactics game in the Warhammer 40,000 universe where you command Grey Knights against Nurgle's plague, managing your ship and growing your warriors through classes and gear. Battles are brutal and destructible, and your squad is always at risk.

Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach

Turn-based combat

A turn-based tactics game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe where you lead the Space Wolves through quick, compact battles against orks and grow your force over a campaign.

Menace

Turn-based combat

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.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Turn-based combat

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.

X-COM: Terror From the Deep

Tactical depth

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.

Gears Tactics

Tactical depth

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.

XCOM: Chimera Squad

Turn-based combat

A compact XCOM spin-off where you lead a squad of humans, aliens and hybrids through turn-based breach-and-clear missions in a tense city. The interleaved turn system and each agent's unique abilities make for fresh tactical decisions.