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2012PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable93 % positive14.99 €

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.

  • Turn-based combat
  • A party of several characters
  • Tactical depth
  • Sci-fi setting

The closest matches for XCOM: Enemy Unknown are Menace, BattleTech and Incubation: Time Is Running Out. 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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Menace

99 %Match

2026PCSteam Deck playable39.99 €

  • Turn-based combat
  • A party of several characters
  • Tactical depth

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.

BattleTech

Turn-based combat

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.

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.

Silent Storm

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.

Shardpunk

Turn-based combat

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.

Strike Team Gladius

Turn-based combat

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.

Silent Storm: Sentinels

Turn-based combat

A standalone-style expansion to Silent Storm set just after WWII, where an international task force hunts the secret society Thor's Hammer. It offers deep turn-based squad tactics with fully destructible environments and a customizable team of mercenaries.

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