1 Baldur's Gate 3
Choices with consequences
A sprawling D&D-based CRPG where inventive turn-based combat rewards creativity and nearly every decision reshapes the story and your bonds with its superbly written companions.
333 games
The best tactics games on Xbox
Plan, position, strike: games where the better plan wins, not the faster finger.
How to find games that really suit you: Select up to 5 games you have played and enjoyed. Playalike compares 36 traits such as combat, story and atmosphere and suggests games that hit exactly the same spot, even across genres.
-
1 Baldur's Gate 3
- Choices with consequences
- Fantasy setting
- Turn-based combat
A sprawling D&D-based CRPG where inventive turn-based combat rewards creativity and nearly every decision reshapes the story and your bonds with its superbly written companions.
-
2 Sid Meier's Civilization VI
- Turn-based combat
- Economy and management
- Historical setting
A classic 4X turn-based strategy game where you lead a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Era, planning cities district by district across the map. Win through conquest, science, culture, religion or diplomacy, and get hooked on the famous 'one more turn' loop.
-
3 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Sci-fi setting
- Turn-based combat
- 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.
2 Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Turn-based combat
A classic 4X turn-based strategy game where you lead a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Era, planning cities district by district across the map. Win through conquest, science, culture, religion or diplomacy, and get hooked on the famous 'one more turn' loop.
- Turn-based combat
- Economy and management
- Historical setting
A classic 4X turn-based strategy game where you lead a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Era, planning cities district by district across the map. Win through conquest, science, culture, religion or diplomacy, and get hooked on the famous 'one more turn' loop.
3 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.
4 Slay the Spire
Cards and deck-building
A deckbuilding roguelike in which every run demands new card combinations and strategies.
5 XCOM 2
Sci-fi setting
Turn-based tactics against an alien occupation, with permanent death for your soldiers.
5 XCOM 2
- Sci-fi setting
- Turn-based combat
- Shooting and gunplay
Turn-based tactics against an alien occupation, with permanent death for your soldiers.
6 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Turn-based combat
Turn-based 4X strategy where you guide an empire through three historical ages, reshaping your civilization at each era transition. City building, diplomacy and warfare combine into the series' trademark one-more-turn pull.
6 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
- Turn-based combat
- Historical setting
- Economy and management
Turn-based 4X strategy where you guide an empire through three historical ages, reshaping your civilization at each era transition. City building, diplomacy and warfare combine into the series' trademark one-more-turn pull.
7 Dragon Age: Origins
Fantasy setting
A grim fantasy RPG where you lead a band of memorable companions as a Grey Warden against the Blight. Tactical pausable combat, distinct origin stories and weighty moral choices shape the fate of Ferelden.
8 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Sneaking and hiding
A real-time tactics stealth game set in Edo-period Japan where you command a team of five specialists and chain silent takedowns with Shadow Mode. Each mission is an intricate puzzle of sight cones, guard patrols and character abilities.
8 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
- Sneaking and hiding
- Historical setting
- A party of several characters
A real-time tactics stealth game set in Edo-period Japan where you command a team of five specialists and chain silent takedowns with Shadow Mode. Each mission is an intricate puzzle of sight cones, guard patrols and character abilities.
9 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Historical setting
The classic real-time strategy game in a polished 4K remaster: build an economy, advance through the ages and lead medieval civilizations to victory in campaigns or competitive multiplayer matches.
9 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
- Historical setting
- Competing against other players
- Economy and management
The classic real-time strategy game in a polished 4K remaster: build an economy, advance through the ages and lead medieval civilizations to victory in campaigns or competitive multiplayer matches.
10 Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Historical setting
A demanding real-time tactics game set in World War II, where you guide a squad of specialists with unique skills through richly detailed maps you can explore freely, even inside buildings. Each mission plays like an intricate stealth puzzle that rewards careful planning and clever combinations of your team's abilities.
10 Commandos 2: Men of Courage
- Historical setting
- Sneaking and hiding
- A party of several characters
A demanding real-time tactics game set in World War II, where you guide a squad of specialists with unique skills through richly detailed maps you can explore freely, even inside buildings. Each mission plays like an intricate stealth puzzle that rewards careful planning and clever combinations of your team's abilities.
11 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
Strong, story-driven narrative
The remaster of the strategy classic tells a grim tale of intrigue, betrayal and honor amid the wars of Ivalice. You fight grid-based battles and shape your squad through a deep job system, now with full voice acting, improved visuals and new difficulty options.
11 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Strong, story-driven narrative
- Strong character progression
- Turn-based combat
The remaster of the strategy classic tells a grim tale of intrigue, betrayal and honor amid the wars of Ivalice. You fight grid-based battles and shape your squad through a deep job system, now with full voice acting, improved visuals and new difficulty options.
12 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Sneaking and hiding
A landmark stealth sandbox where you tackle missions across open Afghanistan and Africa any way you like, fultoning enemies away and growing your own mercenary base. Kojima's bleak revenge tale about Big Boss frames the systemic freedom.
12 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Sneaking and hiding
- Open world
- Lavish presentation
A landmark stealth sandbox where you tackle missions across open Afghanistan and Africa any way you like, fultoning enemies away and growing your own mercenary base. Kojima's bleak revenge tale about Big Boss frames the systemic freedom.
13 Desperados III
Sneaking and hiding
A Wild West stealth real-time tactics game where you guide John Cooper's gang through huge, intricately designed levels and coordinate simultaneous moves with Showdown Mode. Every mission plays like an open-ended puzzle with many solutions, carried by a revenge story and banter between distinct characters.
- Sneaking and hiding
- Puzzles and brain teasers
- A party of several characters
A Wild West stealth real-time tactics game where you guide John Cooper's gang through huge, intricately designed levels and coordinate simultaneous moves with Showdown Mode. Every mission plays like an open-ended puzzle with many solutions, carried by a revenge story and banter between distinct characters.
14 Rainbow Six Siege
Co-op or multiplayer
A tactical 5v5 shooter where attackers and defenders clash using unique operators and fully destructible walls, floors and ceilings. Communication, map knowledge and clever gadget use matter as much as aim.
- Co-op or multiplayer
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
A tactical 5v5 shooter where attackers and defenders clash using unique operators and fully destructible walls, floors and ceilings. Communication, map knowledge and clever gadget use matter as much as aim.
15 Supreme Commander
Sci-fi setting
A colossal real-time strategy game with huge maps, seamless strategic zoom, and hundreds of land, sea and air units, capped by game-changing experimental superweapons. Three warring human factions battle for the galaxy in the Infinite War.
16 Valorant
Action-packed real-time combat
A competitive 5v5 tactical shooter that blends unforgiving, precision gunplay with distinct agent abilities. Team coordination and round-by-round strategy matter as much as raw aim.
16 Valorant
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Competing against other players
A competitive 5v5 tactical shooter that blends unforgiving, precision gunplay with distinct agent abilities. Team coordination and round-by-round strategy matter as much as raw aim.
17 Battle Brothers
Turn-based combat
You lead a mercenary company through a gritty, procedurally generated medieval world, juggling contracts, gear and recruits. The turn-based battles are brutal, and losing your men is part of the experience.
18 Darkest Dungeon
Dark, serious atmosphere
A merciless dungeon RPG where stress and madness are as dangerous as the monsters.
19 Frostpunk
Dark, serious atmosphere
Lead the last city on a frozen, steam-powered Earth, juggling heat, coal and food while signing laws that test your morals. A bleak, tense city-builder where survival constantly clashes with humanity.
19 Frostpunk
- Dark, serious atmosphere
- Post-apocalyptic setting
- Economy and management
Lead the last city on a frozen, steam-powered Earth, juggling heat, coal and food while signing laws that test your morals. A bleak, tense city-builder where survival constantly clashes with humanity.
20 Balatro
Cards and deck-building
An addictive poker roguelike where Jokers, card upgrades and wild synergies push your scores to absurd heights. Every run plays differently, and the hunt for the perfect build never gets old.
20 Balatro
- Cards and deck-building
- Runs that play out differently every time
- Distinctive, stylised art style
An addictive poker roguelike where Jokers, card upgrades and wild synergies push your scores to absurd heights. Every run plays differently, and the hunt for the perfect build never gets old.
21 Commandos: Origins
Sneaking and hiding
A real-time stealth tactics game set in World War II where you guide a team of specialists, each with unique skills, through tricky infiltration and sabotage missions. The appeal lies in careful planning and coordinated takedowns of patrols.
- Sneaking and hiding
- Historical setting
- A party of several characters
A real-time stealth tactics game set in World War II where you guide a team of specialists, each with unique skills, through tricky infiltration and sabotage missions. The appeal lies in careful planning and coordinated takedowns of patrols.
22 Pillars of Eternity
Fantasy setting
A love letter to Infinity Engine classics, offering tactical real-time-with-pause party combat, a richly written world built around souls and reincarnation, and a mature, melancholic story. Companions, a stronghold to manage, and meaningful choices make it a deep treat for CRPG fans.
- Fantasy setting
- Strong, story-driven narrative
- Strong character progression
A love letter to Infinity Engine classics, offering tactical real-time-with-pause party combat, a richly written world built around souls and reincarnation, and a mature, melancholic story. Companions, a stronghold to manage, and meaningful choices make it a deep treat for CRPG fans.
23 Unicorn Overlord
Distinctive, stylised art style
A tactical fantasy strategy RPG from Vanillaware where you build squads, lead them across a world map and reclaim a kingdom. Battles play out semi-automatically based on your formations and command setups, all in gorgeous hand-drawn art.
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Fantasy setting
- A party of several characters
A tactical fantasy strategy RPG from Vanillaware where you build squads, lead them across a world map and reclaim a kingdom. Battles play out semi-automatically based on your formations and command setups, all in gorgeous hand-drawn art.
24 Star Wars Zero Company
Sci-fi setting
A turn-based tactics game set in the Star Wars universe where you lead an elite squad of specialists through a gritty Clone Wars-era story. Careful planning, positioning and growing your team are at its core.
25 Stellaris
Sci-fi setting
Paradox's space grand strategy lets you shape a custom alien empire from its first hyperlane jump to galactic dominance, generating emergent stories through anomalies, diplomacy and late-game crises.
25 Stellaris
- Sci-fi setting
- Deep systems to master
- Sandbox with your own goals
Paradox's space grand strategy lets you shape a custom alien empire from its first hyperlane jump to galactic dominance, generating emergent stories through anomalies, diplomacy and late-game crises.
26 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Fantasy setting
A real-time strategy game set in Middle-earth, featuring base building, powerful hero units and large battles between Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and Goblins in the North. It adds a turn-based War of the Ring conquest mode on a map of Middle-earth and popular multiplayer skirmishes.
26 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
- Fantasy setting
- Building and crafting
- Co-op or multiplayer
A real-time strategy game set in Middle-earth, featuring base building, powerful hero units and large battles between Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and Goblins in the North. It adds a turn-based War of the Ring conquest mode on a map of Middle-earth and popular multiplayer skirmishes.
27 Hitman 3
Sneaking and hiding
As Agent 47 you infiltrate huge, intricately detailed locations like a Dubai skyscraper or a Dartmoor manor, devising creative and often darkly funny ways to take out your targets. Disguises, environmental kills and heavy replayability turn every mission into a sandbox puzzle.
27 Hitman 3
- Sneaking and hiding
- Lots to discover
- Lavish presentation
As Agent 47 you infiltrate huge, intricately detailed locations like a Dubai skyscraper or a Dartmoor manor, devising creative and often darkly funny ways to take out your targets. Disguises, environmental kills and heavy replayability turn every mission into a sandbox puzzle.
28 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Action-packed real-time combat
The definitive competitive tactical shooter: terrorists versus counter-terrorists in tense round-based matches where precise aim, team coordination and smart economy management decide every win.
28 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Competing against other players
The definitive competitive tactical shooter: terrorists versus counter-terrorists in tense round-based matches where precise aim, team coordination and smart economy management decide every win.
29 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Sci-fi setting
A classic real-time strategy game where GDI, Nod and the alien Scrin battle over Tiberium, featuring fast-paced base building and iconic live-action FMV cutscenes.
29 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
- Sci-fi setting
- Building and crafting
- Competing against other players
A classic real-time strategy game where GDI, Nod and the alien Scrin battle over Tiberium, featuring fast-paced base building and iconic live-action FMV cutscenes.
30 Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
Cards and deck-building
A free, fast-paced card game set in the Witcher universe where you duel other players online with careful deck building, bluffing and sharp decisions across rounds. Iconic heroes like Geralt and Yennefer and distinct factions give it plenty of tactical variety.
30 Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
- Cards and deck-building
- Co-op or multiplayer
- Fantasy setting
A free, fast-paced card game set in the Witcher universe where you duel other players online with careful deck building, bluffing and sharp decisions across rounds. Iconic heroes like Geralt and Yennefer and distinct factions give it plenty of tactical variety.
31 Solasta: Crown of the Magister
Fantasy setting
A turn-based tactical RPG that faithfully adapts Dungeons & Dragons 5e rules. You build your own party and use terrain, lighting and elevation to win fights in dungeons and ruins.
31 Solasta: Crown of the Magister
- Fantasy setting
- Turn-based combat
- A party of several characters
A turn-based tactical RPG that faithfully adapts Dungeons & Dragons 5e rules. You build your own party and use terrain, lighting and elevation to win fights in dungeons and ruins.
32 Bloons TD 6
Distinctive, stylised art style
A bright, cheerful tower defense game where you combine monkey towers with three upgrade paths and leveling heroes to pop ever-tougher waves of bloons. Tons of maps, modes and challenges make it an endlessly replayable strategy puzzle, solo or in four-player co-op.
32 Bloons TD 6
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Strong character progression
A bright, cheerful tower defense game where you combine monkey towers with three upgrade paths and leveling heroes to pop ever-tougher waves of bloons. Tons of maps, modes and challenges make it an endlessly replayable strategy puzzle, solo or in four-player co-op.
33 Company of Heroes 3
Historical setting
A World War II real-time strategy game built on cover, positioning and supply management. Its dynamic campaign map in Italy and North Africa blends turn-based planning with intense real-time battles.
34 Gloomhaven
Turn-based combat
A digital take on the board game where you lead a mercenary squad through turn-based dungeon battles driven by hand of ability cards instead of dice. Careful planning and card resource management turn every fight into a tactical puzzle.
34 Gloomhaven
- Turn-based combat
- Fantasy setting
- Cards and deck-building
A digital take on the board game where you lead a mercenary squad through turn-based dungeon battles driven by hand of ability cards instead of dice. Careful planning and card resource management turn every fight into a tactical puzzle.
35 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Sneaking and hiding
A real-time stealth tactics game in which you command a cursed pirate crew with supernatural abilities. You infiltrate Inquisition strongholds and chain your crew's powers into coordinated, precise takedowns.
35 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
- Sneaking and hiding
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Fantasy setting
A real-time stealth tactics game in which you command a cursed pirate crew with supernatural abilities. You infiltrate Inquisition strongholds and chain your crew's powers into coordinated, precise takedowns.
36 Wasteland 3
Post-apocalyptic setting
As a Desert Ranger you lead a squad through frozen, post-apocalyptic Colorado, fighting in turn-based tactical combat. Your choices between warring factions visibly reshape the world, and a streak of dark humor gives it its own voice. The whole campaign can also be played in co-op.
36 Wasteland 3
- Post-apocalyptic setting
- Turn-based combat
- Choices with consequences
As a Desert Ranger you lead a squad through frozen, post-apocalyptic Colorado, fighting in turn-based tactical combat. Your choices between warring factions visibly reshape the world, and a streak of dark humor gives it its own voice. The whole campaign can also be played in co-op.
37 The Banner Saga 2
Turn-based combat
A grim Norse caravan journey with turn-based tactical battles, where hard choices and scarce supplies decide who lives or dies. Saves from the first game carry over meaningfully, and the hand-drawn art style is unmistakable.
- Turn-based combat
- Strong, story-driven narrative
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A grim Norse caravan journey with turn-based tactical battles, where hard choices and scarce supplies decide who lives or dies. Saves from the first game carry over meaningfully, and the hand-drawn art style is unmistakable.
38 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Strong character progression
A deep isometric CRPG with real-time-with-pause combat where you sail an island archipelago, command your own ship and crew, and build elaborate characters. Rich writing and meaningful choices drive the story.
38 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
- Strong character progression
- Fantasy setting
- A party of several characters
A deep isometric CRPG with real-time-with-pause combat where you sail an island archipelago, command your own ship and crew, and build elaborate characters. Rich writing and meaningful choices drive the story.
39 Jagged Alliance 3
Turn-based combat
You hire quirky mercenaries and liberate a war-torn country through deep turn-based tactical combat. Capture sectors, manage your squad and gear, and enjoy the mercs' wisecracking banter along the way.
40 Kingdom Rush
Fantasy setting
A charming fantasy tower defense game where you protect your kingdom with towers, spells and heroes against orcs, trolls and monsters. Tower placement and upgrade choices create crisp tactical decisions.
40 Kingdom Rush
- Fantasy setting
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A charming fantasy tower defense game where you protect your kingdom with towers, spells and heroes against orcs, trolls and monsters. Tower placement and upgrade choices create crisp tactical decisions.
41 Northgard
Economy and management
An approachable real-time strategy game where you guide a Viking clan across a new continent territory by territory, surviving brutal winters, mythical creatures and rival clans. Multiple victory paths and distinct clans keep matches varied, especially in multiplayer.
41 Northgard
- Economy and management
- Co-op or multiplayer
- Distinctive, stylised art style
An approachable real-time strategy game where you guide a Viking clan across a new continent territory by territory, surviving brutal winters, mythical creatures and rival clans. Multiple victory paths and distinct clans keep matches varied, especially in multiplayer.
42 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Post-apocalyptic setting
A tactical blend of XCOM-style turn-based combat and real-time stealth exploration in a nature-reclaimed post-apocalyptic world. You guide a squad of mutant animal-people, picking off enemies quietly before positioning carefully when fights break out.
42 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
- Post-apocalyptic setting
- Turn-based combat
- Sneaking and hiding
A tactical blend of XCOM-style turn-based combat and real-time stealth exploration in a nature-reclaimed post-apocalyptic world. You guide a squad of mutant animal-people, picking off enemies quietly before positioning carefully when fights break out.
43 Chess Ultra
Turn-based combat
A polished digital take on classic chess, with varied scenic environments, online play, AI at multiple strengths and VR support. Great for anyone wanting pure chess in a calm, attractive setting.
43 Chess Ultra
- Turn-based combat
A polished digital take on classic chess, with varied scenic environments, online play, AI at multiple strengths and VR support. Great for anyone wanting pure chess in a calm, attractive setting.
44 Mewgenics
Lots of humour
You breed cats with random mutations, train them, and send them into tactical turn-based fights on chaotic adventures. Its twisted humor and the blend of breeding sim with roguelike structure set it apart.
44 Mewgenics
- Lots of humour
- Turn-based combat
- Runs that play out differently every time
You breed cats with random mutations, train them, and send them into tactical turn-based fights on chaotic adventures. Its twisted humor and the blend of breeding sim with roguelike structure set it apart.
45 Spectre Divide
Competing against other players
A competitive 3v3 tactical shooter where the Duality mechanic lets you control two bodies at once. It enables creative positioning, self-covering crossfires and risky plays across short rounds.
46 Plants vs. Zombies
Lots of humour
A charming tower defense game where quirky plants guard your lawn against goofy zombie hordes. A steady stream of new plants, enemy types and mini-games keeps its simple but clever strategy fresh for hours.
47 Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Strong character progression
A classic isometric party RPG built on the Pathfinder ruleset where you don't just adventure but found and rule your own kingdom. Huge build depth, tough fights and decisions with lasting consequences define the experience.
48 Ready or Not
Dark, serious atmosphere
A tactical first-person shooter where you play a SWAT officer clearing tense, claustrophobic locations and resolving hostage situations. Its unforgiving, realistic gameplay rewards careful teamwork, either in co-op or by commanding AI teammates.
48 Ready or Not
- Dark, serious atmosphere
- Playing together in co-op
- Shooting and gunplay
A tactical first-person shooter where you play a SWAT officer clearing tense, claustrophobic locations and resolving hostage situations. Its unforgiving, realistic gameplay rewards careful teamwork, either in co-op or by commanding AI teammates.
49 Hitman
Lots to discover
As Agent 47 you explore huge, intricate sandbox levels and devise creative ways to take out your targets through disguises, staged accidents and dark humor. Every mission begs to be replayed to uncover new possibilities.
49 Hitman
- Lots to discover
- Sneaking and hiding
- Lavish presentation
As Agent 47 you explore huge, intricate sandbox levels and devise creative ways to take out your targets through disguises, staged accidents and dark humor. Every mission begs to be replayed to uncover new possibilities.
50 Hitman: Blood Money
Sneaking and hiding
As Agent 47 you plan creative assassinations in open sandbox levels, using disguises, staged accidents and dark humor. Clean, silent work pays off, while sloppy kills raise your notoriety and make later contracts harder.
51 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Shooting and gunplay
A tactical military shooter where you lead a small elite squad through a fictional Russian conflict. Planning, cover and caution matter more than speed, since a few hits can kill.
52 Bad North
Distinctive, stylised art style
A minimalist real-time tactics game where you defend small islands against Viking raids with a few squads. Charming low-poly visuals and simple controls meet surprisingly deep combat and roguelite runs.
52 Bad North
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Runs that play out differently every time
A minimalist real-time tactics game where you defend small islands against Viking raids with a few squads. Charming low-poly visuals and simple controls meet surprisingly deep combat and roguelite runs.
53 Monster Train
Cards and deck-building
A roguelike deckbuilder where you defend a hellish train across three floors against heavenly armies. Clever clan pairings and powerful synergies make every run feel different.
54 Gears Tactics
Turn-based combat
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.
- Turn-based combat
- Sci-fi setting
- A party of several characters
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.
55 The Banner Saga 3
Turn-based combat
The finale of the Norse-inspired saga pairs tough turn-based tactical battles with a bleak, hand-drawn tale of a world ending. Every choice about supplies, allies and sacrifices noticeably shapes the fate of your caravan.
56 They Are Billions
Post-apocalyptic setting
A punishing steampunk real-time strategy game where you build colonies and fortify them with walls, towers and troops against massive zombie hordes. One breach can doom everything, so careful planning matters above all.
57 Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
Cards and deck-building
A digital take on the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game with a huge pool of cards from over twenty years. You build combo-driven decks and duel players worldwide online in tactical card battles.
58 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Sneaking and hiding
Agent 47 is pulled out of retirement and must plan silent hits across sprawling levels from Sicily to Japan, using disguises, poison, and patience to reach his targets. Missions offer many approaches but punish mistakes harshly, all backed by Jesper Kyd's sweeping score.
- Sneaking and hiding
- Dark, serious atmosphere
- Challenging difficulty
Agent 47 is pulled out of retirement and must plan silent hits across sprawling levels from Sicily to Japan, using disguises, poison, and patience to reach his targets. Missions offer many approaches but punish mistakes harshly, all backed by Jesper Kyd's sweeping score.
59 Darkest Dungeon II
Dark, serious atmosphere
A punishing turn-based roguelike where you drive a fragile band of heroes across a cursed land by stagecoach. Stress, afflictions and party relationships are as dangerous as the monsters.
60 Dungeon of the Endless
Runs that play out differently every time
A tense blend of roguelike and tower defense where you guide a small squad of stranded survivors through procedurally generated floors. You split scarce power between rooms and build defenses before hauling the crystal to the exit, so every door you open is a gamble.
- Runs that play out differently every time
- Sci-fi setting
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A tense blend of roguelike and tower defense where you guide a small squad of stranded survivors through procedurally generated floors. You split scarce power between rooms and build defenses before hauling the crystal to the exit, so every door you open is a gamble.
Nothing matches this selection.
What matters: Tactics games
Tactics games reward patience over reflexes. The fun comes from reading a situation, positioning your squad and watching a plan come together, or recovering when it falls apart. Before picking one, decide what kind of thinking you enjoy. Turn-based games let you weigh every move without time pressure, while real-time tactics like Desperados III and Commandos 2: Men of Courage ask you to coordinate specialists on the fly, often through stealth. Also consider how punishing you want things to be: some games here are tagged as difficult, and a few make losses permanent.
If you want a story-heavy adventure, Baldur's Gate 3 pairs inventive D&D combat with choices that reshape your companions and the plot. Divinity: Original Sin 2 is great for players who like turning the environment into a weapon. XCOM 2 is the pick for tense squad tactics, since soldiers who fall are gone for good. Desperados III suits puzzle lovers, thanks to Showdown Mode that lets you line up simultaneous moves. And if you prefer short, replayable sessions, Slay the Spire turns tactics into card combinations that change every run.
For something slower and broader, Sid Meier's Civilization VI swaps squads for whole empires and offers several paths to victory. Want co-op? Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition lets two custom heroes play together.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best tactics game on Xbox for beginners?
Baldur's Gate 3 is a good start because its turn-based combat gives you time to think and the story keeps you motivated. Sid Meier's Civilization VI is also approachable, since you can win through science, culture or diplomacy rather than just combat.
Are there co-op tactics games on Xbox?
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition is built around two custom heroes who can be played in co-op. Sid Meier's Civilization VI offers multiplayer if you prefer competing over cooperating.
Which Xbox tactics games are the hardest?
XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2 are known for being tough, as losing a veteran soldier is permanent. Commandos 2: Men of Courage and Desperados III also demand careful planning, and Slay the Spire's roguelike runs punish mistakes.
Not quite your taste?
Tell us your favourite games and we'll find recommendations that fit you exactly.
