Games Like Breach & Clear

Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".

Why similar: Tactical 48.7%, Military 22.6%, Strategy 17.5%, Action 4.4%, Top-Down 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: An evolution of the original, offering deeper tactical options, more advanced equipment, and complex environments for squad-based breaching.

Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.

Why similar: Tactical 61.8%, Strategy 22.8%, Simulation 6.2%, Action 3.1%, Top-Down 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest gameplay experience, focusing on top-down tactical planning and real-time execution of room-clearing operations.

Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.

Why similar: Strategy 29.9%, Tactical 28.8%, Military 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad-based game that emphasizes meticulous planning and cinematic execution, mirroring the core loop of Breach & Clear.

Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.

Why similar: Tactical 36.9%, Turn-Based 29.1%, Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Multiplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique asynchronous tactical planning system that rewards foresight and precise positioning.

The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.

Why similar: Tactical 32.2%, Strategy 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Turn-Based 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, modern turn-based tactical experience with extensive squad management and mercenary customization.

Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.

Why similar: Strategy 37.6%, Tactical 24.2%, Turn-Based 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 6%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced turn-based tactical game that focuses on aggressive squad movement and efficient combat execution.

In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.

Why similar: Tactical 26.6%, Turn-Based 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Military 11.2%, Strategy 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, clever take on the room-clearing genre that emphasizes puzzle-like tactical planning and character abilities.

Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?

Why similar: Tactical 30.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Military 14.7%, Strategy 13.5%, Isometric 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game set in WWII that focuses on squad stealth, positioning, and coordinated strikes.

Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...

Why similar: Tactical 28.2%, Turn-Based 25.8%, Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic turn-based tactical game known for its deep physics and highly destructible environments.

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

Why similar: Tactical 25.4%, Turn-Based 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Military 13.2%, Strategy 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for turn-based squad tactics, offering high-stakes combat and persistent squad development.

Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.

Why similar: Tactical 27.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.6%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Strategy 14.1%, Isometric 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a rigorous, squad-based tactical experience with a focus on base management and strategic research.

The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.

Why similar: Tactical 25.4%, Strategy 21.5%, Turn-Based 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%

Why You'll Like It: A Cold War-themed tactical game that blends squad-based combat with deep espionage and strategic planning.

Arma Tactics is a turn-based close-combat strategy game, where you take control of a four-member Special Forces team. There are no given strategies, rails to move on, or paths to follow; it‘s up to you to decide how you will play through both the story-driven missions and generated missions with randomized objectives.

Why similar: Tactical 29.4%, Strategy 27.3%, Turn-Based 26%, Military 12.9%, Action 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A military-focused tactical strategy game that directly translates the Arma series' realism into a turn-based format.

A contemporary remake of the much-loved series of turn-based mercenary-themed strategy games.

Why similar: Tactical 36.3%, Strategy 26.3%, Turn-Based 10%, Military 7%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time-with-pause tactical game that allows for complex squad coordination in a mercenary setting.

Black One Blood Brothers is a tactical military shooter game where strategy and coordination are key. Command a squad of top operators, with unique skills, through high-risk missions around the globe. Customize your crew, plan your missions, and adjust on the fly for a vast replayability.

Why similar: Tactical 40.2%, Military 22.8%, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 8.9%, Shooter 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic tactical simulation that emphasizes squad management and authentic military operations.

The U.S. Army is the most powerful ground force in the entire world. The backbone of a ground invasion is the U.S. Army Infantry, and in the midst of combat, their skills, courage, and teamwork are put to the test. While readiness continues to be the U.S. Army's top priority, how it goes about its business is changing.

Why similar: Tactical 37.1%, Strategy 32.4%, Military 18.3%, Action 7.9%, Simulation 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based military simulation that focuses on realistic fire-team movement and tactical positioning.

Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.

Why similar: Tactical 23.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Military 13.4%, Strategy 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that emphasizes squad management and replayability through randomized missions.

Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

Why similar: Tactical 61.1%, Strategy 29.1%, Isometric 5.9%, Action 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactical game that requires precise squad coordination and stealth to clear heavily guarded areas.

End State is a turn-based tactics game where you manage a mercenary company tracking down a terrorists in a war-torn country. Hire, gear up and gain experience for your mercenaries. Take on rebels and criminal gangs, do side contracts and explore Brekovia.

Why similar: Tactical 22.8%, Turn-Based 17%, Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Military 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that focuses on small-unit operations and realistic combat mechanics.

Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

Why similar: Tactical 28.3%, Turn-Based 20.5%, Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Isometric 9%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game where stealth and efficient planning are essential for successful mission completion.

A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.

Why similar: Tactical 31.2%, Strategy 25.5%, Turn-Based 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, RPG 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines real-time stealth exploration with turn-based tactical combat for a unique squad-based experience.

Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.

Why similar: Tactical 40.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 31.1%, Strategy 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%, RPG 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers intense, high-stakes turn-based tactical combat with heavy emphasis on squad synergy.

Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.

Why similar: Tactical 49.2%, Strategy 35.3%, Isometric 11.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%, Action 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in real-time tactical planning, requiring players to coordinate multiple characters to overcome overwhelming odds.

Widely known in small circles as AntiSquad, they are a military tactical response unit. These hardened military professionals, tired of bureaucracy, politics and serving the armed forces, have established a private paramilitary formation located in south United States.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.1%, Strategy 25%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Tactical 20.5%, Action 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical strategy game that features a variety of squad roles and mission-based objectives.

From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.

Why similar: Tactical 54.5%, Military 23.9%, Simulation 5%, Shooter 4.5%, Strategy 4%

ST brings the most intense, tactical-action experience to Steam. Select your custom loadout, plan out strategies and accomplish your objectives. Addictive Survival mode and unrivaled multiplayer including Squads (1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, 2 vs 1)

Why similar: Tactical 32.9%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactical game that allows players to command a small team through complex, mission-based scenarios.

The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!

Why similar: Tactical 40.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 27.1%, Strategy 17.7%, Isometric 8.9%, RPG 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deep turn-based tactical game that emphasizes squad customization and complex combat mechanics.

Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.

Why similar: Tactical 26.2%, Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based 17.1%, RPG 4.5%

7.62 High Calibre is a tactical action game, sequel to Brigade E5. A professional mercenary is in pursuit of a certain Russian "businessman", who stole a large amount of money from his "colleagues". Now he is hiding in a small country of Latin America to avoid an inevitable punishment.

Why similar: Tactical 39.6%, Strategy 36.7%, Simulation 12.4%, RPG 10.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad simulation known for its deep weapon customization and realistic combat mechanics.

Relive the real-time tactics masterpiece that defined the genre like no other: Commandos 2 - HD Remaster is a true homage to one of gaming’s most celebrated masterpieces.

Why similar: Strategy 73.5%, Tactical 19.7%, Isometric 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical infiltration game that requires precise coordination of a specialized squad to complete objectives.

Tactical Combat Department is a tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by Swat games. You command a special intervention squad that intervenes in various situations and environments.

Why similar: Tactical 22.8%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Military 14.1%, Strategy 9.1%

A deadly new breed of human monster is on the rise, and it’s up to players to stop the infestation before it spreads. Breach & Clear: DEADline Rebirth is a new and greatly improved version of B&C: Deadline, the follow-up to Breach & Clear, the critically acclaimed hybrid tactical strategy game.

Why similar: Strategy 43.6%, Military 35.6%, RPG 10.2%, Action 9.1%, Indie 1.5%

Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.

Why similar: Tactical 29.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based 20.3%, Strategy 15.1%, RPG 4.7%

Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.3%, Strategy 20.7%, Tactical 18.3%, Turn-Based 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 5%

Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine based experience.

Why similar: Tactical 50.1%, Military 19.3%, Strategy 9.7%, Shooter 6.6%, Action 4.7%

Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety of fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close quarter combat experience to the game.

Why similar: Tactical 53.3%, Military 16.4%, Strategy 9.7%, Shooter 7%, Simulation 3.9%

Jagged Alliance Flashback brings back the true spirit of this legendary series: Turn-based tactics meets crazy mercenary personalities and intense battles. Manage your squad of unique mercenaries, secure your income and take back the island - sector by sector, turn by turn.

Why similar: Tactical 28.7%, Strategy 24.9%, Turn-Based 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, RPG 4.4%

What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.4%, Tactical 28.2%, Strategy 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, RPG 7.9%

Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion - a turn-based strategy where you command SOF forces against an alien threat. Investigate disappearances, fight the invaders, and uncover the mystery. Every decision affects the fate of humanity.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Strategy 18.9%, Tactical 13.2%, Military 12.5%

Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.

Why similar: Tactical 21.3%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Strategy 13.3%, Military 12%

Thunder Tier One is a realistic top-down shooter where you join an elite special operations team tasked with stopping a dangerous terrorist organization wreaking havoc across the fictional Eastern European country of Salobia.

Why similar: Tactical 51.9%, Military 25.8%, Shooter 7.2%, Action 4.6%, Top-Down 3.3%

A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.

Why similar: Tactical 39.6%, Strategy 37.6%, Military 10.7%, Simulation 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.

Why similar: Tactical 33.8%, Military 20.1%, Strategy 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 5.6%

Warhounds is a turn-based tactical game about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action movie vibe, inspired by XCOM and Jagged Alliance. Recruit unique fighters, upgrade your base, and fight for Africa’s future. Less fake RNG, more true ballistics and lethal tactics.

Why similar: Tactical 27.7%, Turn-Based 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Strategy 13.5%, Isometric 6.3%

Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.

Why similar: Tactical 39.9%, Military 30.6%, Strategy 10%, Shooter 5.9%, Action 4.5%

Dagger Directive is a tactical FPS that allows you to approach each mission in your own way. Select equipment, decide the time of day, then move methodically to complete your mission. Enjoy the modern mechanics and old school graphics as you fight across a variety of missions and environments.

Why similar: Tactical 41.5%, Military 28.4%, Simulation 13.3%, Shooter 9.1%, Action 7.7%

"BREACH IT" is tactical multiplayer attack - defend type shooter. As an attacker destroy walls, doors with C4, hammers or tons of bullets to get to the enemy from an angle they would not expect. If you're on defending team, then it's time to get to work! Board doors, reinforce walls and get to position!

Why similar: Strategy 63.1%, Action 16.8%, Simulation 12.4%, Multiplayer 4.3%, Indie 3.5%

Lead your Space Commandos in a revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by UFO/XCOM and Aliens. Utilize in-depth skill & combat systems in multiple game modes, including a full campaign. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A and join the USC in defending humanity!

Why similar: Tactical 23.2%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Military 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Strategy 11.2%

Breach and Clear areas tactically in a team-based shooter.

Why similar: Tactical 67.1%, Simulation 15.7%, Shooter 8.8%, Action 8.4%

Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.

Why similar: Turn-Based 45.2%, Strategy 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, RPG 8.6%, Singleplayer 5%

Take charge of a SWAT unit as an elite operator. Command a specialized AI squad or team up in co-op to seize suspects, rescue civilians, and restore order. Study the briefing, kit out your team, and execute your plan with disciplined precision.

Why similar: Tactical 48.1%, Military 24.4%, Shooter 7.8%, Simulation 6.3%, Action 6.1%

Sequel to the critically acclaimed, squad-based/real-time tactical combat game, Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers delivers the most authentic and realistic infantry combat experience ever. As Squad Leader, coordinate the actions of multiple infantry squads, leading them through over 12 levels of intense action.

Why similar: Strategy 40.8%, Tactical 29.8%, Military 20.2%, Action 9.1%

In the anarchic world of Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare, only the mightiest warlord rules. Start with a pistol and a few militias, you will set yourself on a wild and ambitious journey towards world domination. Enjoy the immersive combination of intense FPS and sandbox strategy.

Why similar: Strategy 32.4%, Tactical 25.2%, Military 13%, Shooter 8.9%, Action 7.4%

Brigade E5: New Jagged Union is a tactical game that places gamers in the small tropical nation of Palinero on the verge of a civil war. The mission: hire a band of mercenaries and take control of the deteriorating situation before the country finds itself in complete ruin.

Why similar: Tactical 43.1%, Strategy 39.6%, Simulation 16.2%, Singleplayer 1%

Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!

Why similar: Tactical 26.1%, Turn-Based 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Military 13.4%, Strategy 11.5%

Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

Why similar: Tactical 42.9%, Military 28.1%, Strategy 20.6%, Realistic 2.7%, Simulation 2.2%

In OPERATOR, you will play as an elite Tier 1 operator undergoing dangerous clandestine operations all over the globe. With a strategic, measured, and unforgiving style of gameplay. You are the tactical advantage, Good luck.

Why similar: Tactical 48.6%, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 9%, Shooter 7.5%, RPG 5.4%