Games Like Phoenix Point

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: Perma Death 17%, Isometric 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Tactical 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern tactical experience that shares the same DNA of squad management and global resistance against an alien occupation.

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: Grand Strategy 30.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Aliens 17.3%, Tactical 13.9%, Isometric 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to the original X-COM that captures the gritty, realistic approach to fighting a global alien invasion.

Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25%, Post-apocalyptic 23.8%, Tactical 20.6%, Horror 12.2%, RPG 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An updated take on the classic formula, offering refined tactical combat and deep strategic base management.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 22.1%, Tactical 18.5%, Character Customization 13.7%, PvE 11.6%, Tactical RPG 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense, squad-based tactical combat against a mutating, persistent enemy threat.

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: Post-apocalyptic 31.8%, Tactical 23.9%, Strategy 16%, RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical turn-based combat with stealth exploration in a rich, post-apocalyptic world.

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 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.8%, Tactical RPG 20.8%, Isometric 12.6%, Strategy 12%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical squad management and complex combat mechanics that reward careful planning and positioning.

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 34.6%, Tactical 27.1%, Isometric 14.2%, Character Customization 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a fast-paced, aggressive tactical experience that emphasizes action and squad synergy.

Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 31.4%, Tactical 27.6%, Strategy 19.8%, Character Customization 14.6%, RPG 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing a mercenary company and deploying customizable mechs in high-stakes tactical battles.

From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won’t forget. Embark on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland torn apart by a savage force known only as the ‘Miasma’.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Tactical 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Third Person 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world that emphasizes stealth and environmental interaction during combat.

Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.5%, Perma Death 16.1%, Tactical 15.1%, Character Customization 14.5%, Aliens 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines 4X grand strategy with deep, turn-based tactical combat in a sci-fi setting.

Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 23%, Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Isometric 18.5%, Character Customization 15.9%, Tactical 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep squad-based RPG that emphasizes difficult choices and tactical combat in a harsh, post-apocalyptic environment.

Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.4%, Isometric 19.5%, Tactical 16.4%, RPG 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique action-point system that encourages aggressive, momentum-based tactical play.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 22.4%, Tactical 22.2%, Strategy 16.1%, Character Customization 15.2%, Isometric 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Blends base management with tactical espionage, requiring careful resource allocation and strategic planning.

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 RPG 21.8%, Isometric 19%, Perma Death 17.2%, Tactical 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-tension tactical game where every move counts, focusing on stealth and objective-based missions.

As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.

Why similar: Tactical 25.6%, Strategy 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Perma Death 16.8%, Horror 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, atmospheric take on tactical combat with a unique timeline-based initiative system.

MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.1%, Tactical 27%, Character Customization 18.9%, Strategy 16.1%, RPG 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers unique tactical combat mechanics centered on resource management and tech-priest customization.

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 38.4%, Isometric 16.3%, Tactical 15.5%, Strategy 14.6%, Procedural Generation 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but incredibly deep tactical game where predicting enemy moves is the key to survival.

An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 45.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Tactical 21.9%, Strategy 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A complex grand strategy game that focuses on the political and scientific struggle against an alien threat.

Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.

Why similar: Tactical 31.7%, Aliens 25.3%, Strategy 15.1%, Isometric 14.6%, Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, squad-based tactical experience focused on managing stress and resources against an alien threat.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 29.3%, Character Customization 23.7%, Tactical 22.9%, RPG 12.4%, Strategy 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes character customization and meaningful choices within a sprawling sci-fi conflict.

Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Perma Death 16.2%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Tactical 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A procedural tactical RPG that emphasizes survival and character mutation in a brutal world.

You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.2%, Aliens 27.4%, Tactical 19.4%, Strategy 14.2%, Isometric 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational classic that established the core loop of base building and tactical alien defense.

Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!

Why similar: Isometric 33%, RPG 23.7%, Tactical 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Strategy 10%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in tactical squad-based RPG gameplay with a strong narrative and character progression.

Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based extraction RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.

Why similar: Perma Death 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Tactical 19.8%, Procedural Generation 18.3%, RPG 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal extraction-based tactical game that blends deep RPG mechanics with high-stakes combat.

Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.3% ★, Tactical RPG 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Tactical 13.4%, Character Customization 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers extensive 4X strategy depth paired with satisfying turn-based tactical combat.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 25.4%, Tactical RPG 25%, Tactical 21.3%, Isometric 16.9%, RPG 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on creative character abilities and puzzle-like tactical combat scenarios.

Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Procedural Generation 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Isometric 14.1%, Character Customization 13%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tactical game that focuses on building and customizing mechs to survive against evolving threats.

A strategy game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with the world exploration of HOMM. Build towns, collect artifacts, improve your heroes, and influence your tactical surroundings using physics!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 31.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Tactical 20.9%, RPG 8.9%, Strategy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines classic turn-based tactics with heavy environmental interaction, allowing you to use the map as a weapon.

As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24%, Isometric 23.9%, Tactical 22.5%, Tactical RPG 12.9%, Character Customization 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical game that uses a unique game-show aesthetic to keep combat encounters fresh and dangerous.

From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?

Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.1% ★, Tactical 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Procedural Generation 13.4%

XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.

Why similar: Aliens 30.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 28.3%, Strategy 20.9%, Tactical 10.1%, Tactical RPG 4.8%

Empire of Sin is a new strategy game brought to you by Romero Games and Paradox Interactive that puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.3%, Isometric 23.9%, Strategy 19%, Tactical 16%, RPG 14.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines management simulation with turn-based tactical combat in a stylized historical setting.

Sequel to the best-seller ​The Red Solstice​. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?

Why similar: Aliens 24.7%, Procedural Generation 17.5%, Tactical 14.5%, Character Customization 14.3%, Third Person 13%

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: Perma Death 15.2%, Tactical RPG 14.7%, Isometric 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%

The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.8%, Tactical 24.8%, Aliens 23.1%, Strategy 9.4%, Perma Death 6.4%

A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35%, Isometric 26.5%, Tactical 13.1%, RPG 13%, Strategy 12.4%

Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!

Why similar: Tactical 43.5%, Strategy 36.2%, Aliens 20.2%

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in the grimdark universe of the 41st Millennium. Pick your force, develop your army, field mighty heroes and fight for victory using superior strategy, awesome abilities, and devastating weaponry.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33.1%, Isometric 24.3%, Tactical 21.4%, Strategy 15.4%, 3D 5.9%

A tactical, turn-based strategy game in a post-apocalyptic world of eternal winter. As the titular False Prophet, recruit and lead a group of survivors to a promised land. Loot, craft, and make the best of what you find.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 15.4%, Aliens 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Isometric 12.5%

Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.7% ★, Aliens 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, PvE 9.4%

From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.1%, Tactical 17.5%, Isometric 16.2%, RPG 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%

A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.6%, Isometric 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Character Customization 15.2%, Tactical 12.5%

Guide a group of survivors trying to strive in this alien yet familiar environment. Fight against mutated creatures and use their parts to craft and upgrade your weapons.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Character Customization 13.9%, Tactical 7.6%

An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.4%, Perma Death 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Aliens 13.1%, Tactical 10.7%

Disciples: Liberation is a mature, dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat. Liberate the land of Nevendaar and uncover the endless stories hidden within this richly detailed world where every decision has a consequence, and every wrong move could be deadly.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Isometric 17.2%, Tactical 15.3%, RPG 8.9%

Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 33.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.4%, Character Customization 20.3%, RPG 10.1%, Strategy 9.7%

ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.9%, Isometric 25.5%, Tactical 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, RPG 11.2%

Deep below the hive cities of Necromunda, lead, customize and grow your gang in the twisted tunnels of the dystopian Underhive. Face rival gangs in tactical gunfights for power, wealth, survival, and honor.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 35.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 33.1%, Strategy 17.4%, Third Person 13.7%

Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?

Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.8%, Tactical 14.3%, RPG 11.9%, Strategy 10.5%

Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling,...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28%, Tactical 17.8%, Isometric 16.8%, Tactical RPG 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%

Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 36.8%, Procedural Generation 22.4%, Tactical 21.3%, RPG 10.7%, Strategy 8.7%

Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.5%, RPG 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Strategy 13%, Tactical 8.9%

Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 29.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Tactical 16.9%, Procedural Generation 16.5%, RPG 8.6%

Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements

Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.7%, Perma Death 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Procedural Generation 9.4%

Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 45.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.5%, Tactical 21.5%, Strategy 8.8%

A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Tactical 15.8%, Isometric 15.6%, Tactical RPG 14.1%

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 Strategy 23%, Aliens 21.2%, Third Person 15.2%, PvE 13.7%, Strategy 11.2%

Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.3%, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Aliens 17.6%, Strategy 14.4%, Tactical 11.9%

Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 38.5% ★, Tactical RPG 26.1%, RPG 12.1%, Third Person 12%, Strategy 11.3%

Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 24%, Aliens 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Tactical 16.5%, RPG 8.1%