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It’s the last 10 minutes of your favorite sci-fi TV show… except that this time things have gone seriously wrong and The Captain Is Dead! This turn-based, survival/strategy puts you in the Captain's chair as you try to save your crew from being blown to bits by aliens...

Reviews: Very Positive — 82% — of 82 reviews
Released: 2021-01-31
Developer: Thunderbox Entertainment
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    Year 2199. Assemble an elite crew and make allies to combat a shadowy organization threatening the future of humanity. Face overwhelming odds with strategy. Make your choices and save us from extinction.

    Why similar: Tactical 31.5%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.3%, Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%

  56. #56 Starless Abyss
    64% matchVery Positive85% of 316 reviews2025
    Dev: Konafa GamesPub: No More Robots
    Windows

    Earth has fallen. Science and the Occult have united forces to brace for the arrival of the Eldritch. But will the efforts against this strange, alien race be enough? Play as one of many Proximae used to help defend humanity in this turn-based, roguelike, intergalactic deck builder.

    Why similar: Strategy 33.9%, Space 31.1%, Tactical 24%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  57. #57 Dreadlands
    69% matchMixed59% of 223 reviews2020
    Dev: Blackfox StudiosPub: Fatshark
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Welcome to Dreadlands! A perilous landscape brimming with potential in the form of Glow. Command one of 3 unique factions in this turn-based tactical RPG and play through their campaigns, be it solo or Co-Op, or battle it out in PvP. So far no one has tamed the Dreadlands. Will you be the first?

    Why similar: Isometric 20%, Tactical 16.6%, Survival 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Co-op 11.5%

  58. #58 LOCKDOWN Protocol
    62% matchVery Positive86% of 18,919 reviews2025
    Dev: Mirage Creative Lab
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    A first person social deduction game, combining real time action and communication, playable up to 16 players. While most players will cooperate to complete objectives to ensure victory, a small portion of dissidents will try their best to stop them at all cost, without being caught.

    Why similar: Space 35.5%, Team-Based 18.3%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Strategy 11.2%

  59. #59 Final Directive
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 88 reviews2018
    Dev: Lazy Monday GamesPub: Lazy Monday Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Final Directive is a story driven shooter set in a space station disastrously infested by alien mutants. Find the crew, contain the infestation, and most importantly: make it out alive.

    Why similar: Strategy 100%

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