Games Like Xenonauts 2

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: Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Isometric 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the most authentic experience of the classic Geoscape and tactical combat loop.

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: Turn-Based 12.4%, Grid-Based Movement 11.4%, Isometric 9.5%, War 9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for modern tactical sci-fi, featuring high-production value squad combat and a compelling resistance narrative.

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: Isometric 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Tactical 18.3%, Character Customization 14.4%, PvE 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the original X-COM designer, it features similar base management and complex tactical combat with unique aiming mechanics.

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: Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Tactical 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Strategy RPG 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers exceptional squad management and tactical depth in a gritty, realistic setting that rewards careful planning.

Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

Why similar: Turn-Based 11%, Grid-Based Movement 9.7%, Strategy RPG 8.4%, Isometric 7.9%, Cinematic 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, unforgiving mercenary management game that captures the same sense of dread and tactical necessity as Xenonauts.

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 27.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Tactical 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines deep tactical combat with the management of a mercenary company and its heavy machinery.

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: Strategy RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Tactical 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers intense, high-stakes tactical combat against alien threats with deep character customization and progression.

Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.

Why similar: Cinematic 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Tactical 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique time-manipulation tactical system that rewards predictive planning and environmental destruction.

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

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29%, Turn-Based 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Strategy 11.7%, Sci-fi 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tight, breach-based tactical combat with a specialized team, offering a more condensed tactical experience.

Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.

Why similar: Turn-Based 22.6%, War 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Tactical 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, complex wargame that captures the grand strategic scale of managing a civilization under threat.

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: Turn-Based 13.2%, Isometric 10.5%, Strategy RPG 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense tactical squad combat with heavy RPG elements and a persistent, high-stakes world.

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 10.9%, Grid-Based Movement 9.6%, Strategy RPG 8.1%, Isometric 7.9%, Cinematic 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical sci-fi game that emphasizes squad-level combat in a harsh, unforgiving galaxy.

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: Turn-Based 25.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.9%, Strategy 17.4%, Tactical 12.2%, Isometric 7.2%

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

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: Turn-Based 26.6%, War 23%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Tactical 18.7%, Strategy 9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the grand strategic layer of an alien invasion, perfect for those who enjoy the global management side of Xenonauts.

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 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Tactical 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Strategy 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive classic that established the genre, essential for understanding the roots of the Xenonauts formula.

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: Turn-Based 18.3%, Strategy RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical game with extensive customization and a focus on surviving against overwhelming alien forces.

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: Turn-Based 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Strategy RPG 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical game with a strong sci-fi theme and deep character progression systems.

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: Grid-Based Movement 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Strategy RPG 9.7%, Isometric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines stealth, squad management, and tactical combat in a historical setting that mirrors the resistance theme.

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: Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Isometric 20.3%, Character Customization 15%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Tactical 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Blends squad-based tactical combat with space exploration and RPG character development.

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 20.5%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Isometric 9.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but highly tactical game where every move is a puzzle that must be solved to survive alien incursions.

Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.8%, Turn-Based Combat 22.1%, Turn-Based 21.1%, RPG 15.6%, Strategy 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A mercenary management game that emphasizes survival, resource management, and tactical turn-based battles.

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: Turn-Based 28.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Tactical 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical game renowned for its fully destructible environments and realistic combat physics.

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 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Strategy RPG 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Tactical 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical game that uses unique character abilities to solve complex combat encounters.

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: Turn-Based 18.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Isometric 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique action-point system that rewards aggressive tactical play in a supernatural setting.

The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension.Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Tactical 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Strategy 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging classic sequel that provides a similar atmosphere of desperate defense against an alien threat.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 23.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.7%, Tactical 12.5%, RPG 11.8%, Strategy 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a strong focus on squad management and tactical combat within a historical campaign framework.

TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.

Why similar: Turn-Based 25.3%, Strategy RPG 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RPG with an incredibly extensive character customization system and complex combat mechanics.

Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk 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: Turn-Based 24.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Tactical 14.3%, Sci-fi 9.5%

Command an elite squad through a gritty and authentic story in STAR WARS Zero Company™, a single-player turn-based tactics game set in the twilight of the Clone Wars™.

Why similar: Turn-Based 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Action RTS 7.6% ★, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%

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: Turn-Based 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Tactical 14.4%, Strategy 10.8%

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

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: Turn-Based 19.2%, Isometric 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Tactical 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-stakes tactical stealth where every decision matters and failure can be permanent.

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: Turn-Based 11.3%, Action RTS 10.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%, Isometric 7.7%

Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.

Why similar: Turn-Based 30.3%, War 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Tactical 17.8%, Strategy 8.3%

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 38.3%, Strategy 19.9%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Isometric 18.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%

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

Why similar: Turn-Based 44.5%, Tactical 24.3%, Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Sci-fi 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features simultaneous turn-based planning, requiring players to predict enemy movements with precision.

Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

Why similar: Sci-fi 53.9%, Strategy 37.3%, Singleplayer 8.8%

Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.

Why similar: Tactical 56.3%, Strategy 35.4%, Singleplayer 8.3%

Turn-based tactics meets real-time choices. Control each moment of combat: react to enemy fire, aim your shots, and interrupt enemies on-the-fly. Transform a trio of ragtag civilians into seasoned soldiers - and escape the alien timeloop.

Why similar: Turn-Based 15.5%, Strategy RPG 11.2%, War 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%

Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?

Why similar: Strategy RPG 36.6%, Tactical 29.2%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Strategy 13.3%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.

Why similar: Tactical 24.9%, Sci-fi 19.8%, Strategy 17.9%, Isometric 16.8%, PvE 16.8%

Beat the Humans is the turn-based tactical strategy game. Here you lead an army of aliens against invaders from the human race. Collect your squad, protect planets, strengthen your army with equipment and look for allies if you want to survive and win.

Why similar: Turn-Based 14.2%, War 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Strategy RPG 10.7%

Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.

Why similar: Tactical 36.3%, Sci-fi 34.3%, Strategy 25.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%

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 28.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, PvE 8.9%

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: War 29.1%, Tactical 26.4%, Strategy 24.3%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Singleplayer 4%

Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.

Why similar: War 30.7%, Strategy RPG 30.2%, Tactical 24.8%, Strategy 11.3%, Singleplayer 3%

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 24%, Turn-Based 22.2%, Character Customization 12.1%, Tactical 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.1%

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: Action RTS 37.1% ★, Tactical 28.9%, War 22.5%, Strategy 9.6%, Singleplayer 2%

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

Why similar: Turn-Based 25.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.9%, Tactical 18.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Strategy 7.9%

Fast-paced tactical combat meets strategic management in this sequel to the acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. Take control of either the ancient and deathless Necron legions or the techno-religious acolytes of the Omnissiah, with the fate of a world in your hands.

Why similar: Turn-Based 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Tactical 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%

Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.

Why similar: Isometric 31.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 30.6%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Strategy 13.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%

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: Turn-Based 27.1%, Tactical 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%

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: Grid-Based Movement 15%, Strategy RPG 13.5%, Isometric 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%

Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!

Why similar: War 50.4%, Character Customization 29%, Strategy 20.6%

You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 38.7%, Sci-fi 32.1%, RPG 15%, Strategy 14.3%

A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.

Why similar: War 26.2%, Tactical 22.5%, Sci-fi 21.6%, PvE 15.1%, Strategy 10.3%

Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is not just a game; it's an adrenaline-fueled journey where your strategic prowess decides the fate of mankind against the machines. After the machines took over, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but rather from other human survivors.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

There's something evil in the city tonight... Earth has been ravaged by human excess, petty conflict and alien invasion. The world's population has been herded into huge cities, the first of which was Mega Primus. 2084: A Utopia shattered, social collapse and civil unrest reigns in Mega Primus. Fiendish aliens terrorize the city.

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.9%, Tactical 18.4%, Strategy 14%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%

Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.

Why similar: Sci-fi 58.8%, RPG 41.2%

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 Tactics 16.7%, Isometric 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Tactical 14%