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Games like BattleTech

2018PEGI 12PC, Steam Deck playable84 % positive39.99 €

Tactical turn-based combat with giant mechs where armor, heat and positioning decide battles. As a mercenary commander you manage pilots, mechs and finances through a campaign set in 3025.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Tactical depth
  • A party of several characters
  • Deep systems to master

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In short: Games like BattleTech

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes BattleTech special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Best match

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

96 %Match

2012USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable93 % positive14.99 €

Brings what grabs you about BattleTech: turn-based combat, tactical depth and 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.

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Menace

Turn-based combat

A turn-based tactical RPG from the Battle Brothers developers: you lead an elite strike force against an alien menace, equipping infantry and fielding tanks and mechs in demanding, carefully planned battles.

Xenonauts

Turn-based combat

A turn-based tactics and strategy game set in the Cold War, where you run a multinational military force against an alien invasion, command squads on the ground, intercept UFOs and research captured tech. A modern homage to classic X-COM.

XCOM: Chimera Squad

Turn-based combat

A compact XCOM spin-off where you lead a squad of humans, aliens and hybrids through turn-based breach-and-clear missions in a tense city. The interleaved turn system and each agent's unique abilities make for fresh tactical decisions.

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.

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.

Shardpunk

Turn-based combat

A turn-based tactics game set in a grim steampunk world overrun by rats, blending XCOM-style squad combat with Darkest Dungeon-like stress and resource pressure. You lead a small squad through dangerous missions where every decision counts.

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