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2020USK 18PC, Steam Deck playable76 % positive20.49 €

A real-time strategy game where you lead a squad through an alien-virus-stricken San Francisco, rescuing civilians and hunting patient zero before the Cepheus protocol is enacted.

  • Resources and survival
  • A party of several characters
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Tactical depth
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Cepheus Protocol special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Aliens: Dark Descent

91 %Match

2023USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable87 % positive39.99 €

Fits your focus: Combat like Cepheus Protocol.

A tactical real-time-with-pause squad game in the Alien universe: you lead a team of marines through a xenomorph outbreak, managing resources, stress and permanent losses in a tense, bleak atmosphere.

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Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction

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A console real-time strategy game set in the Alien vs. Predator universe, where you lead three distinct factions, each with its own units and playstyle, through missions on planet LV-742.

Door Kickers

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You command a SWAT team from a top-down view, planning routes, gear and breach points, then watch the raid play out in real time. Short, punishing missions reward careful planning and quick improvisation.

Original War

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A real-time strategy game set in Cold War Siberia, where Americans and Russians fight over an alien mineral. It stands out for its small squads of individually developed characters with classes and skills instead of anonymous armies, plus a story with time-travel twists.

UFO: Aftershock

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A squad-based tactical strategy RPG in the X-COM tradition: lead your team through an alien-ravaged Earth using real-time-with-pause combat, while researching technology and expanding your base.

Infested Planet

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A real-time tactics game where you lead a small elite squad against enormous alien swarms. Line of sight, chokepoints and smart positioning decide whether you survive.

State of Decay

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A zombie survival game in an open world where you build up a home base, scavenge supplies and manage a roster of survivors with their own skills. Death is permanent for fallen characters, which gives every decision weight.

Syndicate Wars

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An isometric real-time tactics game where you lead a squad of cybernetic agents through a dystopian corporate world. Destructible cities, mind-control Persuadertrons and research upgrades drive chaotic, brutal missions.

Deadnaut

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A tactical squad game set on derelict spaceships haunted by ghostly enemies, where you guide a small team with pausable real-time orders. Missions are tense, lethal and reward careful planning.

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