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2020PC, 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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Aliens: Dark Descent

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

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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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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.

Barotrauma

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You crew a submarine with friends through the icy ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa. Every task, from reactor to weapons to hull leaks, matters, and small mistakes quickly spiral into chaotic survival.

This War of Mine

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Instead of soldiers, you guide a group of civilians through a besieged city, maintaining your shelter by day and scavenging dangerous ruins by night. Harsh moral dilemmas between survival and humanity make it a haunting, unforgettable experience.

Last Train Home

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You lead the Czechoslovak Legion across the Russian Civil War aboard an armored train, heading home. Real-time tactical battles with pause mix with managing your train, supplies and soldiers, making survival a constant struggle.

Help Will Come Tomorrow

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After a train wreck in the Siberian wilderness, you guide a group of survivors through hunger, cold and mistrust. Resource management and tough moral decisions decide who lasts until rescue arrives.

Zafehouse Diaries 2

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You lead a small band of survivors through a zombie apocalypse, assigning tasks hour by hour. Distinct personalities, relationships and scarce resources drive tense, often brutal decisions.

HighFleet

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HighFleet blends a strategic campaign map, where you juggle fuel, supplies and fleet commanders, with frantic 2D aerial battles between huge airships. Its bleak dieselpunk look and merciless difficulty turn every campaign into a struggle for survival.

The Final Station

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An atmospheric 2D side-scroller where you ride a train through a collapsing world, scavenge stations for supplies, fight off the infected, and keep your passengers alive. The shift between tense, ammo-scarce station raids and quiet train upkeep creates a bleak, oppressive mood.

Trapped Dead

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You lead a small group of survivors through a zombie outbreak in an isometric view, inspired by 80s horror movies. You combine your characters' abilities tactically in real time, in the vein of Commandos.

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