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2014PC67 % positive9.75 €

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.

  • A party of several characters
  • Resources and survival
  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Tactical depth
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In short: Games like Deadnaut

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

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Duskers

86 %Match

2016USK 6PC, Steam Deck playable90 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Deadnaut: scarce resources and survival, runs that differ every time as well as dread and tension.

You guide a squad of drones through derelict spaceships using a command line, relying only on sensors and limited camera feeds. Its roguelike survival structure and oppressive atmosphere keep tension high.

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Dread and tension

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.

FTL: Faster Than Light

Runs that play out differently every time

You captain a starship on the run, rerouting power, directing crew and making tough calls in pausable real-time battles. Every run is procedurally generated, brutally tense and often ends in glorious failure.

X-COM: Terror From the Deep

Tactical depth

The notoriously punishing sequel to UFO Defense moves the alien war to the ocean depths, combining base building and research with turn-based squad missions against Lovecraftian sea horrors. Its creepy atmosphere and brutal difficulty made it a cult classic.

X-COM: UFO Defense

Tactical depth

The legendary tactics classic pairs tense turn-based squad missions against aliens with global base building, research and tight budget management. Soldiers die permanently, and every strategic decision can save or doom humanity.

Stirring Abyss

Dread and tension

An indie squad-based tactics game where you lead a team through a Lovecraft-inspired undersea world, managing resources, sanity and tough decisions. Its mix of squad tactics, RPG elements and cosmic horror creates an oppressive atmosphere.

Quasimorph

Runs that play out differently every time

A punishing turn-based extraction roguelike set in grim sci-fi horror: you send clone after clone of a mercenary into infested ships to loot and survive, while managing your own vessel between runs.

Dungeon of the Endless

Runs that play out differently every time

A tense blend of roguelike and tower defense where you guide a small squad of stranded survivors through procedurally generated floors. You split scarce power between rooms and build defenses before hauling the crystal to the exit, so every door you open is a gamble.

Shardpunk

Tactical depth

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.

Incubation: Time Is Running Out

Tactical depth

Turn-based sci-fi tactics where you lead a small squad of marines against mutated aliens, equipping and growing your soldiers across missions. Part of the Battle Isle series, it rewards careful positioning and ammo management.

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