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Games like Future Wars

2010PC32 % positive4.99 €

A turn-based strategy game in the vein of Advance Wars and Battle Isle, built on simple rock-paper-scissors unit matchups. You get tactical battles without overwhelming micromanagement, making the genre approachable for newcomers.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Tactical depth
  • Sci-fi setting

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In short: Games like Future Wars

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

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Frozen Cortex

91 %Match

2014PC73 % positive22.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Future Wars: turn-based combat, tactical depth and a sci-fi setting.

A tactical futuresport game where both sides plan their moves simultaneously and then watch them play out. Randomly generated arenas and outguessing your opponent make for tense, brainy duels.

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Atlas Reactor

Turn-based combat

A 4v4 tactical game where both teams plan their moves simultaneously and then watch them resolve in phases. It rewards predicting opponents' intentions and coordinating abilities as a team.

Frozen Synapse

Turn-based combat

Frozen Synapse is a tactical strategy game where you plan your squad's orders and both sides execute their turns simultaneously. You predict enemy moves in a sleek neon-minimal look, making every round a tense, puzzle-like duel of wits.

Lew Pulsipher's Doomstar

Turn-based combat

Doomstar is a digital take on a hidden-unit board game where bluffing and careful planning decide the winner. You can play against the AI or asynchronously online against friends and other players.

Ground Pounders

Turn-based combat

A turn-based strategy wargame in the vein of Panzer General, set in the Sword of the Stars universe. It supports cross-platform play between desktop and mobile devices.

Interplanetary

Turn-based combat

A turn-based artillery strategy game set in space, where you develop home planets and fire railguns, missiles and beam weapons while accounting for gravity wells. Plotting shots around planets and moons turns every attack into a small physics puzzle.

Khet 2.0

Gameplay comes before story

A digital board game where you move Egyptian-themed mirror pieces and then fire a laser to hit your opponent's Pharaoh. The rules are quick to learn, but planning laser paths ahead gives real tactical depth.

Pure Chess

Calm and deliberate

A handsomely presented chess simulation with realistic boards and pieces, offering classic chess against the AI or online opponents. Ideal for players who want pure, focused strategy without extras.

Abalone

Gameplay comes before story

A digital version of the classic board game Abalone, where you push lines of marbles across a hexagonal board to knock six opposing marbles off. It includes several alternative board layouts such as Swiss Daisy, Alien and Fujiyama.

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