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2016PEGI 12PC, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified71 % positive14.99 €

Tharsis is a punishing space survival strategy game about the first manned mission to Mars. You assign dice to crew tasks as disasters, starvation and creeping madness close in, making every turn a tense gamble between luck and planning.

  • Resources and survival
  • Economy and management
  • Deep systems to master
  • Turn-based combat
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Tharsis special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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X-COM: UFO Defense

88 %Match

1994USK 12PC, PlayStation96 % positive4.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Tharsis: complex systems to tinker with, turn-based combat as well as economy and management.

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.

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X-COM: Terror From the Deep

Economy and management

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.

Gods Will Be Watching

Resources and survival

A minimalist pixel-art thriller where you guide Sergeant Burden and his crew through harsh moral dilemmas. Each chapter is a punishing resource-management puzzle where sacrifice and tough choices truly hurt.

Deadnaut: Signal Lost

Resources and survival

A tactical sci-fi horror roguelike where you lead a small squad through derelict ships and abandoned moons. Every move counts as creatures, insanity storms and hostile AI threaten your team.

Nemesis: Lockdown

Resources and survival

A digital take on the Nemesis board game where you plan turn by turn to survive on an alien-infested spaceship, solo or with others, always wary of betrayal and the creatures lurking aboard.

Xenonauts 2

Economy and management

A turn-based tactics and strategy game in the spirit of classic X-COM: you lead a global resistance against a technologically superior alien invasion, managing bases, directing fighter interceptors and fighting demanding ground battles.

The Banished Vault

Resources and survival

A punishing turn-based survival strategy game where you pilot a gothic monastery ship through hostile star systems. Fuel, resources and time are scarce, so every move matters.

Incubation: Time Is Running Out

Resources and survival

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.

Shardpunk

A party of several characters

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.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Economy and management

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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