Create account
Cover of XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Similar games

Games like XCOM: Enemy Unknown

2012USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable93 % positive14.99 €

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.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Tactical depth
  • A party of several characters
  • Sci-fi setting
＋ Combine with my games

Where to buy

* Affiliate link. Prices are synced regularly and may have changed in the shop since.

More in these topics: Turn-based RPGs Sci-fi games Tactics games Party-based RPGs

In short: Games like XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes XCOM: Enemy Unknown special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

1 of 3

Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

Reset
Your recipe: Systems ×3
Not for me Exclude horror, turn-based combat, pixel art …

Games where this is clearly part of it are left out, no matter how well the rest fits.

Horror Turn-based combat High difficulty Roguelike runs Shooter Pixel art Grind Survival PvP Open world Card game

10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match · How is this calculated?

Show games from the same series

Best match

X-COM: UFO Defense

100 %Match

1994USK 12PC, PlayStation96 % positive4.99 €

Fits your focus: Systems like XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

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.

Where to buy

* Affiliate link. Prices are synced regularly and may have changed in the shop since.

Similar games →

X-COM: Terror From the Deep

  • Systems like XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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.

BattleTech

  • Systems like XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Tactical turn-based combat with giant mechs where armor, heat and positioning decide battles. As a mercenary commander you manage pilots, mechs and finances through a campaign set in 3025.

Xenonauts

  • Systems like XCOM: Enemy Unknown

A turn-based tactics and strategy game set in the Cold War, where you run a multinational military force against an alien invasion, command squads on the ground, intercept UFOs and research captured tech. A modern homage to classic X-COM.

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

  • Systems like XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Turn-based tactics in the Warhammer 40,000 universe: as a Magos you lead Adeptus Mechanicus tech-priests across a Necron tomb world. A dark, atmospheric game with resource management, squad upgrades and tight, punchy battles.

Jagged Alliance 3

  • Systems like XCOM: Enemy Unknown

You hire quirky mercenaries and liberate a war-torn country through deep turn-based tactical combat. Capture sectors, manage your squad and gear, and enjoy the mercs' wisecracking banter along the way.

X-COM: Apocalypse

  • Systems like XCOM: Enemy Unknown

As X-COM commander you defend the megacity of Mega-Primus from alien invaders while dealing with gangs, cults and corporations. It blends real-time base management and economy with deep tactical squad combat, playable either turn-based or in real time.

Phoenix Point

  • Systems like XCOM: Enemy Unknown

A turn-based tactics game in the XCOM tradition where you lead a resistance organization against mutating alien horrors. It stands out for its free-aim shooting with targetable body parts, faction diplomacy on the world map, and enemies that evolve in response to your tactics.

Jagged Alliance 2

  • Systems like XCOM: Enemy Unknown

You hire quirky mercenaries and liberate a dictator-ruled country through turn-based tactical firefights. Capturing sectors, training militia and equipping your squad come together with plenty of dark humor and voiced banter.

Menace

  • Systems like XCOM: Enemy Unknown

A turn-based tactical RPG from the Battle Brothers developers: you lead an elite strike force against an alien menace, equipping infantry and fielding tanks and mechs in demanding, carefully planned battles.

Feedback