Games like X-COM: UFO Defense
If you like X-COM: UFO Defense (turn-based tactics, strategy and classic), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
XCOM 2
- In common: thinking and long sessions
- Difference: more story
When you feel like thinking and have an hour or two: each mission is a small tactical drama.
Into the Breach
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want to think seriously but in little time: a mission lasts minutes and you can stop on any turn.
SteamWorld Heist
- In common: thinking and progression
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you fancy turn-based tactics without endless battles: each mission usually takes 10 to 20 minutes.
Shogun Showdown
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: less management
When you have a free hour and want a complete tactical run, with very brisk fights for a turn-based game.
FTL: Faster Than Light
- In common: thinking and management
- Difference: less progression
When you have an hour and want to make tough decisions in a compact adventure.
Star Wars: Empire at War - Gold Pack
- In common: long sessions and thinking
- Difference: more multiplayer
When you have a long afternoon and fancy moving entire Star Wars fleets with calm planning.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
- In common: thinking and long sessions
- Difference: more multiplayer
When you have a whole afternoon and want to plan for the long term. Turn-based, at your own pace, no pressure.
Chroma Squad
- In common: progression
- Difference: easier
When you're in the mood for a light, parody-flavoured tactics campaign that wraps up in around 15-18 hours.
Sid Meier's Civilization V
- In common: thinking and long sessions
- Difference: more multiplayer
When you have a long afternoon ahead and fancy planning unhurriedly, turn by turn.
Darkest Dungeon
- In common: a challenge and thinking
When you want a tense tactical adventure and have an hour to plan an expedition.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About X-COM: UFO Defense
Stop an alien invasion on two layers: on the globe, in real time, you build bases, research enemy technology and shoot down UFOs; on the ground, your squad fights turn by turn on destructible maps, and fallen soldiers stay dead.
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