Games like UFO: Afterlight
by Altar Games
The story is situated on Mars. It starts where UFO: Aftermath left off and runs simultaneously with UFO: Aftershock. While the Laputans on Earth are fighting Wargots and Starghosts and finding out what caused the destruction of their home planet, a small colony on Mars is trying to survive and flourish.
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-60%$15.99ZEPHON
Nov 8 · Proxy Studios
Both: Turn-Based · Tactical · Sci-fi
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
StrategyTurn-Based4XTacticalMultiplayerLovecraftianSandboxCo-opSci-fiProcedural Generation👍 1,841
$24.99Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Feb 10 · KillHouse Games
Both: Tactical · Real-Time with Pause
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
TacticalTop-DownReal Time TacticsMilitaryReal-Time with PauseActionStrategyModdableCo-opIndie👍 12,331
$39.99Xenonauts 2
Apr 2 · Goldhawk Interactive
Both: Sci-fi · Tactical · Turn-Based
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTurn-Based CombatTacticalTurn-BasedPvECharacter Customization👍 4,857
$39.99MENACE
Feb 5 · Overhype Studios
Both: Sci-fi · Tactical · Turn-Based
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTurn-Based CombatTacticalTurn-BasedPvECharacter Customization👍 12,304
-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: Tactical
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
StrategyGrand StrategySimulation4XEconomyWarHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyTacticalManagement👍 9,064
$24.99Chains of Freedom
Apr 15 · Nordcurrent
Both: Tactical · Sci-fi
Embark on a thrilling journey in a high-stakes, turn-based tactics game. Lead an elite squad in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European country as you unravel a conspiracy threatening the state. Navigate intense strategic battles and adapt to ever-evolving challenges to prevail.
StrategyTurn-Based CombatTacticalTurn-Based TacticsSci-fiCombatTurn-Based StrategyCinematicRealisticThird Person👍 520
$29.99Revival: Recolonization
Apr 11 · HeroCraft PC
Both: Turn-Based · Tactical · Sci-fi
Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience.
4XGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyHex GridStrategyFuturisticEconomyTurn-BasedTacticalSci-fi👍 335
-75%$4.99Level Zero: Extraction
Jan 29 · Doghowl Games
Both: Aliens · Tactical
Tactical extraction shooter meets immersive survival horror. Play as rival mercenaries fighting for loot, or as alien monsters hunting humans from the shadows. Solo or with friends, experience this unique dark take on asymmetrical PvPvE multiplayer.
Survival HorrorPvPExtraction ShooterAliensFPSPvEMultiplayerTacticalEarly AccessShooter👍 2,448
-30%$8.39From Glory To Goo
Apr 2 · Stratagem Blue
Both: Real-Time with Pause
From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.
Base BuildingRTSTower DefenseReal-Time with PauseAction RTSResource ManagementColony SimCity BuilderStrategySandbox👍 1,796
$29.99Starship Troopers: Extermination
Oct 10 · Offworld
Both: Sci-fi · Aliens
Starship Troopers: Extermination is an up to 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off frontlines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back planets from the Arachnid threat!
Online Co-OpActionFPSSci-fiFirst-PersonCo-opMultiplayerCombatAliensPvE👍 29,725
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$8.99REPUNK
Jun 17 · Almar
Both: Mars
Explore abandoned outposts on the surface of Mars, driving a nuclear powered vehicle built in 1942. Find books and discs while you uncover the mysteries hidden under the red Martian sand.
MarsAtmosphericWalking SimulatorOpen WorldExplorationAdventureDrivingStory RichSingleplayerIndie
$19.99Mars First Logistics
Sep 25 · Shape Shop
Both: Mars
Build physically simulated rovers to transport awkwardly shaped cargo across the rugged terrain of Mars. Earn funds, unlock new parts, and use your ingenuity to help the Martians establish a new home. Playable solo or in online co-op!
StylizedMarsCo-op3DBuildingSandboxPhysicsPuzzleTransportationRobots👍 3,498
$24.99Interregnum: False Prophet
Jun 18 · Spacewalkers
Both: Tactical · Turn-Based
A tactical, turn-based strategy game in a post-apocalyptic world of eternal winter. As the titular False Prophet, recruit and lead a group of survivors to a promised land. Loot, craft, and make the best of what you find.
Early AccessStrategyTurn-Based StrategyRPGTurn-Based TacticsTacticalTurn-BasedPost-apocalypticTurn-Based CombatSingleplayer
$3.99InfestStation
Jul 22 · Atom Switch, Inc.
Both: Sci-fi · Aliens
INFESTSTATION is a multiplayer Sci-Fi horror game. Board danger-filled abandoned space craft, work together to complete objectives, and sever the dimensional gateways that have allowed horrifying threats to take over and infest these now derelict spaces.
Early AccessSci-fiHorrorExplorationAtmosphericSurvival HorrorPvEDarkAliensInvestigation
$1.99Mars 2099
3 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Mars
Defend humanity's first Mars colony in this fast-paced modern arcade space shooter. Battle asteroid storms, hostile UFOs, complete challenging missions, and master skill-based gameplay inspired by the golden age of arcade classics.
ActionArcadeShoot 'Em UpPixel GraphicsSpaceRetroDifficultControllerSingleplayerMars
$59.99S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Nov 20 · GSC Game World
Enter the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone — a vast open world where anomalies, mutants, and rivals stand in your way. Explore, scavenge, and try to survive in this brutal and dangerous land. Evolving with every update, now overhauled and crowned with UPDATE 2.0.
Open WorldFPSPost-apocalypticSurvivalAtmosphericSingleplayerShooterExplorationRPGStory Rich👍 107,448

