Games like Xenonauts
by Goldhawk Interactive
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
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$39.99Xenonauts 2
Apr 2 · Goldhawk Interactive
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Combat
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
$9.99XCOM®: Chimera Squad
Apr 23 · Firaxis Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Aliens
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
StrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedSingleplayerAliensSci-fiFuturisticTacticalTurn-Based Combat👍 20,605
$4.99X-COM: UFO Defense
Sep 4 · MicroProse Software, Inc
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Aliens · Tactical
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
StrategyClassicTurn-Based StrategySci-fiAliensTurn-BasedTacticalDifficultSingleplayerTurn-Based Tactics👍 3,206
$19.99XCOM® 2
Feb 4 · Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Both: Turn-Based Combat · Tactical · Turn-Based Tactics
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
StrategyTurn-Based CombatTacticalCharacter CustomizationRPGTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayerSci-fiWarMilitary👍 80,018
$19.99Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
Sep 30 · Tortuga Team
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Turn-Based TacticsTactical RPGTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPGTacticalStrategySci-fiSingleplayerSpaceIsometric👍 358
$24.99Chains of Freedom
Apr 15 · Nordcurrent
Both: Turn-Based Combat · Tactical · Turn-Based Tactics
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
$34.99UFO2: Extraterrestrials
Jun 15 · Chaos Concept
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Combat
Are strategy games with strong RPG elements your cup of tea? Did you enjoy games like Xcom: UFO Defence, the Fallout series, the Civilization series, the Heroes of Might and magic? And now you are looking for something new to satisfy your craving for turn-based fun?
RPGStrategyTactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based Strategy3DSci-fiTurn-Based CombatAliensTactical👍 144
-80%$0.79Space Empires III
Oct 8 · Malfador Machinations
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Base Building
The third game within the Space Empires series brings the dawn of a new age of exploration. Your race keeps running through the fabric of space and moves to other solar systems beyond your own.
StrategyRetroTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Tactics4XBase BuildingExplorationManagementGrand StrategySci-fi
-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 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
$4.99X-COM: Terror From the Deep
May 4 · MicroProse Software, Inc
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical · Aliens
The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension.Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth.
StrategyTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategySci-fiClassicTacticalAliensUnderwaterTurn-Based TacticsDifficult👍 764
$24.99Phoenix Point
Dec 3 · Snapshot Games Inc.
Both: Tactical · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
TacticalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyRPGStrategyProcedural GenerationThird-Person ShooterPerma DeathPvEAliens👍 5,379
-70%$10.49Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Dec 4 · The Bearded Ladies
Both: Turn-Based Combat · Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based CombatPost-apocalypticTurn-Based TacticsTacticalTurn-BasedAdventureStealthSingleplayer👍 13,308
$39.99BATTLETECH
Apr 24 · Harebrained Schemes
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
MechsStrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-BasedSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyTacticalRobotsActionCharacter Customization👍 23,025
$14.99Into the Breach
Feb 27 · Subset Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyIndiePixel GraphicsTurn-Based TacticsMechsRoguelikePuzzleTurn-BasedRoguelite👍 19,019
-70%$0.89Space Empires II
Oct 13 · Malfador Machinations
Both: Base Building · Management · Turn-Based Strategy
Explore the galaxy, discover and colonize new planets to acquire enough resources. Design your ships, choosing from different hulls, weapons, shields, and several devices. Once you advance with technologies, new systems will be available, and you will have to update your designs.
StrategyBase BuildingExplorationManagementTurn-Based Strategy4XGrand StrategyTurn-Based TacticsSci-fiEconomy
-34%$19.79Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
Jun 2 · Trese Brothers
Both: Turn-Based Combat · Tactical · Turn-Based Tactics
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Turn-Based CombatTacticalIsometricCyberpunkPerma DeathTurn-Based TacticsPost-apocalypticTurn-Based StrategyTactical RPGStealth👍 2,938
-35%$12.99Anomaly Collapse
Apr 11 · RocketPunch Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Combat
Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities. Immerse yourself in a story where every move counts!
Turn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedTurn-Based CombatParty-Based RPGRogueliteStrategyRoguelikeSingleplayer2D👍 567
$29.99Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Sep 21 · Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Turn-Based StrategyStrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayerHistorical4XAddictiveSingleplayerHex GridGrand Strategy👍 128,211
$29.99Galactic Civilizations III
May 14 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Aliens · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy
Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.
AliensSci-fi4XTurn-Based StrategySandbox3DGrand StrategyModdableHex GridPvE👍 8,337
-30%$13.99Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon (Classic)
Nov 26 · Flashback Games, The Lordz Games Studio
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical · Turn-Based Strategy
In this hex-based, turn-based strategy game, players will lead the Imperial forces of the Armageddon Steel Legion and Space Marines from a variety of Chapters against the Ork invasion through over 30 scenarios, on the hostile terrain of the planet and its gigantic Hive Cities.
StrategyTurn-Based TacticsTacticalTurn-BasedHex GridSingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerWarAliens👍 947
$4.99Solar War
Jan 6 · Snipefish Entertainment
Both: Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics
A turn-based grand strategy game in space, set in the near future: Defend Earth against an alien invasion from the edge of the Solar System and expand your campaign to push them back to their base.
StrategyIndieGrand StrategySpaceTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Tactics4XWargameSpace SimSpaceships
$9.99Interstellar Conquest
Feb 27 · GoldenGod Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Management
Take planets and assemble your fleet. The conquest of space is now, navigate through asteroid fields and hide in nebulas to outsmart your opponents. Experience the challenge of ion storms disrupting your ship's sensors and become the ultimate space fleet commander.
Strategy4XTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsWargame2DIsometricAtmosphericBuildingManagement
$14.99Stellar Monarch
Dec 5 · Silver Lemur Games
Both: Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Management
Asymmetric space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. No micromanagement, grand scale, fast paced, audiences, assassins, imperial court, disloyal admirals.
Grand Strategy4XTurn-BasedStrategySci-fiTurn-Based StrategySpaceSingleplayerDiplomacyManagement👍 207
-60%$4.79Mortal Glory 2
Mar 4 · Redbeak Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Combat · Management
Manage a team of traveling gladiators in this turn-based fantasy roguelike. Find the best recruits, discover powerful item combinations and come up with clever tactics on the battlefield. The tournament awaits those who desire MORTAL GLORY!
Turn-Based TacticsRoguelikeOld SchoolTurn-Based CombatParty-Based RPGManagementRogueliteReplay ValueTactical RPGRetro👍 296
$19.99Space Hulk: Ascension (Classic)
Aug 12 · Full Control Studios
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical · Turn-Based Strategy
Space Hulk: Ascension is a 3D, digital, turn based, strategy game, which re-interprets the classic board game experience, and adds new RPG style mechanics, new weapons and missions, new enemy types, 3 playable chapters and loads of other new features to the single player experience.
StrategyTurn-Based TacticsRPGTurn-BasedTacticalBoard GameSci-fiTurn-Based StrategySingleplayerAction👍 742
$14.99Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
Sep 8 · Massive Damage, Inc.
Both: Turn-Based Combat · Base Building · Turn-Based Strategy
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.
StrategySpaceIndieTurn-Based CombatPixel GraphicsRPGBase BuildingStrategy RPGSimulationTurn-Based Strategy👍 964
-80%$1.99Star Traders: 4X Empires
Dec 16 · Trese Brothers
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Combat · Grand Strategy
Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire in the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.
4XSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyTop-DownDiplomacyTurn-Based CombatEconomyGrand StrategyManagementBuilding
$24.99Stars in Shadow
Jan 19 · Ashdar Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Combat · Turn-Based Tactics
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.
Strategy4XIndieTurn-Based StrategySpaceTurn-Based CombatSci-fiTurn-BasedTurn-Based Tactics👍 734
$24.99StarVaders
Apr 30 · Pengonauts
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Roguelike DeckbuilderDeckbuildingTurn-Based TacticsRogueliteDifficultVisual NovelCard GameTurn-Based StrategyRoguelikeBoard Game👍 3,763
-75%$3.74Sid Meier's Starships
Mar 12 · Firaxis Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical
Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.
StrategySpaceTurn-Based StrategySci-fiSingleplayerTacticalCasual4XTurn-Based👍 1,964
$19.99Mech Armada
Jun 16 · Lioncode Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Turn-Based TacticsMechsRogueliteDeckbuildingTurn-Based StrategyRoguelikeCharacter Customization3DIsometricRPG👍 653
$29.99Songs of Silence
Nov 13 · Chimera Entertainment
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical
Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPG4XAuto BattlerTurn-Based TacticsHand-drawnFantasyTactical👍 2,369
$4.99Base Wars
Oct 31 · Everlasting Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Base Building · Turn-Based Tactics
Base Wars takes the tactical nuance and big picture strategy of Real Time Strategy games and brings it to a Turn Based format. Research new technologies, build an army, expand your territory, and crush the opponent in this simple yet expansive strategy environment!
Turn-Based StrategyResource ManagementBase BuildingPvPMilitaryTurn-Based TacticsTacticalStrategy2DPixel Graphics
$5.99Grim wanderings 2
Sep 15 · Ellinia games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Base Building · Turn-Based Strategy
This game combines a deep role-playing system inspired by classic board games and a full-fledged 4X strategy
4XTurn-Based TacticsTactical RPGExplorationBase BuildingParty-Based RPGTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPGBuildingManagement
RAM Pressure
Sep 15 · QuadCom Interactive, GDT
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical
Tactical story-driven online multiplayer game combining the turn-based combat of X-COM with a deep, well-grounded sci-fi setting. Experience intense tactical online multiplayer action and explore a deep plot and unique storyline built on both single-player and multiplayer missions.
StrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-BasedFree to PlayTacticalMultiplayerSci-fiFuturisticActionAtmospheric
