Games like XCOM 2

3.8average player rating•5 games

XCOM's cruelty is the point: you name the rookie, she survives four missions, and then a 95% shot misses. These are the tactics games that make every turn cost something.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic81

Avg. player rating3.8/5

Avg. playtime5h

Main genreStrategy

Released2018–2023

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Strategy5 of 5
RPG2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Into the Breach
RPGStrategyIndie
Perfect information, no misses, tiny grids. All the tactics, none of the dice — and somehow just as tense.
4.3/5Player ratingMC90View game
2
Gears Tactics
Strategy
Faster and more aggressive — no timers, more actions, and executions that feed the squad. XCOM with the brakes off.
3.9/5Player ratingMC81View game
3
Jagged Alliance 3
ActionStrategy
Mercenaries with personalities and pay demands, a country to liberate, and tactical layers XCOM never had.
3.9/5Player ratingMC81View game
4
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
AdventureRPGStrategy
Real-time stealth to set up an ambush, then XCOM combat. It fixes the part of XCOM where you walk into the room blind.
3.7/5Player ratingMC78View game
5
Phoenix Point
Strategy
From XCOM's original creator. Free aiming and targeted limbs make each shot a decision rather than a dice roll.
3.2/5Player ratingMC74View game