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20 games like XCOM 2
Games that share XCOM 2's genres, themes and feel — upcoming and already out.
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Prey
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station…
Role-playing (RPG)Science fiction- PC
- PS4
- XB1
- 2
Shadow Warrior 2
"Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter following the further misadventures of former corporate shogun Lo Wang. Now surviving as a reclusive mercenary on the edge…
Role-playing (RPG)Science fiction- PC
- PS4
- XB1
- +2
- 3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided directly follows the aftermath of the Aug Incident, a day when mechanically augmented citizens all over the world were stripped of control over their minds and bodies, resulting in the deaths…
Role-playing (RPG)Science fiction- PC
- PS4
- XB1
- +2
- 4
X-COM: UFO Defense
X-COM: UFO Defense is a strategy game that combines tactical combat with base management and global defense. Players lead an international organization tasked with defending Earth from an alien invasion. The game…
StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Tactical- PC
- PS1
- 5
The Banner Saga 2
The award winning and BAFTA nominated saga continues in The Banner Saga 2. Continue your journey soon after the climactic events of The Banner Saga. The choices you made in the first game will affect who is alive and…
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +4
- 6
Tales from the Borderlands
Tales from the Borderlands is a five part episodic game series. Set on the unforgiving world of Pandora after the events seen in Borderlands 2, this is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two…
Science fiction- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +6
- 7
Doom
Developed by id software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre and created multiplayer Deathmatch, Doom returns as a brutally fun and challenging modern-day shooter experience. Relentless demons…
Science fiction- PC
- PS4
- XB1
- 8
Xenonauts
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…
SimulatorStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 9
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Choose Your Path! Set 4,000 years before the Galactic Empire, you are the last hope for the Jedi Order and the Republic - can you master the ways of the Force to become their savior? Or will you fall to the dark side…
Role-playing (RPG)Science fiction- PC
- Switch
- Mac
- +3
- 10
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Murdered: Soul Suspect is a supernatural detective thriller which challenges players to solve possibly the hardest case of all… their own murder. Set in Salem Massachusetts, players have the freedom to explore the New…
Role-playing (RPG)- PC
- PS4
- XB1
- +2
- 11
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is the eagerly awaited sequel to the acclaimed medieval combat simulator and role-playing game Mount & Blade: Warband. Set 200 years before, it expands both the detailed fighting system and…
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +2
- 12
Terraria
Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements. Players create a character and are placed in a procedurally generated world where they mine resources, craft equipment, build…
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +10
- 13
Tom Clancy's The Division
Tom Clancy’s The Division is a revolutionary experience that combines robust RPG customization with tactical action combat. There’s never been a better time to jump in and join the fight to save NYC. Join other agents…
Role-playing (RPG)StrategyTactical- PC
- PS5
- PS4
- +1
- 14
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game in which players lead a civilization from the ancient era through the future. Players found cities, research technologies, build improvements, train military…
SimulatorStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 15
Baldur's Gate III
An ancient evil has returned to Baldur's Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out. The fate of Faerun lies in your hands. Alone, you may resist. But together, you can overcome.
Role-playing (RPG)StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +2
- 16
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to…
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- Switch 2
- Switch
- +8
- 17
DayZ
DayZ is a hardcore open-world survival game with only one rule: stay alive, no matter what. How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with…
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorTactical- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +3
- 18
Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire is a single-player roguelike deck-building game. Players choose from four characters, each with a unique set of cards, and attempt to climb a procedurally generated spire consisting of multiple floors of…
Role-playing (RPG)StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +5
- 19
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Civilization VI is a 4X turn-based strategy game in which players guide a civilization from its founding as a small settlement through multiple eras of development. Players explore a procedurally generated map, found…
SimulatorStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +5
- 20
Escape from Tarkov
Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore and realistic online first-person action RPG/Simulator with MMO features and story-driven walkthrough.
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorTactical- PC