The top results based on the latest update are XCOM: Enemy Unknown [Score: 3.8], Spaceland [Score: 3.5] and X-COM: UFO Defense [Score: 3.3].
The top rated games you can find here are Sid Meier's Civilization V [SteamPeek Rating: 11.1] ranked #65, Total War: WARHAMMER II [SteamPeek Rating: 10.2] ranked #135 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown [SteamPeek Rating: 9.8] ranked #1.
Also don't forget to check the newest releases The Conquest of Go [Release date: 2020-12-07] ranked #207, SpyHack [Release date: 2020-12-04] ranked #31 and Shadow Empire [Release date: 2020-12-03] ranked #102.
While it is tempting to play with the newest and the best, there might be some other gems in the results, like Othercide [SteamPeek Rating: 6.2] ranked #52, MASSIVE CHALICE [SteamPeek Rating: 5.1] ranked #54 and Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition [SteamPeek Rating: 8.7] ranked #55.
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.
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Release date: 11 Oct, 2012
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
Turn-Based StrategyTacticalStrategySci-fiTurn-BasedAliensSingleplayerBase BuildingTurn-Based TacticsUnforgivingReplay ValueAddictivePerma DeathMultiplayerCharacter CustomizationDifficultRPGActionAtmosphericFuturistic
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Release date: 30 Sep, 2019
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.
StrategyRPGIndieAdventureTurn-Based TacticsTurn-BasedTacticalSci-fiFuturisticAliensSingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyAtmosphericCharacter CustomizationModdableActionCo-opGreat SoundtrackDifficultMultiplayer
Release date: 4 Sep, 2008
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-fiTurn-BasedAliensTacticalSingleplayerTurn-Based TacticsDifficultOld SchoolIsometricUnforgivingBase BuildingAddictiveSimulationRetro1990'sAtmosphericAction
Release date: 24 Nov, 2020
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 TacticsTacticalSci-fiMultiplayerTurn-BasedActionFree to PlayTurn-Based StrategyFuturisticAtmosphericDifficultRPGIndieMassively MultiplayerViolentGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerCharacter CustomizationEarly Access
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Release date: 24 Apr, 2018
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 StrategyTacticalActionRobotsSingleplayerAdventureRPGSpaceMultiplayerCharacter CustomizationFuturisticManagementStory RichGreat SoundtrackDifficult
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Release date: 16 Jun, 2014
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.
Turn-Based StrategyStrategySci-fiTurn-BasedAliensTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayerIndieTacticalTurn-Based CombatIsometricBase BuildingSimulationKickstarterCold WarRemake2DRPGManagementAtmospheric
Release date: 4 May, 2007
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 TacticsDifficultLovecraftianIsometricSingleplayerOld SchoolManagementHorrorBase BuildingRetro1990's
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Release date: 21 Sep, 2015
Templar Battleforce is an addictive mix of strategic combat and army building with the precision of an RPG. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech and lead the Templar Knights in battle against fierce enemies.
Turn-Based TacticsTactical RPGPerma DeathDifficultTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPGRoguelike2DCharacter CustomizationRPGStrategyMechsTurn-Based CombatSci-fiTacticalAliensSingleplayerIndieAction
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Release date: 23 Oct, 2014
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategySci-fiSpace4XTurn-BasedMultiplayerFuturisticSingleplayerAliensTacticalHex GridGrand StrategyReplay ValueExplorationAtmosphericAdventureModdableSimulationAction
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Release date: 6 Aug, 2019
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
Turn-Based StrategyStrategy4XCharacter CustomizationSci-fiEconomyManagementTurn-BasedTacticalFuturisticCity BuilderPerma DeathSpaceSingleplayerHex GridMultiplayerAliensPoliticalPvPWar
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Release date: 21 Sep, 2017
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf is a card-driven turn-based tactical game which features RPG elements, containing a single player campaign, survival and PvP modes. Win these battles using the arsenal of weapons, abilities and cunning of the sky warriors.
Warhammer 40KTurn-BasedGames WorkshopStrategyActionWarTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyBoard GameDifficultCard GameTacticalSci-fiSingleplayerRPGTrading Card GameMultiplayerAtmosphericGreat SoundtrackPerma Death
Release date: 4 Sep, 2008
There's something evil in the city tonight... Earth has been ravaged by human excess, petty conflict and alien invasion. The world's population has been herded into huge cities, the first of which was Mega Primus. 2084: A Utopia shattered, social collapse and civil unrest reigns in Mega Primus. Fiendish aliens terrorize the city.
StrategyTurn-BasedSci-fiTacticalAliensClassicReal-Time with PauseTurn-Based StrategyIsometricSingleplayerCyberpunkBase BuildingPost-apocalypticRetroTurn-Based TacticsManagementRTSAtmospheric
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Release date: 31 Aug, 2017
In Battlestar Galactica Deadlock™ you’ll take command of the Colonial Fleet in defense of the Twelve Colonies during the First Cylon War. Lead many different types of ships in this 3D tactical game. Every decision counts, your strategy will be vital – can you ensure mankind’s survival?
StrategySpaceSci-fiTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayerWarSimulationTurn-Based CombatMultiplayerTacticalReplay ValueAtmospheric4XGreat SoundtrackControllerAdventureActionCo-op
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Release date: 14 Aug, 2018
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Turn-Based TacticsStrategyCold WarStealthRPGTacticalTurn-Based StrategySingleplayerTurn-BasedActionViolentCharacter CustomizationReplay ValueMultiplayerGreat SoundtrackIsometricAtmosphericAlternate HistoryStory RichManagement
Release date: 2021
A turn-based tactical adventure in the boundless universe. Lead a squad and set a course towards distress calls. Extinguish fires, remove obstacles, eliminate enemies - do whatever it takes to rescue those in trouble! Remember: Space needs YOU!
FuturisticSpaceSci-fiTurn-BasedTacticalIsometricDifficultAtmosphericTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based CombatStrategyTurn-Based StrategySingleplayerMultiple EndingsStory RichCharacter CustomizationReplay ValueAdventureRPGIndie
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Release date: 17 Sep, 2020
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
RPGAdventureTurn-Based TacticsTurn-BasedStrategySingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyActionCharacter CustomizationIndieDungeon CrawlerDifficultFunnySexual ContentTacticalThird PersonStory RichAtmosphericGreat SoundtrackFantasy
Release date: 19 Aug, 2009
Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling,...
Post-apocalypticRPGStrategyTurn-BasedTacticalIsometricSingleplayerClassicTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTactical RPGOpen WorldReal-Time with PauseActionAtmosphericMultiplayerTurn-Based TacticsStory RichCRPGAdventure
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Release date: 11 Dec, 2018
Steel Shadows is a standalone RPG set in the epic universe of Ancient Frontier. Take command of a rag tag band of pirates and outlaws as you fight your way across the Frontier for treasure and glory. Delve into our latest turn based tactical RPG.
StrategyTurn-Based TacticsSpaceTurn-BasedTactical RPGProcedural GenerationTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTacticalStrategy RPGRPGIndieResource ManagementFantasy2DStory RichSingleplayerDifficultAtmosphericGreat Soundtrack
Release date: TBD
Phantom Brigade is a hybrid turn-based & real-time tactical RPG, focusing on in-depth customization and player driven stories. Outnumbered and out-gunned, lead The Brigade through a desperate campaign to retake their war-torn homeland.
StrategyMechsTurn-Based TacticsTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatTacticalActionMilitaryModdableRPGProcedural GenerationSpaceSci-fiManagementRobotsFuturisticInventory ManagementSingleplayerIndie
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Release date: 23 Apr, 2020
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
StrategyTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyAliensSingleplayerTurn-BasedSci-fiFuturisticTacticalRPGCharacter CustomizationAction
Release date: Spring 2021
The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend clashes with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes and explore medieval lands assaulted by an otherworldly evil. Search for the lost fragments of your soul, scattered across the multiverse - and save as many worlds as you can.
RPGStrategyIndieTurn-BasedTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based CombatTurn-Based StrategySingleplayerTacticalRoguelikePerma DeathReplay ValueMedievalAdventureDifficultRogueliteFantasyStory RichTabletopAction
Release date: 2021
Underwater Wars is a tactical turn-based strategy game that takes place in the depths of the ocean. Two powerful factions of people are fighting a war for territory and resources, but everything changes when mysterious "Aliens" enter the conflict.
StrategyIndieNaval CombatTurn-BasedTacticalNavalTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyFuturisticWarAliensSci-fiUnderwaterStory RichSingleplayerDifficultAtmospheric
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Release date: 26 May, 2011
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
StrategyTurn-BasedTacticalIndieAsynchronous MultiplayerGreat SoundtrackCyberpunkMultiplayerTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTop-DownCompetitiveSingleplayerAddictiveDifficultChessReplay ValueLocal MultiplayerCo-opTurn-Based Tactics
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Release date: 19 Nov, 2015
Mordheim: City of the Damned is the first video game adaptation of Games Workshop's cult classic tabletop game Mordheim. Set in the Warhammer World's decimated Empire city, Mordheim: City of the Damned is a turn-based tactical game where you lead warbands into bloody and lethal skirmishes.
TacticalGames WorkshopRPGTurn-BasedStrategyDark FantasyTurn-Based TacticsMultiplayerTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatFantasyPerma DeathSingleplayerMedievalProcedural GenerationBoard GameIndieControllerTactical RPGCompetitive
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