Deal me a match
Games like XCOM 2
10 games similar to XCOM 2, a Turn-based strategy (TBS), Strategy, Simulator, Tactical, Role-playing (RPG) game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with XCOM 2.
01Shares Role-playing (RPG)Both games pit you against an alien occupation of Earth with high stakes for humanity's survival. While XCOM 2 emphasizes tactical squad combat and base management, Prey shares its science-fiction setting, hostile aliens, and focus on uncovering the truth behind an alien threat. Each game uses difficulty levels and auto-saving to let you tackle survival on your own terms, though Prey approaches it through first-person exploration and improvisation rather than turn-based strategy.
Games like Prey →
02Shares Role-playing (RPG)Both games cast you as leaders of persecuted factions resisting oppressive regimes in science fiction settings. XCOM 2 emphasizes tactical squad combat and base management, while Mankind Divided offers stealth and augmentation choices, but each demands strategic thinking about how to approach missions. Both explore themes of segregation and conspiracy through their narratives, grounding their sci-fi premises in political conflict rather than pure spectacle.
Games like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided →
03Shares Role-playing (RPG)Both games use auto-saving and feature corpses as environmental elements. Murdered: Soul Suspect shares XCOM 2's focus on investigation and progression through a hostile world, though from a detective's perspective rather than tactical combat. The supernatural mystery unfolds through exploration and puzzle-solving in Salem, offering a different kind of strategic thinking as you uncover clues to solve your own murder while battling demonic obstacles.
04Both games pit humanity against an alien invasion with science fiction stakes, though Doom trades XCOM 2's tactical turn-based combat for relentless first-person action. They share a grim tone: corpses litter the environments, bloody violence is constant, and both feature arcade cabinet callbacks. Where XCOM 2 demands strategic planning, Doom emphasizes raw survival against overwhelming alien forces through direct combat.
Games like Doom →
05Shares Role-playing (RPG)Both games let you approach objectives through multiple playstyles, blending stealth, direct combat, and tactical positioning. XCOM 2 emphasizes cover-based tactical turns while Dishonored 2 offers real-time action, but each rewards planning and adapting your approach. Both feature upgradeable weapons and tools, auto-saving checkpoints, and a sequel structure that builds on established mechanics. The core appeal is methodical problem-solving with freedom in execution.
Games like Dishonored 2 →
06Both games ground their science fiction narratives in existential stakes: XCOM 2 asks what humanity must sacrifice to survive alien occupation, while Soma explores identity and consciousness amid catastrophic isolation. Each uses environmental storytelling and scripted encounters to build dread. Where XCOM emphasizes tactical resistance, Soma shifts focus to stealth and puzzle-solving, but both demand you confront impossible choices with limited agency.
Games like Soma →
07Both games immerse you in science fiction resistance narratives where humanity fights back against overwhelming odds. Singularity shares XCOM 2's progression system through weapon and ability upgrades that grow your power across the campaign. Each game uses scripted events and propaganda to reinforce a world transformed by hostile forces, grounding their sci-fi stakes in environmental storytelling rather than exposition alone.
08Both games pit you against alien invaders in science fiction settings where humanity faces existential threat. XCOM 2 emphasizes tactical squad combat and base management, while Half-Life delivers first-person action through a research facility overrun by aliens. Though their perspectives differ, both feature destructible environments, difficulty options, and the core tension of fighting extraterrestrial forces with limited resources and high stakes.
Games like Half-Life →
09Shares Role-playing (RPG)Both games cast you as a hunted operative rebuilding from defeat, and both reward creative problem-solving through flexible approaches to each objective. Where XCOM 2 lets you breach alien positions with tactical cover and customized loadouts, Dishonored offers supernatural abilities and gadgets to eliminate targets your way. Each game's outcome shifts based on your choices, and both feature stealth, violence, and the satisfaction of executing a plan under pressure.
Games like Dishonored →
10Both games pit you against powerful corporate or alien forces in sci-fi settings where technology defines combat. While XCOM 2 uses turn-based tactics and cover, Syndicate shifts to real-time action, but shares the emphasis on upgrading abilities and breaching enemy defenses. Each game layers strategic depth into its combat through hacking mechanics and specialized tools, creating a similar sense of technological warfare in dystopian futures.
Frequently asked
10 games similar to XCOM 2: Prey, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Doom, Dishonored 2, Soma, Singularity, Half-Life.
Most of these games share Science fiction and Role-playing (RPG) with XCOM 2, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with XCOM 2.