XCOM: Enemy Unknown/Similar games
Games like XCOM: Enemy Unknown
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like XCOM: Enemy Unknown” means here
Turn-Based StrategyAliensTacticalTurn-BasedStrategyTurn-Based Tactics
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
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UFO: Extraterrestrials Gold
Turn-Based Strategy · Aliens · Tactical · Turn-Based
79% of 242 reviews positive
99%
match
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98%
match
3
92%
match
4
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
Turn-Based Strategy · Aliens · Turn-Based · Tactical
91% of 935 reviews positive
91%
match
5
Heroes of Might & Magic V
Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical · Turn-Based · Strategy
88% of 4,266 reviews positive
90%
match
6
89%
match
7
XCOM: Chimera Squad
Turn-Based Strategy · Aliens · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based
71% of 23,369 reviews positive
89%
match
8
Might & Magic: Heroes VI
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Strategy · Tactical
48% of 9,238 reviews positive
88%
match
9
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
Turn-Based Strategy · Aliens · Turn-Based · Sci-fi
61% of 23,100 reviews positive
87%
match
10
Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Strategy · Tactical
93% of 3,243 reviews positive
86%
match
11
Might & Magic Heroes VII
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Strategy · RPG
55% of 7,168 reviews positive
84%
match
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83%
match
13
Disciples III: Reincarnation
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Strategy · RPG
72% of 1,851 reviews positive
83%
match
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Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Addictive · Strategy
96% of 210,231 reviews positive · 19,156 playing now
83%
match
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82%
match
16
82%
match
17
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Turn-Based Strategy · Aliens · Turn-Based · Tactical
80% of 6,633 reviews positive
81%
match
18
Braveland
Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Turn-Based · Tactical
81% of 3,220 reviews positive · 3 playing now
81%
match
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Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Sci-fi · Tactical
83% of 4,205 reviews positive
81%
match
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The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical
87% of 8,027 reviews positive
81%
match
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Sid Meier's Starships
Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical · Sci-fi · Strategy
50% of 2,470 reviews positive
80%
match
22
King's Bounty: Warriors of the North
Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical · Turn-Based · Strategy
80% of 2,029 reviews positive
80%
match
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Disciples III - Renaissance Steam Special Edition
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Strategy · RPG
51% of 540 reviews positive
80%
match
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The Banner Saga 2
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Tactical · Strategy
90% of 3,789 reviews positive
80%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to XCOM: Enemy Unknown?
The closest matches to XCOM: Enemy Unknown on Steam are UFO: Extraterrestrials Gold, X-COM: UFO Defense, X-COM: Apocalypse, X-COM: Terror From the Deep, Heroes of Might & Magic V. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with XCOM: Enemy Unknown's — shared tags include Turn-Based Strategy, Aliens, Tactical.
How are games like XCOM: Enemy Unknown chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Turn-Based Strategy, Aliens, Tactical count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches XCOM: Enemy Unknown's. Popularity never affects the ranking.
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