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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
2
97%
match
3
92%
match
4
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
Turn-Based Strategy · Aliens · Turn-Based · Tactical
91% of 940 reviews positive
90%
match
5
Heroes of Might & Magic V
Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical · Turn-Based · Strategy
88% of 4,292 reviews positive
89%
match
6
XCOM®: Chimera Squad
Turn-Based Strategy · Aliens · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based
71% of 23,444 reviews positive
89%
match
7
89%
match
8
Skulls of the Shogun
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Tactical · Strategy
90% of 870 reviews positive
89%
match
9
Jagged Alliance Flashback
Turn-Based · Tactical · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy
47% of 776 reviews positive
88%
match
10
Might & Magic: Heroes VI
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Strategy · Tactical
48% of 9,258 reviews positive
87%
match
11
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Turn-Based Strategy · Aliens · Turn-Based · Sci-fi
61% of 23,157 reviews positive
87%
match
13
Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Strategy · Tactical
93% of 3,267 reviews positive
86%
match
15
85%
match
16
RAM Pressure
Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Tactics
47% of 985 reviews positive
84%
match
18
84%
match
19
84%
match
20
Might & Magic® Heroes® VII
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Strategy · RPG
55% of 7,185 reviews positive
83%
match
21
83%
match
22
Affected Zone Tactics
Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Tactics
55% of 342 reviews positive
82%
match
23
Disciples III: Reincarnation
Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Strategy · RPG
72% of 1,859 reviews positive
82%
match
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82%
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, and 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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