Top 15 Best Turn Based Tactical/Strategy RPG Games If You Love XCOM! (WITH BONUS)

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@alukata9763 Ай бұрын

Troubleshooter certainly deserves the #1 spot on the list.

@Weremoogle 28 күн бұрын

Nice to see it getting some attention. I love Troubleshooter.

@ElementalX100 Ай бұрын

thank you for considering Troubleshooter this is probably one of the most underrated strategy games i've ever had the pleasure to play

@Chonsu247 Ай бұрын

One oldie but goldie is Fallout Tactics. Simply love that game. No idea, why it never got a remake.... Also to mention are Vigilantes and UFO - Afterlight and UFO - Aftershock. Not the usual turn-based but pretty great for that time.

@wolfsigma Ай бұрын

Thank you. Was going to say the same thing. Love you can get a tank in Tactics.

@dennisdavidov782 Ай бұрын

Some more good ones: Classified: France '44, Wartales, Hard West 1/2, Fort Triumph, Invisible Inc., Stirring Abyss, King Arthur: Knight's Tale Encased, UnderRail, ATOM RPG, The Lamplighters League, Wantless, The Iron Oath.

@lol32jnjcaa62 Ай бұрын

thanks mate, if i may, The last spell,The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos, rebel cops, reverse colapse,Urtuk: The Desolation, banner of the maid,triangle strategy ,chroma squad, fae tactics, regalia and fell seal.

@liquiddude9855 Ай бұрын

Troubleshooter is such an underrated game ! its Fantastic and you see the love for the game by the devs.

@valashar5313 15 күн бұрын

Fans of Xenonauts who don't already know can be pointed to Xenonauts 2 which is currently in early access. It's shaping up to be a great sequel and still sits firmly in the OG X-COM/UFO style.

@lahuis75 Ай бұрын

Valkyria Chronicles is a classic but VC 4 is even better imo. At least a must olay for those who enjoyed the first one.

@BayonetRecon 17 күн бұрын

Love seeing Troubleshooter at #1! Such a great game.

@eduardoabreu9949 21 күн бұрын

Troubleshooter not only mentioned, but on number one: THATS A GOOD LIST!

@bibisumfan Ай бұрын

Although very different in style (2D chibi) Reverse Collapse Code Name Bakery is a great game for any XCOM fan, i strongly recommend it, dont let the looks of the game fool you, it is a rough challenge thru and thru

@toddclawson3619 Ай бұрын

Had a great time with that game. One of my favorites this year.

@mustno3 20 күн бұрын

Can you please mention in the title with type of turn based game it is, is it shared turn based or separate turn based. That makes a huge difference.

@firstclaw1 Ай бұрын

A bit different approach, but interesting is Frozen Synapse. A turn based tactical game with high detail level of control over the individuals. It has minimalistic graphics, but a great soundtrack, deep tactics, a campaign with story missions, duel multiplayer mode, and difficult to master. PS: Part Two also released as successor. Notably there are not so many players available in Multiplayer.

@auzrael 29 күн бұрын

Hmm, I own all but 2 of these (both from your bonus list), and those two are just waiting for a steam sale. Seems I agree with your list.

@BesekLidi Ай бұрын

i love phantom doctrine, hope they making more like the game

@Twin_Pixel Ай бұрын

Great selection! Othercide is definitely my favorite on the list. Hard West 2 should be mantioned as well, I loved it.

@1stZeu 24 күн бұрын

That's an amazing list! I've ben looking for something like this some time ago, now i found your video, thanks for sharing 👍🏼

@JoelRPG 24 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@deltarno7502 Ай бұрын

Shout out to all my squad mates who own at least half of this list.

@lol32jnjcaa62 Ай бұрын

great recomendations, thanks

@JoelRPG Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@mibbzx1493 19 күн бұрын

Unicorn overlord idk if its in this genre its pretty solid and im working on. Getting the platinum for it

@masterofbloopers 17 күн бұрын

One thing I don't like about a lot of these XCOM clones is that you and the enemy have too much health. I love XCOM because of how sphincter-clenching each encounter is. One shot could mean the difference between life and death. You can one-shot a lot of enemies, even in late game, but they can also do the same to you. It puts a greater emphasis on positioning and planning out your order of actions. Meanwhile in other XCOM-likes, I can get shot up to three or four times and still be alive.

@HillHomeGaming 19 күн бұрын

Not on the list but I really enjoyed "Showgunners" if anyone needs another title to check out.

@axllow416 24 күн бұрын

So you placed Wasteland 3 in the main list, but Shadowrun and Colony Ship in bonus while all 3 are CRPGs. Why?

@dudex233 Ай бұрын

to me one of the best games not on the list is Mordheim: City of the Damned. Brutally difficult and unforgiving but very fun

@gavinadams4572 Ай бұрын

phoenix point is an awesome especially after the last update that added a lot of free content and options.

@NahuelDip Ай бұрын

also is the mod terror from the void, its like his own long war

@gadgetest4600 Ай бұрын

Have all games that was mentioned but Chaos Gate is best IMO + Rogue Trader.

@kosmologic6007 Ай бұрын

Gr8 video! Finaly someone who promised "xcom like" and delivered exactly this type o content 🤩

@hindrance27 Ай бұрын

Symphony of war. When you put a game in the video and never mentioned its name 😂 turns out I didn't know about it, score is high too

@Inquisitor_Lelouch 17 күн бұрын

Wouldn't the shadow run games count?

@ironmike755 18 күн бұрын

Xcom is the game where 95% means a random number between 50 and 100%

@SirPeacemaker 21 күн бұрын

Forgotten but Unbroken is good one too.

@Frankie32111 Ай бұрын

Also good is King Arthur: Knight's Tale

@0G_Golden Ай бұрын

Hey Joel, great video! I wasn’t a big fan of it, but did you also check out Capes?

@Lord_Numpty Ай бұрын

Capes has a LOT going against it. Played the demo back before learning about certain things tied to it, but even back then it felt bitter, cliche and uninspired. There was a lack of creativity from the utility of powers (am in a Mutants and Masterminds server, every single person there could be more creative with those powers, no exaggeration) down to the name of ‘The Company’. Hope he didn’t give it a look.

@ThePsychosis92 26 күн бұрын

I see so many bad reviews of it.

@msjs2 Ай бұрын

you forgot shadow tactics blades of the shogun

@Mmalficia Ай бұрын

some luv for Trouble shooters its a amazing game , i just wish it had some sort of randomization to play it again ... also in the TBS tactics i highly recommend Cyber knights and rogue police both missing from this list.

@alukata9763 Ай бұрын

Are legendary items (like Ryo's sword and armor, when you encounter him the first time) garantueed drops now?

@Mmalficia Ай бұрын

@@alukata9763 drop rates for all legends were significantly boosted before i finished the game a while back.and they added some ultra high end crafting if you want to farm components.

@TheAzureGhost Ай бұрын

@@alukata9763 not that i'm aware of, but you can replay story missions through the archive too in order to farm such special encounter enemies.

@alukata9763 Ай бұрын

@@TheAzureGhost figured. Was just wondering about OP talking about lack of randomization. Equipment drops and some mobs are randomized if i remember correctly... i've been grinding starlight junction a lot during early access when it was highest mission.

@TheAzureGhost Ай бұрын

@@alukata9763 I think they ment randomization in the mission structure so youdon't play the same fights with only slight enemy changes again in the next playthrough.

@Gonçalo--M Ай бұрын

Redemption Reapers is the game its simple raw and awsome buy it

@cheernor Ай бұрын

Troubleshooter No.1 for me

@H457ur Ай бұрын

The original Chaos Gate from 1999.

@Lord_Numpty Ай бұрын

The problem with most of these is that it just isn't the same. Personally want a more exotic theme, where you're constantly researching new, high-tech/otherworldly equipment to improve your soldiers gear and efficiency of your base (plus customising your troops appearance and abillities), it's what made the Xcom reboot and 2 so memorable, that you DID need to improve your arsenal if you ever hoped to stand a chance. Xenonauts 2 does this well, Chimera Squad still has the Xcom feel even if it's more of a 'hero turn-based strategy' and Battletech requires you to build superior mechs with superior loadouts from what you can salvage, so reckon those are probably some of the best. Phoenix Point feels like a missed opportunity, Mechanicus is great but considering what the Tech Prieses and their forces are, you're not technically researching so much as being given permission to field superior units/use better equipment and advancing your various Magos through the ranks. And while I'm sure Daemonhunters is a great game, beyond the levelling system there doesn't feel like you can do much in the way of equipment, though admittedly I never got too far into the game so could be entirely wrong.

@SuperDoggy99 Ай бұрын

A lot of critics seem to boil XCom down to just the "tactical layer", but, as @Lord_Numpty points out, it's not just that. In fact, the thing that really makes XCom "shine" more than all of the other tactics games is that it is comprised of several multi-layered systems, all of which blend seamlessly with each other and really give you a genuine feeling of managing a huge, sprawling enterprise, all of which can crumble if you make the wrong call, have a bad mission, or mess up the timing on a rumor/resource drop--because everything is connected. There's resource gathering/management, base and facility building, technology research and reverse engineering, item/tech building and upgrading, covert mission and reward management, soldier perk/skill development, squad composition development and planning, geo-scape "triaging" and selection of items/rumors/continent bonuses to pursue, area contact and radio tower building/supply income management, dark event countering, retaliation and guerilla op "timing", soldier bond management, weapon mods, shivs, sparks, mec troopers, gene mods, etc. ... all of which is punctuated by a crazy variety of procedurally driven tactical battles/missions ... which, in truth, are the intermittent tactical engagements that all the other stuff "funnels down into". And that's just the vanilla game. With mods, XCom EU/EW and XCom2 WoTC are still unsurpassed "gems" in the gaming industry, largely because they're so immersive, both intellectually and cinematically. It's worth noting that, in the XCom series, the story isn't overbearing as it is in many other games, which is a "genius move" that allows the player/commander to create the story as they play. This is why the player gets attached to their soldiers. The story serves as a backdrop, but the immersive management, cinematic battles, and high stakes "drive" toward the end game is what keeps the player fully invested. There's no contrived, heavy-handed narrative telling you what you should or shouldn't do beyond the handful of story missions/encounters that move the narrative forward: it's completely up to you whether you save humanity or fail, and how you do it--what time you take, what strategy you employ, etc.--is wide open.

@NeculaAlexandru-o3n 12 күн бұрын

Not XCOM, but it will do: Into the Breach.

@DirtyDozenGaming78 Ай бұрын

Missma is hard

@RitzGamink Ай бұрын

Again .... The same video over and over again ... Smart ass 😂

@renashi0127 Ай бұрын

Right. I want to include one more game that was not in the list, which understandable as the game was yet to release globally but soon enough will released on December 3rd. Girl's Frontline 2: Exilium is a 3D turn-based strategy Gacha game, developed by MICA team and Sunborn. The game is a sequel to the original Girl's Frontline, taking place years after the events of the original game. You will play is the commander, leading your squad of T-dolls, android girls that were designed for warfare. The game will be released on December 3rd 2024 on IOS, Android and PC. Just to add that tread carefully to those who joining the Gacha hell. The game do have some nice review, but again, tread carefully.

@EoinLynch-v1y Ай бұрын

Good compilation. I’ve played several of these games. I see Troubleshooter is highly regarded but I don’t like the Anime style aesthetic. Those twerpy bland faces with the big eyes and barely a nose.

@MrStanisc Ай бұрын

where game: "ShowGunners"?????!!!!!

@_-tg-_ 20 күн бұрын

I wish for a new shadowrun for soo long now :/

@carlosaugusto9821 23 күн бұрын

One problem i see in this subgenre is that it turned out to be even more repetitive and unoriginal than the mainstream rpg genres, that also became repetitive and unoriginal overall. And among the creative games, Troubleshooter seems to be (because i never played it) just a small thing, and Valkyria is the biggest game but the company doesn't care anymore. So it's a tragic subgenre.