Thread 720042597

Any good XCOM clones I can play? I'm getting that XCOM itch again.

Just replay XCOM again since I assume you've played the shit out of JA2 1.13 already.

>>720042597 (OP)
If you want a real time approach try Aliens: Dark Descent. For turn based i'd go with Ufo Defense lololol.

>>720042597 (OP)
Second best thing

>>720042597 (OP)
Troubleshooter is honestly the better XCOM, what with having somewhat of an interesting story, world and being a literal haven for build autists and Pokemon collectan.

>>720042597 (OP)
Jagged Alliance 3
Phantom Doctrine (start with CIA, KGB is harder)
W40K Daemon Hunters
Gears Tactics
Wasteland series

>>720042654
>>720042781
>>720042908
>>720042969
>>720042979
What about Phoenix Point?

>>720043128
dropped it after few hours, it just wasn't fun

>>720042979
>Wasteland series
Does that play similar to Rogue Trader?

>>720042597 (OP)
Troubleshooter for kicking ass with lolis, and other stuff

>>720042597 (OP)
Hard West is really good
surprisingly high production value for an indie and was only 2 bucks on sale

>>720042597 (OP)
The XCom Files, if you can stomach the old graphics and control scheme. I'd hazard to say that it's one of the most complex XCom games ever.

>>720042969
Feeto sexo
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>>720042597 (OP)
Warhammer 40k mechanicus, more tactical because no rng bullshit.

>>720044535
RNG makes it more tactical since you have to account for things going wrong.

>>720044535
>feet

>>720043128
It's okay
I played through once but I wouldn't play it again

>>720042597 (OP)
Xenonauts is better than any nuxcom, xenonauts 2 is leaving early access don't (I haven't tried it yet despite backing the Kickstarter because I was waiting for full release)

>>720042597 (OP)
menace looks interesting although a bit daunting with its complexity. its by the battle bros devs so its i already know its gana alot of number crutchin and shit

>>720042597 (OP)
Wh40k chaosgate Daemon hunters
Wh40k mechanicus (sequel out soon hopefully)
Phoenix Point
Mario Rabbids 1 and 2 (unironically)
Xenonauts 1 and 2
Xcom files
Gears tactics
Hard West 1 and 2
Cyber Knights
Terra Invicta
Crown wars the black Prince
End state
Archrebel tactics
Mars tactics
Menace
Mutant year zero

Haven't played most of these from mario rabbids down, but that's my wishlist

>>720044508
i played it once years ago and i couldnt get into it. any starter tips for it? i may try again soon

Metal Slug tactics any good?

>>720042597 (OP)
Recommend
>King Arthur Knights Tale
>JA3
>Hard West 2

Fun if you get it cheap
>showgunners
>gears tactics
>mutant year zero

Recommend you wishlist
>Menace
>Mars Tactics
>Norse: Oath of Blood
>Project Haven
>Book of Aliens

>>720046793
Also I forgot
Shadowrun trilogy
More traditional story based RPG with some nu xcom combat

>>720047391
I really really like it and recommend it. It steals a lot from Into the Breach, but for me it's more fun. Instead of being a weak mech barely able to kill bugs by pushing them, you play as powerful units who can launch people into the sky. The most unique aspect is that you gain defense from running around, to mimic the run n gun style. So a unit that runs across the map is more protected than someone hunkering down behind cover

>>720042597 (OP)
I enjoyed jagged alliance 3

>>720043228
NTA, but if you mean whether it's a semi-linear tactical RPG with a proper story, then yes, it is that. While I did love the time I spent with it, it has to be said that the writing is immensely hit or miss. It's that very 90s mix of hyper violence and wacky hijinks you'd see in, for example, the earlier Fallout games (not surprising, since this series inspired Fallout in the first place). It is very silly in places - but intentionally. Great music. Some jank in controls. Expacs are more of the same and have no bearing on the overall story. Solid 7/10.

>>720047679
Neat
Will pick it up at some point

Mechanicus 2 when
Fucking give us a release date faggots

For someone who liked XCOM 2 for its difficulty, I really liked Into The Breach. The first playthroughs are really good and make you feel like you just cannot save everything.

>>720042597 (OP)
Othercide

>>720049602
Cool concept and great aesthetics, but I got filtered af by the boss so it's on hold for now

>>720042597 (OP)
play the mods

>>720050820
which ones

Gears Tactics would be incredible if they made a sequel with interior combat like in Xcom 2 and it didn't force you to beat the game with story characters. The core gameplay is great. It's like a mix of Phoenix Point and Xcom where you only choose who to aim at, but your bullets can hit units in front or behind what you're shooting at.

>>720042969
Feto sexo. Must touch soft feet.

>>720050820
>every gameplay mod is just about making the game easier
Fuck these gamers.

>>720051039
long war
>>720051219
? long war

>>720051341
Yeah long war is just..... long.

I really liked this one

>>720042597 (OP)
Turn Based Tactics but not very X-Com like:
Dofus
Wakfu
Triangle Strategy
Tactical Breach Wizards
Metal Slug Tactics
Day Of The Shell
Cyberknights Flashpoint

>>720051341
>every gameplay mod is just about making the game tedious

>>720051672
Include >>720051587 as well: It's absolute kino but it's certainly no XCOM.

>>720042654
>1.13
You didn't beat the game

>>720042597 (OP)
final fantasy tactics is coming to steam soon, and tactics ogre is already there.
i think triangle strategy is there too.

>>720042597 (OP)
if you got a nintendo switch you could get the mario vs rabbits games, they are kinda xcom clones

>>720049852
Just use your skills because if you think about it either you lose 10% HP or 40%. At if you game over enough times the game gives you stupid amounts of upgrades it's basically cheating

>>720042979
Wastealnd 3 was fun

>>720051980
>Steam
Ppsspp my nigga
Demake is missing WotL content
No Balthier no buy

Keep the recommendations coming Tactics niqqas
My notepad list is outta control

>>720053826
i think it wasn't added by the original creator, and that's why they're not porting it

>>720054392
This is true but also retarded

Who here /guns/?
Really hard for me to get into melee-based tactics
Only ones I like are FF Tactics WotL and Fire Emblem Awakening

>>720042979
Hmm phantom doctrine is 90% off, i will try it

>>720054896
I want one xcom without guns.
Fantasy style

>>720042597 (OP)
More of a turn based tactics game than a straight up XCOM clone, but if you like Girls' Frontline and/or anime aesthetics you should look at Codename Bakery.

>>720055274
Isn't that like every fantasy trpg?
No idea seeing as I only like 2 of them and have probably played less than 10 total

>>720042908
This is a great game, but its more of a TBS puzzle game. If you play correctly, your dudes are too OP to ever be in any real danger.

>>720055578
Yeah but the first and last dlc missions fucked me up
Failed both and wiped
Somehow still got the dlc ending cutscenes thoughbeit

>>720055274
There's openxcom mod called X-Chronicles where you start with guns but quickly switch to using magic, swords, shields, staves and other fantasy rpg like equipment. Not sure if it's any good but maybe it's your cup of tea.

Dunno if I should have a nap or start playan street fighter 5
>inb4 sf5
It was 10 dollerydoos fuck you

>>720056841
FUCK
WRONG THREAD

Adler's blood any good?
Reviews don't look encouraging

>>720055274
Eeuu

>>720055274
*medieval

>>720042979
>Gears Tactics
So much missed potential in this one. It has an amazing framework but the actual game bored me so much that I didn't finish it.
>half the missions have story essential main characters you have to use
>the two main characters aren't offensively bad but are a lame duo compared to Marcus and Dom or Baird and Cole
>pretty good customization on your randomly recruited dudes, and there's strategy layer mechanics forcing you to have a stable B team (and even a C team during endgame), but it all falls apart when missions force you to use main characters
>game is tonally weird: villain is a locust scientist that you have to find and kill, but this is only one year into the war. It makes no sense to have named locust at this point, and for characters to casually talk about this villain like he's Makarov from COD when the locust are supposed to be mysterious ayylmaos at this point in the war. Even the random stronk powerful civilian womyn you recruit has a personal grudge against this random named locust
>boss fights are just weird puzzles that are extremely hard because they don't follow the logic of the regular combat
>weird shit in the UI and presentation, such as equipment being in literal color coded lootboxes complete with fortnite animations as you open them in the base
>no base building or strategy layer at all, just equip dudes and go to next mission
It could have been so good but they just made so many bad decisions. I unironically enjoyed Phoenix Point as a complete package more than this game. If PP had the brutality and interactivity of Gears Tactics' combat it would be perfect.

Cool thread since I started troubleshooter a few days ago

>>720055441
>>720055752
Thanks

>>720051956
explain
what's the definitive version to get for someone who never played it?

>>720059026
Start playing on hard difficulty as soon as you're 4-5 missions in: The difference from normal difficulty is almost non-existant and some masteries only drop on hard and above.

>>720055274
age of wonders 4

AOW:planetfall for space stuff, the vanguard faction is very Xcomy

>>720059525
Yeah that's what I'm doing right now actually just vanilla hard and i just recruited irene

>>720061113
>i just recruited irene
Sit tight and enjoy the ride, it'll only get better from here on. I got 140+ hours out of the game, and I only played the first (free) dlc.

>>720042597 (OP)
turn based tactics games that aren't XCOM I recommend
>TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
>Battle Brothers
>The Last Spell
>Renowned Explorers: International Society
tangentially related games I recommend
>Conquest of Elysium 5 and Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator (both turn based strategy wargames)
>ZEPHON (4X focused on combat)
>Age of Wonders 4 (4X where battles are resolved on a separate turn based tactics game layer)
>Dungeon of the Endless (RTWP tactics dungeon crawler with 4X and tower defense elements)

>>720059859
good call