A stunning selection of the best strategies for IOS and Android. XCOM-style games will be released on PC

Surely many are familiar with the developers who came up with The Long War add-on for XCOM. So, just recently, these guys decided to found their own company, called Long War, and begin developing a brand new turn-based strategy.

Game description

As you might guess, the first game will be similar to the world-famous strategy XCOM. Events will unfold on Earth, and you will have to fight with aliens. According to the team, they do not plan to copy the gameplay, so a completely new one awaits us, and most importantly global strategy. The Kickstarter company will launch very soon, which means everyone will be able to contribute.

Terra Invicta is an online strategy game 2016, in which players will have to not just fight off aliens, but make every effort to protect the entire Earth. Fortunately, you will have time to prepare before the invasion. Thanks to the latest technologies scientists were able to determine the exact location and time of landing. This important information will change your entire life.

At the very beginning, it will be necessary to gather a council of scientists, officials and military leaders in order to jointly try to unite all nations. The more allies you have, the stronger you will become and will be able to provide a worthy rebuff to the aliens. The technologies that you will be able to learn also depend on this. Since at the beginning it is necessary to take care of defense (build defensive turrets, walls, etc.), strategy and tactics will play a key role. Some, for example, will prefer to wait for the aliens and fight on Earth, while others will go into outer space and prevent an invasion. Unfortunately, on at the moment This is all the information, but very soon the employees of the new company will definitely share with us interesting details regarding the gameplay.

Today we'll talk about turn-based RPGs. To pass a level or advance along storyline, you will have to learn to calculate moves. The user has a small squad at his disposal. Each fighter has a number of abilities and is equipped with unique ammunition. You can defeat your enemies in different ways- brute force, relying on the landscape, sacrificing allies. What will you choose? And while you're thinking, we'll tell you about games very similar to X-COM.

Xenonauts 2 - alien “guests”

Xenonauts 2 is very similar to XCOM 2. And it's not even about the plot, although it is also tied to an alien invasion. Players will have to rebuild their base, conduct research, improve their characters' uniforms and participate in operations around the world. Xenonauts 2 is unlikely to ever win at gaming conventions and shows, but the project has potential. Just look at the developed skill system and the ability to destroy any structure. It is also worth noting the air battles. Unlike the first part, much more equipment will be involved in the battles. The release date is still unknown, but the game should not be worse than other top projects in this genre. Here are a couple of features:
- By studying technology, you will be able to open access to new opportunities. There will be a chance to send a spy to an enemy base and find secret information or cause sabotage;
- Having sent the alien to the next world, you will be able to pick up his weapon, and it is much more powerful than the earthly one;
- Each location has secrets. It is better to search every corner of the alien ship and check the destroyed building. There are both weapons and new technologies.

Without knowing the features of Xenonauts 2, many will not even pay attention to the project. Therefore, after playing, you can help others choose a game that you won’t mind spending several dozen, or even hundreds of hours on. The toy can even outshine XCOM 2. This does not apply to graphics, but to content and capabilities. Even during the construction of the base, you will have to not only arrange the compartments correctly, but also think about energy, food, free space in storage.

Kingsmen - guarding Britain and the whole world

In Kingsmen you will be leading British intelligence. You can forget about hardware and programs, the strategy was released for Android. Therefore, the gameplay is not that varied. It can be divided into two stages - battles with other gamers and base construction. The battles involve the main characters from the film of the same name - Eggsy, Harry, Merlin. To rob an enemy base, you will have to use not only characters, but also gadgets. If the operation is successful, the system will assign resources, and you can spend them in different ways:
- Build a new object on the base;
- Install traps around the perimeter;
- Install security towers;
- Upgrade your heroes.

Knowledge of turn-based tactics will come in handy during missions. Depending on the location and goals, you will have to hide behind boxes, throw grenades, and kill with different firearms. Essentially, the developers created a platformer based on the film and added a couple of standard elements that are present in any strategy. Similar games a lot, so the project will appeal only to fans of the film.

Forged of Blood - a cruel world

The game is scheduled for release in 2018. Critical Forge creates an old-school turn-based isometric strategy game. The gamer will have to control a squad of warriors, archers and magicians, and confront animals, marauders, and guards. The team focused on creating thoughtful battles and a developed leveling system. Basically you have to travel around the world and liberate cities from invaders. Similar elements are present in every turn-based strategy, but what will really please you in this game are the types of locations:
- Snow-covered ruins;
- Outskirts of the city;
- Impenetrable forest;
- Destroyed fortresses.

The gameplay is divided into two standard parts - travel across the world map and constant battles. After the battle, the gamer will receive the experience necessary to upgrade heroes and equipment. As for battles, the zone is divided into hexagram fields. In order not to lose, you should learn to calculate your moves (each character has a different number of action points) and use skills correctly. If desired, you can rely on brute force or punish enemies with magic. To summarize, we can conclude that Forged of Blood has every chance of becoming a top game in the turn-based strategy genre.

Phantom Brigade - controlled by robots

Phantom Brigade - turn-based strategy in Front Mission style. Events take place in an alternative universe. The protagonist's homeland was occupied by invaders. The main task is to assemble a team of the coolest robots and liberate their native land. It all starts with getting to know the base. In the hangar you can upgrade the robot, and at the operations table you can select a mission. Let's get acquainted with the types of tasks:
- Robbery;
- Escort;
- Assault;
- Penetration.

After a successful operation, the robots will receive experience for pumping, and the protagonist will receive resources for construction. Phantom Brigade is a game that will delight you with an interesting development system, thoughtful battles, huge tactical capabilities and a good mech editor. But in this strategy, robots do not play the most important role. In the cockpit sits a person with unique talents and skills. The player’s task is to keep him safe, because without a pilot, the huge robot will turn into a pile of scrap metal.

Iron Oath - calling on the best warriors

Iron Oath has every chance to become best game 2019. The official release date is still unknown, but the developers have promised to launch an alpha test next year. Get ready for a journey into dark fantasy. Visit different time periods. Before the eyes of gamers, heroes will grow old and die. Everyone has their own interesting story, skills and talents. Gather a team and travel through nine locations (50 zones in total). But the gameplay is not limited to walking through colorful territories, because it will be possible to build cities, destroy settlements, rob and seize enemy property. So, the world map will change at your discretion.

The developers have announced only four main characters so far. By the time of release, they promise to please players with eight more. But no matter what the hero is, he needs a team. It will be possible to recruit both ordinary warriors and various monsters. Allies will often die, so it’s better not to get attached to them, but to let them go and start getting new ones. As you become stronger, you will gain access to new dungeons, raids and opportunities - building a settlement, managing a guild, robbing a criminal camp. As for battles, develop tactics, use the landscape and use the heroes’ skills in time.

Turn-based tactics games are still popular. That's why they keep coming out. Although not as often as all kinds of shooters, action and horror films. On the other hand, they don’t have time to get bored.

One of the most famous games in this genre is, of course, XCOM. Many games try to be like it. Which ones exactly - this will be discussed in this article. What these games have in common is the ability to die anytime and anywhere, strategic elements that involve research, construction, and RPG elements that improve the characters and their equipment. What worthwhile XCOM clones can we expect in the future?

Phoenix Point

Of course, you can’t ignore Phoenix Point, if only because it is also made by Julian Gollop, the creator of the original XCOM series of games back in the 1990s. This is an indie project that raised money on the fig portal and received 765 thousand dollars, which is almost 2.5 times more than the required 500K. The game promises “foot” battles, some kind of military mechanisms, and, of course, turn-based XCOM style. Each group consists of up to 16 people, who during the missions assigned to them could easily die or get sick.

In Phoenix Point, there was someone to counter the new threat - the Pandora virus, which makes mutants out of people. The mutation is very peculiar - people become walking weapons, resembling crabs in appearance. These smart crabs are well protected. This applies not only to any body armor, but also to the complete unknown of what is happening on enemy territory.

The game's release is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2018. By the way, pre-order is already available on the official website.

Xenonauts 2

The sequel to Xenouts, which was a fairly accurate clone of XCOM, it is even closer to a digital tabletop than a tactical RPG. The differences lie in the gameplay. Xenonauts provided more options for planning attacks. I would like to believe that all those positive qualities will be preserved in the sequel. The game's release is scheduled for 2018.

The plot of the second part is classic, Ickscom. Your enemy is alien invaders. You are the only defender of the planet. At the tactical level, you fight enemies face to face, at the strategic level, you research alien technologies, track the movements of enemies, etc. The game takes place during an alternate Cold War. In other words, everything that you learned in the first part of Xenonauts will no longer be available in the sequel.

The game is made on the Unity engine, which is not very good. Because he is very laggy. However, the developers promise to straighten their arms and make all the features from alien animation to turn-based aerial combat as slow as possible. What they do can be seen right now in the free demo, which is available on GOG. The demo didn't make it to Steam...

Fort Triumph

This game is a hybrid of XCom and Divinity: Original Sin. In Divinity, the second part of which was released quite recently, tactical battles were an important, but far from the main component of the gameplay. Still, the plot is quite interesting. Instead of alien technology, there is pure magic here.

Each quest can be solved in two ways - it all depends on the available capabilities. Some can easily avoid a fight, others, on the contrary, can fight their way through crowds of enemies, and the environment and landscape play an important role.

Low poly graphics look original:

The game's release is scheduled for the 4th quarter of 2018.

Zodiac Legion

Zodiac Legion looks very old school. And in general, it is infinitely inferior to previous projects. However, this is a real tactics game with turn-based combat, a strategic global map and the like goodies that are typical for this kind of game.

A small group of soldiers scouts the area, sometimes carrying out sabotage in enemy territory. The plot is also fantasy. The game is made with sheer enthusiasm, that’s why the graphics are like this. And the development speed is low. The creators of the game are talking about at least 2019 - this project should not be expected earlier. During this time, it is quite possible to go to kickstarter or a similar platform and raise money for graphics updates.

Kingsmen

According to the official website, the Kingsmen game is being made by game development veterans. However, they have been doing this for quite a long time - since 2013. Visually, the game looks good - not top-notch, but not as retro as the previous project.

Kingsmen is set in the Middle Ages. The game revolves around castles that need to be defended from enemies. And defend in a tactical turn-based, in other words, XCOM style. At the same time, you shouldn’t expect any psi energy, like in XCOM, or magic, like in Fort Triumph.

The release is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2018.

Forged of Blood

It's difficult to say what is more in this game - RPG or tactics. On the one hand, you will have to travel through a certain fantasy universe, on the other hand, you will have to fight in a step-by-step mode with all sorts of enemies. Probably, it can also be placed somewhere in the center between XCOM and Divinity: Original Sin 2 - that is, it is a direct competitor to another game that was mentioned above, the Fort Triumph project.

There is magic here too. But at the same time (which distinguishes it from the same Divinity, where once you go through one location, you don’t return to it) you will have to fight everywhere and, possibly, more than once. The developers explain that success (aka victory) in the next location is impossible without the previous ones. This, however, is obvious.

The game's release is scheduled for mid-2018.

Phantom Brigade

This game deserves attention. Because in this tactic it is not people fighting against aliens, but giant robots that have no problem finding a new route through a forest thicket or a city block.

Phantom Brigade also has a strategic part for base management, resource management and tactical combat. But the main feature is, of course, the destruction of everything and everyone. You can no longer hide behind a building somewhere - it will be demolished right away, and then you will get it too.

The game's release is scheduled for the third quarter of 2018.

Iron Oath

This game is also retro. However, it has already passed the Kickstarter campaign. And with the required 45 thousand dollars, she scored 94.5 thousand dollars. In other words, potential gamers were convinced by the words of the developers that their project was not garbage based on vegetable oil. There is no reason not to believe them.

The game has nine large regions and over 50 cities. Each can be visited on a guided tour. Or in order to rebuild something.

The developers say that the game is long-lasting and the characters age and die. This means that new fighters will have to be recruited, trained and trained. Initially, the game promised 12 unique classes. Missions are generated automatically, but pre-written story quests are also planned. You will have to fight both outside and inside the premises. The fights are classic. A grid is displayed on which units move during your turn.

And the creators, not without pride, say that Alex Roe, well known in narrow circles, worked on the musical part. I have no idea who it is, but, as they say, he lit up his remixes of tracks from Dark Souls. Yes, you can check for yourself whether they are good.

The game is expected in 2019. Looks very promising, you must agree.

What XCOM game would you play?