Games Like Xenonauts 2 (2026)

Shared: Turn-Based Tactics, Base Building, Ironman Mode

Permadeath, panic mechanics, and a research tree that punishes hesitation: this is the tactics game that reminded an entire genre why consequences matter.

Shared: Turn-Based Tactics, Ironman Mode

Lose a Colonel to a 95% miss on turn one and you will understand exactly what XCOM 2 is selling, and why 85% of 107,000 Steam reviewers keep coming back for more punishment.

Shared: Base Building

Surviving alone was already brutal - surviving with friends who make catastrophic decisions is another beast entirely. A deep, unforgiving co-op survival game that rewards patience, preparation, and someone on the team who knows what a Science Machine actually does.

Shared: Base Building

Seven years of patches have turned a janky early-access survivor into one of the deepest base-building sandboxes on PC, and the Unreal Engine 5 overhaul means you're no longer buying into a museum piece.

Shared: Moddable

Hundreds of hours in and I still haven't seen everything RimWorld can throw at a colony, that alone tells you whether this one deserves a slot on your drive.