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Games like Phoenix Point
A demanding turn-based tactics game with adaptive alien enemies, global strategy management, and a steep learning curve, offering very long playtimes.
Find the Steam hidden gems

A demanding turn-based tactics game with adaptive alien enemies, global strategy management, and a steep learning curve, offering very long playtimes.

A turn-based 4X sci-fi strategy game of planetary politics and hex-grid warfare across land, sea, air, and space, with deep modding and multiplayer that can absorb dozens of hours.
2025-04-04

A post-apocalyptic 4X strategy with tense tactical combat, multiplayer options, and a median playtime around 12 hours.
2024-11-08

A sci-fi strategy game with turn-based tactical combat and empire building, offering single-player and multiplayer/PvP, praised as refined and easy to learn but deep.
2019-08-06

A deep, complex turn-based 4X wargame about rebuilding a nation on a ruined alien planet, offering extensive macromanagement and military design, but with a steep learning curve and long session lengths.
2020-12-03

A lengthy turn-based cyberpunk tactical RPG centered on heists, squad combat, and interwoven mercenary stories, with deep customization and permanent consequences.
2025-06-02

A squad-based tactical RPG on post-apocalyptic Earth, mixing real-time stealth with XCOM-style turn-based combat in a challenging ~24-hour campaign.
2018-12-04

An ambitious single-player sci-fi RPG blending turn-based ground and space combat, deep character/ship customization, and a vast galaxy—reviewers logged a median of ~11 hours, with a much higher mean for those who dig in.
2026-03-30