
Real, vicious and unsatisfied with peaceful negotiation. I generally lean more towards the fun end of that equation, but as a successor to the original UFO: Enemy Unknown (aka X-COM: UFO Defense), which itself was known for its brutal difficulty, things can quickly turn from golden to dead for your squad of intrepid Earth defenders.īrief story rundown before we hit the nitty-gritty: Aliens are real. The way you handle everything will show your skill as the leader of the group.Firaxis’s XCOM: Enemy Unknown is both ridiculously fun, and unbelievably frustrating. Don’t let them lose their morale if they see their friends dying.

And make sure you stay with your soldiers. You may get defeated within a few minutes. Try not to take on enemies stronger than you unless you have enough manpower. Battle Brothers will give you the feel of XCOM, especially when you develop your strategies to clear bandit camps. This game takes you back to the time when kings used to conquer countries by going into battle. Encourage your army to murder goblins, clear bandit camps, and loot money from wherever they get. You need to make sure that you have enough supplies to keep your army safe and healthy. Your job in this game is to lead a band of brigands. Considering the thrill of XCOM, this game matches that level if not surpasses it to some extent. What happens when you combine medieval turn-based battles with mercenary management? You get an incredible game called Battle Brothers. Take a step back in time with this tactical turn-based strategy game. Make sure you protect your team from the hands of aliens to reach the final level. Packed with mini-tasks and ample opportunities to collect points to upgrade your weapons, this game is thoroughly entertaining, especially when you start picking up alien activities. It slowly becomes darker and darker as the storyline progresses.

The game starts with your team looking for hints of activities from aliens.

You and your team need to track various alien activities. Xenonauts is all about building and managing radar stations. Therefore, you can rename your squad before starting the game. But the most interesting part in this game is you can rename your soldiers. The user-interface is slightly easier to handle compared to XCOM. But whatever it is that others say, you will enjoy Xenonauts to the fullest because of its thrilling storyline, graphics, and background score. Many even say that it's XCOM's remake with a few tweaks here and there. Many gamers agree that Xenonauts share many resemblances with XCOM.
