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Games Like Zero Company — If You Love Turn-Based Tactics

If you're waiting on STAR WARS Zero Company, here are games like it — turn-based tactics and squad RPGs that scratch the same itch, from XCOM to Gears Tactics and beyond.

By Zero Company Wiki Team 5 min read

Counting down to STAR WARS Zero Company and want something to play in the meantime? Because it comes from XCOM veterans and blends tactics with a Mass Effect-style cast, the games that scratch the same itch are easy to recommend.

XCOM 2 (and War of the Chosen)

The obvious starting point. Bit Reactor’s team built the modern XCOM games, and Zero Company shares their DNA — cover, action points, flanking, permadeath and cinematic kills. War of the Chosen adds rival characters and bonds between soldiers that feel like a clear ancestor of Zero Company’s relationship system.

Gears Tactics

A faster, more aggressive take on XCOM-style combat with a stronger authored story and named characters. Its emphasis on momentum and executions is a good primer for Zero Company’s Advantage-driven, proactive playstyle.

Mass Effect (for the cast)

Not a tactics game, but previews keep comparing Zero Company’s character focus to Mass Effect — a squad of distinct companions you bond with between missions. If it’s the people of Zero Company you’re most excited for, a Mass Effect replay is the right kind of homework.

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope

A lighter, more approachable tactics game that’s surprisingly deep on positioning and combos. A good pick if you want to practise the thinking of turn-based tactics in a friendlier package.

Other worthy mentions

  • Phoenix Point — XCOM-like with deeper customisation.
  • Wasteland 3 — squad RPG with strong characters and choice.
  • Jagged Alliance 3 — mercenary-company tactics with personality, thematically close to running Zero Company.

None of them is Star Wars turn-based tactics — that’s what makes Zero Company special — but any will keep you sharp until the August 27, 2026 launch.

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