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.
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.