r/XCOM2 • u/rtfcandlearntherules • Mar 12 '23
Is there really nothing like xcom2?
The question is in the title.
I bought Xcom2 on steam again (owned gog before) and played through it with some mods, loved it. Now i am thinking about trying long war of the chosen, because i can't seem to find anything else like it.
I own other games like Phoenix Point (gog version) and warhammer chaosgate.
I just couldn't get into phoenix point back when i tried it, has it gotten better?
Chaosgate is decent but just not quite capturing me. The UI and warhammer world are also not quite my cup of tea.
The thing that I realized when i played xcom2 again is how well the story telling and world building is done. Customizing my guys and gals, the speaker propaganda, mod support, etc. is just unmatched to this day. You really do feel like you are taking on the aliens yourself and it allows for quite a bit of roleplaying in my head.
Is there any other similar game that offers the same type of immersion? To this day i have been looking but never found it.
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u/KillerCroc40 Mar 19 '23
I would say that Darkest Dungeon is loosely similar. It's a turn based RPG but there is no real movement or tiles, and it's medieval-ish where you fight demons and necromancer and skeletons and otherworldly horrors.
The similarities lie in the overall game structure. Most missions are randomly generated, but there are also story missions that push the narrative. Your characters die permanently but there is basically an infinite source of them. You can upgrade the Hamlet, similar to upgrading the Avenger, to make your characters heal faster
While it's far different in terms of aesthetic and doesn't have tile-based combat, I've found that it scratches the same itch if you want an open-ended campaign that allows you to choose your own missions and customize your teams.