Games like Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

A space strategy game with base building, crew management, and tactical combat. Explore, research, and fight to defend Earth from alien invasion.

84% positive from 1,318 · 2016 · 4% finish it · Steam Deck Verified · $14.99 $2.99 -80% · Lowest ever $2.99 (2020-06-25)

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Six games like Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

Stars in Shadow

79% positive from 830 reviews20177% finish it

Turn-based 4X sci-fi strategy game. Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate with streamlined management and tactical combat.

What players likedIt's a "love letter" to Master of Orion 2, improving its planet development while retaining the "one more turn" appeal.

The catchSystems feel shallow and underbaked

Both are tagged Turn-Based Combat, Space and Strategy.

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Legend of Keepers: Prologue

92% positive from 2,379 reviews2019

Tactical roguelite dungeon management where you defend against heroes. Place traps and monsters, then watch them fight in turn-based combat.

What players likedPlayers find it a fun, relaxing, and enjoyable dungeon management game, despite its current simplicity.

The catchDepth runs out within an hour and the loop turns repetitive after that.

Both are tagged Turn-Based Combat, Pixel Graphics and Strategy.

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Arco

96% positive from 1,635 reviews2024Deck Verified

This is a Mesoamerican fantasy RPG with a simultaneous turn-based combat system. Players explore a world, make narrative choices, and engage in bullet-hell combat.

What players likedPlayers praise Arco's unique tactical combat and engaging story, often comparing it to a "retro-Red Dead" or "Fantasy Wild West Mesoamerica."

The catchThe real-time guilt ghosts break the turn-based combat and force rushed decisions.

Both are tagged Turn-Based Combat, Pixel Graphics and Strategy.

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Small Saga

95% positive from 1,834 reviews20231% finish itDeck Playable

Turn-based tactical RPG with boss-focused combat and a story about a mouse reclaiming his tail. Features a cast of animal characters in a medieval rodent kingdom.

What players likedPlayers praise "Small Saga" as a charming, story-rich JRPG homage to GBA-era games and Berserk, with excellent music and art.

The catchHeavy-handed modern politics and internet slang repeatedly break the fantasy setting.

Both are tagged Turn-Based Combat, Pixel Graphics and RPG.

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Underhero

87% positive from 1,153 reviews201817% finish itDeck Playable

Underhero is a 2D side-scroller RPG with timing-based combat. It features quirky humor and a mysterious story about an unlikely hero.

What players likedPlayers praise its charming sprite work, expressive characters, and dynamic music, with combat described as neat and goofy.

The catchCombat, movement and cutscenes all crawl, so the pacing drags throughout.

Both are tagged Turn-Based Combat, Pixel Graphics and RPG.

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Crying Suns

86% positive from 4,508 reviews20199% finish itDeck Playable

Tactical rogue-lite space exploration with procedurally generated universes and story-driven events. Command battleships in strategic fleet combat to uncover a fallen empire's secrets.

What players likedPlayers praise Crying Suns as an FTL-style roguelite with deep story, strategic combat, and engaging ship management.

The catchRandom events and battles repeat constantly, so runs quickly feel like the same one.

Both are tagged Space, Pixel Graphics and Strategy.

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More about Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

What players liked

Players praise its engaging blend of FTL, XCOM, and classic JRPG combat with base management and 4X strategy.

The catch

Every battle plays out the same, with one attack rotation and no real tactics.

Reviews: 84% positive from 1,318
Released: 2016
Finish it: 4% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: $14.99 $2.99 -80% · Lowest ever $2.99 (2020-06-25)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 84% positive, but with 1,318 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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