What games are like Xenonauts 2?

The best games like Xenonauts 2 on Steam right now include Battle Brothers, Heart of the Machine, MENACE. They share Xenonauts 2's genre and gameplay (Strategy, Simulation, Turn-Based Strategy) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Xenonauts 2, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Xenonauts 2 (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Xenonauts 2? The closest matches on Steam right now are Battle Brothers, Heart of the Machine, MENACE — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Strategy, Simulation, Turn-Based Strategy) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Xenonauts 2

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Xenonauts 2
1	Battle Brothers	RPG	Turn-Based, Turn-Based Tactics, Moddable, Turn-Based Strategy
2	Heart of the Machine	RPG	Management, Turn-Based, Early Access, Moddable
3	MENACE	RPG	RPG, Simulation, Strategy, single-player
4	Sintopia	Indie	Simulation, Strategy, single-player
5	Ground of Aces	Simulation	Simulation, Strategy, single-player
6	Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles	Action	Simulation, Strategy, single-player
7	Quasimorph	Action	Sci-fi, Turn-Based, Turn-Based Tactics, Early Access
8	Terra Invicta	Simulation	Management, Early Access, Wargame, Moddable
9	Sunbreak War	Action	Simulation, Strategy, single-player
10	Dynasty Protocol	Indie	Simulation, Strategy, single-player
11	The Scouring	Action	RPG, Strategy, single-player
12	Fall of an Empire	RPG	RPG, Simulation, Strategy, single-player

Why these are like Xenonauts 2

1. Battle Brothers

Both are tagged turn-based, turn-based tactics, moddable; both offer single-player. Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world.

2. Heart of the Machine

Both are tagged management, turn-based, early access; both offer single-player. You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity.

3. MENACE

Both are rpg / simulation games; both offer single-player. Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers.

4. Sintopia

Both are simulation / strategy games; both offer single-player. Manage Hell.

5. Ground of Aces

Both are simulation / strategy games; both offer single-player. Take command of a remote military air base during World War II.

6. Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles

Both are simulation / strategy games; both offer single-player. Experience the thrill of leading American aircraft carriers to victory in this innovative full 3D command simulation wargame set in the Pacific in 1942.

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