The Best Real-time tactical Games for Xbox Series X - Page 2

Update : Unicorn Overlord added at rank #1.
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The Valiant (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Join Theoderich von Akenburg and his team of warriors on an epic journey filled with adventure and danger in The Valiant. Experience immersive squad-based RTS gameplay with a variety of units, each with unique skills to unlock. With multiple game modes, including PvP and co-op, and 15 hand-crafted single-player missions, The Valiant offers endless possibilities for strategy and combat.


What we like:
  • Good story
  • Well-designed characters
  • Solid graphics and music
  • Focus on tactics and decision-making
  • Infantry charges and cavalry trample abilities are great
What could be improved:
  • Slow and dull gameplay
  • Short length of gameplay
  • Lackluster multiplayer
  • Linear story with almost no choices
  • Awful replayability

  • real-time
  • strategy
  • medieval
  • squad
  • tactical
  • competitive
  • battle
  • historical
  • multiplayer

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Arma Reforger (2022)

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78
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Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

Experience authentic Cold War combat and join the struggle for the sprawling, mid-Atlantic island of Everon and its smaller, offshore territory, Arland – or take on the role of Game Master and create your very own scenarios for others to enjoy.


  • military
  • shooter
  • tactical
  • first-person
  • mil-sim
  • war
  • sandbox
  • simulation
  • real-time
  • fps
  • realistic
  • shooter-playing
  • cold
  • pve
  • third-person

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Broken Lines (2020)

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75
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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.


  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • alternate
  • outbreak
  • real-time
  • war
  • perma-death
  • hex
  • squad
  • multiple-endings
  • strategy
  • isometric
  • cover
  • combat
  • historical

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Company of Heroes 3 (2023)

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80
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PC Windows Xbox Series X/s Android Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Company of Heroes 3 is an explosive real-time strategy game with stunning cinematic presentation and bombastic firefights. With its wide range of content, from single-player to co-op to PvP, and its brilliantly detailed maps and animations, Company of Heroes 3 is sure to provide hours of thrilling entertainment.


What we like:
  • Dynamic campaign mode
  • Beautiful visuals
  • Variety of factions with unique abilities and upgrades
  • Interesting tactical choices in the heat of battle
  • Scripted missions with bespoke objectives
What could be improved:
  • Campaign can be too easy at times
  • Not enough multiplayer maps at launch

  • real-time
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • artillery
  • tanks
  • battle
  • world-war-2
  • war
  • squad

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Warpips (2021)

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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

Warpips is a physics-based combat game that will keep you entertained for hours. You get to assemble your army from a variety of infantry, vehicles and airplanes, and lead them to the battlefield without the stress of micromanagement. With each round lasting between 10-20 minutes, this game is easy to learn and hard to master. You can try out various randomly generated battles with multiple replay options, unlockable upgrade tree, and multiple strategic combinations that provide a unique gaming experience.


What we like:
  • Awesome graphics and soundtrack
  • Challenging gameplay that is easy to learn
  • Multiple units and upgrades available
  • Runs smoothly on Linux
  • Good value for its price
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • No multiplayer or ability to play as other side's units
  • Units are consumable and get boring quickly
  • Lack of innovation and unit diversity

  • auto-battler
  • strategy
  • resource-management
  • tower-defense
  • real-time
  • war
  • 2.5d
  • base-building
  • wargame
  • tanks
  • tactical
  • combat
  • pixel
  • physics

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SpellForce: Conquest of Eo (2023)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5 l Xbox Series X

Turn-based fantasy epic set in the world of SpellForce. Grow your influence and power and fill your grimoire with arcane knowledge. Face off against magical competitors in your hunt for ancient artefacts.


  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • fantasy
  • rpg
  • 4x
  • grand-strategy
  • real-time
  • lore
  • crafting
  • combat
  • narrative
  • loot
  • battle

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Timemelters (2022)

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early access Playstation 5 Xbox Series X j PC Windows

Strategy... Witches... and Time Travel! Featuring both a single player and a Co-op campaign, and designed by a small indie team of 3 people, TimeMelters is a challenging strategy-adventure featuring a unique game mechanic which allows the players to go back in time and fight alongside themselves.


  • real-time
  • time
  • strategy
  • tower-defense
  • cooperative
  • campaign
  • action-adventure
  • travel
  • tactical
  • manipulation
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • time-management
  • tps

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RESEARCH and DESTROY (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X

RESEARCH and DESTROY is a TURN-BASED ACTION GAME with local and online co-op. Take control of three brilliant scientists as you RESEARCH and develop strange new weapons and gadgets to DESTROY the Supernatural hordes that have all but crushed humanity!


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • comic
  • character
  • shoot-em-up
  • cooperative
  • split-screen
  • strategy
  • real-time
  • supernatural
  • cartoony
  • customization
  • book
  • zombies
  • colourful

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The Hero We Need (2023)

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early access Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 4 PC Windows

Create your unique towers, upgrade only the parts you need, build an arsenal of towers, or try them out in survival mode.


  • tower-defense
  • real-time
  • strategy
  • pve
  • stylized
  • building
  • top-down
  • crafting
  • hack-and-slash
  • tactical
  • colourful
  • fantasy
  • comedy
  • management
  • 3d

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Listeria Wars (2022)

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l Playstation 4 Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One

Listeria Wars is a real-time tactical game. You defend against the pathogenic microbes, attacking an infected organism. A key feature of the game is the parallel viewing experience. In addition to the game process, you can view the life of the human whose body has become the pathogenic battlefield.


  • tower-defense
  • real-time
  • fmv
  • scroller
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • rogue-like
  • touch-friendly
  • multiple-endings
  • defence
  • tower
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • tower-defence
  • 2d

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