The Best Squad RPG Games for Xbox One

Update : Jagged Alliance 3 added at rank #4.
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Wasteland 3 (2020)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Wasteland 3 is a post-apocalyptic turn-based game from Inxile Entertainment, set in the snowy area of Colorado. Combat is turn-based on a grid area, rewarding you for cleverly using your surroundings. The backdrop has an eye for detail and you can explore it in the Kodiak - a snowmobile/truck hybrid.


What we like:
  • Great story
  • 80-100 hours of gameplay
  • 120 hours of voice work
  • Challenging moral dilemmas
  • Variety in how to go about things
  • Co-op option available
  • Rewarding combat system
  • Detailed backdrop and exploration options
What could be improved:
  • No eyepatch found yet
  • Hats make characters bald
  • Limited replayability depending on playthrough choice

  • rpg
  • post-apocalyptic
  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • combat
  • squad
  • isometric
  • skill
  • cover
  • old-school
  • battle

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)

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Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

The Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition includes single-player base content and over 40 DLC from the highly acclaimed Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors, and packs — remastered and optimized for 4K Ultra HD.


  • rpg
  • sci-fi
  • tps
  • cover
  • squad
  • shooter
  • combat
  • action
  • story
  • vehicle
  • narrative
  • battle

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Valkyria Chronicles 4 (2018)

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Xbox One PC Windows

Experience a gripping tale of war, friendship, and sacrifice in Valkyria Chronicles 4. Take command of an intrepid squad determined to save their homeland from the Empire's wrath. With the 'BLiTZ' battle system and the stunning CANVAS Graphics Engine, immerse yourself in a world overflowing with colorful emotion. Join Squad E, and journey through a beautiful and expressive world like an interactive painting.

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What we like:
  • Good story
  • Great art style
  • New graphical enhancements are beautiful
  • Quality of Life changes like uncapped frame rate and speeding up enemy's turn
  • Amount of content is crazy
What could be improved:
  • Story is somewhat formulaic
  • Not as trigger-happy as some other games in the genre

  • tactical
  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • japanese
  • war
  • squad
  • tanks
  • anime
  • battle
  • jrpg
  • real-time
  • third-person
  • combat
  • tps

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Jagged Alliance 3 (2023)

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Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X l Playstation 5 Playstation 4

In Jagged Alliance 3, you're a skilled mercenary on a thrilling adventure in the chaotic nation of Grand Chien. Recruit unique characters, engage in strategic turn-based combat, and make decisions that shape the future. Explore the open world, defend against enemies, and join forces with friends in online co-op mode in this immersive RPG.


What we like:
  • Deep and engaging turn-based strategy
  • Hilarious dialogue and engaging gameplay
  • Precise obstacle and terrain consideration in combat
  • Diverse cast of characters with unique abilities
  • Rich and immersive open-world exploration
What could be improved:
  • Clunky movement and pathfinding
  • Humor may not appeal to all
  • Map design could be improved

  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • squad
  • rpg
  • combat
  • cover

5

Chroma Squad (2015)

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IOS iPhone Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

In Chroma Squad, you become the leader of a group of five stunt actors who create their own Power Rangers-inspired TV show. Customize your studio, craft weapons, upgrade equipment, and fight in turn-based battles. Enjoy a branching storyline, skill trees, and a chiptune soundtrack.


What we like:
  • Simple mechanics
  • Charming pixel art style
  • Great soundtrack, Management sim elements
  • Entertaining story
What could be improved:
  • Random crafting system
  • Repetitive boss fights
  • Luck-based mecha battles
  • Lack of tutorial, Underwhelming difficulty for experienced strategy game players

  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • battle
  • squad
  • mech
  • strategy
  • crafting
  • combat
  • boss
  • superhero
  • isometric
  • management
  • fight
  • pixel

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Mass Effect (2007)

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Xbox One PC Windows Xbox 360

As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy. Discover the imminent danger from an ancient threat and battle the traitorous Saren and his deadly army to save civilization. The fate of all life depends on your actions!

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  • sci-fi
  • rpg
  • squad
  • combat
  • tps
  • vehicle
  • shooter
  • cover
  • story
  • third-person
  • aliens
  • kinect
  • romantic
  • narrative
  • romance

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Spellbreak (2020)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

Like most battle royale games, Spellbreak drops a large number of players into an arena which slowly shrinks over time with the last surviving team declared the winner. Players can choose from one of six classes wind, fire, ice, lightning, stone and toxic, which will determine their primary attack type. Elements from different gauntlets can be combined to make spells more powerful, provide crowd control effects, or reduce others, depending on strategic desires.


  • battle
  • royale
  • squad
  • magic
  • spell
  • flight
  • fantasy
  • rpg
  • combat
  • multiplayer
  • arena
  • tps
  • pvp
  • stylized

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Massi (2022)

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Massi is a retro platformer game with souls like features. Fully made in hand-made pixel art, fun, fast paced. Fighting, exploration, tight controls, puzzle solving, difficult boss fights.


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • battle
  • combat
  • fight
  • fantasy
  • stealth
  • cover
  • rpg
  • squad
  • soundtrack
  • metroidvania
  • war
  • souls

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WARSAW (2019)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One

WARSAW is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Select salvaged arms. Navigate historic streets. Stand up to occupying forces. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.


  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • historical
  • battle
  • rogue-like
  • combat
  • squad
  • fight
  • war
  • wargame
  • world-war-2
  • perma-death

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Mass Effect 2 (2010)

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Xbox 360 Xbox One Playstation 3 PC Windows

From the makers of Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™, Dragon Age: Origins™, and Mass Effect™ comes the dark second installment in the thrilling Mass Effect Trilogy! Two years after Commander Shepard repelled invading Reapers bent on the destruction of organic life, a mysterious new enemy has emerged.


  • rpg
  • tps
  • sci-fi
  • cover
  • squad
  • shooter
  • combat
  • story
  • action
  • narrative
  • vehicle
  • aliens
  • tactical
  • inventory
  • customization

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