The Best Squad strategy Games for Xbox One

Update, : Phoenix Point: Behemoth Edition added at rank #6.
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)

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PC Windows vita Xbox One Android Linux Mac OS Xbox 360 Playstation 3

The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!

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  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • aliens
  • strategy
  • squad
  • cover
  • combat
  • battle
  • war

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Valkyria Chronicles 4 (2018)

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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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Pros:
  • 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
Cons:
  • 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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Ancestors Legacy (2018)

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Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.

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

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XCOM 2 (2016)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Mac OS Linux

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

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  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • aliens
  • squad
  • strategy
  • cover
  • stealth
  • combat
  • sci-fi
  • war
  • dice
  • customization

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Gears Tactics (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X

Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.


  • cover
  • squad
  • tactical
  • shooter
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • tps
  • cooperative
  • battle
  • wave
  • boss-fight
  • combat
  • war

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Phoenix Point: Behemoth Edition (2021)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X

Phoenix Point: Behemoth Edition includes the base game, plus four downloadable content expansions titled, “Blood and Titanium,” “Legacy of the Ancients,” “Festering Skies,” and “Corrupted Horizons.”


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • combat
  • battle
  • squad
  • vertical
  • tacticalmode
  • 4x
  • trading

7

Full Spectrum Warrior (2018)

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The U.S. Army is the most powerful ground force in the entire world. The backbone of a ground invasion is the U.S. Army Infantry, and in the midst of combat, their skills, courage, and teamwork are put to the test. While readiness continues to be the U.S. Army's top priority, how it goes about its business is changing.

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  • tactical
  • squad
  • military
  • real-time
  • strategy
  • cover
  • shooter
  • realistic
  • team
  • cooperative

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Phoenix Point (2019)

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The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!


  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • aliens
  • squad
  • cover
  • transhumanism
  • post-apocalyptic
  • combat
  • grand-strategy

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Chroma Squad (2015)

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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.


Pros:
  • Simple mechanics
  • Charming pixel art style
  • Great soundtrack, Management sim elements
  • Entertaining story
Cons:
  • 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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Door Kickers (2015)

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Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.


  • tactical
  • top-down
  • strategy
  • squad
  • real-time
  • pause
  • shooter

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