12 Games like Gratuitous Space Battles on Xbox that you should try

Genre puts it alongside Gratuitous Space Battles, and so does tactical combat, single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: cozy, relaxing feel and procedural generation.

Shelved next to Gratuitous Space Battles for good reason: a sandbox world, tactical combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in tone and game mode — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and co-op play.

On paper it is what Gratuitous Space Battles is — melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings strong narrative focus and post-apocalyptic world.

On paper it is what Gratuitous Space Battles is — tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on visuals and setting.

It comes from the same genre as Gratuitous Space Battles and shares tactical combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

It comes from the same genre as Gratuitous Space Battles and shares a sandbox world, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration.

Genre puts it alongside Gratuitous Space Battles, and so does melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings fantasy world.

On paper it is what Gratuitous Space Battles is — single-player focus and an isometric view — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: magic-based combat and fantasy world.

The genre is the same as Gratuitous Space Battles’s, and with it single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings strong narrative focus and fantasy world.

Genre puts it alongside Gratuitous Space Battles, and so does single-player focus and a top-down view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: a casual, approachable feel and horror setting.

Genre puts it alongside Gratuitous Space Battles, and so does punishing difficulty, single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in setting and world — its own ground is strong narrative focus and procedural generation.

Same family as Gratuitous Space Battles: melee combat, single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and historical setting.