9 Games like X-COM: UFO Defense on PlayStation that you should try

The thread back to X-COM: UFO Defense runs through punishing difficulty, procedural generation and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is tone: a casual, approachable feel.

Shelved next to X-COM: UFO Defense for good reason: horror setting, single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and an anime aesthetic.

On paper it is what X-COM: UFO Defense is — tactical combat, single-player focus and an isometric view — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay.

It comes from the same genre as X-COM: UFO Defense and shares tactical combat, single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay.

Genre puts it alongside X-COM: UFO Defense, and so does single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and a first-person view.

On paper it is what X-COM: UFO Defense is — tactical combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation.

On paper it is what X-COM: UFO Defense is — tactical combat, single-player focus and an isometric view — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and historical setting.

Same family as X-COM: UFO Defense: single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is tone and game mode: a casual, approachable feel and multiplayer gameplay.

The genre is the same as X-COM: UFO Defense’s, and with it single-player focus. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and offline play.