4 Games with a horror setting like X-COM: UFO Defense that you should try

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We filtered the 47 games similar to X-COM: UFO Defense down to the 4 that fit the “Horror” category. Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game, Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em and Lara Croft Go top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to X-COM: UFO Defense.

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The best games with a horror setting like X-COM: UFO Defense

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to X-COM: UFO Defense. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game

50 similarity to X-COM: UFO Defense

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Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game

Closest overall match

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SoloTacticalDarkSci-FiHorror

Year 2014Dev Lightmare StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

Shelved next to X-COM: UFO Defense for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and tone: competitive edge and post-apocalyptic world.

Released 21 years after X-COM: UFO Defense.

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Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em

50 similarity to X-COM: UFO Defense

NGL50

Closest on game mode

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloTacticalHorrorCasualNarrative

Year 2008Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

Shelved next to X-COM: UFO Defense for good reason: tactical combat, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and post-apocalyptic world.

Released 15 years after X-COM: UFO Defense.

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Lara Croft Go

48 similarity to X-COM: UFO Defense

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Closest on visuals

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SoloHorrorIsometricCasualNarrative

Year 2015Dev Square Enix Montréal · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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.

Released 22 years after X-COM: UFO Defense.

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G.I.R.L.S. will be Girls

46 similarity to X-COM: UFO Defense

NGL63

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SoloDarkHorrorPixel ArtMelee

Year 2015Dev ZooPlaytime ~5hOn PC

It comes from the same genre as X-COM: UFO Defense and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to pixel art. Where the two diverge is combat and tone: a casual, approachable feel and melee combat.

Released 22 years after X-COM: UFO Defense.

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