Compared to XCOM

[FaZe Richard]

How is this game compared to XCOM ?

[Narrowmind]

They are almost nothing alike at all. To me, the only thing they have in common is that your standing squad looks the same and they are both strategy games. That's pretty much it.

[IvantheFormidable]

I enjoy both games, but they're not very comparable at all. This is a story-driven RTS, whereas XCOM is a turn based game that thrives on its randomization and replayability.

[Cybot]

I love XCOM and I found this game very enjoyable although way less content sadly.
If you pause often, it is almost like a turn based game.

[MrSoul]

You have staging command gameplay loop like xcom, otherwise maps are more like space hulk (tight areas, super deadly enemies, prioritize objectives over engaging in combat, etc), and then actual gameplay itself…I dunno, kinda makes me think of stuff like Company of Heroes. Same groove in my brain it formed when thinking about suppressing fire arc(deploying a mg team), taking cover and using abilities in the panic of (relative) real time.

That and those old WW2 isometric squad games me Pa used to play.