Any other good games similar to this?

[Durzo Gaelfire]

I have not played this yet but it looks amazing. Are there other similar games to this that you guys think are worth checking out?

[Twelvefield]

Some thread necro here, but recently both Jagged Alliance 3 and Aliens Dark Descent came out. Both compare in some ways to the Expeditions games. I'm also surprised nobody has mentioned Phantom Doctrine or Invisible Inc.

[Tommy]

I love Invisible Inc., but it's completely different than ER.

[Twelvefield]

Turn-based squad combat. Windows Solitaire is completely different from the Expeditions games. Did you like the ending though? Take your pick, solitaire or Invisible inc. Me, I think solitaire ends better than Invisible Inc.

[Tommy]

ER is much more than just turn-based squad combat, not to mention different setting, art style etc. AFAIR Invisible ending wasn't that bad. It looked like they're gonna make a sequel. BTW, how do you rate Phantom Doctrine? I bought it long time ago, but haven't played it since.

[Twelvefield]

A sequel? Wow, that's brave. But necessary: I found that ending to be a real gut-punch, and maybe even a little prescient in the nastiest way possible.

Phantom Doctrine is severely under-rated. Unfortunately, it got abandoned by its devs, and there are a couple of game-stopping bugs, but nothing that can't be solved as long as you are good about saving your games. There might be a mod or two as well to fix these things.

Beyond that, though, it has a good narrative that gives you some insight into the 1980's Cold War, some tight turn-based squad combat, and a wide variety of equipment that makes you believe you really are in charge of a deep-cover assassination squad desperate to solve the mystery of the Phantom Doctrine itself. A must-play for Cold War junkies, very detailed and fun. It also has a good Game+ mode that is reasonably challenging and offers a nicely- presented deeper dive into some of the real world clandestine bits and pieces that you missed in your first run.

[REhorror]

The Pathfinders games.
Age of Decadence (only one unit tho).
Colony Ship.

The upcoming Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader games.

Yeah, I'm recommending CRPG but Expeditions: Rome is quite close to CRPG already.

[suejak]

King Arthur: Knight's Tale

[redhongkong]

battle brother i guess, but thats 2D

[leonardonabreu]

Wartales

[Evil_Doc]

Well, here's a couple of GREAT games similar to this, in that they're both set in classic antequity.

1st: Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War (VERY GOOD story, cinematics, and campaigns)

2nd: Praetorians. Very fun to play in skirmish, or on multiplayer with friends. Campaigns are ok, but not as good as civilizations at war.

Both of those are set in Hellenistic times, and you can control Roman units and the Roman empire.

HOWEVER, they're RTS, rather than TBS.... but don't let that stop you. They're quite fun to play.

#2 is your standard rts game, but it's fun playing as Romans. You can set your troops to "testudo" formation (turtle) and even though they will move a lot slower, they'll be all but impervious to ranged attacks. Theres some unique stuff they did with formations in this game. Also, you can play as Gauls .... Or Germanic tribes.. and I forgot what the 3rd faction you can play, was. It's been a while since I played it.

#1 is unique in that it plays as an RTS / base building game, BUT you can also personally take control of a hero unit and go 1st / 3rd person with that unit, to personally fight in the battles and help (or hinder) your troops.

[DONAR]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/538030/Xenonauts_2/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1527950/Wartales/

[FlyingMoses]

A few tactical, turn-based squad RPG games I feel like probably fit, played all personally and can vouch for:

- XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2 of course go without saying. Honorable mention for Chimera Squad which is smaller and possibly more accessible though less closely related gameplay wise. Mods add to possibilities.
- Wasteland 3 is a fairly close recommendation from a combat perspective, enjoyable, found the humor and thematics a bit forced though

Medium related:

- The Iron Oath, dungeon crawler with some procedural elements, so less curated missions
- Wildermyth is super cool though feels much more heavily human-focused fantasy, more story-telling focus
- Divinity Original Sin 2 is a great game in its own right , fantastic combat, but doesn't really feel nearly as similar as you might think it would be. Lacks a bit of that squad feeling and the abilities are almost too free-form.

And my awesome strategy-tactics itch suggestions that are all phenomal games but aren't exactly the same genre:

- Dragon Age: Origins isn't at all turn based, but it does have turn-based feeling skills and if you pause a lot like me, it often feels very much like a tactical turn based game. Fantastic quality as well so I still want to recommend it.
- Battle for Wesnoth is free, tons of content, hex based and fantasy but critically not equipment nor ability-focused, though can give a fantasy army feel on many campaigns
- Valkyria Chronicles 4 I found highly entertaining, sort of an interesting hybrid turnbased mix where some elements like reaction shots and movement are pseduo-realtime/frozentime
- (even more fringe suggestion) Battletech is a mech game that I really found quite fun. Turn based combat with lasers, rocket launchers, targeting specific body parts, etc
- Fire Emblem Awakening (can easily play via emulator) is a great FE entry point, not nearly as ability based but very fun, decent story, still has character builds and weapon choices to an extent

[Teufels Beitrag]

Originally posted by Tommy:

I read about many games that people find "similar" to Expeditions: Rome and I came to a sad conclusion. It looks like there's nothing as good as this game. At least according to my taste. Previous titles in the series seem obsolete and I prefer Roman setting over Spanish or Nordic. In most cases players recommend fantasy games, but I strongly prefer realistic setting. Wartales looks promising, but its devs already announced so many updates, that I guess I'm gonna wait. I don't know, maybe I'm too picky or maybe this game is just one of a kind.

I suggest Wartales. It is from is farly new, good looking and has similar mechanics. It is not historical, but very low fantasy. So no magic or dragons or whatsoever, a few sick people that act similar to zombies, but thats it. The real difference is, that it is more sandbox as you have no fixed chars but create you own band of mercs similar to Battle Brothers. The Chars are what makes expiditions Rome great. I love the banter in battle, which is something i really miss in WH 40K Rogue Trader or even Baldurs Gate 3.

[PIT_DEFENDER]

Originally posted by Tommy:

I'm just playing Age of Decadence demo and it looks soo outdated. Not even close to ER.

Its a small studio game, dont expect much, a cool thing about it is you can finish the game without swinging your sword once, if thats something you like ;p

[NASACoverUp]

I wouldn't play Age of Decadence for the looks, although they're serviceable. It's more about the plot, writing, and all the different paths you can take.


And agreed Tyranny is a much better game than Pillars of Eternity.