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Games like UFO: Aftermath

Closest overall match: UFO: Aftershock (★ 3.5). Highest rated: Jagged Alliance 2 Gold at ★ 4.4. Quickest to finish: UFO: Aftershock at about 1 hours.

Looking for something like UFO: Aftermath? Our model ranked 12 games by how much they share with it. What ties them together most: Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based and Singleplayer.

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  1. UFO: Aftershock

    1. UFO: Aftershock

    Shares Aliens, Tactical, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer; same developer; released within 2 years.

    Year
    2005
    Rating
    ★ 3.5
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    48%
    Shared genres
    10

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  2. X-COM: Apocalypse

    2. X-COM: Apocalypse

    Shares Real-Time with Pause, Aliens, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based and Tactical and 1 more tags; rated 0.7 lower.

    Year
    1997
    Rating
    ★ 2.9
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    44%
    Shared genres
    10

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  3. UFO: Afterlight

    3. UFO: Afterlight

    Shares Real-Time with Pause, Aliens, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based and Tactical and 1 more tags; same developer; rated 1.1 lower.

    Year
    2007
    Rating
    ★ 2.4
    Metacritic
    71
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    46%
    Shared genres
    10

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  4. Heroes of Might and Magic V

    4. Heroes of Might and Magic V

    Shares Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, Tactical and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 higher.

    Year
    2006
    Rating
    ★ 4.2
    Metacritic
    77
    Playtime
    3h
    Finish rate
    66%
    Shared genres
    10

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  5. Fantasy Wars

    5. Fantasy Wars

    Shares Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer.

    Year
    2007
    Rating
    ★ 3.4
    Metacritic
    67
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    50%
    Shared genres
    10

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  6. Etherlords

    6. Etherlords

    Shares Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, Tactical and Singleplayer; released within 2 years.

    Year
    2001
    Rating
    ★ 3.8
    Metacritic
    77
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    57%
    Shared genres
    10

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  7. Civilization IV: Warlords

    7. Civilization IV: Warlords

    Shares Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based and Singleplayer.

    Year
    2006
    Rating
    ★ 3.7
    Metacritic
    84
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    64%
    Shared genres
    10

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  8. Master of Orion 2

    8. Master of Orion 2

    Shares Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 higher.

    Year
    1996
    Rating
    ★ 4.0
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    58%
    Shared genres
    10

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  9. Sid Meier's Civilization IV

    9. Sid Meier's Civilization IV

    Shares Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, Tactical and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 higher; released within 2 years.

    Year
    2005
    Rating
    ★ 4.1
    Metacritic
    94
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    65%
    Shared genres
    10

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  10. Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition

    10. Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition

    Shares Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, Tactical and Singleplayer; rated 1.1 lower.

    Year
    2012
    Rating
    ★ 2.5
    Metacritic
    65
    Playtime
    1h
    Shared genres
    10

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  11. Jagged Alliance 2 Gold

    11. Jagged Alliance 2 Gold

    Shares Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based, Tactical and Singleplayer; rated 0.8 higher.

    Year
    2006
    Rating
    ★ 4.4
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    70%
    Shared genres
    10

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  12. Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate Edition

    12. Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate Edition

    Shares Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 lower.

    Year
    2012
    Rating
    ★ 2.9
    Metacritic
    83
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    40%
    Shared genres
    10

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What is the best game like UFO: Aftermath?

On our similarity model, UFO: Aftershock is the closest match to UFO: Aftermath — shares Aliens, Tactical, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer; same developer; released within 2 years.

Which game like UFO: Aftermath is rated highest?

Jagged Alliance 2 Gold holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.4/5 from 100 players.

How this list is built

Every game in our catalog is scored against UFO: Aftermath on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.

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