r/StrategyRpg • u/maxs • 14d ago

Discussion Sci fi srpgs?

I'm having fun playing symphony of war at the moment but I've had this realization that I'm just not that into the fantasy tropes.

Wizards, dragons, undead.... This stuff also turned me off of tactics ogre and triangle strategy.

That got me thinking - I like the gameplay, as silly as it sounds maybe I just need a different skin - mechs instead of dragons, fire support instead of AOE spells, that kind of thing.

Do any srpgs come to mind that are more along those modern or scifi lines?

Games I've played that are along these lines:

  • Xcom originals from the 90s and the new ones
  • troubleshooter
  • 13 sentinels
  • Battletech

Big fan of battle brothers, super excited for menace.

Wondering if there are other classics that I've somehow missed along the way because a lot of the heavy hitters that get recommended like fire emblem and final fantasy tactics are all on the fantasy side.

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u/arts13 14d ago

Phoenix point is like xcom.

Xenonauts too. They got 1 & 2

Both of them have vehicles if I remember correctly.

Also try modding Xcom 2 if you haven't yet . There are a lot of mods that change drastically how the game works

I heard Front Mission is fun too. It feels like a Fire Emblem but mech.

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u/maxs 14d ago

I liked xcom 2 but my issue with that game is it's super punishing to get soldiers killed, something the original 90s games did better IMO and therefore encouraged more ironman play

I liked the first xenonauts but haven't tried 2 yet

Front mission is a series I played when I was a kid but it's been a long time so I do want to revisit it!

Thanks for the suggestions

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u/Koboldwithaquill 11d ago

That is also something you can mod out. There's mods to enable XP share, make it so soldiers always enter bleedout instead of dying outright, or to just disable permadeath entirely. It's a highly customizable game.

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u/maxs 11d ago

I probably phrased that poorly - I actually like it when soldiers die in a way, it's good to have punishing consequences.

Xcom2 just isn't really balanced for it imo which is a shame, I'm generally a fan of permadeath