Phoenix Point (2020)

Developer: Snapshot Games Inc.
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: RPG, Strategy
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 7,100 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 40 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

a tense, strategic slog through a mutating alien apocalypse where every decision feels heavy and survival is never guaranteed

tacticalturn-basedtenseatmosphericpunishingstrategicsurvivalunforgiving

What players say

Players praise the physics-based aiming system that replaces percentage rolls, but many find the campaign unbalanced, with enemies quickly outscaling the player's static starting armor. The game has improved after a late 2025 rebalance patch, though the DLCs remain divisive and the map variety is low.

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