Best Squad Based
Mass Effect 2 is a sci-fi action RPG from BioWare that perfected the cinematic, choice-driven formula of the trilogy. As Commander Shepard, players assemble a diverse team of specialists for a suicide mission, with the game's core focus being on deep character-driven loyalty missions. Choices from t...
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is a 2001 squad-based tactical shooter developed by Red Storm Entertainment. Set during a fictional conflict involving Russia and neighboring states, it places the player in command of small teams of American special-operations soldiers. Missions emphasize reconnaissance, ca...
SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs is a 2003 tactical shooter developed by Zipper Interactive for the PlayStation 2. The sequel expands the original game's squad-based military missions with additional weapons, environments, commands, and multiplayer maps, while retaining a third-person perspective and an em...
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is a 2006 tactical shooter published by Ubisoft and set during a crisis in Mexico City. Players command Captain Scott Mitchell while coordinating a small unit and using the Cross-Com interface to receive intelligence, direct teammates, and view feeds from...
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 is a 2007 tactical shooter published by Ubisoft and set during a conflict along the United States and Mexico border. Players control Captain Scott Mitchell and coordinate a small Ghost squad while using reconnaissance information, allied support, and a...
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs is a squad-based tactical third-person shooter developed by Zipper Interactive and released for the PlayStation 2 in 2002. Its campaign places the player in command of a four-person SEAL team and supports spoken squad orders through a compatible headset. The game also offered...
Gears Tactics brings the frenetic action of Gears of War into a turn-based tactical frame. Set before the original trilogy, you command a squad of Gears fighting the Locust Horde. The game emphasizes aggressive play with a unique 'action point' system that rewards flanking and overwatch. On Xbox Ser...
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team is a sci-fi skirmish miniatures game released by Games Workshop in 2018. It adapts the core rules of the larger Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game for small-scale, squad-based tactical combat. The game focuses on engagements between specialized units of infantry, emphasizing...
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden combines XCOM-style tactical combat with real-time stealth exploration. You control a band of mutants in a post-human world, sneaking through zones to set up ambushes before initiating turn-based battles. The game emphasizes positioning and stealth, allowing you to tak...
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers is a 2006 squad-based tactical game by Pandemic Studios, sequel to a title originally developed with US Army training input.
