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MENACE is a Turn Based Tactics RPG by the developers of Battle Brothers.
Interested?

An XCOM Like?
Well, I would say no.
Yes, you got a drop ship, and yes, it is very cool.
Able to make rocket attacks and planned strafing runs to support your ground operations.
You can lvl up your units too; but here it is based off the squad commander, not each individual soldier.

While it appears to be similar to X-com, in that you lead Sci-Fi soldiers in tactical, turn based combat, in Menace, the action is more grounded, the tech more familiar, with conventional firearms, drones, and armored vehicles more a presence, while the over-watch spamming advance against monstrously mutated and mysterious alien psionics of XCOM is absent.

Like Battle Brothers, the maps and rewards are randomized here in Menace too; in case you value a different path and experience through a run.
I do.

More Dynamic:
Additionally, in Menace, there is a fun you go / enemy go dynamic, adding a real feeling of responsiveness and reactivity to the combats.
While in XCOM, much of the reactivity came from the surprise alien scramble phase, which is what made the default overwatch ability feel so needed.

Size Matters:
Also, you lead multiple squads in Menace, and large vehicles, not a single squad, leading to battles that feel much larger, and where the vehicles really have the space to shine.

This size focus also extends to each squad, as you do not need to worry about making sure you have enough snipers or assaults alive in your team after a rough mission: lost squaddies can be replaced in Menace, assuming you got the numbers in orbit.
Each squad size can go all the way from 1, with the squad leader alone going solo, to a full squad of 8; which increases the base damage, armor, and hp of the squad.

Of course, all this costs more logistics points to deploy onto planet and onto mission, so there are many interesting player choices to make concerning your unit deployments, promotions, and outfitting, which is all very fun and tactical.

Note: This is an early look at MENACE, so any bugs or other oddness is not representative of the final product.
Still, MENACE is a fun Turn Based Tactics RPG by the developers of Battle Brothers.
If you like Battle Brothers, and you like XCOM, you’ll very likely like MENACE.
I do.
MENACE is easily well worth a wishlist and a watch.
Watch?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2432860/MENACE/
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