Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like The Bureau: XCOM Declassified (2026)
Every game below overlaps with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The games like The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on a map
Compare the whole catalogueThe same 24 games, plotted rather than listed. The two axes below are the ones the ranking is built from, so a game sitting high and right is a game the formula placed near the top. Change either axis to see the field a different way. Where we hold a publisher wordmark, the game is drawn as its mark rather than a dot.
24 games have both
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The short version
- Closest match: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which both open world, stealth, science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy.
- The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is tagged Action, Tactical, Sci-fi, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer, Third Person, Aliens, Strategy by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
Why players value The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
The five things Steam players tag The Bureau: XCOM Declassified with most. This is the yardstick every game below is measured against: the closer a game matches these, the more it is likely to scratch the same itch.
- Action
- Tactical
- Sci-fi
- Third-Person Shooter
- Singleplayer
| Reception | on Steam (70% of 12,080) |
|---|---|
| Watch-outs | no widespread problems reported by players |
| Price | $19.99 |
Tags, sentiment and reported problems come from Steam players; the story line is from Wikipedia. We do not add a written opinion of our own.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Stealth, Story Rich and Tactical; released around the same time (2015).
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain at a glance Released 2015 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 92% positive of 107,873 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.2/10 · Steam: (92% of 107,873)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 5 of 5 — Action, Tactical, Sci-fi, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Stealth, Open World, Action, Story Rich, Tactical — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: players report launchers, accounts and anti-cheat, performance and stutter (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StealthStory RichTacticalThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterSci-fi
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Watch Dogs
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Stealth and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2014).
In today's hyper-connected world, Chicago operates under ctOS, the most advanced computer network in America.
Watch Dogs at a glance Released 2014 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 80% positive of 52,443 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.3/10 · Steam: (80% of 52,443)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 3 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Open World, Hacking, Action, Multiplayer, Third Person — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, will not launch or install, performance and stutter (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:Third PersonStealthThird-Person ShooterShooterStrategyRPG
- 3
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Why it matched: both stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Shooter; released around the same time (2013).
In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Only one man can stop them: legendary covert agent Sam Fisher.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist at a glance Released 2013 Studio Ubisoft Toronto Player sentiment 79% positive of 21,615 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.7/10 · Steam: (79% of 21,615)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 4 of 5 — Action, Tactical, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Stealth, Action, Co-op, Third Person, Singleplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, will not launch or install (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StealthThird PersonShooterTacticalThird-Person ShooterStory RichStrategyRPG
- 4
Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Sci-fi, Shooter and Stealth; released around the same time (2011).
Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.
Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition at a glance Released 2011 Studio Crytek Studios Player sentiment 85% positive of 13,866 Price $29.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.3/10 · Steam: (85% of 13,866)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 3 of 5 — Action, Sci-fi, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Action, FPS, Sci-fi, Shooter, Singleplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:Sci-fiShooterStealthAliensStory RichRPG
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Third-Person Shooter and Tactical; released around the same time (2012).
In Ghost Recon Future Soldier join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier at a glance Released 2012 Studio Ubisoft Paris Player sentiment 71% positive of 6,170 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.2/10 · Steam: (71% of 6,170)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 4 of 5 — Action, Tactical, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Action, Stealth, Third-Person Shooter, Tactical, Co-op — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, performance and stutter, servers and connection (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StealthThird-Person ShooterTacticalShooterThird PersonStrategy
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Halo Wars
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Aliens; released around the same time (2009).
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.
Halo Wars at a glance Released 2009 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 91% positive of 9,517 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.5/10 · Steam: (91% of 9,517)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 4 of 5 — Action, Tactical, Sci-fi, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Strategy, RTS, Base-Building, Multiplayer, Singleplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StrategySci-fiAliensTacticalStory RichShooter
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Third Person and Stealth; released around the same time (2017).
Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War at a glance Released 2017 Studio Monolith Productions Player sentiment 89% positive of 116,690 Price $4.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: (89% of 116,690)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 2 of 5 — Action, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Open World, Action, RPG, Singleplayer, Fantasy — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $4.99 — $15.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:RPGThird PersonStealthStory RichStrategy
- 8
Quantum Break
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Sci-fi and Third Person; released around the same time (2016).
From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.
Quantum Break at a glance Released 2016 Studio Remedy Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 30,932 Price $39.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.3/10 · Steam: (86% of 30,932)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 4 of 5 — Action, Sci-fi, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Action, Story Rich, Time Manipulation, Sci-fi, Singleplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $39.99 — $20.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:Story RichSci-fiThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterStealth
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Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2015).
London, 1868. Lead your underworld organization in the midst of the Industrial Revolution to break the corrupt stranglehold on the city in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue, and brutal combat.
Assassin's Creed Syndicate at a glance Released 2015 Studio Ubisoft Quebec Player sentiment 80% positive of 33,045 Price $29.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.1/10 · Steam: (80% of 33,045)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 2 of 5 — Action, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Assassin, Open World, Action, Stealth, Parkour — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, performance and stutter, will not launch or install (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StealthThird PersonStory RichStrategyRPG
- 10
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Third Person and Third-Person Shooter.
You're the Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter on a mission to bag the ultimate prize. And you need that money like no one else because there is something very wrong with your health and the only way to fix it is a very costly operation.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath at a glance Released 2005 Studio Oddworld Inhabitants Player sentiment 87% positive of 1,817 Price $9.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.7/10 · Steam: (87% of 1,817)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 4 of 5 — Action, Sci-fi, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Adventure, Action, Western, Singleplayer, Classic — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $9.99 — $10.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, performance and stutter, will not launch or install (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StrategyThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterStory RichSci-fi
- 11
Satellite Reign
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Tactical; released around the same time (2015).
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
Satellite Reign at a glance Released 2015 Studio 5 Lives Studios Player sentiment 71% positive of 5,369 Price $29.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.5/10 · Steam: (71% of 5,369)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 4 of 5 — Action, Tactical, Sci-fi, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Cyberpunk, Strategy, Action, Sci-fi, Indie — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StrategySci-fiTacticalStealthRPG
- 12
Hitman: Absolution
Why it matched: both stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2012).
The original assassin is back! Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.
Hitman: Absolution at a glance Released 2012 Studio Nixxes Software Player sentiment 93% positive of 63,506 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: (93% of 63,506)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 4 of 5 — Action, Tactical, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Stealth, Action, Third Person, Assassin, Singleplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StealthThird PersonThird-Person ShooterTacticalShooterStory RichStrategy
- 13
Prey
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Sci-fi, Story Rich and Aliens; released around the same time (2017).
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Prey at a glance Released 2017 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 54,539 Price $29.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: (91% of 54,539)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 3 of 5 — Action, Sci-fi, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Sci-fi, Immersive Sim, Space, Singleplayer, Horror — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:Sci-fiStory RichAliensStealthRPG
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Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2011).
Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a dangerous journey of discovery and revelation.
Assassin's Creed: Revelations at a glance Released 2011 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 84% positive of 20,745 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.5/10 · Steam: (84% of 20,745)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 3 of 5 — Action, Sci-fi, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Action, Open World, Parkour, Stealth, Adventure — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, performance and stutter, servers and connection (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StealthThird PersonStory RichRPGSci-fi
- 15
Assassin's Creed Revelations
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2011).
Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a dangerous journey of discovery and revelation.
Assassin's Creed Revelations at a glance Released 2011 Studio Ubisoft Montreal Player sentiment 84% positive of 20,748 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.5/10 · Steam: (84% of 20,748)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 3 of 5 — Action, Sci-fi, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Action, Open World, Parkour, Stealth, Adventure — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StealthThird PersonStory RichRPGSci-fi
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Prototype
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Third Person, Sci-fi and Story Rich; released around the same time (2009).
You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.
Prototype at a glance Released 2009 Studio Radical Entertainment Player sentiment 80% positive of 14,163 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.1/10 · Steam: (80% of 14,163)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 3 of 5 — Action, Sci-fi, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Action, Open World, Gore, Singleplayer, Third Person — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, will not launch or install, performance and stutter (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:Third PersonSci-fiStory RichRPGStealth
- 17
Assassin's Creed Unity
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2014).
Paris, 1789. In this action-adventure game, experience the French Revolution through the eyes of Arno Dorian. Become an Assassin and expose the true powers behind the Revolution for the fate of a nation.
Assassin's Creed Unity at a glance Released 2014 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 78% positive of 85,519 Price $29.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.0/10 · Steam: (78% of 85,519)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 3 of 5 — Action, Tactical, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Open World, Parkour, Assassin, Co-op, Stealth — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, will not launch or install (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StealthThird PersonStory RichRPGTactical
- 18
Prototype 2
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Third Person, Sci-fi and Story Rich; released around the same time (2012).
Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!
Prototype 2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Radical Entertainment Player sentiment 77% positive of 15,839 Price $39.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.9/10 · Steam: (77% of 15,839)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 3 of 5 — Action, Sci-fi, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Action, Open World, Gore, Superhero, Violent — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $39.99 — $20.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:Third PersonSci-fiStory RichRPGStealth
- 19
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Stealth, RPG and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2016).
You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided at a glance Released 2016 Studio Eidos Montreal Player sentiment 76% positive of 42,238 Price $29.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.2/10 · Steam: (76% of 42,238)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 3 of 5 — Action, Sci-fi, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Cyberpunk, Stealth, RPG, Sci-fi, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StealthRPGSci-fiStory RichShooter
- 20
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Story Rich and Stealth; released around the same time (2015).
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.
Rise of the Tomb Raider at a glance Released 2015 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 94% positive of 155,369 Price $4.49 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.2/10 · Steam: (94% of 155,369)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 3 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Adventure, Action, Female Protagonist, Singleplayer, Third Person — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $4.49 — $15.50 cheaper
Watch-outs: players report performance and stutter (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:Third PersonStory RichStealthThird-Person ShooterShooterRPG
- 21
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based and Story Rich; released around the same time (2014).
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut at a glance Released 2014 Studio Harebrained Schemes Player sentiment 89% positive of 6,570 Price $14.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.7/10 · Steam: (89% of 6,570)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 3 of 5 — Tactical, Sci-fi, Singleplayer
Why players like it: RPG, Cyberpunk, Turn-Based, Isometric, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $14.99 — $5.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:RPGTurn-BasedStory RichStrategySci-fiTactical
- 22
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based and Story Rich; released around the same time (2015).
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Harebrained Schemes Player sentiment 87% positive of 4,839 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.4/10 · Steam: (87% of 4,839)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 4 of 5 — Action, Tactical, Sci-fi, Singleplayer
Why players like it: RPG, Cyberpunk, Turn-Based, Isometric, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:RPGTurn-BasedStory RichStrategySci-fiTactical
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Why it matched: both stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Tactical.
Experience one of the most critically acclaimed stealth-action games of all time. Uncover a conspiracy that hits close to home and stop World War III.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory at a glance Released 2005 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 93% positive of 5,797 Price $9.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: (93% of 5,797)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 4 of 5 — Action, Tactical, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Stealth, Action, Third Person, Classic, Co-op — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $9.99 — $10.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, will not launch or install (details)
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:StealthThird PersonTacticalShooterStory RichThird-Person ShooterStrategy
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Fallout 4
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Shooter and Story Rich; released around the same time (2015).
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Fallout 4 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 428,604 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: (81% of 428,604)
Matches The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on: 4 of 5 — Action, Sci-fi, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer
Why players like it: Open World, Post-apocalyptic, Singleplayer, Exploration, RPG — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified:RPGShooterStory RichSci-fiThird PersonThird-Person Shooter
Common questions
What game is most like The Bureau: XCOM Declassified?
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, on the evidence we have. It both open world, stealth, science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.