# Games like Black Powder Red Earth®

> The closest matches to Black Powder Red Earth®: Breach & Clear, Jagged Alliance - Back in Action, XCOM® 2, Phantom Doctrine, and Tactical Combat Department. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Breach & Clear](https://imho.run/games/266130/breach-clear) — Shares mission variety with Black Powder Red Earth. 1,281 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266130/)
2. [Jagged Alliance - Back in Action](https://imho.run/games/57740/jagged-alliance-back-in-action) — Also Turn-Based and Military, like Black Powder Red Earth. 560 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57740/)
3. [XCOM® 2](https://imho.run/games/268500/xcom-2) — A frequent pick in Black Powder Red Earth players' libraries, and another Strategy. 44,276 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268500/)
4. [Phantom Doctrine](https://imho.run/games/559100/phantom-doctrine) — Also Turn-Based Tactics, like Black Powder Red Earth. 2,032 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/559100/)
5. [Tactical Combat Department](https://imho.run/games/1298010/tactical-combat-department) — A frequent pick in Black Powder Red Earth players' libraries, and another Action. 62 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1298010/)
6. [Commandos: Origins](https://imho.run/games/1479730/commandos-origins) — Also Military and Isometric, like Black Powder Red Earth. 597 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1479730/)
7. [End State](https://imho.run/games/580640/end-state) — A frequent pick in Black Powder Red Earth players' libraries, and another RPG. 78 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/580640/)
8. [Silent Storm Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/254960/silent-storm-gold-edition) — Also Turn-Based Tactics, like Black Powder Red Earth. 414 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254960/)
9. [Frozen Synapse 2](https://imho.run/games/445020/frozen-synapse-2) — Also Turn-Based and Isometric, like Black Powder Red Earth. 187 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/445020/)
10. [Company of Crime](https://imho.run/games/1229420/company-of-crime) — Also Turn-Based and Isometric, like Black Powder Red Earth. 56 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229420/)
11. [Blackguards](https://imho.run/games/249650/blackguards) — Also Turn-Based and Isometric, like Black Powder Red Earth. 1,271 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/249650/)
12. [Space Hulk: Tactics (Classic)](https://imho.run/games/492230/space-hulk-tactics-classic) — Also Turn-Based Tactics, like Black Powder Red Earth. 593 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/492230/)
13. [Door Kickers 2: Task Force North](https://imho.run/games/1239080/door-kickers-2-task-force-north) — Also Military and Tactical, like Black Powder Red Earth. 7,631 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239080/)
14. [Wasteland 3](https://imho.run/games/719040/wasteland-3) — Also Turn-Based and Isometric, like Black Powder Red Earth. 11,050 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/719040/)
15. [Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector](https://imho.run/games/1295500/warhammer-40-000-battlesector) — Also Isometric and Turn-Based Tactics, like Black Powder Red Earth. 3,097 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295500/)
16. [Xenonauts](https://imho.run/games/223830/xenonauts) — Also Turn-Based and Isometric, like Black Powder Red Earth. 2,658 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223830/)
17. [Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun](https://imho.run/games/418240/shadow-tactics-blades-of-the-shogun) — Also Isometric and Violent, like Black Powder Red Earth. 8,989 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418240/)
18. [Full Spectrum Warrior](https://imho.run/games/4520/full-spectrum-warrior) — Also Military and Tactical, like Black Powder Red Earth. 152 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4520/)
19. [Hard West](https://imho.run/games/307670/hard-west) — Also Turn-Based and Isometric, like Black Powder Red Earth. 2,209 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307670/)
20. [Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun](https://imho.run/games/397190/sengoku-jidai-shadow-of-the-shogun) — Also Military and Turn-Based Tactics, like Black Powder Red Earth. 86 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397190/)
21. [Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest](https://imho.run/games/954650/druidstone-the-secret-of-the-menhir-forest) — A frequent pick in Black Powder Red Earth players' libraries, and another Adventure. 961 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/954650/)
22. [No Plan B](https://imho.run/games/1269020/no-plan-b) — Also Military and Turn-Based Tactics, like Black Powder Red Earth. 407 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269020/)
23. [BATTLETECH](https://imho.run/games/637090/battletech) — Also Turn-Based Tactics, like Black Powder Red Earth. 18,004 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/637090/)
24. [Tactical Breach Wizards](https://imho.run/games/1043810/tactical-breach-wizards) — Also Turn-Based and Military, like Black Powder Red Earth. 10,034 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=988490&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=988490
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/988490
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Black Powder Red Earth®

The near present. Step into the event horizon of a failed state, as Private Military Contractor - Cold Harbor, hunting jihadist terrorists in war-torn sprawls as a lethal surrogate for the host nation.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 988490
- **Developer:** _Echelon Software
- **Publisher:** _Echelon Software
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 29, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=988490&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/988490/)
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