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Star Wars Zero Company is more than just 'Star Wars XCOM'—it feels like Mass Effect but with turn-based tactics and permadeath

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Star Wars Zero Company
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Star Wars Zero Company
Genres · strategy, tactical, tbs
Release · Aug 27, 2026
Developer · Bit Reactor
Xbox Series X|SPCPS5
167 articles 93 writers 12 reviews
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COMPANYSubject
Permadeath
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2024
Latest · Planet Centauri
Top genres · rpg
29 articles 23 writers 1 games
XCOM
SERIESCompared
XCOM
Active · 1994–2021
Latest · XCOM Legends
Top genres · strategy, fps, rpg
308 articles 152 writers 19 games
Mass Effect
SERIESCompared
Mass Effect
Active · 2007–2021
Latest · Mass Effect: Andromeda
Top genres · fps, rpg, tactical
578 articles 211 writers 27 games
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