The Best Squad Games for Xbox Series X

Update : Classified: France \'44 added at rank #2.
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Aliens: Dark Descent (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4

In Aliens: Dark Descent, you'll command a squad of Colonial Marines to halt a horrifying Xenomorph outbreak. With open levels, strategic gameplay, and intense squad shooting, you'll be kept on the edge of your seat. Customize your soldiers, manage your resources, and outsmart the deadliest creature mankind has ever faced. Can you stop the outbreak before it's too late?


What we like:
  • Immersive gameplay with a unique twist
  • Variety of enemies and maps
  • Rewarding squad building mechanics
  • Solid sound design
  • Well-executed level and environmental design
What could be improved:
  • Unmemorable characters
  • Limited customization options

  • squad
  • real-time
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • aliens
  • stealth
  • horror

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Classified: France '44 (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • squad
  • stealth
  • strategy
  • war-ravaged
  • cover
  • combat
  • grand-strategy

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)

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Playstation 4 Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One

The Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition includes single-player base content and over 40 DLC from the highly acclaimed Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors, and packs — remastered and optimized for 4K Ultra HD.


  • rpg
  • sci-fi
  • tps
  • cover
  • squad
  • shooter
  • combat
  • story
  • action
  • vehicle
  • narrative
  • battle

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The Valiant (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Join Theoderich von Akenburg and his team of warriors on an epic journey filled with adventure and danger in The Valiant. Experience immersive squad-based RTS gameplay with a variety of units, each with unique skills to unlock. With multiple game modes, including PvP and co-op, and 15 hand-crafted single-player missions, The Valiant offers endless possibilities for strategy and combat.


What we like:
  • Good story
  • Well-designed characters
  • Solid graphics and music
  • Focus on tactics and decision-making
  • Infantry charges and cavalry trample abilities are great
What could be improved:
  • Slow and dull gameplay
  • Short length of gameplay
  • Lackluster multiplayer
  • Linear story with almost no choices
  • Awful replayability

  • real-time
  • strategy
  • medieval
  • squad
  • tactical
  • competitive
  • battle
  • historical
  • multiplayer

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Enlisted (2020)

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early access Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Linux PC Windows

In Enlisted, you are not only commanding a single soldier, but an entire squad! This MMO squad based shooter recreates the key battles of the bloodiest war of the 20th century, with hundreds of soldiers, tanks and aircraft taking part in each battle.


  • shooter
  • squad
  • first-person
  • world-war-2
  • mmo
  • vehicle
  • multiplayer
  • fps
  • military
  • pvp
  • historical
  • tanks
  • battle
  • cooperative
  • team

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Gears Tactics (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One

Gears Tactics puts you in the shoes of Gabe Diaz, leading a squad of survivors on a mission to take down the monstrous Locust leader, Ukkon. It offers turn-based tactical combat and massive boss battles, with customization options and upgrades to keep you hooked. The new Supreme equipment and Jack's 20+ skills bring additional challenge to the game. With intuitive mechanics and impressive graphics, Gears Tactics is a must-play for strategy fans.


What we like:
  • Good graphics
  • Accessible mission structure
  • Satisfying kills
  • Technical stability
  • Quality of life improvements
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive missions
  • Recruitment system is useless
  • Lack of enemy variety
  • Uninspired macro level strategy
  • Overpowered Overwatch ability

  • cover
  • squad
  • tactical
  • shooter
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • tps
  • cooperative
  • battle
  • boss-fight
  • wave
  • combat
  • war

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Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Breakpoint (2019)

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Playstation 4 Xbox Series X stadia PC Windows Xbox One

Become a Ghost, fighting against a rogue spec ops faction called the Wolves, in the latest Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®!

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  • tactical
  • shooter
  • squad
  • military
  • stealth
  • cooperative
  • cover
  • open-world
  • online

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Battlefield 2042 (2021)

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Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X PC Windows Playstation 4

Battlefield 2042 is the perfect game for fans of the series, offering a range of classic and modern gameplay modes that provide an intense team-driven experience. With the addition of custom match options, players can create their own unique experiences with endless possibilities.


What we like:
  • Variety of classic and modern gameplay modes
  • Customizable match options
  • Intense team-driven experience
  • Engaging environments and maps
What could be improved:
  • Lacking single-player campaign
  • Confusing UI and menu design
  • Difficulty in accessing options

  • shooter
  • first-person
  • squad
  • fps
  • vehicle
  • tanks
  • team
  • war
  • battle
  • military
  • combat
  • cover
  • online

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