Halfway similar games & best alternatives

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Halfway

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2014

Should you play it?

Halfway is a turn-based strategy RPG taking place a few hundred years into the future. Humanity has started colonising new worlds. Until now, they were alone ...

What works

  • Engaging sci-fi story and atmosphere
  • Challenging and satisfying tactical combat
  • Well-crafted pixel art and music
  • Meaningful squad management and character abilities
  • Good value for price especially on sale

Things to keep in mind

  • Some frustration with rng and difficulty spikes
  • Limited enemy variety and tactical depth
  • Lack of traditional leveling and character customization
  • Ui and controls can be clunky
  • Linear story with unresolved plot elements

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Stirring Abyss

  • Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery

  • Xenonauts 2

  • NecroAttack！

  • The Iron Oath

  • Shardpunk

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Halfway but with less leadership over others

  • ZERO Sievert

  • Sword of the Stars: The Pit

  • Thorne - Death Merchants

  • Hyper Light Drifter

  • Castle Of Alchemists

  • Crown Trick

More relaxing

Games that feels like Halfway but with a more relaxing feel

  • Voidspire Tactics

  • Crowntakers

  • Templar Battleforce

  • Pathway

  • Galaxy Squad

  • Kingsvein

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Halfway: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 04/08/2026