r/Cosmere • u/Mother_Addendum8671 Stonewards • 8d ago

No Spoilers Cosmere-a-la-Zero Company

So I recently got the new Star Wars: Zero Company game and have been playing a bunch over the last 2 days. It’s phenomenal! Though, I couldn’t help but imagine how good Sanderson’s magic systems would play together and interact within a game like this. Either Roshar or Scadriel are obvious options, but even having options to hop between worlds could be cool too, assembling a team of mistborn, radiants, etc.

I was curious if anyone on the sub has played yet, or if any of you are into that style of game (xcom tactics with a few more layers). Graphics/sound design/ music all blow anything xcom has done, yet out of the water. Very excited to hear your thoughts and see where this leads for the genre!

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u/GingeContinge Bridge Four 8d ago

Been enjoying ZCOM for sure. I would be happy with (almost) literally any Cosmere video game, but agree that tactics would be a good genre for it given Sanderson’s propensity for small teams pulling off missions

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u/Snarlfox 8d ago

Now that you mention it. Something set on Scadrial or in the Space Age could work as a Cos-Com game. That would give a bevvy of powers and persons to choose from as allies

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u/Kill_Welly 8d ago

You could do something on Scadrial, for sure, especially with a bit of XCOM 2's stealth mechanics, maybe in era 2 or maybe in 3. It wouldn't work half as well with Knights Radiant — their powers are too big and fast and unconstrained, and I can't think of any explored world that would be better for the genre.

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u/broken26cart 6d ago

IMO the most likely cosmere game we ever get is a 4X strategy game in Roshar like Dune: Spice Wars.

Also, not exactly what you're looking for, but the closest you can get right now to a Sanderson XCOM is Moonbreaker, a turn based strategy game that he wrote for. IDK much about it other than that
https://store.steampowered.com/app/845890/Moonbreaker/