I picked up Phoenix Point because I was feeling that XCOM itch and knew if it wasn't this I would start a Long War game of XCOM2 which would probably take 2 years to finish if I did at all.
Far Cry 5 is $6 and though I'm not particularly tempted I've heard good things.
Mad Max is $2 and if you haven't played it I would say it most certainly a bargain at that price. It is fairly boilerplate open world where you take towers and bases to gather resources for upgrades and eventually unlock tougher and tougher zones. The vehicle combat is really the standout and your car is the star of the show. Just tearing around the desert is fun in itself. Taking caravans is particularly cinematic and satisfying to eventually bag one that you just weren't quite able to before your latest upgrade. Unfortunately the base assault and dismounted fighting is pretty forgettable with batman arkham-style auto-target with quicktime blocking that doesn't change very much as you unlock new abilities. My 2nd favorite open world game after shadow of mordor/war.
I picked up Ixion(I saw someone playing it and the intro/tutorial interested me enough to actually add the game for when it went on sale), though I haven't played it.
And, much to my shame... I gave into my boredom and picked up Warhammer 40K:Rogue Trader.
I'm honestly surprised how much I'm enjoying it so far. The combat reminds me of X-com(both original and the remake) in a sense that you have to be tactical enough in terms of pacing, environment, and distance that you just can't barrel through brainlessly. The drawback is that combat can take so long it's a bit of a pain if you wipe accidentally, or fuck up on what you have to do, or...
Mind, I've just passed act one. Supposedly things get easier, but, eh.
Thematics-wise, I'm honestly surprised so far. They really do make no apologies for the setting. Being a Rogue Trader is a big fucking deal, and being full-on 'The God-Emperor was right and you can't prove otherwise' IC is often the best choice you can make. Seeing a Chaos Marine is utterly horrific and everyone expects that they're going to die horribly and are utterly shocked when they pull through.
Plus, the one apparent diversity hire among the early NPCs is easy enough to sideline the moment you start filling out the party slots.
But, eh. We'll see how the game plays out.
I don't know what act I'm on but eventually combat in rogue Trader became trivial at some point, but I'm playing on normal difficulty and I've heard it generally recommended to play on a harder one.
I'm there for the story and atmosphere though so I don't mind. The ship combat gets pretty rough but maybe I'm doing something wrong.
I started it a couple weeks ago. Definitely enjoying it but I did follow a guide for builds because I heard the combat gets easier if you just spam officer abilities.
Same for me with guide and the builds. If I have any gripe, it's the leveling system - not that it's bad per se, but you have so many options that if you pick a bad one, you're pretty much stuck with no way to correct it.
...unless there's a respec option that I haven't noticed due to being a retard.
Granted, I did replay the intro part a few times to finally settle on a playstyle I like, so, eh.