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XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Released

  • PlayStation 3
  • Linux
  • Android
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • iOS
  • Mac
  • Xbox 360

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About

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactics game with a strategic management layer, and a reimagining of the 1994 strategy title UFO: Enemy Unknown. Players lead a squad of soldiers through turn-based combat missions against alien forces, using cover, positioning, and class-based abilities, where fallen soldiers can be lost permanently. Between missions, players oversee a central base: researching recovered alien technology, building facilities, managing funds, and deciding which global threats to respond to as they try to keep member nations from abandoning the project.

Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K Games, Feral Interactive
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Themes
Action, Science fiction, Warfare
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Age ratings
ESRB M, USK 16, ACB MA 15+, GRAC 15+, PEGI 18
Time to beat
15 h rushed · 31 h normally · 54 h completionist
IGDB rating
86 / 100 (572 ratings)
Also known as
X-COM: Enemy Unknown, XComGame.exe

Release dates

Release dates by platform
PlatformRelease
Android
iOS
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 3 · North America · Europe
Xbox 360 · North America · Europe

Screenshots

  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown screenshot 1
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown screenshot 2
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown screenshot 3
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown screenshot 4
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown screenshot 5

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