XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM: Enemy Unknown will place you in control of a secret paramilitary organization called XCOM. As the XCOM commander, you will defend against a terrifying global alien invasion by managing resources, advancing technologies, and overseeing combat strategies and individual unit tactics.
The original XCOM is widely regarded as one of the best games ever made and has now been re-imagined by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will expand on that legacy with an entirely new invasion story, enemies and technologies to fight aliens and defend Earth.
You will control the fate of the human race through researching alien technologies, creating and managing a fully operational base, planning combat missions and controlling soldier movement in battle.
Key Features
- Strategy Evolved: XCOM: Enemy Unknown couples tactical turn-based gameplay with incredible action sequences and on-the-ground combat.
- Strategic Base: Recruit, customize and grow unique soldiers and manage your personnel. Detect and intercept the alien threat as you build and expand your XCOM headquarters.
- Tactical Combat: Direct soldier squads in turn-based ground battles and deploy air units such as the Interceptor and Skyranger.
- Worldwide Threat: Combat spans the globe as the XCOM team engages in over 70 unique missions, interacting and negotiating with governments around the world.
Game Discussion
Steam User 34
This is a PSA: Steam has finally updated their side and the game now works. You need a clean installation for it to work.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a great game, definitely recommend. Shame it took so long for Steam to update the game on their end to actually -work- without the Take2 Launcher.
Steam User 15
The game is split into 2 parts - the combat and the base-management.
I found that I very enjoy the combat part, but after a while the base management becomes very tedious. Mistakes that I made early on, while not understanding the mechanics too well came to bite me in the ass later and eventually made me reconsider even booting up the game.
But the combat by itself is without a doubt worth a recommendation. The adrenaline rush you get when the last 2 surviving members of your squad slowly advance though last parts of a downed UFO is just great.
Steam User 15
In my humble opinion this game was the best thing that could happen to the XCOM/UFO franchise and maybe turn based games in general. Its success opened doors for so many others.
Steam User 9
It might not have the depth and complexity of the original X-COM: UFO Defense, but XCOM: EU from 2012 is a remarkable new attempt at strategy and tactics games with just enough strategic interest and value to keep you going, but not enough that choices become overwhelming. There's room for both this reboot and its progenitor to exist, and both are among the greatest games ever made. Must-play.
Steam User 11
Is this a joke?
A game that used to work has been updated with a patch that makes it not work? Also on android you need an old phone to play it, I mean, are you people at Firaxis incompetent or just deliberate?
I have 70+ hours in the past and I was booting up to playing another campaign and it just keeps crashing on new game.
Remove or fix your faulty product
EDIT:// It is working now, I just had to keep launching it every day for about 5 days, it is a good game so I need to change the review to positive, but I am leaving the information above because this issue seems to be very inconsistent.
Steam User 7
very fun game. although you get to know the enemy pretty soon. so the title is a lie. also, another lie is that 95% chance to hit.
Steam User 9
- Playing for the first time
- Occasionally manual saving, assuming autosave was enabled
- Accidentally turned off PC, found out I'd lost 4 hours of gameplay
- Threw tantrum and went to bed
- Returned the next day and I love it just the same