XCOM: Enemy Unknown

83 2012-10-09 • RPG, Simulator, Strategy • Firaxis Games

About the game

Set in an alternate version of 2015, the game begins as an alien force launches a coordinated invasion of Earth. In response, a coalition of nations forms XCOM, an elite multinational military and scientific organization tasked with defending the planet. The player takes the role of XCOM's commander, directing soldiers against an enemy with far more advanced technology while studying the aliens to understand their purpose and turn their own discoveries against them.

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Genres
RPG • Simulator • Strategy • Turn-Based Strategy • Tactical
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer
Player Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Platforms and release dates

PC

2012-10-09

PS3 • X360

2012-10-12

Mac

2013-04-25

iOS

2013-06-20

Android

2014-04-23

Linux

2014-06-19
Developers
Firaxis Games
Publishers
2K Games • Feral Interactive
Other companies
Feral Interactive
Game Engines
Unreal Engine 3
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89
Metacritic57 ratings
88
IGDB12 ratings

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Steam Xbox Marketplace

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Description

Set in an alternate version of 2015, the game begins as an alien force launches a coordinated invasion of Earth. In response, a coalition of nations forms XCOM, an elite multinational military and scientific organization tasked with defending the planet. The player takes the role of XCOM's commander, directing soldiers against an enemy with far more advanced technology while studying the aliens to understand their purpose and turn their own discoveries against them.

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.

Details

Genres
RPG • Simulator • Strategy • Turn-Based Strategy • Tactical
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer
Player Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Platforms and release dates

PC

2012-10-09

PS3 • X360

2012-10-12

Mac

2013-04-25

iOS

2013-06-20

Android

2014-04-23

Linux

2014-06-19
Developers
Firaxis Games
Publishers
2K Games • Feral Interactive
Other companies
Feral Interactive
Game Engines
Unreal Engine 3