XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Region: Europe
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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.
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35525 reviews
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- Languages:
- Developer:
- Firaxis Games
- Publisher:
- Feral Interactive
- Engine:
- Unreal Engine 3
- Release date:
- 11 October 2012
- Genre:
- Recent Steam reviews:
- Not specified
- All Steam reviews:
- Very Positive (35525)
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Description
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.
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.
Recommended system requirements
minimum*
- OS *:
- Windows Vista
- Processor:
- 2 GHz Dual Core
- Memory:
- 2 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater
- DirectX®:
- 9.0
- Hard Drive:
- 20 GB HD space
- Sound:
- DirectX Compatible
- Other Requirements:
- Broadband Internet connection
- Additional:
- Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.
recommended*
- OS *:
- Windows 7
- Processor:
- 2 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz)
- Memory:
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- NVIDIA GeForce 9000 series / ATI Radeon HD 3000 series or greater
- DirectX®:
- 9.0
- Hard Drive:
- 20 GB HD space
- Sound:
- DirectX Compatible
- Other Requirements:
- Broadband Internet connection
- Additional:
- Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.
User reviews
Batschana
Recommended | 06 Jul 2026
69.5h played
To me it has the perfect balance between complexity, casual gameplay, action, planning, style, ressource-management and just plain fun. Coming back to this game at least every 2 years. XCOM2 tho' did not catch me like
Helpful: 0
f0x7r07
Recommended | 15 Jul 2026
15.3h played
Who remembers playing XCOM when it was for DOS and came on 3.5" floppy disks? I was feeling nostalgic, and figured I would give this a go. Super glad I did. This is hours of fun. It has everything I loved about the
Helpful: 0
lowtrips
Recommended | 14 Jul 2026
14.5h played
I'm an OG XCom player from back in the day. I love this game and the strategy it brings. I would like to see a bit more variety on the things to can research and create but its a pretty tight well made game. Highly
Helpful: 0
Just
Recommended | 06 Jul 2026
12.3h played
I'll divide my review into each section of the game. Early game: Can be absolutely miserable if you're going in blind. You'll breeze through the first few missions, then suddenly get hit with a more complex one that
Helpful: 4
WalkmanSilver
Recommended | 06 Jul 2026
70.5h played
Game is great, HOWEVER, turn V-Sync off and turn framerate smoothing off, the game GIGA crashes if you don't leave it on. Final mission is also ass However, the rest of the game is very good so I still recommend :)
Helpful: 2
Layeklema
Recommended | 17 Jul 2026
39.8h played
English version (French below) Honestly a very good game. Gameplay is very smooth, you have a lot to manage, especially in the beginning, between soldiers, research projects, plane, weapons, armors... but honestly it's
Helpful: 1