AAA

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

93% positive of 40,414 Steam reviews

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Main story: 15 h
Everything: 54 h
Released: 2012
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam, Xbox / PC Game Pass

Made by Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Linux). Published by 2K, Feral Interactive (Linux).

About the game

The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!

What sets it apart

Turn-Based Strategy
Tactical
Aliens
Turn-Based
Sci-fi
Strategy
Base Building
Turn-Based Tactics
Reboot
Difficult
Perma Death
Character Customization

What players say

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AAA

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

93% positive of 40,414 Steam reviews

See it on Steam

Main story: 15 h
Everything: 54 h
Released: 2012
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam, Xbox / PC Game Pass

Made by Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Linux). Published by 2K, Feral Interactive (Linux).

About the game

The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!

What sets it apart

Turn-Based Strategy
Tactical
Aliens
Turn-Based
Sci-fi
Strategy
Base Building
Turn-Based Tactics
Reboot
Difficult
Perma Death
Character Customization

What players say

Recommended
It's X-Com Baby, Enjoy getting stabbed, gassed, shot, blown up, mind controlled then enjoy it again enjoy your sniper with a 90% chance to hit and a height advantage missing, leading to a total wipe out, enjoy running out of money and everyone hating you, that's xcom baby! mod it, kiss it, love it, its the best game in the world, then move onto Xcom 2 and feel the pain like a new born baby stuck in a loop, then go…
439 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.
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Recommended
100% recommended. XCOM is easily one of the hardest single player games I've ever played (impossible + iron man + entire second wave is borderline masochistic experience) - "getting xcom'd" is known for a reason. If you are up for a challenge, this is the game.
260 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
In all, it's just not for me and it's a solid like 6/10. I just haven't found a reason to keep playing, there's no hook to make me want to come back to it. It's not a bad game per se, just 100% out of my niche Pros: Complete and fleshed out gameplay systems Intriguing world Unique and (crucially) not system-straining graphical style Cons: No ultrawide support (it works but it causes problems with mouse highlighting…
6.8 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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