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XCOM® 2

Twenty years after Earth surrendered to alien forces, you command the scattered remnants of XCOM as they work to rebuild a global resistance. The Avenger, a captured alien supply craft, serves as your mobile headquarters as you choose where to operate and how to support resistance efforts. Missions play out in turn-based, grid-based combat. Position soldiers around cover, use class abilities, and take advantage of concealment to ambush enemies. Objectives include fighting alien forces, disrupting operations, rescuing VIPs, and extracting soldiers and valuable items. Between missions, build and configure rooms aboard the Avenger, direct research and engineering, and develop weapons, armor, and other upgrades. Soldiers gain experience and choose skills from class-specific trees, but can be permanently lost; meanwhile, alien operations advance, pressing you to balance campaign priorities.

Lead a resistance from a mobile base, managing soldiers and research while fighting turn-based missions to free alien-ruled Earth.

Released 04 Feb 2016

85%positive of
109k player reviews
$19.99
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Strike from Concealment

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Carry Soldiers to Extraction

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Build a Mobile Headquarters

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

Developed by Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Published by 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Missed High-Chance Shots
  2. EULA Data Concerns
  3. Tight Mission Timers
  4. Steep Learning Curve
85%
positive of 109k player reviews
88/100
Metacritic

Awards & Kudos

XCOM® 2 award

Back of the Box

Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements 88
Age ratings
  • ESRB T — Blood Use of Tobacco Violence
  • PEGI 16 — Violence
  • USK 16
  • CSRR C15 — Violence Horror Tabacco & Alchohol
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 14 — Violence
  • FPB 16
  • KGRB 15 — Violence (폭력성)
  • NZOFLC R13 — Violence Horror
  • OFLC MA15 — Strong science fiction violence online interactivity
Controller required No
DLC / extras 6 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA
  • Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA XCOM 2 EULA
Content notices
  • Blood
  • Use of Tobacco
  • Violence
  • Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic 88/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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It was developed by Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) and published by 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux), released on February 4, 2016.
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