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As agent William Carter in 1962, lead two operatives through cover-shooter battles against an alien invasion with real-time squad orders.
Released 19 Aug 2013
Fight a 1960s Alien Invasion
Issue Slow-Time Squad Orders
Build Four-Class Teams
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
Developed by 2K Marin · Published by 2K
In 1962, an alien attack draws CIA agent William Carter into the newly formed XCOM. As Carter, you lead operations to investigate the threat and fight back across the United States.
Combat combines third-person cover shooting with orders for two squadmates. A command mode slows the action while you direct their positions and use abilities alongside Carter’s, making squad coordination part of each firefight.
Between missions, you can recruit and equip agents, choose their classes, and develop abilities as they gain experience. Main missions advance the story; side activities and agent assignments offer additional objectives, equipment, and background details.
Players who enjoy the game often point to its Cold War-era alien-invasion atmosphere and the mix of cover shooting with squad commands, which gives firefights a tactical dimension. Some also value its story and character interactions, or appreciate it as an action-focused take on the XCOM setting. Reviews also frequently criticize unreliable squadmate AI and repetitive or clunky combat, while opinions on the story vary.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 41 |
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| Players | 1 |
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| Multiplayer | The provided store features list identifies the game as single-player. The marketing copy and reviews consistently describe controlling Agent Carter with two AI squadmates, for a three-character player-controlled squad, but not human co-op. A Steam tag includes Multiplayer, but no supported multiplayer mode is described in the provided information. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No multiplayer mod support or multiplayer-related mod information is provided. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 66/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
