Strategy · September 4, 2008

X-COM: UFO Defense (2008)

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You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace. Features: Command deadly close-combat battles Shooting down UFOs is just the beginning: you must then lead a squad of heavily-armed soldiers across different terrains as they investigate the UFO crash site. Tackle the aliens with automatic rifles, rocket launchers, and even tanks in the struggle to retrieve useful technology, weapons or life forms. Research and manufacture alien technologies Successful ground assault missions will allow X-COM scientists to analyze alien items. Each new breakthrough brings you a little closer to understanding the technology and culture of the alien races. Once you have sufficient research data on the UFO's superior weapons and crafts, you'll be able to manufacture weapons of equal capability. Develop a strategy to save the Earth You must make every crucial decision as you combat the powerful alien forces. But you'll also need to watch the world political situation: governments may be forced into secret pacts with the aliens and then begin to reduce X-COM funding.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 308
  • Classic · 262
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 224
  • Sci-fi · 184
  • Aliens · 174
  • Turn-Based · 174
  • Tactical · 162
  • Singleplayer · 134
  • Turn-Based Tactics · 131
  • Difficult · 109
  • Isometric · 77
  • Old School · 74
  • Unforgiving · 70
  • Base-Building · 65
  • 1990's · 53

Position in Strategy

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.8k Steam reviewsTop 67% in Strategy
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 84% — this title sits in top 17%
Engagement hours7 h averageTop 88% for session depth among Strategy

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Release & Availability

Release dateSep 4, 2008
DeveloperMicroProse Software, Inc
Publisher2K
Base price$1.24 -75%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksSupport

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 3.8k reviews

3.6k positive · 190 negative

Curator recommendations

3.1k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

7h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

0h

Typical completion time

Editions & Packages

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