Best-in-genre tactical gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“It's simply the gold standard for SRPG games.”
Steam review · 94.3 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)2016Turn-Based Combat · Strategy · RPG
The verdict
A deep, brutally tense turn-based tactics classic with huge mod and War of the Chosen support. Skip it if you hate RNG, timed missions or slow unskippable animations.
Great for
Players who enjoy tense turn-based tactics, permadeath attachment to soldiers and modding
Main risk
Missed 90%+ shots, timers and unfair-feeling RNG make it more stressful than fun
What players love
Excellent mod support and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“the sheer volume of amazing Mods, in particular the long war of the chosen, make this game so re-playable”
Steam review · 1693.5 h played ↗
Addictive, rewarding challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Game loop is addicting. Very challenging. Satisfying to win.”
Steam review · 51.2 h played ↗
War of the Chosen greatly expands the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“With War of the Chosen, there isn't just more content added to the game, but the existing one is built upon and fleshed out.”
Steam review · 222.9 h played ↗
Still looks and sounds great after a decade
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“I can't believe this game is a decade old. It still holds up today.”
Steam review · 346.8 h played ↗
Attachment to customizable soldiers
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“What really makes it special is how attached you become to your squad.”
Steam review · 91.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unfair-feeling RNG and missed high-odds shots
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“difficult in the same way that a slot machine is difficult”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and corrupted saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the game freezes. And you only have one save. You load it, and it freezes again.”
Steam review · 619.2 h played ↗
Timed missions force rushing
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the Timers force you to disable your head and rush in on every mission”
Steam review · 20 h played ↗
Enemies shoot through walls, unfair AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“I just can't do with the fact that you can shoot through walls in a strategy game.”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Unskippable animations and slow pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“There are too many unskippable animations.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
Intrusive 2K EULA and data collection
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“You cannot play this game without giving away your data to 2K.”
Steam review · 49.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable45 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 7, 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
Storage45 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 7, 64-bit
Processor3GHz Quad Core
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
Storage45 GB available space
OSWindows® 7, 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
Storage45 GB available space
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