Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
−70%$9.99$2.99
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
A smaller, easier, character-driven XCOM spin-off with fun breach and timeline tactics, but buggy, shallow and cringe-written. Skip it if you want XCOM 3 or deep strategy.
Great for
XCOM fans wanting a short, casual tactical snack on sale, who like pre-made characters and playing aliens
Main risk
Expecting XCOM 2 depth and getting a shallow, buggy, repetitive spin-off with grating writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Getting to have the aliens in my party was really cool, and getting to use all the enemy's tricks against them felt very satisfying.”
Steam review · 37.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I got this for 3$ and even at 10$, it's an easy buy if you ever liked Xcom previously.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I like new approach to battles whit alternating turns, and fighting with entire map from start.”
Steam review · 20.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I'd actually recommend this game as an intro to the series as I think its a great way to familiarize yourself with the mechanics in an "on rails" format.”
Steam review · 26.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“What I enjoy best about this that it shows what life on Earth is like after vanquishing the Elder invasion.”
Steam review · 14.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Small maps, rarely need to move, just stand and shoot. Interface clunky, strategy limited, no real base building.”
Steam review · 31.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“it feels more like a bunch of theater kids are doing their best marvel impressions.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Battles are too short and in very small areas, which makes them uninteresting.”
Steam review · 14.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“In less than 5 hours of gameplay I've seen a character glitch out and teleport across the map then suddenly the camera jerks away and when you scroll back they're back in the place they're supposed to be at least 50 times”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“XCOM is all about creating and customizing your guys. Predetermined characters I have no interest in ruined it for me.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Crashes frequently during enemy turns despite having a high end pc.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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+ First-person aiming removes hit-chance RNG
− Bugs, softlocks and crashes
analyzed 3 d ago
+ Deep team-building and synergies
− Brutal late-game difficulty spikes
analyzed 4 d ago
+ Chess-like prediction tactics
− Clunky, fiddly UI and controls
analyzed 4 d ago
+ Faithful to classic X-COM
− Unfair-feeling combat and cheating AI
analyzed 4 d ago
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