X-COM: UFO Defense

You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

X-COM: UFO Defense is a strategy, classic and turn-based strategy game developed by MicroProse Software and Inc and published by 2K.
Released on September 04th 2008 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 3,714 reviews of which 3,518 were positive and 196 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 1.24€ on Steam and has a 75% discount.

The Steam community has classified X-COM: UFO Defense into these genres:

Strategy Classic Turn-Based Strategy Sci-fi Aliens Turn-Based Tactical Singleplayer Turn-Based Tactics Difficult Isometric Old School Unforgiving Base-Building 1990's Addictive Retro Simulation Atmospheric Management

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Windows

Supported OS: Microsoft® 2000/XP/Vista®
Processor: 80386 processor or better
Memory: 4Mb RAM
Sound Cards Supported: AdLib compatible cards, SoundBlaster compatible cards and the Roland LAPC-1.

Reviews

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Oct. 2024

Tried it once or twice before, but never really gave it a proper shake. Well, now it clicked, and I can't stop playing. This is a legit 10/10. The game has fantastic pacing, and the high lethality of the sort of hide-and-seek tactical combat, combined with the excellent atmosphere, makes for a tense and deeply satisfying experience as you go from scrappy alien defense force to efficient alien death squad. So am I done with the game? Fuck no. I'm going straight back in to try out the mods. Like many have pointed out, [url=https://openxcom.org]OpenXcom is the best way to play this. It's super easy to install, and there are ways to still have Steam track your hours, if you care for that sort of thing.

Sept. 2024

This game is often on top ten lists as one of the best games of all time. If you haven't played it, you should. If you have played it, you know. Of course it won't be for everyone, and a newcomer may find it difficult or janky. And it is janky! But, as I play newer XCom remakes(which aren't bad at all, I have to stress), I always find myself coming back to the original. The jank is part of the charm, I guess. That said, you can update it quite a bit with OpenXCom and various mods. Breathes new life into the old game.

Aug. 2024

I love this game. Honestly this game shaped my childhood. Growing up, I could not wait to run home from school and fire up my Tandy PC and play this game. So many hours of my youth were spent with me and my friends playing this. So much fun and so many cherished memories revolve around it. Oh, and if you thought for one sec I beat it when I was younger, HA!!!!!! this game took YEARS to beat, Thats XCOM baby!!!

April 2024

first played this with my dad when we rented it for PC in the 90s. we ended up keeping it. really fond memories of those days and nights playing this. Still holds up, now that I'm the same age he was when I was 7 back then

March 2024

IMPORTANT NOTE: IF YOU NOTICE THAT EVERYONE HAS LESS THAN TWO HOURS OF PLAYTIME AND ARE SINGING THE GAME'S PRAISES, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE USING A TOOL CALLED "OpenXCOM"!!! If you want to try this game, make sure to download that tool, because it makes the experience much, much smoother. All that said, this is one of my most favorite games, and definitely my favorite Tactics game. I mean, it sorta popularized the genre, didn't it? I'm not blinded by nostalgia or even a fake nostalgia for retro games, I started playing this in 2019. It is legitimately just a good game, with internal systems that activate my almonds in just the right way. It's got an extra level of detail most tactics games are missing today, and yet manages to avoid becoming too burdened by extra detail. There are many imitators, but the OG still stands above them.

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Steam data	19 November 2024 08:12
SteamSpy data	19 December 2024 04:08
Steam price	23 December 2024 12:46
Steam reviews	23 December 2024 04:01

-75% 4.99€ 1.24€

9.1

3,518

196

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Developer

MicroProse Software, Inc

Publisher

Release 04 Sep 2008

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