X-COM: UFO Defense on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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.

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 3,767 reviews of which 3,571 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 with a 75% discount.


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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.

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March 2025
Classic. I used to love this game back in high school. Something about the combination of saving the world, small tactical fights, and the general scope of the game always appealed to me. I plan on doing another play through in the near future, maybe try a harder difficulty or something.
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Jan. 2025
full disclosure, i play openXcom, which you need this for. this is probably one of my favorite games of all time, ive put thousands of hours into this game and mods like X-Piratez, X-com Files (my two favorite mods evur!!!!!!), UNEXCOM, The Great War of the Worlds, and more!!!
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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.
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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.
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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!!!
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X-COM: UFO Defense
9.1
3,571
196
Online players
58
Developer
MicroProse Software, Inc
Publisher
2K
Release 04 Sep 2008
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