The Bureau: XCOM Declassified (2013)

- Developer
- 2K Marin
- Publisher
- 2K
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Action
- Rating
- 3.5 of 5, 12,049 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 12 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A tense, atmospheric tactical shooter where you lead a squad through covert Cold War-era missions against a mysterious alien threat.
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What players say
Players are split on this third-person XCOM shooter. Some enjoy the Mass Effect-like gameplay and 1960s alien invasion story, while others criticize bullet-sponge enemies, bad squad AI, and repetitive linear missions.
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