Underplayed Gems

XCOM 2 (2016)

XCOM 2 cover
Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
Feral Interactive, 2K Games
Platforms
PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Rating
4.1 of 5, 414 player ratings
Main story
about 45 hours
Completionist
about 68 hours
Where to get it
PlayStation Store

How it feels

A tense, underdog struggle where every tactical decision feels weighty and punishing.

tacticaltensepunishingstrategicatmospherichopefulunderdogturn-based

About

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

Trailer

Screenshots

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