XCOM 2 (2016)

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, 423 player ratings
Main story: about 45 hours
Completionist: about 68 hours
Where to get it: PlayStation Store

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How it feels

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

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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.

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