X-COM: UFO Defense (2008)
- Developer
- MicroProse Software, Inc
- Publisher
- 2K
- Genres
- Strategy
- Rating
- 4.8 of 5, 3,980 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 11 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
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How it feels
A tense, punishing turn-based tactical game where every decision in base management and squad combat carries heavy weight.
strategictenseunforgivingatmospherictacticaldifficultaddictive
What players say
Players love the punishing turn-based tactical action, calling it timeless, but warn it does not work on modern Windows and requires mods like OpenXcom to play.
Screenshots
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- UFO: Enemy Unknown (1994)
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