Xenonauts (2014)
- Developer
- Goldhawk Interactive
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 4.3 of 5, 5,056 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 12 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A methodical, tense alien-defense simulator with turn-based tactical firefights and strategic global management.
turn-based tacticsstrategic managementalien invasionmethodicaltenseatmosphericbase-buildingsimulation
What players say
Players say Xenonauts is a faithful recreation of the 1990s X-COM, improving the visuals but adding few new ideas. Some find it hard but rewarding, while others call it soulless and too slow. There is disagreement on whether it improves on the classic or merely copies it.
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More by Goldhawk Interactive
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