XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Yea unable to play the game now due to whatever bug thats been happening. Tried multiple fix attempts. Wish the support would get on the issue rather than let it fester for like half a year.

I absolutely LOVE this game! Grew up with the entire X-COM franchise, from the first game on. Stunning iteration into modern times. You absolutely get sucked into the "just one more mission/round" thing! 10/10

This is one of the best games in the turn based genre. Even if you played XCOM2 & WOTC first like I did, this game deserves to be enjoyed and appreciated on its own.

good well made game with elements i didnt like not for me , didnt find it fun 9/10 recommended as a game though.. do research to see if u like this sort of thing

Still after all these years a hell lot of fun an frustration. But mostly fun. Especially with all the mods out there!

Remake of one of the greatest games ever made, and in turn is one of the greatest games ever made

Well-known game. Nice story, interesting weapon and equipment research&upgrades, also for soldiers. If you like this genre, the game will be a lot of fun and most certainly an intro into the sequel. For its time, also nice graphics and isometry.

Best game ever made. Dont forget to install the long war mod from nexusmods, its the true version of the game.

I'm an X-COM oldhead. I loved the first, loved Terror from the Deep, and enjoyed Apocalypse and even the spiritual successor Xenonauts. I think this is a better game than the classic X-COMs. Firaxis took this classic IP, held strong to its strategy roots, but "game-ified" it to be a more enjoyable experience. It is a more consistently fun experience in my book, with easy to understand UIs, clear objectives, less repetitious actions needed to enjoy the game, and greater character given to the recruits. Those who like classical X-COM likely do so for the management aspects, which I totally understand (as this game lacks many of the management features in previous titles), but the strategy offered in this game is unrivaled by competitors.

Amazing strategy game but as we all know that has played this game.. The % of hit chance is soo bullshit sometimes... I have missed 100% shots.

Eu já tinha ouvido falar desse jogo há anos atrás, mas só agora em 2025 dei uma chance... e me surpreendi positivamente. Não se trata só de um "xadrez com armas" bem feito, mas também conta com toda uma sessão exclusiva para gerenciamento da base/operação que envolve decisões estratégicas de pesquisas e recursos, construção de instalações voltadas para melhorias variadas, defesa anti-aérea, entre outros... O início da campanha poderia te deixar perdido com todas essas coisas para pensar ao mesmo tempo, mas os primeiros passos são guiados na forma de tutorias sem tirar a sua liberdade, além de cobrir um pouco de tudo. É inevitável ficar um pouco perdido no começo, e a dificuldade não perdoa muito, mas pelo menos o jogo te permite gravar o progresso a qualquer momento (tanto em batalha, como na base). Esse recurso de gravação é essencial para completar a campanha pela primeira vez sem muita frustração. Comentando a parte de batalha: você pode ter até 6 soldados sobre o seu comando, com classes distintas (sniper, pesado, suporte, etc..). É possível personalizar a roupa, todo o corpo, nome, voz, equipamento, etc... Cada classe tem habilidades específicias e só podem utilizar determinados tipos de armas, e cabe a você equilibrar a quantidade de soldados de cada uma delas no batalhão e fazer o melhor com o que cada um oferece nas diversas batalhas da campanha. Além disso eles ganham níveis conforme as batalhas são vencidas, e novas habilidades podem ser adicionadas (e são essenciais para finalizar a campanha). Mas existe um ponto crucial, que é mantê-los vivos, o que impacta diretamente no tempo que você vai terminar o jogo (ou se realmente vai terminá-lo). Se um soldado morre, você precisa contratar um novo que inicia do primeiro nível. Existe uma variedade legal de classes de inimigos, que quando combinados no mesmo mapa podem se tornar um problema. Há também diferentes tipos de missões por mapa, e apesar de não serem tão diversas, conseguem adicionar um temperinho a mais na experiência de batalha. Um ponto interessante desse jogo é o nível de pressão que ele coloca sobre o jogador na forma de "nível de pânico" dos países que suportam a iniciativa contra os aliens. Os países te fornecem recursos (dinheiro, cientistas, engenheiros, ...), e se você perde algum, não é possível recuperá-lo. Alguns momentos da campanha te obrigam a salvar um país ou outro, o que pode ocasionar o aumento do nível de pânico no que não foi escolhido (ou mesmo a perda). Então um dos principais desafios, principalmente no início, é estabilizar o pânico em todos os países. Em geral os gráficos ainda estão legais para 2025, apesar de datados, e não chegaram a me encomodar. O nível de dificuldade da CPU foi bem trabalhado e é equilibrado na maior parte do tempo. Os principais bugs/problemas que percebi foram tiros que passam por dentro de objetos dependendo do angulo do soldado, e a performance do movimento de um inimigo específico (Berserker). XCOM é aquele tipo de jogo que você perde horas da sua vida sem perceber, e fica sempre com aquele sentimento do tipo "só vou mexer mais nisso aqui e paro por hoje", e vai se arrastando. Só comecei a enjoar um pouco mais para o fim da campanha, e levei cerca de 28 horas para finaliza-la. Completei a campanha em um sistema Linux utilizando o SteamPlay (Proton 9.0-4) sem problemas.

I had always heard about this XCom game , and out of the corner of my eye, i always had a kinda eye on it, and on a whim, i one day decided to give XCOM enemy unknown game a try, and boy oh boy how I wished i hadn't slept on this title, i played this game for 72 hours straight, i just couldn't put this game down. and here is the real interesting thing about Enemy Unknown, and yes I say Enemy Unknown not just XCOM, because I just can't move on from Enemy Unknown to play the xpac that is a favorite among XCOM players, i found the XPac to be too bright in color surroundings and it takes away from the one thing about Enemy Unknown, and that is it's Dark atmosphere, and even though Enemy Unknown has some very weird quirks and bugs about its game play...there's a unique charm that you just can't find in the "updated" versions that I just miss whenever I attempt to play Enemy Within or XCOM 2 there's just something that you cant capture from the "Original" version of the game, once you decide to play the more updated versions that keep me, and I figure, only me playing Enemy Unknown, one day i will play the x-pac and the updated version of the game, because I do wish to know how the story ends, but as of now, it's Enemy Unknown, and Enemy Unknown only, and as much as I wish to give this game a 10/10 no game is perfect so...9.75/10

Very good game. Possibly better than XCOM 2 - while it lacks many of the QoL features from the sequel, the base gameplay is very good. And no hard mission timers!

I try so hard to play you X-COM, i have OCs from you! and mods or no, your just too hard/emotionally taxing to play to the end.

I didn't have any issues with the game running, but it did crash occasionally. Some old game jank, but fun nonetheless.

Great strategy game, each new gameplay its different to the last and has its own challenges.

Fantastic and well balanced turn based combat strategy game

I can't finish the game because on this ship at the end I run into an invisible wall that I can't get past. I went to the Firaxis website and the only support there is for their 2K sport games. I can get no help at all.

I played this game way back in high school on the Xbox 360 and I had a blast with it back then. Nowadays I spend a lot of time catching up on older franchises I missed and play the odd new major release or indie game here and there but I do try to go back to an old game once in a while and as much as I loved and still love some of these older games, I will admit that many of them have aged on some capacity. Maybe the mechanics are too ridged or the presentation is a bit stiff, usually nothing major but I can agree that it might be a harder sell by today's standards. XCOM: Enemy Unknown manages to surpass all of that. It's just as good a game today as it was back then. It's a phenomenal tactical strategy game with an excellent presentation. It's a deeply rewarding game as you go from struggling to take down simple aliens with a rifle to one shotting many of their stronger kin as you upgrade to laser and eventually plasma weaponry. It's chaotic, nail biting, pulse pounding fun packaged in a neatly wrapped campaign. So the pitch of the story is simple. Aliens invade Earth and a collection of nations spanning across the globe all form a council to initiate XCOM: an anti-xeno response unit. Here you'll spend many months investigating invasions, terror attacks and strange events as the war escalates. You'll be balancing between managing your base, the council and your troops on the ground. The story is not super detailed. It's mainly a string of events where you learn more about the aliens and upgrading your squad from utilising their technology. The ending is okay I suppose but there probably could have been a bit more to it. I got a vague sense on what the aliens wanted but it's not super clear. I do love the lore entries when you do alien autopsies and research weapons and devices. That's a lot of fun. It's heavy on the sci-fi if you want to read more into it with a mix of campy pulp as your soldiers develop psionic abilities to mind control aliens. I also got to say I love the designs of the aliens. You have such a weird collection of serious and pulpy xenos. From the little Sectoids that crawl on the ground to the hardy Mutons who pack a punch and the horrifying Chryssalids that can kill and reanimate people into zombies. My favourite are the Thin Men, these two metre tall lizard people in these poorly disguised human bodies who have to wear sunglasses because they can't hide the eyes properly. Just excellent designs all round. Your soldiers have a solid variety of classes and abilities to work with. From the shotgun blasting Assault units to the machine gun touting Heavies and your best friends, the Snipers. They all have a nice selection of different abilities to choose from. You also unlock SHIVs later on in the game which when upgraded, are devastating drone tank units. Slap a plasma cannon on it and give them the ability to self repair and you have a solid death squad on wheels there. You can also customise your soldiers to how you like. Change their names, faces, hair, helmets and whatnot. My only real gripe with the game is that it's a bit basic with the customisation every male character is a hulking meathead and I just wish there were more face and body types to work with. I usually gave people helmets because they tended to look their coolest with them on. As mentioned earlier when you're not commanding on the field you're managing your base. You have scientists to help research projects, engineers to build said projects and you essentially have an ant nest to build new facilities for various purposes like setting up satellites to cover UFO sightings and workshops to reduce engineering costs. It's a bit basic but it works for me. The same goes for the hangar where you order fighter jets to take down UFOs when sighted. There's a little minigame when they're battling but it's super basic. It's not a big issue for me personally but I could definitely understand if people wanted something more substantial. Maybe a proper tactical mode with the aircraft could have worked? I'm not sure. The last important section of your base is the situation room where you'll be managing the council nations. Every time aliens attack the panic metre goes up for whatever continents you don't help and it can be a tough juggling act to work with. If the panic metre for a particular nation goes up to high and you don't sort it out then that nation will withdraw from XCOM. You will most likely lose at least one nation in your playthrough, I lost France on my first playthrough and the UK on my second run which to be fair neither are of consequence for me personally. Satellites are your best friends as they act as a pacifier for these nations so my biggest suggestion is invest early on them as they'll help you out in a pinch. You can also reduce panic from odd missions and progressing through certain story events. Overall I love XCOM: Enemy Unknown. I was hooked from beginning to end in my new playthrough and I adore many aspects of it, especially the alien designs and some of its thematic elements. It's just an excellent game with a good mix of options, risk vs reward, horror and stress that keeps you on your toes. I cannot recommend this enough to anyone who is interested in playing it. You will most likely fail your first game if you're completely new to it but stick with it and you'll learn from your mistakes and prepare a lot better next time. It's just a superb game all round.

10/10 The characters' premise fits my needs of perspective. This might not mean anything, and I apologize if this isn't misleading. I don't leave bad reviews, all efforts are a perfect score.

earth gets invaded by aliens and our only hope is 6 morons who can't aim for shit

Independence Day but Fire Emblem, but Battletech, but Comand and Conquer, with Transformers type music

Solid game with a lot of content. The hardest part is that the games last so long that iron man mode is too punishing

game is amazing, graphics might be a tiny little bit lacking but the largest issue i've had are SECTOPODS. these things are just... i don't know how to say this, complete and utter bull****. sectopods can: take THREE ACTIONS IN ONE TURN (usually TWO SHOTS AND THEN OVERWATCH), SHOOT A LASER BEAM OF DEATH THAT DOES LIKE 11 DAMAGE, OH, YOU THINK MOVING OUT OF THEIR RANGE WILL SAVE YOU? NOPE! THEY HAVE MORTARS THAT CAN DO AOE AND INSTANTLY KILL A HEAVY WITH TITAN ARMOR. sectopods are NOT fun to play against AT ALL, i seriously don't understand how i'm supposed to beat even ONE of these, even with gear consisting of: titan armor for everyone except my sniper, archangel armor for my sniper, plasma weapons for my entire squad AND A MEC-3 PALADIN (MECs are part of the enemy within DLC). i despise sectopods with every fiber of my being, the only thing saving the game from a negative review is the fact that sectopods are so annoying and blatantly overpowered, everything else is amazing, well, except for the fact that for some reason genetically modified soldiers (gene mods are also part of enemy within DLC) for some reason, completeley refuse to wear sleeves no matter which armor deco option i pick

Oldie but a goodie. A bit less tension than XCOM 2... and honestly while I enjoy both I feel this one flows a bit more freely.

[h2] Introduction [/h2] Despite being over 12 years old, I have enjoyed this game immensely and have no intention of buying XCOM 2. It is quite difficult, but even if you lose, it is still extremely fun to play. [h2] Combat Missions [/h2] The combat missions are the main part of XCOM. They are highly tactical and it's advisable to (unless you're playing on ironman mode) to save before starting a mission. However, as well as being tactical, missions also rely on the equipment and weapons your soldiers have. [h2] Base Management [/h2] Base management is also an important aspect of XCOM. It is important for three reasons. Firstly, to provide weapons and equipment to your soldiers for combat missions; secondly, to manage panic and prevent countries leaving the project and thirdly to advance the stroryline and complete the game. This requires less skill than the combat missions, more knowing what's important and what is not. [h2] Summary [/h2] Overall, I highly recommend this game. Despite being old, the graphics are still excellent and in my opinion, when it was released shouldn't be a factor in deciding whether or not to buy this game. This game is brilliant.

missed 5, 90% chance shots in a row. 10/10

A return to form for this tired franchise!! Maybe you'd like to play XCOM 2 instead of this one as it improved on all fronts, however this is a very good xcom as well!

Classic turn-based strategy game. 4.5/5

a fun game that has a lot of replay ability

Wonderful strategy game.

need hot german scientist wife to autopsy me

Best part about this game are the units in Civ 5.

Its Fun to play, if you wanna have a deep thought play this game/

Killing aliens, storming insurgent bases with mechs, what's not to love?

The enemies killed my loyal soldier Tennis Ball BFDI, I haven't had the heart to play again since...

A must play, it feels like interactive chess

The best XCom game out there.

very fun startegy game

entertaining stratargy with a few twists

Awesome game!

Great game

i love everything about this game

Kaboom(Only if 100% accuracy)

Awesome.

fun game a little dated but still a blast

I WANT TO BELIEVE! WE ARE NOT ALONE!!

I can't stop.

i suck at this

I love this game so much.