X-COM: UFO Defense on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

X-COM: UFO Defense is a strategy, classic and turn-based strategy game developed by MicroProse Software and Inc and published by 2K.
Released on September 04th 2008 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 3,799 reviews of which 3,602 were positive and 197 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.48€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified X-COM: UFO Defense into these genres:

Strategy Classic Turn-Based Strategy Sci-fi Aliens Turn-Based Tactical Singleplayer Turn-Based Tactics Difficult Isometric Old School Unforgiving Base-Building 1990's Retro Addictive Simulation Atmospheric Management

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Supported OS: Microsoft® 2000/XP/Vista®
  • Processor: 80386 processor or better
  • Memory: 4Mb RAM
  • Sound Cards Supported: AdLib compatible cards, SoundBlaster compatible cards and the Roland LAPC-1.

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
This game consumed me in college. It's a better game than any game of the era (in my opinion) and many of them that came after. The depth an complexity wasn't rivaled for decades. Graphics... eh, not so much. But use your imagination. Jet packs and blaster launchers ftw!
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March 2025
Classic. I used to love this game back in high school. Something about the combination of saving the world, small tactical fights, and the general scope of the game always appealed to me. I plan on doing another play through in the near future, maybe try a harder difficulty or something.
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Jan. 2025
full disclosure, i play openXcom, which you need this for. this is probably one of my favorite games of all time, ive put thousands of hours into this game and mods like X-Piratez, X-com Files (my two favorite mods evur!!!!!!), UNEXCOM, The Great War of the Worlds, and more!!!
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Oct. 2024
Tried it once or twice before, but never really gave it a proper shake. Well, now it clicked, and I can't stop playing. This is a legit 10/10. The game has fantastic pacing, and the high lethality of the sort of hide-and-seek tactical combat, combined with the excellent atmosphere, makes for a tense and deeply satisfying experience as you go from scrappy alien defense force to efficient alien death squad. So am I done with the game? Fuck no. I'm going straight back in to try out the mods. Like many have pointed out, [url=https://openxcom.org]OpenXcom is the best way to play this. It's super easy to install, and there are ways to still have Steam track your hours, if you care for that sort of thing.
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Aug. 2024
I love this game. Honestly this game shaped my childhood. Growing up, I could not wait to run home from school and fire up my Tandy PC and play this game. So many hours of my youth were spent with me and my friends playing this. So much fun and so many cherished memories revolve around it. Oh, and if you thought for one sec I beat it when I was younger, HA!!!!!! this game took YEARS to beat, Thats XCOM baby!!!
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Frequently Asked Questions

X-COM: UFO Defense is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

X-COM: UFO Defense is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

X-COM: UFO Defense received 3,602 positive votes out of a total of 3,799 achieving an impressive rating of 9.11.
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X-COM: UFO Defense was developed by MicroProse Software and Inc and published by 2K.

X-COM: UFO Defense is playable and fully supported on Windows.

X-COM: UFO Defense is not playable on MacOS.

X-COM: UFO Defense is not playable on Linux.

X-COM: UFO Defense is a single-player game.

X-COM: UFO Defense does not currently offer any DLC.

X-COM: UFO Defense does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

X-COM: UFO Defense does not support Steam Remote Play.

X-COM: UFO Defense is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for X-COM: UFO Defense.

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X-COM: UFO Defense
4.99€ -91% 4.99€ 0.48€
9.1
3,602
197
Game modes
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Online players
43
Developer
MicroProse Software, Inc
Publisher
2K
Release 04 Sep 2008
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