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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.
XCOM® 2 is a isometric, turn-based combat and post-apocalyptic game
developed by Firaxis Games and Feral Interactive (Linux)
and published by Feral interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) and 2K.
Released on February 04th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 101,701 reviews of which 86,187 were positive and 15,514 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.
The Steam community has classified XCOM® 2 into these genres:
System requirements
These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.
Windows
- OS *: Windows® 7, 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 45 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 and 2013 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.
MacOS
- OS: macOS 10.13.6
- Processor: 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 or greater
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB AMD 5750, Nvidia 650M, 1.5GB Intel Iris Pro 6200 (See Notes for more details)
- Storage: 45 GB available space
- Additional Notes: The game is supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar.
- * All 13” MacBook Pros released since Late 2016
- * All 15” MacBook Pros since early 2011 with a 2.3GHz processor or better
- * All 17" MacBook Pros since Early 2011
- * All 21.5” iMacs since late 2013 with a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M or better
- * All 27” iMacs since mid 2010 with a 1GB Graphics Cards and a 2.5GHz processor or better
- * All 27” iMacs Pro's
- * All Mac Pros released since Late 2009
- Please note for your computer to meet the minimum requirements it must match or better all elements of the listed spec. For more detailed specifications check the Feral website.
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Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04.2 64-bit or Steam OS
- Processor: Intel i3-3225 3.3ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA 650 (1GB), AMD R9 270 (2GB) or better
- Storage: 45 GB available space
- Additional Notes:
- * Intel GPUs are not supported at time of release.
- * Nvidia requires 352.55 or newer drivers.
- * AMD requires Mesa 13.0.1 driver compiled using LLVM 3.9.
- * XCOM 2 War of the Chosen requirements differ to XCOM 2, please check the system requirements here before purchasing.
User reviews & Ratings
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Xcom 2 story continues after Xcom 1, and it offers one the best experience as turn-based tactical games. Commander difficulty and above are challenging even for experienced players, especially on Ironman. There are a lot of replay value and very fun to try different team combinations. The achievements requires 4-5 runs to complete. The most difficult one in my opinion is the Ironman Commander+ achievement. Legendary difficulty, Speedruns Commander+ and Ironman Commander+ runs are better to be in separate runs to avoid unnecessary stress. Every run takes about 20-50 hours. DLCs are essential for the full experience as the WOTC expansion add quite a lot of contents. Gold medals in legacy operations are more obtainable on the nightmare difficulty. WOTC and legacy operations DLCs are required for all achievements. Special thanks to Robin again for helping with the multiplayer achievement. The multiplayer achievement is still obtainable today using the beta version and Robin has a guide on this. The base game can freeze or crash at times. Enable the ZIP mode helps to reduce the issue but won't eliminate it. When playing with WOTC DLC, I never encountered similar issues. The game is not recommended on Steam deck. It draws battery and burns the deck even on the lowest graphic setting. The freeze and crash happens as well.
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XCOM 2 with the mod 'Long War of the Chosen' is a grand monolith of a complex of turn-based game, with incredible strategic depth this is a theorycrafters dream. If you've never played before, I recommend jumping straight in with one the below LWOTC collections (on the easiest difficulty) and expect to have your ass handed to you for a few hundred hours in the most entertaining way. Mod Jam Collection: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2370003018 The 'Alternative Mod Launcher' is essential: https://github.com/X2CommunityCore/xcom2-launcher Or you can use the 'Work in Progress' (perfectly stable and balanced) successor to Mod Jam; Ted Jam: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=3310020642
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Im an old man that lost the ability to sit down and play games without loosing interest. This one though, Ive really become fond of. Even though its exciting in its way you can lean back and control almost all of it with only the mouse and when the family comes by to disturb you nothing will happen while you attend to them. Five out of five old man farts
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If you're playing XCOM 2 without the DLC, which is still an excellent game with a great story, I recommend installing these mods which greatly improve the Quality of Life, sometimes importing features present in the DLC. [*]No Rank Up Throttling: Removes the limit that prevents soldiers from ranking up multiple times after a single mission, even though they earned enough Kills / XP. [*]Show Enemies on Mission Planning: This mod shows the enemy types and quantity that have been detected by the Shadow Chamber in the Mission Planning screen. It saves you from having to remember it or to go back to the Geo screen to examine the expected enemies. It will only show the information if you have the Shadow Chamber constructed. [*]Upgrade Reminder: Adds icons to soldiers in the squad loadout screen if there are available weapon or PCS upgrades and that soldier has available slots for these items. I am a bear of very little brain and usually forget to actually use the stuff I find on missions. If you do too, this might be for you. [*]ShowMeTheSkills: Shows soldiers perks in the squad selection menu, no more hide and seek to find that one grenadier whom AWC gave serial AND phantom. Also capable of displaying your soldier stat on the same screen without clutering the U.I too bad. [*]Free Camera Rotation: Enables free camera rotation. [*]Rogue Class Mod + Long War SMG Pack: Inspired by the Scout from Long War and a new Ghost archetype, previously unseen in XCom. [*]All Soldiers Gain XP: This mod gives soldiers in the barracks a small amount of XP after each mission. [*]More Maps Pack [Non WOTC]: This mod adds new level plots, parcels and pcp's to the map pool for greater variation in level layouts! [*]Stop Wasting My Time: Speeds up the game by removing pointless pauses and other time-wasters. All changes are purely cosmetic. [*]Gotcha (Flank Preview Evolved): Gotcha expands on XCOM 2's Line Of Sight indicator, adding the ability to anticipate if a move will flank an enemy, if they are visible through squadsight, and when mission objectives will be in view to either hack or shoot at. [*]Show Health Values: Shows the value of HP next to the cover icon, no more counting sectopod's HP. [*]Overwatch All/Others: Adds the ability to put all/other units with action points on Overwatch. [*]Evac All: This mod adds an "Evac All" ability to soldier ability bars when they are in an active evac zone. Clicking this button will evac all soldiers currently in the evac zone instead of needing to click the evac button on each individual soldier. [*]Long War Leader Pack: This mod adds a development path for XCOM soldiers in the Guerrilla Training School, allowing them to train special perks that benefit the entire squad. But only one leader at a time can go on a mission, so be careful whom you select for the training! [*]Blackmarket Usage: Displays possible usage of items on the blackmarket sell screen. No more wondering whether you still need Advent Trooper Corpses.
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I absolutely love this game, I accidentally played it for over 100 hours in the first week of getting it. I dream of XCOM every now and then, it is like my brain is roleplaying XCOM levels as I sleep. I need help. Great game!
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Frequently Asked Questions
XCOM® 2 is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.
XCOM® 2 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 49.99€ on Steam.
XCOM® 2 received 86,187 positive votes out of a total of 101,701 achieving a rating of 8.37.
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XCOM® 2 was developed by Firaxis Games and Feral Interactive (Linux) and published by Feral interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) and 2K.
XCOM® 2 is playable and fully supported on Windows.
XCOM® 2 is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
XCOM® 2 is playable and fully supported on Linux.
XCOM® 2 is a single-player game.
There are 7 DLCs available for XCOM® 2. Explore additional content available for XCOM® 2 on Steam.
XCOM® 2 is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
XCOM® 2 supports Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
XCOM® 2 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 XCOM® 2.
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Game modes
Features
Online players
3,123
Developer
Firaxis Games,
Feral Interactive (Linux)
Publisher
Feral interactive (Mac),
Feral Interactive (Linux),
2K
Release
04 Feb 2016
Platforms
Remote Play