Xenonauts 2 on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Quick menu

Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.

Xenonauts 2 is a strategy, simulation and turn-based strategy game developed by Goldhawk Interactive and published by Hooded Horse.
Released on April 02nd 2026 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Polish and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 2,952 reviews of which 2,371 were positive and 581 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 13.94€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Xenonauts 2 into these genres:

Strategy Simulation Turn-Based Strategy Wargame War Turn-Based Tactics Sci-fi 4X Sandbox Grand Strategy Tactical Military Management Singleplayer Turn-Based Turn-Based Combat Moddable RPG Character Customization Early Access

Media & Screenshots

Get an in-depth look at Xenonauts 2 through various videos and screenshots.

System requirements

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

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8320 (quad-core)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce®™ GT 750 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R7 260X (2 GB)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 8 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD required

User reviews & Ratings

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

April 2026

Perfect game for anyone who likes turn-based tactics. It feels like a more mature version of XCOM, where you are actually weaker than a superior invading force. You will lose a lot of soldiers, even whole bases, but losses are replaceable and you grow with each battle. If you liked the original Fallout games, Battle Brothers, Menace, or just want something more brutal than XCOM, this is for you.

April 2026

I do not usually write reviews however I wanted to do so for Xenonauts 2 which has gone through both good and bad patches of development. The main issue was the length at which it has taken to get to this point but I am happy to say that I both enjoy the game as it is today on release. It truly captures an old style of XCOM, more similar to UFO defense and is the only game I have played that was released in modern times which scratches that achieves everything I want out of an XCOM style game, not since enemy unknown/within in the early 2010s have I felt this way. I whole heartedly recommend the game and I encourage people to play it if they love this genre.

March 2026

This game is interesting. I'm a vet of the modern XCOM's with plenty of experience across the board with xcom-likes (pheonix point, original xenonaughts ect) and xcom-lites (gears tactics, chaosgate ect) so it's very much up my alley. I sat down with another vet to give this a "sneakpeak" in the week before full release. We played for about a 5 hour sitting. Here are my inital impressions: I really like the equipment options and the general gameplay. It feels tense, gritty, and also weighty. I haven't put a lot of time in yet but at the start of the game there is a few mechanics unexplained (in the globle and tactical layers) which do make sense when you mess with them. I'll reserve my judgement on the slow start as i haven't seen how it develops yet. The thing that makes me write this review is the tactical layer design choices. I think the idea of line of sight checks is good, but the implementation is sloppy. Multiple times I placed units in tactically sound positions and was punished for doing so. For example - I placed a sniper on a rooftop leaving him pretty much exposed but with the hope that it would mean a good shooting position. Every time i tried to target ground units there was always something "slightly" obscuring them leading to either significantly lowered hit chance, or completely blocked shot. In reality a sniper with high aim - aiming at a dude like 50 metres away and his legs are obscured by a container (on the angle), would still be an easy enough shot, not an unviable blockage. It feels nitpicky like a ruler nerd at tabletops, and does away with a little of the rule of cool flow these games often have. Don't get me wrong, there does need to be a line drawn but this one is a bit to hard. I really look forward to the 1.0 update where i can hopefully praise this game for all the hard work the devs have put in so we'll see next week.

March 2026

Fans of XCOM who want a deeper strategic layer will feel right at home with Xenonauts 2. The game clearly draws inspiration from the classic X-COM: UFO Defense, focusing heavily on base building, squad development, and research & development while responding to UFO activity across the globe. Compared to the more streamlined modern reboot XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Xenonauts 2 leans harder into planning and long-term strategy. Base placement, aircraft interception, soldier equipment, and research priorities all have meaningful consequences, making it feel less like a cinematic tactics game and more like managing a global defence program. The game is best described as a spiritual successor—not officially part of the X-COM franchise, but intentionally recreating the depth and style fans loved. A similar example would be Stardew Valley, which captured the spirit of Harvest Moon without being part of the original series. Combat is where Xenonauts 2 really appeals to strategy purists. Missions use a time unit system, meaning every action—moving, firing, turning your soldier, or even kneeling for better accuracy—costs resources. Unlike the more automated actions in XCOM 2, players are far more hands-on with positioning and action management. This adds an extra layer of tactical control, rewarding careful planning but also making mistakes painfully obvious when your soldier runs out of time units in the middle of an alien ambush. If you enjoyed XCOM but ever thought “I wish this had more strategy and a bit more chaos,” Xenonauts 2 delivers exactly that. 8 alien autopsies out of 10

Dec. 2025

This is a fantastic ode to the early XCOM games. It feels to me like it has a lot more mechanical depth than the XCOM reboots. The atmosphere is wonderfully bleak, the writing is very good and there is a palpable sense of tension throughout the whole experience. I completed it on soldier difficulty, iron man mode and ended up losing 23 Xenonauts to some 463 aliens. This difficulty level is balanced in such a way that once I got better technology, my soldiers started surviving more and I snowballed a bit - those poor aliens were soon out of their depth. Higher difficulty next play through! My only criticisms are that the technological advancement of weaponry is essentially just damage boosting. The lasers were the coolest as they had the most distinctive characteristics. Also, make the weapon sounds more punchy - I want those high tech guns to sound like they're tearing big holes in whatever they hit (especially the tech level after lasers, they sound so wimpy!).

Similar games

View all

Combat Mission Black Sea Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017

Similarity 84%

Price -91% 5.78€

Rating 7.9

Release 21 Jan 2021

View

Shadow Empire Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.

Similarity 75%

Price -82% 7.17€

Rating 8.3

Release 03 Dec 2020

View

Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2 War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.

Similarity 74%

Price -76% 19.96€

Rating 8.5

Release 10 Dec 2021

View

Field of Glory II Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.

Similarity 74%

Price -96% 1.24€

Rating 7.9

Release 12 Oct 2017

View

Civil War II You take the part of the military and political leadership, trying to lead your nation to victory, in the midst of some of the toughest operations of the Civil War. You will build, organize and command your armies over one of the largest maps of the USA ever made for a Civil War game.

Similarity 73%

Price -90% 4.06€

Rating 7.4

Release 03 Jul 2014

View

Combat Mission Shock Force 2 The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.

Similarity 73%

Price -93% 4.79€

Rating 7.8

Release 31 Aug 2020

View

Heart of the Machine You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.

Similarity 72%

Price -71% 8.86€

Rating 8.7

Release 06 Mar 2026

View

Old World Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?

Similarity 72%

Price -98% 1.11€

Rating 8.0

Release 18 May 2022

View

Gary Grigsby's War in the East War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!

Similarity 72%

Price -89% 9.36€

Rating 8.4

Release 09 Jul 2015

View

Terra Invicta An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

Similarity 69%

Price -68% 12.85€

Rating 7.8

Release 05 Jan 2026

View

NationWar2:Chronicle NationWar 2.0 is a big strategy game based on the theme of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. There are more than 60 countries to choose from in the game. Map 1: 1 restores the mountainous landscapes and rivers of China.

Similarity 69%

Price 16.49€

Rating 7.5

Release 21 Oct 2024

View

Pandora: First Contact Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.

Similarity 67%

Price -98% 0.68€

Rating 6.1

Release 30 May 2014

View

Discover more games like Xenonauts 2

Frequently Asked Questions

Xenonauts 2 is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.

Xenonauts 2 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.

Xenonauts 2 received 2,371 positive votes out of a total of 2,952 achieving a rating of 7.76.

😊

Xenonauts 2 was developed by Goldhawk Interactive and published by Hooded Horse.

Xenonauts 2 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Xenonauts 2 is not playable on MacOS.

Xenonauts 2 is not playable on Linux.

Xenonauts 2 is a single-player game.

Xenonauts 2 does not currently offer any DLC.

Xenonauts 2 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Xenonauts 2 does not support Steam Remote Play.

Xenonauts 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 Xenonauts 2.

Data sources

The information presented on this page is sourced from reliable APIs to ensure accuracy and relevance. We utilize the Steam API to gather data on game details, including titles, descriptions, prices, and user reviews. This allows us to provide you with the most up-to-date information directly from the Steam platform.

Additionally, we incorporate data from the SteamSpy API, which offers insights into game sales and player statistics. This helps us present a comprehensive view of each game's popularity and performance within the gaming community.

Last Updates

Steam data	29 April 2026 02:19
SteamSpy data	29 April 2026 08:55
Steam price	29 April 2026 04:48
Steam reviews	27 April 2026 07:52

If you'd like to dive deeper into the details about Xenonauts 2, we invite you to check out a few dedicated websites that offer extensive information and insights. These platforms provide valuable data, analysis, and user-generated reports to enhance your understanding of the game and its performance.

SteamDB - A comprehensive database of everything on Steam about Xenonauts 2
SteamCharts - Analysis of Xenonauts 2 concurrent players on Steam
ProtonDB - Crowdsourced reports on Linux and Steam Deck Xenonauts 2 compatibility