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Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.

Xenonauts is a turn-based strategy, turn-based tactics and turn-based combat game developed and published by Goldhawk Interactive.
Released on June 16th 2014 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 4,889 reviews of which 4,265 were positive and 624 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 22.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 4.16€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Xenonauts into these genres:

Turn-Based Strategy Turn-Based Tactics Turn-Based Combat Base-Building Grand Strategy Management Singleplayer Strategy Tactical Aliens Sci-fi Indie Isometric Simulation Turn-Based Kickstarter Cold War 2D Remake Atmospheric

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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
  • OS *:Windows 8 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2
  • Processor:Intel 2 GHz
  • Memory:1 GB RAM
  • Graphics:Integrated Graphics
  • Hard Drive:3 GB HD space
  • Sound:Integrated
  • Monitor:1280x720 pixels minimum
MacOS
  • OS:OSX 10.6 or better
  • Processor:Intel 2 GHz
  • Memory:1 GB RAM
  • Graphics:Integrated Graphics
  • Hard Drive:3 GB HD space
  • Sound:Integrated
  • Monitor:1280x720 pixels minimum
Linux
  • OS:Any Linux distribution since 2010
  • Processor:Intel 2 GHz
  • Memory:1 GB RAM
  • Graphics:Integrated Graphics
  • Hard Drive:3 GB HD space
  • Sound:Integrated
  • Monitor:1280x720 pixels minimum

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
If you ever wondered what X-COM: UFO Defense might look like if it were remade with modern polish but without losing its soul, Xenonauts is your answer. This game doesn’t hold your hand, doesn’t pad your ego, and doesn’t waste your time. It respects you — and punishes your mistakes. In the best way. The strategic layer is deep and old-school in the most satisfying sense. You're managing a global defense network, building bases, intercepting UFOs, researching alien tech, and struggling to keep the world from falling into chaos. It’s tense, high-stakes, and incredibly rewarding when things go right — and absolutely devastating when they don’t. The tactical combat is where Xenonauts shines. Turn-based, gritty, and unforgiving, every mission feels like a small war. Soldiers are vulnerable, line of sight matters, cover is your best friend, and a single wrong move can spiral into disaster. There's no cinematic fluff here — just tight, deliberate tactical gameplay that requires real thought. And when a plan comes together, it feels earned. A huge part of the appeal is the atmosphere. The Cold War aesthetic gives the game a unique identity, and the grounded, almost militaristic tone makes the alien invasion feel unsettling and real. It's not a flashy game, but it nails the mood — grim, methodical, and desperate. This isn’t a game for everyone. It doesn’t have the modern slickness of newer XCOM titles, and it doesn’t try to. But if you crave thoughtful, hardcore strategy where every decision counts — this is it. It’s hard, it’s fair, and it’s brilliantly designed for people who want to think several turns ahead.
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Feb. 2025
This game is awesome. I like it more then xcom cause there is much more control.| make sure to use community edition under beta in the games steam properties..... for the community enhances editio thank you for another steam reviewer for making me aware of the community enhances edition
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Nov. 2024
Game is fun, good lore, cool animations, gives good nostalgia vibes of an old game, but can sometimes be unbearably unfair even on easy difficulty.
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Nov. 2024
It's basically XCOM. And I love XCOM. It's not XCOM. Nothing is XCOM except XCOM, but this is pretty good. It can get a little repetitive, but that's when you load your whole squad with rocket launchers and go have a blast. The game is stable on vanilla, I tried using the Community Edition with Lore+ and Armored Assault mods, but the game crashed like every 10 minutes with those. I reinstalled and haven't had a crash in days. If you never played XCOM before, this is a good place to start your alien defense simulator adventure. You manage everything and it's really like 3 games in 1 where you manage your development, do air battles with UFOs, then go to the crash sites to get tactical on dem AYYYS. It's kinda like Fallout 1&2 and Fallout Tactics. Turn-based, beer&pretzels, save anytime type of deal. Plus they did a really good job with the hardware, I love just looking at them planes and guns.
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Sept. 2024
The game is really good. I've never played the original XCOM so this was a little challenging(but in a good way). Has a couple of bugs but nothing game breaking.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Xenonauts is currently priced at 22.99€ on Steam.

Xenonauts is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 22.99€ on Steam.

Xenonauts received 4,265 positive votes out of a total of 4,889 achieving a rating of 8.44.
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Xenonauts was developed and published by Goldhawk Interactive.

Xenonauts is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Xenonauts is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Xenonauts is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Xenonauts is a single-player game.

Xenonauts does not currently offer any DLC.

Xenonauts does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Xenonauts does not support Steam Remote Play.

Xenonauts 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.

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Xenonauts
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8.4
4,265
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Release 16 Jun 2014
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