XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Fantastic and well balanced turn based combat strategy game

The game does not run rn (March 2025, will update/remove if fixed). I bought it recently after hearing that it 'worked again' and I was able to play through most of a campaign. However, it appears I was semi-deceived and now the game will no longer run. When I start the game I can select which DLC I want to use, and after I choose which one I want, the game does not start. (~_~)
I just want to shoot aliens plz

Does great justice to the old x-com games. Streamlines them without simplifying them too much.

Amazing work.

incredible game but with some game breaking bugs. I cant see the ending because it freezes on the last cutscene. Also had a few crashes which resulted in lost progress. Still had a great time but ill have to mod it in the future. Really no excuse for these bugs to be here for over 10 years unfixed which is a bummer.

Having to make decisions about what to research, resource management, what parts of the world to save or let go all make the game more intense and add a layer of macro strategy over the micro strategy gameplay of the tactical battles.

The music, artstyle and mysterious nature of your enemy all make the game have a pretty cool and creepy atmosphere too.

Seems fly mode have several bug, when flying through room or flying above object. Hacked drone and my sniper clipped through object and can't escape.

Decent, but at this point you are better off playing vanilla XCom 2 than this. Enemy Within was a great expansion, but it crashed repeatedly at mission complete (even after doing all the hacks like borderless windowed) for me costing me half a dozen hours. RTX2070 so it should not have been a heavy lift for this.

Great Game
Recomend new Players geting Enemy Unknown if on sale as well as the Base game, it goes along well with the original story.

Amazing game. The RNG can be frustrating, but I've beaten the game like 3 times and I still come back to it every once in a while. 9/10

This game is very easy, only took 2 hours for the game to turn into XCOM 2 before XCOM 2 cannonically happens because aliens killed all my operatives and I lost all nations

The game that helped revitalize the turn-based tactics genre on PC after nearly a decade of dormancy. Despite being less deep than its original predecessor, the tense gameplay and constant feeling of dread of not knowing if your next move could mean your demise was ever present just as the original. A definite must play if you have any interest in the genre.

Good turned based combat. I'm ashamed of how much save-scumming I've done, but it's solid enough that I enjoyed replaying the parts I failed at first.

Truly incredible tactical and strategic experience. The satisfaction and genuine emotional roller-coasters this game offers through the intense uncertainty of the unknown alien threat is unique. I had a lot of fun creating a personalised A-team with their own style, blasting away foes.

This is one of my favorite games of all time. I first played it when it came out on console and it looks great on PC. However, this game crashes about every 45 mins. So if you can get past that, I'd suggest saving your game after every 2 or 3 moves. Terrible experience.

7.5/10;
-Very good turn based tactics game.
-No technical issues.
-Game play is fun/engaging and very addictive, easy to lose track of time.
-Good amount of Mod support.

I would recommend this game on sale at 70% or greater.

very cool game but i insist on playing on the hardest difficulty and get wiped out after a few perfect battles

skill issue on my end, even now despite how old the game is, pretty good

great game, to bad it crashes when throwing a grenade, shooting a rocket, killing some enemies, revealing enemies wrong, enemies cause an explosion, when loading into a game mid mission and a few others

How to fix the startup bug that wont let you play the game.

go to steam>browse local files>direct X> and press DX setup

after it runs you should be able to play the game if not abandon all hope and jump into oncoming traffic.


the game itself is pretty good, it is very optimized and can run on a potato. I personally enjoy it more than xcom 2.

Still the best. You should also get the sequel as it brings a lot of improvements, but I personally dislike the push style of play it incentivizes. XCOM:EW with Long War is an absolutely superb experience.

Love a turn based strategy. Very clean game. Offers a lot of options. Overall fun game.

Works fine for me! Awesome game too 10/10
Leveling up your team and growing connections/fondness with them is amazing
watching them get ABSOLUTELY destroyed by aliens- not so much

My only negative thing to say is the RNG can be a little... sadistic.. for either side though!

A brilliant reboot of the iconic XCOM franchise. The game masterfully blends turn-based tactical combat with deep base management, creating an intense and rewarding experience. Every decision matters, from how you develop your squad to what you research in your base. The tension of losing a soldier you've grown attached to adds emotional weight to every mission.

for hours of intriguing challenges, the X-Com games are worth a try. I can't begin to explain let alone convince someone of the excitement, enjoyment, and/or involvement of this game to draw the player into a world of possibilities. I truly love playing and replaying.

I loved this game, however... I was having crashing issue until I went into the games properties -> Installed Files -> Verify Integrity of game files and found 4 damaged files. The updated the files.

Pretty good strategy game with various decisions you make that both advance and differentiate personal units, a multitude of maps and enemies requiring involved tactics to overcome, and an interesting mix of mechanics for both in and out of combat. Personally, I'm a fan of the 'alien invaders' theme, as running a military branch of the government trying to save the world from an external threat is pretty classic as science-fiction stories go. Trying to juggle what things you might want to build and research with what's going to pay the best rewards can be a little tricky at first, but some of the later game unlocks can be well worth the wait. Story campaign can also take many hours depending on how you play, but also is straightforward and can be completed fairly quickly once you know the right sequence of events.
Overall, excellent and challenging experience, even on replay.

felt like those sci fi movies from the 90s :)
in game cinematics are simple but immersive

A tactical turn based shooter where a tiny gray man can 6 crit me 80 yards away with near pinpoint aim and my sniper missed on a 73% hit chance

It's a bit buggy but overall a solid tactic strategy game. Just make sure you have multiple saves going. Probably wouldn't recommend Ironman mode though

This is a PSA: Steam has finally updated their side and the game now works. You need a clean installation for it to work.


XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a great game, definitely recommend. Shame it took so long for Steam to update the game on their end to actually -work- without the Take2 Launcher.

Just have fallen in love with all XCOM games. I found myself playing for hours staright, redoing completed levels even to try for a beter outcome. Def worth the buy!!!!

An excellent game. Still fun after many years of being around. Works as it should. Better than most triple A live service offerings. Replayable and still able to challenge.

One that I keep coming back to across multiple platforms.

Brutal at times, but an absolute classic

As others have said, the "updating executable" thing makes you completely unable to start the game. I've played this for 301 hours on PC alone, and yet for the last few months I can't even open the damn game. DO NOT BUY. I will update this review when and if they fix it and make it a real review.

to start, the best XCOM game ever, id rank it over two in my personal opinion HOWEVER, this recent patch basically fucked it.

IT IS ON SALE ON GOG RN GO BUY IT, it is currently priced at $10 USD for the complete collection. (will do my best to remember to remove this when the sale ends)

Do not buy this game, it is currently broken and cannot be played after a recent update even after re-installation!

2K in their infinite wisdom have decided to brick our copies of the game. I didn't follow what's gone on, but I know the game is not accessible for me and others.

I would highly advise not purchasing this or any other 2K games until this has been fixed.

Game has become unplayable. Won't launch and no solution from the developer since 4Q last year.

Updating Executable, game has been unplayable for weeks. Totally unacceptable.

This is unbelievable... how can such big companies like steam and 2k blunder so bad. I mean sure this is a 12 yo game, but it was and has always been working absolutelly fine. Somebody dropped the ball real bad.

In my personal case, I had it installed since idk when, but my last playthrough was dec 2023 and it was working fine. Fast foward to jan 2025 i decided to play it again and I can't bc some stupid bug or whatnot. I reinstalled it, checekd file integrity, restarted, everything multiple times... wtf steam!

Seems like a pretty good game. Unfortunately, it cannot be launched. Ever. Personally, it's a bit of a dealbreaker when a game cannot actually be played.

The game is unable to launch. I re-downloaded Xcom after a few years away. After downloading, the title simply doesn't run. After googling around I learned this is now a common issue. Very disappointing.

The game is still for sale but does not launch due to a known and ongoing issue where it hangs on the step "Updating Executable" while trying to launch. It's been over 60 days as of time of writing with no fix and - at least to my knowledge - not so much as a "We're aware of the issue" statement from Steam or 2K.