X-COM: UFO Defense

StrategyTacticalTurn-based strategy (TBS)
X-COM: UFO Defense
Game intro (1/2)
IDs
IDSteam
247760
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Critic rating
9.2
User rating
HowLongToBeat
Main39.03h
Extra47.66h
100%71.72h
Summary

X-COM: UFO Defense is a strategy game that combines tactical combat with base management and global defense. Players lead an international organization tasked with defending Earth from an alien invasion. The game unfolds on two levels: a global view where players manage resources, research alien technology, and intercept UFOs, and a tactical combat mode where squad-based battles occur. Players recruit and train soldiers, build bases, and develop new weapons and equipment based on recovered alien technology. Missions involve turn-based combat against aliens in various environments, with permadeath adding tension to each engagement. As the alien threat escalates, players must balance research, defense, and offensive operations to protect Earth's nations from panic and alien infiltration. X-COM: UFO Defense's blend of strategic depth, tactical combat, and atmospheric tension creates a compelling gameplay experience in the face of a global alien threat.

Developers
Mythos Games
Publishers
2K GamesMicroProse Software, Inc.Mediaquest
Genres
StrategyTacticalTurn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms
AmigaAmiga CD32DOSPC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation
Game modes
Single player
Perspectives
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
airplanealien abductionalien invasionaliensbase buildingbloodycliffhangercorpsecowdarknessday/night cycledestructible environmentdifficulty leveldigital distributionexplosionfaceless antagonistgeoscapeice stageinstant killliving inventorymacromanagementmind controlmoralemovement penaltymutantsnudityone-handed gameplaypermadeathpixel artplaystation mouse supportpoisoningprocedural generationreptilian humanoidretroachievementsscientistsingle-player onlysnakesnowsoldierspaceshipstat trackingsteamtactical turn-based combattankterroriststime limitturn-basedturn-based tacticsufowar

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