XCOM 2
2016 · Firaxis Games · ~40h to finish
You do not lose fights here, you lose campaigns — and usually about three missions before you notice.
Sustained pressure. Progress is earned.
Price on Steam
USD · United States · checked 1h ago
The fingerprint
- Punishment drops 1.5 points — you handle this better than most.
- Learning Curve drops 0.6 points — you handle this better than most.
- Assist options shave roughly 2.9 points off, if you use them.
These are generic numbers. Calibrate and this whole page re-scores around you.
CalibrateWhere it bites
SPOILER-SAFE BY DEFAULT- 25% · ~8hStrategy
the campaign timer that has been running since before you noticed it existed
▲ 36 - 45% · ~16hPunishment
the mission type that destroys squads which try to fight fairly
▲ 37 - 60% · ~22hStrategy
the death spiral, which starts the week your best squad gets hurt at the same time
▲ 13
Assists & accessibility
0/4 SOURCEDCHALLENGE RELIEF
- Difficulty modes [unsourced]Four levels; Ironman disables saving and is a separate toggle.
- Save anywhere [unsourced]Available on every difficulty unless you opt into Ironman.
HEARING
- Full subtitles [unsourced]
GUIDANCE
- Replayable tutorials & glossary [unsourced]Full in-game encyclopaedia of units, weapons and abilities.
Claims marked unsourced have not been checked against a published accessibility review. Nothing here is inferred from genre — where we do not know, we say nothing.
What it is
A turn-based tactics game about an insurgency against an alien occupation, combining squad missions with a strategic layer of research, engineering and a global doomsday clock.
Where to go from here
Argue with these asksNearest fingerprints in the catalogue. The same demands, a different game.
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