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XCOM 2

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App ID 268500
App Type Game
Store Name XCOM® 2
Developer , ,
Publisher 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Franchise XCOM
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 39045851
Last Record Update 20 September 2026 – 21:05:44 UTC ()
Release Date 5 February 2016 – 05:00:00 UTC ()
😎 83.65%
109k reviews
2,295
In-Game
💡 Strategy 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat 🤔 Tactical 🦹 Character Customization 🎲 RPG

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

Additional Information

Developer Firaxis Games
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metacritic_score 88
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DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher 2K
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Store Release Date 5 February 2016 – 05:00:00 UTC ()
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Social Media https://www.facebook.com/XCOM/
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Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 5 February 2016 – 05:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 3 February 2026 – 23:54:52 UTC () (1770162892)
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Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game requires manually enabling controller support using in-game settings
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game requires manually enabling controller support using in-game settings
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 2
  • test_timestamp: 3 May 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8270065
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First seen on SteamDB 6 December 2013 – 00:17:33 UTC (), in changelist #348170

Supported Languages

11 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat 🤔 Tactical 🦹 Character Customization 🎲 RPG 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 👤 Singleplayer 🚀 Sci-fi ⚔️ War 🪖 Military 🌲 PvE 🌆 Isometric ☠️ Perma Death ☢️ Post-apocalyptic 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based 🕰️ Alternate History ♟️ Grid-Based Movement 🗺️ Top-Down 🧩 Logic

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Native Steam Controller

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last_modified6 March 2026 – 16:03:36 UTC
timestamp6 March 2026 – 16:03:36 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 2,295 players right now
  • 3,545 24-hour peak
  • 133,022 all-time peak 7 February 2016
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  • 58 viewers right now
  • 275 24-hour peak
  • 76,838 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 83.65% SteamDB Rating
  • 93,018 84.7% positive reviews
  • 16,794 15.3% negative reviews

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How many players are playing XCOM 2 right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 2295 players live playing XCOM 2 on Steam.

XCOM 2 had an all-time peak of 133022 concurrent players on 7 February 2016.

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