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Please add all character- and class-specific tropes there! It was first released in 2013.Ī Sequel, XCOM 2, was released on February 5, 2016.Ī character page is under construction here. The XCOM: Long War Game Mod adds significantly more content to the game. Finally, it added a second mission chain like Slingshot, and indeed it had originally been designed as one. Unlike the aliens, EXALT resorts to cloak and dagger tactics, such as increasing panic and stealing XCOM's resources, forcing the player to use intel gathering and counter intelligence ops to bring them down. It also introduces a new enemy faction: EXALT, a human paramilitary group acquiring alien technology to Take Over the World. It added new enemy types, maps, items and customization options, the ability to genetically enhance XCOM troopers, a new XCOM unit called the Mechanized Exoskeletal Cybersuit Trooper and a new alien resource called Meld. It added 16 previously Dummied Out difficulty modifiers, including options that make the game more like the original X-COM, or even more extreme.Īn expansion, XCOM: Enemy Within, was released in November 2013. Second Wave, was released in January 2013 for free.It added additional soldier customization options, a series of inter-connected Council missions in China with a unique soldier, and earlier access to certain technologies/upgrades. Slingshot, was released in December 2012.With the addition of spiritual successors and a brand new spin-off title let's see where these games place in one of the most iconic strategy games of all time. However, there something about fighting off an alien invasion in videogames that's appealed to gamers since the days of Space Invaders and Galaga. It's unsurprising as the series remains one of the most influential of all time, inspiring other modern hits like Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle and Empire of Sin.

Updated by Michael Llewellyn on March 7th, 2021: The XCOM series continues to find new fans of its turn-based strategy series. Thankfully, the series has found its way back with the rebooted series released on the PC and on consoles lets take a look at all of the best and worst games in the series. There were two canceled projects, disagreements between developers which unfortunately carried over into one of their games, and some badly reviewed games. RELATED: 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts You Never Knew About The XCOM Franchiseĭespite the cult following and great praise on most of the mainline XCOM entries it hasn’t always a smooth ride for the series. It's also one of the most accessible tactical games on the market next to the Fire Emblem series. The game’s influence can be seen in the original PC Fallout games and more recently the Divinity: Original Sin RPG series. The first game is still considered to be one of the most influential games ever made. XCOM is a tactical strategy role-playing series that began on the PC all the way back in 1994.