Crit

UFO: Aftermath

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 343 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Altar Interactive · Strategy · Apr 23, 2014

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$3.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio2 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy UFO: Aftermath?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 343 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 156 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise11% are divided56% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
29 of 156 sampled reviews raised it
Soldiers move and engage dynamically, but players can halt time at any moment to issue precise orders, reposition units, or adjust combat strategies.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
22 of 156 sampled reviews raised it
Equipment customization further enhances tactical flexibility, as a wide arsenal of weapons and gear can be researched and deployed.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
21 of 156 sampled reviews raised it
The story is pretty neat though, I like it taking a twist on the typical X-COM story that these inspired games typically have.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat29 reviews
Gameplay22 reviews
Story21 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
50% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
78% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Crashes
55% still recommend
Interface
80% still recommend
Audio
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$3.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $3.99

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