The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

Steam Deck Verified

2K Marin · Action · Aug 20, 2013

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.99.

70%
Mostly Positive
12k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 56 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 54 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 12k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise50% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
My main criticism would be with the game's optimization: even if your computer is strong, the game will have issues if you don't have a Nvidia graphics card.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Does it have a good soundtrack?
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Played on Steam Deck: Yes.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics48 reviews
Audio35 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters169 reviews
70%
Gameplay101 reviews
68%
Combat86 reviews
77%
Performance29 reviews
83%
Interface21 reviews
90%
Controls7 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes56 reviews
50%
Difficulty54 reviews
70%
Bugs18 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
70%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
41
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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