Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k player reviews · updated
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
46% of themes are praise27% are divided27% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The fundemental gameplay of a having a Battlescape connected to an overarching Geoscape is such fun gameplay to me.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I love the differentiation of the regions too, city, country, desert, snowy it creates great diversity in the levels and combat.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall though, every aspect of this game, from the combat, gameplay, story, style and soundtrack everything is just perfect.
Bugs
Players who bring up Bugs mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The original (1994) was super buggy and nearly unplayable on newer systems, but thanks to these guys (the people working on the openxcom project) the game is now playable and with lots of bug fixes.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Together with the great retro music and sound effects, the game has a charming overall feel.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay53 reviews
Combat36 reviews
Story10 reviews
Bugs10 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes80% still recommend
Co-op100% still recommend
Linux compatibility100% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics96% still recommend
Difficulty90% still recommend
Interface91% 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
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$4.99
The lowest we've tracked is $1.24.
6 points recordedtoday · $4.99
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