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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

2K Marin · 2K · 2013-08-19

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Action

Franchise: X-COM · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 23, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Aug 06, 2013 (Xbox 360), Aug 19, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 19, 2013 (Mac)

The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear.  A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is a 2013 Action game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and Mostly Positive (70% of 12091 reviews).

4
playing now
70%
positive of 12k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1,789
twitch viewers (latest)
1789.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
69/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
59/100
IGDB user rating (107 ratings)
16
Nexus mods (1.2k downloads)
31h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 15h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is a 2013 tactical third-person shooter video game developed by 2K Marin and published by 2K. The eighth title in the turn-based strategy series X-COM and a narrative prequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, it was released for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 in August 2013. Set in late 1962 at the height of the Cold War, the game's premise mainly revolves around The Bureau, the predecessor of the Extraterrestrial Combat Unit (XCOM), as they attempt to repel an alien invasion. As a tactical shooter, players can use the battle focus mode to issue commands to two other agents accompanying the protagonist, William Carter. Players can permanently lose their squad members so they must make good tactical decisions.

Trailer

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified trailer thumbnail

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - Launch Trailer

≈187,929 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 82 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 484k–967k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,091 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$3.49-83%
GOG$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.38 at GameBillet (2026-06-25) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 95 of 146 observed days · $0.11 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
313120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2842026-09-15 11:00 — 10 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 21 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 8 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 14 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 28 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 11 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 16 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 14 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 10 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 17 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 21 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 15 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 13 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 12 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 14 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 9 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.1k12Aug 2013Aug 2026Aug 2013 — avg 2,150 · peak 6,584Dec 2013 — avg 258 · peak 1,701Apr 2014 — avg 124 · peak 437Aug 2014 — avg 392 · peak 1,739Dec 2014 — avg 111 · peak 243Apr 2015 — avg 99 · peak 259Aug 2015 — avg 80 · peak 179Dec 2015 — avg 79 · peak 288Apr 2016 — avg 45 · peak 116Aug 2016 — avg 78 · peak 192Dec 2016 — avg 45 · peak 138Apr 2017 — avg 34 · peak 78Aug 2017 — avg 43 · peak 113Dec 2017 — avg 1,018 · peak 7,312Apr 2018 — avg 75 · peak 269Aug 2018 — avg 53 · peak 108Dec 2018 — avg 44 · peak 136Apr 2019 — avg 31 · peak 116Aug 2019 — avg 32 · peak 82Dec 2019 — avg 37 · peak 101Apr 2020 — avg 47 · peak 121Aug 2020 — avg 27 · peak 60Dec 2020 — avg 25 · peak 68Apr 2021 — avg 18 · peak 44Aug 2021 — avg 18 · peak 39Dec 2021 — avg 17 · peak 38Apr 2022 — avg 17 · peak 43Aug 2022 — avg 16 · peak 35Dec 2022 — avg 15 · peak 33Apr 2023 — avg 16 · peak 38Aug 2023 — avg 13 · peak 35Dec 2023 — avg 13 · peak 30Apr 2024 — avg 15 · peak 31Aug 2024 — avg 16 · peak 39Dec 2024 — avg 14 · peak 37Apr 2025 — avg 16 · peak 32Aug 2025 — avg 16 · peak 44Dec 2025 — avg 15 · peak 38Apr 2026 — avg 13 · peak 33Aug 2026 — avg 13 · peak 36
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$2.952015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-02-24 — best price $19.952015-04-22 — best price $4.992015-06-29 — best price $19.992015-11-30 — best price $19.992016-01-31 — best price $18.992016-04-01 — best price $19.992016-07-01 — best price $4.982016-11-01 — best price $17.592017-05-30 — best price $19.992017-11-01 — best price $18.472018-07-17 — best price $15.992018-12-13 — best price $3.992019-03-17 — best price $3.992019-10-03 — best price $3.992020-01-25 — best price $19.832020-04-29 — best price $17.842020-08-02 — best price $19.992020-09-22 — best price $17.882020-11-13 — best price $17.882021-03-01 — best price $3.402021-08-19 — best price $3.992022-03-04 — best price $3.992022-08-22 — best price $3.992023-01-20 — best price $3.992023-06-29 — best price $3.992024-02-11 — best price $13.492024-04-30 — best price $3.992024-09-27 — best price $17.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-08-15 — best price $19.992026-01-19 — best price $19.992026-04-30 — best price $19.992026-07-11 — best price $17.112026-09-04 — best price $3.992026-10-04 — best price $3.992026-10-15 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

216772026-06-01 — 81 pageviews2026-06-05 — 103 pageviews2026-06-09 — 99 pageviews2026-06-13 — 107 pageviews2026-06-17 — 79 pageviews2026-06-21 — 100 pageviews2026-06-25 — 77 pageviews2026-06-29 — 101 pageviews2026-07-03 — 82 pageviews2026-07-07 — 82 pageviews2026-07-11 — 83 pageviews2026-07-15 — 78 pageviews2026-07-19 — 123 pageviews2026-07-23 — 109 pageviews2026-07-27 — 109 pageviews2026-07-31 — 117 pageviews2026-08-04 — 101 pageviews2026-08-08 — 90 pageviews2026-08-12 — 119 pageviews2026-08-16 — 107 pageviews2026-08-20 — 109 pageviews2026-08-24 — 123 pageviews2026-08-28 — 185 pageviews2026-09-01 — 193 pageviews2026-09-05 — 138 pageviews2026-09-09 — 126 pageviews2026-09-13 — 137 pageviews2026-09-17 — 86 pageviews2026-09-21 — 108 pageviews2026-09-25 — 103 pageviews2026-09-29 — 97 pageviews2026-10-03 — 117 pageviews2026-10-07 — 107 pageviews2026-10-11 — 101 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
53.7%
earned "All That Remains"
16%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing3 DLC

7 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2013-10-15, latest 2013-11-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)29,3774%41
PS3 (PlayStation)7,5548%42

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGActionAliensSci-fiShooterCold WarStrategyTacticalAdventureStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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