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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

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.

22
playing now
70%
positive of 12k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
59/100
IGDB user rating (107 ratings)
31h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 15h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

22 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 22 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 10% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 483k–966k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,080 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.99-80%
GamersGate$4.00-80%

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 67 of 111 observed days · $0.61 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

2402026-08-06 21:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 15 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 24 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 23 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 16 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 14 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 16 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 16 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 21 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 17 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 14 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 22 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$2.952015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — 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 $17.112026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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

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.

Player tags

RPGActionAliensSci-fiShooterCold WarStrategyTacticalAdventureStory Rich

Census log

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

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