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X-COM: Interceptor cover art

X-COM: Interceptor

MicroProse Software, Inc · 2K · 2008-09-04

SteamGOG

Strategy

Franchise: X-COM · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: 1998 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

They're back...only this time the heinous aliens are out to destroy Earth and rule the new frontier. As X-COM commander, it's your sole duty to protect humanity and the prized mining operations in outer space.

1
playing now
55%
positive of 226 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 06:00 UTC (census sample)

X-COM: Interceptor is the fourth main game in the X-COM series, developed by MicroProse's Chapel Hill development studio and released in 1998. The game is a combination of many genres, including space flight simulation, business simulation game and strategy game elements. More specifically, the player's role includes managing a number of X-COM space stations, piloting starfighters during hostile encounters whilst co-ordinating wingmen, and managing resources and research. X-COM Interceptor, although released as the fourth game, is actually set before X-COM: Apocalypse, thus making it the third game in the chronological order. The game was re-released in 2008 for Steam and GamersGate, and again in 2016 on GOG.com.

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  • · Top 57% of 5,982 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.0k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 226 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.25-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.27-14%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.07 at Fanatical (2026-08-03) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 28 of 55 observed days · $0.18 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-11 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 06:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.99$1.242015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $1.502016-02-12 — best price $4.992016-11-29 — best price $4.992017-04-01 — best price $3.992017-11-28 — best price $4.992018-03-08 — best price $1.242018-09-13 — best price $4.692019-02-04 — best price $1.242019-05-30 — best price $1.492019-09-28 — best price $3.672020-01-14 — best price $3.892020-02-16 — best price $4.112020-05-11 — best price $4.992020-09-28 — best price $1.492021-01-05 — best price $4.992021-06-09 — best price $1.492021-10-28 — best price $1.242022-01-27 — best price $1.242022-03-25 — best price $5.262022-08-22 — best price $1.242022-12-22 — best price $1.242023-03-02 — best price $4.992023-09-22 — best price $1.242024-01-16 — best price $4.992024-04-07 — best price $4.812024-07-29 — best price $4.992024-11-27 — best price $1.242025-03-13 — best price $1.242025-06-27 — best price $1.242025-10-07 — best price $1.242026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-03-27 — best price $1.292026-06-25 — best price $1.242026-08-29 — best price $4.272026-08-30 — best price $1.25
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

SpaceAliensFlightSci-fiClassicStrategySpace SimSimulationSingleplayer

Census log

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

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