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XCOM® 2

Firaxis Games · 2K · 2016-02-04

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Strategy

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

Releases: Sep 27, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Feb 05, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 05, 2016 (Linux), Apr 07, 2016 (Mac), May 29, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 27, 2016 (Xbox One)

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

4,032
playing now
85%
positive of 109k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
59
twitch viewers (latest)
85/100
critic score (29 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (419 ratings)
45h
to beat · rushed 24h · completionist 68h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

4,032 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

XCOM 2 is a 2016 turn-based tactics video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K. It is the sequel to 2012's reboot of the series, XCOM: Enemy Unknown; it takes place 20 years after the events of Enemy Unknown. XCOM, a military organization trying to fight off an alien invasion, has lost the war and is now a resistance force against the occupation of Earth and the established totalitarian regime and military dictatorship. Gameplay is split between turn-based combat in which players command a squad of soldiers to fight enemies, and strategy elements in which players manage and control the operations of the Avenger, an alien ship that is used as a mobile base for XCOM.

Trailer

XCOM® 2 trailer thumbnail

Official XCOM 2 Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4,032 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,206 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~401/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 5,887 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 2.7M–6.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 109,159 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-85%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.98 at GameBillet (2023-04-08) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 119 of 153 observed days · $1.01 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.9k1.9k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,056 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 919 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,057 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,914 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,657 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,262 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,090 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,260 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,440 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,751 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 592 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 804 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 614 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 603 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 699 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 672 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,675 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 384 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 898 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 552 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 316 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 572 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 698 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 576 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 472 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 579 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 859 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 220 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 663 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,081 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 351 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 809 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 305 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 643 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 599 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 481 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 432 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 476 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 364 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 54 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5.5k2.3k2026-08-06 21:00 — 3,258 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,312 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 3,268 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 3,366 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2,836 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 3,833 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 3,834 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 3,034 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 4,083 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 3,838 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,389 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 3,303 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 3,312 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2,281 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3,213 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 3,317 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 2,571 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 4,142 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 5,152 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 3,248 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 3,348 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 4,673 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 3,825 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 4,487 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 4,997 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 3,681 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 3,139 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 4,691 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 4,032 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$2.292015-09-102026-08-302015-09-10 — best price $44.842016-06-09 — best price $40.192016-09-24 — best price $59.992017-02-01 — best price $35.212017-06-16 — best price $23.992017-11-11 — best price $36.792018-03-01 — best price $59.992018-05-28 — best price $19.792018-09-01 — best price $44.992018-11-22 — best price $9.312019-02-21 — best price $12.302019-05-04 — best price $12.802019-08-05 — best price $10.592019-11-29 — best price $11.192020-02-17 — best price $11.412020-05-27 — best price $14.992020-09-03 — best price $11.202020-11-21 — best price $53.542021-03-05 — best price $8.992021-06-18 — best price $14.992021-10-04 — best price $59.992022-01-04 — best price $59.992022-04-22 — best price $59.992022-08-22 — best price $4.092022-11-22 — best price $2.692023-02-20 — best price $53.992023-06-01 — best price $59.992023-09-19 — best price $2.992024-01-10 — best price $59.992024-04-15 — best price $2.392024-07-21 — best price $53.992024-11-20 — best price $59.992025-02-20 — best price $52.992025-06-05 — best price $59.992025-09-15 — best price $59.992026-01-07 — best price $59.992026-05-14 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6761512026-05-29 — 178 pageviews2026-06-01 — 165 pageviews2026-06-04 — 206 pageviews2026-06-07 — 348 pageviews2026-06-10 — 249 pageviews2026-06-13 — 223 pageviews2026-06-16 — 160 pageviews2026-06-19 — 218 pageviews2026-06-22 — 191 pageviews2026-06-25 — 207 pageviews2026-06-28 — 296 pageviews2026-07-01 — 181 pageviews2026-07-04 — 217 pageviews2026-07-07 — 185 pageviews2026-07-10 — 183 pageviews2026-07-13 — 222 pageviews2026-07-16 — 213 pageviews2026-07-19 — 193 pageviews2026-07-22 — 203 pageviews2026-07-25 — 165 pageviews2026-07-28 — 242 pageviews2026-07-31 — 199 pageviews2026-08-03 — 252 pageviews2026-08-06 — 216 pageviews2026-08-09 — 237 pageviews2026-08-12 — 393 pageviews2026-08-15 — 365 pageviews2026-08-18 — 289 pageviews2026-08-21 — 299 pageviews2026-08-24 — 296 pageviews2026-08-26 — 676 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

317132026-08-27 09:33 — 236 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 231 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 73 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 168 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 255 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 89 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 127 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 225 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 280 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 165 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 220 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 317 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 181 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 59 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 92 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 66 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 199 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 197 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 217 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 212 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 39 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 56 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 88 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 103 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 216 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 310 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 59 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
80.2%
earned "First Blood"
31.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing6 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Where its players are

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

Player tags

PvERPGWarLogicSci-fiMilitaryTop-DownIsometricTurn-BasedPost-apocalyptic

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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