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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | Dec 3, 2018 | DLC

Released

DLCfor XCOM® 2

StrategySteam Store

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID593380
  • Price$19.99
  • Release dateDec 3, 2018
  • DeveloperFiraxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is a Steam DLC entry. SteamPulse displays its Store metadata without treating it as a live playable game.

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID593380
  • Price$19.99
  • Release dateDec 3, 2018
  • DeveloperFiraxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
  • Publisher2K, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
  • Parent gameXCOM® 2

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)Publisher: 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)

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Game overview

Overview

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is a Steam DLC connected to XCOM® 2. It was prepared by Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux), published by 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux), and released on Dec 3, 2018. This page focuses on the store listing, screenshots, price, requirements, and its relationship to the main game rather than presenting it as a normal live-player game.

Store reviews and relationship

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is a DLC, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to XCOM® 2.

Language and system requirements

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is available in 11 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseKoreanPolishRussianSimplified ChineseTraditional Chinese languages with full audio support

9 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, kgrb, and dejus

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz4 GB RAM1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better65 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listed3GHz Quad Core8 GB RAM2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better70 GB available space
macOSMinimummacOS 10.13.62.5GHz Intel Core i5 or greater8 GB RAM1GB AMD 5750, Nvidia 650M, 1.5GB Intel Iris Pro 6200 (See Notes for more details)78 GB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 18.04, Steam OS 2.166Intel i3-3225 3.3ghz4 GB RAMNVIDIA 650 (1GB), AMD R9 270 (2GB) or better78 GB available space

Recommendations and store value

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen has 3,667 Steam recommendations. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the DLC, price, media, and store details.

Detailed game overview

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen overview details

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

Extra content for XCOM 2 War of the Chosen About the Game XCOM® 2: War of the Chosen , is the expansion to the 2016 award-winning strategy game of the year. XCOM® 2: War of the Chosen adds extensive new content in the fight against ADVENT when additional resistance factions form in order to eliminate the alien threat on Earth. In response, a new enemy, known as the “Chosen,” emerges with one goal: recapture the Commander. This expansion includes new Hero classes to counter the “Chosen”, new enemies, missions, environments and increased depth in strategic gameplay. NEW FACTIONS & HERO CLASSES Three additional factions have emerged to strengthen Earth's resistance – the Reapers, Skirmishers and Templars – each with its own unique abilities and contrasting philosophies. These factions provide powerful hero class soldiers to aid in missions and new opportunities for the strategy layer. THE CHOSEN The Chosen are the most cunning enemies XCOM has ever faced, each with unique strengths and weaknesses that will be introduced with each new campaign. The Chosen are on the hunt for the Commander and will kidnap, interrogate, and kill XCOM’s soldiers to complete their objective. The Chosen can also invade the strategy layer and ravage XCOM’s global operations. Find and raid the Chosen’s strongholds to defeat the enemy for good. NEW ALIEN & ADVENT THREATS A deadly new alien known as the Spectre, capable of creating dark copies of XCOM soldiers, has snuck onto the battlefield. Adopt new tactics to counter it as well as the explosive attacks of the ADVENT Purifier and the psionically c…

SteamPulse editorial summary

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is listed as a DLC with $19.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Strategy. Because it is a DLC, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameXCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Steam App ID593380
TypeDLC
Release dateDec 3, 2018
DeveloperFiraxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Publisher2K, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Price$19.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresStrategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed playersNot applicable
SteamPulse tracked peakNot applicable
Positive reviews3,523
Negative reviews678
Total reviews4,201
Positive percent84%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations3,667
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateDec 3, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)5 September 2026 - 12:07:29 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)Not applicable
Store metadata updated (UTC)5 September 2026 - 12:07:29 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice©2017 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 2K, Firaxis Games, XCOM, XCOM 2, and their respective logos are trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/dlc/593380
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/593380/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/593380
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for XCOM 2: War of the Chosen?

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is tracked here as a Steam DLC, so SteamPulse does not treat it like a standalone live-player game. The useful activity signals for this kind of page are price, reviews, metadata, media, and its relationship to the parent app when one exists.

Is XCOM 2: War of the Chosen growing or declining recently?

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen does not have enough dated player-history points yet to calculate a reliable growth or decline percentage. Once SteamPulse has at least two tracked player-history points, this answer will compare the first available chart point with the latest tracked point.

What country-level audience data is available for XCOM 2: War of the Chosen?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (36.4%), Canada (7.6%), United Kingdom (6.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.2%), Canada (6.6%), United Kingdom (5.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.4%), Canada (6.4%), United Kingdom (5.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.5%), China (7.2%), Canada (5.8%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for XCOM 2: War of the Chosen?

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen currently sits at 84% positive across 4,201 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 3,523 positive reviews and 678 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does XCOM 2: War of the Chosen have?

SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for XCOM 2: War of the Chosen?

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is currently listed at $19.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 3,667, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

84% positive, 3,523 positive, 678 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

No data available

DLC and packages

XCOM 2: War of the ChosenBuy XCOM 2: War of the Chosen #326731$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows® 7 x64-bit Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 65 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device Additional Notes: Initial installation requires one-time Internet…

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows® 7 x64-bit Processor: 3GHz Quad Core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 70 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device

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