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XCOM: Enemy Within

XCOM: Enemy Within

Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Linux) | Nov 11, 2013 | DLC

Released

DLCfor XCOM: Enemy Unknown

StrategySteam Store

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID225340
  • Price$9.99
  • Release dateNov 11, 2013
  • DeveloperFiraxis Games, Feral Interactive (Linux)

XCOM: Enemy Within is a Steam DLC entry. SteamPulse displays its Store metadata without treating it as a live playable game.

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID225340
  • Price$9.99
  • Release dateNov 11, 2013
  • DeveloperFiraxis Games, Feral Interactive (Linux)
  • Publisher2K, Feral Interactive (Linux)
  • Parent gameXCOM: Enemy Unknown

Genres: Strategy

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

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Game overview

Overview

XCOM: Enemy Within is a Steam DLC connected to XCOM: Enemy Unknown. It was prepared by Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Linux), published by 2K, Feral Interactive (Linux), and released on Nov 11, 2013. 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: Enemy Within 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: Enemy Unknown.

Language and system requirements

XCOM: Enemy Within is available in 10 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseKoreanPolishRussianTraditional Chinese languages with full audio support

9 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, bbfc, usk, and oflc

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz) CPU2 GB RAM256 MB Video Memory NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater20 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listed2.4 GHz Quad Core CPU4 GB RAM512MB Video Memory ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series/NVIDIA GeForce 9000 Series or greater20 GB available space
macOSMinimumOS X 10.7.5 (Lion), 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion)2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)4 GB RAMAMD HD4000 / NVIDIA 9000 Series24 GB available space
macOSRecommendedOS: 10.9 (Mavericks)2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)8 GB RAMAMD HD4000 / NVIDIA 9000 Series20 GB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 14.04 (64 bit)2 GHz4 GB RAMNvidia 600 series+, AMD 6000 series+, Intel Iris Pro16 GB available space
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 14.04 (64 bit)3 GHz8 GB RAMNvidia 700 series+, AMD 6000 series+16 GB available space

Recommendations and store value

XCOM: Enemy Within has 1,494 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: Enemy Within overview details

XCOM: Enemy Within is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

XCOM: Enemy Within is the expansion to the 2012 Game of the Year award-winning strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Enemy Within adds an incredible array of new abilities, upgrades and weapons to combat new enemy and alien threats. This expansion also introduces new maps and missions, new tactical and strategic gameplay, and new multiplayer content providing a fresh new gameplay experience. Key Features New Soldier Abilities: Construct the Genetics Lab to physically enhance your operatives’ abilities including augmentations to the chest, brain, eyes, skin, and legs or build the Cybernetics Lab to enable the construction of the new Mechanized Exoskeletal Cybersuit, or MEC. The new MEC Trooper class has specialized abilities and each suit can be upgraded with new weapons including the flamethrower and grenade launcher. New Weapons and Equipment: Give your operatives an extra tactical edge with new projects from your engineering team and the Foundry. New Enemy Threats: Adopt new tactics to counter the threats from two new alien types and a deadly new organization known as EXALT. New Strategic Resource: A valuable new alien resource, known as Meld, has been discovered. Secure it on the battlefield and use it carefully back at base to unlock new research and upgrades. New Tactical Challenges and Maps: Cloak-and-dagger and intelligence operations provide new tactical challenges on over 40 new battlefields. New Multiplayer maps, units, and abilities: Create your custom squad from a wider array of options and dominate your opponent in intense, one-on-one, turn-based matches.

SteamPulse editorial summary

XCOM: Enemy Within is listed as a DLC with $9.99. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, 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: Enemy Within
Steam App ID225340
TypeDLC
Release dateNov 11, 2013
DeveloperFiraxis Games, Feral Interactive (Linux)
Publisher2K, Feral Interactive (Linux)
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows and Linux
GenresStrategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Korean, Polish * , Russian * , Traditional Chinese * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed playersNot applicable
SteamPulse tracked peakNot applicable
Positive reviews1,046
Negative reviews139
Total reviews1,185
Positive percent88%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations1,494
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateNov 11, 2013
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)5 September 2026 - 09:09:27 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)Not applicable
Store metadata updated (UTC)5 September 2026 - 09:09:27 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 1994-2013 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 2K, 2K Games, Firaxis Games, XCOM, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and their respective logos are trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. The ratings icon is a trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. Unreal® is a registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998-2012, Epic Games, Inc. Uses Bink Video Technology. Copyright © 1997-2013 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. This software product includes Autodesk® Scaleform® software, © 2013 Autodesk, Inc. Autodesk, and Scaleform are regi…

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/dlc/225340
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/225340/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/225340
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for XCOM: Enemy Within

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: Enemy Within?

XCOM: Enemy Within 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: Enemy Within growing or declining recently?

XCOM: Enemy Within 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: Enemy Within?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (37.3%), United Kingdom (6.7%), Brazil (5.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.3%), United Kingdom (6.2%), Brazil (5.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (42.2%), United Kingdom (6.1%), Brazil (5.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.2%), China (7.2%), Brazil (5.9%). 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: Enemy Within?

XCOM: Enemy Within currently sits at 88% positive across 1,185 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,046 positive reviews and 139 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does XCOM: Enemy Within 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: Enemy Within?

XCOM: Enemy Within is currently listed at $9.99 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 1,494, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

88% positive, 1,046 positive, 139 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

No data available

DLC and packages

XCOM: Enemy WithinBuy XCOM: Enemy Within #32746$9.99XCOM: Enemy Unknown Complete PackBuy XCOM: Enemy Within #37429$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or later Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz) CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB Video Memory NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB Video Memory ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series/NVIDIA GeForce 9000 Series or greater Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

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