X-COM: UFO Defense overview

Overview

X-COM: UFO Defense comes from MicroProse Software, Inc and is published by 2K. It arrived on Steam on Sep 4, 2008, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

X-COM: UFO Defense's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 26 players at 22 September 2026 - 02:17:46 UTC, with a tracked peak near 641. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 95% positive across 3,951 reviews.

Language and system requirements

X-COM: UFO Defense is available in 1 languages including:

5 regional rating boards including esrb, crl, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

X-COM: UFO Defense has sold up to 232,000 units and has 3,206 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $695,000. On Twitch, 3 streamers are live with around 15 total watchers.

X-COM: UFO Defense overview details

X-COM: UFO Defense combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace. Features: Command deadly close-combat battles Shooting down UFOs is just the beginning: you must then lead a squad of heavily-armed soldiers across different terrains as they investigate the UFO crash site. Tackle the aliens with automatic rifles, rocket launchers, and even tanks in the struggle to retrieve useful technology, weapons or life forms. Research and manufacture alien technologies Successful ground assault missions will allow X-COM scientists to analyze alien items. Each new breakthrough brings you a little closer to understanding the technology and culture of the alien races. Once you have sufficient research data on the UFO's superior weapons and crafts, you'll be able to manufacture weapons of equal capability. Develop a strategy to save the Earth You must make every crucial decision as you combat the powerful alien forces. But you'll also need to watch the world political situation: governments may be forced into secret pacts with the aliens and then begin to reduce X-COM funding.

SteamPulse editorial summary

X-COM: UFO Defense is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 26 players at 22 September 2026 - 02:17:46 UTC, a tracked peak of 641, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategyClassicTurn-Based StrategySci-fiAliensTurn-BasedTacticalSingleplayerTurn-Based TacticsDifficultIsometricOld SchoolUnforgivingBase-Building1990's

Support and legal notes

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