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X-COM: UFO Defense

by Mythos Games

1994
StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Tactical

Horror · Military · Pixel Art · Sci-Fi · Turn-Based

85
Excellent

About

X-COM: UFO Defense is a strategy game that combines tactical combat with base management and global defense. Players lead an international organization tasked with defending Earth from an alien invasion. The game unfolds on two levels: a global view where players manage resources, research alien technology, and intercept UFOs, and a tactical combat mode where squad-based battles occur. Players recruit and train soldiers, build bases, and develop new weapons and equipment based on recovered alien technology. Missions involve turn-based combat against aliens in various environments, with permadeath adding tension to each engagement. As the alien threat escalates, players must balance research, defense, and offensive operations to protect Earth's nations from panic and alien infiltration. X-COM: UFO Defense's blend of strategic depth, tactical combat, and atmospheric tension creates a compelling gameplay experience in the face of a global alien threat.
Publisher
2K Games, Mediaquest, MicroProse Software, Inc.
Modes
Single player
Themes
Science fiction, Horror, Warfare
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Age Rating
E — Everyone

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Where to Buy

Available in Bundles

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Release History

Mar 1994DOS
Q2 1994Amiga
1994Amiga CD32, DOS
Oct 25, 1995PS1
Nov 1995PS1
Jul 31, 1997PS1
1998PC
Sep 04, 2008PC

Language Support

3 languages
LanguageAudioSubtitlesInterface
English
French
German