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  • Summary: Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Apr 2, 2026
    91
    While the learning curve might be steep at first, Xenonauts 2 offers incredibly rewarding tactical action for those willing to ascend it.
  2. Apr 7, 2026
    90
    A slow-burning, but extremely rewarding experience that doesn’t hold back. Xenonauts 2 knows exactly what it wants to be and does it well.
  3. Apr 9, 2026
    88
    Xenonauts 2 is one of the most interesting and successful attempts to breathe new life into the spirit of the classic UFO/X-COM in a contemporary form. There are games that strive at all costs to be modern. And there are games that simply aim to be really, really good. Xenonauts 2 clearly falls into the latter category.
  4. 80
    A loving homage to the original X-COM, that’s far more interested in turning up the difficulty than coming up with any new ideas.
  5. Apr 12, 2026
    80
    Modernizes the original X-COM's challenging tactical battles with a varied campaign and more charm than screenshots will let you know.
  6. Apr 10, 2026
    80
    As a spiritual successor to the original UFO games, it's excellent; as a full-fledged sequel to Xenonauts 1, however, it's rather disappointing. While it still plays well and offers exploration, combat, construction and management, after 10 years of development, we certainly expected more.
  7. Mar 30, 2026
    70
    Though I personally found the combat slow, punishing for the wrong reasons, and the customization a bit shallower than I would have liked, I can certainly see the appeal in Xenonauts 2, particularly for those wanting a tactically demanding, strategy-heavy game reminiscent of classic XCOM with some great lore.

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  1. Jul 19, 2023
    10
    Nostalgia talking, but I really missed some aspects of the old school XCOM games in the modern versions. For example, more tacticalNostalgia talking, but I really missed some aspects of the old school XCOM games in the modern versions. For example, more tactical environment destruction, this game delivers to play a more recent version of what I remember the original series was, a true love letter to the genre. Expand