Xenonauts
Turn-based alien defense strategy with squad combat and global management
Goldhawk Interactive · Released Jun 16, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 5,075
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 25
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Apr 17, 2023
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is Xenonauts?
In this single-player strategy game, you command a multinational force defending Cold War-era Earth from an alien invasion. You send persistent squads into turn-based missions to fight aliens and recover technology, while managing funding, interceptors, bases, and research between battles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning turn-based fights with persistent squads
- +you like juggling aircraft defense, research, and limited funds
Not for you if...
- −you want a forgiving campaign with few setbacks
- −you prefer tactics without global resource management
What players say
87% of 5,075 reviews are positive
Players praise its faithful take on classic X-COM and the freedom to approach fights in different ways. They complain about repetitive UFO assaults, frustrating cover and line-of-sight behavior, and combat balance; some also report crashes and bugs that block progress.
Screenshots and trailer
Xenonauts system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 8 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2
- Processor
- Intel 2 GHz
- Graphics
- Integrated Graphics
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB HD space
Recommended
- Graphics
- 512 MB DirectX 9.0c Compliant Video Card
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- Solid State Hard Drive
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Tags
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Turn-Based Combat
- Base Building
- Grand Strategy
- Management
- Singleplayer
- Strategy
- Tactical
- Aliens
- Sci-fi
- Indie
- Isometric
- Simulation
- Turn-Based
- Cold War
Recent updates
- Apr 17, 2023 · Launcher Update
- Aug 8, 2016 · Xenonauts V1.65 Stable Released!
- Jan 19, 2016 · Xenonauts V1.65 Experimental Released!
- Jan 10, 2016 · Further fixes to Mac / Linux builds!
- Jan 10, 2016 · Further fixes to Mac / Linux builds!
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