UFO: Afterlight
Sci-fi strategy on Mars with tactical battles against aliens
Altar Games · Published by Bohemia Interactive · Released Jan 6, 2014
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 537
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)
What is UFO: Afterlight?
A single-player strategy game set on Mars, where a small colony struggles to survive while Earth faces its own conflicts. You research technology, communicate with factions on Earth, and fight enemies in real-time tactical battles you can pause.
For you if...
- +you like planning during paused tactical battles
- +you want a story about survival on Mars
Not for you if...
- −you prefer direct action over tactical decisions
- −you only play strategy games with multiplayer
What players say
66% of 537 reviews are positive
Players praise its similarities to X-Com.
Screenshots and trailer
UFO: Afterlight system requirements
Minimum: ® ™ 5700, 0.5 GB RAM, 2.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run UFO: Afterlight?
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Pentium® III or AMD® Athlon - 1GHz
- Graphics
- nVidia® GeForce™ 5700 or ATI Radeon® 9500 *
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2550 MB available space
- Notes
- *Intel integrated cards are not supported at this time. We are looking into a fix.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Pentium® III or AMD® Athlon - 2GHz
- Graphics
- nVidia® GeForce™ 6600 or ATI Radeon® 9700 Pro or better*
- Memory
- 768 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2550 MB available space
Does UFO: Afterlight have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does UFO: Afterlight run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian.
Does UFO: Afterlight use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
