XCOM®: Chimera Squad
Turn-based tactics with squad breaches in a human-alien city
Firaxis Games · Published by 2K · Released Apr 23, 2020
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 23K
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 51% of 47 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 43
- peak 24h 49
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Nov 25, 2024
What is XCOM®: Chimera Squad?
This single-player turn-based tactics game takes place in City 31, where humans and aliens live together after the war for Earth. You lead human and alien agents through missions made up of separate encounters, choosing entry points for each breach and taking individual turns against enemies. Between missions, you assign agents and manage rising unrest across the city's districts.
For you if...
- +you like tactical battles built around short encounters
- +you enjoy combining agents with different abilities
Not for you if...
- −you want extensive soldier customization and base building
- −you prefer large maps and varied mission types
- −you want a serious tone without frequent jokes
What players say
71% of 23,477 reviews are positive · 51% of 47 in the last 30 days
Players praise the breach system and the ways agents' abilities work together. Common complaints concern repetitive missions, limited customization, the writing, and persistent bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
XCOM®: Chimera Squad system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, 64-bit
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz Quad Core
- Graphics
- 1GB AMD Radeon HD 7770, NVIDIA GeForce 650 or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 18 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 and 2015 Runtime Libraries, and Microsoft DirectX.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 64bit / Windows 8.1 64bit / Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- 3GHz Quad Core
- Graphics
- 2GB AMD Radeon HD R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 18 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 40
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Strategy
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Turn-Based
- Singleplayer
- Aliens
- Sci-fi
- Futuristic
- Tactical
- Turn-Based Combat
- Character Customization
- RPG
- Tactical RPG
- Female Protagonist
- Action
- Multiplayer
Recent updates
- Nov 25, 2024 · 2K Launcher Removal
- Aug 8, 2022 · 2K Launcher Patcher v1.6.0.1082
- Jul 12, 2022 · 2K Launcher v1.5.3 hotfix
- Jul 8, 2022 · 2K Launcher v1.5.3 Release Notes
- Mar 17, 2022 · 2K Launcher v1.5.0 Release Notes
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