Xenonauts 2

[Attention I rate the game on 07.08.2025 Currently it is still in EA (Milestone 5) and not feature complete.] it´s a UFO: Enemy Unknown Clone (NOT A XCOM) My first playthrough on the easiest difficulty took 40 hours. The game has everything you'd expect from a clone of UFO: Enemy Unknown. However, what I miss—especially after playing XCOM: Enemy Within—is the inclusion of psychic soldiers, cybernetics, and gene manipulation. XCOM simply offered so many more possibilities. The wide range of active abilities also made the game more dynamic. In contrast, every combat encounter in Xenonauts feels the same. The soldiers themselves are essentially identical, and while the gear gets better, it only increases the numbers rather than expanding the player's tactical options. I had fun playing through it, but it lacks long-term motivation. Honestly, the battles became too repetitive by the end of my very first playthrough. 6/10

I have good experience with XCOM games overall. I chose Normal difficulty and was doing very well until the first Terror mission. My soldiers had great weapons and armor, but those Grey bastards kept killing civilians. If you kill one zombie, it turns into another Grey guy, and so on. They literally ATTACK my ship on the first move! Like, WTF!!! This is insane. I played XCOM 20 years ago on PS1, and it was much more balanced back then. I can’t recommend this game now. You’ll play for a solid 10 hours, and then one mission will literally destroy you without a chance.

Game is in an excellent state for early access. Combat is unforgiving and punishes your mistakes. But there is nothing more thrilling than completing a mission by the skin of your teeth. You will definitely need more soldiers than you think. I've played Xenonauts one and both XCOMs and I've lost more soldiers in the first several hours on this than I have entire playthroughs on others. And even when they do survive they need a looonnnggg time to heal. (Which is realistic and I approve) I do like the customisation options and being able to field nine soldiers right off the hop is appreciated. The combat support vehicle mechanics: Have been nerfed. Unlike the first game where even a basic support vehicle could withstand a ton of punishment, these early ones cannot. I've lost four already. I've been using them like I have previous games: send them out first use them to draw fire, shoot back while manoeuvring my human forces to counter. Well these delicate fuckers definitely draw fir...

It reminds me of the original XCOM, punishing, but so satisfying when you do well. Expect a lot of losses if you take too many chances. I have not progressed too far, but so far as I have gone, the only negative is the need for more diverse missions and maps, but I am guessing more will come as I progress. Overall game play is a 9/10. Graphics are more old school, but I actually like them. Anyone who likes turn based tactics will enjoy this rendition of extraterrestrial invasion of earth set in 2009.

Last patch crashing after first mission. Save unpalyable,

Having played XCOM EW and XCOM 2, I always wished there was a game that was closer to the feeling of the original XCOM UFO Defense. Larger squads, more scope, more diversity in play. Phoenix Point was almost there, but feels clunky and un-engaging at times. Xenonauts 2 really captures the feeling, especially now being so close to full release. I wholeheartedly would recommended either 1 or 2 to anyone who wants a new XCOM experience.

You like turn based tactics that hold your hand and make you feel good about yourself? This aint it. This is Xcom made by Micropose from the 90s brought into the future. The turn based combat will take you from hero to zero in one turn. You think your better than me? You wont save scum? Yeah sure. Wait till you hit day 200 +. On normal difficulty. It starts off nice and easy and gets harder, much harder. Your one base that you build morphs into 3 or 4, your interceptors become outdated and you have to constantly move people and equipment around to keep the aliens at bay. In short, Game is great and if you enjoyed the orignal Xcom from yesteryear this will scratch that itch. The ground combat is top notch, the air combat needs some work (which the devs have stated they will be working on), and the base management is a carbon copy of that great game made years ago. No matter how good you think you are your troops will die and you will make mistakes, sometimes unavoidable ones. ...

Great followup to the first one and scratches the original XCom itch.

If you've played the original 1990's X-Com games like X-Com: Apocalypse, then you already know what this game is all about. It really is the spiritual successor to the originals. The 2010's reboot of the original X-Com franchise with X-Com 2 was brilliantly done and qualitatively is a superior game to Xenonauts 2. So while this game isn't X-Com 2, it's still a great game and a lot of fun to play. For me it brings back great memories of the original X-Com series, and I love playing all of them. There's no reason to not play his because you played X-Com 2, they're both quite enjoyable!