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X-COM: UFO Defense

Developed by
  1. MicroProse Software, Inc
Published by
  1. 2K
Peak #33
Current #938
Top 250 53%
Gem Peak #7

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You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

$4.99 $1.24 -75%
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Dates

Released
1993-12-31 (28 years ago)
First review
2010-10-15 (11 years ago)
Age on Steam
4,279 days (11.7 years)

Reviews

Total reviews verified
3,194 2,521 (79%)
Review breakdown
3,024 (94.7%) 170 (5.3%)
Review velocity
0 reviews per day
Days in top 1000
4,278 (99%)
Estimated owners Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
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Pricing

Release price
$0.00 (1993-12-31)
Lowest price (earliest)
$1.24 at 2013-10-03
Average price
$4.57
Average discount
$1.62
Number of discounts
55
Days discounted
535 (12.5%)
Estimated gross sales Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
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Estimated net sales Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
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Tags

Tags in descending order of votes. Votes are the number of times a tag has been applied to this game by a Steam user, shown next to each tag name.

  1. Strategy 300
  2. Classic 252
  3. Turn-Based Strategy 206
  4. Sci-fi 173
  5. Turn-Based 168
  6. Aliens 165
  7. Tactical 154
  8. Singleplayer 126
  9. Turn-Based Tactics 118
  10. Difficult 104
  11. Isometric 69
  12. Old School 66
  13. Unforgiving 63
  14. Base Building 60
  1. Addictive 47
  2. 1990's 44
  3. Retro 43
  4. Simulation 43
  5. Atmospheric 38
  6. Management 19

Tags below the threshold do not have enough votes to be considered valid for this game yet.

Details last updated: July 2, 2022 04:22

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