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XCOM series

11 games · franchise average 83.1 · highest rated: X-COM: Apocalypse

What this series does best — and worst

Best at Immersion (90) · weakest Audio (65)

Immersion 90

Gameplay 89

Innovation 88

Design 86

World 85

Value for Money 85

UI & UX 84

Visuals 75

Technical Performance 72

Audio 65

How the series scored over time

oldest → newest · weighted community score

One row per game in release order. Bar width = weighted community score (1–100). The arrow shows whether each entry scored higher or lower than the previous one.

X-COM: UFO Defense · 1994

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X-COM: Terror from the Deep · 1995

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X-COM: Apocalypse · 1997

83.1

X-COM: Interceptor · 1998

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X-COM: Enforcer · 2001

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown · 2012

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XCOM: Enemy Within · 2013

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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified · 2013

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XCOM 2 · 2016

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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen · 2017

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XCOM: Chimera Squad · 2020

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X-COM: UFO Defense

Mythos Games 1994

Turn-based Tactics Sci-Fi

X-COM: Terror from the Deep

MicroProse 1995

Strategy Turn-Based Strategy Tactical

83.1

X-COM: Apocalypse

Mythos Games 1997

Strategy Turn-Based Strategy Tactical

X-COM: Interceptor

MicroProse 1998

Simulation Action Space Sim

X-COM: Enforcer

MicroProse 2001

Action Third-Person Shooter Sci-Fi

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Firaxis Games 2012

Turn-based Tactics Sci-Fi

XCOM: Enemy Within

Firaxis Games 2013

Strategy Turn-Based Tactics Expansion

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

2K Marin 2013

Strategy Tactical Third-Person Shooter

XCOM 2

Firaxis Games 2016

Strategy Turn-Based Tactics Sci-Fi

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Firaxis Games 2017

Strategy Turn-Based Tactics Tactical

XCOM: Chimera Squad

Firaxis Games 2020

Strategy Turn-Based Tactics Tactical