Feral Interactive · Firaxis Games +1*
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
At a glance
Genres
- turn-based strategy video game
- science fiction video game
- strategy video game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
- multiplayer video game
Series
- X-COM
Game facts
Developers
- Feral Interactive
- Firaxis Games
- Feral Interactive (Linux)*
Publishers
- Feral Interactive
- 2K
- Feral Interactive (Linux)*
- 2K Games*
Engines
- Unreal Engine 3
Platforms
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
- PlayStation 3*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
Content classifications
- ESRB · PlayStation 3*
- Classification
- M - Mature*
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- M - Mature*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck*
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 89*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
System requirements
- Linux · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Ubuntu 14.04 (64 bit required)*
- Processor alternatives
- 2GHz*
- Memory
- 4GB Memory*
- Graphics alternatives
- 512MB**
- Storage
- 16GB HD space Other Requirements: Nvidia 600 series+, AMD 6000 series+, Intel Iris Pro. IMPORTANT: Requires 64bit OS to play.*
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows Vista*
- Processor alternatives
- 2 GHz Dual Core*
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater DirectX®: 9.0*
- Storage
- 20 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection Additional: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.*
- macOS · Minimum*
- Operating system
- 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion)*
- Processor alternatives
- 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 20 GB Video Memory: 256 MB Video Card: AMD HD4000 / NVIDIA 9000 Series (See NOTICE for details) Additional: Broadband Internet Connection. NOTICE: The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series, NVIDIA 8xxx series. The following cards require you to have 8GB of system RAM: NVIDIA 320M, NVIDIA 9400 and Intel HD3000.*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Processor alternatives
- 2 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz)*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce 9000 series / ATI Radeon HD 3000 series or greater*
- Memory
- 4 GB*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 4 GB*
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- German*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- Italian*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- Korean*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- Russian*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- Japanese*
- Polish*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- Traditional Chinese*
Audio languages
- English*
- German*
- French*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Polish*
- Traditional Chinese*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
Store genres
- Strategy*
Screenshots
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