XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Android

Genres

• turn-based strategy video game

• science fiction video game

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

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^*

Series

• X-COM

Engines

• Unreal Engine 3

Localized titles

• XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Strategy^*

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^*

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^*

Community tags · historical

• Turn-Based Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  2,090^*

• Tactical^*

  Votes · historical

  1,781^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  1,739^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  1,659^*

• Turn-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  1,392^*

• Aliens^*

  Votes · historical

  1,268^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  798^*

• Base-Building^*

  Votes · historical

  599^*

• Turn-Based Tactics^*

  Votes · historical

  521^*

• Unforgiving^*

  Votes · historical

  413^*

• Replay Value^*

  Votes · historical

  403^*

• Addictive^*

  Votes · historical

  357^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  338^*

• Perma Death^*

  Votes · historical

  336^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  324^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  322^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  311^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  293^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  275^*

• Futuristic^*

  Votes · historical

  242^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• Feral Interactive

• Firaxis Games

• Feral Interactive (Linux)^*

Publishers

• Feral Interactive

• 2K

• Feral Interactive (Linux)^*
• 2K Games^*

• 2012-10-09

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2012-10-09 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2012-10-09^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

• 2012-10-12 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2012-10-12^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Oct 8, 2012^*

Detailed specifications