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XCOM 2 review: This Independence Day-scale sci-fi strategy is how sequels should be done

Sequels are notoriously tough, especially when the original holds such a special place in the hearts of its devoted fans, but developer Firaxis Games makes them look effortless with XCOM 2, an ...
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XCOM 2 reimagined as a Hearts of Iron, available to try now

XCOM 2 is eight years old already. The terrifying small-scale strategy game remains, perhaps, the best of its kind. But a new rival, that blends the authenticity of Company of Heroes and Hearts of ...
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XCOM 2 meets Darkest Dungeon in new goblin strategy game, out now

When we had a chance to get a pre-release look at Goblin Stone, a turn-based strategy game that puts a less menacing spin on genre favorites like XCOM 2, Darkest Dungeon, and Fallout Shelter, it won ...
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XCOM 2 is just $3 on Steam for a day—cheaper than the bus I took into work this morning, or 1/5th of a World of Warcraft subscription

So cheap it feels like an alien PSYOP. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. XCOM 2 is such a good game that I feel strange doing my ...
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Steam Next Fest's big strategy hit was made because its dev loves XCOM and played it for "hundreds of hours" - but also has "so many problems with it"

Platforming Games After a 97% "Very Positive" Steam launch for his platformer about a tortoise and a duck, indie dev says it took fans 1 week to pay for his wedding and dog's future medication, but it ...
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An incredible XCOM-like strategy game is finally getting a sequel after 9 years - the latest in a criminally slept-on series that's never seen a bad game

After proving themselves in darn near every genre under the sun, the devs behind the incredible SteamWorld series are finally returning to the format of their fantastic XCOM-style strategy game with a ...