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Phoenix Point
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I didn’t expect this, but Phoenix Point (especially with Terror from the Void) gave me something I thought modern games had completely abandoned. This is not a grind game. It doesn’t waste your time with artificial progression loops, endless farming, or “you’ll win eventually if…”
— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs played“I recommend to play it. DO NOT finish it! Feel free to drop it when you get to "It's getting annoying..." The aiming mechanic is awesome. Building on that, is the bodypart and evolution mechanic. It makes every other game of this type, feel unreasonable and a step back. Class…”
— a player, Steam review · 121 hrs played“Good candidate for a mixed review, but overall I would almost rather play any other tactical shooter than this. Mostly, the game suffers from a large list of small things that add up to a bad experience; this includes: very repetitive missions, poor writing, bad spawns,…”
— a player, Steam review · 81 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:01 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Firebird Update 2 Hotfix
We are pleased to announce that a new hotfix for Firebird Update 2 has been released which resolves a lot of reported mission related issues. Thank you for bearing with us, and happy hunting!
The second patch for “Firebird” is now live!
Quality of Life ChangesAdded a button allowing players to save a loadout for each soldier. Added a toggle button allowing players to unequip all gear from a soldier or load their saved loadout.Added a
The first patch 1.30.1 for “Firebird” has arrived!
Fixed an issue where equipping certain mounts would set soldier stamina to 0 when returning to the Geoscape.Fixed a bug where a soldier having a body part disabled would set their stamina to 0 when re
Phoenix Point - The Firebird Update
Phoenix Point arrived on Steam five years ago, and it truly warms our hearts to see a steady flow of new players still discovering it - as well as many veterans returning after a long break. This anni
Phoenix Point Firebird Patch Notes 1.30
Quality of Life ChangesPartially full magazines are now displayed in base storage.Updated hover information for ammo stored in base storage.In Manufacturing, ammo is now placed in the same row as its
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Tactical · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy · RPG · Procedural Generation · Strategy · Perma Death · Third-Person Shooter · PvE · Aliens · Character Customization · Post-apocalyptic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 47 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://phoenixpoint.info/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Win 10, 8 and 7 SP1+ (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Phenom II X4 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 / AMD Radeon R9 270x DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: DirectSound Compatible