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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
66 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Personal preference, about as good as xcom/xcom2. If you've liked those this is a safe bet towards enjoyment. it does have some new mechanics and the game tries to do stuff differently to be able to stand on it's on…”
“Do not paly Phoenix point vanilla, it has problems and I never finished it. Terror from the Void; is an expansion, which is a complete reworking of the whole game. It is a brilliant. It's easily as good as XCOM2. war of…”
“I am not particularly good at games, but I do like a challenge sometimes. With my level of skill its certainly a challenge. Have yet to beat the game, there is an awful lot to keep track of, so if you have good…”
14 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Do not paly Phoenix point vanilla, it has problems and I never finished it. Terror from the Void; is an expansion, which is a complete reworking of the whole game. It is a brilliant. It's easily as good as XCOM2. war of…”
“The base game (with all DLC) is fairly solid, but misses the mark in a few key ways that always had me quitting during the mid-late game. The Terror from the Void (TFTV) mod is the gold standard way to experience the…”
“the game's great, its kind of like xcom, but more - implementing some mechanics from the old xcom games, the free aim mechanic is really cool and devs still continue updating it after all these years, wild, glad i…”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I am not particularly good at games, but I do like a challenge sometimes. With my level of skill its certainly a challenge. Have yet to beat the game, there is an awful lot to keep track of, so if you have good…”
“Can't believe i have only just discovered this masterpiece. Always loved xcom and wondered how they would evolve the series, sadly it looks like we'll never know. Thankfully this game fills that void better than i could…”
“fun and challenging tactical and strategical gameplay, i like it a lot much recommended”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“The base game (with all DLC) is fairly solid, but misses the mark in a few key ways that always had me quitting during the mid-late game. The Terror from the Void (TFTV) mod is the gold standard way to experience the…”
“the game's great, its kind of like xcom, but more - implementing some mechanics from the old xcom games, the free aim mechanic is really cool and devs still continue updating it after all these years, wild, glad i…”
“Pretty good xcom like game. Strongly recommend. Personally I really like the 'aim' feature. It negates the frustration of the point blank miss that you have in xcom or xenonauts”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Good story concept, terrible combination of tedious and downright bad game mechanics. If they wrote a book i'd read it but if i could go back in time i wouldn't buy this game again or be willing to try their next one.”
“I really don't see why this game doesn't have Overwhelmingly Positive reviews to be honest. I like the story, atmosphere, ambient music, and the gameplay is pretty well made, in my opinion.”
“The game is excellent. I'm a huge fan of the x-com franchise, but I think I like this game even better. There are a lot of aspects of this game that makes it more enjoyable. Some of the DLCs however, like "festering…”
33 of the 102 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Personal preference, about as good as xcom/xcom2. If you've liked those this is a safe bet towards enjoyment. it does have some new mechanics and the game tries to do stuff differently to be able to stand on it's on…”
“I dont want to recommend for or against this game really. I do like it but it feels like such a let down from xcom 2”
“It's just frustrating, boring and tedious over the long run. No real progression. No new tech makes it feel any different. Slight upgrades in strength but no real advancement. Micromanaging gear around is just annoying.…”
14 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It's just frustrating, boring and tedious over the long run. No real progression. No new tech makes it feel any different. Slight upgrades in strength but no real advancement. Micromanaging gear around is just annoying.…”
“Got the game 2.5 years ago, didn't like it (played too long for a refund). Tried again and still didn't like it. The gameplay loop just doesn't feel right. Explore for resources, get too many materials but never enough…”
“This is a difficult one. The game has much to like, but it is poorly playtested and balanced, even many years after release. Still I had fun. So take it as a weak recommendation assuming you can handle a poorly designed…”
13 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Personal preference, about as good as xcom/xcom2. If you've liked those this is a safe bet towards enjoyment. it does have some new mechanics and the game tries to do stuff differently to be able to stand on it's on…”
“Do not paly Phoenix point vanilla, it has problems and I never finished it. Terror from the Void; is an expansion, which is a complete reworking of the whole game. It is a brilliant. It's easily as good as XCOM2. war of…”
“The base game (with all DLC) is fairly solid, but misses the mark in a few key ways that always had me quitting during the mid-late game. The Terror from the Void (TFTV) mod is the gold standard way to experience the…”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Personal preference, about as good as xcom/xcom2. If you've liked those this is a safe bet towards enjoyment. it does have some new mechanics and the game tries to do stuff differently to be able to stand on it's on…”
“It's just frustrating, boring and tedious over the long run. No real progression. No new tech makes it feel any different. Slight upgrades in strength but no real advancement. Micromanaging gear around is just annoying.…”
“Got the game 2.5 years ago, didn't like it (played too long for a refund). Tried again and still didn't like it. The gameplay loop just doesn't feel right. Explore for resources, get too many materials but never enough…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Positive: + Works on Linux/Steam Deck + The aim system is much better than the % chance system of all similar games in this genre Negative: - Art Style, its too fantastical in my opinon. The color palette chosen for…”
“It's, okay. I don't hate this game, but I don't really like it either. I don't feel like I wasted time playing it, but I'm glad to be done with it as well. If you come to this game hoping for more X-Com, especially the…”
“I wanted to like this game. I loved XCOM and as a result had high expectations for this game, and maybe that is my own fault. However, in the end I didn't particularly find Phoenix Point to be enjoyable. It has some…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 73.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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 2026-05-12.
| 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 |
| 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