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USC: Counterforce
Lead your Space Commandos in a revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by UFO/XCOM and Aliens. Utilize in-depth skill & combat systems in multiple game modes, including a full campaign. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A and join the USC in defending humanity!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“6.5/10 XCom-like TBS in space TLDR: the game is for the uber-hardcore TBS nerds, though much of its difficulty comes from cluttered UI design and poor onboarding. Visuals are polished yet the top-down perspective is just a unfortunate choice. Patient players might still want to…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“I went in with no knowledge about this game. I just got hooked by the fact it's supposed to be turnbased and looked pretty nice, It's pretty straight forward in the tutorial and when you hit the real game you are in for a ride of pain :) It took me almost 3 hours to complete the…”
— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played“Unfinished and abandon by the developer left with bugs and empty promises. Another Steam Early Access Failure. But of course, there isn't a tag on this game that it's abandon, even after a post in the steam forums of the game by the developer stating it's no longer being…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 21:41 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Military · Local Co-Op · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Local Multiplayer · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Tactics · Difficult · Strategy RPG · Turn-Based Strategy · Procedural Generation · Character Customization (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Remote Play Together |
| Languages | English * , Simplified Chinese, German, Hungarian, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Achievements | 37 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://firesquid.games/games/usc-counterforce |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5 4th gen., AMD Ryzen 3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia 1060 / AMD Radeon 380X, 4 GB dedicated VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 12 GB available space Sound Card: Not required Additional Notes: Keyboard+mouse required