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XCOM®: Chimera Squad
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
53 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Fun, inventive tactical tweaks that will click with XCOM 2 fans, but it feels smaller and rougher around the edges compared with Firaxis’s bigger entry. What works (the fun stuff): Fresh mechanics: The breach system,…”
“Unironically prefer it to Xcom 2, actual characters that are interesting, unique setting, unique powersets... it's fun.”
“Not as good as its predecessors, but still enjoyable. Still hoping for a real XCOM 3.”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great way to get that XCOM feeling you've been missing, but in bite-sized doses in a campaign you can complete fairly quickly. The game has some unique ideas that make it different from the true XCOM, but many of them…”
“It feels more like a mod for XCOM 2 rather then it's own game but tbf it's also pretty cheap. Mechanically, it's kind of like XCOM lite with smaller combat areas and heavily simplified "world" map. The unique character…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Unironically prefer it to Xcom 2, actual characters that are interesting, unique setting, unique powersets... it's fun.”
“Nice, more casual take on core X-COM turn-based gameplay. I also like the background of City 31, which reminds me of the city in X-COM: Apocalypse game from the late 1990's.”
“Its a more narrowed XCOM title that treats your squad as real characters and honestly, so far it's brilliant. Combat is largely unchanged but at HQ I feel like I'm not managing 800 things at once which is a relief. I…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Might not be a lot of people's cup of tea but I enjoyed it. This one feels manageable to play while Xcom2 always feels like you're on the back foot. The characters were really well realized. The few things I wasn't a…”
“THIS GAME IS AWESOME SAUCE I LOVE IT AND NO ONE REALLY KNOWS BOUT IT I THINK!!!!!! WAY LESS FRUSTURATING THAN SOME OF THE OLDER XCOMS!!!! I LIKE THE CHANGE IN TONE TOOO!!!!!!”
“very fun. not too hard not too easy.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great way to get that XCOM feeling you've been missing, but in bite-sized doses in a campaign you can complete fairly quickly. The game has some unique ideas that make it different from the true XCOM, but many of them…”
“I don't know how I went so long in my XCOM2-loving life without hearing about this game. It's a pretty fun roguelike based on features from XCOM 2, where you raid different rooms with many different enemies, and…”
“In general a nice spin-off for the XCOM series. Overall if you liked XCOM 1 and 2, you'll like this one. It's smaller in scale, but in the end I liked it. It didn't overstayed its welcome. Good: - The breach mechanic…”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“You have almost no freedom at all — every mission is broken down into rigid “pushes,” which completely kills any real strategy. The whole game feels like “thinking on rails.” Your choices don’t matter; you’re just stuck…”
“I rarely write reviews but feel compelled to say my piece because I feel so misled by all the positive reviews. Yes, I've chosen to play the entire game through three times, but that was only to fuel my 100%ing…”
“[h1]XCom in name only, Chimera Squad diverges from the traditional franchise categorically. Those looking for a gritty, military strategy/tactical game with a global scope will find themselves playing a light-hearted,…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“i dunno. 5.1/10 ? its... ok? if you really want some XCOM nostalgia? - lots of werid bugs that break immersion (but enough people have covered those) the cartoon art direction for a lot of the chars interactions really…”
“I tried to like Chimera squad, but it just feels a lot more unfair than the first two in the trilogy, its also probably one of the most buggy games I have ever played.”
“In less than 5 hours of gameplay I've seen a character glitch out and teleport across the map then suddenly the camera jerks away and when you scroll back they're back in the place they're supposed to be at least 50…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Yet another game that has fallen victim to the never ending trend of quipy Marvel humor "millennial writing." Every other line is a super lame joke. Nobody takes anything seriously. Characters will stop and have a full…”
“i dunno. 5.1/10 ? its... ok? if you really want some XCOM nostalgia? - lots of werid bugs that break immersion (but enough people have covered those) the cartoon art direction for a lot of the chars interactions really…”
“[h1]XCom in name only, Chimera Squad diverges from the traditional franchise categorically. Those looking for a gritty, military strategy/tactical game with a global scope will find themselves playing a light-hearted,…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I tried to like Chimera squad, but it just feels a lot more unfair than the first two in the trilogy, its also probably one of the most buggy games I have ever played.”
“Much more casual than xcom 2 and much easier. But it scratches the itch of wanting a new xcom game. The different characters have interesting mechanics and interesting combos between their abilities, it probably would…”
“XCOM for babies”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Fun, inventive tactical tweaks that will click with XCOM 2 fans, but it feels smaller and rougher around the edges compared with Firaxis’s bigger entry. What works (the fun stuff): Fresh mechanics: The breach system,…”
“Might not be a lot of people's cup of tea but I enjoyed it. This one feels manageable to play while Xcom2 always feels like you're on the back foot. The characters were really well realized. The few things I wasn't a…”
“this game is peak and deserves to be much longer, a little glitchy but whatever.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 71.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I really enjoyed it, despite a lot of negative reviews. My honest opinion is if you like Xcom in general, you're most likely going to enjoy this game. Of course there's a lot less to it in terms of upgrades, build diversity, and mission types, but considering you can get this…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Chimera squad is OK. Its not amazing. Its not even great. Its just OK. Maybe the most 6/10 tactics game released. It has some weird bugs that does not really cause any game breaking issues - atleast for me. Its just weird these have not been fixed. Such as characters getting…”
— a player, Steam review · 48 hrs played“I have been avid enjoyer of the Xcom franchise. I loved all the spinoff games they did until this one came out. the mechanics just don't work well and like many others have said, it has all the bad of Xcom and none of the good. Even at a discount and buying the game at $3.79, I…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:42 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Singleplayer · Aliens · Sci-fi · Futuristic · Tactical · Turn-Based Combat · RPG · Character Customization (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 40 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.xcom.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 64-bit Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB AMD Radeon HD 7770, NVIDIA GeForce 650 or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 18 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Additional Notes: Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 and 2015 Runtime Libraries, and Microsoft DirectX.