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Xenonauts 2
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“[b]Xenonauts 2[/b] is a hardcore, old-school tactical strategy game that proudly carries the DNA of the original [i]X-COM: UFO Defense[/i]. It’s not trying to modernize the genre for everyone — instead, it doubles down on complexity, tension, and unforgiving gameplay. Set in an…”
— a player, Steam review · 83 hrs played“Very similar to XCOM 2: you fight back an alien invasion in turn-based tactical combat, all wrapped in a story-driven campaign. At the same time, there’s a strategic world map and base building — and unlike XCOM 2, you’ll manage multiple bases over the course of the game. -…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“For some context, I'm a self-described "Xenonauts Fan". I've beaten Xenonauts 1 on the hardest skill multiple times. I've almost beaten X-Division, twice (essentially the "Long War" mod for Xenonauts 1). And now I've finished Xenonauts 2 on release, again on the hardest skill. I…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:22 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Latest official news
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Full Release 7.27.2 Released! (Experimental)
This update is only accessible by switching to our Experimental branches ( instructions on how to do so here ). Bugfixes: Fixed a crash that could occur in the tactical layer if a Xenonaut was mind co
Full Release 7.27.1 Released! (Experimental)
This update is only accessible by switching to our Experimental branches ( instructions on how to do so here ). Bugfixes: Fixed a bug preventing users uploading mods to Steam Workshop via the game. Fi
Full Release 7.27.0 Released! (Experimental)
This update is only accessible by switching to our Experimental branches ( instructions on how to do so here ). Gameplay Changes: The Laser Weapons research entry has been updated so the displayed dam
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Full Release 7.26.1 STABLE Released!
We've now released v7.26.1 onto the main branches, and the consolidated patch notes can be found below. Balance Changes: ARES Strength increased to 100 (up from 50), matching the MARS - this makes bur
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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, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Simulation · Turn-Based Strategy · Wargame · War · Turn-Based Tactics · Sci-fi · 4X · Sandbox · Grand Strategy · Tactical · Military (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.goldhawkinteractive.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8320 (quad-core) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce®™ GT 750 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R7 260X (2 GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD required