Released Sep 4, 2008 $1.24 · −75% Overwhelmingly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

X-COM: UFO Defense

By MicroProse Software, Inc · published by 2K

StrategyClassicTurn-Based Strategy Sci-fi Aliens Turn-Based Tactical Difficult SingleplayerTurn-Based TacticsIsometricOld School

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Reviews 3,214 Overwhelmingly Positive

Players yesterday 49 at the busiest moment

Owners 1M–2M estimated

X-COM: UFO Defense is a game tagged Strategy, Classic and Turn-Based Strategy by MicroProse Software, Inc, released Sep 4, 2008. It has 3,214 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive). It has an estimated 1M–2M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include X-COM: Terror From the Deep, X-COM: Apocalypse and XCOM®: Chimera Squad.

You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

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X-COM: Terror From the Deep 100% match · Strategy, Classic, Turn-Based Strategy
X-COM: Apocalypse 96% match · Strategy, Classic, Turn-Based Strategy
XCOM®: Chimera Squad 82% match · Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Sci-fi
XCOM: Enemy Unknown 80% match · Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Sci-fi
Battle Worlds: Kronos 80% match · Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Sci-fi
UFO: Aftermath 80% match · Strategy, Classic, Turn-Based Strategy
Legions of Steel 79% match · Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Sci-fi
Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition 78% match · Strategy, Classic, Turn-Based Strategy
Worms 74% match · Strategy, Classic, Turn-Based Strategy
UFO: Extraterrestrials Platinum 74% match · Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Aliens

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Everything Steam lists for X-COM: UFO Defense · record updated 1 day ago

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App ID7760

Release dateSep 4, 2008

Last change number39323160

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: MicroProse Software, Inc
Publisher: 2K
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: X-COM

Steam Deck: Unsupported

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Build	Branch	Updated
251848	public	Oct 25, 2026

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ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
7761	—	All	16.5 MB	—	9064227437018934890

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	251848	—	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/XCom UFO Defense

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
dosbox.exe		All
XCOM\UFO Defense_Patched.exe		All	Launch Windows9x/XP (Only) Version

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