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XCOM 2

Original title: XCOM 2 - February 4, 2016

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Tactical Role-playing (RPG)Simulator Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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Director:Jacob Solomon

Studio:2K Games

Stars:Brandon Keener, Brian Bloom, Brian T. Delaney - Full View

Soundtrack:XCOM 2 (Original Soundtrack from the Video Game) — Tim Wynn (2016, ~29 tracks); battle cues cross-fade between two styles depending on whose turn it is

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Game

Best Strategy Game

Nominee

2016

Game

PC Game of the Year

Nominee

2016

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Game Details

DeveloperIGDB

Firaxis Games

PublisherIGDB

2K Games

Studio

2K Games

GenresIGDB

Tactical, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Platforms

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Linux

Release DateIGDB

February 4, 2016

Metacritic ScoreMetacritic

Game Engine

Unreal Engine 3

StoryIGDB

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

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Crew & Contributors 4

Brian Hess

Art • Production Designer

Joseph Weinhoffer

Art • Production Designer

Mark Nauta

Art • Production Designer

Tim Wynn

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Did You Know?6

Awards3

Golden Joystick Awards

Nominee

2016

Game

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

D.I.C.E. Awards

Nominee

2017

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Data aggregated from 3 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Metacritic

Last updated: 09.07.2026

Business

Budget

Not disclosed

RevenueEstimated

Strong PC launch

sold 500,000+ digital copies on Steam in its first week (~$59.99), and 2K credited it with boosting Take-Two's FY2016 results

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First-week units are documented. Estimated first-week gross ~$30M (500K × ~$60); estimate — excludes discounts and platform cut. No official lifetime revenue or development budget disclosed.

Time to Beat

Main Story32h

Main + Extras45h

Completionist68h

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Content Rating

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Use of Tobacco

Blood

PEGI 16

CERO C

GRAC 15+

ACB MA 15+

USK 16

CLASS_IND 14

ESRB T

System Requirements

Minimum

OS:Windows® 7, 64-bit

CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz

RAM:4 GB RAM

GPU:1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better

Storage:45 GB available space

DirectX:Version 11

Sound:DirectX compatible sound card Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 and 2013 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX

Available On

Official Website

PlayStation Store

Steam$2.99