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This is the original xcom! The new xcoms have scripted battles but not this one. Also has 3-4 epic mods to give you thousands of game hours I wish they could just remake the graphics, and modernize them. JUST THE GRAPHICS, Do buy and check for mods. Best 5 bucks of your life

I always come back to this. Even though I first played it in 1994 as a 12 year old kid. It got it all: best RTS action strategy, base building, management, research, discovering new alien races. And all the mods you can get for it today. It's a must buy!

Among one of the best tactical combat games ever made. For those put off by its age, and even if you aren't, OpenXcom is highly suggested. It adds many QoL improvements, and allows for easy implementation of mods (both minor and total conversion types). However, the core design of the game is still valid and good, despite its age. It may be more cumbersome than the newer remakes, but it is far more detailed and nuanced. I still like the new ones for their streamlining and ease of use, while still being tactical and fun, but it can't compare to the breadth of options in the original, along with mods. Newbies should expect a learning curve, but it's worth sticking with it. Highly recommended.

In my personal experience this game is hard complex time consuming absoluteley horrific AND I LOVE IT. Now when i mention that it's a horror game, it's not in a classic sense of the word it's more based around the fact that you might tend to get attached to characters build their own lore and story and then lose them in the blink of an eye. Get Openxcom and enjoy this wondrfull stress simulator

BEST STRATEGY GAME EVER MADE