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Xenonauts

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176 Reviews

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Xenonauts
Description
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat. A detailed strategic lay...
Critics reviews
63 %
Recommend
PC Gamer
85/100
IGN
7.8/10
Eurogamer
7/10
User reviews

4/5

( 176 Reviews )

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Product details
2014, Goldhawk Interactive, ...
System requirements
Windows 7, Intel 2 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Integrated Graphics, 3 GB HD space, Sound:Integrated, Monitor:1280...
Time to beat
33 hMain
52.5 h Main + Sides
94 h Completionist
46 h All Styles
Description
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat. A detailed strategic layer allows you to co-ordinate the defence of the planet, using your interceptors to shoot down UFOs and researching captured artefacts to learn about your foes and unlock new combat equipment to use on your missions.

Xenonauts is a spiritual successor to the classic X-Com strategy games from the 1990s. We aim to improve the graphics, add new content and streamline the interface whilst still retaining all of the key mechanics of the original games. Devoted fans should love this game, but we're also keen to introduce the joys of old-school grand strategy to a whole new generation of players who might not otherwise experience it!
  • Ground Combat: Xenonauts delivers tense turn-based combat across realistic, varied and fully-destructible battlefields, against almost fifty different variants of enemy. Missions range from capturing crashed UFOs or alien bases to defending cities (or even Xenonaut facilities) against alien attack. You'll experience the chill of encountering a new alien for the first time and the joys of test-firing a new weapon for the first time. Deeply asymmetric combat keeps the battles interesting - after all, you're fighting intergalactic invaders with 1970's ballistic technology!
  • Persistent Soldiers: Soldiers in Xenonauts are persistent from mission to mission, improving their stats and gaining ranks with combat experience - but their deaths are always only a single bad move away. You will grow to care about the brave men and women under your command as they slowly grow from green rookies into hardened veterans, but that only makes it more painful when their heroic tale is cruelly cut short by a burst of plasma fire...
  • Research Tree: Xenonauts has an extensive research tree with almost a hundred projects to unlock, each with its own unique description and painted artwork. It slowly reveals the intentions and origins of the invaders, while also unlocking new battlefield equipment, aircraft and vehicles for you to use as you harness alien technology and turn it against them.
Goodies
manual quick start guide wallpapers soundtrack (MP3) avatars
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
33 hMain
52.5 h Main + Sides
94 h Completionist
46 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04)
Release date:
{{'2014-06-16T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
2.5 GB

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Languages
English
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Posted on: May 8, 2019

Verified owner

Games: 0 Reviews: 14

I my days...we did not die so much.

Ubuntu Mate 18.04 - This game runs excellently on all of my systems with UB 18.04 on them. I own this game on Steam, Humble Bundle and now GOG. If you're a fan of X-COM or turn based strategy games as a whole, this game is a must play. If I could stop losing my teams to splash damage, I would have a decent shot of ending it....


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Posted on: June 12, 2018

n_vanbelle

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Games: 127 Reviews: 8

Skip if you have a Mac !!!! GOG scammed

I was excited to try Xenonauts as I'm a huge fan of XCOM. I wasn't able to get past the start-screen however, as the available resolutions made the `start game` menu item fall off the bottom of my screen. The only possible solution was to choose a terrible low resolution but then it's in window mode with only half of my screen filled + the fonts are unreadable. As I found no clue on the GOG page, I went over to the official website of Xenonauts and there I found this... "Linux and Mac versions of the game are available on both platforms but are not officially supported; they were created for legacy customers and no technical support will be provided for those platforms!' This said, It's an absolute disgrace that GOG marks this game as a Mac game. 0/10


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Posted on: February 6, 2022

Erzwerk89

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Games: 354 Reviews: 11

Nice game

Tough and fun game.


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Posted on: May 24, 2025

rawldawg

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Games: 7 Reviews: 1

just like IRL

i work for the govt. this game is very realistic. exactly what i do IRL


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Posted on: May 26, 2025

almanzor

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Games: 265 Reviews: 2

Great fun for many hours

Xenonauts is the kind of game that kidnaps your free time and refuses to give it back—and you’ll thank it for the privilege. It’s like classic XCOM got a PhD in fun and then invited you to save the world for hundreds of glorious hours.


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