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XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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App ID 200510
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher 2K, Feral Interactive (Linux)
Franchise XCOM
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 28970052
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:27:40 UTC ()
Release Date 9 October 2012 – 04:00:00 UTC ()
😍 91.58%
56k reviews
777
In-Game

The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!

Additional Information

Developer Firaxis Games
gamedir XCom-Enemy-Unknown
metacritic_name XCOM: Enemy Unknown
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controller_support full
metacritic_score 89
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/xcom-enemy-unknown?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 200512
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ValidOSList Windows macOS
GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/200510/
community_visible_stats Yes
InstallScript installscript.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
installscript_macos XCOM Enemy Unknown.app/installscript_osx.vdf
installscriptosx XCOM Enemy Unknown.app/installscript_osx.vdf
LaunchEULA http://store.steampowered.com/eula/eula_200510
Publisher 2K
eulas
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id200510_eula_0
nameXCOM: Enemy Unknown EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/200510_eula_0
SortAs XCOM 1: Enemy Unknown
Store Release Date 9 October 2012 – 03:58:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/XCOM/
https://x.com/XCOM
https://www.youtube.com/xcom/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 9 October 2012 – 04:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 22 April 2020 – 19:33:28 UTC () (1587584008)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
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width_pct35
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review_score 8
review_percentage 93
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, Bink_Video SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_CUDA SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 19 April 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 848157
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-8.0-1
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 5 February 2013 – 03:24:31 UTC (), in changelist #177040

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🤔 Tactical 💡 Strategy 🚀 Sci-fi 🎲 Turn-Based 👽 Aliens 👤 Singleplayer 🏠 Base Building 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 😡 Unforgiving 🔄 Replay Value 🫦 Addictive 🦹 Character Customization ☠️ Perma Death 🕹️ Multiplayer 😓 Difficult 🎲 RPG 💥 Action 🌫 Atmospheric 🌆 Futuristic

Categories

Single-player Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Multi-player

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp22 April 2020 – 19:35:26 UTC
Trailers
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User File System

Key Value
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maxnumfiles 1000
savefiles
0 ↴
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pattern*
1 ↴
rootWinMyDocuments
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rootoverrides
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osmacos
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pathtransforms/2/replaceFeral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown/XEW
2 ↴
oslinux
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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/XCOM - Enemy Unknown/XComGame/SaveData *
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/XCOM - Enemy Within/XComGame/SaveData *
macos (Override)
linux (Override)
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