XCOM® 2 (Steam Game) 
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.
- Strategy (1781)
- Turn-Based (1582)
- Turn-Based Strategy (1375)
- Tactical (1329)
- Turn-Based Tactics (1126)
- Aliens (992)
- Sci-fi (944)
- Character Customization (880)
- Singleplayer (709)
- Difficult (607)
- Multiplayer (557)
- RPG (498)
- Moddable (466)
- Perma Death (435)
- Futuristic (407)
- Action (384)
- Atmospheric (373)
- Great Soundtrack (256)
- Co-op (135)
- Open World (72)
| Release Date | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Price | $ 59.99 Top 1% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 84.5% (positive) / 84.1% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 83.2% Top 15% / 83% Top 15% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 65.9K Top 1% / 91.8K Top 1% |
| Curators | 848 reviews Top 1% |
| Median Play Time | 100.4 hours Top 1% |
| Play Time per Dollar | 1.7 hour Top 15% |
| Followers | 287.9K Top 1% |
| Owners | ± 4.8M Top 1% |
| Copies Sold | ± 2.9M Top 1% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 68.1M Top 1% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see XCOM® 2's Steam rating and reviews between February 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 79.9% (February 2016) to 85.8% (January 2021).
With 91.8K reviews Top 1%, XCOM® 2 is definitely a major AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.
Review Languages
This donut chart displays the languages of XCOM® 2's reviewers. The most popular language is English (57%), followed by Simplified Chinese (11%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 11 languages, which is nice.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in XCOM® 2 depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 282 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 2.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some XCOM® 2 players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 133 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
| Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 84.5% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of XCOM® 2's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.
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