X-COM: UFO Defense (Steam Game) 
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
- Strategy (303)
- Classic (257)
- Turn-Based Strategy (214)
- Sci-fi (177)
- Turn-Based (171)
- Aliens (170)
- Tactical (158)
- Singleplayer (128)
- Turn-Based Tactics (124)
- Difficult (105)
- Isometric (73)
- Old School (70)
- Unforgiving (64)
- Base-Building (62)
- Addictive (48)
- 1990's (48)
- Retro (46)
- Simulation (45)
- Atmospheric (39)
- Management (21)
| Release Date | Sep 4, 2008 |
| Price | $ 4.99 |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 96.8% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 4% / 94.8% Top 10% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 92.5% Top 2% / 91% Top 3% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 2.8K Top 10% / 3.5K Top 10% |
| Curators | 154 reviews Top 3% |
| Median Play Time | 18.4 hours Top 10% |
| Play Time per Dollar | 3.7 hours Top 3% |
| Followers | 7.1K Top 15% |
| Owners | ± 1.2M Top 3% |
| Copies Sold | ± 160.3K Top 10% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 364.3K Top 15% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see X-COM: UFO Defense's Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (November 2010) and 94.2% (October 2019).
With 3.5K reviews Top 10%, X-COM: UFO Defense is an AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts. Most of the peaks took place in November.
Review Languages
This doughnut chart shows X-COM: UFO Defense's review languages. The most popular language is English (75%), followed by Russian (8%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 25 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in X-COM: UFO Defense, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 67 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 48 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 26 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by X-COM: UFO Defense and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 96.8% Top 4% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of X-COM: UFO Defense's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.
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