Diablo style meets XCOM gameplay in this upcoming tactical pirate RPG
If, like me, you love pirates, and you're sad we haven't had a good pirate RPG since Assassin's Creed Black Flag, then you'll be excited to see this new gameplay…
New pixel XCOM like casts you as the aliens, and you can try it now
We all know XCOM is the gold standard for modern turn-based strategy games. The nail-biting thrill of hoping your alien oppressors miss that next shot; the long-term planning, recruitment, and…
XCOM and Into The Breach fuse in high-octane new Steam strategy game
Few things are quite as satisfying as pulling off the perfect turn in XCOM, transforming impossible odds into a winning position with just a few clicks. The likes of Into…
Armored Core and XCOM combine in upcoming WW2 RTS game
What do you get if you combine the strategy and tactics of XCOM with the devastatingly powerful mechs of Armored Core 6? Well, it might look a little bit like…
XCOM and 4X strategy combine in new Steam demo you can try now
Taking some of the best parts of XCOM, Into The Breach, and the ever-expanding 4X genre, Hidden Pass is one of the most interesting strategy games I've seen this year.…
XCOM and Marvel’s Midnight Suns legend talks taking on The Sims
We regularly experience fantastical stories in the world or videogames - flying to other galaxies, living other lives, killing robots, kissing dragons - but our own lives and the tales…
Former Marvel’s Midnight Suns, XCOM Designer Jake Solomon Announces New Startup, Midsummer Studios
Jake Solomon, former long-time Firaxis designer and director who spearheaded Marvel’s Midnight Suns and was a lead designer on XCOM: Enemy Unknown, has announced he’s formed a new company following…
XCOM like strategy game with a twist hits new Steam historical low
I still fondly remember the first time I played Lamplighters League. Sat in a warehouse near downtown San Francisco at GDC, the first level of this XCOM-style turn-based strategy game…
Strategy game from XCOM creator gets long-awaited campaign overhaul
XCOM style strategy game Phoenix Point is having its Long War moment. The turn-based tactics game from developer Snapshot Games, founded by original X-COM creator Julian Gollop, is getting a…
New strategy game is XCOM with superheroes, coming very soon
Marvel's Midnight Suns perfectly marries the excellence of the Firaxis XCOM games with superhero antics. The two games aren't exactly the same, with Midnight Suns opting for smaller playspaces and…