XCOM® 2

by Firaxis Games·published by 2K

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 27, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment85

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

60,771en

107,551 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 27, 2026

Released

Feb 4, 2016

Price

$2.99

Velocity

9.7/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 4, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±40%

≈3.4M

Estimated gross revenue±40%

≈$68.0M

Based on 107,551 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,312 post-launch reviews

35%130 rev

<2h

36%107 rev

2-10h

71%1,200 rev

10-50h

82%2,858 rev

50-200h

91%3,541 rev

200h+

94%2,476 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+55pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 120 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2016.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 24%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 0%

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