X-COM: UFO Defense

X-COM: UFO Defense

by MicroProse Software, IncΒ·published by 2K

Steam Β· Overwhelmingly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 23, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment96

Overwhelmingly Positive

Fewer than 5% of Steam games with 1,000+ reviews achieve this.

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Quick Stats

Reviews

2,934en

3,942 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 23, 2026

Released

Sep 4, 2008

Price

$4.99

Velocity

0.5/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 23, 2026 Β· Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated ownersΒ±100%Small-sample

β‰ˆ120K

Estimated gross revenueΒ±100%Small-sample

β‰ˆ$620.0K

Based on 3,942 reviews (all languages)

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

About

You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

Β· 2,937 post-launch reviews
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0h
84%518 rev
<2h
93%144 rev
2-10h
97%594 rev
10-50h
99%1,010 rev
50-200h
99%561 rev
200h+
100%110 rev

Sentiment is consistent across all playtime ranges β€” players feel the same way whether they've played 2 hours or 200.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 14 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2008.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 0%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 8%

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