You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
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BANGER · Strategy · 2008
Steam Deck UnsupportedBUY IT.
Yes. A BANGER at $4.99.
about 38.7h$4.99 (~)
Better value than 100% of Strategy games
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X-COM: UFO Defense scores 92/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/7760/x-com-ufo-defense<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/7760/x-com-ufo-defense"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/7760" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/7760/x-com-ufo-defense)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 4h ago.
Low $1.24High $4.99Now $4.99
Price line + bands by tier:BANGERPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
Peak 49Low 49Latest 49
Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
The lowest price on record is $1.24, set in October 2013. It has been discounted 69 times in the 14 years tracked here, typically at 75 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 1 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Sid Meier's Civilization® V ($29.99, scores 94) beats it on value, while it beats Evil Genius ($9.99, scores 87).