XCOM® 2
Released Feb 2016
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.
84% positive · 110K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
XCOM 2 launched on February 4, 2016 and received a full slate of post-launch content: three smaller DLC packs in 2016 (Anarchy's Children, Alien Hunters, and the Resistance Warrior Pack), the major War of the Chosen expansion on August 29, 2017, and finally the Tactical Legacy Pack on October 9, 2018. All six DLC entries in the store listing are marked as released, with the Tactical Legacy Pack being the last one to ship.
Since October 2018, there has been no new XCOM 2 content. The most notable post-2018 developer communication was a February 2022 post announcing the retirement of the game's Steam multiplayer and Challenge Mode services — a clear sign of winding down live infrastructure rather than planning new content. The most recent update, from November 2024, was a maintenance patch removing the 2K launcher. No new gameplay content, DLC, or expansions have been announced or hinted at.
Firaxis has since moved on to other projects, including the separately released XCOM: Chimera Squad (April 2020) and Marvel's Midnight Suns (December 2022). The content arc for XCOM 2 is clearly closed: all announced DLC has shipped, online services have been retired, and the developer's attention has long since shifted elsewhere. The game is a complete, finished product.
Evidence
Developer announced retirement of Steam multiplayer and Challenge Mode services effective March 28, 2022, citing a desire to refocus resources. No new content mentioned.
Tactical Legacy Pack, the final DLC for XCOM 2, released on October 9, 2018. All six DLC entries are now released with no unreleased items remaining.
Content
6 of 6 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
2K
Achievements
88
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year.
Earth has changed. Twenty years have passed since world leaders offered an unconditional surrender to alien forces. XCOM, the planet’s last line of defense, was left decimated and scattered. Now, in XCOM 2, the aliens rule Earth, building shining cities that promise a brilliant future for humanity on the surface, while concealing a sinister agenda and eliminating all who dissent from their new order.
Only those who live at the edges of the world have a margin of freedom. Here, a force gathers once again to stand up for humanity. Always on the run, and facing impossible odds, the remnant XCOM forces must find a way to ignite a global resistance, and eliminate the alien threat once and for all.
- XCOM ON THE RUN: Take command of the Avenger, an alien supply craft converted to XCOM’s mobile headquarters. New open-ended gameplay lets you decide where to guide your strike team, how to grow popular support, and when to combat enemy counter-operations.
- RECRUIT RESISTANCE FIGHTERS: Five soldier classes, each with its own skill tree, let you create specific soldiers for your tactical plan.
- TACTICAL GUERRILLA COMBAT: New gameplay systems offer more tactical flexibility in combat. Use concealment to ambush enemy patrols. Loot enemies for precious gear and artifacts. Rescue VIPs and save fallen comrades by carrying them to the extraction point.
- A NEW BREED OF ENEMY: A diverse cast of enemies from powerful new alien species to the ADVENT, enforcers of the alien regime, offer a distinct tactical challenge.
- RESEARCH, DEVELOP AND UPGRADE: Configure and build rooms on the Avenger to give XCOM new capabilities on the battlefield. Use your Scientists and Engineers to research, develop and upgrade weapons and armor to fit your preferred tactics.
- EACH MISSION IS A UNIQUE CHALLENGE: Go on missions around the world, from wildlands to the heart of the alien-controlled megacities, to the depths of alien installations. There are virtually infinite combinations of maps, missions and goals.
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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