About this game
A detailed strategic layer allows you to co-ordinate the defence of the planet, using your interceptors to shoot down UFOs and researching captured artefacts to learn about your foes and unlock new combat equipment to use on your missions.
Last checked 5 Nov 2026
More about Xenonauts
Xenonauts is a turn-based strategy game where you command a multi-national military force defending Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion. Players deploy persistent squads of soldiers in tactical ground combat against nearly fifty alien variants across destructible environments. The game features a research tree with over a hundred projects to unlock alien technology, improve soldier capabilities, and gain new combat assets. As a spiritual successor to 1990s X-Com games, it retains core mechanics while enhancing graphics and streamlining the interface for both legacy fans and new players.
