About Xenonauts
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat. 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.
Xenonauts is a spiritual successor to the classic X-Com strategy games from the 1990s. We aim to improve the graphics, add new content and streamline the interface whilst still retaining all of the key mechanics of the original games. Devoted fans should love this game, but we're also keen to introduce the joys of old-school grand strategy to a whole new generation of players who might not otherwise experience it!
Please note that the native Mac / Linux versions of the game are still in beta, however older WINE-wrapped "ports" are available and known to be stable whilst development of the native ports is still ongoing.Key Features
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How long does it take to beat Xenonauts?
Players report about 5 hours of playtime on average for Xenonauts. Actual time varies with playstyle, difficulty and how much side content you do.
What genre is Xenonauts?
Xenonauts is a Strategy, Indie, Simulation game, released in 2014.
Is Xenonauts worth playing?
Xenonauts is a strategy game from 2014. Fans of this game often enjoy titles like Into the Breach, X-COM: UFO Defense, XCOM: Enemy Unknown. You can add it to your backlog on nxto.app to track it.
What games are similar to Xenonauts?
Games similar to Xenonauts include: Into the Breach, X-COM: UFO Defense, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, Silent Storm Gold Edition, The Banner Saga 3, Battle Brothers, The Last Spell, SteamWorld Heist. You can discover and track all of them on nxto.app.