New tactics game Warhounds wants to be the XCOM 3 we don't have, and it's targeting a smart approach to accuracy and RNG

Inspired by XCOM and Jagged Alliance, the turn-based tactics of Warhounds calculates every bullet separately to ensure "no safe shots." ...

10 years later and with no XCOM 3 in sight, I'm in love with XCOM 2 now more than ever

February 5, 2026, marks 10 years since XCOM 2 dared to make us lose ...
Game Rant

Without XCOM 3, Indie Developers Carry the Turn-Based Tactics Torch

Matt Karoglou is a freelance writer and musician who has been playing video games for 36 years and writing about them for almost as long. When he's not editorializing about the intricacies and ...

Happy 10th birthday, XCOM 2, the most brilliant, frustrating game of its time

It's one small component of the wider rollercoaster that is XCOM 2, a brilliant turn-based tactics game from Firaxis released ...

After losing 92 soldiers in Menace, I'll never call XCOM brutal again

Now Playing | This new turn-based strategy game makes XCOM look positively fluffy in comparison ...
PC World

XCOM meets SWAT: Chimera Squad’s radical tweaks make for a refreshing spinoff

The resistance factions that Chimera Squad investigates each want to sow chaos in City 31 for their own reasons. The previous XCOM reboots took place on a global scale, complete with satellite ...

XCOM 2 is 10 years old, and 2K is celebrating with a free weekend and a 95% discount on Firaxis' masterful sequel

Try one of the best games ever for nothing, then grab it for less than the price of a coffee.