description XCOM 2 Overview
In XCOM 2, an alien occupation has replaced humanity's earlier defense effort, and a mobile resistance organization must fight back. Turn-based missions ask players to position soldiers carefully and weigh risky attacks against safer actions. Soldiers can die permanently, making a failed move consequential beyond the immediate battle and giving trained squad members a continuing role in the campaign. Between missions, research and facilities aboard the resistance base determine access to equipment and other capabilities.
Soldier customization helps make the squad distinct, while the wider strategy layer creates pressure over which operations to pursue. The game suits players who enjoy tactical uncertainty and accept losses as part of a longer plan. Additional content, particularly the War of the Chosen expansion, changes and extends the experience, but the original campaign already links battlefield decisions with resource management.
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Is XCOM 2 a direct sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown?
Yes, but it starts from a different outcome: the aliens won the war, and humanity lives under ADVENT occupation roughly 20 years after XCOM: Enemy Unknown. You lead the resistance from the mobile Avenger rather than defending a conventional headquarters.
How does permadeath affect soldiers in XCOM 2?
A soldier who dies on a mission is normally gone for the rest of that campaign, so promotions, equipment, and custom names create real risk. The four core classes are Ranger, Grenadier, Specialist, and Psi Operative, with the last requiring research and training.
What does XCOM 2: War of the Chosen add?
The 2017 War of the Chosen expansion adds three enemy factions called the Reapers, Skirmishers, and Templars, along with new mission and soldier systems. It is a large expansion to the 2016 base game, not a separate XCOM title.
Which platforms can I play XCOM 2 on?
The game was released on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and later came to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The Switch release bundles the base game with War of the Chosen, while platform features and controls differ.
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