XCOM: Enemy Unknown

11 Oct, 2012Steam Store

★ 93%58,557 reviews14.99 €

DeveloperFiraxis Games

Publisher2K

Turn-Based Strategy Tactical Strategy Sci-fi Turn-Based Aliens Singleplayer Difficult Base Building Turn-Based Tactics Replay Value Addictive Character Customization Perma Death Multiplayer RPG Action Atmospheric

Most distinctive niche

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Among all this game's genres, this is the one where players have the most distinctive taste — they rate games very differently from the average Steam gamer, suggesting a more passionate, selective community. It's not about what the game is most tagged as — it's about which of its communities has the most opinionated audience.

Difficult

Est. Gross Revenue$000,000Unlock →

Copies Sold000,000Unlock →

Avg Playtime40.5h

Median Playtime14.6h

Reviewer Lifetime Playtime

Lifetime playtime reported by Steam for 594 sampled reviewers when the data was collected - non-reviewing owners excluded.

Mean significantly exceeds median - a small group of highly dedicated reviewers is pulling the average up. A passionate minority logs hundreds of hours while most reviewers finish their run or the whole story and move on. Classic pattern for sandboxes, roguelikes, and competitive games with infinite depth - the 'superfan tail' inflates the mean.

10th %ile9.2h

90th %ile276.0h

Median58.8h

Mean129.1h

MedianMeanP10-P90 range

Review History Summary

Monthly reviews — positive up, negative down. Dotted lines: Releases = EA · 1.0 · DLCs (soundtracks, radio, music EPs excluded). Hover a release date to see details in the tooltip.

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