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XCOM 2: Alien Hunters

XCOM 2: Alien Hunters cover art
Developer
Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Publisher
2K
Released
May 12, 2016
Steam reviews
39% of players recommend it, from 2,231 reviews — Steam calls that “Mostly Negative”
Tags
Strategy
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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

Transform the soldiers of XCOM into an elite alien hunting squad with impressive new weapons and armor to face off against new alien Rulers that will pursue your squad across an entire campaign. Additional cosmetic upgrades to soldiers and the Avenger are included, as well as a new epic mission where Central Officer Bradford leads a squad with the guidance of an old friend.

System requirements

As Steam lists them.

Windows

Minimum

OS *
Windows® 7, 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
1500 MB available space
Sound Card
DirectX compatible sound card
Additional Notes
Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 and 2013 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.

Recommended

OS *
Windows® 7, 64-bit
Processor
3GHz Quad Core
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
Storage
1500 MB available space
Sound Card
DirectX compatible sound card
macOS

Minimum

OS
10.11.2
Processor
2.4 GHz Intel
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
1GB AMD 5750, Nvidia 650M, 1.5GB Intel Iris Pro 6200 (See Notes for more details)
Storage
45 GB available space
Additional Notes
The game is supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar.
* All 13” MacBook Pros released since Late 2016
* All 15” MacBook Pros since early 2011 with a 2.3GHz processor or better
* All 17" MacBook Pros since Early 2011
* All 21.5” iMacs since late 2013 with a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M or better
* All 27” iMacs since mid 2010 with a 1GB Graphics Cards and a 2.5GHz processor or better
* All 27” iMacs Pro's
* All Mac Pros released since Late 2009
Please note for your computer to meet the minimum requirements it must match or better all elements of the listed spec. For more detailed specifications check the Feral website.
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SteamOS + Linux

Minimum

OS
Ubuntu 14.04.2 64-bit or Steam OS
Processor
Intel i3-3225 3.3ghz
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA 650 (1GB), AMD R9 270 (2GB) or better
Storage
1500 MB available space
Additional Notes
Intel GPUs are not supported at time of release. Nvidia requires 352.55 or newer drivers. AMD requires Mesa 13.0.1 driver compiled using LLVM 3.9

Recommended

OS
Ubuntu 14.04.2 64-bit or Steam OS
Processor
Intel i7 series
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA 960 (2GB)
Storage
1500 MB available space
Additional Notes
Intel GPUs are not supported at time of release. We recommend Nvidia 358.16 drivers for best performance in XCOM 2

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