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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Released: 8/29/2017

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, is the expansion to the 2016 award-winning strategy game of the year. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen adds extensive new content in the fight against ADVENT when additional resistance factions form in order to eliminate the alien threat on Earth. In response, a new enemy, known as the “Chosen,” emerges with one goal: recapture the Commander. This expansion includes new Hero classes to counter the “Chosen”, new enemies, missions, environments and increased depth in strategic gameplay.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, is the expansion to the 2016 award-winning strategy game of the year. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen adds extensive new content in the fight against ADVENT when additional resistance factions form in order to eliminate the alien threat on Earth. In response, a new enemy, known as the “Chosen,” emerges with one goal: recapture the Commander. This expansion includes new Hero classes to counter the “Chosen”, new enemies, missions, environments and increased depth in strategic gameplay.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, is the expansion to the 2016 award-winning strategy game of the year. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen adds extensive new content in the fight against ADVENT when additional resistance factions form in order to eliminate the alien threat on Earth. In response, a new enemy, known as the “Chosen,” emerges with one goal: recapture the Commander. This expansion includes new Hero classes to counter the “Chosen”, new enemies, missions, environments and increased depth in strategic gameplay.

Critics
88
Steam
83
Metacritic
82

Score Breakdown

87.5

Critic Average

32 reviews

83

Steam User Score

4,594 reviews

82

Metacritic User Score

429 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+4.0
Metacritic Disparity
+5.5
Combined Disparity
+4.8

Average of both sources

Review Timing

11 early (34%)20 launch window (63%)1 late (3%)