Xenonauts is a PC strategy game due for release in 2012. It is a spiritual successor to the classic X-Com strategy games, putting the player in control of an organisation defending the world from an alien invasion.
It is a grand strategy game that involves building and managing bases across the entire planet, controlling jet fighters and ground troops in battle against the alien forces, then researching captured extraterrestrial technology to unlock their secrets!
Xenonauts Demo Available For Download!
The indie strategy game Xenonauts now has a free demo available for download - give it a try before deciding whether to buy or not!
May 8, 2012 News
Xenonauts Update & Build V9.1 Release!
Lots of progress has been made on Xenonauts - see our crashed UFOs, read about our new UI, our new AI model and check out our new screenshots!
Mar 12, 2012 News
Xenonauts V8.4 released!
Yesterday marked the release of Xenonauts build V8.41. When finished, Build V8 is going to be our “Press Preview” build that we send to our press list as a first preview of the game, and therefore we’ve...
Dec 14, 2011 News
Xenonauts Alpha Funding on Desura!
The next game to join the Alpha Funding program is Xenonauts a game Inspired by the classic X-Com series, reinventing and re-imaging them as a modern strategy game.
Nov 6, 2011 News
Xenonauts Update & New Build
Xenonauts has had a successful few months - read on to see our press coverage from the Eurogamer Expo, an update on the status of the game and some information on what is coming next!
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People, please instead of buying the game pledge to the kickstarter to get the game when it is over. Or at least do everything you can to promote kickstarter of this game.
I just bought a copy yesterday.....Started playing X-Com at age14, so this game caught my eye right away.....anyways, While I know the game is not at all finished, I couldnt seem to find out from reading the kickstarter page or comments here, just how far you can actually get in the game right now. I dont want to spend time waiting for the game to progress if it isnt going to....So any help would be appreciated.....The game is great so far cant wait for it to be finished.
so far from what i have gathered you cant access late game things, so im sure you can play up to the middle of it right now.
Nah, you can't play till middle/checked game files, there are still lots of stuff we haven't seen :p), you can play until to spot when alien invasion starts escalating.
Demo/alpha ends automatically in game over screen when alien invasion ticker has passed certain phase.
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Cheats? :D
Not really sure tbh. But stats and such will be easily moddable so you can easily make your soldiers horribly overpowered if you like. :P
The Kickstarter is up guys: Kickstarter.com
Edit: Ooops, didn't notice the update above. :P
I'm not an old X-com fan.
But this game caught my interest a while back and I've been hooked since then. I just love the setting and feeling I get when playing.
The serious and harsh tone, the implications of a coming invasion.
Especially the music which helps to set the mood extremely well.
The new X-com doesn't seem to have any of that, the design just looks bland and your soldiers are being portrayed as super heroes.
My guesses for smaller squad size and one base is to remove annoying kind of micromanaging. I mean, most players probably only bother to move 4 squad members at time when they are doing well because its tiring to move everyone unless they actually need everyone and you usually only needed one actual base, others you used just for more radar coverage and maybe faster intercepting range. But yeah, changes aren't bad as long they keep game just as deep and make immersion greater like they have said they've been doing.