XCOM 2

XCOM 2

Developers
	Firaxis Games
macOS (OS X)	Feral Interactive
Linux	Feral Interactive
Publishers
	2K Games
OS X, Linux	Feral Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	February 5, 2016
macOS (OS X)	February 5, 2016
Linux	February 5, 2016

X-COM
X-COM: UFO Defense	1994
X-COM: Terror from the Deep	1995
X-COM: Apocalypse	1997
X-COM: Interceptor	1998
X-COM: Email games	1999
X-COM: Enforcer	2001
XCOM: Enemy Unknown	2012
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified	2013
XCOM 2	2016
XCOM: Chimera Squad	2020

General information

PC Report: XCOM 2

Official Website

UFOpaedia - Wiki for the series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Developer website		Collection. Standard Edition also available.
Amazon.com
Green Man Gaming		Digital Deluxe Edition
Humble Store		Collection
Mac App Store		Cannot play multiplayer with Steam players.
Steam

All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

Collection includes all the DLC.

Digital Deluxe Edition includes only the Reinforcement Pack DLC.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Alien Hunters	Included as part of the Reinforcement Pack
Anarchy's Children	Included as part of the Reinforcement Pack
Reinforcement Pack
Resistance Warrior Pack	Pre-order bonus, also available for separate purchase.
Shen's Last Gift	Included as part of the Reinforcement Pack
War of the Chosen

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the -nostartupmovies command line argument[citation needed]

Key bindings not saving fix and controller remapping

Key bindings not saving fix and controller remapping[citation needed]

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\XCOM2\XComGame\Config\XComInput.ini Since XCOM 2 has multiple keybinding subsets, look for the section called [XComGame.XComTacticalInput] for the "Tactical Shortcuts" or [XComGame.XComHeadquartersInput] for the " Avenger Shortcuts". These sections contain the keybindings and their corresponding commands for both keyboard and controller. Change the name of the keybinding to the desired key. Example: Bindings=(Name="Z", Command="W_Key_Press | onrelease W_Key_Release", bPrimaryBinding=True)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\XCOM2\XComGame\Config\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM 2/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/XCOM2/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\XCOM2\XComGame\SaveData\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM 2/VFS/Local/my games/XCOM2/XComGame/SaveData/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/XCOM2/VFS/Local/my games/XCOM2/XComGame/SaveData/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Custom characters and pools are not saved to the Steam Cloud.

Video settings

In-game video settings.

In-game graphics settings.

Multi-monitor

Edit configuration file
Go to the configuration files location. Open XComEngine.ini. Go to the [Engine.LocalPlayer] section. Change AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainXFOV to AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV Save your changes and close the file.

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Steam and Mac App Store players cannot play together.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play		2	Versus
Online play		2	Versus

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL	4

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Input	SDL2	Only on OS X and Linux.
Cutscenes	Bink Video 2

Mod Launcher

See XCOM 2 Mod Launcher.

Issues fixed

Game launcher won't start

Close MSI Afterburner[citation needed]
If you have MSI Afterburner (and RTSS running with the overlay) your game might not launch. Simply close the program and it should launch.

Issues unresolved

Game crashes to desktop when performing an action

Partially corrupted save[citation needed]

Your save file successfully loads but crashes the game when you perform an action (shoot, overwatch, etc.). If you are able to load a save from a different mission and perform actions without crashing, then your aforementioned save may be partially corrupted. Once corrupted, any save file made thereafter contains the glitch causing the game to crash. Try older saves and continue from there. Creating a unique save at the beginning of a mission can help prevent significant loss of progression.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 64-bit
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz	3.0 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	45 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon HD 7970 2 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.11.2	10.12.6
Processor (CPU)	Intel 2.4 GHz	Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	45 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon HD 5770 Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 1 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 700 series AMD Radeon R9 Series 2 GB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04.2 64-bit, SteamOS	Ubuntu 17.04 (64bit), SteamOS 2.121
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz	Intel Core i7 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	45 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 AMD Radeon R9 270 1 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 2 GB of VRAM

Intel GPUs are not officially supported. Nvidia requires 355.63 or newer drivers.