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XCOM®: Enemy Within

XCOM®: Enemy Within

by 2K

5.6K ratings
451 reviews
#111 in paid Action
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$4.99

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Released
November 13, 2014
Updated
October 27, 2017

Developer

2K
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About

This is a standalone expansion to a critically acclaimed strategy game, offering new soldiers, abilities, enemies, maps, and a multiplayer mode. Players can upgrade their soldiers with genetic modifications and cybersuits, research new weapons, and counter new alien threats.

✓New soldier abilities (genetics & cybersuits)
✓New weapons and equipment
✓New enemy types and organization
✓New strategic resource (Meld)
✓New story missions
✓New multiplayer maps, units, and abilities
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What users say about XCOM®

Reviews of XCOM® are mostly positive: the game is rated 4.3/5 from 5.6K App Store ratings. What users like most: excellent port of the PC game, great gameplay and strategy. Top complaints: frequent crashes and bugs, difficult to control on small screens. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🚀Excellent port of the PC game
  • 👍Great gameplay and strategy
  • 💎Addictive and replayable
  • 🎮Faithful to the XCOM franchise
  • 🔝Best strategy game on iOS

Negative things

  • 🐛Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍Difficult to control on small screens
  • 🔋Battery draining
  • 🗺️Limited map selection compared to PC
  • 🔇Sound issues and lack of audio options
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What's New in XCOM®

1.4.0

October 27, 2017

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. Addresses a crash on iPhone 8 devices

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📉 111-7

Action games

This game dropped -7 positions in Action games chart.

Last updated on October 29, 2026.

Top Paid

📉 118-4

Strategy games

This game dropped -4 positions in Strategy games chart.

Last updated on October 29, 2026.

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Doesn’t work

Got stuck in the first mission, Operation Spectral Line (Alien Abductions) - Houston, United States 9:17 pm, telling me to select a target but there are none so I can’t move or anything.
CCigarlo999

Very good, will recommend

This is a great game, although the dialogue during a mission semms to be bugged and take 5 minutes to finish.
CICool game i

X-Gen Game

I have been playing this since when floppy disks existed. They don’t make like this anymore. I enjoy this game very much and I am glad I own many versions of it.
GGioq001

Crashes: do not buy until fixed

Unfortunately this game is unplayable as it crashes frequently, most notably at the end of missions (prohibiting progress) and when trying to rename characters or items
MMythward

Bad port

Settings do not save upon closing the game. Even the camera is messed up, rotating the opposite way the image says it will
NNo43542
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

5 issues

Tutorial getting stuck

Bug

Crashes when returning to base

Bug

Inability to move soldiers to elevated positions

Bug

Unresponsive menus and UI

Bug

Progression-blocking bugs

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Requested Features

5 requests

Controller support

Feature

Improved camera controls

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Full screen support for newer devices

Feature

Update to fix compatibility issues

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More customization options

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FAQ

What is XCOM®: Enemy Within?

XCOM®: Enemy Within is a standalone expansion to the 2012 strategy game of the year, XCOM: Enemy Unknown. It builds upon the core gameplay by introducing new soldiers, abilities, enemies, maps, missions, and a multiplayer mode for an enhanced strategy gaming experience.

What are the new features in XCOM®: Enemy Within?

The expansion introduces new soldier abilities through genetic modifications and cybersuits, new weapons and equipment, new alien threats and a new human organization, a new strategic resource called Meld, and new plot-driven story missions. It also includes new multiplayer maps, units, and abilities.

What devices is XCOM®: Enemy Within compatible with?

The game is compatible with iPad 3, iPad mini 2, iPhone 5 and up. It will not run on earlier generations of these devices, even if they were able to purchase it.

Is XCOM®: Enemy Within free to play?

Based on the provided information, XCOM®: Enemy Within is a paid application. There is no mention of free-to-play elements, in-app purchases, or advertisements.

What kind of gameplay can I expect from XCOM®: Enemy Within?

You can expect a deep turn-based strategy experience focused on tactical combat and base management. Players will command XCOM soldiers, upgrade their abilities and equipment, research new technologies, and counter alien threats in both single-player campaigns and competitive multiplayer matches.