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X-COM: UFO Defense

Steam Player Count & Twitch Viewers / Streams
// updated 4 min ago
Steam Players
46
-2 // vs 7d ago
46 // 24 hr peak
Twitch Viewers
8
-2 // vs 7d ago
176 // 24 hr peak
Twitch Streams
2
+1 // vs 7d ago
5 // 24 hr peak
Date Steam Players Twitch Viewers
Jun 134625
Jun 124045
Jun 114230
Jun 105342
Jun 94538
Jun 85110
Jun 74744

Summary

X-COM: UFO Defense currently has 8 live Twitch viewers across 2 active streams, with viewership down 2 compared to the same time last week.

On Steam, it currently has 46 concurrent players, down 2 compared to the same time last week.

Over the 6 months we've tracked it, X-COM: UFO Defense's Steam players peaked at 78 and Twitch viewers peaked at 348.

X-COM: UFO Defense monthly player & viewer history

Month Steam AvgSteam Peak Twitch AvgTwitch Peak
Jun 2026
month to date
47
▲ +3
55
37
▼ -2
210
May 2026
44
▼ -6
59
39
▼ -9
228
Apr 2026
50
▲ +10
70
48
▲ +7
269
Mar 2026
40
▼ -1
62
41
▲ +10
308
Feb 2026
41
▼ -1
68
31
▼ -11
348
Jan 2026
42
78
42
276

Monthly averages and peak concurrent Steam players and Twitch viewers, since we began tracking X-COM: UFO Defense.

About

X-COM: UFO Defense is a strategy game that combines tactical combat with base management and global defense. Players lead an international organization tasked with defending Earth from an alien invasion. The game unfolds on two levels: a global view where players manage resources, research alien technology, and intercept UFOs, and a tactical combat mode where squad-based battles occur. Players recruit and train soldiers, build bases, and develop new weapons and equipment based on recovered alien technology. Missions involve turn-based combat against aliens in various environments, with permadeath adding tension to each engagement. As the alien threat escalates, players must balance research, defense, and offensive operations to protect Earth's nations from panic and alien infiltration. X-COM: UFO Defense's blend of strategic depth, tactical combat, and atmospheric tension creates a compelling gameplay experience in the face of a global alien threat.

Genres
Platforms
Amiga CD32PC (Microsoft Windows)DOSAmigaPlayStation
Developer
Mythos Games
Publisher
2K Games, MicroProse Software, Inc., Mediaquest
Release Date
March 1, 1994
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Science fictionHorrorWarfare

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