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X-COM: UFO Defense (1993)

0.1221Canon Score · ranked #239 all time

Aggregated from 4 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the game

UFO: Enemy Unknown (original title), also known as X-COM: UFO Defense in North America, is a 1994 science fiction strategy video game developed by Mythos Games and MicroProse. It was published by MicroProse for DOS and Amiga computers, the Amiga CD32 console, and the PlayStation. Originally planned by Julian Gollop as a sequel to Mythos Games' 1988 Laser Squad, the game mixes real-time management simulation with turn

Why it ranks #239

Every list on which X-COM: UFO Defense appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Next Generation Top 100 (1996)Editorial list#26 / 100
gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018)Editorial list#170 / 200
Polygon 500 Best (2017)Critics' canon#240 / 500
Hardcore Gaming 101 Top 200 (2020)Editorial listSelected