GameWatcher gave it a score of 9 out of 10, saying 'Could we already have a Game of the Year contender? Let's see if we remember it come December, but right now every fan of XCOM: Enemy Unknown should pick up XCOM 2'. XCOM 2 has been largely well received by critics with a current Metacritic rating of 88% based on 82 reviews.
XCOM 2 is a turn-based strategy game sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown by Firaxis Games, released on the 5th of February 2016 on Windows PC, Macintosh and Linux.