Reviews - Xenonauts Game

Nov 11th, 2011 13 people agree 1 person doesn't

F*****g buy it people!

This is why I love indie games, this is what I wanted since X-Com: Terror From The Deep, as this is rightful heir of its throne.

Nov 24th, 2011 8 people agree 0 people don't

I used to be an FPS gamer with no sense of direction. Later on I got into realistic games because of BF2:PR and Arma 2(with addons).

Never played an X-COM game before I recently got intrigued by its concept of shooting down enemy ships and trying to capture live aliens and their ship to research better tech. I was not however willing to go into the classic X-COM games themselves because they looked too archaic.

Hearing only bad things or semi-good stuff from other X-COM inspired games I never jumped into franchises like UFO. I did however stumble upon this little gem in the works by Goldhawk Interactive.

This game delivers more than I expected from an alpha game. The gpx are a blast form the past with their 2D appearance. It didn't look like a 3D mess the other games were. I'll describe it as a game that you can feel nostalgic about if it was made 12 years ago. The tiles ingame are actually 3D but painted over by a 2D artist.

The soundtrack hits the spot for me and I am eager to hear more. The Geoscape sounds dreary but suspensfull. Perfect for the leader of an anti-alien organisation. The battlescape music isn't going for adrenaline rush but rather stays in the background which is perfect. It doesn't stand out like a sore thumb but sounds suspensfull.
As a contrast the music played when you engage into air-combat feels like you are there in the pilot seat even though it only shows up as a couple of blips on your map. I actually felt engaged to micro-manage my fighters to give them their edge over my opponent. All I can say about the soundtrack is that it "felt right". Suspensfull but moody at times if that makes any sense.

The artstyle ingame and the pictures in the Xenopedia are of high quality stuff. I'd pay to see more but Goldhawk is doing that for me. The only thing that stands out are the bad portraits for the soldiers. Hopefully they will get the same treatment as their Xenopedia brethren.

I will have my eye on this game as it grows. Godspeed GHI!

Nov 8th, 2011 7 people agree 0 people don't

Can't Wait to get my Hands on this Game. I still Play X-Com today. Got on Both Steam and GOG.

Nov 7th, 2011 18 people agree 11 people don't

Only in early alpha many, many bugs. You won't get to play long before you experience a crash or freeze.
Give it a year or two, then take another look.

Nov 7th, 2011 9 people agree 3 people don't

Feels like X-com even in this early stage.
The Graphics are really nice and i know i didnt wasted money by buying this game.

Feb 17th, 2012 6 people agree 1 person doesn't

Fantastic game, a faithful and fun remake of the original, unlike the ones that carry the X-Com name.

Feb 4th, 2012 3 people agree 0 people don't

Finally, somebody seems to be doing it right!

Mar 5th, 2012 2 people agree 0 people don't

great game so far

Feb 8th, 2012 2 people agree 0 people don't

Even though it's still Alpha I can tell a lot of love has been put into this. I've played several games over the years that called themselves the spiritual successors to the original X-COM -- this is the first that did not disappoint me. Fantastic job. Can't wait until it's finished.

Jan 30th, 2012 2 people agree 0 people don't

This is what an X-COM remake should look like. Fantastic job.