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X-Com: UFO Defense Free Download (1.2)

In X-Com: UFO Defense, you command a global defense organization tasked with repelling an alien invasion threatening Earth. You construct and manage bases, intercept UFOs, and deploy squads in turn-based tactical combat to recover alien technology and survive encounters. Captured artifacts are researched in laboratories to unlock advanced weapons, armor, and spacecraft capabilities. Funding depends on your performance in protecting nations, which influences their continued support or potential withdrawal. Success requires balancing strategic resource management with desperate, high-stakes ground missions against an unknown extraterrestrial foe.

Strategy
X-Com: UFO Defense
Release Date:
Platform:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Developer:
MicroProse
Publisher:
2K Games
Highlights

X-Com: UFO Defense Features

  • Manage multiple bases worldwide, constructing facilities like radar, laboratories, workshops, and hangars to support your defense operations.
  • Intercept and engage UFOs in real-time geoscape mode, choosing to shoot them down or let them land based on risk and potential reward.
  • Command squads of soldiers in turn-based tactical combat across diverse terrains, using cover, flanking, and varied weaponry to defeat alien threats.
  • Research captured alien artifacts and corpses in laboratories to develop new technologies, including plasma weapons, personal armor, and improved spacecraft.
  • Manufacture equipment and ammunition in workshops using allocated resources and engineer time, enabling sustained combat readiness.
  • Monitor global politics and national funding levels, which fluctuate based on your success in protecting countries from alien activity.
  • Recruit, train, and equip soldiers with improving stats and abilities as they gain combat experience, though losses are permanent.
  • Face a variety of alien species with distinct behaviors, weapons, and tactics, requiring adaptive strategies across missions.
Instructions

Easy to Download, Install and Play

  1. Click the download button below. You can also select a previous version if available.
  2. You’ll be redirected to Vidgazoo. Wait 5 seconds, then directly click the button or copy the link.
    • Make sure you have a supported download client installed (it’s free here) before downloading.
  3. Once the download process reaches 100%, locate the downloaded files.
    • Get ready for installation and make sure you have enough disk space for the game.
  4. To Install DRM-free X-Com: UFO Defense:
    • Run or double-click setup_x_com_ufo_defense_********.exe to launch the installer.
    • Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
    • If a DLC folder is included, run any .exe files inside it as well.
  5. Once the installation is complete, launch the game and start playing.
Can Your PC Run It?

System Requirements

Minimum:
  • System: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
  • Processor: 1.4 GHz
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0
  • Additional Notes: This game is powered by DOSBox

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