This page is designed to provide you with the most up-to-date information on any future games in the X-Com series.

The next X-Com
 

Shacknews is reporting that legal documents have indicated that Irrational Games, makers of Freedom Force, BioShock, and System Shock 2 are working on a new X-Com game. Currently no information is known about this other than a legal document which listed X-Com and the fact that Take-Two Interactive apparently acquired the X-Com property from Atari in 2005. Take-Two Interactive also acquired Irrational Games shortly after getting the license.

After X-Com's absence, many have created projects in the vein of X-Com. Due to the increasing amount of these projects that are actually well done, I have decided to list them here.
 

Name:	Started:	Information:
EDF: Earth Defense Force	2000	The EDF project has been in product for many years, and is probably the oldest of the projects. EDF, however, is mostly just concept. >> No Working version available. No Screenshots available.
UFO2000	2000	UFO2000 is a multiplayer version of X-Com that uses X-Com's original graphics files. Works with UFO and now TFTD files. >> Working version available. Screenshots available. Requires: X-Com or TFTD
Aussie Defence Squad	2001	ADS is Byron Schubert of X-Command's game featuring terrorists versus counter terrorists. >> Working version available. Screenshots available.
Invasion 2021	2002	Invasion 2021 is a X-Com styled game that is promising to not just copy X-Com, but to offer some original touches of it's own. >> No Working version available. Screenshots available.
Xenocide	2002	Xenocide is a 3d version of an X-Com styled game. It started as just a geoscape view, but now full tactical parts are in development. >> Alpha version available. Screenshots available.
Project: Talon	2003	Project: Talon is an configurable strategy wargame inspired by the X-Com series of games. >> Working version available. No Screenshots available.
X	2003	X is a freedom force modification that allows you to do story based missions against aliens. >> Working version available. Screenshots available. Requires: Freedom Force
UFO Alien Invasion	2003	UFO Alien Invasion is one of the newest fan projects, but is easily one of the best looking. Made with the Quake engine, UFO:AI has full 3d tactical combat in the style of X-Com with support for OpenGL and multiplayer support. >> Playable demo availible. Screenshots available.

Know of any other X-Com style fan projects? email.

Since X-Com's release in 1994, many people have tried to capitalize on it's success, though few have been sucessful. Here's a few games that have similar gameplay to X-Com, be it with tactical squad based missions or full "save the world" style global commanding.
 

Name:	Year:	Publisher:	Information:
Jagged Alliance	1994		Jagged Alliance game out around the same time of X-Com and featured turn based squad tactical battles. The game had you leading a band of mercernaries.
Guardians: Agents of Justice	1998	Microprose	A game that featured comic book heroes that fought evil, Guardians was set to be, well, X-Com with superheroes. Unfortunately, this game never saw the light of day, as it was being canned after several delays.
Abomination: Nemesis Project	1999	Eidos	A tactical based game by some former members at Microprose.
Fallout Tactics	2001	Interplay	Fallout Tactics took Fallout and added a little bit of tactical gameplay to it, which brought many comparisons to X-Com. Lead your squad through the wastes, fighting for the Brotherhood of Steel.
Laser Squad Nemesis	2001	Mythos	Laser Squad Nemesis actually is a sequel to a game that predates X-Com. The original Laser Squad design is what Mythos based X-Com on. The new Laser Squad is set to provide PBEM multiplayer and turn-based strategic gameplay.
UFO Aftermath	2003	ALTAR	After Mythos Games' collapse, the rights to 'Dreamland Cronicles' went to a company called Altar, where it became 'UFO Aftermath'. Set in the style of X-Com, UFO Aftermath follows an organization that sets out to reclaim the planet after it has been ravaged by an alien attack.
Silent Storm	2004	Nival	Silent Storm is a WWII turn based tactical wargame with full 3d and deformable terrain.
UFO: Aftershock	2005	ALTAR	The sequel to ALTAR's UFO Aftermath promises to have the inside of buildings, new techs, base management, better AI, and loads of other features.
UFO: Afterlight	2007	ALTAR	The third in the UFO series by ALTAR, Afterlight sees a desperate group of humans start a colony on Mars.
UFO: Extraterrestials	2007	Chaos	UFO: Extraterrestials is another turn based X-com game that promises to have deformable terrain, advanced AI, and good looking graphics.

Know of any other X-Com style games? Send me an email.

Due to certain games in the X-Com series being canceled after the Hasbro buy-out, it was necessary to make this section. Many X-Com games have gotten the axe, and others are left in a state of flux.
 

• 1998: Microprose announces that it is working on X-Com Alliance, a Squad Based 3D shooter in the X-Com universe. Both fans and game magazines applaud the idea. Microprose also gives rumors of a new X-Com game to be called Genesis.
• 1999: Microprose is bought out by Hasbro Interactive, makers of such fine CD-ROM products as Battleship and Monopoly, and remakes of countless 70s arcade games. Near the end of the year, Hasbro closes the Chapel Hill studio of Microprose, and cans Genesis. Alliance is moved to the Hunt Valley Studio and is pushed back to mid 2000.
• 2000: In the summer, Hasbro pushes back Alliance to 2001. Rumors of the game's demise start to spread, despite the fact that the game is still eagerly waited for by fans and still gathers good attention from gaming mags.
• 2001: Infograms buys Hasbro Interactive. X-Com Enforcer set to be released 4-17-01. Alliance is said to be back on track, but no further proof of this is given. Mythos announces that Dreamland is cancelled due to problems with Virgin Interactive.
• 2002: Dreamland rights sold to Altar Interactive, who renames game to "UFO Aftermath" and restarts production.

X-Com: Genesis
 

X-Com Genesis was to be a return to what X-Com orginally was. In many ways, the game was to be very similar to X-Com: UFO Defense (UFO: Enemy Unknown). It featured a nearly complete 3D engine that supported 3D acceleration and the like. In the storyline, Genesis would have been set AFTER Interceptor and Apocalypse. No other details were available.  Sadly, in December 1999 Hasbro closed the studio that Genesis was in production at, and as such Genesis can never be released in any way, shape, or form.   Game Style: Global and Squad Based Tactical Strategy System Requirements: Not known Platforms: PC (w9x) Game Release Date: Cancelled

Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge
 

Not an actual X-Com game, Dreamland was a game similar to the original X-Com that is being created by Mythos. -- from the Bethesda Softworks press release... Set in the near future, Freedom Ridge uses themes from classic science fiction and modern UFO conspiracy theories to create an enthralling backdrop for the gameplay. After a devastating 70-day war against alien invaders the human race finds itself on the brink of extinction. With the military forces and governments of the world in ruins the player commands humanity's last hope -- a resistance force known as the Terran Liberation Army. Starting with a meager supply of captured weapons and technology the player must drive back the invaders and free the Earth from alien domination. Throughout the game, players will take part in a deep, involving plot and uncover the truth about Area 51, alien abductions, and the mysterious Men in Black. Players must create new bases to supply forces, protect the surviving civilian population, and fight for every resource they need, since money is now worthless. Working with anything from scavenged F16 aircraft and M16s to mystifying alien technology, troops will need to master all manner of weaponry and vehicles for tactical squad-based combat against alien foes at hotspots around the globe. "Mythos Games is known for creating strategy games that redefine how gamers look at a particular genre," said Vlatko Andonov, president of Bethesda Softworks. "The original X-COM changed the way we looked at turn-based games, and Magic & Mayhem turned real-time strategy gaming on its ear. We believe Freedom Ridge is going to have an even greater impact." Unfortunately, there was a falling out between Mythos and Virgin Interactive (who owned the rights above Bethesda), and Mythos was forced to abandon the project. Since then, it was given over to Altar Interactive and ended up being completely rewritten. The game based on this (UFO Aftermath) is now available.   Game Style: Global and Squad Based Tactical Strategy Game Release Date: On hold (cancelled) Platforms: PC (w9x), Playstation 2 System Requirements (PC): Not known

X-Com: Alliance
 

X-Com Alliance was a 3d shooter based on the Unreal engine (which features all the latest features of 3d acceleration). The game is squad based, played from a first person perspective. Small on-screen displays at the top of the screen allow you to track your teammates, of which you can have up to four. Multiplayer should be supported, and since the Unreal engine has a client/server model, permanent XCA servers should appear around the games' release. The game apparently takes place after the first X-Com war. A mission is sent to Cydonia on Mars to retrieve alien artifacts. However, an unexpected dimensional gate transports the X-Com personal sixty light-years away. The X-Com soldiers find themselves in the middle of a war between the Grey Alliance and a race called the Ascidians. X-Com teams up with the friendly Ascidians and attacks the Greys. The strategic element is still in place. The soldiers' home base is the USS Patton and between missions you will make decisions on retrieval of items, research, outfitting squadrons, and  other mission choices. Unfortunately, there were a number of setbacks during the production, including the main programmer leaving/being canned from Microprose. At this point, it does not look like the game will ever see the light of day.   Game Style: First Person Squad Based Action Game System Requirements: Unknown Game Release Date: Unknown

X-Com "7"
 

Said to be in production during Microprose's time at Hasbro, was rumored to be a 'pure' X-Com game of turn-based strategy and Global protection. At this point, there is no information about the game. The only thing we have to go on right now is the message "I hear you guys......and have sent your concerns to the appropriate folks here." that was posted by an administrator on the Infogrames forum. However, it has been at least a year since that comment, so whatever is happening to X-Com is anyone's guess. It has been reported that Sid Meier's company Firaxis reportedly owns the rights to many of the old Microprose titles, but it is unknown if they specifically own the rights to X-Com or are planning another game in the series. However, if it were to happen, Sid Meier would be the optimal person to be in charge of the project.   Game Style: Global and Squad Based Tactical Strategy System Requirements: Unknown Game Release Date: Unknown