Ufo: Enemy Unknown May 2026

You recover alien corpses and technology from crash sites to develop laser and plasma weaponry.

If X-COM goes bankrupt, loses all its bases, or fails the Mars mission, the Council of Funding Nations surrenders. In the PlayStation version's defeat cutscene, the aliens violently murder the negotiator sent to discuss terms. Legacy and Continuity UFO: Enemy Unknown

As the Commander, you start with basic human ballistics while fighting various alien species, such as the physically frail but psionic and the brutish Mutons . The "story" is largely driven by your research: You recover alien corpses and technology from crash

Once X-COM develops the (a powerful interstellar craft), they launch a final mission to Mars. Legacy and Continuity As the Commander, you start

The modern XCOM: Enemy Unknown reboots this story for a new timeline. In the timeline of XCOM 2 , it is revealed that X-COM actually lost the war early on, and the "victory" from the previous game was a simulation run in the Commander's mind while they were held captive.