80BANG SCORE
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
banger · strategy · 2012
A lot of game for the money: about 26.7h, $14.99 (~$0.56/hr), 93% positive.
Better value than 83% of strategy games
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BANGER threshold
Already a BANGER at $14.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
Real value
$0.56/hr over the 26.7h main story, $0.21/hr if you 100% it (70.3h).
Heads up: only 1% finish a 26.7h game, so budget for the first stretch, not the full ride.
Advertised
26.7h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
70.3h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$0.56/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$14.99
Reviews
93%
58,298 reviews
Metacritic
89
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2012
What drives the score
Value$0.56/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews93% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
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DeveloperFiraxis Games
Publisher2K
Genrestrategy
Achievements85
Trailer & screenshots
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