How many people are playing X-COM: UFO Defense right now?

37 people are playing X-COM: UFO Defense on Steam right now, making it the 4097th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 80 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is X-COM: UFO Defense's all-time peak player count?

X-COM: UFO Defense's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 653, reached in October 2012.

Is X-COM: UFO Defense good? What do Steam reviews say?

96% of 3,216 Steam user reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive).

How much does X-COM: UFO Defense cost on Steam?

X-COM: UFO Defense costs $4.99 on Steam (US). The lowest price we've recorded is $1.07.

Does X-COM: UFO Defense work on Steam Deck?

X-COM: UFO Defense is Unsupported on Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

X-COM: UFO Defense

by MicroProse Software, Inc · published by 2K · Released Sep 4, 2008

Steam Deck UnsupportedLinux & Deck: Gold

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Review score

96% positive

Overwhelmingly Positive3,216 reviews

Owners (est.)1M–2M

24h peak

Highest seen653

Oct 201214.1 years ago

Price on Steam

$4.99

Lowest ever $1.07 Aug 2026

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Players -27.5% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 14:11 UTC · tracking since 2012-07-01

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Patches & builds

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Nov 1, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC
Build 251848the current build when we started tracking17.3 MB on Windows

Patch notes

Jun 16, 2014
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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 96% on 2026-11-01 → 96% today (3,216 reviews)

Nov 3, 2026Sale ended$4.99
Oct 31, 2026Sale −75%$1.24 (was $4.99)

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X-COM: UFO Defense player count and quick facts

How many people are playing X-COM: UFO Defense right now?: 37 people are playing X-COM: UFO Defense on Steam right now, making it the 4097th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 80 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is X-COM: UFO Defense's all-time peak player count?: X-COM: UFO Defense's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 653, reached in October 2012.
Is X-COM: UFO Defense good? What do Steam reviews say?: 96% of 3,216 Steam user reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive).
How much does X-COM: UFO Defense cost on Steam?: X-COM: UFO Defense costs $4.99 on Steam (US). The lowest price we've recorded is $1.07.
Does X-COM: UFO Defense work on Steam Deck?: X-COM: UFO Defense is Unsupported on Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Live data from Steam, tracked by SteamPlayerBase.