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2012

XCOM: Enemy Unknown: 21 Game of the Year awards

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a 2012 turn-based tactics video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K. It is a "reimagining" of the 1994 strategy game UFO: Enemy Unknown (also known as X-COM: UFO Defense).

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown finished #9 in the 2012 race, with 21 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 21Total awards
  • 21Media outlets
  • 0Readers' choice
  • 7Countries

Game facts

  • Campaign lengthNot documented
  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Couch co-opNot documented
  • Split screenNo
  • Online co-opNot documented
  • Players on one consoleNot documented
  • Players onlineNot documented
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released9 October 2012
  • DeveloperFiraxis Games, Feral Interactive
  • Publisher2K, Feral Interactive
  • turn-based strategy video game
  • science fiction video game
  • Microsoft Windows
  • X-BOX 360
  • PlayStation 3
  • macOS
  • IOS
  • Android (operating system)
  • Linux

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States14
United Kingdom2
Germany1
Canada1
Italy1
Unknown1
Bangladesh1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
ActiontripUnited States2012
AreaGamesGermany2012
Diehard GamefanUnited States2012
Game RantCanada2012
Game Republic MagazineItaly2012
Gamer LivingUnited States2012
GameranxUnited States2012
GameTrailersUnited States2012
Giant BombUnited States2012
Hooked GamersUnited States2012
KotakuUnited States2012
Level7Unknown2012
Metro - GameCentralUnited Kingdom2012
MTV MultiplayerUnited States2012
NoobFeedBangladesh2012
Strategy InformerUnited States2012
TechthirstyUnited States2012
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionUnited States2012
The Charleston GazetteUnited States2012
The GuardianUnited Kingdom2012
Vagary.TVUnited States2012

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