There are quite a few X-Com sites out there. They vary in how useful
they are, how extensive they are and how good they look, but all have
some use. There are also some very interesting X-Com related games in
development. You should find links to them all here, but if you see one
missing, please tell us. Besides that, thanks to Zombie for providing us with the links!
There are many X-Com inspired games in progress. Some are commercial,
while others are fan-made. We'll also keep you posted on their progress
in the news. Please note that some of these have beta versions
available for download!
X-Force: Fight For Destiny (playable)
This
is a remake based on the two first X-Com games. If you haven't looked
at it already, do so now! There's a beta version available for download
at their site.
UFO Alien Invasion (playable)
This
is a fan-made game inspired by X-Com and built on the Quake 2 engine.
There's a beta version out, and it's quite nice! Head over to their
page to read more and download the beta!
Invasion2021: Last Line of Defense (beta, discontinued)
Invasion2021
is a remake of X-Com with some new features added. It is currently in a
beta stage, and several features are yet to be implemented, but it's
progressing nicely. Sadly the project seems discontinued, but we still have the beta in our files section.
UFO2000 (playable)
From
their site: "UFO2000 is free and open source remake of tactical part of
'X-COM: UFO Defense' game. It currently has no Geoscape and economics,
but it has the feature many X-COM fans dreamed for - multiplayer
support". For UFO2000 tournaments, visit 7kplay.net
X-Com: Tactical (board game) (playable)
From
their site: "X-Com: Tactical is a tabletop war/board game based on the
popular X-Com: UFO Enemy Unknown (UFO Defence), computer game by
Microprose. You play either the commander of X-Com, the
Extraterrestrial Combat unit, or the alien commander come to conquer
and enslave the Earth."
Project Xenocide (preview build)
This
project is trying to recreate the spirit and feel of X-Com: UFO Defence
(UFO:Enemy Unknown). It's fan-made, and anyone is welcome to
contribute. Join today!
There are many fan-sites out there, but some are more comprehensive or otherwise important than others. They are listed below.
XComUFO.com
This
is probably the most extensive X-Com site out there. You can even play
UFO:Enemy Unknown on site! UFO floorplans, strategy guides, downloads,
news, forums and so on. They got it all!
Danial's UFOpaedia Website
This
site has the entire UFO:Enemy Unknown UFOpaedia online. Absolutely all
the information that you find in-game on crafts, base facilities and so
on can be found there. Recommended!
Gareth Griffiths X-Com Wikipedia
This
encyclopedia for X-Com aims to gather all relevant information on the
game. It was started in February of 2005, and already has a lot of good
information. Anyone can contribute, so get to work!
XcomUtil by Scott T. Jones
This
is the official site for Scott T. Jones's XcomUtil. This neat utility
enables you to do all sorts of crazy stuff with the X-Com games. This
tool is essential for any X-Com fan! Development of XcomUtil has been discontinued by Scott, but Blade FireLight continues development.
Unlike official sites, there are a lot of good fan-sites out there.
It's been a long time since we last saw a proper X-Com game released,
but the fans haven't forgotten.
Arky's X-COM Page
This page has a lot of good information on X-Com. Strategy guides, downloads, timelines and more can be found there.
Devisraad X-COM Page
This site has some good downloads for the X-Com games, including mods.
XCommand
Another
extensive X-Com site. Some of it's features like downloads are
unavailable at the moment, but most of it is still accessible. It has
screenshots, weapon tables, and base facility information, and the site
covers all the X-Com games.
X-Com @ llamalicious.com
This site has a lot of good strategies for the X-Com games, as well as other good info.
The XCOMainiac Site
Not much here except an excellent history of the X-COM series. A must read for any discriminating fan.
X-COM Russian site
Lots
of great stuff here: UFO floor plans, a research tree, game
information, strategies, tactics, screenshots and UFOpaedia. And
although the site is in Russian, navigating the areas is fairly easy.
X-COM Fan Site
Even
though this site is in Slovakian, it is one of the best sources of
facts anywhere. It covers all the X-COM games in-depth as well as
sections on the UFO series.
EldritchEvil's Battle Report 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
This
site contain battle reports from various games. EldritchEvil has
written reports from his UFO:EU missions. They are a combination of
explaining the game and fiction. Well written, and great if you feel
like a different sort of fiction!
The Last Outpost
Cyke
has done several very good interviews on X-Com. There's a series of 3
interviews with David Ellis that anyone with an interest in X-Com
should read!
David Ellis' Website
Dave
was lead designer on X-Com: Interceptor and the defunct Genesis. He
also wrote the official X-Com strategy guides. If you wish to know more
about him, his homepage is the best place to start.
X-Com @ FanFiction.Net
This is where you'll find all the X-Com related fan-fiction available at FanFiction.net.
Some very good stories there, like "XCOM: The Unknown Menace" by Hobbes.
Scifi Emporium
This
is Daniel Blakemore's Scifi Emporium, a site dedicated to fan-fiction.
It's got a lot of good X-Com fiction, as well as Warhammer 40k and
Battletech.
Moloch's Place
One of the rare places which feature Apocalypse and Alliance fan-fiction.
X-COM: Area 51
This
is Hobbes X-Com site. It has terrain, buildings and other add-ons for
the X-Com games, as well as fiction and other goodies.
Since MicroProse is long gone and the Gollops do not own the license, we'll end up listing the "official" sites here.
2K Games
They
currently own the X-Com license. Most X-COM games has now been released for online purchase at Steam, Gamer's Gate and similar stores. Question is, will they develop a new X-COM game?
LaserSquadNemesis.com
The
Gollop brothers (yes, they made X-Com) have spent the last few years
making LSN. It's a good game. Who would believe e-mail games are fun?
There were talk of a single-player version of LSN at one point but it's
been awfully quiet lately...
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