April 28, 2026
XCOM To Get Miniatures-Focused Tabletop Game Celebrating 30 Years Of Firaxis
Soon you'll be able to weep at the loss of your favorite operative at your very own table; XCOM is getting a tabletop game. Developer and publisher Firaxis announced the game as part of their 30th-anniversary celebration, which accompanied a brand refresh. Exact details for the XCOM board game are still under wraps. Modiphius Entertainment, also known for the Mass Effect board game and Fallout: The Roleplaying Game,...
Soon you'll be able to weep at the loss of your favorite operative at your very own table; XCOM is getting a tabletop game. Developer and publisher Firaxis announced the game as part of their 30th-anniversary celebration, which accompanied a brand refresh. Exact details for the XCOM board game are still under wraps. Modiphius Entertainment, also known for the Mass Effect board game and Fallout: The Roleplaying Game, is handling development. Like many other video game adaptations, the tabletop game will feature miniatures. In the announcement , Firaxis said the game will be inspired by XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the franchise reboot from 2013. The board game's price and release date were not announced. You can sign up on the official website to get future details in your email inbox. This is not the first time XCOM has gotten the board game treatment. Way back in 2015, Fantasy Flight published a tie-in, co-op XCOM game. That one focused on the "meta" layer of XCOM--i.e. choosing what research to complete, building out parts of your base of operations--rather than the tactics-focused combat of the game's missions. Continue Reading at GameSpot
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