XCOM: Chimera Squad

MonsterVineTom Ravencroft

It may have a reduced scope, but it’s still XCOM. You can still miss with a 100% chance to hit. You still never have enough assets to do everything you want. The demands from your higher-ups are near-impossible. Time grinds onward and the city may explode at any minute.

WayTooManyGamesKyle Nicol

8/10

We can all agree that the stealth announcement and eventual release of XCOM: Chimera Squad was a surprise to all of us, especially considering its budget-y, spin-off-ish nature. Chimera Squad attempts to keep the core of XCOM‘s gameplay loop alive whilst attempting to add some major changes to its formula. So, did these changes pay off?

TheSixthAxisNick Petrasiti

8/10

XCOM: Chimera Squad is a great game, all told. It's a cheap, fairly lengthy campaign that manages to be both familiar for fans of the series and offer something new and fresh to the XCOM universe.

Sirus GamingErickson Melchor

8/10

When the issues of a game are rolled and stomped by its greatness, then it’s something to invest on if you have some spare.

TwinfiniteKhayl Adam

Chimera Squad is a more focused experience, and it doesn't outstay its welcome, but that focus is something of a double-edged sword.

AltCharJonathan Titmuss - Klinjon

8/10

XCOM: Chimera Squad has turned around from announcement to release in record time, dropping in amongst a sea of delays and uncertainty to deliver a consistent, subtly tweaked take on turn based strategic action that ticks all the right boxes.

Press StartBrodie Gibbons

7.5/10

There are parts of XCOM: Chimera Squad that will definitely disappoint long-time fans of the franchise. As a spin-off that departs in some significant ways from the true, mainline experience, XCOM: Chimera Squad is an excellent entry-level strategy game that’ll still provide a decent challenge to those looking to dip their toes in.

Capsule ComputersJamie Laike Tsui

7.5/10

While the game may be buggy, it’s still a fantastic new take on the long running franchise for veterans and new players alike.

DestructoidChris Carter

7.5/10

While not all of the wild departures fire on all cylinders, XCOM: Chimera Squad‘s open-ended difficulty settings allow everyone to bend the strong combat groundwork to their will. Chimera Squad embraces the strange, and is predominately better for it.

TechRaptorAustin Suther

6.5/10

Riddled with many different types of bugs, XCOM: Chimera Squad is a hard sell. If you enjoy the setting and want another strategy title to play, this might be it, but you'll probably want to wait.

VGChartzPaul Broussard

5/10

In need of reinforcements.Between Exit the Gungeon and now this, Spring 2020 seems to be the time to experiment with simpler, [...]

GameWatcherMarcello Perricone

5/10

A lore-breaking spinoff that removes most of what makes the new XCOM special and replaces it with short bouts of repetitive tactical combat and bad writing.