Ranking by series

The XCOM games, ranked.

6 games compete in this selection. XCOM 2 tops it with 1,827 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 XCOM 2 2016 · Strategy 1,827
  2. 2 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012 · Strategy 1,821
  3. 3 X-COM: UFO Defense 1994 · Strategy 1,619
  4. 4 XCOM: Chimera Squad 2020 · Strategy 1,467
  5. 5 X-COM: Terror From the Deep 1995 · Strategy 1,419
  6. 6 The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2013 · TPS 1,416

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In detail

The XCOM games ranked, what this ranking says

XCOM 2 leads this selection with 1,827 ELO points, ahead of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and X-COM: UFO Defense. The 6 games competing in it have played 895 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 6
Duels played by those games 895
Game in the lead XCOM 2 (2016)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,827
Last reading September 19, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 6 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
XCOM: Chimera Squad +43 1,467
X-COM: UFO Defense +40 1,619
XCOM: Enemy Unknown +17 1,821

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the XCOM series?

According to community votes, the best game in the XCOM series is XCOM 2, with 1,827 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and X-COM: UFO Defense, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many XCOM games are ranked?

6 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 895 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which XCOM game is climbing right now?

XCOM: Chimera Squad is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 43 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 6 games in the selection moved.

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