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Xenonauts is a PC strategy game due for release in 2013. It is a spiritual successor to the classic X-Com strategy games, putting the player in control of an organisation defending the world from an alien invasion. It is a grand strategy game that involves building and managing bases across the entire planet, controlling jet fighters and ground troops in battle against the alien forces, then researching captured extraterrestrial technology to unlock their secrets! Linux version uses WINE.

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Monday Night Indie 1st Sept

Monday Night Indie 1st Sept

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Join us as we delve into the delights of Indie Games in our Monday Night Indie showcase, Featuring talks with the developers, giveaways & more. On tonight's...

V19 Stable Released!

V19 Stable Released!

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Xenonauts V19 Stable has been released. Read on for the changes made over the past few months, and the plans for finishing beta and moving towards final...

Xenonauts Steam Launch & Beta

Xenonauts Steam Launch & Beta

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This game has launched on Steam Early Access and formally entered beta. If you've pre-ordered the game, you're entitled to a Steam key (instructions on...

Xenonauts January Progress Update

Xenonauts January Progress Update

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Want to know what's going on with Xenonauts and our progress towards beta? Here's a wall of text just for you...

IOTY Genre Award 2012

IOTY Genre Award 2012

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Introducing the Genre Awards, a staff selected category to define our editors most memorable selections from five different genres including Action, Adventure...

November Progress Update & Base Tile Pics!

November Progress Update & Base Tile Pics!

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What've we been up to for the last few months? And what is it going to look like when you fight inside your own base? Read on to find out!

Three Builds to Beta!

Three Builds to Beta!

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A quick explanation of our (hopefully) short journey to beta!

Mac / Linux Ports, Female Soldiers & Dev Update!

Mac / Linux Ports, Female Soldiers & Dev Update!

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A lot has changed on Xenonauts as a result of our successful Kickstarter! Read on below for details of Mac / Linux porting, female soldiers and a general...

Xenonauts Demo Available For Download!

Xenonauts Demo Available For Download!

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The indie strategy game Xenonauts now has a free demo available for download - give it a try before deciding whether to buy or not!

Xenonauts Update & Build V9.1 Release!

Xenonauts Update & Build V9.1 Release!

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Lots of progress has been made on Xenonauts - see our crashed UFOs, read about our new UI, our new AI model and check out our new screenshots!

Xenonauts V8.4 released!

Xenonauts V8.4 released!

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Yesterday marked the release of Xenonauts build V8.41. When finished, Build V8 is going to be our “Press Preview” build that we send to our press...

Xenonauts Alpha Funding on Desura!

Xenonauts Alpha Funding on Desura!

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The next game to join the Alpha Funding program is Xenonauts a game Inspired by the classic X-Com series, reinventing and re-imaging them as a modern...

Xenonauts Update & New Build

Xenonauts Update & New Build

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Xenonauts has had a successful few months - read on to see our press coverage from the Eurogamer Expo, an update on the status of the game and some information...

Sitrep #6 - Public Build V3 released!

Sitrep #6 - Public Build V3 released!

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Xenonauts is back on ModDB - read about our latest updates and our air combat system here! Large screenshot update!

Sitrep #2 - In-game Geoscape footage!

Sitrep #2 - In-game Geoscape footage!

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Sitrep #2 features in-game footage of Xenonauts for the very first time! See the Geoscape in operation in an extract taken straight from the latest build...

Sitrep #1 - Databanks Relaunched!

Sitrep #1 - Databanks Relaunched!

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After a long period of hibernation, Xenonauts is back and better than ever! Read on below to see what's new with the upcoming indie strategy game...