XCOM: Chimera Squad spin-off unveiled for launch this month

2K Games today greets is with a surprise game announcement in the form of a spin-off for their popular turn-based action-strategy XCOM series. XCOM: Chimera Squad follows the events of the latest main entry and will launch on PC this month, April 24th. Check out the gameplay overview trailer here!

The spin-off title is handled by the main series’ developer Firaxis. So, there shouldn’t be any doubts about whether the budget game will deliver the same addictive gameplay. With the last XCOM game being over four years old now, XCOM: Chimera Squad ought to soothe fans until XCOM 3. Helping the case is a very welcoming budget price of just $19.99. With the game being currently discounted a hefty 50%, you early birds can grab the game for just $9.99!

It looks like April is going to be an outstanding month for fans of turn-based action. Since Gears Tactics is also going to launch later this month and promises to mix the successful XCOM formula with the Gears of War universe.

XCOM: Chimera Squad is set five years after the events of XCOM 2 and pits players in control over an elite team of human & alien soldiers whose goal is to hunt and terminate underground threats who want to disrupt the interspecies partnership. Here’s the official list of features you can look forward to:

• Unique Alien and Human Agents: Each of the 11 agents have their own distinct personality and tactical abilities, including species-specific attacks like the Viper’s tongue pull;
• Specialized and Complementary Classes: Execute devastating combos by teaming the right agents and utilizing cooperative actions. The difference between mission success and failure can depend wholly on team composition;
• Re-Envisioned Tactical Combat: Missions are structured as a series of discrete, explosive encounters, keeping the action intense and unpredictable;
• Breach Mode: Players will shape the battlefield to their advantage with a new combat phase that injects squads right into action. They will strategically assign agents to different entry points and coordinate their assault plans with a range of Breach-specific skills;
• Interleaved Turns: An automatic initiative system will slot individual agents and enemies into an alternating turn order, creating new strategic possibilities based on what unit is queued to act next – and what unit is at the greatest risk when they do so;
• Suspenseful Strategy Layer: Outside of combat, players will manage the operations of a high-tech HQ, where they must prioritize competing tasks, investigations and agent assignments in the face of a ticking clock: the constantly rising unrest in the city’s various districts, driving City 31 closer and closer to total anarchy.