First of all, you need OpenXcom, it's free and it runs much more smoothly than DOSBox while also providing extra settings, quality of life improvements and bug fixing for issues still present in the final official build. This game is DRM free, but if you want to run OpenXcom from Steam like I do just delete the Dosbox executable in the game's folder and rename the OpenXcom one as "dosbox".
X-COM: UFO Defense is a game about fighting back an alien invasion, the aforementioned invaders don't hold back and you'll most likely lose a large amount of rookie soldiers to the most basic enemies during the first couple of months. The aliens play dirty too, relying on terrorism and infiltration in addition to their already formidable brute strength.
As the commander of X-COM, you must unearth the secrets of their technology, set up bases around the world, manufacture weapons of immense power and rain death over the godless alien savages that seek to enthrall humanity. Failure means a fate worse than death so no resource can be spared and human life is merely an instrument you can repeatedly purchase for $40.000.
I love this game, it's so tense, specially at the beginning, but that only makes it all the more satisfying when the tables turn. The alien forms are varied and even the most basic ones can be very dangerous, the encounters are procedurally generated to keep things fresh, and there's always a new facility to build, a new research to start or something to manufacture.
The combat is very meticulous in the sense that you have a high degree of control over your troops, the game uses time units which can be spent freely during the player's turn, there isn't a hard "move + action" limit like so many strategy games have and it's possible to do all kinds of creative stuff with inventory management.
A lot of people have nostalgia for this title, but this game is older than me so nostalgia is not a factor. I think X-COM is still as good as it was back in 1994 and a must play for strategy fans, my only qualm about it is that this version is just plain old DOSBox which is far from ideal, but that can be fixed as I pointed out before. Fantastic game overall.
X-COM: UFO Defense is a game about fighting back an alien invasion, the aforementioned invaders don't hold back and you'll most likely lose a large amount of rookie soldiers to the most basic enemies during the first couple of months. The aliens play dirty too, relying on terrorism and infiltration in addition to their already formidable brute strength.
As the commander of X-COM, you must unearth the secrets of their technology, set up bases around the world, manufacture weapons of immense power and rain death over the godless alien savages that seek to enthrall humanity. Failure means a fate worse than death so no resource can be spared and human life is merely an instrument you can repeatedly purchase for $40.000.
I love this game, it's so tense, specially at the beginning, but that only makes it all the more satisfying when the tables turn. The alien forms are varied and even the most basic ones can be very dangerous, the encounters are procedurally generated to keep things fresh, and there's always a new facility to build, a new research to start or something to manufacture.
The combat is very meticulous in the sense that you have a high degree of control over your troops, the game uses time units which can be spent freely during the player's turn, there isn't a hard "move + action" limit like so many strategy games have and it's possible to do all kinds of creative stuff with inventory management.
A lot of people have nostalgia for this title, but this game is older than me so nostalgia is not a factor. I think X-COM is still as good as it was back in 1994 and a must play for strategy fans, my only qualm about it is that this version is just plain old DOSBox which is far from ideal, but that can be fixed as I pointed out before. Fantastic game overall.