Throwback XCOM successor Xenonauts 2 leaves early access in April, though the developer says the milestone 'doesn't mean our work is done'

Then there's the Xenonauts series, arguably the truest attempt by a modern dev to replicate the look and feel of Gollop's ...

Just like XCOM, superhero comedy Dispatch cheats random percentages of success in the player's favor: 'anything that had over a 76% success chance would automatically succeed'

"If coincidences are just coincidences, why do they feel so contrived?" ...
PCGamesN

Hooded Horse's new strategy game Menace isn't XCOM, and that's okay

I assumed, from its pretty hardcore cinematic - as well as everything else I'd read - that Menace was like XCOM for people who didn't like themselves. I was well up for that, filling each requirement ...
Polygon

Sims-like from former XCOM and Sims devs canceled, but here's a first look anyway

Jake Solomon, one of the designers behind the turn-based tactics games XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Marvel's Midnight Suns, left Firaxis Games in 2023 to start his own studio, Midsummer Studios. The team ...
IGN

"The game we poured our hearts into."

Veteran game designer Jake Solomon has announced the shock closure of his studio and the apparent cancellation of its "next-gen" life simulation game, while publishing a glimpse at how it worked.
TechRaptor

XCOM Designer Jake Solomon's Studio Has Closed Without Releasing a Game

Jake Solomon, the designer behind XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the director of XCOM 2, has announced that his company Midsummer Studios will be closing down without having released a game. In a post on X, ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

XCOM designer Jake Solomon reveals "Life Sims + The Truman Show" game... while announcing his studio's closure

Midsummer Studios announced their existence in May 2024 with a promise to “revitalise the life sim genre”, but now, they’re closing down. Co-founder and former XCOM developer Jake Solomon confirmed ...
GameSpot

See XCOM Director's New AI-Powered Game That May Never Release, With Studio Closing

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Games industry veteran Jake Solomon has shared the first footage of his next game, but it comes as part of the developer also stating that his studio ...