Phoenix Point Reviews

Phoenix Point is ranked in the 51st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Fextralife
Fexelea
Top Critic
8 / 10
Dec 5, 2019

Phoenix Point does not revolutionize turn-based strategy gameplay, but X-COM fans will feel right at home. If you're been itching for some more X-COM, with a little bit of Civilization mixed in then Phoenix Point is right up your alley. 39.99 USD is about right for this game, and is enough to justify the price tag.

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Chris Wray
Top Critic
7.5 / 10.0
Dec 8, 2019

In the long run, this is a great game and one that is well worth spending your time with.

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7.5 / 10.0
Dec 4, 2019

Phoenix Point will appeal to you if you're a big fan of the new XCOM games but wish they had more complexity. If you're turned off by punishing strategy and a hands-off approach, Phoenix Point is not for you.

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75 / 100
Dec 7, 2019

Phoenix Point is a collection of fantastic new ideas installed on the solid foundations of the X-COM franchise. While it lacks the content to offer the replay value of the more recent X-COM games, it's still a great game that will test your strategic mettle to its very limits.

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7.3 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2019

Phoenix Point is a very cautious game, a repetition almost as it is of the formula of the original X-COM and those made by Firaxis. The title developed by Snapshot tries to take some steps forward, to dismantle some science fiction clichés with a much more avant-garde approach to narrative than the congeners, but dissolves most of the intentions because they are voluntarily trapped in traditionalism.

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Dan Stapleton
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Dec 12, 2019

Phoenix Point's more complex take on the classic X-COM formula has some great ideas, but most of them feel experimental and in need of fine-tuning and balance.

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Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
7 / 10
Dec 5, 2019

The creator of XCOM returns with some interesting new ideas, but without the budget or time to refine them Phoenix Point struggles to offer a viable alternative to its more established rival.

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7 / 10
Dec 4, 2019

Phoenix Point has some amazing gameplay ideas and even fun fluff, but it needs to work on quality of life and balance.

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GameMAG
Top Critic
7 / 10
Feb 2, 2020

Phoenix Point is a great tactical game with interesting diplomatic features and a user-friendly interface, which suffers from the same type of missions closer to the final and incredible peaks of difficulty due to an artificial intelligence system that adapts to your battle tactics and in combination with randomly created stages turns some maps into impossible challenges. I hope that in the console release this brutal level of difficulty will still be fixed.

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3.5 / 5.0
Dec 26, 2019

Whether you're jumping directly from XCOM, or jumping in completely oblivious to what the genre entails, there's a lot to like in Phoenix Point's pleasant assortment of boots-on-the-ground tactics and overhead, commandeering strategy.

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7 / 10.0
Jan 15, 2020

I give it a tenuous recommendation to fans of XCOM

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Dec 6, 2019

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Phoenix Point just wrote a love letter to XCOM, for better and for worse.

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7 / 10.0
Jan 9, 2020

Good but not perfect try of Julian Gollop restore X-com vision. With some battle improvements and unbalanced gameplay.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 3, 2019

Phoenix Point successfully introduces a slew of new features and mechanics that sufficiently evolve the XCOM-inspired genre of strategy games, though is brought down by some buggy, wonky, and unbalanced implementation of some mechanics.

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70 / 100
Dec 9, 2019

Phoenix Point’s great aspects do eventually shine through, as long as you’re willing to weather some fairly harsh storms and deal with lackluster onboarding and presentation.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 17, 2019

Pheonix Point brings us everything we love about the X-COM series, but isn't unique enough to step out of the franchise's shadow.

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Dec 3, 2019

Phoenix Point fits firmly on the foundation of modern XCOM, but rethinks combat with an action point system and the ability to free aim. While the latter seems like a gimmick, it's actually a wonderful tactical option that pushes the strategy forward. It's a shame then that a reliance on procedural generation leads to a lack of variety, weapon balance isn't great, and the technical execution is rough. Phoenix Point is a great starting point for something amazing, but it's not quite there yet.

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6 / 10
Feb 19, 2020

Phoenix Point is a good try at capturing some of that XCOM magic, but it falls short of being great. I found myself enjoying the experience, but at the same time, couldn't help feel that something was missing. Hopefully it's something that can improve in a sequel, if it ever comes.

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Dec 3, 2019

Like XCOM, then, Phoenix Point is a gripping tactical strategy game.

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Guardian
Top Critic
Dec 13, 2019

The granular gameplay in this post-apocalyptic strategy game becomes an administrative headache, and the story is presented with all the drama of an engineering textbook

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