XCOM: Chimera Squad
- Developer
- Firaxis Games
- Publisher
- 2K
- Released
- 24 April 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £9.99
Platforms: PC
Genres: strategy , turn based strategy tbs , tactical
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
Best gaming PC for XCOM: Chimera Squad in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for XCOM: Chimera Squad today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by 2K on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 64-bit | Windows 7 64bit / Windows 8.1 64bit / Windows 10 64bit |
| CPU | 2.4 GHz Quad Core | 3GHz Quad Core |
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | 1GB AMD Radeon HD 7770, NVIDIA GeForce 650 or better | 2GB AMD Radeon HD R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 or better |
| Storage | 18 GB | 18 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run XCOM: Chimera Squad?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 3GHz Quad Core and your GPU is at or above 2GB AMD Radeon HD R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.