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XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012

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All-time standing

#165 of 1,900

In the top 10% of games

By scope

2010s #33 of 613 Top 5% 2012 #3 of 62 Top 5% Xbox 360 #37 of 295 Top 15%

Ballots (31)

All time 9

Igromania

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Published 2026
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Ranked #17

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Gameswelt

Gameswelt Top 100

Published 2016
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Ranked #31

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Sports Illustrated

The best 100 games of all time, ranked

Published 2023
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Ranked #49

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USA Today's For The Win

The 100 best video games of all time, ranked

Published 2022
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Ranked #49

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Edge

The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime

Published 2023
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Ranked #60

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Game Informer

Game Informer's 300 Greatest Games of All Time

Published 2018
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Ranked #70

GamesTM

The 200 Greatest Games of All Time

Published 2018
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Ranked #95

Polygon

The 500 best games of all time

Published 2017
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Ranked #196

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1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die

Published 2013
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Included, unranked

Decade 7

Forbes

The Best — And Most Important — Video Games Of The Decade

Published 2019
Decade list · 2010s
Ranked #2

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Guardian

The 15 greatest games of the 2010s – ranked!

Published 2021
Decade list · 2010s
Ranked #13

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Paste

The 100 Best Videogames of the 2010s

Published 2019
Decade list · 2010s
Ranked #42

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Gamer.nl

De 100 beste games van het decennium

Published 2019
Decade list · 2010s
Ranked #52

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GamesRadar

The 100 best games of the decade

Published 2019
Decade list · 2010s
Ranked #70

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Den of Geek

100 Best Games of the Decade

Published 2019
Decade list · 2010s
Ranked #96

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Slant

The 100 Best Video Games of the 2010s

Published 2019
Decade list · 2010s
Ranked #96

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Year 15

Game Rant

Game Rant's Top 10 Games of 2012

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #1

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Giant Bomb

Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2012: Day Five

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #1

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Guardian

Top 25 Games of 2012

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #1

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CNN

The 10 best video games of 2012

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #2

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Digital Spy

Digital Spy's Best Games of 2012 (5-1): The Walking Dead, XCOM, more

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #2

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

EGM's Best of 2012: Part Five: #05 ~ #01

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #3

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Mashable

10 Best Video Games of 2012

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #3

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Polygon

Polygon's 2012 Games of the Year

Published 2013
Year list · 2012
Ranked #5

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A.V. Club

The 30 Best Videogames of 2012

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #6

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Insider

These Were The Best Video Games Of 2012

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #6

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Paste

The 30 Best Videogames of 2012

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #6

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Wired

Indie Passion Fuels the 10 Best Games of 2012

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #6

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Ars Technica

Ars Technica's 2012 Games of the Year

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #8

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Slant

The 25 Best Video Games of 2012

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Ranked #12

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Game Developer

The 10 Best Games of 2012

Published 2012
Year list · 2012
Included, unranked

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