Difficulty level | Basic information XCOM: Enemy Unknown Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Before you start the game in the XCOM: Enemy Unknown , you will have to choose from several options that will have impact on your struggles with the aliens. The game has four different difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Classic and Impossible, as well as two additional advanced features: Enable Ironman and Tutorial. Difficulty affects the amount of hit points of our soldiers, the number of aliens during missions and their resistance to fire. Beginners should start their adventure with XCOM: Enemy Unknown from Easy or Normal, while the veterans could well start with the Classic mode. Impossible is so difficult that it should be played only after mastering to perfection the rules governing the gameplay.

 Impossible difficulty level and Ironman - will you be brave enough?

The other two options do not directly affect the statistics of soldiers and enemies, but can either facilitate or hinder the game experience. In the Tutorial mode for the first few mission we will be guided and we will receive information about all the basics of the game. On the other hand, Ironman is aimed at more advanced players. By selecting it, you will not be able to save the state of the game at any time, so each of your decision will be final and irrevocable.