Twenty years ago the aliens took Earth, now it's time to fight back.
The aliens had won the war. They infiltrated our planet, made alliances with our politicians, and now we are firmly under their thumb. Propaganda has led the masses to believe in the Elders, but not all hope is lost. XCOM was driven underground but continued to fight back as a guerrilla operation.
Now the tides are turning. You, the Commander, have been rescued from the Elders and it's time to hit them where it hurts. The revolution has begun in earnest, and our only options are to defeat the monsters who have taken our planet...or die trying. This is XCOM 2.
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