Pre-Load The XCOM Board Game App Now Before The Game Arrives This Month

Back in August, Fantasy Flight Games announced a tabletop version of XCOM. The publisher is almost ready to release it onto an unsuspecting world, and you can get ready now.

XCOM tasks players in different roles across the XCOM organization. The Commander, Chief Scientist, Central Officer, and Squad Leader will need to work as a team to push back the alien menace.

At the heart of that is the companion app, which is available for download now on PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. You’ll need it to play the game, which is due out around January 28 (tabletop games don’t often have the same specific release dates as video games).

For more on XCOM, check out our detailed preview in the September 2014 issue. You can also check out our previous online coverage and an explanation on Fantasy Flight’s website about how the companion app is integrated into the experience.