UFO: Aftermath
UFO: Aftermath is the first in a three-game squad-based tactical strategy-RPG series clearly inspired by the original X-COM games, with similar themes and gameplay, but with its own post-apocalyptic horror…
UFO: Aftermath is a strategy developed by ALTAR Games, released 3 October 2003 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $0.79 at GOG.
What UFO: Aftermath is
UFO: Aftermath is a strategy game developed by ALTAR Games and released in 2003. It was published by Cenega / Tri Synergy Inc.. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the year 2004, Earth is suddenly overcome by "spores" launching from an alien mothership. Slowly blocking earth from the sun, in only a week it rains down biological death on the earth... killing most of humanity and larger life forms. Since then, the few survivors of mankind have sought out each other, and by 2005, enough humanity has joined together to make a stand. Calling themselves the Council of Earth, and working secretly in hidden bases, they must research, recruit and train to the ultimate goal of shooting down UFOs, engaging aliens in combat and reclaiming the Earth from their oppressors and the mutated biology.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
UFO: Aftermath holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 3,249 rated strategy games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Pentium III 500 MHz, 128 MB RAM and 32 MB GeForce2. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $0.79 at GOG, 80% below its usual price.
What it launched against
UFO: Aftermath launched on 3 October 2003, within three weeks of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, SSX 3 and Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, SSX 3, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for UFO: Aftermath yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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