UFO: Aftermath is a squad-based tactical strategy-RPG where you command humanity's remnants after a 2004 alien spore attack wiped out most life on Earth. You manage the Council of Earth from hidden bases, researching tech, recruiting soldiers, and training squads to reclaim the planet. Combat plays out in real-time-with-pause on isometric 3D maps—you'll shoot down UFOs, raid alien sites, and fight mutated horrors born from the spores. Between missions, you balance resource allocation, base expansion, and strategic decisions about which territories to defend. The game borrows X-COM's structure but swaps Cold War paranoia for post-apocalyptic survival. Expect to lose soldiers, make tough calls about where to commit forces, and slowly push back against an occupying force that's already won. It's for players who want tactical depth without the turn-based pace.
