RPGFit check
Is XO worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want fleet management combined with political decisions
- Space-game fans who enjoy resource pressure and varied encounters
- Players interested in pausable real-time command with combat, diplomacy, trade, and ship upgrades
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a relaxed strategy game without dwindling resources or pressure from the Harvesters
- Players who prefer a single unchanging sequence of encounters instead of distinct runs with changing situations
- Players looking for gameplay centered on individual characters rather than fleets, ships, and factions
Our take on XO
The store page emphasizes freedom of choice, but fleet expansion carries a direct cost: each added ship grants abilities while reducing limited resources. Growth is therefore presented as a trade-off rather than simple progression.
What is XO?
XO is a real-time strategy game with pause in which a fleet races to escape the Harvesters.
Ships provide distinct abilities but also consume limited resources: warships add firepower, farmships provide food, industryships support manufacturing, research, and repairs, while cargoships expand storage. Encounters include refugees, merchants, pirates, wreckage, shipyards, stations, traps, and distressed vessels. Fleet growth can involve force, diplomacy, sacrifices, or manipulation. Political events bring infighting, sabotage, and conflicts between factions. Resources are gathered automatically, with rates and capacity affected by the fleet and visited planet types. Players can upgrade ships, create trade goods, manufacture weapons, and repair damage while travelling across varied worlds.
How XO plays
- 01Pauseable RTS
- Fleet operations and resource decisions take place in real time with the option to pause.
- 02Specialized Ships
- Different vessels provide functions such as combat, food production, manufacturing, research, repairs, or storage.
- 03Faction Politics
- Political events include internal conflict, sabotage, and decisions about how opposing groups are governed.
- 04Variable Encounters
- Runs present situations involving refugees, merchants, pirates, wreckage, shipyards, stations, and enemy traps.
- 05Planetary Resources
- Habitable, frozen, gaseous, airless, and molten worlds offer different resource opportunities depending on the fleet.
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XO: platforms & release
Is XO worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want fleet management combined with political decisions. Skip it if: players seeking a relaxed strategy game without dwindling resources or pressure from the Harvesters.
Where can I download XO?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens XO's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is XO on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
