We’re very excited to announce that Xenonauts 2 is leaving Early Access and releasing as 1.0 on April 2, 2026, marking the end of a journey that has seen nearly three years of steady updates and improvements to the game.
Here’s our announcement trailer:
The Road to 1.0 (and Beyond)
Xenonauts 2 has changed a great deal during the Early Access period, with our seven major updates adding:
- Four new alien races, and five new types of UFO
- Dozens of new research projects, and the battlefield equipment and aircraft unlocked from them
- The new Strategic Operations and Supporters systems for the Geoscape
- Our expanded Cleaner storyline, with three new unique mission types
- Two new unique story missions set on an alien orbital station
- A climactic two-part final mission and ending cutscene
- A complete visual revamp of the air combat minigame (and a tutorial for it!)
- Strategic UI art that changes and improves as you progress through the game
- Many, many new maps (there’s now 180+ in the game)
- Lots of quality of life, balance and performance improvements
Although reaching 1.0 is a major milestone, it doesn’t mean our work is done – we’re planning to continue patching and improving the game after the launch (and create mod tools).
The feedback and advice we’ve received from the community during the Early Access period has been hugely important in making Xenonauts 2 the game it has become, and we want to thank everyone who has supported us on this journey.