XCOM: Chimera Squad screenshots

In this early cutscene you're introduced to Terminal, XCOM: Chimera's Squad only medic.

The breach mechanic gives you an opportunity to take shots at surprised enemies. If you're lucky and focus your squad's fire, you can even take one enemy combatant down before they even have a chance to react.

As her callsign implies, Godmother acts like the matriarch for the squad.

In the post-XCOM 2 world, humans live side-by-side with aliens and hybrids.

You can bring androids onto a mission if you so wish

In the Locker Room you can promote agents, and customise their loadouts and armour tints.

You can deploy field teams to each sector of City 31 and depending on the type of team, they will yield different benefits

Sometimes a visit to the Viper's Nest Scavenger Market is in order for rarer items.

The loadout screen is similar to previous XCOM games. You can choose what attachments, armour and equipment to provide to your agents.

You can send agents to train their skills if they're not on a mission or remove 'scars' (permanent ailments sustained from previous missions).

Oh no! You don't want a sector falling into anarchy.

Terminal has a reputation as a bit of a joker. Your squadmates will often engage in banter with each other at base but also during missions.

Mmmm gene-tailored larval nuggets!

Some enemies make a reappearance from the XCOM War

Just a sunny day at the fish market, surely?

When breaching you'll have different entryways to choose from and each Agent has different tools and abilities they can use.

Zephyr runs up to an unsuspecting criminal

Terminal has the ability to heal allies between breach points

Chimera Squad's Sectoid, Verge, firing at an enemy with his assault rifle.

Zephyr is very confident at using her fists

Completing missions not only rewards you with cash and intel, it also reduces unrest in the sector. You can also read excerpts from the Archives that reveal more background lore.

Sometimes, breaching isn't really breaching when you start the mission in the middle of a road...

A Flawless mission rating is what you're striving for.

Combat tends to occur in very close quarters, unlike previous XCOM games.

Why not use the APC as a battering ram?

For levels on upper stories, you might be given the opportunity to breach while rappelling.

Chimera Squad breaching through the windows!

Some basic stats are provided to you once you've completed the game

XCOM: Chimera Squad

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