CatShannon: Great release!

I already own the game and think it is highly recommendable.
It works fine on Linux through Wine, albeit I'd have preferred a native version.

Kardwill: EU+EW feels like an action movie. Quick paced, scripted, nice graphics. But less freedom regarding what you can do (only one base, a soldier can carry only one grenade, very little control over some parts like aerial combat). It is heavily scripted, which can be a good thing (It conveys a sense of story, some scripted missions break the routine, the specialized soldiers with special powers have a flavor that generic-marine-with-different-stats don't have ...) or a bad thing (it gets repetitive on second playthrough). Graphics are nice and animated, which give it a living (if slighly cartoony) feeling. Gameplay has been simplified (for example 2 actions in place of action points) and "protects" the player (when an alien first sees your men, it will often take cover, giving you a round to react), which can be a good or bad thing, depending on your preferences.

For what little I played, Xenonauts feels like the old game. More freedom of choice (in your equipment loadout, possibility to build secondary bases around the world with their own teams, in the way you will treat the UFO menace, during air combat), slower paced (more soldiers on big maps, fewer scripted attacks, you can only attack UFOs in the radar range of your bases so if you have a base in Sicily and most action happens around Australia, you'll have to wait). It is more realist, more "organic" in the sense of what should happen will happen regardless of script or fairness (meaning it can be pretty harsh when your men get machine-gunned down just after jumping out of the chopper simply because an alien happened to be nearby, but it is harder to exploit a repetitive script like in EU). Graphically, the game gives a more "static" feeling, and while the resolution is good, I find it bland (I prefered the cartoony look of the original)

Overall, EU/EW holds your hand and gives you a good ride. Xenonauts (or the original game) drops you in the middle of a war, gives you the tools to fight, and lets you swim or sink. Both styles have their merits.
Your choice :)

Russonc: After playing several ground missions last night (on just Normal difficulty)....very challanging if you don't think or plan ahead....I also love that you can shoot your own men (unlike in XCOM EU/EW)... accidently of course ;}
Men will die.... Countries will leave.... all part of alien war I guess

Emob78: Agreed. I played for a couple of hours last night. I was zapping alien scouts out of the air left and right, and started thinking that this game was way too easy. Suddenly, the scouts were larger and had escorts, and my squadrons were going down constantly. Same thing with the ground missions. At first I was taking out the aliens with ease, but after a few missions it started getting harder... a lot harder. The game definitely seems to highlight the case for war escalation. The game gives you just enough time to get your feet wet, then all hell starts breaking loose, just like it would with an alien invasion. I dig it.

There are a few things that need improving. Tool tips don't always show up, and when they do they sometimes offer only vague explanations. Ground missions also seem to need some work. Alien laser fire gets buffed a bit too quick. Within 3 or 4 ground missions I had aliens shooting my troops from blind positions on the other side of the map. Maybe it's to emphasize the superiority of alien tech, but to me it's almost like the aliens get put on god mode.

Smannesman: What's with all the 'thanks for bringing the game here' posts?
I'm fairly certain the developers approached GOG, not the other way around.

myxale: One of the only three games I alpha-funded. (the other being Kenshi and Underrail)

Xenonauts delivers the x-com. Period.
The Devs have done great, and wish them many sales.

Ixamyakxim: Not to derail, but how is Kenshi? I spotted it on Amazon about 6 months back. I hate to admit it, but $20 seemed a bit steep at the time (still listed as "Open Alpha") but I've always thought about going back and grabbing it at some point as it looks right up my alley (Wasteland Meets Jagged Alliance Meets Mount and Blade was the "vibe" I got).

micktiegs_8: The global strategy is realtime with the option to pause, but yeah the ground combat is turn based.