With the creator of the original X-Com, Julian Gollop, at the helm Phoenix Point is by all accounts a new strategy game that fits into the guise of 'spiritual successor'. Except that we're still getting new XCOM games. After a successful crowdfunding campaign and a few delays, Phoenix Point has finally arrived on PC - and is available now via the Epic Games Store.

Here's the launch trailer which showcases the sci-fi, aliens, and space marine vibe.

Phoenix Point puts players in the midst of a desperate fight to take back the Earth from a mutating, alien menace. Featuring turn-based tactical combat on procedurally generated maps, and resource management on a global scale, Phoenix Point offers endless replayability and a brutal challenge.

Following a global environmental disaster, the Pandoravirus appeared and began reshaping creatures, including humans, into hideous mutants. Unable to stop the progress of the virus, much of human civilization was wiped out -- only small enclaves remain, separated by their principles and the vast landscape. The Phoenix Project, an ancient failsafe against global catastrophe is the only hope to unite mankind and take back the planet.

Lead the Phoenix Project from its base at Phoenix Point. Research and develop new technologies and techniques, plan operations, build alliances to unite the planet-- or simply destroy your rivals. It's up to you to save the planet and rebuild civilization, but there may be much more to the alien threat than meets the eye.