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AnswerPuzzle #38 · October 11, 2026

Guess the Game October 11, 2026 answer

The answer to the GameBrain daily video game quiz for October 11, 2026 was XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Below are the five clues players were given, in the order they unlocked.

The five clues

  1. 1

    What players say

    "The story of "this game" revolves around a classic alien invasion narrative, where players command a secret military organization tasked with defending Earth from extraterrestrial threats."

    "The gameplay of "this game" is widely praised for its engaging turn-based tactical combat and strategic base management, offering a blend of depth and accessibility that appeals to both newcomers and veterans of the genre."

  2. 2

    Keywords & release year

    SectoidPanicThin MenBase ManagementPermadeath IronmanCouncilReleased 2012
  3. 3

    Genre, platforms, playtime & price

    GenreAction, Adventure, Role Playing
    PlatformsPC · PlayStation · Xbox · Mac · Linux · Cloud
    Median playtime~45 hours
    Popularityover 20,000 player ratings
  4. 4

    Screenshot detail

    Cropped screenshot clue 4 from XCOM: Enemy Unknown
  5. 5

    Screenshot — pulled back

    Cropped screenshot clue 5 from XCOM: Enemy Unknown

About the Guess the Game daily quiz

Guess the Game is GameBrain’s free daily video game quiz. Every day there is one mystery game and six guesses, and every wrong guess — or skip — unlocks another clue. The clues are drawn from GameBrain’s own data: review analyses of over 100,000 games and a database of 800,000+ titles.

This page is the archived answer for October 11, 2026. There is no unlimited mode, but every finished puzzle keeps a page like this one, so you can read back through the clues, see which game it was, and follow the links to its full profile and to similar games. Today’s puzzle is here.