Enemies spotted: red markers, Heavy Laser and cover shields

XCOM: Enemy Unknown · Battle / Tactics

Art style Realistic 3D

XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Enemies spotted: red markers, Heavy Laser and cover shields

About this game

Developer: Firaxis Games · Publisher: 2K · Platform: PC (Steam) · Art style: Realistic 3D · Screen type: Battle / Tactics

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What to study

Spotting flips the HUD's colour language: friendly cover stays teal, enemies become red health-and-shield markers, and the two red alien heads at bottom right count the threat without a word. The soldier card (Jesus Sotillo, Heavy Laser) and the six-slot ability bar are the only chrome that survives, because the moment of contact is for aiming, not reading. Frame at about 1:56 in the XCOM EU The Story Trailer (Steam).

Patterns

How the screen is arranged.

hud-overlay minimal-hud

Components

Parts on screen.

Marker Nameplate Action bar Vitals bar

Screen inventory

  • Spotted enemies top right: two red health/shield markers over alien figures
  • Active soldier 'De Nada' JESUS SOTILLO bottom left, Heavy Laser weapon card bottom right
  • Friendly cover shield and health pips over the soldier at left; ability bar 1 to 6 bottom centre
  • Fog and night lighting: enemies are red markers first, figures second

Top 3 colors

#11132e 24%#191f41 19%#0a1128 18%

Top three palette colors by share. The remaining colors make up the rest.

Source and credit

© Firaxis Games / 2K, XCOM: Enemy Unknown screenshot: XCOM EU The Story Trailer (Steam), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by 2K.

Source tier 2 (publisher-released) · screenshot: Steam store page · Steam page

Source details

Fetched 2026-11-01. verified 2026-11-01: scene frame from the official Steam trailer, inspected visually at full resolution; both red enemy markers, soldier name and callsign, Heavy Laser card, cover shield, and ability bar confirmed legible

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