Aliens: Dark Descent

Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.

Aliens: Dark Descent is a strategy, action and tactical game developed by Tindalos Interactive and published by Focus Entertainment.
Released on June 19th 2023 is available only on Windows in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese and Japanese.

It has received 13,875 reviews of which 12,316 were positive and 1,559 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 17.99€ on Steam and has a 55% discount.


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Requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 or 11
  • Processor: AMD FX-6300 / Intel Core i3-6100
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 3 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon R9 380 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 60 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 30 FPS, 1920x1080 in low

Reviews

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Dec. 2024
If you liked Darkest Dungeon but felt like it needed to be in real time and also have Xenomorphs in it, first seek professional help. However, after that you should probably check this one out.
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Nov. 2024
I thought my crew untouchable. A hoard of aliens drug away one of my marines, then killed two others while trying to save the first. The survivor fled back to the ARC after over 10 minutes of hiding behind crates and cover from the hoard and barely managed to escape with low health and a severe case of PTSD. What have I done
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Nov. 2024
After dedicating almost 55 hours to this game i am ready to present my review. To begin with, creating a squad based real time strategy title inspired by the legendary movie Aliens was undoubtedly a brilliant idea! Luckily for us, it was executed in a great way. There are so many clever ideas in it and management of your team is easy and smooth after you devote some time to learn the ropes. I truly enjoyed moving in a tactical way inside the levels of the game, trying to avoid detection which is the key to survival here. Graphics are very good although it can be said that the cutscenes with..in game graphics could have been much better and this element constitutes a downside which disappointed me a little bit. Nevertheless as far as cinematic cutscenes are concerned, these are very descent. Moreover the music and the overall sound sector left me completely satisfied with totally accurate pulse rifle sound effects. What's more,leveling up marines adds an extra layer of depth with new weapons and equipment being unlocked gradually, which of course makes the game a little bit easier as you progress. Additionally regarding the length of the campaign it goes without saying there are many beautifully designed atmospheric levels and personally i didn't get bored at all (probably due to the fact i am an ardent fan of the Alien movies :) ). Finally i would like to make a special reference to the developers. There may be still some bugs which need some fixing, however i congratulate them for delivering such an enjoyable and beautiful experience which truly captivates the pulse and the vibe of Aliens in an almost immaculate way, while expanding it with many new and intriguing features!
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Aug. 2024
Starcraft 2 - Terran Campaign Remember in SC2 Terran Campaign you got access to your own ship and it had different departments and you used those departments to upgrade your units? Same format; it's wonderful. You and your crew get to go out on missions, upgrading your gear with what you bring back from your missions. You end up getting attached to your squad because as they level up, they get to specialize. The assets are great, the music is great, the voice acting is cool, the AI and events are fun. This probably is the best Alien games since Isolation.
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Jan. 2024
This game is best thing that hapened to Alien universe since Alien: Isolation, and I'm counting movies, books, games, and comicbooks. It's like playing Aliens movie spinoff, using Darkest Dungeon and UFO mechanics. Countless things to tinker with, many ingame mechanics to learn and master, and - what is most important, this game just drips Aliens lore and ambience. GOTY for me.
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Aliens: Dark Descent
8.7
12,316
1,559
Online players
551
Developer
Tindalos Interactive
Publisher
Focus Entertainment
Release 19 Jun 2023
Platforms
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