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Aliens: Dark Descent
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Aliens: Dark Descent nails the tone and tension of the Alien franchise, and while it has limited squad commands and numerous bugs, it’s still an excellent addition to the Aliens canon.
Game Info
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.
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Total Reviews: 78
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GENRES:
- Action, Strategy
DEVELOPER(S):
- Tindalos Interactive
PUBLISHER(S):
- Focus Entertainment
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- Alien
GAME MODES:
- Single player
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RATING & REVIEWS
Ratings & Reviews
78
Critic Reviews
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High Score
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Median Score
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Rick Lane (PC Gamer)
June 21, 2023
84/100
A powerful generator of gnawing tension and tough tactical decisions, Aliens: Dark Descent is a script pass away from being an all-timer.
Anthony Jones (Game Informer)
June 21, 2023
8/10
Soaked in dark sci-fi environments and human personalities, Dark Descent nails the hallmarks of an Alien title and executes much of its squad-based gameplay. Despite some downsides and squad control during precise moments, plenty of its elements kept me jacked in to see its conclusion. It was a thrilling ride with ups and downs, but I left fulfilled and appreciated its experimental twists.
Fran Soto (Hardcore Gamer)
June 22, 203
4/5
Aliens: Dark Descent is a fantastic, robust extension of the Aliens franchise that puts players in the middle of hardcore xenomoroph action.
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Read the Reviews (78 total)
| Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DNews | Иван Бышонкoв | 8 / 10 | 07-15-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent has shown that good Alien games are not tied to any genres, and you can scare and create a viscous atmosphere even in tactical projects. And while not everything went smoothly, the Dark Descent campaign definitely deserves attention. | Read review |
| ACG | Jeremy Penter | Not Recommended | 06-19-2023 | Video Review | Read review |
| Attack of the Fanboy | Matthew Kevin Mitchell | 3.5 / 5 stars | 06-21-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a fantastic addition to the iconic Alien franchise’s vast and often disappointing collection of video games. The story is seamlessly integrated into the universe, and you’ll come face-to-face with the iconic Xenomorphs that have instilled fear in fans for decades. While the game may have flaws, such as limited squad commands, a lack of grandiose music, and poor sound design, it is still one of the best Aliens video games that immerse fans in the beloved universe while providing thrilling action that they’ll remember for a long time. | Read review |
| BaziCenter | Javad Mohseni | 7 / 10 | 07-03-2023 | The latest entry in the Alien series tries a new formula by combining an isometric camera and strategy elements, and even though the gameplay part of the game is entertaining and engaging, the repetitive missions, flat story, and technical issues prevent it from reaching its full potential. | Read review |
| But Why Tho? | Kyle Foley | 8.5 / 10 | 06-19-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a fun real-time strategy squad game that manages to feel tense and rewarding at the same time. It isn’t a perfect game, the loop can get a bit repetitive, but that didn’t stop me from enjoying every second of it. | Read review |
| CGMagazine | Steven Green | 8 / 10 | 06-19-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a great strategy game with a lot of replayability and is set in the perfect horror franchise, even if long-time fans of the genre may have some minor complaints. | Read review |
| Checkpoint Gaming | Tom Quirk | 8 / 10 | 06-22-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is an excellent addition to the Aliens canon. The Darkest Dungeon-style stress mechanics end up fitting the setting like a glove, and the RTS combat and disposable marines definitely suit the tone and style of Aliens perfectly. Although the reliance on infrequent autosaves can often prove frustrating, the game is overall easy to recommend for fans of strategy games, survival horror games, or Aliens fans hungry for something which strongly evokes James Cameron’s 1986 classic while adding its own new elements. | Read review |
| Chicas Gamers | Álvaro Bustío | Recommended | 06-23-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent takes us back to James Cameron’s terrifying cinematic universe, this time away from the action and focusing on real-time strategy. We have to admit that a strategy game set in this world is an excellent idea, and Tindalos Interactive has been able to carry it out successfully. However, we must add that as a strategy game it can become very difficult, which can lead more than one to abandon it in the early stages of the game, in addition to the fact that it has thousands of options that can become overwhelming in At first, surely playing on PC and with a mouse and keyboard, things would change a lot. The in-game graphics engine is quite good, since in the distance we will feel that feeling of overwhelm and tension with which the xenomorph feature films enjoy, however, the facial animations of the close-ups of the characters when something happens leave much to be desired of history, quite robotic and stiff. For the rest, Aliens: Dark Descent is a good strategy game that we will enjoy if we are fans of the Alien universe and arm ourselves with a lot of patience. | Read review |
| COGconnected | Mark Steighner | 74 / 100 | 06-21-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent nails the tone and tension of the movie franchise. Its genre-fluid mechanics are clever, too, and provide some unexpected challenges and opportunities. A very slow, creaky start and some consistent technical issues hold it back from the top spot, but Aliens: Dark Descent is still appealing for fans of the films and tactical action games in general. | Read review |
| Cultured Vultures | Jimmy Donnellan | 8 / 10 | 06-23-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent marries its inspirations with reverence for its source material to create arguably the best Aliens game of all time. | Read review |
| DASHGAMER.com | Unknown | 7 / 10 | 07-19-2023 | it has the potential to improve and I may revisit it after a few more patches, but as it stands right now, Aliens: Dark Descent is more risk than reward. | Read review |
| Eurogamer | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell | Not Recommended | 06-19-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is an occasionally wayward but on the whole, inspired movie adaptation, and a suspenseful real-time tactics game. | Read review |
| Everyeye.it | Alessandro Preziosi | 7.5 / 10 | 07-03-2023 | Without a shadow of a doubt, Tindalos Interactive has managed to package an interesting adventure with horror hues. | Read review |
| Expansive | Brad Baker | 8 / 10 | 07-15-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent does a wonderful job of blending genres, taking the familiar troop management and base building of XCOM, then plying it with stealth mechanics, and a surprising amount of customisation. There’s a tense story brewing under the surface and a genuine horror at every turn. You will absolutely feel every death. A high difficulty curve may be offputting for some players and others could encounter a glitch or two along the way, but none of it is enough that I can’t recommend this as one of 2023’s best games and a delightful horror experience that really gets under your skin. | Read review |
| Explosion Network | Dylan Blight | 7 / 10 | 06-21-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is an excellent Aliens game, and I hope it’s patched quickly to address the issues some players like myself are running into so I can wholeheartedly recommend it to fans. Because what’s here is some of the tensest Aliens action I’ve played in a game, with a surprisingly exciting narrative to pull it all together. | Read review |
| Game Informer | Anthony Jones | 8 / 10 | 06-21-2023 | Soaked in dark sci-fi environments and human personalities, Dark Descent nails the hallmarks of an Alien title and executes much of its squad-based gameplay. Despite some downsides and squad control during precise moments, plenty of its elements kept me jacked in to see its conclusion. It was a thrilling ride with ups and downs, but I left fulfilled and appreciated its experimental twists. | Read review |
| Game Rant | Sam Stewart | 3 / 5 stars | 07-01-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent takes place in a setting that could have been a fantastic place to unveil some gripping sci-fi drama or lore, but instead it’s basically just a point-and-click sequence. Even without tripping at the finish line, Aliens: Dark Descent has enough issues that prevent it from excelling. There’s fun to be had here, with some great mechanical choices and tactical possibilities that keep the excitement high. It’s not the weakest in the history of Alien games, but it’s too close to the middle to be memorable. | Read review |
| Gameblog | Alexandre Le Coq | 7 / 10 | 06-27-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a great try at a tactical RPG in the movie franchise. If the game is really inspired by XCOM in its core DNA, it manages to be something different thanks to its real-time gameplay and its infiltration based action. You will have to be clever and patient to beat this game which is a love letter to Alien. | Read review |
| GameCrate | James Carr | 5 / 10 | 06-29-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent feels a lot like some of the recent Alien films, where there are plenty of good ideas but the execution is lacking. A real-time strategy game starring helpless, fragile marines sounds fun, but the slow and clunky controls makes it much harder to engage with the systems present in combat. The atmosphere and story are strong enough that if the game was even a bit more fun to play, it would be worth checking out for fans of Aliens, but as it stands Aliens: Dark Descent is a frustrating experience. | Read review |
| Gamefa | mohammad oliaei | 5 / 10 | 07-31-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent delivers a mediocre Real Time Strategy experience, but other than that, from poor story to repetitive missions, you will be given ample reasons to drop the game halfway through | Read review |
| GameGrin | Jacob Sanderson | 8.5 / 10 | 06-29-2023 | Alien: Dark Descent is an absolutely brilliant experience, incredibly well-balanced, and despite being very difficult in certain areas, it doesn’t ever feel unfair. Definitely worth giving a try. | Read review |
| GameMAG | Unknown | 7 / 10 | 07-19-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is an intense tactical game with a thick atmosphere of horror and fierce battles, which in its best moments gives an unforgettable experience. But it’s obvious that Tindalos Interactive didn’t have enough time and money to realize all their ideas. | Read review |
| Gamersky | Unknown | 6 / 10 | 06-20-2023 | In Alien: Dark Descent, unfair mechanics, overly difficult challenges and numerous bugs have ruined what could have been a decent game. | Read review |
| GAMES.CH | Sönke Siemens | 79 / 100 | 06-21-2023 | With “Aliens: Dark Descent”, Tindalos Interactive mixes one of the coolest sci-fi horror licenses of the last decades with an amazingly sophisticated tactical gameplay foundation that ensures high tension even after hours. Seemingly harmless situations can escalate dramatically within seconds, the permadeath and shelter mechanics make you proceed much more carefully than in many comparable genre representatives, the developers have balanced the resource availability surprisingly well and the AI keeps even experienced tacticians on their toes on medium difficulty. The fact that I can withdraw at any time | Read review |
| GameSpot | Alessandro Barbosa | 6 / 10 | 06-30-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent blends action and strategy fundamentals together with some hit-or-miss results, but with a surprisingly authentic atmosphere throughout | Read review |
| GamesRadar+ | Hirun Cryer | 3.5 / 5 stars | 06-19-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a fresh and fun take on the series, with great tactical action supplemented with unique concepts like stress management. The writing and characters sadly don’t amount to anything memorable, and boss battles can feel incredibly jarring to the pacing and tension. | Read review |
| Gaming Nexus | Jason Dailey | 8 / 10 | 07-04-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a tense real-time strategy shooter that will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you prefer not to be stressed out playing video games, it is certainly not for you. On the other hand, if you have the patience and mental fortitude to withstand relentless Xenomorphs, it is a clever take on the RTS genre that can be tough to put down. | Read review |
| GamingBolt | Shunal Doke | 8 / 10 | 06-28-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is one of the most unique takes on not only the strategy genre, but the survival horror genre as well. Despite a middling story and a terrible tutorial, it’s one of the most interesting and rewarding games out there. | Read review |
| GamingTrend | Ron Burke | 90 / 100 | 06-21-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a masterful blend of atmosphere, tension, and terror, coming together with dangerous combat and well-paced progression. The end result is a game that keeps you on your heels while making you feel like you’re “state of the badass art”. | Read review |
| Generación Xbox | Javi Striker | 8.7 / 10 | 07-18-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is one of the best games in the franchise that have come out in recent years, with an interesting story that fits very well within its universe, in addition to being a horror game, it is possible to transmit a heavy and burdensome atmosphere with which they have to deal from the characters we send to the missions, as well as the player himself, because a false step can be the end of the peloton and making us restart from the nearest control point, which do not usually abound too much. For all this, I think it is at the height of Alien: Isolation and can be put in any top of best titles developed with these fierce aliens. | Read review |
| Gert Lush Gaming | Jim Smale | 8.4 / 10 | 06-19-2023 | Aliens Dark Descent is one of the best, if not the best, Aliens games made. | Read review |
| God is a Geek | Mick Fraser | 9 / 10 | 06-19-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is one of the most immersive and exciting tactical shooters I’ve played, and a worthy successor to James Cameron’s masterpiece. | Read review |
| GRYOnline.pl | Hubert Śledziewski | 9 / 10 | 06-23-2023 | What we have here is one of the best Alien games – ever. Aliens: Dark Descent not only offers a tremendous atmosphere evocative of James Cameron’s blockbuster, but also a very well-crafted gameplay that exceptionally combines multiple genres. | Read review |
| Hardcore Gamer | Fran Soto | 4 / 5 stars | 06-22-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a fantastic, robust extension of the Aliens franchise that puts players in the middle of hardcore xenomoroph action. | Read review |
| Hey Poor Player | James Davies | 2.5 / 5 stars | 07-02-2023 | If you’re after a passable RTS, there are worse options to plump for than Dark Descent. Ably evoking the claustrophobic and unsettling mood of the Alien franchise, Dark Descent may please fans of the franchise with its desperate firefights and tense stealth sections. However, it doesn’t push the envelope in regards to anything it does, failing to wholly immerse you in its story thanks to mediocre dialogue and vapid characters, compromised by finnicky management systems, leaving you confined to a temporarily terrifying but otherwise banal and toothless RTS. It may be tempting for Alien devotees, but don’t be surprised if Dark Descent devours your patience quicker than an alien pouncing on its military prey. | Read review |
| Hobby Consolas | Ángel Morán Santiago | 78 / 100 | 06-19-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a remarkable tactical action game like XCOM, respectful of the bases of the Alien universe, and that knows how to innovate in certain aspects. It is a love letter for fans, which can also convince lovers of the genre, although with somewhat unfair difficulty peaks and with graphics and mechanics that need to be improved. | Read review |
| IGN | Leana Hafer | 7 / 10 | 06-19-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a fascinating, tense, inspired survival horror RTS with a few too many technical bugs to recommend it without caveats. | Read review |
| IGN Italy | Angelo Bianco | 7.5 / 10 | 07-02-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is certainly not the best Alien-themed video game ever made but, thanks to several very intriguing ideas regarding the gameplay, it has proven to be a decent RTS that manages to perfectly recreate the mood of the famous film saga. | Read review |
| Impulsegamer | Ali Arkani | 4.6 / 5 stars | 06-21-2023 | I believe the best way to describe this game would be a survival horror isometric tactical shooter in the Alien universe. Aliens Dark Descent perfectly establishes its own rules and stays true to the Alien franchise and what made it one of the greatest modern sci-fi works: the heart-wrenching fear of the unknown and the thrill of fighting against all odds. | Read review |
| INDIANTVCZ | Jakub Kadlus | 8 / 10 | 07-08-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a more than exciting title with much to offer, especially in terms of gameplay, thanks to an exciting mix of game genres. The developers have managed to capture the Alien atmosphere perfectly, and this could be a dream come true for fans of the movie prequel. I would love to see a second installment allowing players more tactical options. Additionally, it’s a shame that the game didn’t avoid annoying bugs that spoil the overall impression of an otherwise great game. | Read review |
| Jump Dash Roll | Derek Johnson | 5 / 10 | 06-26-2023 | Although Aliens: Dark Descent has the makings of an enjoyable RTS title, its frequently frustrating gameplay mechanics and pointless genre-mashing missions make it a tough sell for anyone besides the most diehard of wannabe Colonial Marines. | Read review |
| Metro GameCentral | GameCentral | 7 / 10 | 06-21-2023 | One of the best Aliens games ever made and a clever and innovative real-time strategy all of its own, that needs just a bit more polish and a lot less bugs. | Read review |
| New Game Network | Ben Thomas | 78 / 100 | 07-03-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent brilliantly translates the 1986 movie into a fun strategy game with good combat, an interesting story, and rewarding squad management, marred by some minor stealth and tech issues. | Read review |
| Niche Gamer | Fingal Belmont | 7 / 10 | 06-29-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a very creative mixture of genres and ideas that are contained in one of the most beloved IPs of all time. Its concept and premise are sound and the execution is generally solid. The only things holding it back are the technical issues and the sloppy writing and acting. This is one of the more interesting takes on the RTS genre that mostly sticks to landing… mostly. | Read review |
| NoobFeed | Jay Claassen | 90 / 100 | 06-26-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is definitely a game you’d want to play because of its interesting twists in the RTS genre and the gripping story to go with it. Between the visuals and sound engineering in the game, you’ll likely feel a similar stress as your marines while getting the same satisfaction from gunning down aliens when they try charging at you. From top to bottom, this game is great for newbies or old fans of the franchise. | Read review |
| PC Gamer | Rick Lane | 84 / 100 | 06-21-2023 | A powerful generator of gnawing tension and tough tactical decisions, Aliens: Dark Descent is a script pass away from being an all-timer. | Read review |
| PlayStation Universe | Neil Bolt | 8 / 10 | 07-03-2023 | Another fine addition to the Alien franchise’s video game legacy. Technical troubles and a stiff learning curve can act as a deterrent, but the more time you spend in Aliens Dark Descent’s company, the more impressive it becomes. | Read review |
| Polygon | Charles Theel | Recommended | 06-25-2023 | Where Dark Descent pushes beyond XCOM is in mission selection. The campaign is somewhat linear, but it achieves an open-world feel by allowing you to uncover new areas of the world map | Read review |
| PowerUp! | Adam Mathew | 8 / 10 | 06-20-2023 | Despite its rough edges, Aliens: Dark Descent has my thumbs up as the sleeper hit of 2023. It’s an addictive, unabashed love letter to one of the greatest action films of all time. | Read review |
| PS4Blog.net | EdEN | 8.5 / 10 | 06-30-2023 | A solid single-player strategic, real-time, squad-based tactical action game in the Alien universe | Read review |
| PSX Brasil | Bruno Ribeiro | 84 / 100 | 06-26-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a challenging and immersive game with impressive cutscenes and a cinematic atmosphere. Although the lack of subtitles in Portuguese in subsequent dialogues is disappointing, the captivating story and strategic gameplay make up for it. Although these are very positive points for some, however, they can make the long and dense title tiring for others. | Read review |
| Push Square | Khayl Adam | 8 / 10 | 07-01-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is easily one of the best video game adaptations of the legendary franchise to which it belongs, somehow managing to be an excellent tactical strategy game and genuinely terrifying at the same time. Tense, engaging, and extremely faithful, it stumbles only in technical execution, and even then, not enough to spoil the experience. | Read review |
| Rectify Gaming | Rebecca | 8.4 / 10 | 06-18-2023 | Aliens Dark Descent is a harrowing, strategic take on everybody’s favorite sci-fi monsters. | Read review |
| Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Nic Reuben | Recommended | 06-19-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is an authentically atmospheric campaign borrowing from both turn-based tactics and survival horror, stymied by a seemingly deep paranoia you might mistake it for one of those strategy games for nerds. It’s not. It’s not for nerds. It’s for cool Aliens fans. You can use a controller. It’s not for nerds. | Read review |
| Saving Content | Lucas Moura | 4 / 5 stars | 07-14-2023 | These are slight issues in the grand scheme of things. Aliens: Dark Descent managed to do something that no tactical game even came close to it: fill me with dread and fear. Not fear of losing progress or losing a marine, the actual fear of opening a door, of what lies beyond it, of what lurks in the shadows. It achieves heights that until now I considered that only Alien Isolation could, to turn even the most mundane activity into the most excruciating, anxiety-inducing and nerve wrecking thing anyone will ever do. You ask me if I’m ready to leave the shelter 5 years from now and my reply will be the same: “No, I am not ready”. I don’t think I ever will. | Read review |
| SECTOR.sk | Branislav Kohút | 7.5 / 10 | 06-23-2023 | The real-time tactical game from the Alien universe is both great fun and challenging… and frustrating. Like in the movie Aliens, which you will remember almost at every step. | Read review |
| Shacknews | Nicholas Tan | 7 / 10 | 06-23-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent does a decent job of creating an interesting mashup of tactical action and strategy that suitably translates the tension and aesthetics of the popular movie franchise. Needing to stealth around the xenomorphs is a nerve-wracking experience, and the firefights against the aliens can be intense when they work. However, the plot and dialogue are lackluster, the enemies aren’t as terrifying as they could be, and the flow between stealth and boss fights is abrupt. There’s just one too many ideas in Aliens: Dark Descent, but it’s still nonetheless a worthwhile adventure. | Read review |
| Sirus Gaming | Lexuzze Tablante | 8 / 10 | 06-29-2023 | Despite my initial thoughts about the game being a “real-time squad tactics” title, Aliens Dark Descent captures the embodiment and horror of the franchise with its engaging gameplay and level design. The game doesn’t just keep you on your toes and raises your heart rate during intense situations; it also fuels the enjoyment you’ll get from playing it. | Read review |
| Slant Magazine | Ryan Aston | 4 / 5 stars | 06-21-2023 | It only helps that Dark Descent so ably captures the look and tone of the Alien films. While the characters here aren’t as immediately memorable as the motley crew of marines from Aliens, the voice actors humanize them with impressive details, thus sealing our investment in their fates. The environments are appropriately menacing, with clever fog effects that make each excursion into the “hived” areas an intense experience. And the familiar tick, tick, tick of the iconic motion tracker adds to the stress of every mission. It really wouldn’t be an Aliens game without it. | Read review |
| SomHráč.sk | Denis Burčík | 70 / 100 | 07-06-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent offers an unique look at the Aliens universe. However, it’s full of technical issues at the moment. | Read review |
| SpazioGames | Marcello Paolillo | 7 / 10 | 06-19-2023 | Aliens Dark Descent is a good real time strategy game set in the Alien universe and equipped with some winning ideas that are hard to overlook, such as the feature of permanent death. It’s not gonna become the next XCOM, but it’s a pretty enjoyable RTS nonetheless. | Read review |
| The Escapist | Elise Avery | Recommended | 06-27-2023 | Video Review | Read review |
| The Games Machine | Marco Bortoluzzi | 8.5 / 10 | 06-19-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent does a great job at recreating the pseudo-horror atmosphere that has made the movies such a cult classic. Your marines are hardened and capable, but they are against a threat that is out of the ordinary; for this reason, avoiding unnecessary encounters is more often than not a good idea. Sometimes it would be nice to be able to control each individual soldier, however. | Read review |
| The Jimquisition | James Stephanie Sterling | 7 / 10 | 07-12-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is well designed and badly built. At once a brilliant collection of wonderfully presented ideas and a defective debacle, it could have genuinely been a Game of the Year contender were it not such a shambles. I love this game to the point of being enthralled. I’m angry at this game for costing me hours of progress. I adore what it so often is. I despise what it so often does. | Read review |
| TheSixthAxis | Steve C | 8 / 10 | 06-19-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a fantastic Aliens game. It absolutely nails the feel of the films and brings exactly the kind of tense and thrilling strategy combat you would want. The iconic motion tracker and creature design fit perfectly with the genre and there is even an interesting narrative that introduces some new perspectives to the series. While game over can come far too swiftly at times, there is always something to draw you back in. | Read review |
| Twinfinite | Cameron Waldrop | 3.5 / 5 stars | 06-27-2023 | If you’re a fan of the Aliens universe and want a closer approximation of what being boots on the ground during an outbreak would be, this is probably your best option on the market. There’s something for everyone, whether you are doing this for the strategy aspect or just to enjoy an Aliens story from a fresh perspective. | Read review |
| Use a Potion | Unknown | 8 / 10 | 06-26-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is a gripping strategy experience that captures the classic Alien-vibe and brutality perfectly. The core gameplay mechanics are engaging and demand strategic thought from the player with the blend of skillsets at play, whilst the missions themselves bring with them plenty of variety that encourage experimentation from the player. With a base and characters to upgrade, an emphasis on man-management, an intense atmosphere that’s befitting of the franchise, and the worry that things could go wrong at any minute, it’s hard not to find yourself absorbed in the strategic sci-fi escapade. | Read review |
| WayTooManyGames | Kyle Nicol | 7 / 10 | 07-03-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is one of the best Aliens games, period. That said, there are a few caveats. It perfectly recaptures the same action-horror vibes that made the original movies such a treat to watch. It’s a tactical, hardcore, strategy game that doesn’t hold your hand at all. If you are a fan of the franchise, this is an absolute must-play, but be aware that it is far from perfect and there are still some frustrating decisions here. | Read review |
| Wccftech | Chris Wray | 8.5 / 10 | 06-20-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent is an excellent real-time tactics game mixed with survival horror and arguably the best Aliens game around. Excellent tactical action in a world ever-succumbing to the Xenomorph threat, you will find resources scarce, leading to difficult decisions, ones made all the more difficult when time is also a factor. Add on an engaging enough story and an excellent atmosphere, and you have a game that I can’t help but recommend to anybody and everybody. | Read review |
| We Got This Covered | Ash Martinez | 3 / 5 stars | 06-19-2023 | Despite being a solid real-time strategy game oozing with ambiance, ‘Aliens: Dark Descent’ joins the ranks of 2023’s buggy releases. | Read review |
| WellPlayed | Jordan Garcia | 8.5 / 10 | 07-15-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent successfully adapts a real-time combat system to a genre of games that are traditionally turn-based. Tindalos Interactive has clearly put in a lot of love and care, and it shows. | Read review |
| Worth Playing | Tony “OUberLord” Mitera | 9.4 / 10 | 06-20-2023 | I’m shocked with just how good Aliens: Dark Descent ended up being, and I could hardly put it down from the moment I loaded it up. It clearly respects the Aliens franchise, but it uses the elements in a way that is in service to the gameplay rather than as mere fan service for the player. Its gameplay is not only incredibly fresh compared to the other games of the franchise, but it’s also so well executed that it stands as a high point among real-time tactical games, let alone for an Aliens game. Out of the franchise’s entire history of games, there are only three games notable for how uniquely good they are; Aliens: Dark Descent is one of them. | Read review |
| ZTGD | Terrence Johnson | 7.5 / 10 | 07-13-2023 | Aliens: Dark Descent does a great job of mashing up tactical action and the tension and fear of its source material. Not without its pain points however such as the lip syncing during cutscenes, controller buttons not being recognized usually when in the heat of battle, and some other bugs and glitches. I commend these developers for taking so many different things and successfully putting them together to deliver a wonderful tactical strategy game, some more time gestating and this one would have been ready to really burst forth and do some real damage. | Read review |
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