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.
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About This Game
Aliens: Dark Descent is a action/strategy game designed for single-player, developed by Tindalos Interactive and released in 2023. With an estimated 632,000 copies sold, it is considered a commercially strong title on Steam. With 17.7k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 87.8/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 25.21 hours, with side content bringing that to 31.09 hours, and a completionist run can reach 53.8 hours. Players commonly describe it as Strategy, Tactical, Action, RTS and Real Time Tactics.
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User Reviews
87.8
Overall Score / 100
8.8/10
Steam (17677 rev)
Playtime Estimates
25.21h
🎯 Main Story
31.09h
⭐ Main + Sides
53.8h
💯 Completionist
Based on 15 player submissions
DLCs (1)
Aliens: Dark Descent - Lethe Recon Pack
$3.99
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Game Information
Release Date
June 19, 2023
Developer
Tindalos Interactive
Publisher
Focus Entertainment
Platforms
Windows
Controller
Full Support
Price
$39.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
632.2K
(505.8K - 758.7K) VRI ScoreLearning
80.9
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Action
Strategy
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Adjustable Text Size
Camera Comfort
Color Alternatives
Custom Volume Controls
Adjustable Difficulty
Playable without Timed Input
Save Anytime
Stereo Sound
Subtitle Options
Surround Sound
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
Tags
Strategy
Tactical
Action
RTS
Real Time Tactics
Sci-fi
Singleplayer
Aliens
Dark
Horror
Top-Down
Survival
Action-Adventure
Space
3D
Violent
Isometric
Stealth
Combat
Top-Down Shooter
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
Italian
German
Korean
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Spanish - Latin America
Traditional Chinese
Japanese
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- 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
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 or 11
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X / Intel Core i7-9700K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: 6 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 60 FPS, 1920x1080 in epic. SSD Recommended
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Legal Notice
Aliens: Dark Descent © 2023 20th Century Studios., Game developed by Tindalos Interactive and published by Focus Entertainment. Focus Entertainment, Tindalos Interactive and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks. All rights reserved.