"The tactical horror of Aliens: Dark Descent looks surprisingly scary". " 'Aliens: Dark Descent' is the 'Aliens' game fans deserve". "Aliens: Dark Descent is more than an XCOM clone - and feels surprisingly true to the movies". It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and Series S on June 20, 2023. The game was announced during Summer Game Fest in June 2022. According to managing director John Bert, the game was inspired by both tactical and computer role-playing games. Development ĭark Descent is developed by French studio Tindalos Interactive, which had previously developed the Battlefleet Gothic: Armada series of real-time strategy video game. Set 20 years after the events of Alien 3, a team of colonial marines must stop a Xenomorph outbreak while gathering resources to repair their damaged ship, the Otago, after crashing on the planet of Lethe. According to the developer, each mission in the game lasts "anywhere between 20 minutes and an hour". Players can evacuate during a mission to prevent losing the entire squad. Squad members may die permanently after being attacked. They may miss their shots, behave irrationally, or even sabotage the player's mission. Their combat performance may be affected if they were put under too much strain. Each character has their own mental traits. Players need to maintain not only the physical health but also the mental health of these characters. īetween missions, players can upgrade and customize their characters. Welding a door may stop the Xenomorphs from advancing, but it may also block the player's route in subsequent visits. The changes to level layout are permament. They can also use an electrical saw to open locked doors, or welded door shut as they retreat from one room to another. Players are encouraged to explore the moon station, discovering short cuts and deploying motion trackers which allows players to track alien movements. While combat happens in real time, players can briefly slow time to a crawl in order to issue commands or set up an ambush. The game features five starting character classes, each with their own unique weapons and abilities. Players need to issue commands to a squad of four colonial marines, who must battle the Xenomorphs and rogue agents from the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. Set in the Alien franchise, the game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on June 20, 2023.ĭark Descent is a real-time strategy video game played from a top-down perspective. However, each marines’ vitals should be monitored cautiously - for death is permanent.Aliens: Dark Descent is a real-time strategy video game developed by Tindalos Interactive in collaboration with Disney's 20th Century Games and published by Focus Entertainment. Players will need to use their wits to navigate expansive, persistent and reactive levels. Any command issued over comms is swiftly obeyed by the Marine best-equipped for the situation according to their abilities and equipment. A range of tactical abilities come into play to recruit, level up and command a squad of Colonial Marines in real-time and as one unit with intuitive controls on both keyboard & mouse and controller. In Aliens: Dark Descent, the horrors and wonders of an authentic Alien narrative unfold through a cinematic campaign full of sinister secrets, iconic Xenomorphs and brand-new threats. This will be the second Alien title in the last few years and is looking to be one hell of a game! Aliens: Fireteam Elite was a third-person shooter released in 2021 and was pretty fun, especially with friends, but Dark Descent looks to pump up the Alien fun just a bit more! Having the classic top down style of gameplay, heightened graphics, and super fast gameplay, I can say I’m very excited to play this game June 20th! Happy Alien Day! Alien Day is recognized on 4/26 every year to celebrate LV-426, the moon where the aliens were first discovered in the 1979 Ridley Scott film! To help celebrate Alien Day, Focus Entertainment has now opened Pre-orders for Aliens: Dark Descent and released a new pre-order trailer with new gameplay showcasing the Xenomorphs, threats, tactical abilities and more!
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