Aliens: Dark Descent (2023)

Tindalos Interactive

PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

3.49 from 51 ratings

995 members have it in their collection · 11 playing now · 684 backlogged · 68 wish listed

How long? · with extras 32h (from 2 logged playthroughs)

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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Release dates

  • Jun 20, 2023 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
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Rating distribution

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V1CGaming

Review V1CGaming 2/5 · Oct 8, 2025 Abandoned

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 …

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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.

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pete_cruickshank

Review pete_cruickshank 3/5 · May 28, 2025

There's a great game here but the gameplay aspect of the port to PS5 needs sorting out

There's a great game here, but the port's gameplay aspect on PS5 needs sorting out. Much of it simply doesn't work on the PS5 version. There were times when I got stuck in the tutorial, and none of the buttons worked. I had to force quit the game and go back in. There should also be a toggle cursor so …

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There's a great game here, but the port's gameplay aspect on PS5 needs sorting out. Much of it simply doesn't work on the PS5 version. There were times when I got stuck in the tutorial, and none of the buttons worked. I had to force quit the game and go back in. There should also be a toggle cursor so that you can 'mouse over' icons to know what they actually mean. Great shame.

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