The Best Aliens Games

Update : Contra: Operation Galuga added at rank #2.
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Alien Hominid HD (2023)

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Xbox One PC Windows Xbox 360

The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!


  • cooperative
  • hand-drawn
  • run
  • old-school
  • aliens
  • boss
  • side-scrolling
  • local
  • gun
  • 2d
  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • shooter
  • action
  • arcade

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Contra: Operation Galuga (2024)

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Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X j Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X/s

The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!

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  • shooter
  • arcade
  • aliens
  • platform
  • cooperative
  • boss
  • classic
  • 2d
  • action
  • remake
  • 1990s
  • shoot-em-up
  • retro
  • run-and-gun
  • scroller

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Dome Keeper (2022)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Dome Keeper is a thrilling mining game that combines rogue-lite elements with intense monster battles. Excavate resources, upgrade your gear, and defend your dome against enemy attacks. With effective gameplay mechanics, a variety of resources and upgrades, and unique gadgets, Dome Keeper offers a satisfying experience.


What we like:
  • Effective gameplay mechanics
  • Variety of resources and upgrades
  • Unique gadgets for the dome
What could be improved:
  • Starting over can feel slow compared to the fast-paced gameplay

  • survival
  • rogue-like
  • time-management
  • management
  • wave
  • aliens
  • mining
  • underground
  • resource
  • resource-management
  • base-building
  • inventory
  • dark
  • tower-defense
  • post-apocalyptic

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Prey (2017)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.


  • aliens
  • sci-fi
  • shooter
  • first-person
  • fps
  • stealth
  • horror
  • alternate
  • exploration
  • narrative
  • mind-bending
  • combat
  • inventory
  • crafting
  • skill

5

Aliens: Fireteam Elite (2021)

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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.


  • cooperative
  • shooter
  • aliens
  • tps
  • cover
  • third-person
  • card
  • squad
  • survival
  • horror

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Wild Dogs (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux Playstation 4

The world is under a frantic alien attack. Amidst the chaos and with the army virtually subdued, the deadliest and most inconsequential pair of specialists are called upon to do what must be done. Join the war hunting aliens around the world and in every way possible.


  • dog
  • soundtrack
  • retro
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • aliens
  • pixel
  • robots
  • 2d
  • fast-paced
  • run-and-gun
  • arcade
  • shooter
  • platform
  • contra

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Space Invaders Extreme (2018)

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Xbox 360 PC Windows

The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?


  • shooter
  • aliens
  • classic
  • retro
  • arcade
  • multiplayer
  • boss-fight
  • boss
  • online
  • wave
  • psychedelic
  • cooperative
  • combo
  • rhythm
  • two-player

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Silica (2023)

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early access PC Windows

Silica is a crossover of FPS and RTS where up to 3 factions battle for control over the planet of Baltarus. Lead from above as commander, or experience the action first-hand, either alone, or with friends. Join one of two human armies, or hunt them down as the territorial aliens.

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  • first-person
  • strategy
  • aliens
  • shooter
  • real-time
  • fps
  • pvp
  • sci-fi
  • foot
  • sand
  • cooperative
  • single-player
  • insect
  • multiplayer
  • tanks

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Galaxy Life (2022)

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Android PC Windows

The universe is full of Starlings, tiny orange aliens that want to take over the galaxy. Create your own space colony, fight epic battles and discover new planets. Train your soldiers, develop your technology and create unimaginable gadgets. Enjoy this huge social game with friends!


  • strategy
  • wargame
  • city-building
  • 2.5d
  • aliens
  • base-building
  • isometric
  • mmo
  • cartoony
  • real-time
  • pirates
  • sci-fi
  • multiplayer
  • pvp
  • military

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Space Invaders Invincible Collection (2021)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

One of the most important arcade classics in video game history is back, and INVINCIBLE! 11 masterpieces from the arcade specialist TAITO in one great collection. Includes: ● Space Invaders (1978, Arcade) – b/w ● Space Invaders (1978, Arcade) – colour ● Space Invaders Part II (1979, Arcade) ● Majestic Twelve: The Space Invaders Part IV (1990, Arcade) ● Super Space Invaders ’91 (1990, Arcade) ● Space Invaders Extreme (2018) ● Space Invaders Gigamax 4 SE (2018) ● Space Invaders DX (1994, Arcade) ● Space Cyclone (1980, Arcade) ● Lunar Rescue (1979, Arcade) Included as additional download: ● Arkanoid vs Space Invaders (2016)

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  • arcade
  • shooter
  • classic
  • aliens
  • retro
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • online

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