Aliens: Dark Descent Release Date and Preview | Everything We Know So Far

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The beloved sci-fi horror series gets another game in Aliens: Dark Descent by Tindalos Interactive. Read on to learn everything we know so far about Aliens: Dark Descent including its release date, plot, and gameplay.

Aliens: Dark Descent Release Date and Time

June 20, 2023

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Aliens: Dark Descent is set to release on June 20, 2023, according to the game's publisher, Focus Entertainment.

Everything We Know About Aliens: Dark Descent

Aliens: Dark Descent Latest Trailer

Aliens: Dark Descent Story Plot

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The game takes place in the distant future at Lethe's moon base Tantalus. A squad of marines from the USS Otago travel through the spacecraft Pioneer to find a relay and repair their craft. However, they only encounter ruins inside as Xenomorphs run wild, hunting everything down.

This is Tindalos Interactive's first game for the Alien franchise, featuring gameplay wildly different from their previous works Battleship Gothic: Armada and its sequel, Battleship Gothic: Armada 2.

Aliens: Dark Descent Gameplay

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Aliens: Dark Descent is a top-down real-time strategy game. You command four marines who must survive against Xenomorphs and other, more familiar enemies. To do so, you must explore and scavenge for materials you could use to level up and upgrade your soldiers and complete objectives. Each marine has access to many weapons and skills, which allows you to customize your squad to your preferences.

While engaged, you can slow down time to issue multiple commands within a short period of in-game time. This allows you to execute complicated maneuvers or prioritize urgent targets as soon as they appear.

The game also features a perma-death mechanic. Since every marine has a specialty, losing even one will mean a reduction in your squad's chances for survival.

Aliens: Dark Descent Co-Op

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Unfortunately, for players looking to face the game's horrors with friends, Aliens: Dark Descent is currently planned for a single-player-only release.

Aliens: Dark Descent Price and Platforms

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Aliens: Dark Descent is available for pre-order at $39.99 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC.

Aliens: Dark Descent Trailers

Aliens: Dark Descent - Story Trailer (Released June 15, 2023)

Every individual has a motivation that drives them to do what they do. This trailer showcases the incentives that lead to the events in the story and the disaster that occurs. Everything from survival, family, and of course, money are given the spotlight in a cinematic preview of the game's story.

Aliens: Dark Descent - Overview Trailer (Released May 25, 2023)

A narrated trailer outlines the game's features, gameplay, and story. It focuses mainly on the mechanics the players can use to better navigate Xenomorph-infested areas and accomplish their missions.

Aliens: Dark Descent Official Pre-Order Trailer (Released April 26, 2023)

This trailer provides a look inside the game's story and additional gameplay footage.

Aliens: Dark Descent Commented Gameplay Trailer (Released March 22, 2023)

The following trailer showcases Aliens: Dark Descent's gameplay, including features such as welding doors, customizing characters, exploration, the perma-death mechanic, and much more. Most importantly, the game's release date is revealed at the end of the trailer, including the platforms it will be available on.

Aliens: Dark Descent Trailer Reveal (Released June 10, 2022)

The first trailer was presented live at the Summer Game Fest 2022, providing an initial look at the game's premise and setting as an ambitious project full of horror, suspense, betrayal, and, most of all, guns. It also includes a very brief look at the gameplay at the end.

Aliens: Dark Descent System Requirements

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There has been no information regarding the game's minimum and recommended system requirements besides requiring a 64-bit processor and operating system. We'll keep you updated as more information becomes available.

Aliens: Dark Descent Product Information

Aliens Dark Descent - Title
Title ALIENS: DARK DESCENT
Release Date June 20, 2023
Developer Tindalos Interactive
Supported Platforms PS5, PS4, XS, XONE, PC
Genre Real-Time Strategy, Survival and Horror
Number of Players 1
ESRB Rating Mature
Official Website https://www.focus-entmt.com/en/games/aliens-dark-descent

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