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2003PEGI 12PlayStation, Xbox

A console real-time strategy game set in the Alien vs. Predator universe, where you lead three distinct factions, each with its own units and playstyle, through missions on planet LV-742.

  • A party of several characters
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Dread and tension
  • Tactical depth

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In short: Games like Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Aliens: Dark Descent

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2023USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable87 % positive39.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction: a party of several characters, dread and tension as well as a sci-fi setting.

A tactical real-time-with-pause squad game in the Alien universe: you lead a team of marines through a xenomorph outbreak, managing resources, stress and permanent losses in a tense, bleak atmosphere.

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Infested Planet

A party of several characters

A real-time tactics game where you lead a small elite squad against enormous alien swarms. Line of sight, chokepoints and smart positioning decide whether you survive.

Cepheus Protocol

A party of several characters

A real-time strategy game where you lead a squad through an alien-virus-stricken San Francisco, rescuing civilians and hunting patient zero before the Cepheus protocol is enacted.

X-COM: Terror From the Deep

A party of several characters

The notoriously punishing sequel to UFO Defense moves the alien war to the ocean depths, combining base building and research with turn-based squad missions against Lovecraftian sea horrors. Its creepy atmosphere and brutal difficulty made it a cult classic.

Tharsis

A party of several characters

Tharsis is a punishing space survival strategy game about the first manned mission to Mars. You assign dice to crew tasks as disasters, starvation and creeping madness close in, making every turn a tense gamble between luck and planning.

Duskers

Dread and tension

You guide a squad of drones through derelict spaceships using a command line, relying only on sensors and limited camera feeds. Its roguelike survival structure and oppressive atmosphere keep tension high.

Barotrauma

Sci-fi setting

You crew a submarine with friends through the icy ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa. Every task, from reactor to weapons to hull leaks, matters, and small mistakes quickly spiral into chaotic survival.

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