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Games like Aliens: Infestation

2011

You assemble a squad of Colonial Marines and fight your way through the Sulaco and LV-426 in this 2D action game. Iconic film weapons and the constant pressure of the Xenomorph threat give it its charm.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Pixel art
  • Dread and tension
  • A party of several characters

In short: Games like Aliens: Infestation

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

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The Thing: Remastered

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Brings what grabs you about Aliens: Infestation: dread and tension, a sci-fi setting as well as good gunplay.

You lead a squad at an Antarctic station where any member might secretly be The Thing. Tension comes from mistrust and scarce resources as you hunt the creature down.

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The Thing

Dread and tension

As a squad leader in Antarctica, you fight a shape-shifting alien while deciding which teammates you can still trust. The trust and paranoia mechanics give this third-person horror shooter its tense, claustrophobic character.

Dead Space 2

Dread and tension

Isaac Clarke carves through a Necromorph-infested space station with strategic dismemberment while battling his own haunting hallucinations. It is a faster, more cinematic sequel that keeps the original's oppressive sci-fi horror intact.

Alien: Rogue Incursion

Dread and tension

A single-player VR horror shooter set in the Alien universe that puts you right in the middle of tense xenomorph encounters. The blend of gunplay and dread makes the threat feel intensely immediate.

Hidden Deep

Pixel art

In this 2D action game you lead a team of explorers deep beneath the ocean floor to learn what happened to a lost expedition. Along the way you run into alien structures and deadly creatures in a tense sci-fi horror atmosphere.

Dead Space

Dread and tension

As engineer Isaac Clarke, you fight through the derelict mining ship USG Ishimura, strategically dismembering grotesque Necromorphs limb by limb. Its diegetic HUD-free interface, scarce ammo and oppressive sound design make it a landmark of sci-fi horror.

Spirits of Xanadu

Pixel art

You play a lone operative boarding the silent research ship Xanadu, exploring its eerie corridors in an atmospheric sci-fi shooter. It blends action with exploration and the mystery of what happened to the crew.

Dead Space

Dread and tension

As engineer Isaac Clarke you fight through an infested starship, dismembering monsters limb by limb. The remake stands out with dense atmosphere, striking visuals and oppressive sound design.

Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction

A party of several characters

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.

Doom 3

Dread and tension

A grim first-person shooter set on a Mars research base where hell breaks loose. Cramped, pitch-black corridors, jump scares and scarce resources make it feel more like survival horror than the fast-paced classic Doom.

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