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A 1990 side-scrolling arcade shooter based on the Aliens film, where one or two players act as female Marines clearing an infested colony of xenomorphs. Special weapons and a drivable power loader add variety.
What defines Aliens:
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The closest matches for Aliens are Super Contra, Air Buster and Killzone: Liberation. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Aliens special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
95 %
Best match
Konami's arcade run-and-gun where you fight an alien invasion solo or with a friend. Alongside classic side-scrolling stages there are overhead levels, all with typical punishing arcade difficulty.
95 %
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
A classic arcade side-scrolling shoot-'em-up in the vein of R-Type and Gradius, blasting through sci-fi stages with power-ups. Its standout feature is simultaneous two-player play.
94 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
An isometric top-down shooter on PSP set in the Killzone universe, where you fight through the ISA–Helghast war in intense firefights, with co-op and competitive multiplayer options.
93 %
Co-op or multiplayer
A Capcom arcade beat 'em up where up to three players pilot giant combat mechs against cyborg hordes, tearing off enemy parts and attaching them to their own robot.
93 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
A classic top-down shooter where you fight through an alien-infested space station, juggling scarce ammo, health and mission objectives. Its tense sci-fi horror mood is clearly inspired by the Alien films.
92 %
Co-op or multiplayer
An Xbox arcade space shooter where you fend off an Araxian invasion solo or with up to three friends. Insane mode offers bigger rewards but lives up to its punishing name.
92 %
Action-packed real-time combat
A fast 1998 sci-fi shooter where you pilot a hovering craft through twisting tunnels of a ruined future world, fighting in every direction. Its full six-degrees-of-freedom movement and frantic multiplayer deathmatch set it apart.
92 %
Action-packed real-time combat
A fast, explosive mech shooter set in the BattleTech universe, and the first BattleMech game on Xbox, with destructive combat and online multiplayer built for consoles.
91 % 19.99 €
Action-packed real-time combat
A six-degrees-of-freedom shooter where you fly your ship freely through tight tunnels and caverns, fighting hostile robots. Fully three-dimensional movement with no fixed up or down makes it distinctive and demanding.
91 % −75 %Co-op or multiplayer
A competitive third-person multiplayer shooter set in the Resident Evil universe, featuring short, intense matches on compact maps. The focus is on fast firefights rather than horror or story.