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2015PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch73 % positive

A first-person shooter set on a spaceship overrun by zombies and mutants, mixing fast gunplay with RPG elements like skills, weapon upgrades and loot. It also offers sword melee combat and an optional co-op mode.

Sci-fi setting
Shooting and gunplay
Dread and tension
Strong character progression

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Best alternative overall: Aliens: Colonial Marines 89% match – Sci-fi setting
To play together: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 88% match – with co-op
Newest alternative: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide 87% match – released 2022

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Aliens: Colonial Marines

89 %Match

2013PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable63 % positive29.99 €

A first-person shooter set in the Aliens universe where you fight xenomorphs and mercenaries as a Colonial Marine, solo or in co-op. Known for leaning on the franchise's atmosphere, but also for its technical and design shortcomings.

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Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

Dark, serious atmosphere

An on-rails light gun shooter that retells the early Resident Evil games and the rise and fall of the Umbrella Corporation. You blast through familiar locations in short stages, with weapon upgrades and optional co-op.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite

Sci-fi setting

A cooperative third-person shooter in the Alien universe where you and two squadmates fend off swarms of Xenomorphs. Classes, weapons and perks give it long-term replay appeal.

Dead Space 3

Dread and tension

Isaac Clarke battles Necromorphs on the frozen planet Tau Volantis, severing limbs strategically and building custom weapons at workbenches. More action-heavy than its predecessors, it adds drop-in co-op with John Carver.

Killing Floor 2

Shooting and gunplay

A brutal co-op wave shooter where up to six players use class-based perks to hold off hordes of grotesque Zed clones, set to a heavy metal soundtrack with slow-motion gore. Each match builds to a nasty boss fight, and leveling perks keeps you coming back.

Shadowgrounds

Dread and tension

A top-down shooter where you blast through dark corridors on an alien-infested colony. Tense atmosphere, flashlight-lit horror and upgradable weapons drive the action, with optional co-op on the same PC.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Strong character progression

A brutal four-player co-op shooter set in the grim hive city of Tertium, mixing heavy melee and ranged combat against huge enemy hordes. Classes, weapons and talents drive long-term progression, while the Warhammer 40,000 atmosphere makes every fight feel weighty.