Aliens Dark Descent: Release date, trailers, gameplay, and more

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In space, no one can hear you scream. While the Alien franchise has been … hit and miss when it comes to video games, the good ones have been great. Alien Isolation is the most recent example of a game absolutely nailing the tone, atmosphere, and sense of dread that being trapped on a ship with the most dangerous hunter in the universe would be like. Just like the jump from the first film to the second, though, our next Alien game to look forward to appears to be less about the horror and intends to mix in a healthy dose of action.

Aliens Dark Descent is the newest game to drop us into the nests of the Xenomorphs. However, unlike most other games that used this license, it isn’t a straight-up horror game, nor is it a first-person shooter.  This is one of the most beloved franchises in film history, so if you’re at all curious about diving into Aliens Dark Descent, we’ll use our motion tracker to guide you along safely.

The announcement for Aliens Dark Descent didn’t come with a specific release date. For now, all we know is that the game is targeting a 2023 release window, which will hopefully be narrowed down before too long. Being a horror-type game, and for how little of it has been shown, a fall or October 2023 release date could work out well in our opinion.

While we don’t know when we can face off against the Xenomorph hoards, we do know on what platforms we can. Aliens Dark Descent will launch on almost every modern console, including PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Only the Switch is left off that list, but it is possible it may come to that system later.

Aliens Dark Descent was one of the first things shown off during the Summer Game Fest 2022, and it was the first surprise of the show