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Aliens: Dark Descent

Publisher: Focus Entertainment

Game Information

In Aliens: Dark Descent, command a squad of hardened Colonial Marines to stop a terrifying Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe. Lead your soldiers in real-time combat against iconic Xenomorphs, rogue operatives from the insatiable Weyland-Yutani Corporation, and a host of horrifying creatures new to the Alien franchise.

You are the commander. They are your weapon.

Infiltrate large open levels and annihilate enemies with your squad, dispatching orders strategically and intuitively at the touch of a button. Tread carefully, as your foes will adapt their tactics to your actions while hunting you down because death is permanent. Forge unique paths for survival, uncovering shortcuts, creating safe zones, and setting up motion trackers in a persistent world where your actions impact levels forever.

Customize your squad with a selection of different classes. Level up and specialize your soldiers with unique abilities and an arsenal of weapons, armor, and perks, for high stakes missions in treacherous territory. Develop your base to research new tech and improve your squad even further.

Manage your resources wisely and take calculated risks to outsmart the deadliest creature mankind has ever faced. Can you and your squad stop the outbreak before it’s too late?

Face off in a gripping original Alien story against iconic Xenomorph creatures ranging from Facehuggers to Praetorians, Alien Queens and many more, including rogue human commandos and a brand-new threat unique to this Alien storyline
Lead strategically and change squad tactics from mission to mission, carefully managing your soldiers’ health, resources, and sanity, to avoid permanent team losses and mental breakdowns
Forge unique paths for survival in a persistent world, uncovering shortcuts, creating safe zones and setting up motion trackers to stay one step ahead of these creatures
Assemble and level up squads composed of 5 starting Marines classes, with dozens of specializations, unique abilities and weapons.

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CrossOver2
Parallels0
Other0

Average Rating

5.0/5

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v25.0
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M1 PRO
Graphics:
MEDIUM
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1920x1080
Hardware:
M1 PRO

Review Note:

Requires -dx11 argument in game properties in Steam
Also runs with DXMT
At some points I experienced crashes loading missions but switching between DXMT and GPTK always allowed me to load the game.

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v25.1
NONEEXCELLENT
M4 BASE
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
60
Resolution:
2560x1440
Chip:
M4 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

The game is sensitive to screen saver launching for more than a second. Disable it before playing.