Aliens: Dark Descent (2023)

Developer: Tindalos Interactive
Publisher: Focus Entertainment
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Strategy
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 18,402 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 30 hours
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More games like this Watch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

A tense, tactical real-time strategy game where you command a squad of marines through atmospheric, hostile environments, carefully managing resources and positioning against relentless, adaptive alien threats.

tensetacticalatmosphericsurvival horrorstressfulmethodicaldarkstrategic

What players say

Players praise the unique real-time tactical stealth gameplay and oppressive Alien atmosphere, but many warn about persistent bugs, performance issues, and campaign-breaking glitches. The story is considered weak, and the human AI is dumb, though the core loop is described as addictive and underrated.

Screenshots

More games like this

More by Tindalos Interactive

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.