Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
- Strategy (96)
- Action (89)
- Tactical (68)
- RTS (59)
- Sci-fi (58)
- Singleplayer (52)
- Action-Adventure (48)
- Dark (45)
- 3D (44)
- Aliens (40)
- Space (39)
- Survival (38)
- Horror (35)
- Real Time Tactics (34)
- Violent (32)
- Combat (28)
- Top-Down (24)
- Stealth (22)
- Isometric (14)
- Top-Down Shooter (8)
Release Date | Jun 19, 2023 |
Price | $ 39.99 Top 2% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 88.8% (very positive) Top 30% / 88.9% Top 25% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 86.2% Top 10% / 86.5% Top 10% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 8.3K Top 3% / 10K Top 3% |
Curators | 109 reviews Top 5% |
Median Play Time | 30.6 hours Top 4% |
Followers | 59.8K Top 2% |
Owners | ± 239.8K Top 10% |
Copies Sold | ± 239.8K Top 5% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 7.7M Top 3% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows Aliens: Dark Descent's Steam rating and reviews from June 2023 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 88.7% (September 2023) and 89.1% (November 2023), with only very small variations.
With 10K reviews Top 3%, Aliens: Dark Descent is definitely a major AAA level success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of Aliens: Dark Descent's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (63%), followed by German (6%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 27 languages represented. The game has been translated in 12 languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Aliens: Dark Descent depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is outstanding, with 50 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (42 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Aliens: Dark Descent's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game.