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Alien Hominid HD
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
“This is one of my favorite games of all time and my ex stole my gamecube copy years ago. I forgot how hard it was. Gonna get my ass kicked when I sit down and try to run it back again.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Loved the OG Newgrounds game and I sure as hell love this version too!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“The game is amazing! sure, the fact that every hit kills you in one shot is annoying, the game is still awesome!”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Steam Spring Sale has sprung with Behemoth game deals!
It’s time to don your favorite alien flower crown and stand up against those pesky agents who stole your spaceship! Now through March 20th, you can grab Alien Hominid HD and all of The Behemoth’s co-o
The Behemoth's co-op games are on sale!
Is there anything better than some couch co-op gaming with the flock? What about couch co-op time playing your favorite alien game where you have to get your spaceship back from the BADDIES? The big c
Winter = Aliens on Sale!
Something cold and white falling from the sky. Is this what the earthlings call “the first snow of the year”? Wait, are those the agents that stole your spaceship???! Why not enjoy the first snow of t
The Autumn Sale has Landed!
They have your spaceship and you must get it back! But – that unmistakable fall breeze, the leaves turning color…maybe we’ll stay indoors and reclaim our spaceship digitally, instead. It’s too cozy in
BEHEMOTH is out now on Steam!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Arcade · Action · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller · 2D · Hand-drawn · Local Co-Op · Old School · Aliens · Funny · Co-op · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Official site | https://www.alienhominid.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Microsoft® Windows® 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD FX Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon R7 or Geforce GTX 770 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible