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Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
48 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I think this game is very fun to play, especially with friends. While the enemies are quite challenging and the levels are designed for co-op play, the story isn't particularly engaging and is easily forgotten. However,…”
“Left 4 Dead in the Alien universe. Pretty simple and straight-forward game. It's nice for what it is, neither short nor too long; if on a discount, I'd go for it.”
“Its a mixed review. The core gameplay is fun, but the game is painfully short at only 12 missions without DLC, spread across 4 areas. These feel like Halo missions with their 3 acts, so you could think of it as a…”
22 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I think this game is very fun to play, especially with friends. While the enemies are quite challenging and the levels are designed for co-op play, the story isn't particularly engaging and is easily forgotten. However,…”
“I grew up on the movies and this is the game I had always wished existed. Fantastic game for nostalgia, love that they added a horde mode. Great for guys who miss the couch surfing co-op days.”
“Good game, Similiar to Left 4 dead or Warhammer Vermintide 2. Doesnt need much brain power. Point and click xenomorph heads. Had nod bugs at all. But very linear game levels. Wont recommend without friends who can join.…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Left 4 Dead in the Alien universe. Pretty simple and straight-forward game. It's nice for what it is, neither short nor too long; if on a discount, I'd go for it.”
“Unfortunately there is no "Neutral" review option so i'm choosing to go negative, but this game does deserve credit where it's due. I love the Alien Franchise and AFE, and while do recommend playing this game I do not…”
“Not perfect but would 100% recommend getting it on sale even though it's hard to find matches since not a lot of people playing anymore. hope they make a sequel and polish the gamep;ay more”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[i]After 156 hours, I can confidently say that Aliens: Fireteam Elite is one of the best games ever made in the Aliens universe — right up there with Alien: Dark Descent. This is pure, adrenaline‑pumping action. Think…”
“very fun game and it has that Alien immerse world”
“[i]Love it.[/i] Super fun with friends. Difficult until you level up and learn skills / modifiers. Very detailed environments, if you stop and look around. Sound design is great. Game is scary and tense, then it becomes…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“An extremely fun romp of a game for a group of three to play through, and come back to every now and again. Heavily stylized and executed almost flawlessly, this game STILL holds up to this day from when it was…”
“Game is very fun, campaign is relatively short but the wave game modes are pretty fun. I enjoy achievement hunting for this game. My only qualm is occasionally some of the xenos spawn is awkward spots (inside walls, out…”
“Such a wonderful 3rd person co-op shooter. Easy to pick up and tons of build diversity with the characters. Challenge cards really help to keep the missions feel fresh and dynamic. Can't wait for part 2.”
24 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Really surprised with the glowing reviews. it's not that it's terrible. It's just really meh. Combat feels like a shooting gallery. Missions feels disconnected. Granted, I don't play co-op, so maybe that's where this…”
“Its a mixed review. The core gameplay is fun, but the game is painfully short at only 12 missions without DLC, spread across 4 areas. These feel like Halo missions with their 3 acts, so you could think of it as a…”
“Good game, Similiar to Left 4 dead or Warhammer Vermintide 2. Doesnt need much brain power. Point and click xenomorph heads. Had nod bugs at all. But very linear game levels. Wont recommend without friends who can join.…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game, It's criminal that they didn't add more levels to the game”
“Its a mixed review. The core gameplay is fun, but the game is painfully short at only 12 missions without DLC, spread across 4 areas. These feel like Halo missions with their 3 acts, so you could think of it as a…”
“Unfortunately there is no "Neutral" review option so i'm choosing to go negative, but this game does deserve credit where it's due. I love the Alien Franchise and AFE, and while do recommend playing this game I do not…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Not perfect but would 100% recommend getting it on sale even though it's hard to find matches since not a lot of people playing anymore. hope they make a sequel and polish the gamep;ay more”
“Has it's quirks and takes time getting used to. Good team TPS. PvE only. Be warned, the game's past it's prime, not many active players nowadays. You can play solo. If you want a full team of 3 players, get some…”
“great game just needs more players so you can get a full lobby fast”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I think this game is very fun to play, especially with friends. While the enemies are quite challenging and the levels are designed for co-op play, the story isn't particularly engaging and is easily forgotten. However,…”
“Meh... It's a horde shooter... set in the Alien franchise... essentially Alien Swarm but waaaay worse. There are 3 types of enemies: paperweights, bullet sponges and extreme bullet sponges. To say the least, this game…”
“Serviceable at best, fun with friends but it is ESG/DEI infected with abundant elements like girl bosses, body type or archetype instead of sex for characters etc. . Made by subsidiary of Daybreak Games, the scammers…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“wish multiplayer was better but this game is a great gameplay loop”
“Wish it had a PvP mode but it's still a really fun game. You play as team mates. You can really get into the comradeship of the game.”
“Has it's quirks and takes time getting used to. Good team TPS. PvE only. Be warned, the game's past it's prime, not many active players nowadays. You can play solo. If you want a full team of 3 players, get some…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I still find myself thinking about coming back to this game. If you can find a couple of friends this game will consume a LOT of your time in the best way. The only reason I haven't reinstalled it is because I don't know how hard it would be to find people to play with. The AI…”
— a player, Steam review · 175 hrs played“[h1] A GAME FOR THE FANS AND NO ONE ELSE [/h1] I'm a big fan of the Alien franchise, and let me be the first to tell you that this game is [i]only[/i] for huge fans of the series. You [i]can[/i] play it without watching or enjoying any of the movies, but a lot of the stuff in…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“On a basic functional level the game is what it says on the store page. You go in with three marines (either players or you and two bots) and you fight waves of aliens in various levels. It has a simplicity I want to appreciate, you pick a level, a class, a loadout, and go in a…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:10 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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October 2023 Patch Notes
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Player tags | Co-op · Shooter · Aliens · Action · Horror · Third-Person Shooter · Character Customization · Online Co-Op · Sci-fi · Survival · Space · Survival Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Czech, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Korean * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 46 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.aliensfireteamelite.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD Athlon X4 950 / Intel i5-2500K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD R9 285 4GB / Nvidia GTX 760 4GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated Direct X 11 compatible soundcard Additional Notes: Minimum graphics settings, 1920x1080 screen resolution, 30FPS average