In Aliens: Dark Descent, you are in command of a squad that consists of the most hardened Colonial Marines trying to stop a terrifying Xenomorph outbreak on the Moon Lethe. You must lead your trusty soldiers in real-time combat against the iconic Xenomorph creatures, rogue operatives from the insatiable Weyland-Yutani Corporation that seek to tame and exploit them, and a whole host of other horrifying creatures that are completely new to the Alien franchise.
You are the commander. They are your weapon.
Infiltrate the large open levels and while roaming around annihilate any enemies with your squad, dispatching different orders strategically and intuitively at the touch of a button. Tread carefully though, as your foes are going to adapt their tactics according to your actions while hunting you down because death is a permanent sentence, so do your best to retain the members of your team alive as best as you are able to.
Forge unique paths for survival, uncover hidden shortcuts, create safe and secure zones, and set up defensive motion trackers in a persistent world where your actions and decisions have a great and lasting impact on the levels.
Adaptive team members with various roles on the battlefield.
Customize your squad members through the selection of different classes. Level them up and specialize your soldiers with unique abilities and a specific arsenal of weapons, armor, and various perks, for the high stakes missions in treacherous and hostile territories. Develop your base in such a way that would allow you to research new tech and improve the abilities and competencies of your squad even further, thus allowing you better chances of survival and reaching the required objectives at hand.
Strategic planning and development of the intense combat when in action.
Manage your resources carefully and wisely to measure the undertaking of calculated risks in order to outsmart the deadliest creature that mankind has ever faced up against. Can you and your squad stop and contain the outbreak before it’s too late?
Face off in a gripping original Alien storyline against the iconic Xenomorph creatures in all their stages of evolution ranging from as early as Facehuggers to the prime forms such as the Praetorians, Alien Queens and many more. Your battles would be also including rogue human commandos and a tottaly brand-new threat unique to this Alien storyline that you should find out about yourself.
Lead strategically and change the squad tactics accordingly from mission to mission, carefully manage and maintain your soldiers’ health, resources, and sanity in order to avoid any permanent team losses and potential mental breakdowns.
Forge and explore unique pathways for survival assurance in a persistently dangerous world, uncovering shortcuts, creating safe zones and setting up turrets with built-in motion trackers to stay one step ahead of the beastly creatures that would want nothing else but to tear your squad apart.
Assemble and level up your personal squad composed of 5 starting Marines classes, with dozens of specializations, unique abilities and weapons. Be a true leader and demonstrate your skills in one of the toughest battles that humans have ever taken up!