Aliens: Fireteam Elite Out Now

A standalone sequel to original Alien trilogy, 2021 multiplayer third-person shooter title Aliens: Fireteam Elite from developer/publisher Cold Iron Studios is out now across PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

Fireteam Elite is set 23 years after the events of original film series, players will assume the role of Colonial Marine on board USS Endeavor. In 2202, an expert fireteam heads over to planet LV-895 upon receiving a distress call from there.

You and a group of hardened marines are going up against an unending wave of Xenomorphs, which is no mere bug hunt. Joining alongside two players or AI teammates, you must clear off their massive hive on distant moon of LV-895.

You can choose from five available classes of Colonial Marines; Demolisher, Doc, Gunner, Recon and Technician. All of them are equipped with unique abilities with different options that allows for varying degree of character customizations.

Fireteam Elite has many unlockable cosmetic items in-game but there is no loot boxes or micro-transactions. Cold Iron Studios dev team added a range of difficulty parameters for replayability and has plans to add post-launch DLC in future.

There are over 11 types of Xenomorphs lurking around for you to take on including Facehuggers and Praetorians. Newcomers like wall-crawling Burster and acid spewing Spitter categories will force you to come up with a strategy to survive.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite releases an official trailer to celebrate launch and teases surprising plot points ahead.

Cold Iron Studios makes an attempt to distance horror elements of Alien (1979) by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Gladiator) and lean more into action-focused themes of Aliens (1986) by James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic) for campaign mode.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite will roll out gameplay Season updates and players on last-gen consoles to receive next-gen upgrade for free. Deluxe Edition comes bundled with Endeavor Veteran Pack DLC, Endeavor Pass for Seasons 1-4 and more.