Aliens: Fireteam is one of the big announcements of 2021, and developer Cold Iron Studios does not shy away from showing it. As part of an IGN exclusive, the team has demonstrated 25 minutes of gameplay footage and, and you know what, if you fancy a classic third-person co-op shooter, it looks pretty good.
The game definitely captures the mood of the movies, but it has original ideas of its own, including a number of different Xenomorphs, including one that explodes and leaves behind a deadly pool of acid once you’ve killed it. Classes have different functions on the battlefield, so you can choose to focus on pure firepower or adopt more support functions.
We’ve already seen this type of game, so it won’t change the world in terms of originality, but its execution looks good and after a slow start, the mission of the video definitely increases very quickly. While the developer stresses that the experience will be the best possible with friends, you’ll also have the option to play solo with robots if you prefer.