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Rick Lane

INSANE: Aliens dark descent review - The Real Truth

Aliens: Dark Descent xenomorph
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What is it? Hyper-tense real-time tactics game with a light sprinkling of strategy.

Expect to pay £29.99/$39.99

Release date Out now

Developer Tindalos Interactive

Publisher Focus Entertainment

Reviewed on AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Nvidia 2080 SUPER, 32GB RAM

Steam Deck Unsupported

Link Official site

It was all going well investigating the refinery, until I descended into the basement. The maze of mineshafts and storage rooms is a perfect hideout for Aliens: Dark Descent's xenomorphs, and my squad of Colonial Marines has been harassed relentlessly by H.R. Giger's phallic nightmare since entering. Now they're trapped. Huddled at the end of a narrow corridor, three of my marines burn through ammo to suppress the aliens' advance, while the fourth works on hacking a control panel to open the door behind them. But there are too many xenomorphs, not enough time, and no way to avoid them in this cramped steel tube.

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