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.
Players can team up with up to two friends or AI teammates to battle through hordes of Xenomorphs across four campaigns. The cooperative gameplay shines, as players must coordinate their class abilities and firepower to take down the ever-changing alien threats.
Gamers will encounter a wide range of Xenomorph enemy types, including warriors, drones, spitters, and praetorians. Recognizing and adapting tactics to counter each unique enemy behavior and attack pattern becomes crucial to survival.
The game offers five playable classes - Gunner, Demolitionist, Technician, Doc, and Recon. Each class features distinct abilities, weapons, and playstyles, allowing players to customize their role within the fireteam. As characters progress, they can unlock and upgrade class-specific perks, further enhancing their chosen specialization.
Gamers can level up a diverse arsenal of iconic Aliens franchise weapons, including pulse rifles and smartguns, and outfit them with a variety of attachments and modifications. This deep customization system enables players to tailor their firepower to their preferred playstyle.
The game's difficulty levels scale upward, introducing greater challenges such as increased enemy health, more aggressive alien swarms, and the threat of friendly fire. Overcoming these heightened obstacles creates a satisfying sense of progression and accomplishment for skilled players.
The environments, inspired by the Aliens franchise, feature a variety of settings like colonial outposts and alien-infested ruins. These dynamic battlegrounds often incorporate interactive elements, such as defense emplacements and environmental hazards, that players can leverage during combat encounters.
Beyond the campaigns, gamers can tackle horde-style survival modes and challenge card runs that introduce unique modifiers to the gameplay. Combined with the class-based progression and weapon customization, these replayable modes encourage experimentation and a constant desire to improve one's fireteam.