For any fan of sci-fi horror, it’s hard to imagine a world without 1979’s Aliens – or its myriad sequels and spin-offs.
Fortunately, we don’t have to think about such a meaningless existence; There’s still time to get stuck into its action shooter successor before it leaves Xbox Game Cards for good.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is one of 11 games set to pack and hit the Game Pass list on December 15. Sure, we’ll be comforted by 11 new titles to appeal to our Facehuggers, but for now is the best time to head to the USS Endeavor for an ultimate alien hurdle with your friends. Think Battlefieldbut with Xenomorphs and a storyline.
Stay with the crew
It’s always a bittersweet time when Xbox Game Pass announces upcoming activities. Although the 11 new games will certainly not be a hit, especially if you are one of the lucky new owners of a Xbox Series WILL afterward Cyber Monday cleaning, there is something special to say about Aliens: Fireteam Elite that is hard to find in any other game. Whether it’s the nostalgia element or the bizarre enemies you face, it’s definitely worth a look before leaving the service.
You play as a Colonial Marine entering the vast battlefield in outer space, answering a distress call. What you find is more than just a spaceship wreck. You and your team quickly learn that an extraterrestrial experiment has gone horribly wrong.
If you’ve always felt a little uncomfortable with the Alien series and movies as someone who is easily scared, then you don’t need to panic when it comes to Fireteam Elite. Much like how Resident Evil 6 replaced screams with teams, Aliens: Fireteam Elite focuses more on the shooting action side of the track than a straight-forward survival horror adventure. This isn’t the case for its Game Pass native cousin, Alien: Isolation, so you’ll want to make sure you don’t download that one by mistake.
If the promise of less and more fears isn’t enough to encourage you, you can do it with two friends by your side for extra emotional support. The game is fully supported for online co-op gameplay, so you don’t have to worry about those pesky Chestbursters.
New kids on tight block
While it will be sad to say goodbye to Fireteam on December 15, don’t despair. We’ll see the likes of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga arrive on the Game Pass on December 6, which includes all nine games and even some elements of the TV spinoff.
Accompanying the massive Lego Star Wars collection is Hello Neighbor 2 on December 8, the highly anticipated sequel to the original 2017 stealth horror game that took streamers by storm. Using only your wits and your surroundings, your mission will be to infiltrate the creepy neighbor’s house and uncover the secrets he’s hiding there before he finds out. see you first – and if the first part is anything to judge by this part, you really don’t want that to happen.
Check out the full list of Game Pass December additions on Xbox Blog (opens in a new tab).
