13 Best Alien Games for Xbox One

Borderlands, developed by Gearbox Software, Demiurge Studios and Feral Interactive is an amazingly Action-Packed First Person Shooter (FPS), Action-Adventure and Multiplayer Co-Op video game. Set on a planet named Pandora, Borderlands tells the story of an ancient alien Vault full with advanced technology and weapons, hidden beneath the surface of the planet. A mega Corporation named Dahl gets in conflict with Atlas Corporation over the vault and soon after taking huge damage, the Atlas Corporation leaves the planet due to the hazards connected to the alien wildlife that started getting conscious after a long lasting Hibernation. The Dahl Corporation settles up and assigns a Xeno-Archeologist named Patricia Tannis who after a great effort, finds the location of the Vault. Atlas Corporation gets aware of the development and sends down The Crimson Lance (a private Military Force) to capture Patricia and get the vault’s location. Meanwhile the Atlas Corporation Invasion and Alien Wildlife devastates the planet and Dahl Corporation along with its operatives and the rich leave the planet. The rest of the population gets left behind to scavenge in isolated settlements and wastelands. The story continues… Borderlands is a superbly cool Video game that lets you choose between four main player characters, who possess unique skills and are highly customizable. With a lot of futuristic weapons, advanced tactics, superbly embedded and quite hardcore action and thrill packed game-play and a great storyline, this game is a blast. Do give it a try if you haven’t yet and enjoy the ultimate fun.

Gears of War is 2006 Hit Action-Adventure, Military Themed Third person Shooter video game by Epic Games. Gears of War is the very first game in the series and is set on a planet named Sera where the protagonist Marcus Fenix is destined to save the humanity from the the Locust Horde. Gears of War offers amazingly blasting game-play and allows you to engage yourself into the most epic encounters against the enemy and hardcore action in a militaristic approach. The game offers a Resident Evil series games like gameplay and mechanics along with the Over Shoulder perspective etc. Gears of War lets you control only four weapons at once and allows you to use them against the enemies and bosses. Gears of War offers a Campaign mode in which you can take part in Co-Op mode or simply follow the game objectives and complete them. In Multiplayer mode you can team up with up to eight people and go hunt down the enemies. Gears of War also offers modes such as Warzone, Execution, deathmatch, King of the Hill, Anex etc. where you can control whole team of skilled individuals and defeat the enemies at any cost. Some of the coolest features of Gears of War are the Brilliant new AI, NPCs and other characters etc, along with a challenging and quite exciting gameplay and an epic storyline.

Alien: Isolation is one of the best Action-Adventure and Horror-Survival, Stealth and Shooter video game. The game offers a similar gaming experience to System Shock 2 video game and allows you to be the protagonist Amanda Ripley who embarks on a journey to find her mother Ellen Ripley and on her way to the secrets, she encounters the otherworldly aliens, engages into amazing combats with them on a space station named as Sevastopol. She gets trapped on the station and the only way out is to fight all the aliens, kill them using the advanced tech weapons and gadgets, eventually complete the game objectives. Alien: Isolation offers a huge arsenal of weapons at your disposal, a wonderful setting and story-line along with brilliant visuals and an addictive game-play to enjoy.

Doom or stylized as DOOM is the remake of the 1993’s top hit DOOM video game. Developed by the ID Software, DOOM is a Sci-Fi First-person Shooter video game that lets you be an unnamed marine, who goes on to fight against the demonic monsters as the hell gets unleashed by a mega-corporation named as Union Aerospace Corporation, located on planet Mars. As compared to the original DOOM game, this one offers faster gameplay based upon a number of open-ended game levels, Snap Map feature, Horror and Survival element, etc. Doom offers a unique environment, loads of cool character upgrades, new weapons and various types of enemies along with Multiplayer mode support. The game is set on the premises of a research facility on Planet Mars, owned by the Union Aerospace Corporation. The director of the UAC is named as Samuel Hayden whose brain gets transferred to an android after an accident. The basic goal of the UAC is to harness the energy of Hell to solve the global energy crisis using the Argent Tower that Harnesses Energy and opens up Portals on both ends (Hell and Mars) as well. Hayden leads a number of expeditions to hell and brings various artifacts and captive demons to the surface and in an attempt, he brings back the “Doom Slayer”. Meanwhile, a corrupt scientist makes a pact with the demons and lets them loose in the facility that results in Chaos. With no options at all, Hayden releases the Main character of the game, The Doom Slayer to help kill the demons and closes the portal. Now it is your task to control the Doom Slayer’s character, fight your way through hordes of hellish demon enemies, descend down to hell and steal the powerful and magical blade known as “The Crucible” and use it to destroy the Power source of the Portal and save the world. With a variety of multiple new aspects in the gameplay, beautifully written game story and an epic gameplay plus the great visuals, enhanced mechanics, and easy controls, Doom (2016) is one amazing FPS video game to play and enjoy.

Tower of Guns is a hardcore Action-based Rogue-like Shooter video game. The game offers wonderfully addictive and engaging randomly generated game levels in which your task is to be part of a world where everything is trying to kill you. The only way to survive is to shoot back in time and accurately. Different types of Guns and Perks are your ultimate weapons, Use them to bring down the robots and turrets, evade their projectile attacks, collect the blue tokens, power-ups and other items, weapons etc. use upgrades to enhance your guns and clear the randomly generated game levels. With an amazing amount of hardcore action and thrill, super cool Rogue-like visuals and a crazy addictive game-play, Tower of Guns is a wonderful game to play and enjoy. Do try it out, it’ll definitely entertain you with all the amazing Action, Rogue-like and Shooting elements.

Subnautica is a brand new Open World, Adventure and Survival video game set in the underwater world of an alien planet. Subnautica is set in a futuristic Era of the 22nd century, and it offers a futuristic experience. It refers to a period when Humanity started exploring and inhibiting the alien planets. To colonize the planets, various advanced vessels were sent on Exploration Missions. One of the Vessels named as Aurora was also forwarded to an exploration and terraforming mission to an alien water world known as 4546B. The vessel was on its way to a station on the planet when an unknown energy source disabled it. With a hull badly damaged, and all the systems failed, the vessel crash landed into the water and sank to the ocean floor. This is where the player character gets into the play. After getting out of the life pod, the palyer must explore the world, find means of survival (Food, Drinking Water, Oxygen to breath, etc.) in an alien world, defeat all the underwater alien life forms and survive by evolving in the environment. Resource collection has its own importance in the game because without resources there is no survival. Subnautica offers various game modes such as Freedom Mode, Hardcore Mode, Creative Mode as well as unique Crafting abilities, great upgrades, beautiful graphics and addictive gameplay.

Outlast is a First-person Action-Adventure and Horror-Survival video game, developed and published by Red Barrels. This Psyche-horror game set in psychiatric hospital and features Miller Upshur as a patient of the above mentioned hospital who is incapable of any combat but knows about how to clear his way. With only a camcorder and a notebook in his inventory, he tries to get out of the facility and on his way out he faces the most unbelievable and unearthly hazards. Crawling and sliding through the vents, he carries on, on his way and gets followed by some really bizarre and strange beings, all trying to kill hm. Dodging all of the difficulties he continues his effort and finally gets out of the asylum but only to find out that he never actually is free yet. The twisted story and events of the game make you think like being a patient of the asylum too. You are forced to think like Miles and all the fears seem to be so real that you feel something crawling on your back. Play the game and feel the creepiness if you like playing games packed with Horror and Survival elements. You’ll definitely like it.

Elite Dangerous combines the elements of Space Trading, Adventure, Combat, and Simulation. It offers both Single and Multiplayer modes developed and published by Frontier Developments. The game takes place in the fictional galaxy called Cutthroat and offers an open environment to explore. It lets the player create and customize his own starship and explore the realistic 1:1 Scale Galaxy focused on Milky Way. It has three different factions such as the Federation, the Empire, and the Alliance. To get into the game world, the player must select his faction and complete a series of challenging missions and earn fabulous prizes. He can trade with other to earn money and use to unlock further content. Protect the galaxy from rival factions and fight against enemies using weapons. The game unlocks other galaxies and milky ways as the player complete the series of objectives. He can upgrade his ship with different items and weapons using the money. Elite Dangerous offers key features such as a variety of Missions, different Ships, Unique Game Experience, over 400 Billion Star Systems, and more. Elite Dangerous is the wonderful game to play and amuse.

Duke Nukem 3D is a Single and Multiplayer First-person Shooter video game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive. It is the sequel to the Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II games released by Ed Realms. The game takes place in the fictional Planet Earth threatened by an alien faction. It casts you in the role of the protagonist named as Duke Nukem and the story revolves around his efforts, as he attempts to battle against an alien invasion to protect his world. The game offers the similar gameplay to Doom, and introduces a variety of levels filled with enemies and aliens. Your character is armed with weapons and equipment that he can use to protect himself from alien attack and can use pistol and rifles to defeat the enemies. You can interact with objects, NPCs to fulfill your tasks. In the game, you can use shrink rays, rocket launcher, chain gun, land missiles, etc. to dominate the playfield. Duke Nukem 3D offers core features such as five new Episodes, Challenging Missions, lots of Weapons, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

Mass Effect: Andromeda developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Shooter, Single and Multiplayer video game for multiple platforms. It is the fourth marvelous installment in the series of Mass Effect games. The game starts within the Milky Way Galaxy during the futuristic century in 22nd, where the humans are trying to populate new home worlds in the massive Galaxy known as Andromeda. There are two playable characters, and the player assumes the role of either Sara Ryder or Scott, both are members of the military who joins the force and wakes up in Andromeda. In the story, the player must explore the galaxy to find out the humanity’s homeland while encountering antagonistic alien race known as Kett. The game is a mix of Action Role-playing and Third-person Shooter elements. It features up to six different character classes, each with its unique skills and plays style. The player needs to earn experience points by fulfilling missions and use them to unlock further content in the game. Try it out.

Halo 3: ODST is a Single and Multiplayer First-person Shooter video game created by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is an exciting title in the franchise of Halo and enables the player to take on the role of the United Nations Space Command soldier, called ODSTs (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers). In Campaign Mode, the player has to navigate the demolished city of New Mombasa to find out your teammates on the planet of aliens. In Multiplayer mode, the player has to battle against challenging waves of foes to earn scores and struggle to survive as long as possible. The player acts as the protagonist and can explore the world from the first-person perspective and attempts to fulfill his missions to earn points. Various weapons available in the game to use and the player can upgrade them all using his experience points. As the player becomes experienced, the level difficulty will be increased. Halo 3: ODST includes prominent features such as Detailed Environment, addictive Gameplay, powerful Foes, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

The Solus Project is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival, First-person Perspective, and Exploration video game with VR (Virtual Reality) elements. The game supports Single-player mode developed and published by Teotl Studios. It is the successor to the previous installment of The Ball developed by Teotl Studios. It takes place in the beautiful environment and puts the player assume the role of an astronaut, who is on an epic mission to save humanity. According to the story, the player stuck on a mysterious alien planet called Gliese-6143-C, due to a crash landing. The primary task of the player is to survive as long as possible while facing challenging factories such as thirst, hunger level, weather condition and body temperature. The planet is full of exotic places and ancient temples. The player can explore the world from the first-person perspective and can interact with environments and objects to progress in the game. The player must find a colony, grow plants, harvest resources to survive as long as possible and save the humanity. Discover new technologies, change the weather from scorching to chilling storms and more. The Solus Project offers prominent features such as Exploration, Crafting, Dynamic Weather, VR, Linear Gameplay, Adventure, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Crimsonland is a Superbly Action-Packed, Fast-paced Thriller, RPG and Top-Down Shooter video game by 10Tons LTD. The game takes you to a Futuristic and Sci-Fi world of Crimsonland and allows you to fight against the Hordes of Aliens, Mutants, Giant Spiders and Zombies and assesses your abilities of staying alive in a world where everything wants to kill you. Acording to the storyline, the game spawns you right in the middle of an enemies infested world where they attac you from all directions. Your task is to simply keep your self at a distance from the enemies and continue to fry them, while keeping in view your own health. On every enemy kill, Crimsonland rewards you with experience points and that helps you get to the higher levels of experience. Once you are at the advanced levels of the game, you can have all the fantastic Perks that help you reload faster, shoot faster and react faster. Furthermore the dead enemies keep on dropping the bonus packs that you can pick and have some extra points, temp invulnerability, slow time and kill multiple enemies with one shot etc. Crimsonland offers a number of action packed game modes such as Quest Mode, Rush Mode, Survival Mode and Type ‘o’ Shooter Mode. With an amazing Top-Down perspective, Futuristic weaponry, amazing Quests, Epic Battles, great perks, multiple engaging gaming modes, great visuals and a totally addictive gameplay, Crimsonland is a blast.