Alien invasion games are hardly new.
In fact, one of video gamings earliest successes Space Invaders belongs in this category.
Therefore, games likeEarthbound, while incredibly fun, will not be included.
The freedom given to developers by using an invented alien species as the antagonists must be appealing.
The only limit is the imagination.
This experience is incredibly intense at times.
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This survival-horror game is great to play in the standard way - on a television.
Everything about this game is fantastic.
Fortunately, modern computers and consoles are able to play this game as smoothly as intended.
It’s up to the player to end the threat and save the planet.
13Phoenix Point
Anyone who has playedPhoenix Pointwill immediately notice how similar it is to the XCOM games.
As such, this game is analien invasion game featuring squad-based tactical combat.
At the game’s start humanity has been reduced to small enclaves of survivors desperately fighting the alien invasion.
This isn’t as good as XCOM, but fans of that series will probably still enjoy Phoenix Point.
The protagonist, Gordon Freeman, must discover a way to exit the portal to the Xen dimension.
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Ultimately, the player mustenter the alien dimensionand defeat the entity holding the portal open.
11Destroy All Humans
This classic duology began back in the days of the PS2 and Xbox.
Over the years there have been spin-offs and remakes of these two games.
The remake of the first Destroy All Humans, released in 2020, made the game more open-world.
There is a remake of the sequel set to bereleased in 2022.
This game turns the alien invasion genre on its head by letting the playerbethe alien doing the invading.
The player controls Crypto, a member of the Furon species.
This isone of the best games where you play as an alien.
10Saints Row 4
TheSaints Rowgames have always been fun alternatives to theGrand Theft Autogames.
They feature a similar third-person play-style in an open world environment with unlockable mission trees.
Both franchises also allow players to drive and customize whatever vehicles they can find.
9Halo 3
All the plot lines inHalogames are centered on alien invasions or fighting alien forces.
The protagonist is the iconicMaster Chief of the Spartans.
8Starcraft 2
Starcraft 2 is an interesting alien invasion game.
There are three factions: Human, Zerg, and Protoss.
Starcraft 2 continues the storyline and manages to add to the near-perfect gameplay of the original.
7Resistance 2
The Resistance series wereexcellent first-person shootersreleased exclusively for the PS3.
Because of the events in the games, the weapons are a unique mix of classic and futuristic firearms.
These two games are set in the Drakengard universe.
In Automata, theEarth wasinvaded by machines from another world, with androids serving as Earths primary defense force.
