Aliens: Dark Descent Price History and Player Count

Aliens: Dark Descent

Steam app 1150440

Aliens: Dark Descent

Tindalos InteractiveJun 19, 2023Action, Strategy

-70% $39.99 $11.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Strategy
  • Tactical
  • Action
  • RTS
  • Real Time Tactics
  • Sci-fi
  • Singleplayer
  • Aliens
  • Top-Down
  • Dark
Playing now
270
Updated 4 minutes ago
24-hour peak
286
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
8,893
Jun 1, 2023
Avg this month
213
+32.3% vs last month
Steam reviews
88%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Aliens: Dark Descent player count chart

Aliens: Dark Descent has a small but active player base. 270 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been declining (down 24% on the month before).

History from Jun 1, 2023

Aliens: Dark Descent monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026213+52+32.3%427
October 2026161-77-32.35%355
September 2026238+69+12.52%620
August 2026n/a-127-18.73%551
July 2026n/a+90+15.31%678
June 2026n/a+188+47%588
May 2026n/a-10-2.44%400
April 2026n/a+4+0.99%410
March 2026n/a-49-10.77%406
February 2026n/a+15+3.41%455
January 2026n/a+81+22.56%440
December 2025n/a-111-23.62%359
November 2025n/a-117-19.93%470
October 2025n/a-355-37.69%587
September 2025n/a+358+61.3%942
August 2025n/a+2+0.34%584
July 2025n/a-59-9.2%582
June 2025n/a-371-36.66%641
May 2025n/a-253-20%1,012
April 2025n/a+787+164.64%1,265
March 2025n/a-26-5.16%478
February 2025n/a-211-29.51%504
January 2025n/a-471-39.71%715
December 2024n/a+531+81.07%1,186
November 2024n/a-2-0.3%655
October 2024n/a-604-47.9%657
September 2024n/a+578+84.63%1,261
August 2024n/a-106-13.43%683
July 2024n/a+97+14.02%789
June 2024n/a+213+44.47%692
May 2024n/a-123-20.43%479
April 2024n/a-35-5.49%602
March 2024n/a-48-7.01%637
February 2024n/a-494-41.9%685
January 2024n/a+91+8.36%1,179
December 2023n/a+40+3.82%1,088
November 2023n/a-155-12.88%1,048
October 2023n/a-154-11.35%1,203
September 2023n/a-454-25.07%1,357
August 2023n/a-3,988-68.77%1,811
July 2023n/a-3,094-34.79%5,799
June 2023n/an/an/a8,893

How many people are playing Aliens: Dark Descent?

At this moment Aliens: Dark Descent has 270 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #1,585 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 286 players. Today's peak is 15% above its 30-day average daily peak of 248.

Aliens: Dark Descent player count trend

Over the last 30 days Aliens: Dark Descent averaged a daily peak of 248 players, down 24% compared with the 30 days before (328). Its highest point this month (427) is 9% below the same period last year (470). In its first month after release (Jun 19, 2023) it peaked at 5,799 players. Today's player count is 3% of its all-time peak of 8,893, set on Jun 1, 2023.

Best time to play Aliens: Dark Descent

Based on the last 14 days, Aliens: Dark Descent is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 56% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Aliens: Dark Descent players by hour and weekday

When Aliens: Dark Descent has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 19:00 UTCabout 301 players on average
QuietestThursday at 07:00 UTCabout 89 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.4xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

About Aliens: Dark Descent

Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.

Developer
Tindalos Interactive
Publisher
Focus Entertainment
Released
Jun 19, 2023
Genre
Action, Strategy
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
12 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Aliens: Dark Descent price history

-70% $11.99
price now (US), usually $39.99
$11.99
lowest recorded (-70%) · Oct 27, 2026
-60%
typical sale discount · 9 sales seen

Good time to buy? Yes, good time to buy. Aliens: Dark Descent is 70% off at $11.99, the lowest price we have recorded.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Aliens: Dark Descent price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States-70% $11.99$11.9910.74 EURbase
Euro area-70% 11,99€$13.3911.99 EUR+12%
United Kingdom-70% £10.49$14.0412.58 EUR+17%
Canada-70% C$ 16.49$11.7210.50 EUR-2%
Australia-70% A$ 19.48$13.3811.99 EUR+12%
New Zealand-70% NZ$ 20.99$11.6410.42 EUR-3%
Brazil-70% R$41,97$7.636.83 EUR-36%
Mexico-70% Mex$ 149.99$8.027.18 EUR-33%
Argentina (LATAM USD)-70% $7.49$7.496.71 EUR-38%
Poland38,99 zł$9.918.88 EUR-17%
Switzerland-70% CHF 11.97$14.6213.09 EUR+22%
Norway-70% 143,70 kr$15.2413.65 EUR+27%
Turkey (MENA USD)-70% $8.39$8.397.51 EUR-30%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)-70% $10.49$10.499.40 EUR-13%
South Africa-70% R 179.70$10.879.73 EUR-9%
India-70% ₹689.00$7.346.57 EUR-39%
Indonesia cheapest-70% Rp 128 700$7.116.37 EUR-41%
China-70% ¥50.70$7.606.81 EUR-37%
Japan-70% ¥1,944$12.2811.00 EUR+2%
South Korea-70% ₩ 13,440$9.898.86 EUR-18%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 6 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Aliens: Dark Descent reviews over time

88% Very Positive88% of 15,650 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Aliens: Dark Descent on Twitch

2
watching now
2
live channels
13
24-hour peak viewers
5
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Aliens: Dark Descent", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Aliens: Dark Descent Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 30 Oct 2026, with a peak of 53 viewers and 8 on average.

Aliens: Dark Descent streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Aliens: Dark Descent streamers this week

  1. Rinheart24
  2. Krobelia13
  3. YT_Pastor11

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Aliens: Dark Descent achievements

Aliens: Dark Descent has 45 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 30.0% of them; the rarest, Archivist, is held by 1.5% of players.

  • This Is Hayes, Pioneer Station, Signing OffHidden achievement81.2%
  • Keep 'Em ComingKill every Alien of a Massive Onslaught.66.5%
  • Snatched OutPrevent a marine from being Abducted.62.7%
  • Call Me SnakeKill an enemy before they detect the squad.56.4%
  • Something Lurks Under The HillsHidden achievement56.3%
  • Cleaning Lethe, One Nest At A TimeDuring a campaign, kill 100 Xenomorphs.54.8%
  • The Shrink Hates MeRemove a Trait from a marine.52.3%
  • This Was No PapercutSave a marine from dying of Bleeding.51.2%
  • People PersonDuring a campaign, secure 5 survivors.48.8%
  • Use The Bumper, That's What It's ForHidden achievement48.3%
  • First Steps Into MadnessHidden achievement48.2%
  • Colonial BarrelsKill an enemy by using an explosive barrel.44.9%
  • Harper's HellHidden achievement42.1%
  • Making a StandHidden achievement40.9%
  • Where It All BegunHidden achievement37.1%
  • Damn Dude, You Gotta Lose Some Weight!Secure an unconscious marine.37.1%
  • The More The MerrierHidden achievement32.0%
  • Living NightmareHidden achievement31.3%
  • Omelette Du FromageDestroy 4 eggs with one grenade or an RPG shot.30.2%
  • The Darwin Era Was HereHidden achievement28.5%
  • Deep Into InsanityHidden achievement27.2%
  • Come on, You Wanna Live Forever?Advance a Sergeant to level 10.27.0%
  • The PassengerHidden achievement26.9%
  • El Riesgo Siempre ViveAdvance a Gunner to level 10.25.2%
  • The SpireHidden achievement25.0%
  • Excavating The TruthHidden achievement22.8%
  • FrontlinerAdvance a Recon to level 10.22.7%
  • One For Every OccasionDuring a campaign, unlock every weapon.22.4%
  • Abysmal HorrorsHidden achievement22.3%
  • The Cable GuyAdvance a Tecker to level 10.21.8%
  • Stuff Of NightmaresHidden achievement20.9%
  • Bandage LoverAdvance a Medic to level 10.20.3%
  • RegicideHidden achievement16.8%
  • This Went SmoothlyFinish the game on Medium.16.3%
  • Flawless VictoryKeep all of your marines alive during a campaign.14.0%
  • Recouped InvestmentHave one Sentry kill at least 10 aliens.13.9%
  • Heavy StepsHidden achievement13.8%
  • Hardened In The Heat Of BattleDuring a campaign, advance each Marine Class to level 10.11.0%
  • Perfect EnhancementsDuring a campaign, unlock every Xeno Tech.10.8%
  • The True ExperienceIn any mission, complete at least one objective with only one marine in the squad.6.7%
  • Fair And SquareFinish the game on Hard.4.6%
  • This Ain't No PicnicFinish the game on Nightmare.2.2%
  • Perfect OrganismFinish the game on "No One Can Hear Them Scream" mode.2.0%
  • Chalk It Up To ExperienceHidden achievement1.9%
  • ArchivistGather all datapads.1.5%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Aliens: Dark Descent DLC

Aliens: Dark Descent has 1 DLC on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Aliens: Dark Descent, Lethe Recon Pack ↗Jun 19, 2023-30% $2.79

Aliens: Dark Descent FAQ

Is Aliens: Dark Descent dead?

Aliens: Dark Descent has a small but active player base. 270 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been declining (down 24% on the month before).

How many people play Aliens: Dark Descent?

270 people are playing Aliens: Dark Descent on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 286 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Aliens: Dark Descent?

Aliens: Dark Descent reached its all-time Steam peak of 8,893 concurrent players on Jun 1, 2023.

Is Aliens: Dark Descent growing or declining?

Aliens: Dark Descent is declining. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 248, down 24% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Aliens: Dark Descent most active?

Aliens: Dark Descent usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does Aliens: Dark Descent cost?

Aliens: Dark Descent is on sale on Steam right now: $11.99, 70% off its usual $39.99. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Aliens: Dark Descent has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Aliens: Dark Descent on Steam is $11.99 (70% off), on Oct 27, 2026. It costs $11.99 right now.

Is Aliens: Dark Descent on sale right now?

Yes. Aliens: Dark Descent is 70% off on Steam right now, $11.99 instead of $39.99. That matches the lowest price we have recorded.

Where is Aliens: Dark Descent cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Aliens: Dark Descent is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 128 700, about $7.11 or 41% below the US price of $11.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Aliens: Dark Descent good?

Steam players rate Aliens: Dark Descent Very Positive: 88% of 15,650 reviews are positive.

When did Aliens: Dark Descent come out?

Aliens: Dark Descent was released on Steam on Jun 19, 2023.

Who made Aliens: Dark Descent?

Aliens: Dark Descent was developed by Tindalos Interactive and published by Focus Entertainment.

Is Aliens: Dark Descent still worth playing?

Aliens: Dark Descent has a smaller but active community on Steam today (270 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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