Action · May 1, 2012

Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection (2012)

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You and your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy. Another glorious day in the Corps. Buckle up, soldier! Welcome to Aliens™: Colonial Marines. Created by Gearbox, the critically acclaimed and fan-favourite developers of Borderlands and Brothers In Arms, you and your friends will become the most badass military outfit in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation. Key Features: Enlist in the Marine Corps. Bringing you a true sequel to the classic Aliens film, get tooled up with classic Marine weapons including pulse rifles, motion trackers and flamethrowers. The most authentic Aliens experience ever. Using authentic environments inspired by the film series including Hadley’s Hope, the Sulaco and LV-426, you will be immersed in an eerie, atmospheric world where any moment could bring your death. Drop-in/Drop-out co-operative gameplay. The masters of co-op bring their expertise to the Aliens universe. Xenos getting too tough? Call up your buddies so they can drop in with extra firepower. The whole campaign can be played with a squad of up to four players, dropping in and out as necessary through self-contained missions within an over-arching narrative. Loadouts and upgrades. Create your perfect killing machine. An extensive upgrade system allows players to customise their characters to play the way they want. Earn experience to get perks, new weapons and new looks for your squad.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 228
  • FPS · 183
  • Aliens · 170
  • Co-op · 141
  • Sci-fi · 128
  • Shooter · 121
  • Multiplayer · 112
  • Horror · 107
  • Space · 93
  • Online Co-Op · 64
  • Singleplayer · 59
  • First-Person · 56
  • Survival · 48
  • Atmospheric · 47
  • Gore · 37

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume11.6k Steam reviewsTop 36% in Action
Positive rating61% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 94%
Metacritic45/100Genre average 77 — top 99% of Action titles
Engagement hours11 h averageTop 43% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

61%Mixed · 11.6k reviews

7.1k positive · 4.5k negative

Metacritic

45/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

7.5k

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Spanish - Spain

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

11h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

60

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 1, 2012
DeveloperGearbox Software
PublisherSEGA
Base price$7.49 -75%
Required age17+
DLC / Add-ons9 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

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