Alien Swarm
by
Valve
Eliminate alien threat in this adrenaline-fueled action shooter from talented Valve modders!
About Alien Swarm Game
Valve is a trademark for a good game experience. They also are known for hiring talented game developers from a mod community. This was the case with Alie Swarm which was made by hired modders. Often, players come to play it in exchange for Team Fortress 2 achievement (which is a ‘hat'). But they stay for captivating and fun gameplay. You're offered four character classes with eight unique characters to choose from. Your goal is to clear a map infested by alien monsters on a remote planet. As you progress through the game, new weapons got unlocked. Since it's a co-op top-down perspective action shooter, you'll need at least 3 other players or bots to accompany you because the elimination of these hordes is by no means a one-man job. The game is free to play and comes with Source SDK for your modding pleasure. There is also an addon named Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop that greatly expands the basic game and is worth checking out.
Alien Swarm Screenshots Gallery
Alien Swarm game trailer
The brand new launch trailer introduces players to the Alien Swarm
System requirements for Alien Swarm
OS: Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP
Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Memory: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
Storage: At least 2.5 GB of free space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
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Alien Swarm gameplay video
Alien Swarm review and gameplay of the game
Reviews Alien Swarm Game
Available for free, the game engages players in an epic bug hunt, offering a unique combination of cooperative play and squad-level tactics. Together with your friends, form a squad of four different classes of Air Force Marines. Plan your attack using an unlockable arsenal of weapons with countless equipment configurations against a variety of aliens. Fight your way through a crowded alien colony, destroying alien infestation in environments ranging from the surface of an icy planet to an underground mine complex flooded with lava. Along with the game, you will get a complete code base for Alien Swarm, which includes updates to the source engine, as well as the SDK. Alien Swarm adds a 3rd-person camera, depth of field, improved dynamic shadows and a wide range of game additions to the Source engine.
PC Gamer – N/A/100
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GameSpot – N/A/10
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Additional information
Genre:
Action
Languages:
English
Popular user-defined tags:
Action
Adventure
Aliens
Class-Based
Co-op
Free to Play
Moddable
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op
PvE
Sci-fi
Shooter
Singleplayer
Strategy
Survival
Team-Based
Third Person
Third-Person Shooter
Top-Down
Top-Down Shooter
Platforms:
PC
Pros
- It's quite simple and fun. It's great if you have friends on Steam that you can play with, although you could practice on your own in a single game. The Software Development Kit (SDK) is available to all Steam users
- Fast pace and intense combat with a good pumping system
Cons
- Random slowing down of the graphics, sometimes the controls can complicate the work, too linear
- A way to shorten the campaign and reduce the replay value
