Ilsyde Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Not sure how many of you are aware of this, but Alien Swarm has been re-released on Steam under the title Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop. The original game was released 7 years ago and was/is a fantastic top-down co-operative tactical shooter with lots of variety, tense moments and atmosphere. This new version just adds some extra bits e.g. allowing 8 players to co-operate on each map and Steam Workshop. If you don't know the game, imagine Starship Troopers or Warhammer 40k's Space Hulk from a top down perspective where players pick different classes, weapons and equipment then work together to complete missions and survive the alien swarm. There are lots of weapons and items to use and unlock, 8 characters to choose from (medics, tech marines, heavies etc.) and of course objectives to complete as you progress through the map. Missions and campaigns are usually tense and exhilirating, as the game gets quite hard on higher difficulty levels and requires the players to work together as a team. Leave no one behind, especially the technicians as no one else can hack doors and terminals! The game is completely free (courtesy of Valve) and may be downloaded here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/630/ Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMYdKqXFbiE Steam Workshop means there are more and more maps and mods added each day (e.g. the one allowing you to play as Chaos or Space Marines). Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Man I remember Alien Swarm back in the day! Spent quite the few hours playing it, sad to see it get removed glad it's back might look into getting it again when I have got more time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilsyde Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 10 hours ago, Kiwi said: Man I remember Alien Swarm back in the day! Spent quite the few hours playing it, sad to see it get removed glad it's back might look into getting it again when I have got more time! Yeah, and that came out 7 years ago! Hard to believe. It was even more surprising to realise that there is/was an active playerbase for the old game to this day. I mean, who would want to play a 7 year-old game?! <_< >_> ...never mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylvix95 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 If you liked Alien Swarm, you might also like Helldivers, a little bit pricy tho, but it's really worth it : http://store.steampowered.com/app/394510/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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