Fun, solid twin-stick shooting
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“A solid Twin Stick Shooter. If you want to mow things down with no ethical quandry, this is a good game series.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Alien Breed 2: Assault
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Mostly Positive · 78%Mostly Positive · 78%Team17 Digital Ltd2010Shooter · Twin Stick Shooter · Action
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 54 min ago
The verdict
A short, familiar top-down alien shooter with a tense, dark atmosphere, but nearly identical to the first game. Skip it if you hate backtracking, screen shake or fix-the-console chores.
Great for
Fans of the first Alien Breed and Dead Space-style top-down shooters who can grab it on sale
Main risk
Repetitive backtracking and console objectives, constant screen shake, and little new over part one
What players love
Tense, dark sci-fi atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The atmosphere is chef’s kiss though. It's dark, creepy, and constantly whispering “you’re about to run out of ammo.””
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Improved over the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Exciting setpieces now add some variety to the experience, that was sorely needed after the monotony of the first game.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Cheap and often discounted
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Only buy on sale, it goes down to 0,99 euros some times.”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Fun co-op and good story logs
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Coop is a blast playing with the right friend.”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Good weapons and boss set-pieces
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“The Hyper Blaster, assault rifle and flamethrower are properly kick-ass”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive gameplay and backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“10% shooting, 90% walking back and forth.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Almost identical to the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Did you play Alien Breed: Impact? If yes you also played Alien Breed 2. NOTHING changed.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Awkward camera and fixed angles
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“You know that horrible camera angles from the first game that barely let's you see anything outside of melee range? They are half the game now.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Constant screen shake, can't disable
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“No, you cannot turn off camera shake.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Game-breaking Mia escort bug
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Terrible bug in the Escort level that prevents you from finishing the level.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Constant cutscenes break pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“this happens about once every 30 seconds and it absolutely destroys the pacing of the game”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1.5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP2 or later
Processor2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor
Memory1GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA 6800+ or ATI Radeon X700+ Video Card
Storage1.5GB
OSWindows XP SP2 or later
Processor2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor
Memory1GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA 6800+ or ATI Radeon X700+ Video Card
Storage1.5GB
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