The Best Aliens Games for Linux

Update : Sakura Alien 3 added at rank #14.
1

Dome Keeper (2022)

View Similar Games
85
Review score
Logo of Dome Keeper Screenshot of Dome Keeper Screenshot of Dome Keeper Screenshot of Dome Keeper

PC Windows Android Linux Mac OS

Dome Keeper is a thrilling mining game that combines rogue-lite elements with intense monster battles. Excavate resources, upgrade your gear, and defend your dome against enemy attacks. With effective gameplay mechanics, a variety of resources and upgrades, and unique gadgets, Dome Keeper offers a satisfying experience.


What we like:
  • Effective gameplay mechanics
  • Variety of resources and upgrades
  • Unique gadgets for the dome
What could be improved:
  • Starting over can feel slow compared to the fast-paced gameplay

  • survival
  • rogue-like
  • time-management
  • aliens
  • management
  • wave
  • resource
  • mining
  • underground
  • resource-management
  • inventory
  • base-building
  • tower-defense
  • dark
  • post-apocalyptic

2

Wild Dogs (2023)

View Similar Games
72
Review score
Logo of Wild Dogs Screenshot of Wild Dogs Screenshot of Wild Dogs Screenshot of Wild Dogs

Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux Playstation 4

The world is under a frantic alien attack. Amidst the chaos and with the army virtually subdued, the deadliest and most inconsequential pair of specialists are called upon to do what must be done. Join the war hunting aliens around the world and in every way possible.

Buy

  • dog
  • soundtrack
  • retro
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • aliens
  • pixel
  • robots
  • 2d
  • fast-paced
  • run-and-gun
  • arcade
  • shooter
  • platform
  • contra

3

Godlike Burger (2022)

View Similar Games
67
Review score
Logo of Godlike Burger Screenshot of Godlike Burger Screenshot of Godlike Burger Screenshot of Godlike Burger

l Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch

In Godlike Burger you run the craziest restaurant of the galaxy! Stun, poison and kill customers in many devious ways… and turn them into burger meat! And don’t worry: Alien customers will keep coming if you are smart about it, because cannibalism is just too damn tasty.


  • cooking
  • comedy
  • aliens
  • resource-management
  • time-management
  • rogue-like
  • dark
  • cartoony
  • space
  • crime
  • isometric
  • assassin
  • funny
  • stripped-back
  • management

4

Out of Space: Couch Edition (2020)

View Similar Games
84
Review score
Logo of Out of Space: Couch Edition Screenshot of Out of Space: Couch Edition Screenshot of Out of Space: Couch Edition Screenshot of Out of Space: Couch Edition

Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

You and your friends are about to move into a house in space, where you will have to deal with a deadly alien infestation and face the challenges of building a sustainable spaceship, all to make your new place feel as cozy as home!COUCH FUN MEETS STRATEGYEach match starts in a procedurally generated spaceship house that will demand your best planning and teamwork skills to become clean and comfy. You and your friends will need to generate resources, recycle trash and alien goo, buy and build new technologies, and take care of one another, if you ever want to call home the mess that you got into.As a COUCH-FUN game, Out of Space has short matches and is easy for everyone to grab a controller and play. At the same time also as a STRATEGY game, it will require short and long-term decisions, expanding and conquering new rooms and building technology to automate tasks.FEATURES- Buy, build and place your new technology, while keeping your systems efficient and sustainable.- Power up your spaceship by recycling alien goo and producing energy batteries.- Harvest and take care of your fruitful gardens to keep everyone fed.- Clean rooms with mops and water, while containing the deadly alien menace.- Take a nap on your sofa, while your friends desperately claim for help.- Automate cleaning and harvesting with the help of robots.- Adopt Dogs, they will love you for it and help you in any way they can!OTHER FUN STUFF- Procedural spaceship generator: different challenge everytime you play.- Missions to guide the player's progression that never leave out what couch-fun is about.- Unlock new content when completing achievements.- Play single-player or local multiplayer- No weapons of any kind.

Buy

  • cooperative
  • aliens
  • local
  • twin-stick
  • couch
  • strategy
  • colourful
  • casual
  • multiplayer
  • platform
  • cute
  • controller-support
  • robots
  • skill
  • stealth

5

Critical Annihilation (2016)

View Similar Games
88
Review score
Logo of Critical Annihilation Screenshot of Critical Annihilation Screenshot of Critical Annihilation Screenshot of Critical Annihilation

early access PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Critical Annihilation is a Twin-Stick SHMUP (Shoot-em Up) made entirely out of tiny voxels. We take advantage of voxel technology to hype up the explosive gameplay. Everything is destructible to its core.


  • feedback
  • run-and-gunning
  • voxel
  • shoot-em-up
  • aliens
  • destruction
  • good-looking
  • multiplayer
  • action
  • physics
  • bullet-hell
  • mech
  • isometric
  • gore
  • farming

6

Iron Marines: RTS offline game (2017)

View Similar Games
82
Review score
Logo of Iron Marines: RTS offline game Screenshot of Iron Marines: RTS offline game Screenshot of Iron Marines: RTS offline game Screenshot of Iron Marines: RTS offline game

Android IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Command brave soldiers, mighty mechas and powerful aliens against hordes of space monsters, swarms of insectoids and robot armies in a galaxy far far away. PLAN, ATTACK AND BEAT ALL THE ENEMIES ADAPTING YOUR STRATEGY by changing the role of your troops even in the thick of the combat, from ranger to sniper, from flamethrowers to missile launchers. Armies of robots, crushed starships, gigantic monsters, unknown races, brave assaults, desperate rescues, audacious sabotages... the galaxy needs your command.

Buy

  • real-time
  • strategy
  • aliens
  • cartoony
  • sci-fi
  • space
  • 2d
  • military
  • robots
  • single-player
  • comedy

7

Ops (2024)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Ops Screenshot of Ops Screenshot of Ops Screenshot of Ops

early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows Android

Defend Earth from hostile aliens and hungry chupacabras in this modern classic arcade game. Created by a couple of real life VLA Operators!

Buy

  • aliens
  • shoot-em-up
  • arcade
  • target
  • "
  • casual
  • 2d
  • combat
  • first-person
  • shooter
  • competitive
  • team
  • fps

8

Spacebase Startopia (2021)

View Similar Games
63
Review score
Logo of Spacebase Startopia Screenshot of Spacebase Startopia Screenshot of Spacebase Startopia Screenshot of Spacebase Startopia

PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Spacebase Startopia is a fun and unique arcade-style management game that takes place in a space station where you must keep visitors happy and entertained while achieving overarching goals. The game's good cheer and interesting scenarios make up for control issues and waiting times.

Buy

What we like:
  • Laid-back gameplay
  • entertaining scenarios
  • unique and cheerful
  • good humor
  • satisfying to see your hard work pay off
What could be improved:
  • Slightly too complex to play with a controller
  • May not be accessible to newcomers to the genre
  • Tutorial could be more comprehensive.

  • management
  • simulation
  • aliens
  • mech
  • business
  • economy
  • strategy
  • sci-fi
  • sandbox
  • remake
  • building
  • space
  • entertainment
  • real-time

9

Parasite (2022)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Parasite Screenshot of Parasite Screenshot of Parasite Screenshot of Parasite

early access Xbox One Xbox 360 Playstation 3 Linux PC Windows ps1

This is a roguelike open-world sandbox survival horror set in a modern city. Play as an --redacted-- parasite, possess human hosts, exploit and evolve them to help you survive in a hostile world, all to find out your one true purpose.


  • survival-horror
  • rogue-like
  • horror
  • rpg
  • traditional
  • modern
  • aliens
  • action
  • non-linear
  • illuminati
  • plat-former
  • adventure
  • choices
  • lovecraftian
  • sci-fi

10

XCOM 2 (2016)

View Similar Games
87
Review score
Logo of XCOM 2 Screenshot of XCOM 2 Screenshot of XCOM 2 Screenshot of XCOM 2

PC Windows Linux Mac OS Xbox One Playstation 4

XCOM 2 puts you in a fight for the survival of humanity against an alien force. Your job is to lead a squad of soldiers to liberate Earth. The game has an exciting blend of tactical, strategy, and RPG elements that will keep you glued to your screen.


What we like:
  • Fantastic turn-based tactics and strategy game
  • Highly engaging gameplay for all players
  • Great customization options for soldiers
  • Strict time pressure in most missions
  • Revamped soldier classes offer more game-changing abilities
What could be improved:
  • Long load times in and out of missions
  • Storyline is straightforward

  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • aliens
  • squad
  • strategy
  • cover
  • combat
  • war
  • sci-fi
  • battle
  • management

Not seeing your game?