A Free New Game+ Mode Makes Landfall in Aliens: Dark Descent
Aliens: Dark Descent · published
We at Tindalos Interactive and Focus Entertainment have been feeling all of your support for our take on the always-terrifying Alien series, and we want to say thank you! We've been hard at work developing quality of life updates and meaningful additions for our strategic, real-time, squad-based, tactical, action game, and we're ecstatic to reveal we're launching a New Game+ mode straight into Aliens: Dark Descent. This free New Game+ update is available now for all Steam players, globally. Get back in there, Commanders. The job isn't over yet, we've got new, treacherous challenges for you.
Save Humanity, One More Time.
With this intensive addition to Aliens: Dark Descent, you'll be able to restart once more after completing the game, and surviving the Xenomorph outbreak. You skip the prologue and your Marines carry over, keeping their customizations, traits, and attributes; all free of trauma and negative status effects. You will have to unlock your Xenotechs, weapons, and upgrades again, and you'll have the option to turn on the "Perfect Organism" and "We're Too Late" modifiers, which boost Xenomorph damage and raise the infestation level and amount of Xenomorphs respectively. We've also raised the level cap for your marines to 15.
New Game+ is not going to be an easy mission, but with your strong wit, tactical sense, and unwavering determination, you may have a chance.
Newcomers welcome! Hop aboard!
Aliens: Dark Descent features a tactical campaign filled with tense moments, deep strategy, and terrifying revelations. As you explore our game further, you’ll progress in a complex story in an attempt to solve the mysteries of Moon Lethe. You will manage your squad in real-time and as a single unit, with Marines reacting intelligently to orders thanks to a unique system that dispatches them automatically on the field, freeing you from micromanagement. When the Xenomorph threat gets overwhelming, you can slow down time at any moment to focus on tactical decisions in the heat of the moment.
Marines are well equipped to alter their environment and deal with hostiles. The flamethrowers can be used to engulf corridors and block enemy paths. Suppressive fire is effective at slowing down your enemies and sentry guns are best used to survive tough encounters while making sure you don’t run out of resources.
Every run is unique as the Xenomorphs adapt to your gameplay. Every choice you make remains unaltered as you explore our extensive maps. What you’ll need to remember is that managing your Marines’ health and stress levels is equally as important as clearing objectives. And remember, when a Marine dies, they are permanently gone.
After each mission, you return to your ship, the Otago: a hub to heal and recruit Marines, to research and develop new tech that improves gear. With 5 Marines classes available - Tecker, Recon, Medic, Gunner and Sergeant - it’ll be up to you to assign a role to each of them in order to create a stronger squad capable of venturing deeper into Lethe and battling against an onslaught of iconic Xenomorph creatures.
Whether you’re an Aliens: Dark Descent veteran or a newcomer, thank you and we hope you’ll enjoy this New Game+ mode. Aliens: Dark Descent is available on Steam. Pick it up and try out the New Game+ mode for an extra challenge!