Kyle Foley
But Why Tho?REVIEW: ‘Aliens: Dark Descent’ Is Tense And Challenging (PC)
Published 6/19/2023
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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / XONE - 6/20/2023
Aliens: Dark Descent
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
- Developer
- Tindalos Interactive
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
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Critic average
78
Average of 43 scored external reviews.
User average
85
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Critic avg
78
43 scored reviews
Total coverage
45
2 unscored reviews
Score range
50–100
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 78 across 43 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
How to read this
Treat the average carefully. A polarized landscape is where reviewer match, review text, and score deltas matter more than the headline number.
Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band. 2 unscored reviews add coverage context without moving the critic average.
Score distribution
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43 included scored reviews
90–1006 reviews · 14%
80–8921 reviews · 49%
70–7911 reviews · 26%
Below 705 reviews · 12%
Showing 41-45 of 45 matching critic reviews. 45 total critic reviews. Page 5 of 5.
Steve C
TheSixthAxisAliens: Dark Descent Review | TheSixthAxis
Published 6/19/2023
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalRebecca
Rectify GamingReview: Aliens Dark Descent
Published 6/18/2023
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84
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalCharles Theel
PolygonAliens: Dark Descent is the Prometheus of real-time strategy games
Published 6/25/2023
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Read originalNic Reuben
Rock Paper ShotgunAliens: Dark Descent review: decent, if desperate to sit with the cool console kids
Published 6/19/2023
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