Alien Breed 3: Descent
Released Nov 2010
Experience the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series and uncover the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed. Launch discount good thru Nov. 24 10am PST.
74% positive · 615 reviews
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Evaluation
Alien Breed 3: Descent launched on November 17, 2010 as the explicitly stated final chapter in the Alien Breed trilogy. The store description describes it as "the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed™ series" and the game's title and marketing consistently frame it as a concluding installment. There are no DLC listings, no post-launch developer news posts, no roadmaps, and no announcements of additional content. The game shipped as a complete, standalone product and has received no post-launch content or updates of any kind. There is nothing outstanding or undelivered — this game is fully complete as it was on launch day.
Evidence
Store description explicitly markets the game as 'the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed™ series,' framing it as the conclusion of the trilogy with no further content implied.
Short description references a launch discount valid through November 24, 2010, confirming the game launched as a complete retail product in November 2010 with no ongoing content cycle.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Team17 Digital Ltd
Achievements
13
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game
Alien Breed™ 3: Descent is the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed™ series, and is a science fiction arcade-shooter with an epic story, swarms of highly intelligent alien enemies, high-impact weapons and stunning environments, developed using Epic Games' Unreal® Engine 3. Descend into hell and once again take control of the hero, Conrad, the ship’s Chief Engineer, in his last stand against the savage alien horde. While the doomed vessel, the Leopold, and the alien space craft plunge deeper into the planet’s atmosphere, with an icy ocean promising a watery grave, you have just hours to defy a grisly death and survive the alien onslaught for the final time. As you struggle deeper into the sinking alien ship, through the freezing waters flooding every corridor, the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed is finally uncovered… In addition to the thrilling conclusion to the single-player campaign and the relentless and competitive “Survivor” modes, the game offers action-packed, two-player online co-operative battle modes.
Key Features
- Alien Breed™ 3: Descent - The stunning final chapter in the Alien Breed™ trilogy - an action-packed mix of arcade-shooter, survival-horror and tactical weapons upgrades and customisation.
- The final descent into hell!
- NEW - Set pieces – battle the breed through flooded levels and hull walk sections.
- NEW – Third-person action - take control of the hero, Conrad, in the new action-packed, third-person, sections.
- NEW – Fight the last stand armed with powerful new weaponry:
- The Project X is a ‘BFG’ that vaporizes everything it comes into contact with.
- The Electro-Link gun fires bolts of electricity and also sends chain lightning to damage nearby enemies.
- The Project X is a ‘BFG’ that vaporizes everything it comes into contact with.
- NEW – Survive new alien enemies – the ‘Electro-shocker’ and dramatic encounters with the final horrifying bosses.
- NEW - Set pieces – battle the breed through flooded levels and hull walk sections.
- Epic single-player Story mode – The final chapter in the single-player campaign mode that concludes the thrilling narrative of the game through huge and challenging environments, including the new research lab level.
- Single-player Survivor mode – Resist endless waves of intense alien horde attacks in specifically designed arena environments.
- Single-player Free-play mode – A single-player challenge mode – beat your high score on a previously completed campaign mission.
- Two-player Co-operative play mode – Work together to defeat the alien horde across three specially customised assault maps for two players online.
- Two-player Co-operative Survivor mode – Join forces online and try to survive three specifically designed arena environments. Get competitive and challenge others online to beat your survivor abilities on the extensive Leader-boards.
- Additional Online features – Quick Match/Create Game/Friends Lists/Voice Chat/Leader-boards/Steam Achievements/Co-operative Achievements.
- Upgrades shop – Search fallen comrades and lockers to accumulate cash, and then tactically spend it on weapons/kit upgrades in the in-game shop.
- Playable demo/trial – A purpose-designed, action-packed free sample section of Alien Breed™ 3: Descent, called ‘The Prologue’, which also features a time-limited Survivor mode map.
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