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Not to be confused with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Alien
Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure	1995
Alien Trilogy	1996
Aliens Online	1998
Aliens versus Predator (series)
Aliens: Colonial Marines	2013
Alien: Isolation	2014
Aliens: Fireteam Elite	2021
Aliens: Dark Descent	2023

Aliens: Dark Descent is a singleplayer bird's-eye view tactical shooter game in the Alien series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

Publisher website
Epic Games Store
Steam

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Lethe Recon Pack

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Manually remove/rename the intro videos
Go to `<path-to-game>\ASF\Content\Movies`. Delete or rename `Alien_DarkDescent_Bumper_Intro.bk2`.

Mitigate stutter

Run game in DX11
Create a shortcut for the game executable. Right-click the shortcut and choose `Properties`. Add `-dx11` to the `Target` field, after the quotes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\ASF\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1150440/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\ASF\Saved\SaveGames\*.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1150440/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Low FoV due to Vert- scaling. See Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		fullscreen is borderless windowed mode
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		FPS capped at 132
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Ultra-widescreen

Fix Vert- scaling

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\ASF\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following lines at the end of the file.

[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Latin American Spanish

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	XAudio2

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10	10, 11
Processor (CPU)	AMD FX-6300 Intel Core i3-6100	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Intel Core i7-9700K
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon R9 380 Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 3 GB of VRAM	AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB of VRAM

Minimum is for 30 FPS, 1920x1080 in low. Recommended is for 60 FPS, 1920x1080 in epic.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1150440/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1150440) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1150440/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1150440) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1150440/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1150440) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

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 |mobygames    = 204681
-|strategywiki =
+|strategywiki = Aliens: Dark Descent
 |wikipedia    =
 |winehq       =
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-{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | aliens-dark-descent | unknown | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | aliens-dark-descent | Epic Games Store | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 1150440 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 }}
@@ Line 64: / Line 64: @@
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row | Lethe Recon Pack | | Windows }}
+}}
+==Essential improvements==
+===Skip intro videos===
+{{Fixbox|description=Manually remove/rename the intro videos|fix=
+# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\ASF\Content\Movies</code>.
+# Delete or rename <code>Alien_DarkDescent_Bumper_Intro.bk2</code>.
+}}
+===Mitigate stutter===
+{{Fixbox|description=Run game in DX11|fix=
+# Create a shortcut for the game executable.
+# Right-click the shortcut and choose <code>Properties</code>.
+# Add <code>-dx11</code> to the <code>Target</code> field, after the quotes.
 }}
@@ Line 69: / Line 83: @@
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\ASF\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\}}
 }}
@@ Line 106: / Line 120: @@
 |multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
-|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Low FoV due to {{term|Vert-}} scaling. See [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]
 |4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
@@ Line 135: / Line 149: @@
 |color blind                = true
 |color blind notes          =
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Fix {{term|Vert-}} scaling|fix=
+# Go to <code>{{p|localappdata}}\ASF\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\</code>
+#Open {{file|Engine.ini}}.
+#Add the following lines at the end of the file.
+<pre>
+[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
+AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV
+</pre>
 }}
@@ Line 205: / Line 230: @@
 |separate volume           = true
 |separate volume notes     =
-|surround sound            = unknown
+|surround sound            = true
 |surround sound notes      =
 |subtitles                 = true
@@ Line 228: / Line 253: @@
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Simplified Chinese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Traditional Chinese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = French
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Italian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Japanese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Korean
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Russian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Latin American Spanish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =

Developers

	Tindalos Interactive
Publishers
	Focus Entertainment
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	June 20, 2023
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Tactical shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi, Space
Series	Alien