Best Alien Games

The best Alien games ranked by Belly Score. Browse games with a Alien theme, scored by The Belly.

Games with a Alien theme, ranked by Belly Score. Theme tags capture the subject matter and setting of a game — distinct from genre — so this list pulls together titles that share a Alien world or aesthetic regardless of how they play. See which Alien-themed games earned The Belly's top marks and which fell short.

9.9

Half-Life

FPS · Action · Adventure

Windows · PlayStation 2 · macOS · Linux

Sci-FiAlienWorkplace+1

AtmosphericEerieIntense+2

9.8

Metroid Dread

Action · Adventure

Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

ExploratoryTenseIntense+3

9.7

Risk of Rain 2

Action · Shooter

PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Nintendo Switch · Stadia

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.6

ZeroRanger

Shooter · Action

Windows

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

IntenseChallengingAtmospheric+2

9.6

Returnal

Shooter

PlayStation 5 · PC

Sci-FiAlienPsychological+1

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.4

Pikmin 2

Strategy · Adventure

GameCube · Wii · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousStrategicTactical+2

9.4

No Man's Sky

Action · Adventure · Survival

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · macOS · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.3

Prey

FPS · Action · Simulation

PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

MysteriousImmersiveUnsettling+3

9.3

Starbound

Action · Sandbox · RPG

Windows · OS X · Linux · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.3

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 4 · Windows

Sci-FiAlienMonsters+1

ChaoticFast-PacedFunny+3

9.1

Pikmin 3

Strategy · Puzzle · Action

Wii U · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousExploratoryStrategic+3

9.1

Pikmin

Strategy · Puzzle

GameCube · Wii · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousStrategicCharming+3

9.1

CASSETTE BEASTS

RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch Lite · Nintendo Switch OLED · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · PC · Linux · Steam · Microsoft Store

Sci-FiAlienFantasy+7

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+36

8.8

EarthBound Beginnings

RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii U · Nintendo Switch · Game Boy Advance

ModernSupernaturalAlien+1

QuirkyWhimsicalCharming+2

8.7

The Invincible

Adventure

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

MysteriousImmersiveAtmospheric+2

7.8

Evolve

Action · Shooter · FPS

PC · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Sci-FiAlienMonsters+1

IntenseAdrenaline-FueledHigh-Stakes+3

7.7

Global Defence Force

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 2

Sci-FiAlienMilitary+1

Fast-PacedChaoticAdrenaline-Fueled+2

1.6

Greyhill Incident

Adventure · Horror

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-FiAlienSupernatural

CreepyEerieSuspenseful+2