Alien Breed 3: Descent

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 625 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Team17 Digital Ltd · Action · Nov 17, 2010

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$2.29−90%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
13
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio0 of 6
Subtitles0 of 6

Should I buy Alien Breed 3: Descent?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Co-op: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 625 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 257 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise17% are divided50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
74 of 257 sampled reviews raised it
It has a nice story continue from the first 2 games and is the Final Act.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
19 of 257 sampled reviews raised it
Together with graphics that set the mood with dark overtones, the flickering lighting, constant fires and mechanical problems all come together and mesh quite well, eliciting a feeling of suspenseful anticipation.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 257 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op doesn’t dilute the difficulty; instead, it shifts the challenge toward synchronization and shared decision-making, which can be especially rewarding for players who enjoy arcade-style teamwork.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 257 sampled reviews raised it
Just so you're not left hanging around on an idle screen reading while the gameplay drops off, there is voice acting to accompany the cut scenes as well as atmospheric ambient noise to maintain the energy and illusion of imminent danger.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story74 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
80% still recommend
Performance
67% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
73% still recommend
Combat
68% still recommend
Co-op
76% still recommend
Interface
55% still recommend
Multiplayer
86% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$2.29$22.99−90%

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $2.29

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