aliens dark decent will be with us in a few short months landing on june 20earlier today on march 21 a release date trailer for the latest alien game sprang out of nowhere thanks to ign it turns out aliens dark descent will launch in less than three months from now on june 20 for pc ps5 ps4 xbox series xs and xbox onethe new trailer gives us a good idea of what to expect from the final game dark descent plays out as a realtime strategy game where youre in charge of commandeering hapless space marines around all sorts of nasty environments fighting both the xenomorphs and what look like cyborg soldiers as you go theres also an element of customization as you can unlock new gear for your troopers like the honking great smartgunthere are all sorts of frantic action in the new trailer including hastily welding doors shut activating autoturrets in the nick of time and flamethrowers spouting jets of fire against hostile forces its everything youd expect if you watched aliens and then made a game based on that movie aloneits been less than a year since aliens dark descent was revealed for the first time and now were under three months away from its release its been a pretty quick turnaround from reveal to launch and as such this is one of the incredibly rare times weve seen gameplay for focus homes gameif youre curious about what to expect from the final game which boasts an entirely original story in the aliens universe read up on our big aliens dark descent preview for morecheck out our new games 2023 guide for a full look at all the other big titles launching over the coming months