Alien Breed 3: Descent
Isometric sci-fi shooter set aboard a flooding, collapsing spaceship
Team17 Digital Ltd · Released Nov 17, 2010
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 428
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 64/100 (critic reviews)
What is Alien Breed 3: Descent?
An isometric sci-fi shooter with occasional third-person sections, this trilogy finale follows chief engineer Conrad as his ship and an alien vessel plunge toward an icy ocean. Across the single-player campaign's levels, you shoot alien swarms, upgrade weapons, and navigate flooded corridors and exterior hull sections.
For you if...
- +you like controlling movement and aiming independently
- +you want online co-op missions on dedicated assault maps
Not for you if...
- −you expect major mechanical changes from the earlier games
What players say
76% of 428 reviews are positive
Players praise the ship environments and boss encounters. Their most common complaints concern repetitive backtracking and switch-flipping objectives, with some also criticizing awkward controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Alien Breed 3: Descent system requirements
Minimum: 6800+, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Alien Breed 3: Descent?
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- OS
- Windows XP SP2 or later
- Processor
- 2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor
- Graphics
- NVIDIA 6800+ or ATI Radeon X700+ Video Card
- Memory
- 1GB RAM
- Storage
- 2.0GB
- Notes
- Internet connection required for multiplayer
Does Alien Breed 3: Descent have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Alien Breed 3: Descent run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 13
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish - Spain.
Does Alien Breed 3: Descent use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
