Attack of the Earthlings
Turn-based stealth tactics as aliens resisting corporate human invaders
Team Junkfish · Published by Junkfish Limited · Released Feb 8, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 454
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- peak 24h 2
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update
- 8 years ago
- May 3, 2018
Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)
What is Attack of the Earthlings?
A single-player, turn-based stealth tactics game set on Planet X13, where an insectoid species fights back against a human mining corporation. Across campaign levels, you plan ambushes, use traps and hiding spots, consume defeated humans to create specialized units, and upgrade your swarm.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning ambushes in turn-based stealth games
- +you like dark comedy in a short single-player campaign
Not for you if...
- −you want a long campaign with extensive replay options
- −you prefer complex tactics and a steep challenge
What players say
83% of 454 reviews are positive
Players praise the alien perspective and humor. Common complaints are that the campaign is short and easy; some players also find the controls clunky and the tactics shallow.
Screenshots and trailer
Attack of the Earthlings system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 / 10
- Processor
- Dual-core 2.3 Ghz (i3 or better)
- Graphics
- GTX 560 Ti (1GB) / Radeon HD 6970 (2GB)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 / 10
- Processor
- Quad-core 3.0 Ghz
- Graphics
- GTX 760 (2GB) / Radeon R9 280 (3GB)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 37
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, French.
Tags
- Strategy
- Indie
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Dark Humor
- Comedy
- Sci-fi
- Dark Comedy
- Singleplayer
- Aliens
- Gore
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Villain Protagonist
- Story Rich
- Tactical
- Great Soundtrack
- Turn-Based
Recent updates
- May 3, 2018 · AOTE Update v1.0.6 - Controller Support
- Apr 12, 2018 · Attack of the Earthlings v1.0.4 - Keybinding and French now live!
- Mar 2, 2018 · Attack of the Earthlings v1.0.2 - Now live!
- Mar 2, 2018 · Attack of the Earthlings v1.0.2 - Now live!
- Feb 15, 2018 · Attack of the Earthlings v1.0.1 - Now live!
1 DLC available.
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