Alien Crusader
Arcade-style vertical space shooter with online high scores to chase
Zydrone · Released Mar 9, 2018
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 63% of 120
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Dec 8, 2021
What is Alien Crusader?
In this vertically scrolling space shooter, a human pilot uses a prototype alien fighter to repel an invasion. You shoot enemy ships and motherships across more than twenty-five levels, passing through asteroid fields and attacking alien bases.
For you if...
- +you enjoy difficult, old-school arcade shoot 'em ups
Not for you if...
- −you want cooperative play without paying for premium
What players say
63% of 120 reviews are positive
Players praise the shooting action and permanent upgrades earned through play. Recurring complaints focus on awkward controls and slow pacing.
Screenshots and trailer
Alien Crusader system requirements
Minimum: Shader version 2.0 capable, 4 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Alien Crusader?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- 7
- Processor
- 2 GHz processor (supporting SSE2 instruction set or higher)
- Graphics
- Shader version 2.0 capable video card
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 256 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- 10
- Processor
- 3 GHz processor
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce 8800/AMD Radeon HD 5670 or equivalent video card (Dedicated GPU with 512MB or higher Video Memory(VRAM))
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Alien Crusader have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Alien Crusader run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 70
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, In-app purchases
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Alien Crusader 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
