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Space aliens

Creatures theme

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1588
games
1
character
108
platforms

Features (sentient) extraterrestrial alien creatures.

Notable people involved: Eric Chahi, Paul Cuisset, Allister Brimble, Alexander Shuskov and John Romero

Alternate name: Extraterrestrials

Characters

Stitch
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Missile Command (Atari 2600 VCS)
Missile Command
VCS 1980
Earth Defense Force 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair (Windows)
Earth Defense Force 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
WIN 2016-07-19
UFO: Alien Invasion (Windows)
UFO: Alien Invasion
WIN 2012-03-05
Flashback: The Quest for Identity (Sega-CD/Mega-CD)
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
SCD 1993-05-03
Firefall (Windows)
Firefall
WIN 2014-07-29
Captain Blood (Atari ST)
Captain Blood
ST 1988
Alien Kill (ZX Spectrum)
Alien Kill
SPC 1984
South Park: The Stick of Truth (PlayStation 3)
South Park: The Stick of Truth
PS3 2014-03-04
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (Commodore 64)
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
C64 1988
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (Atari ST)
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
ST 1988
Space Quest V: The Next Mutation (MS-DOS)
Space Quest V: The Next Mutation
DOS 1993-03-20
Mutation of J.B. (MS-DOS)
Mutation of J.B.
DOS 1996
Constrast:
* Outsiders - aliens from another dimension
Sentience isn't very important limiter here, although preferable since alien animals/monsters are a bit different thing.

There may be some merit in having <i>sentient aliens</i> group to split this apart, but there should first be proof that there are enough cases where both _don't_ appear in the same game (which I find unlikely).

Popular tags

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Parent group

SciFi elements

Child groups

Deep space creatures, Greys, Starfish aliens, Alien monsters, Alien animals, Martians

Related group

Locations
Extraterrestrial

Games by year

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The first Space aliens video game was released on July 1971.

Sega, Electronic Arts, Activision and THQ published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows362
Linux203
MS-DOS107
Mac OS X66
C6454
X36054
ZX Spectrum52
Amiga47
Apple II E42
Amstrad CPC36
PS333
Mac OS Classic32
Atari ST31
NES30
PS227
PS20
Xbox19
iOS15
MSX14
Arcade13
Atari 400/80013
BeOS12
Mega Drive11
Tandy Coco10
Android9
Xbox One9
PS49
Atari 26009
PSP9
Wii8

Most common companies

Sega41
Electronic Arts35
Activision29
THQ28
Capcom21
Atari21
Gremlin Graphics18
D3 Publisher17
Ubisoft17
Sierra On-Line14
U.S. Gold14
2K Games14
Microprose14
Valve13
Mastertronic13
Accolade12
Team1712
Microsoft Game Studios12
Bungie Software12
Ocean12