# Aliens: Dark Descent - A surprisingly good game

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** video-games-e-games\
**Created:** [July 27, 2023, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-dark-descent-a-surprisingly-good-game/987675 "2023-07-27T06:59:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-dark-descent-a-surprisingly-good-game/987675/1 "2023-07-27T06:59:43Z")

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I need to go to bed so I will make this short…just know I was awake a lot longer than I meant to be playing this game.

[Aliens: Dark Descent](https://www.focus-entmt.com/en/games/aliens-dark-descent) is a lot of fun (assuming you like this genre). I think many here would enjoy it. Here is the Steam page for it: [Aliens: Dark Descent](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150440/Aliens_Dark_Descent/)

Remember you can get a refund on a game from Steam (check other platform’s policy if you buy somewhere else). Set a timer for 100 minutes, start the game and stop when the buzzer sounds (or near enough…there is a 20 minute cushion there). Then assess if you like the game. If not, get a refund (which is not too hard on Steam as long as play time is less than 120 minutes).