2202. A mysterious distress call reroutes your Marine Assault Unit to LV-895 in the outer colonies, where deadly Xenomorph legions, hidden corporate secrets, and ancient alien ruins await your arrival.

Set 23 years after the original Alien trilogy, Aliens: Fireteam Elite drops players into the role of a Colonial Marine aboard the USS Endeavor, recently tasked with answering a distress call from the outer colonies. Deploy to overrun facilities, abandoned ruins and strange alien landscapes as you battle terrifying enemies across four campaigns with two friends or AI teammates. Stunning visuals, realistic environments, powerful weapons, futuristic equipment, and an eerie soundscape heighten new Alien storylines across a series of replayable missions that evoke and expand upon the blockbuster films.

Facing over 20 intelligent enemy types – from Xenomorphs to Weyland-Yutani Synthetics – players must utilize cover tactics and master team strategy to eradicate extraterrestrial threats that swarm through doors and vents, scramble across walls and ceilings, and strike from darkness with uncanny ferocity. Five character classes, an expansive arsenal of customizable weapons and mods, character progression, and innovative advancement systems help even the odds in this heart-pounding shooter and place Aliens: Fireteam in another dimension of co-op survival shooters. The unique Challenge Card system also lets players mutate each mission, offering a new experience with every playthrough.

Cold Iron Studios is thrilled to announce that Aliens: Fireteam Elite and its Pathogen DLC will be launching as a Nintendo Switch Cloud Game on Alien Day, April 26th.

Players from around the world will soon be able to experience this thrilling co-op survival shooter with crossplay enabled across all platforms, allowing Switch users to team up with players on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC to take on the Xenomorph scourge.

The base game and its Pathogen DLC will both be available for discounted pre-order price $26.99 in the Nintendo eShop today, April 12, and available to play when it launches on April 26th.

Pathogen Expansion

Something sinister has evolved in the wilds of planet LV-895 and not even Xenomorphs are safe from its ravages. The crew of the Endeavor must venture into uncharted lands and face terrifying new enemies if they hope to discover the source of this mysterious new threat. This expansion adds a new campaign to Aliens: Fireteam Elite which features three exclusive story missions where players will attempt to survive against never-before-seen enemies with an armory of new tools and cosmetics.

The Pathogen Expansion features the following content:

• 3 New Missions as a part of the Pathogen campaign
• 8 New Weapons, 2 for each weapon type
• 1 New Perk for each Class Kit that modifies the player’s main ability
• 26 New Weapon Attachments that modify stats and grant special traits
• 2 New Outfits (for all 7 Class Kits) and 6 Head Accessories for Marine customization
• 21 New Weapon Colors and 9 Decals for gun customization
• 10 New Emotes for interacting within Fireteams

Key Features:

• THE ULTIMATE HUNT: Play a pivotal role in the epic events that occur 23 years after the original Alien trilogy as a Colonial Marine stationed aboard the USS Endeavor, battling terrifying Xenomorph threats. Stunning visuals, iconic enemies, realistic environments, powerful weapons, futuristic equipment, and an eerie soundscape fill out new storylines in a series of replayable campaigns that evoke and expand upon the blockbuster films.
• SURVIVE THE HIVE: Face overwhelming odds against over 20 enemy types, including 11 different Xenomorphs along the evolutionary scale from Facehuggers to Praetorians, each designed with their own intelligence to ambush, outsmart and eviscerate vulnerable marines. Utilize cover and master team strategy to survive extraterrestrial threats as they overrun your fireteam from every angle, swarm through doors and vents, scramble across walls and ceilings, and strike from darkness with uncanny ferocity.
• CUSTOMIZE YOUR FIRETEAM: Choose from five unique classes - Gunner, Demolisher, Technician, Doc and Recon - each with their own special abilities and character perks. Utilize an extensive arsenal of 30+ weapons and 70+ mods/attachments in your effort to eradicate the Alien threat. An innovative Perk Board modifies and improves your abilities, while a unique Challenge Card system alters the approach to each Campaign mission, offering a new experience with every playthrough.

Currently available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 and PC (Steam), Aliens: Fireteam Elite is coming to Nintendo Switch via Cloud streaming on April 26, 2023 for $26.99.