One of the surprises of tonight's Summer Game Fest was the announcement of Aliens: Dark Descent, but the nature of which was not clear at the time. We now have more details about the game and we discover that it is a single player strategic/ tactical title with a top-down view in which we will have to give orders to a team of Colonial Marines fighting against an infestation of xenomorphs.

Here are the official details, followed by the first in-game images of the title. The game is scheduled for 2023.

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Dive into the adventure of Aliens: Dark Descent, a single-player team action set in the Alien franchise. Lead the soldiers in real time and stop the onset of a new and terrifying type of Xenomorph on Lethe's moon.

In Aliens: Dark Descent you command a team of experienced Colonial Marines to try to stop the onset of terrifying Xenomorphs on Lethe's moon. Lead your soldiers in real-time combat against the iconic Xenomorphs, deviant agents of the insatiable Weyland-Yutani Corporation, and other horrible creatures that have never appeared before in the Alien franchise.

You are the one in charge. They are your weapons.

Infiltrate large open levels and annihilate enemies with your team, giving orders strategically and using your intuition. All by tapping buttons. Proceed with caution: your enemies will adapt their tactics to your actions while hunting you down. Remember: death is definitive. Create unique paths to survive, discover shortcuts, create safe zones and place motion sensors: in this persistent world, your actions will definitely affect the levels.

Customize your team with a selection of different classes. Level up your soldiers and specialize them with unique abilities and a vast arsenal of weapons, armor, and perks to take on challenging missions in territories full of danger. Develop your base to research new technologies and further improve your team.

Manage resources wisely and calculate risks to intelligently overcome the deadliest creatures ever faced by the human race. Will you and your team be able to stop the onset before it's too late?

• Experience an exciting new Alien story against the iconic Xenomorphs, from Facehuggers to Praetorians to Queens and many more (including commandos of corrupt humans and a brand new threat unique to this narrative).
• Strategically guide and change team tactics from one mission to another, carefully managing your soldiers' health, resources, and sanity to avoid permanent losses and nervous breakdowns.
• Create unique paths to survive in a persistent world, discover shortcuts, create safe zones and place motion sensors so you are always one step ahead of the creatures.
• Assemble and level up teams of 5 initial Marine classes, with dozens of unique specializations, skills, and weapons.