List of Alien, Predator, and Alien vs. Predator games explained

This is a chronological list of games in the Alien, Predator and Alien vs. Predator science fiction horror franchises. There have been thirty-eight officially licensed video games, one trading card game, and one tabletop miniatures game released as tie-ins to the franchises.

The first video game of the Alien franchise was released in 1982 for the Atari 2600, based on the 1979 film Alien. Subsequent games were based on that film and its sequels Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997). The first video game in the Predator franchise was released in 1987, the same year as the Predator film on which it was based. Subsequent Predator games were based on that film and its sequels Predator 2 (1990) and Predators (2010). The first game to cross the two franchises was Alien vs. Predator, released in September 1993 and based on an earlier comic book series. Since then the characters and storylines of the two franchises have been officially crossed over in comic books, video games, and the feature films Alien vs. Predator (2004) and (2007). To date, there have been seventeen officially licensed video games released in the Alien franchise, six in the Predator franchise, and fourteen in the Alien vs. Predator franchise. These have been created by various developers and released for a variety of platforms including video game consoles, handheld game consoles, personal computers, and mobile phones. The Aliens vs. Predator Collectible Card Game published in 1997 and the Alien vs. Predator themed sets for HorrorClix released in 2006 are the only non-video games in the franchises.

The stories of the games are set in a fictional universe in which alien races and species have dangerous conflicts with humans and with each other. The games pit human, Alien, and Predator characters against one another in various fights for survival. The settings of the games vary, with most of the stories taking place far in the future.

Video games

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Card games

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Release yearDesignerPublisher Notes
Aliens Predator Customizable Card Game 1997 Ran Ackels, Paul Brown, David Hewitt, John Myler Better known as the "Premiere Edition" set[1]
Aliens Predator Customizable Card Game: Alien Resurrection Expansion Set 1998 Michael Pease, Hans Rueffert, Sean Curran Expansion to Aliens Predator Customizable Card Game (1997) [2]
Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game 2014 Ben Cichoski, Daniel Mandel [3]
Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game Expansion 2016 Ben Cichoski, Daniel Mandel Expansion to Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game (2016)[4]
Vs System 2PCG: The Alien Battles 2016 Ben Cichoski, Daniel Mandel Upper Deck Entertainment [5]

Board games

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Release yearDesignerPublisher Notes
Alien 1979 (Uncredited) [6]
Obcy 1988 Artur Górski Gambit [7]
Aliens 1989 David McKenzie, Barry Nakazono [8]
Operation: Aliens 1993 (Uncredited) [9]
Aliens 2001 Lloyd Krassner Warp Spawn Games[10]
Alien Skirmish 2004 Lloyd Krassner Warp Spawn Games[11]
Aliens: This Time It's War 2010 Mark Chaplin (Self-Published) Unauthorized game [12]
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem 2010 N/A [13]
Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins 2015 Jarek Ewertowski, Grzegorz Oleksy Prodos Games, Ltd[14]
Alien vs Predator: Alien Warriors Expansion 2015 N/A Prodos Games, LtdExpansion to Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins (2015) [15]
Alien VS Predator: Unleashed 2017 N/A Prodos Games, LtdExpansion to Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins (2015) [16]
Battle Yahtzee: Alien vs. Predator 2016 N/A [17]
CLUE: Alien vs. Predator 2016 N/A [18]
Alien VS Predator: Hot Landing Zone 2019 N/A Prodos Games, LtdExpansion to Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins (2015) [19]
Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps 2020 Andrew Haught Gale Force Nine[20]

Role-playing games

Game !scope="col"
Release yearDesignerPublisher Notes
Aliens Adventure Game 1991 David McKenzie, Barry Nakazono [21]
Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual 1995 Lee Brimmicombe-Wood Boxtree Publishing[22]
Mars Patrol 1999 Randal Snyder (Web published) Sundered Epochs: Aliens Versus Predator series[23] [24]
Alien Subversion 2000 Randal Snyder (Web published) Sundered Epochs: Aliens Versus Predator series [25]
The Hunt 2004 Randal Snyder (Web published) Sundered Epochs: Aliens Versus Predator series [26]
Aliens: Game Over 2004 Dan McAllister, Scott Middlebrook, Michael J. Tresca (Web published) [27]
Aliens Versus Predator 2009 Randal Snyder (Web published) [28]
Christmas on the Moon 2015 Michael Mørk, Anders Troelsen (Web published) [29]
2019 Tomas Härenstam, Andrew E.C. Gaska Free League Publishing [30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aliens vs. Predator. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171119225440/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5900/aliens-vs-predator. 19 November 2017. live.
  2. Web site: Aliens vs. Predator: Alien Resurrection Expansion Set. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620231908/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/175857/aliens-vs-predator-alien-resurrection-expansion-se. 20 June 2018. live.
  3. Web site: Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180318182418/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146652/legendary-encounters-alien-deck-building-game. 18 March 2018. live.
  4. Web site: Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game Expansion. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620203747/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/200090/legendary-encounters-alien-deck-building-game-expa. 20 June 2018. live.
  5. Web site: Vs System 2PCG: The Alien Battles. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180315195434/https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/200672/vs-system-2pcg-alien-battles. 15 March 2018. live.
  6. Web site: Alien. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213130039/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6689/alien. 13 December 2017. live.
  7. Web site: Obcy. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203110/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31586/obcy. 28 July 2017. live.
  8. Web site: Aliens. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314223823/https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1770/aliens. 14 March 2018. live.
  9. Web site: Operation: Aliens. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203834/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/16813/operation-aliens. 28 July 2017. live.
  10. Web site: Aliens. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728201039/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35966/aliens. 28 July 2017. live.
  11. Web site: Alien Skirmish. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728204421/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37880/alien-skirmish. 28 July 2017. live.
  12. Web site: Aliens: This Time It's War. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728201900/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/69851/aliens-time-its-war. 28 July 2017. live.
  13. Web site: Чужие против хищника. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728201455/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/109790/chuzhie-protiv-hishnika. 28 July 2017. live.
  14. Web site: Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313233925/https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/149896/alien-vs-predator-hunt-begins. 13 March 2018. live.
  15. Web site: Alien vs Predator: Alien Warriors Expansion. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203843/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/199918/alien-vs-predator-alien-warriors-expansion. 28 July 2017. live.
  16. Web site: Alien VS Predator: Unleashed. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180519075851/https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220933/alien-vs-predator-unleashed. 19 May 2018. live.
  17. Web site: Battle Yahtzee: Alien vs. Predator. BoardGameGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728201448/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/196953/battle-yahtzee-alien-vs-predator. 28 July 2017. live.
  18. Web site: Who Will Capture the Alien Queen in CLUE®: Alien vs. Predator™?. 11 April 2016. usaopoly.com. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180531130258/http://usaopoly.com/blog/who-will-capture-alien-queen-clue-alien-vs-predator. 31 May 2018. live.
  19. Web site: Alien VS Predator: Hot Landing Zone. BoardGameGeek. 19 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20191006074339/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271022/alien-vs-predator-hot-landing-zone. 6 October 2019. live.
  20. Web site: Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps. BoardGameGeek. 4 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230503221206/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256852/aliens-another-glorious-day-corps. 3 May 2023. live.
  21. Web site: Aliens Adventure Game. RPGGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213115533/https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/43757/aliens-adventure-game. 13 December 2017. live.
  22. Web site: Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual. RPGGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729001514/https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/208368/aliens-colonial-marines-technical-manual. 29 July 2017. live.
  23. Web site: Sundered Epochs: Aliens Versus Predator - Series - RPGGeek. rpggeek.com. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729001521/https://rpggeek.com/rpgseries/28930/sundered-epochs-aliens-versus-predator. 29 July 2017. live.
  24. Web site: Mars Patrol. RPGGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729002105/https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/188146/mars-patrol. 29 July 2017. live.
  25. Web site: Alien Subversion. RPGGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728210210/https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/188145/alien-subversion. 28 July 2017. live.
  26. Web site: The Hunt. RPGGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728205132/https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/188144/hunt. 28 July 2017. live.
  27. Web site: Aliens: Game Over. RPGGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203639/https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/73079/aliens-game-over. 28 July 2017. live.
  28. Web site: Aliens Versus Predator. RPGGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728205709/https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/188116/aliens-versus-predator. 28 July 2017. live.
  29. Web site: Christmas on the Moon. RPGGeek. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728205121/https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/201621/christmas-moon. 28 July 2017. live.
  30. Web site: Alien: The Roleplaying Game. RPGGeek. 28 August 2020.

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