6 Narrative games like Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection does: survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and ranged combat. Both also lean on a space setting and co-op play. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is procedural generation and skill tree progression.

With Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection it shares horror tension, strong narrative focus and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is adventure storytelling and a third-person camera.

Shelved next to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection for good reason: horror tension, strong narrative focus and melee combat. To that it adds single-player focus and a sci-fi setting. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings punishing difficulty and an anime aesthetic.

Same family as Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: post-apocalyptic world and pixel art.

What carries over from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection is strong narrative focus, a space setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is genre: adventure storytelling.

It meets Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection on strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on genre and visuals: this one brings adventure storytelling and a third-person camera.