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Alien Breed: Impact cover art

Alien Breed: Impact

Team17 Software Ltd. · Team17 Digital Ltd · 2010-06-03

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 01, 2010 (PlayStation 3), Jun 03, 2010 (Linux), Jun 03, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.

Alien Breed: Impact is an Action game released in 2010, priced at $1.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (74% of 1,901 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

3
playing now
75%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
8.8h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Alien Breed: Evolution is an isometric shooter game in Team17's Alien Breed series and is the first title in the series since 1996. It was released for the Xbox 360 on 16 December 2009. An updated version called Alien Breed: Impact was released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 3 in the following year. It was followed by Alien Breed 2: Assault released in September 2010.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 50 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 76k–153k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,911 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.09-89%
Gamesplanet$1.84-82%
GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.46 at GameBillet (2024-08-28) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $22.99 · on sale 203 of 204 observed days · $1.38 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$22.99$0.742015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-05-20 — best price $9.912015-10-07 — best price $1.992016-01-06 — best price $1.492016-06-22 — best price $0.992017-02-05 — best price $9.992017-11-23 — best price $1.582018-05-07 — best price $1.992018-10-23 — best price $2.242019-03-02 — best price $9.992019-07-22 — best price $1.992019-11-10 — best price $1.992020-02-20 — best price $1.992020-06-12 — best price $9.992020-09-06 — best price $8.792020-12-02 — best price $8.392021-03-01 — best price $1.992021-05-22 — best price $1.802021-09-11 — best price $8.992021-12-24 — best price $1.652022-03-25 — best price $8.662022-08-01 — best price $9.992022-11-21 — best price $1.662023-04-04 — best price $9.992023-07-23 — best price $1.802023-12-02 — best price $8.692024-04-05 — best price $8.692024-08-08 — best price $9.632024-11-04 — best price $0.742025-02-05 — best price $1.992025-05-24 — best price $8.992025-09-15 — best price $1.792025-12-02 — best price $1.812026-03-15 — best price $9.992026-06-11 — best price $1.992026-09-02 — best price $1.992026-10-15 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

23692026-05-30 — 17 pageviews2026-06-03 — 23 pageviews2026-06-07 — 9 pageviews2026-06-11 — 25 pageviews2026-06-15 — 18 pageviews2026-06-19 — 17 pageviews2026-06-23 — 16 pageviews2026-06-27 — 17 pageviews2026-07-01 — 26 pageviews2026-07-05 — 22 pageviews2026-07-09 — 16 pageviews2026-07-13 — 11 pageviews2026-07-17 — 20 pageviews2026-07-21 — 19 pageviews2026-07-25 — 15 pageviews2026-07-29 — 18 pageviews2026-08-02 — 18 pageviews2026-08-06 — 21 pageviews2026-08-10 — 27 pageviews2026-08-14 — 19 pageviews2026-08-18 — 13 pageviews2026-08-22 — 24 pageviews2026-08-26 — 76 pageviews2026-08-30 — 63 pageviews2026-09-03 — 80 pageviews2026-09-07 — 62 pageviews2026-09-11 — 55 pageviews2026-09-15 — 33 pageviews2026-09-19 — 19 pageviews2026-09-23 — 40 pageviews2026-09-27 — 101 pageviews2026-10-01 — 40 pageviews2026-10-05 — 28 pageviews2026-10-08 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
61%
earned "Born to Kill"
8.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)10,61529%27
Steam (Steam)9,1724%13

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

Co-opSpaceActionAliensArcadeHorrorSci-fiShooterTop-DownIsometric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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