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Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection

Gearbox Software · SEGA · 2012-05-01

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Action

Franchise: Alien · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 12, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Feb 12, 2013 (Xbox 360), Feb 12, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 05, 2013 (Wii U)

You & your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.

Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection is a 2012 Action game priced at $2.99, with a Mixed sentiment from 62% of 12238 reviews and an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners.

23
playing now
62%
positive of 12k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
45/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
47/100
IGDB user rating (108 ratings)
8.5h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

23 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Aliens: Colonial Marines is a 2013 first-person shooter developed by Gearbox Software and published by Sega for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. Based on the Alien 20th Century Fox universe and set shortly after the 1986 film Aliens, the game follows a group of Colonial Marines, a fictional military unit, as they confront the Weyland-Yutani corporation in an effort to rescue survivors from the Sulaco spaceship. It features a campaign mode that supports both single-player and cooperative gameplay, and a multiplayer mode in which players compete in different scenarios.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 23 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 250 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~31/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,912 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 490k–979k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,238 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.69 at Fanatical (2018-07-11) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 28 of 65 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
747420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5532026-09-15 12:00 — 24 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 45 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 19 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 55 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 24 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 26 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 16 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 27 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 32 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 20 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 14 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 21 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 44 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 19 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 34 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 21 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 30 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 41 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 19 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 19 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.4k16Feb 2013Aug 2026Feb 2013 — avg 2,396 · peak 13,266Jul 2013 — avg 114 · peak 327Dec 2013 — avg 110 · peak 275May 2014 — avg 63 · peak 142Oct 2014 — avg 70 · peak 170Mar 2015 — avg 74 · peak 503Aug 2015 — avg 60 · peak 142Jan 2016 — avg 58 · peak 146Jun 2016 — avg 39 · peak 121Nov 2016 — avg 34 · peak 87Apr 2017 — avg 27 · peak 74Sep 2017 — avg 25 · peak 69Feb 2018 — avg 26 · peak 66Jul 2018 — avg 61 · peak 147Dec 2018 — avg 32 · peak 95May 2019 — avg 21 · peak 74Oct 2019 — avg 18 · peak 53Mar 2020 — avg 26 · peak 61Aug 2020 — avg 26 · peak 63Jan 2021 — avg 42 · peak 130Jun 2021 — avg 30 · peak 127Nov 2021 — avg 19 · peak 82Apr 2022 — avg 25 · peak 122Sep 2022 — avg 22 · peak 63Feb 2023 — avg 19 · peak 59Jul 2023 — avg 35 · peak 81Dec 2023 — avg 22 · peak 53May 2024 — avg 24 · peak 92Oct 2024 — avg 27 · peak 73Mar 2025 — avg 20 · peak 55Aug 2025 — avg 30 · peak 99Jan 2026 — avg 27 · peak 64Jun 2026 — avg 20 · peak 51Aug 2026 — avg 49 · peak 165
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$2.962015-01-012026-08-212015-01-01 — best price $14.992016-02-12 — best price $14.992016-10-31 — best price $29.992017-01-26 — best price $7.492017-03-24 — best price $7.502017-07-03 — best price $29.992017-10-16 — best price $7.492018-01-01 — best price $29.992018-04-02 — best price $29.992018-09-17 — best price $29.992019-02-12 — best price $29.992019-10-28 — best price $5.992020-02-21 — best price $25.172020-06-01 — best price $26.882020-07-19 — best price $29.992020-08-23 — best price $26.882020-10-04 — best price $26.882020-11-16 — best price $29.992020-12-20 — best price $26.882021-02-06 — best price $29.992021-03-11 — best price $29.992021-04-10 — best price $29.992021-05-10 — best price $29.992021-06-14 — best price $5.992021-12-22 — best price $4.782022-07-07 — best price $23.692022-12-09 — best price $26.882023-06-29 — best price $5.442023-11-16 — best price $26.882024-03-07 — best price $7.492024-07-11 — best price $25.792024-09-19 — best price $6.672024-12-06 — best price $26.342025-03-20 — best price $6.792025-07-11 — best price $26.652025-11-04 — best price $25.792026-02-05 — best price $26.652026-04-27 — best price $26.992026-08-21 — best price $2.96
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2451102026-05-29 — 184 pageviews2026-06-02 — 133 pageviews2026-06-06 — 219 pageviews2026-06-10 — 138 pageviews2026-06-14 — 158 pageviews2026-06-18 — 150 pageviews2026-06-22 — 125 pageviews2026-06-26 — 123 pageviews2026-06-30 — 122 pageviews2026-07-04 — 162 pageviews2026-07-08 — 158 pageviews2026-07-12 — 136 pageviews2026-07-16 — 121 pageviews2026-07-20 — 149 pageviews2026-07-24 — 139 pageviews2026-07-28 — 145 pageviews2026-08-01 — 181 pageviews2026-08-05 — 158 pageviews2026-08-09 — 159 pageviews2026-08-13 — 129 pageviews2026-08-17 — 174 pageviews2026-08-21 — 171 pageviews2026-08-25 — 245 pageviews2026-08-29 — 234 pageviews2026-09-02 — 189 pageviews2026-09-06 — 166 pageviews2026-09-10 — 152 pageviews2026-09-14 — 186 pageviews2026-09-18 — 148 pageviews2026-09-22 — 165 pageviews2026-09-26 — 156 pageviews2026-09-30 — 145 pageviews2026-10-04 — 181 pageviews2026-10-07 — 153 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
83.2%
earned "Eat This!"
14.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing9 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 9 DLC released, first 2013-03-19, latest 2013-07-23 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSGoreCo-opSpaceActionAliensHorrorSci-fiShooterSurvival

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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