Steam game

Alien Grounds

Single-player arena shooter. Weird weapons. Relentless robots. Easy to play, hard to score. Enter the chaos, shoot the bots, and compete in the Monthly Challenge.

$4.99 April 9, 2026

By emagnetic

Windows Controller: full
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Alien Grounds - emagnetic. Popular. Released April 9, 2026
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Overview

About this game

Alien Grounds is a fast sci-fi action FPS built around arena shooter combat against relentless enemy hordes - a clean, high-speed loop of short runs, escalating pressure, and mastery. It blends boomer shooter energy with a sci-fi setting and light roguelite structure.

Missions

  • Each mission is a short run with its own score.

  • Completed mission scores add to your Overall Score.

  • Play the next mission, or replay to improve your result.

  • Progress saves after each mission you complete.

Enemies

  • Runner - fast, light hits.

  • Tank - slow, heavy hits.

  • Shooter - keeps distance and fires.

  • Phantom - subtle and hard to see.

Weapons

  • Pistol - Low damage, limited ammo.

  • Automatic Rifle - Standard damage with recoil and spread. Ammo refills when low.

  • Laser Gun - Standard damage with infinite energy and no recoil, but overheats if overused.

  • Gravity Gun - Standard damage with infinite energy and no recoil, but speeds up the fight.

  • Annihilator - Close-range panic button with a short recharge.

  • Chem Gun - Poisons enemies. Kills trigger after enough enemies are poisoned.

  • Freeze Gun - Area control tool that locks enemies in place. Slow recharge.

Difficulty Levels

  • Easy - Relaxed and forgiving. Learn the systems.

  • Medium - The intended experience. Balance and precision matter.

  • Hard - Deadlier enemies. Tight resources. Highest multipliers.

Score

Your Overall Score is ranked on two leaderboards: monthly and all-time.
Top monthly players are added to the Hall of Fame.

Score higher by:

  • Headshots

  • Shoot fireballs

  • Knock enemies off the map

  • Use the gravity gun at high speed

  • Use the pistol

  • Avoid powerful weapons (chem gun, freeze gun, annihilator)

  • Play higher missions and harder difficulty levels

Just Play

Have fun. Shoot more. Score higher.

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