Fit check
Is Aliens Are Rude! worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action players who want tactical decisions before engaging enemies
- Replay-focused players who enjoy procedurally generated planets and enemy waves
- Customization-minded players who want perk and title combinations for robot reinforcements
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking platforming as the main activity may find the platforming sections too limited because they serve as bonus stages.
- Players who prefer predictable encounters may dislike procedurally generated planets and pseudo-random enemy waves.
- Players looking for a primarily narrative-driven game may not find that focus in the described combat and progression systems.
Our take on Aliens Are Rude!
The emphasis falls on procedural variety, enemy modifiers, and customization, but the platforming component is framed as a bonus rather than a central mode. The progression numbers are clear, while the broader structure of the campaign receives less attention.
What is Aliens Are Rude!?
Aliens Are Rude!
combines space combat, planet traversal, platforming stages, and robot customization. Scan mode reveals information about enemies before encounters, supporting tactical decisions during battles. Enemy modifiers can add abilities, create hazards when enemies die, or increase their health. Planets are procedurally generated, while enemy waves use pseudo-random generation for varied playthroughs. Fast platforming sections act as bonus stages focused on speed and collecting spare metals for the ship. A progression system provides 13 perks and 3 titles, with titles creating distinct perk combinations. The game also includes a 14-track soundtrack and retro pixel art.
How Aliens Are Rude! plays
- 01Tactical Scan Mode
- Scanning enemies provides information about them before combat begins.
- 02Procedural Planet Runs
- Planet layouts and space enemy waves are generated for different playthroughs.
- 03Enemy Modifiers
- Opponents can gain abilities, produce hazards on death, or receive double health points.
- 04Robot Progression
- Reinforcements can be customized through 13 perks and 3 titles.
- 05Platforming Bonus Stages
- Fast platforming sections focus on speedrunning and gathering spare metals for the ship.
Aliens Are Rude! compared to similar games
Anomaly: Warzone Earth also combines action and strategy around an alien invasion, but it uses a reversed tower defense structure focused on saving near-future Earth. Aliens Are Rude! instead centers on space combat, scan-based enemy analysis, procedural planets, platforming stages, and robot perk customization.
Aliens Are Rude!: platforms & release
Is Aliens Are Rude! worth it?
It is worth it if: action players who want tactical decisions before engaging enemies. Skip it if: players seeking platforming as the main activity may find the platforming sections too limited because they serve as bonus stages.
Where can I download Aliens Are Rude!?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Aliens Are Rude!'s store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Aliens Are Rude! on?
Windows only.
