Fit check
Is UFO: Afterlight worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want a science-fiction colony story on Mars
- Players who prefer campaigns connected to earlier games in a series
- Science-fiction fans interested in alien organisms, factions, and parallel storylines
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a clearly described combat-focused strategy structure may find the available focus too story- and setting-oriented
- Players who want a standalone narrative may not suit a campaign tied to UFO: Aftermath and UFO: Aftershock
- Players looking for fantasy, historical, or contemporary settings
Our take on UFO: Afterlight
Rather than placing its story on Earth, the game moves the central conflict to a Mars colony and runs its events alongside another sequel. Its strategy setting is framed through research, faction communication, and a connected science-fiction timeline.
What is UFO: Afterlight?
Set on Mars, UFO: Afterlight follows a small colony attempting to survive and grow after the events of UFO: Aftermath.
Its timeline runs alongside UFO: Aftershock, while events on Earth involve the Laputans, Wargots, and Starghosts. Research into the Myrmecols, intergalactic organisms active in the solar system, reveals more about the wider setting. Communication with Earth factions presents another view of events from the earlier games. The campaign introduces new technologies, an unusual environment, and enemies that include both familiar and previously unknown types.
How UFO: Afterlight plays
- 01Mars Colony Setting
- The story centers on a small colony trying to survive and develop on Mars.
- 02Linked Timeline
- Events begin after UFO: Aftermath and unfold at the same time as UFO: Aftershock.
- 03Myrmecol Research
- Scientific work explores intergalactic organisms active throughout the solar system.
- 04Earth Faction Contact
- Communication with factions on Earth provides another perspective on the preceding games’ events.
- 05New Threats And Tools
- The setting includes new technologies, an unusual environment, and both returning and unfamiliar enemies.
UFO: Afterlight compared to similar games
UFO: Afterlight centers on a Mars colony, research into intergalactic organisms, and communication with Earth factions. Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on large-scale World War II strategy and direct unit control, while Xenonauts follows a multinational military organization using persistent squads against an alien invasion.
UFO: Afterlight: platforms & release
Is UFO: Afterlight worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want a science-fiction colony story on Mars. Skip it if: players seeking a clearly described combat-focused strategy structure may find the available focus too story- and setting-oriented.
Where can I download UFO: Afterlight?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens UFO: Afterlight's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is UFO: Afterlight on?
Windows only.
