Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a cooperative third-person shooter from Cold Iron Studios for up to four players. Colonial Marines fight Xenomorph swarms, Synthetics and biotechnological threats; classes, weapon builds, crossplay and a customisable Specialist shape the co-op.
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- Developer
- Cold Iron Studios
- Publisher
- Daybreak Game Company
- Genre
- Action, Shooter, Third-Person-Shooter
- Game modes
- Multiplayer, Online-Koop, PvE, Singleplayer
- Game series
- Alien
- Also known as
- AFE2
- Steam user reviews
- 62 % positive · 3,836 reviews
- At Steam
- View store page
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What is Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2?
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a cooperative third-person shooter from Cold Iron Studios set in the Alien universe. Up to four Colonial Marines answer a distress call and fight Xenomorph swarms, out-of-control Synthetics and the fallout of biological experiments.
Updated 04.10.2026
Sources
- Offizielle Spielseite aliensfireteamelite2.com
- Daybreak Games – Launch daybreakgames.com
Release
The PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions launched on August 25, 2026. Cold Iron Studios continues to work on performance improvements, additional updates and a roadmap. The native Nintendo Switch 2 version is now scheduled for early 2027 after a delay.
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PC / PS5 / Xbox Series
Release of Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2.
Source
- Daybreak Games – Launch daybreakgames.com
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Nintendo Switch 2
Native Switch 2 version planned for early 2027.
Source
- EG7 – Switch-2-Releasefenster enadglobal7.com
Updated 04.10.2026
Sources
- Daybreak Games – Launch am 25. August 2026 daybreakgames.com
- EG7 – Switch-2-Fassung Anfang 2027 enadglobal7.com
- Cold Iron – weitere Updates und Roadmap daybreakgames.com
Platforms
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is available on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. A native Nintendo Switch 2 version is still in development and is scheduled for early 2027. Co-op supports crossplay between the platforms already released.
Updated 04.10.2026
Sources
- Offizielle Plattformübersicht aliensfireteamelite2.com
- EG7 – Switch 2 enadglobal7.com
Gameplay
The game focuses on squad-based PvE combat against large Xenomorph waves and other threats. Five classes have their own roles and abilities; in the endgame the freely configurable Specialist is added. Weapons can be customized through fire modes, augments and Weapon Traits. Alongside the campaign, there is a Horde mode with additional challenges and rewards.
Updated 04.10.2026
Sources
- Offizielle Features aliensfireteamelite2.com
Trailer
DLCs and expansions
System requirements
On PC, Cold Iron Studios requires Windows 11. The minimum setup includes, among other things, a Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i5-8400, 10 GB RAM, an RTX 2060 and 35 GB of storage; 16 GB RAM and a Radeon RX 6700 or RTX 3070 are recommended.
The details apply to Windows PC.
Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 11
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i5-8400
- RAM
- 10 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA RTX 2060
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Speicher
- 35 GB available
Recommended
- Operating system
- Windows 11
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600G or Intel Core i5-12600
- RAM
- 16 GB RAM
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon RX 6700 or NVIDIA RTX 3070
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Speicher
- 35 GB available
Editorial details
Updated 04.10.2026
Sources
- Steam – Systemanforderungen store.steampowered.com
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Game series
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 belongs to the Alien franchise and continues the cooperative shooter series from Cold Iron Studios. The publisher is Daybreak Game Company; production is carried out in collaboration with 20th Century Games.
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Updated 04.10.2026
Sources
- Daybreak Games – Franchise und Partner daybreakgames.com
