Aliens: Fireteam Elite Drops on Xbox Game Pass

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Key points
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite joined the roster of games on Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass on Aug. 12, 2025.
- The game became available for members of Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard.
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite is playable on Xbox Cloud, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite joined the roster of games on Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass on Aug. 12, 2025.
Developed by Cold Iron Studio in collaboration with Disney’s 20th Century Studios, the game is a standalone sequel to the original Alien trilogy.
The game became available on Xbox Cloud, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC for members of Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival shooter that allows players to battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorphs and customize their character and gear.
As of the time of writing, the game has a “Very Positive” rating on Steam with 20,111 reviews and an all-time peak of 15,568 players, according to SteamDB.
The prequel story to the game’s narrative is told in the book “Aliens: Infiltrator” by Weston Ochse, published by Titan Books. The novel sheds light on the events that lead up to the beginning of Aliens: Fireteam Elite.
Besides Xbox and PC, the game is also available on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2.