Aliens: Fireteam Elite

focus-entmt.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Platforms, Release status, Release date.

• Online co-op: The publisher's launch release calls it a cooperative survival shooter for three players.
• Most players online: The release describes a three-player game where you fight with two other players or AI teammates.
• Platforms: The release says the game is available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 and PC.
• Release status: The release says the game is available now.
• Release date: The release is dated 24 August 2021 and gives that day as the launch. Steam's store page shows 23 August, so the publisher's date wins.

store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release date.

• Release date: The maker's Steam post of 2021-08-24 says the game is now available on all launch platforms.

store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.

• Crossplay: The maker's Steam post of 2022-07-11 announces crossplay in all game modes, including quick play.
• Crossplay between: The post says players on Steam, Xbox and PlayStation can fight Xenomorphs together. It names the families. The store products cover both console generations, so PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series are listed.

store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Crossplay.

• Crossplay: The patch notes of 2022-07-26 list crossplay as a new feature for assembling your fireteam across all supported platforms.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Fear, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress.

• Most players online: The store text says you play with up to two players or AI.
• Kind of game: The store text has you build a fireteam around class mix, consumables and weapons. User tags include Co-op and Shooter.
• Sessions: The store text mentions four campaigns, Challenge Card runs and several game modes. User tags include PvE and Co-op Campaign.
• About: The store text sets the game in the Aliens universe on a new planet called LV-895, against hordes of Xenomorphs. User tags include Sci-fi and Aliens.
• Fear: User tags include Horror and Survival Horror, but the press calls the game action first, so this stays minor.
• Planning ahead: The store text says to build your fireteam around class mix, consumables and weapons.
• Unlocks and progress: The store text lists levelling several class kits, over 130 perks and weapons that grow stronger with use.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Local co-op, Crossplay, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
• Local co-op: Categories have no Shared or Split Screen Co-op entry.
• Crossplay: Categories include Cross-Platform Multiplayer.
• Release status: Steam lists the game as available, not in early access.
• Release date: Steam shows Aug 23, 2021, one day before the publisher's date.
• Platforms: Backs Windows only. Steam lists no Mac or Linux build.
• Free base co-op: Steam sells the standard edition at $29.99. Sales and subscriptions do not make it free.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Genres: P136 lists third-person shooter and horde shooter.
• Release date: P577 is 2021-08-24, which agrees with the publisher.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Most players online, Local co-op, Release date, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: The page lists PS4 and PS5 as one product.
• Most players online: The page says up to 3 online players with PS Plus.
• Local co-op: The player list shows 1 player on the console and 3 online.
• Release date: The page shows a release date of 2021-08-24.
• Free base co-op: The PlayStation Store sells the standard edition at $29.99. PS Plus only covers online play.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Crossplay, Most players online, Local co-op, Release date, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: The page lists Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The PC entry is the Windows Store build.
• Crossplay: The capability list has Xbox cross-platform multiplayer, cross-platform co-op and cross-gen multiplayer.
• Most players online: The capability list shows online co-op for 2 to 3 players. The 2 is a store label and not a required minimum.
• Local co-op: The capability list has online co-op and single player, with no local co-op entry.
• Release date: The page shows 8/24/2021.
• Free base co-op: The Xbox store sells the game from $29.99.

videogameschronicle.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms.

• Platforms: Article from 2026-08-10 says the Switch version was cloud-only, was delisted and was shut down for good on August 5. Switch is left out.

gamesradar.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Laughter and chaos, Fear, Tension and danger.

• Kind of game: Review from 2021-08-23 says the game is clearly meant for playing with friends, and that the class design helps co-op.
• Laughter and chaos: The review calls the firefights tense and often chaotic. Nothing points to slapstick, so this stays minor.
• Fear: The review says the game is about kicking down doors and firing, not hiding quietly from a Xenomorph.
• Tension and danger: The review calls the firefights tense and often chaotic.

tomsguide.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Sessions, Fear, Tension and danger, Working in sync, Getting better, Unlocks and progress.

• Sessions: The review says each mission takes about 30 minutes and the game encourages replaying missions.
• Fear: The review says the game favors nonstop action over the survival horror of Alien: Isolation.
• Tension and danger: The review says teams wipe often even on the standard setting, with no checkpoints in a mission.
• Working in sync: The review says the hardest settings need a strong squad and strong cooperation, and that playing with friends carries the repeated missions.
• Getting better: The review calls it a tough game with five difficulty settings.
• Unlocks and progress: The review says levelling every class takes longer than one playthrough, with dozens of weapons, perks and cosmetics to unlock.

shacknews.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Fighting, Tension and danger, Exploring, Time to hang out, Unlocks and progress.

• Fighting: Review from 2021-08-23 says you shoot huge numbers of Xenomorphs, in the way of Left 4 Dead.
• Tension and danger: The review says you are under constant bombardment instead of slow-building dread.
• Exploring: The review says missions mostly have you moving from one point to the next.
• Time to hang out: The review says it is hard to move a few meters without a swarm on you, so there are few quiet stretches.
• Unlocks and progress: The review says new consumables, attachments and cosmetics are found, awarded or bought.

playstationcountry.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Story, Sessions, Working in sync, Planning ahead.

• Story: The review says there is not a huge amount of story, with a little more lore from NPCs and collectibles.
• Sessions: The review says missions run twenty minutes or more, there are twelve in total, and you keep XP and loot when you fail.
• Working in sync: The review says the classes work together well, with a healer, a turret builder and a heavy gunner.
• Planning ahead: The review says consumables let a team prepare for hard moments, such as sentries and cryo nets for a late run to the dropship.