Alien Breed: Impact
Skip · Shooter · 2010
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 34, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Cost per hour▼
- $1.75/hr
- Reviews▼
- 75% of 1,914
- Critics
- 64 players 11 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 58% Shooter
Holding it back: Reviews, Cost per hour
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 5.7h
- To 100%
- 9.1h 1.6x the story
- Achievements
- 13
Price and sales
- Sales
- 109 on record
- Typical cut
- 80% off
- Steam low
- $0.99 June 2016
- Sale every
- 38d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 2 now
- Cheaper than
- 46% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 40% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
61% start to 4% rarestThis site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
Across all 109 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 80 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
It is less well reviewed than 60 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Halo: Spartan Strike ($2.99, scores 57) beats it on value, while it beats Alien Breed 2: Assault ($1.99, scores 30).
More about Alien Breed: Impact
Critics scored it 64. Players sit 11 points higher at 75 percent, which usually means a game that plays better than it reviews.
3 of the 395 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 55 percent of the 238 reviews written there were positive, against 75 percent overall, and those are 22 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 31 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Recommended. A compact twin-stick shooter whose combat feel, shop economy and log-driven lore were fully formed from day one, undercut by the worst camera of its trilogy and a finale that folds too easily. The assault rifle's damage upgrade, the Ion Spike's giant rounds and a surprisingly excellent flamethrower give the arsenal real character, and a one-mod-per-weapon rule (a second purchase erases the first) makes...
2 more reviews
the definition of casual shooters in my opinion: guns and shooting alien bugs, simple as that. A great game to play on weekends. a bit repetitive at some points, but if you re for the story it is a good story. it is advised to buy the trilogy when it s on sale
This is a really good evolution of the original Amiga games. If you liked them you'll love these. Well designed levels and progression. Pushes you forward and doesnt waste your time....having just completed I say you are going to want to buy the trilogy as it feels fairly short. My only issues are the terminal screen is colour-blindness simulation being entirely in blue and the camera control is manual (something...
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About the game
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, NVIDIA 6800+ or ATI Radeon X700+ Video Card, 1.5 GB of storage. Windows only.
Cite this score
Alien Breed: Impact scores 34/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/22610/alien-breed-impactReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.