- 2+players
- PC
- Xbox
- Switch
Old friends and bitter enemies await as you invade Earth alongside a Mothership full of alien friends! Blast, beam, and bite your way through an endless swarm of enemies as you and up to three of your fellow hominids cause mayhem with a huge arsenal of weapons, mutations, and acrobatic maneuvers.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Same-screen play on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Xbox lists 4-player local play. Nintendo lists 4 players on one console. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
- Same room, own screens: Nintendo lists 4-player local wireless play. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
- Online on PC. Steam lists 4-player online. Xbox lists 4-player online play. Nintendo lists 4-player online play. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
- Crossplay is not confirmed.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
- SwitchNintendo eShopSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
88%
Very positive on Steam
- 80Top criticsOpenCritic · Jun 2025 (OpenCritic top critic average, 10 reviews, as of Jun 2025; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 80%RecommendOpenCritic · Jun 2025 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 10 reviews, as of Jun 2025; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
Steam lists couch co-op and online co-op for PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet.
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Quick facts
- Developer
- The Behemoth
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
- Series
- Alien Hominid
- Released
- Nov 1, 2023 on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Switch
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC, PlayStation controllers too
- Languages
- Text in 11 languages, voices in English
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play Alien Hominid Invasion on one screen?
- Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen co-op on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox and Switch.
- One of 1,279 couch co-op games
- Is Alien Hominid Invasion crossplay?
- Crossplay not yet confirmed.
- Do you need two copies of Alien Hominid Invasion?
- On one screen, one copy is enough. On PC the host can stream it to friends with Steam Remote Play Together.
- One of 1,371 co-op games where one copy is enough
- What platforms is Alien Hominid Invasion on?
- PC, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
- One of 3,994 co-op games
- Does Alien Hominid Invasion work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is Alien Hominid Invasion free?
- No, it's a paid game.
