Going into Summer Game Fest 2026, I had a list of games that I was excited to check out, and Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 was sitting near the top of that list. I’m a huge fan of the Alien and Aliens films, and I’ve played just about every game that has featured our favorite Xenomorphs.
When Aliens: Fireteam Elite was originally released, I felt it was easily one of the better games based on the franchise. Not only did it feel close to the source material, but it also gave fans a multiplayer experience with plenty of Xenomorphs, Working Joes and more, to gun down and lots of stuff to blow up. Now, with Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, there’s even more to love.
As we already knew going into the Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 hands-on during Summer Game Fest, the sequel now supports four players taking part in the chaos, while the first game featured three. In addition, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 does not just bring back the old classes as-is. It takes the original roles, renames several of them, changes their weapon identity, and then adds the Specialist as the big new customization class, which only becomes available once...
