Aliens: Fireteam Elite
- Developer
- Cold Iron Studios
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
- Released
- 23 August 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £25.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg
Set in the iconic Alien universe, Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative 3rd-person survival shooter that drops your fireteam of hardened marines into a desparate fight to contain the evolving Xenomorph threat. Create and customize your own Colonial Marine, choosing from an extensive variety of classes, weapons, gear and perks, battling overwhelming odds in this heart-pounding survival shooting experience.
Best gaming PC for Aliens: Fireteam Elite in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Aliens: Fireteam Elite today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Focus Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | AMD Athlon X4 950 / Intel i5-2500K | AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF / Intel i5-7400 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | AMD R9 285 4GB / Nvidia GTX 760 4GB | AMD RX 480 8GB / Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Aliens: Fireteam Elite?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF / Intel i5-7400 and your GPU is at or above AMD RX 480 8GB / Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.