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Switch 2 Version of ‘Alien: Rogue Incursion – Part One: Evolved Edition’ Now Available [Trailer]
After launching on PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, Survios finally got around to giving Nintendo fans some love with the Switch 2 release of Alien: Rogue Incursion – Part One: Evolved Edition. Not only that, but Survios will also be giving PlayStation 4 fans the same love down the road with an eventual release.
New to the Switch 2 edition of Alien: Rogue Incursion – Part One: Evolved Edition is the optimized functionality of the console’s mouse controls. When a Joy-Con is detached and placed on a surface, the game instantly switches to precision mouse aiming with no settings changes required, giving players more accurate controls and better aim.
Originally released as a VR game for the PlayStation VR 2 and SteamVR, in Alien: Rogue Incursion – Part One, players step into the boots of rogue Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks in the first chapter of an original two-part saga set between the Alien and Aliens films. While investigating a distress call on the remote planet Purdan, Zula uncovers a secret Gemini Exoplanet Solutions blacksite facility overrun by Xenomorphs. Aided by her synthetic companion, Davis 01, Zula must fight to survive against the ferocious and unpredictable threat of the Xenomorph incursion.
Released way back in 2021 onto Steam, Milkbar Lads’ gory, fast-paced, roguelike shooter Dead Estate has finally arrived on the PlayStation 5 and the Nintendo Switch, with Switch 2 compatibility. The console releases contain all of the previously-released expansions, including the entirely separate campaign inspired by classic survival horror games, “Assignment Anya”.
There isn’t much to the story of Dead Estate, which is probably for the best. All you need to know is that you’re stuck in a monster-filled mansion, from which you’ve obviously got to escape. Your only way out is to ascend the floors of the mansion with one of 10 unique characters, collect loads of items and weapons, and tackle the grueling challenges within. Along the way, you will discover secrets and the many unlockables.
And yes, there are loads of weapons and items for the game’s close-quarters combat. 150 weapons and 300 items, to be exact, making each run unique. Adding to that uniqueness are the many alternate floors and floor variants of the mansion. There are also modifiers and difficulty levels available to further maximize replayability.
And as mentioned, Dead Estate also includes a nod to Resident Evil 4 with Assignment Anya, an obvious play on Assignment: Ada. With this expansion, which is set prior to the events of the main game, you play as Anya, a fledgling actress who finds herself helplessly lost in the mansion after her film crew is attacked by the undead. Abandoned by her leading man and left alone with nothing but a mask with which to disguise herself, Anya must escape the increasingly warped and deadly estate all on her own.