# Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2: what players say > Cold Iron’s co-op sequel still delivers the bug hunts players enjoyed in the first game, and most of the reviews they find most helpful call it too close to it for $49.99. Developer: Cold Iron Studios. Publisher: Daybreak Game Company. Released 25 August. 61% of 3,707 player reviews recommend it (as of 12 October). ## In short Players enjoy the co-op shooting, the class builds and the horde fights with friends. The reviews players find most helpful mostly advise against it, finding a game too close to the first one at a higher price, with bugs that stop missions, stutter at launch and dialogue many mute. Aliens fans with a regular squad get the most from it, and many suggest waiting for a sale. ## What players say Players find the co-op shooting as good as the first game’s and the sequel too similar to it. Price, bugs and the dialogue lead the complaints. We read these reviews in full on 10 October. - 80 most helpful reviews: 14 positive, 12 mixed, 54 negative. - 40 latest reviews: 14 positive, 3 mixed, 22 negative, 1 off-topic. - **It feels like the first game again.** Players find the core loop, maps and classes largely reused, with a fourth player, the Specialist class and stacking challenge cards as the main additions. Many call it DLC-sized. - **The co-op still works.** Players who recommend it praise the gunplay, the class builds and the horde fights with friends, and many play for those alone. - **Bugs stop missions.** Doors that shut teammates out, items that won’t pick up and soft-locks force players to quit missions. Some persist in the latest reviews after Patch 2 and Hotfix 3. - **Stutter marked the launch.** Launch-week players on strong PCs report heavy stutter during loads and in the prologue, while others ran it smoothly. The latest reviews mention it less, and crashes still come up. - **Many mute the dialogue.** Players find the jokes and voice lines grating and repetitive, and several turn the voices off. - **The price is the main barrier.** Most who hold back name $49.99, and the prices they’d pay mostly fall between $20 and $40. ## Questions ### Is Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 worth it? Players lean yes overall. As of 12 October, 61% of 3,707 reviews recommend it, for the co-op. The reviews players find most helpful advise waiting for a sale, finding it too close to the first game for $49.99. ### Is Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 better than the first game? Players find it much the same, with four-player squads, the Specialist class and challenge cards added. Many find the first game better value. ### Is Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 crossplay, and how many players? Yes. Up to four players can team up, with crossplay across PC, PS5 and Xbox from launch. ### How long is Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2? The campaign has 16 missions, and players finish it in a couple of evenings. Chasing every achievement on the hardest settings takes them around 50 hours. ### Has Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 been patched? Yes. Hotfix 2 on 2 September improved shader caching to cut stutter, Patch 2 on 17 September focused on stability and performance, and Hotfix 3 followed on 29 September. ### What PC do you need for Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2? The minimum is a Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i5-8400, 10 GB of RAM and a GeForce RTX 2060. Cold Iron recommends a Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i5-12600, 16 GB and a Radeon RX 6700 or GeForce RTX 3070. It needs Windows 11 and 35 GB. ### When did Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 come out, and how much is it? 25 August 2026 at 15:00 UTC, on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, at $49.99. ## Sources 105. Steam: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, store page and user reviews: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3448650/ 106. Cold Iron Studios on Steam: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 launch schedule, 21 August: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3448650/view/1841579228670225 107. Cold Iron Studios on Steam: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 co-op and crossplay, 6 August: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3448650/view/1840310314342339 108. Cold Iron Studios on Steam: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Patch #2 notes, 17 September: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3448650/view/1844115010492760 109. Cold Iron Studios on Steam: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Hotfix #3, 29 September: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3448650/view/1844751498234981 Page: https://creativecult.digital/games/aliens-fireteam-elite-2