Alien Breed 3: Descent

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• shoot 'em up

• science fiction video game

Play modes

• single-player video game

Series

• Alien Breed

Engines

• Unreal Engine 3

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Stats^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Italian^*
• Japanese^*
• Spanish - Spain^*

Community tags · historical

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  111^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  93^*

• Isometric^*

  Votes · historical

  89^*

• Aliens^*

  Votes · historical

  85^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  82^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  74^*

• Top-Down Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  72^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  70^*

• Twin Stick Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  69^*

• Top-Down^*

  Votes · historical

  67^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  64^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  62^*

• Arcade^*

  Votes · historical

  60^*

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  58^*

• Local Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  56^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  53^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  46^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  39^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  33^*

• Episodic^*

  Votes · historical

  28^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP SP2 or later^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor^*

  Memory

  1GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA 6800+ or ATI Radeon X700+ Video Card DirectX®: 9.0c^*

  Storage

  2.0GB Sound: Windows Supported Sound Card Other Requirements: Internet connection required for multiplayer^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA 6800+ or ATI Radeon X700+ Video Card^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  14^*

  Community confidence

  moderate^*

Developers

• Team17
• Team17 Digital Ltd^*

Publishers

• Team17
• Team17 Digital Ltd^*

• 2010-11-17

  Date precision

  Exact date

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Nov 17, 2010^*

Detailed specifications