The Alien Breed games are a series of Gauntlet

Gauntlet (arcade game)

Gauntlet is a fantasy-themed hack and slash 1985 arcade game by Atari Games. It is noted as the first class-based multiplayer game. Released during the emergence of popularity of other role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, the game was a sensation, being one of the first true dungeon crawl...

-style top-down sci-fi shoot 'em up video games developed by Team17

Team17

Team17 Software Ltd. is a video game company best known for developing the Worms series of games , but it has made many other games, notably Superfrog and the Alien Breed series. Most of its early releases were on the Amiga home computer system and featured trademark smooth scrolling, and detailed...

 primarily for the Commodore Amiga in the 1990s, heavily inspired by the Alien

Alien (film)

Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature which...

films. Later, first person shooter titles were released under the Alien Breed name. In 2009, the series was revived with Alien Breed Evolution

Alien Breed Evolution

Alien Breed Evolution is a video game in Team 17's Alien Breed series and the first new title in the series since 1996. It was released digitally on Xbox Live Arcade on December 16, 2009. An updated version, called Alien Breed Impact, was released on PlayStation Network and through Steam on PC on...

.

Alien Breed series titles:

• First era:
  • Alien Breed
    Alien Breed
    Alien Breed is the first in a series of science fiction computer games played in the form of a top-down shooter for one or two players. It was released in 1991 by Team17 for the Commodore Amiga and later in 1993 by MicroLeague for MS-DOS.-Gameplay:...
    
    (1991)
  • Alien Breed - Special Edition '92
  • Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues
    Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues
    Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues is the sequel to Alien Breed, a Science Fiction-themed top-down shooter largely inspired by the Alien films. It was released in 1993 by Team17 for the Amiga, available in both OCS/ECS and AGA versions...
    
    (1993)
  • Alien Breed: Tower Assault
    Alien Breed: Tower Assault
    Alien Breed: Tower Assault is the third game in the Alien Breed franchise, a series of science fiction-themed top-down shooters. It was released in 1994 by Team17 for the Amiga, PC and CD32, and is the last 2D game in the series....
    
    (1994)
  • Alien Breed 3D
    Alien Breed 3D
    Alien Breed 3D is the fourth game in Team17's Alien Breed franchise, a series of science fiction-themed shooters largely inspired by the Alien films. It was published in 1995 by Ocean Software, and is the first 3D game in the series...
    
    (1995)
  • Alien Breed 3D II: The Killing Grounds
    Alien Breed 3D II: The Killing Grounds
    Alien Breed 3D II: The Killing Grounds is the fifth game in Team17's Alien Breed franchise, a series of Science Fiction-themed shooters largely inspired by the Alien films. It was published in 1996 by Ocean Software....
    
    (1996)

• Second era:
  • Alien Breed Evolution
    Alien Breed Evolution
    Alien Breed Evolution is a video game in Team 17's Alien Breed series and the first new title in the series since 1996. It was released digitally on Xbox Live Arcade on December 16, 2009. An updated version, called Alien Breed Impact, was released on PlayStation Network and through Steam on PC on...
    
    (2009)
  • Alien Breed: Impact (2010)
  • Alien Breed 2: Assault
    Alien Breed 2: Assault
    Alien Breed 2: Assault is a video game in Team 17's Alien Breed series and the second new title in the series since 1996 after Alien Breed Evolution. It was released digitally on Steam and Xbox Live Arcade on September 22, 2010...
    
    (2010)
  • Alien Breed 3: Descent
    Alien Breed 3: Descent
    Alien Breed 3: Descent is the sequel of Alien Breed 2: Assault and is the third and final installment of the episodic remake of the Alien Breed series.- Gameplay :...
    
    (2010)