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Critics Call Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Mediocre in Wave of Reviews

Kotaku, Polygon, IGN and others converge on a lukewarm verdict for Cold Iron Studios' co-op shooter sequel.

What to know

  • Multiple major gaming outlets (Kotaku, Polygon, IGN, CGM, games.gg, But Why Tho) published reviews of Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 between August 27 and September 2, 2026.
  • Critical consensus leans mediocre-to-negative, citing repetitive combat, weak dialogue, and simplistic design.
  • Polygon and games.gg both note that critical opinion aligns with negative Steam user reviews for the game.

“Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Is Mediocre and Steam Reviews Agree”

games.gg, Gaming outlet · games.gg ↗ · Sep 1

Cold Iron Studios Developer of Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2Zack Zwiezen Kotaku reviewerTomas Franzese Polygon reviewerTom Marks IGN reviewer

Critics Call Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Mediocre in Wave of Reviews
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The record 9 articles and posts · last 30 days

  1. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Review press · Google News · Technology · Cubed3 · 71d ago
  2. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Review (PS5) press · Google News · Technology · PlayStation Universe · 71d ago
  3. REVIEW: ‘Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2’ Feels Like a Chore press · Google News · Technology · But Why Tho? · 71d ago
  4. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Is Mediocre and Steam Reviews Agree press · Google News · Technology · games.gg · 71d ago
  5. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 (PC) Review press · Google News · Technology · Comics Gaming Magazine · 71d ago
  6. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Review So Far press · Google News · Technology · ign.com · 71d ago · +1 outlet
  7. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 review — 'Mindlessly entertaining' press · Google News · Technology · empireonline.com · 71d ago
  8. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Is As Mediocre As Its Steam Reviews Let On press · Polygon · Tomas Franzese · 72d ago
  9. Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 Is A Fun Co-op Shooter, But The Chatty NPCs And Bad Dialogue Get In The Way press · Kotaku · Zack Zwiezen · 77d ago