The highly anticipated PS5 sequel to a 2021 Aliens game has finally received a release date, and it’ll be out very soon. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a co-op third-person shooter brought to us by developer Cold Iron Studios and publisher Daybreak Game Company.
Co-op game Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will release on PS5 in August 2026
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will release on August 25, 2026. The standard edition will cost $49.99, and the 40th Anniversary Premium Edition will cost $69.99. Here’s what the latter will include besides a copy of the game:
- Ripley’s Hive Exterminator Pack – Includes an exclusive cosmetic outfit themed to Ellen Ripley’s appearance near the dramatic climax of 1986’s blockbuster masterpiece, Aliens. All player-created characters can wear the outfit, adding a visual homage to one of cinema’s most iconic characters. Players can also exclusively wield Ripley’s modified pulse rifle, featuring a fiery surprise and further customize their marine with exclusive decals and more.
- Herk Mondo’s Pest Pack – Draws inspiration from the over-the-top comic-book hero. It includes an appropriately wild outfit, perfect for taking on xenomorphic threats—and anything else that gets in the way of the thrill-seeking badass. It also includes an exclusive weapon, Herk Mondo’s massive, modified pulse rifle and a host of decals and other elements to make customizable characters stand apart from the pack.
The aforementioned content will also be available to purchase separately for $19.99.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is available to wishlist on the PS Store.
