# Alien Earth

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This article is about the video game. For the novel, see [*Alien Earth* (novel)](/source/Alien_Earth_(novel)). For the television series, see [*Alien: Earth*](/source/Alien:_Earth).

***Alien Earth*** is an [isometric](/source/Isometric_platform_game) [pseudo-3D](/source/Pseudo-3D) [action-adventure game](/source/Action-adventure_game) with [role-playing](/source/Role-playing_video_game) elements. It was released for Windows.[2] It was developed by [Krome Studios Melbourne](/source/Krome_Studios_Melbourne) (known as Beam Software at the time), and released in 1998.[3]

## Plot

What remains of [Earth](/source/Earth) and most of its inhabitants after a [nuclear holocaust](/source/Nuclear_holocaust) is dominated and enslaved by the insect-like humanoid Raksha, invaders from another planet.[4] Many years later, only the Resistance remains free, in the sewers of a ruined city. The player takes control of Finn, a villager in a jungle that the Raksha use to hunt their slaves as prey. A Raksha hunting lord marks Finn as a troublemaker,[4] and he must outwit the Raksha, and seek aid wherever he can find it, to survive. His nemesis vanquished, Finn searches for answers about the fate of his civilization in a wartorn city, despite the Scavengers hunting through the ruins for scraps of remaining technology and intruders.

## Gameplay

Resource management is a key part of the game; items are collected, as in most games, but also combined; the latter is crucial to completing the game. Combining a wooden pole with a metallic blade forms a Spear, for example, or an empty bottle, petrol and a rag cloth to form a [molotov cocktail](/source/Molotov_cocktail). Separate NPCs make scavenged Raksha weapons usable and sellable, and level up Finn's [psionic](/source/Psionics_(role-playing_games)) abilities. Finn's fighting abilities use a skill levelling system; the more Finn uses a weapon, the better he gets at using it.

## Development

The game was showcased at [E3 1997](/source/E3_1997).[5]

## Reception

*[Next Generation](/source/Next_Generation_(magazine))* reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Well-designed and (mostly) well-implemented, it might not be flashy, but the game possesses a depth and quality that marks it as one of the brighter spots in the lineup this month."[6] *[PC Action](/source/PC_Action)* gave the game a rating of 53% and said the game had a good idea but implemented it half-heartedly.[7] *[PC Zone](/source/PC_Zone)* gave a rating of 60% and said "the storyline is mildly enthralling, but nothing makes you sit up and take notice."[8]

## References

1. ["GameSpy: Beam Software"](http://www.gamespy.com/company/026/026025.html). *www.gamespy.com*

1. ["Alien Earth (1998) Windows release dates"](https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/alien-earth/release-info). *MobyGames*

1. ["Alien Earth review by Al Giovetti"](http://www.thecomputershow.com/computershow/reviews/alienearth.htm). *www.thecomputershow.com*

1. ["Alien Earth - PC - GameSpy"](http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/alien-earth/). *pc.gamespy.com*

1. Lee, Helen (June 13, 1997). ["Beam Software and Melbourne House Unveil E3 Lineup"](http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_06/13_beam/index.html). *[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/19981206230300/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_06/13_beam/index.html) December 6, 1998 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 27, 2022.

1. "Finals". *[Next Generation](/source/Next_Generation_(magazine))*. No. 42. [Imagine Media](/source/Future_US). June 1998. pp. 142, 144.

1. Aichinger, Herbert (August 1998). ["Test - Alien Earth"](https://archive.org/details/pcaarchiv-1998_202104) (in German). *PC Action*. '***(8/98): 112. [Computec Media](/source/Computec_Media)***

1. Taylor, Adam (July 1998). "Reviews Extra - Alien Earth". *[PC Zone](/source/PC_Zone)*. '***(65): 113. [Future plc](/source/Future_plc)***

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