The developer, The Behemoth, announced on August 26th that the action game “Alien Hominid HD“announced. The compatible platforms are PC (Steam) / Nintendo Switch / Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S, and will be delivered within 2023. According to the Steam store page, the game seems to support Japanese display.
“Alien Hominid HD” is the HD version of “Alien Hominid”, the debut work of the developer The Behemoth, released for Xbox 360 in 2007 with the same name. is. By the way, in line with this announcement, the Xbox 360 version has been renamed to “Alien Hominid 360”.
This work is a side-scrolling action game with a main focus on shooting, and supports solo play and local two-player cooperative play. The main character is an alien who came to Earth after his spaceship was shot down by the FBI, and he uses guns and grenades as weapons to defeat agents and bosses. Power-up elements for weapons and special actions such as diving underground are also available. In addition, many mini games such as PDA-style games are also included.
The basic game content seems to be the same as the original version,developerAccording to the company, visual upgrades and QoL improvements are being implemented. An online ranking function is also available for each difficulty level. The Xbox 360 version is still being distributed and can be played on current machines due to backward compatibility, but this work will be developed on a wider range of platforms as a work adjusted for modern times.
* Trailer for Alien Hominid Invasion
“Alien Hominid HD” is a PC (Steam)/Nintendo Switch/Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S, scheduled to be delivered within 2023. As for the “Alien Hominid” series, the latest work “Alien Hominid Invasion” has already been announced, and it seems that both works will be released at the same time.
“Alien Hominid Invasion” is also PC (Steam)/Nintendo Switch/Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S in development. New enemies and bosses will appear, aiming to invade the earth while progressing through random stages. There are also many unlockable elements such as weapons, and a mutation system that allows you to customize your gameplay. In addition, cooperative play is expanded to up to 4 people and supports online. Release dates for both titles will be announced soon.