Choose Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Choose Aliens: Fireteam Elite if you want a RPG game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 14,059 Steam reviews back the pick.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite vs The Thing: Remastered
Aliens: Fireteam Elite and The Thing: Remastered both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Aliens: Fireteam Elite (2021) is 3 years older than The Thing: Remastered (2024). The Thing: Remastered scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than Aliens: Fireteam Elite (82.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The Thing: Remastered
Choose The Thing: Remastered if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.2% positive across 775 reviews.
Both Aliens: Fireteam Elite and The Thing: Remastered sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Aliens: Fireteam Elite |  The Thing: Remastered | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.7% positive (14,059 reviews) | 89.2% positive (775 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cold Iron Studios | Nightdive Studios, Computer Artworks |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite (2021) is 3 years older than The Thing: Remastered (2024).
- The Thing: Remastered scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than Aliens: Fireteam Elite (82.7% positive).
- The Thing: Remastered is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Aliens: Fireteam Elite (29.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite has co-op; The Thing: Remastered does not.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite vs The Thing: Remastered — FAQ
- Which is better, Aliens: Fireteam Elite or The Thing: Remastered?
- On Steam reviews The Thing: Remastered scores higher (89.2% positive) than Aliens: Fireteam Elite (82.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Thing: Remastered is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Aliens: Fireteam Elite or The Thing: Remastered first?
- If you want chronology, Aliens: Fireteam Elite (2021) came out before The Thing: Remastered (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Aliens: Fireteam Elite and The Thing: Remastered similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does The Thing: Remastered have multiplayer like Aliens: Fireteam Elite?
- No. Aliens: Fireteam Elite supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while The Thing: Remastered is listed as single-player only.
- Do Aliens: Fireteam Elite and The Thing: Remastered both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.