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emagnetic · Published by emagnetic
Mostly Positive — 70% positive (60 reviews) · 13 achievements
Last updated 2 Oct 2026
Single-player arena shooter. Weird weapons. Relentless robots. Easy to play, hard to score. Enter the chaos, shoot the bots, and compete in the Monthly Challenge.
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In Alien Grounds, navigate the chaos and compete in Monthly Challenges with unique weapons and relentless robot enemies. Experience a fast-paced single-player arena shooter from emagnetic.
About this game
Alien Grounds is a fast sci-fi action FPS built around arena shooter combat against relentless enemy hordes - a clean, high-speed loop of short runs, escalating pressure, and mastery. It blends boomer shooter energy with a sci-fi setting and light roguelite structure.
Missions
Each mission is a short run with its own score.
Completed mission scores add to your Overall Score.
Play the next mission, or replay to improve your result.
Progress saves after each mission you complete.
Enemies
Runner - fast, light hits.
Tank - slow, heavy hits.
Shooter - keeps distance and fires.
Phantom - subtle and hard to see.
Weapons
Pistol - Low damage, limited ammo.
Automatic Rifle - Standard damage with recoil and spread. Ammo refills when low.
Laser Gun - Standard damage with infinite energy and no recoil, but overheats if overused.
Gravity Gun - Standard damage with infinite energy and no recoil, but speeds up the fight.
Annihilator - Close-range panic button with a short recharge.
Chem Gun - Poisons enemies. Kills trigger after enough enemies are poisoned.
Freeze Gun - Area control tool that locks enemies in place. Slow recharge.
Difficulty Levels
Easy - Relaxed and forgiving. Learn the systems.
Medium - The intended experience. Balance and precision matter.
Hard - Deadlier enemies. Tight resources. Highest multipliers.
Score
Your Overall Score is ranked on two leaderboards: monthly and all-time.
Top monthly players are added to the Hall of Fame.
Score higher by:
Headshots
Shoot fireballs
Knock enemies off the map
Use the gravity gun at high speed
Use the pistol
Avoid powerful weapons (chem gun, freeze gun, annihilator)
Play higher missions and harder difficulty levels
Just Play
Have fun. Shoot more. Score higher.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i3-4170 / AMD FX-6300
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 960 / RX 470 / Intel Arc iGPU or Radeon 680M (4GB VRAM reserved)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10, 11
- Processor: Intel i5-12400F / AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: RTX 2060 / RX 6600
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
October Challenge - Top 5 each win a game key!
Alien Grounds October Challenge is onEnter the Challenge arena, survive as long as possible, and push your score as high as you can. You can make as many attempts as you like throughout October - all points you earn during the month count towards your final score.October Challenge PrizesThe top 5 players will each receive one Alien Grounds Steam key to give to a friend.Prize claimTo claim a prize, each of the top 5 players must contact us at emagnetic.dev \ gmail \ com after the October Challenge ends. Please include a screenshot of the October Leaderboard showing your name in the top 5.September Monthly Challenge - Final Top 3Carllão - 135,120Lunar Catgirl - 13,367HawkingBey - 9,389Congratulations to all three players for earning their place in the Hall of Fame.Good luck in October!Read full article on Community Announcements (emagnetic)Patch NotesOfficial
Improved performance on lower-end GPUs and CPUs
A small performance patch is now live for Alien Grounds.You can now lower Render Scale below 100% in the settings to significantly improve performance on lower-end PCs and laptops, especially those with weaker GPUs and CPUs.Read full article on Community Announcements (emagnetic)Patch NotesOfficial
Settings Update - Render Scale and Gamepad Menu
A small settings update is now available for Alien Grounds.The graphics settings now include a Render Scale option with four choices:100%85%75%60%This gives you another way to balance image quality and performance, especially on high-resolution and high-DPI displays. 85% is now the default setting.I have also reorganized the Settings menu. All gamepad-related options have been moved into their own Gamepad tab, making the Main settings page cleaner and easier to navigate.As always, you can adjust the graphics settings depending on your hardware and preferred frame rate.Thanks for playing Alien Grounds.Read full article on Community Announcements (emagnetic)AnnouncementsOfficial
September Challenge Is Live - Win 5 Steam Keys
Alien Grounds September Challenge is now live!Enter the Challenge arena, survive for as long as possible, and push your score as high as you can. You can make as many attempts as you like throughout September - all points you earn during the month count towards your final score. The first-place winner receives 5 Steam keys.Your score will be recorded automatically on the Steam leaderboard.Good luck, and see you on the leaderboard! Prize claimTo claim the prize, the winner must contact us at emagnetic.dev \ gmail \ com after the September Challenge ends. We will reply with a one-time claim code.The winner must then post that code under this announcement using the same Steam account shown on the leaderboard. Once verified, the prize keys will be sent by email. Final August Monthly Challenge Top 3Butter Knight7274 - 173,318bmast77 - 37,523Duch - 11,981Congratulations to all three players for earning their place in the Hall of Fame. All the best in September!Read full article on Community Announcements (emagnetic)AnnouncementsOfficial
August Challenge Now Live - Win 5 Steam Keys
The Alien Grounds August Challenge is now live!Enter the Challenge arena, survive for as long as possible, and push your score as high as you can. You can make as many attempts as you like throughout August - all points you earn during the month count towards your final score.The first-place winner receives 5 Steam keys.Your score will be recorded automatically on the Steam leaderboard.Good luck, and see you on the leaderboard! Prize claimTo claim the prize, the winner must contact us at emagnetic.dev \ gmail \ com after the August Challenge ends. We will reply with a one-time claim code.The winner must then post that code under this announcement using the same Steam account shown on the leaderboard. Once verified, the prize keys will be sent by email. Final July Monthly Challenge Top 3BearHunter - 24,502wertyu - 13,992batuzyx - 13,215Congratulations to all three players for earning their place in the Hall of Fame.All the best in August!Read full article on Community Announcements (emagnetic)
