Lastly, one other thing added to Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop is Steam Workshop support. I am not entirely sure how this works for PvP.

I’ll be honest, multiplayer isn’t really my thing (I still have no idea how I ended up playing and liking TF2 to be honest) so I didn’t try that one.

According to the features list there are “Deathmatch, Gun Game, Instagib, and Team Deathmatch”. Campaign selection screen, for when you create your own game session (SP or MP)īefore I forget, they also added PvP gamemeodes. Since it started off as a mod for the original game, I’m not so surprised that they didn’t have new voicelines from the original voice actor, but it would be nice to have new voicelines made for it, especially now that it has a full release on Steam. The first stage of Area 9800 feels much like the official campaign, Jacob’s Rest quality-wise. One thing I did notice, however, is that the campaign uses the same voicelines for Williams from Jacob’s Rest, shuffled around to fit what’s happening during that stage. But then, I am as competent at video games as a blindfolded gibbon trying to play Starcraft with just its tail, so don’t take my word for it. I tried playing one of the new campaigns, Area 9800 solo and got beaten so hard on the first stage I swear I felt actual physical pain. Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop has new campaigns added in to the game, breathing new life into it. Also, this allows you to choose the campaign and stage you want.Īnd yes, you get to choose the campaign you want to play. However, in this case you get to choose the equipment and character for your AI teammates, and like in Training mode you can get them to deploy the off-hand items they’re carrying with the number keys. It’s similar to the Training mode here, which is identical to the Offline Training in the original.

People familiar with the original Alien Swarm will notice the Single Player option in the menu. So I downloaded it and jumped in when it’s done.

And since it’s on Steam for some time I assume they have Valve’s blessing.Įither way, the reviews seem positive, unlike the remakes and extension attempts for one of my favourite games. The team behind it submitted it onto Greenlight and it passed. Turns out, this actually started off as a ModDB entry. I was lazily browsing through the Free To Play section on the Steam catalogues (yes I know I’m a cheapskate) when I found this:Īfter double-checking to make sure that it isn’t the old Alien Swarm, I did some extra digging.

Alien swarm reactive drop review